"What are you doing!"
At this moment, the burly man at the desk pushed the child towards He Zheng like a tribute.
Seeing this, Shen Xiu also frowned slightly and shouted decisively.
The figure also flew out, passing through the rain curtain like a giant eagle, leaping several feet away, and landed lightly behind the desk filled with tributes.
A hand quietly reached out and held Qiao Yinbao, who was pushed out of the table by the man.
At this moment, among the swaddling clothes, a young baby carved in pink and jade was wrapped. The smooth skin was now turning blue and purple due to the beating of the cold rain.
Chen Xiu frowned when he saw this, and immediately used a ray of gentle Qi to stop the cold invasion.
The movement was suddenly stopped, and the man who was pushing the tribute couldn't help but raise his head in surprise. When he saw the young man going ahead, he didn't have any fear, but instead showed an unusual look of relief.
"Who is my brother and why are you blocking me?"
Such a change has attracted the attention of many villagers, and these villagers have cast their eyes on Shen Xiu behind the tribute platform in front of them.
A dignified old man walked out from among the villagers, cupped his hands and asked.
"No matter what, there is no need to sacrifice a baby!"
Chen Xiu scanned the whole place, then looked at the old man and asked lightly.
He felt that these villagers seemed to be offering sacrifices to something in the river.
The villagers who made eye contact with Shen Xiu at this moment lowered their heads in shame, as if there was something hidden in them.
"Brother, you don't know. We are here to worship the river god. If we don't send a child, our Ping An Village will be in a state of chaos!"
The leader of the old man explained with fear.
"River God?"
Chen Xiu's eyes immediately glanced into the river. He didn't see anything like a river god, but he saw the aura of a demon.
The old man nodded, "There is indeed a river god living in this river. We have no choice but to act like this."
After some questioning by Shen Xiu, Dadi understood what was going on. In this section of the river in Ping'an Village, it was unknown when a river god suddenly appeared in the river near the village.
From then on, Ping An Village's misfortune came.
The river god told them that they needed to make daily sacrifices and that a child would be given as food every six months. How could the villagers of Ping An Village agree to such an outrageous request.
So not long after, two villagers drowned while passing by the river. At that time, the water was dry in summer, and the water in the nearby river was only one foot deep.
Since then, strange events have occurred frequently in the village.
No matter how stupid these villagers are and how limited their knowledge is, they still understand that it was the so-called river god who was responsible.
It's just that they are all ordinary people, most of them are ordinary people, so they are no match for this river god.
The only martial arts seed in the village, after learning about these things, decided to kill the demon, but he never let go. He still doesn't know where the body is.
The Taoist priests and demon slayers invited here are either people seeking fame or reputation, or they are cheating people by eating and drinking.
After this.
The villagers of Ping'an Village accepted their fate.
Sacrifice according to the requirements of the river god to eliminate disasters.
What's ridiculous is that this disaster was clearly caused by the so-called river god.
Between words.
A woman who was soaked to the skin hurriedly ran out from the direction of the village entrance, crying and looking miserable as she ran to the place where the sacrifice was being held.
His eyes were looking around, looking for something.
When he saw the baby on the table, his face suddenly lit up with joy, and he hugged her tightly. He felt that there was still sound, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
The ecstasy of regaining something is beyond words.
Holding the baby in her arms and giving it warmth, the woman stood up and stared intently at the villagers worshiping at the scene.
His eyes were full of hatred.
Seeing the look in the woman's eyes, the worshipers avoided looking at her, appearing to feel guilty.
"That's all, let me just feed it to the River God."
Seeing the woman's eyes, the old man also looked ashamed and approached the river bank alone.
At this moment, a whirlwind flew up from the surging river, and swept down the old man on the river bank with a speed that could not cover his ears.
"It's Lord River God who is angry..."
Seeing this scene, the remaining villagers looked horrified and looked horrified. They all scrambled to their feet in panic and ran towards the back of the village.
Even the woman who just ran over to hug the baby was dumbfounded at this moment. After she woke up, she was holding the baby in her arms and jumping wildly in the rainy night.
When Chen Xiu saw this, he noticed the demonic aura in the whirlwind, rushed forward, and punched out.
The rain trembled, the cyclone stopped, and an object as big as a water tank flew out from inside and hit the muddy ground with a clang.
What kind of river god is this? He is clearly a tortoise who has become a spirit.
Watch its breath.
It's just a fourth-level monster. It can't even reach the level of a fifth-level monster, but it can make the nearby villagers turn around and make them miserable.
After listening to what the old man said just now, this old turtle was just trying to take advantage of others, and Shen Xiu immediately stopped holding back.
He flew forward and struck down with a punch.
The old turtle lying on the ground suddenly opened his cloudy eyes, revealing a humanized look of fear.
The turtle shell trembled, and two huge water columns rose from the river on the side and attacked Shen Xiu on the shore.
Just by noticing the powerful aura on Shen Xiu's body, the old turtle already understood that he was far from his opponent.
At this moment, after the old turtle moved the water column to attack Shen Xiu, he quickly ran into the river.
It knew how much it weighed, and knew that the two water pillars could not cause much harm to the other party. What they said at this time was just to delay some time.
On this shore, his performance is limited, and he will not be that formidable opponent, but in the current, his own place is.
Then it was not up to the other party. The other party was chasing after him, and he had the means to stop him. No matter how strong the other party was, he could still escape quickly along the river.
In any case, there is more than enough room for advancement and retreat.
But the old turtle obviously underestimated Shen Xiu's forward speed and easily threw out two punches.
The two pillars of water scattered with great force, and the water droplets mixed with the continuous heavy rain and fell together.
It didn't take much time at all. He rushed to its side and punched out. The force of the fist was surrounded by a violent storm. It suddenly stopped beside it, and the shadow of the Yuan Xiang on the side appeared faintly.
Green light burst out.
The hard turtle shell that exuded a green color, when it touched the blue light that burst out, actually cracked like tiles, leaving a piece of bloody flesh inside.
