This was the first year of raising ghosts, and every household, regardless of their business, became prosperous. During the New Year, they could slaughter a pig.
From that time on, the village became increasingly wealthy. The first black and white television and the first motorcycle were both owned by Anxiang Village.
At that time, Anxiang Village was not only richer than other villages, but even the town was not as wealthy as Anxiang Village.
He Jun stopped speaking at this point, and after a long silence, continued: But this wealth comes with a price, and that price is.
Before He Jun could finish, Yu Daochen interjected: And that price is the sacrifice of living people.
He Jun was somewhat surprised: Master, how did you know?
Yu Daochen snorted: This kind of evil and crooked way is inherently harmful to heaven and humanity. The ill-gotten gains you are receiving now are exchanged for the financial luck of your descendants.
Human greed will blind their eyes, and the price will only grow. This is just the beginning.
He Jun nodded, she had already noticed this: At first, it was only one eighteen-year-old girl sacrificed every three years, but later the price grew, then it became once every two years, and now it's once a year.
Yu Daochen chuckled at this, it seemed to be as he had guessed.
This is just the beginning; the truly terrifying part is yet to come.
If I'm not mistaken, your village should have more males than females, Yu Daochen said calmly.
He Jun nodded: That's right. In our village, for every twenty children born, only one is a girl.
Yu Daochen sighed. Heaven watches what people do. Anxiang Village commits such acts that are not tolerated by heaven and earth. Within five years, there will be no more girls born in Anxiang Village.
Master, please save our village.
He Jun pleaded. If things continued to develop like this, their village, including her family and her sister, would all perish.
Yu Daochen shook his head helplessly. It's easy to invite a god, but difficult to send one away. The sins they have committed can only be compensated by themselves: It's no use. You should also feel that those villagers can no longer do without that evil spirit.
He Jun lowered her head and fell silent. She already knew this. Five years ago, the villagers also felt that sacrificing one person a year was too much to bear, and besides, who would be willing to send their own daughter to her death? So, all the villagers decided not to sacrifice girls to the evil spirit.
But in the first year after they stopped the sacrifices, strange things happened in the village. No matter what business they engaged in, they lost money. Some villagers even went bankrupt within a month.
Master, is there really no other way? He Jun lowered her head, somewhat unwilling.
There is. If you kill that evil spirit, it will be resolved. However, all the wealth that those villagers have obtained will be lost. They might even be so poor in the future that they can't afford to eat, and their descendants will live in poverty with no chance of advancement.
He Jun's eyes were firm: I beg the Master to kill that evil spirit. I am willing to pay any price.
Yu Daochen shook his head and did not immediately agree: I have a few fellow Taoists who are lost with me. I will meet up with them first. With my abilities alone, I cannot kill that evil spirit.
That evil spirit is at the Ghost King realm. I cannot kill it alone, but with Su Lai and the others, and this Tian Gang Di Sha Banner, there might be a chance to fight. However, there are still risks involved, and whether they agree is another matter.
He Jun nodded repeatedly. It was already a great kindness for him to save her life. To ask him to agree to kill that evil spirit was indeed a bit shameless of her.
How about this, I'll take you to my home to wait for them, He Jun said, preparing to lead Yu Daochen towards the village.
Yu Daochen nodded. It had already been more than an hour. Da Hu and the others must have driven towards the village. Su Lai, if he didn't go around, would also be heading towards the village.
There's no turning back now. Waiting for daylight isn't an option either. We can only keep moving forward and reach the village first.
On the way back to the village, Yu Daochen followed behind He Jun, thinking to himself, if he really went to deal with that evil spirit, would the villagers agree?
Those who are trapped in the vortex of money cannot easily escape.
The human heart is inherently fragile. It is easy to fall in, but difficult to get out.
Accustomed to a life of abundance, suddenly living a poor life is difficult for anyone to accept.
After walking for about half an hour, the dense fog had dissipated, and Yu Daochen could see a village from a distance.
At the entrance of the village, a white van was parked there. Da Hu and Su Lai were sitting on a large rock, smoking in silence.
Su Lai saw Yu Daochen arrive, with a girl in a red dress beside him, and was somewhat surprised: Holy shit, Yu Ye is amazing! You caught this ghost so quickly.
Da Hu, standing beside him, took a closer look at He Jun: Brother Su, look again. That girl is alive.
Su Lai looked at He Jun's face with confusion: I knew it. How could this ghost be like a living person? So she's really alive.
Da Hu was speechless. Su Lai was really something.
Holy shit, that's even more impressive! Su Lai suddenly exclaimed.
After not seeing each other for only a few hours, Yu Ye brought back a woman, and she was even wearing a wedding dress. Who could do this? He's simply a maiden harvester! Su Lai was extremely impressed, a look of envy on his face.