Chapter 753 God or demon?

"It's time, the sacrifice begins!"

At noon, with the sun high in the sky, Lord Yae, who had been wiping the sword indifferently, walked up to the girl who was kneeling in the open space and put the blade of the sword in his hand against the girl's throat.

There were sounds of gongs and drums from all around. This was also a specific ceremony, as if to welcome the [Fox God] to lower his sight on mortals like them, or to celebrate... They would soon be able to use the life of a mere girl. In exchange for a period of vitality in the village?

The girl's body was trembling slightly, as if she had foreseen her upcoming ending.

I felt the coldness of the long knife around my neck, just like a prisoner on the execution ground with his back to the executioner, scared and frightened.

The cheers of the villagers became louder and louder, and the wealthy people also cast fiery glances at her, as if urging Lord Yae to end the girl's life with the knife in his hand.

Yae Sakura couldn't bear to lower her head, but she still had a glimmer of sight looking towards the sacrificial center.

Yaeli's eyes were dark, and he looked up at the sky. Thick dark clouds had already gathered, and it seemed that as soon as the sacrifice was over, it would start to rain heavily.

Something noticed here, as before, is it the [Fox God] these villagers believe in?

Where are you looking?

Yaeli frowned as he did not sense the aura of any other creature besides humans nearby.

Then he felt his right hand being grabbed violently by Yae Sakura, because at this time, the Yae God Master had already slashed the girl's fragile throat with a long knife, leaving a long bloody mark.

The blood splashed down in a semi-circle and was deeply engraved in the memory of Yae Sakura and other descendants of the wealthy clan, making it difficult to erase.

Wow!

It rained heavily.

The moment the girl died and fell to the ground, the gathering dark clouds finally turned into substantial raindrops and fell on the land of Yae Village.

Villagers in the whole village raised their heads and cheered, letting the cold raindrops wet their bodies and moisten their dry throats.

The people of the wealthy clan were more reserved. After feeling the long-lost rain, they arranged for their servants to store as much of the blessings as possible from the Lord Fox God.

Lord Yae wiped the knife silently, looked at Yae Sakura who had been staring at the girl's body and fell into a daze, and Yae Ri who was watching the surroundings vigilantly. Without saying a word, he walked back to the side hall.

The blood flowing from the girl's body was gradually diluted by the heavy rain and stained the soles of everyone present, but no one cared about this except the two brothers and sisters of the Yae family and the heirs of the wealthy family who respected death.

"elder brother……"

"Don't read it, you'll have nightmares at night."

Yaeli placed a hand on his sister's eyes, covering her sight.

This time the sacrifice still didn't let him see any clues. The arrival of this rain seemed to be really due to the girl's flesh and blood winning the favor of the [Fox God].

Could it be underground?

It's not that Yae Ri has never had the idea of ​​digging a hole in front of the main hall, but if he does this, let alone the Lord Yae, the whole village will force him to be buried with him, and it may even involve Sakura and Rin.

"Let's go back to the house. If you get soaked in the rain for too long, you'll catch a cold."

Their hair and clothes were soaked by the heavy rain, just like everyone else.

"Um……"

Yae Sakura allowed Yae Ri to lead her through the crowd and returned to the house.

Yae Rin had already woken up and was lying on the quilt, watching her brother and sister come back from outside after being soaked in the rain. She also heard the noise coming from outside.

"Brother, is it another sacrifice..."

"Ah."

Yaeli simply responded, no one wanted to talk about this topic anymore.

Yae Sakura took out the two's clothes from the cabinet and handed Yae Ri's to him.

Yae Ri took off her clothes three times, then quickly put on new clothes, "Sakura, I'm going out, you change."

"Well, brother, don't forget to bring an umbrella."

"know."

Yaeli casually took an umbrella placed by the door, opened it, and then gradually walked into the rain.

A few minutes later, Yaeli returned to the sacrificial site again. After the initial cheers, everyone left one after another. The girl's body was also taken away. Only the faint smell of blood told what happened here.

Yaeli held an umbrella and deliberately covered her face so that no one else would notice her.

Arriving at the place where the girl died, Yae Li's pink and purple eyes narrowed, and he noticed that as the water vapor evaporated, there seemed to be some weird things in the air.

Purple, very light, had never appeared during the sacrifice before.

Yaeli stretched out his hand to fish it out, and the unknown purple substance passed through his fingers without leaving a trace.

It seemed to be a weak energy, the nature of which was somewhat similar to what he had absorbed from the crystals in the monster beast's body before.

So is this the Fox God’s [divine power], or... [demon power]?

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Yaeli was startled and suddenly turned his head to look behind him.

Right next to a pillar at the gate of the shrine, a figure of Youdao was hiding there. When he found out that he was discovered by Yae Li, he seemed to be frightened and quickly turned around and left.

"Is it from the Emon family...?"

Yaeli murmured and did not pursue him.

……

For five days after the sacrifice, heavy rain continued in Yae Village. It was not until the end of the fifth day that the weather in the village became sunny again.

At noon that day, Yaeli took the spiritual sword from the main hall, took it out, walked slowly to the entrance of the village, and saw several men from the escort team waiting for him.

"Lord Li, Lord God asked us to assist you." A man who looked like the leader said.

"Well, let's go. Where are we going today?"

Yaeli nodded. This was his first day joining the escort team. He was not as nervous as the first time. He just wanted to find a monster as quickly as possible, kill it as quickly as possible, and then go home.

"Today we will be patrolling the north of the village, Mr. Li." The leading man said respectfully.

"Let's go then."

"Yes!"

The leading man led the way, Yaeli followed him, and the other men walked at the end.

"Are there many monsters in the north of the village?"

On the way, Yaeli asked.

"Not many, just some pig monsters that are not dangerous." The leading man replied, "And they rarely come to attack the village unless we take the initiative to provoke them."

"Is it……"

Yaeli swallowed back the words "What a pity" and silently followed behind him, "By the way, please tell me your names so it's easier to address them."

"Master Li, I am Iwata, the one behind you is Daigo, and that one is..."

The leading man named Iwata introduced Yaeri to the members of the escort one by one, and Yaeri took them down easily.

The team members behind him were all a little happy, because their names were remembered, which meant that they were likely to have more contact with the future Lord God.