The Legend of the Demon Hunter

After bidding farewell to the Black Hand Gang, Xiao Zhu followed Tang Qishan's instructions and headed eastward into the Kingdom of Ling. This country was vast and sparsely populated, and with Xiao Zhu's current speed, traveling a thousand miles a day was no problem. However, he flew for two full days, and everywhere he looked was desolate, with no signs of human habitation.

Xiao Zhu was paying attention to the movements of the Acacia Bell every moment. Later, he simply hung the Acacia Bell around his waist so that he could see it as long as he lowered his head. These days, the Acacia Bell had been emitting a faint light and there was no change.

Xia Shi is still safe and sound, which is his greatest comfort.

At dusk the next day, Xiao Zhu looked down at the ground from the air and noticed a tall tower on the ground. The presence of a tall tower meant that there were people living there. After a little thought, he flew towards the direction of the tower.

Sure enough, when Xiao Zhu flew to a place not far from the tower, he saw several villages surrounding the tower, forming a circle around the tower. At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and Xiao Zhu hid in the clouds. He noticed that there were dense fires around the tower. He was slightly curious, so he landed towards a village.

Walking into the village, Xiao Zhu found that there was no one in the village. He walked along the country road towards the tower. As he got closer to the tower, he heard the bustling voices of people. Xiao Zhu felt more and more strange and could not help but quicken his pace.

When Xiao Zhu walked about one kilometer away from the tower, he finally understood why there was no one in the village. Looking around, countless people gathered around the tower, at least thousands of people, as if people from several surrounding villages had all gathered here. Each of them held a torch in their hands, lighting up the surroundings as bright as day. This was the fire that Xiao Zhu saw from the sky.

"What are these people doing?" Xiao Zhu wondered in confusion. He did not move forward, but stood where he was and observed quietly.

At this time, the crowd began to move. Everyone knelt on the ground facing the tower, holding torches high and worshiping devoutly. The movements of thousands of people were in unison, like waves rising in a sea of ​​fire.

He looked in the direction where the crowd was kneeling, and saw three people standing under the tower. They were wearing strange clothes that seemed to be made of animal skins, and they wore a heavy animal skin hat with two horns on top of their heads. They were obviously the hosts of this grand ceremony, and the crowd was kneeling down following their instructions.

As the ceremony progressed, the night gradually deepened. A full moon hung high in the sky, and the ceremony ended. Three people in strange costumes walked into the tower, and the crowd began to disperse.

Xiao Zhu stopped a middle-aged man and asked, "Uncle, what are you guys doing?"

The middle-aged man was very enthusiastic. He pulled Xiao Zhu aside and started talking: "Young man, you must be from another place, right? You don't even know about the Demon Suppression Tower here. Let me tell you, this Demon Suppression Tower is very effective!"

Xiao Zhu pointed at the tall tower behind him and asked in confusion, "So this tower is called the Demon Suppression Tower? Uncle, can you tell me what's so magical about it?"

While the two were talking, another middle-aged woman came over. She looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Old Liu, why are you still not home so late? What are you nagging about here? Don't waste time and let the tower god blame you."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man patted his head and said, "Oh! I almost forgot the time while talking. Young man, come with me to Shangliu Village. I will tell you the details of the situation here when we get to the village. The Demon Suppression Tower will be closed after midnight, and no one will be allowed to approach it at that time."

Xiao Zhu followed the middle-aged man back to the village, and the villagers also came back one after another. Because it was late, everyone hurried back home to rest. Xiao Zhu came to the middle-aged man's home and found that the middle-aged man lived in poverty. He didn't mind it at all, and with a pious and enthusiastic look in his eyes, he introduced the story of this place to Xiao Zhu in detail.

Shang Liuzhuang is the largest village in the area, with about a thousand households. In addition to Shang Liuzhuang, there are seven other villages here, with a total population of about seven to eight thousand people. It is the largest human settlement within a thousand miles.

However, these villages are not peaceful. Over the years, these villages have suffered heavy losses due to attacks by monsters. Some young and strong people in the villages want to escape. Unfortunately, the country of Ling is vast and sparsely populated, with almost no human habitation within a thousand miles around. Where can these mortals run to?

However, things took a turn for the better two years ago. Three people who claimed to be "messengers of God" came to their village and told everyone that they could subdue the monsters here and bring peace to everyone.

The local residents were skeptical about what the three men said, but they soon demonstrated their abilities. One of them could pick up objects from a distance, another could spit fire from his mouth, and the last could stay submerged in water for three days and three nights without any damage.

As a result, the reputation of these three people quickly spread to the eight surrounding villages. According to the instructions of the three "messengers of God", it took a year to build a nine-story tower in a Feng Shui treasure land surrounded by the eight villages. The three messengers of God personally named and inscribed the "Demon-Suppressing Tower", which meant to suppress the demons in this place and prevent them from continuing to cause trouble.

After the construction of the Demon Suppression Tower was completed, the villagers followed the instructions of the messenger of God and knelt down to worship the Demon Suppression Tower and offered money as tribute on the 14th day of each lunar month, which is the night before the full moon. On the night of the full moon on the 15th day, the tower god would come down to the world to eliminate the demons and bring peace to the place.

It has been more than a year since the Demon Suppression Tower was completed and people began to worship it. Miraculously, all the surrounding villages have not been harassed by monsters again, which makes the villagers overjoyed and worship the Demon Suppression Tower and the God's Messenger more devoutly. The three God's Messengers live in the Demon Suppression Tower all year round and have become god-like in the hearts of the villagers.

After listening to the middle-aged man's story, Xiao Zhu felt more and more strange. He said goodbye to the man and left alone. When Xiao Zhu left, the middle-aged man repeatedly emphasized that he must not get close to the area around the Demon Suppression Tower, so as not to disturb the tower god and be punished.

Xiao Zhu walked along the path in the village. Although the full moon was tomorrow, the moonlight was still very bright tonight, and the road was particularly clear. The words the middle-aged man said were too mysterious, so he naturally didn't believe them. However, Xiao Zhu couldn't figure out what the relationship between the invasion of monsters and the construction of the Demon Suppression Tower was. He walked while thinking, and unknowingly walked towards the direction of the Demon Suppression Tower, returning to the place where they had just performed the sacrifice.