Tianyi watched the distant sacrificial ceremony from the rooftop, then sneaked into a house and changed into someone else's clothes.

Then slowly blend into the crowd.

"Where are your parents, kid?"

A voice suddenly came from behind, startling Tianyi so much that he immediately stood up straight.

An old man slowly walked over, looked at Tianyi's face, and said, "Child, where are your parents?"

After all, the old man knew that children could not come to participate in the sacrificial ceremony; only their parents could bring them. Otherwise, they were not allowed to leave the house at all.

The old man looked at the child and thought that Tianyi had eaten a lot and was growing fast since he was a child.

"They walked too fast, I can't find them anymore."

Tianyi could only use this excuse to brush it off, saying that the person was dead, since almost everyone who had died knew about it.

“Your parents are so irresponsible. They brought you out but they’re not by your side. This will cause a lot of trouble. I’ll take you to find them,” the old man said, taking Tianyi’s hand.

Tianyi was pulled along in a way that made him feel utterly hopeless; he couldn't break free, nor could he not break free.

Tianyi could only be led around by the old man; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to blend in at all.

"Grandpa, why are they tying my friend up?"

This left the old man speechless, as reality was indeed too cruel.

"From now on, you can call me Grandpa Shui. After all, everyone in the village calls me Grandpa Shui. I was sick this time, otherwise I would have been the one to go up and offer sacrifices," Grandpa Shui said confidently.

"What is the Water Grandfather Sacrifice?" Tianyi pretended to be clueless.

Water Master immediately explained, "The sacrifice is to send your two good friends to the mountain god so that your friends can enjoy happiness there."

Tianyi was completely dumbfounded when he heard this. "Aren't you just talking nonsense?"

"I want to go too! I want to go too!" Tianyi said, jumping up.

Grandpa Shui looked shocked. "Kid, you can't say things like that. If your parents hear you, they'll beat you."

"Grandpa Shui, why?" Tianyi tilted his head and looked at Grandpa Shui.

"I already have many friends staying at the Mountain God's place, so I have to go too. If this continues, no one will play with me anymore," Grandpa Shui sighed as he looked at Tianyi, who had a blank expression on his face.

He thought to himself that it was possible that the next child would be this one, and that he himself might be playing the role.

"Child, do you really have no friends?" Grandpa Shui leaned over.

Tianyi nodded repeatedly and said, "Those two are my last friends. Now they're going to the mountain god, and I'll be very bored by myself."

(Don't let his age fool you, Mr. Shui is actually 1.8 meters tall.)

"Come on, kid, climb on my shoulders and see if you can find your parents?" Uncle Shui squatted down and pointed to his neck. After all, he was a martial arts expert, so carrying a 1.6-meter-tall child on his neck should be fine.

"Thank you, Grandpa Shui. Be careful, I'm coming up now." Tianyi rode on Grandpa Shui's shoulders, pretending to look around. If he didn't pretend, he would be discovered.

"Grandpa Water, could you please move forward a little? I don't think I can find it."

Shuiye listened and went inside, as he needed to find the child's father and mother as soon as possible.

After all, he knew that if that monster went berserk, the whole village would be doomed, so their village had no choice but to obey his orders, since anyone who tried to resist was killed by him.

"Grandpa Shui, I've found my parents!" Tianyi jumped off Grandpa Shui's neck.

She ran straight ahead, glancing back at Master Shui every now and then with a smile.

"Child, be careful not to run so fast, or you'll fall." Grandpa Shui hadn't seen such a lively and cheerful child in a long time. After all, before the evil spirits came to the village, everyone in Springfield Town was very happy. After they came, everyone seemed to have lost their smiles.

After shaking off Master Shui, Tianyi walked ahead alone. He needed to act quickly and decisively once the evil spirit appeared, as there were too many people around.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the woods, and a black figure strode towards them. When he reached the firelight, everyone could see his true appearance. He didn't look like a human at all; he had bluish skin, disheveled hair, fingernails at least ten centimeters long, fierce eyes, sharp ears, and long teeth.

"Village chief, are these the children who were sacrificed these past two days?" The evil spirit suddenly spoke, but what it said was terrifying.

"Yes, Mountain God, these are your offerings. Both children are under sixteen years old," the village chief hurriedly said, knowing that the man before him was a murderer.

The evil spirit took two pieces of gold from his pocket and threw them on the ground.

“I seem to remember that there are not enough children left in the village. Bringing a few more here is your reward…” The evil ghost painting suddenly stopped.

"This is...this is the smell of rare blood," the demon said excitedly.

The smell of this thin blood is from when Tianyi scratched his skin with his fingernails and gave me a little bit of blood. He thought he might need to give me more, but he didn't expect that this ghost's nose was so sensitive.

The evil spirit slowly walked towards the crowd. He could already sense that the rare blood was not far away. He searched for them one by one. After all, one rare blood was equivalent to eating fifty or a hundred people, so he had to find them quickly.

The evil spirit came up to Tianyi, sniffed him, and once it was sure, it immediately grabbed Tianyi's hand and led him toward the sacrificial altar.

Shuiye witnessed the whole scene. He felt sorry for the smiling child, but he had to do it for the sake of the village.

"Mountain God, are you taking me to a wonderful place?"

The evil spirit nodded after hearing this, after all, children are easy to fool.

The evil spirit pointed at Tianyi, indicating that he would only eat this one today, and the other two would be eaten the day after tomorrow.

"Mountain God, did my other friends also go to that happy place with you? Isn't it beautiful there?" Tianyi could only use this trick to stall for time, after all, there were other people around, what if the ghost took them hostage?

"Yes, they're having a great time there. There's lots of delicious food and fun things to do, and they don't want to come back. I've chosen you today, so come with me to that place," the evil spirit began to coax Tianyi with words.

"Really? Thank you so much, Mountain God. May I say goodbye to my parents?" Tianyi said tremblingly.

The evil spirit shook his head, indicating that it was impossible. What if the rare blood escaped? He dared not take that risk.

After watching the village chief leave with the two children, Tianyi finally smiled.

The evil spirit wanted to bite Tianyi to death here, lest things get complicated.

But just as he was about to speak, Tianyi nudged his shoulder.

The evil spirit looked at Tianyi with a puzzled expression, indicating that he should say whatever else he wanted to say.

"Master Wuhan"

The moment he uttered those words, the demon instinctively turned around and knelt down.

Tianyi didn't care about anything. He simply drew his Nichirin Blade from his waist, and before the demon could react, it was already decapitated.

"Mr. Evil Ghost, I think I misread it. I'm really sorry. Actually, I'm the sixth one." Tian put away his knife, put his hands together, apologized to the ghost, and said that he was the sixth one.

"Damn you, so you're a member of the Demon Slayer Corps! Damn it, I'm not reconciled!" After saying this, the demon disappeared, or rather, turned into ashes.

Shuiye simply smiled from a distance. After all, he knew that the two children were the last two left in the village. He had known Tianyi's identity from the beginning, and he had also heard the legend of the Demon Slayer Corps.

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