Quick Transmigration: The Villain is Destiny, the Protagonist Takes a Backseat

"Don't make excuses." Ji Qiuzhe ignored its sophistry. "If we hadn't come, she would have died within five days."

Ji Qiuzhe glanced at the green snake, its body stiffened and coiled on the wooden arm, and said in a cold tone:

"As an earth immortal, you knew that this evil god was not easy to deal with, but instead of reporting it to the relevant departments for assistance, you tried your best to cover it up. Wasn't that just to protect the village chief and everyone in the village? Not only that, you also deceived yourself into thinking that you could stop the evil god from doing evil on your own."

At this point, the man's gaze turned cold as he looked at the green snake: "But you should know that the reason Qingning Village has developed so rapidly is entirely due to the villagers and many outsiders who have come from afar to offer incense and pray over the past three years. These greedy desires are the most nourishing nutrients for the evil spirit. And all of this was caused by your arrogance."

"If you had stopped the village chief from inviting the gods three years ago, none of this would have happened."

If you had immediately reported to the relevant authorities when you discovered that the evil god was devouring the souls of the living to fulfill people's wishes, perhaps Qingning Village wouldn't be as prosperous as it is today, but the villagers would be able to live in peace, instead of the evil god being eliminated only to suffer a backlash and meet a tragic end!

No, obtain, good, end.

Those four words struck the green snake so hard it felt dizzy. It hurriedly tried to explain, "I...I just wanted to repay the kindness of the people of Qingning Village for their years of support...Master, please, save them! I was wrong. I am willing to give up all my cultivation to atone for the sins of all those who have lost their souls."

“Not enough.” Ji Qiuzhe shook his head. “Three whole years, dozens of lives lost. You, a mere Earth Immortal, cannot afford to pay for it.”

Upon hearing this, the green snake could no longer lift its head. The entire snake fell to the ground with a 'thud,' its body lying prostrate on the ground, just like a dead snake.

"Then..." he made up his mind, "I will accept whatever the outcome. Even if I am cast into the eighteenth level of hell, I will do my best to atone for my sins. Please, my lord, rid me of the evil god!!!"

Ji Qiuzhe stared intently at the green snake lying on the ground, seemingly ready to die, and sighed inwardly.

A snake takes five hundred years to become a python, and three thousand years to transform into a dragon.

This little snake showed no signs of becoming a python. To the demon, it was still just an immature child, yet it had already accumulated great merit and become an earth immortal ahead of time. Its future should have been smooth, but unfortunately, it made a mistake in one thought.

Ultimately, it's because I'm too attached to worldly desires and can't let go of the mortal world.

“A-Yu”.

Li Yu understood his meaning, nodded, and looked at Yu Jia and Yu Lou.

Upon receiving the order, the two men conjured two axes from who-knows-where, concentrated their strength, and cleaved the wooden carving in two in no time.

"Hiss-"

A scream resembling a cry came from the green snake's mouth.

Its statue, such a huge statue, is gone, all gone... Waaaaaah...

"do not Cry."

Ji Qiuzhe was annoyed by what he heard. "You still have the nerve to cry? You should have thought of this moment when you tacitly allowed the village chief to put the evil statue into your statue."

"Chirp..." The green snake dared not cry anymore.

Ji Qiuzhe continued to observe the glittering golden statue.

The statue is not large, about 1.3 meters tall. It is completely naked except for a piece of cloth wrapped around its waist. Other than that, it wears a strangely shaped mask on its face and holds a scythe.

This evil god is not any evil god in the traditional sense, and it is unknown where the village chief invited this wild god from.

"By the way, why hasn't this statue reacted at all after we've been chatting openly for so long?"

The one speaking was Ning Hao, who had forced himself to come to his senses.

"Who said no?"

Ji Qiuzhe shattered his naiveté, "Try it now, see if you can still get out."

Ning Hao was taken aback, then carefully leaned Pang Miao against a pillar and ran towards the door.

"boom--"

His body slammed solidly into the center of the open door, bounced off the invisible barrier, and he fell flat on his back.

Ning Hao forgot all about the pain and rushed back to Ji Qiuzhe's side, his eyes brimming with tears: "Master—Master, save me—"

As she spoke, she reached out to grab his sleeve.

Ji Qiuzhe pulled Li Yu back two steps with disdain, saying, "Don't get so close, I'm a married man."

Ning Hao grabbed at empty air and cried out, "Master..."

Before he could say anything more, a strange wind suddenly swept through the ancestral hall.

Faint laughter emanated from every corner of the ancestral hall, growing louder and more eerie.

"boom--"

The open door suddenly slammed shut without warning, all the candles went out at the same time, and the once brightly lit ancestral hall instantly became dark and terrifying.

Ning Hao was so frightened that he hugged his girlfriend tightly, his tall body curled up into a ball, looking incredibly small and helpless.

"coming."

Ji Qiuzhe stared intently at the glaringly bright statue in the darkness, and tightened his grip on Li Yu's hand. "A Yu, come closer to me."

Li Yu looked at the man's cold profile and her eyes curved into a smile.

He didn't feel the situation was dire; he was simply happy that Ji Qiuzhe always kept him in mind.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, everything will be alright."

With the Zombie King speaking, Ji Qiuzhe naturally had nothing to worry about, but he still said, "I don't need you. I can handle this by myself. Trust me."

"Ok."

Li Yu did not object, knowing that Ji Qiuzhe was a capable man.

"grumble--"

The green snake suddenly let out a cry.

Ji Qiuzhe felt a sudden blue light before his eyes. When he looked closely, he saw the green snake charging straight at the evil statue, its mouth open to bite.

"Click——"

It's the sound of teeth breaking.

"Damn it!" the green snake cursed as it withdrew its mouth. "Wasn't gold supposed to be soft? How come it's so hard?"

Ji Qiuzhe: ...

Li Yu: ...

Yu Jia Yu Lou: ...

Ning Hao opened his eyes in confusion, then was so frightened by the pitch-black surroundings that he shrank back into his girlfriend's arms and closed his eyes again.

Ji Qiuzhe looked at the intact evil statue, still shining with golden light, like an indestructible golden rock, standing quietly in the center of the spacious ancestral hall, like a real deity statue.

"wrong."

Ji Qiuzhe frowned. If the evil statue hadn't reacted before when it was trapped, that would have been understandable. But now that the Green Serpent statue had been slashed and the Green Serpent itself had directly challenged the Grand Duke Jupiter, it still hadn't reacted.

"What's wrong?" Yu Jia couldn't help but ask curiously from behind Li Yu.

"That evil statue is dead."

Yu Jia asked in bewilderment, "Can a statue really be alive?"

Ji Qiuzhe patiently explained, "I mean, it doesn't have any evil aura at all, right, A-Yu?"

Li Yu agreed: "That's right."

Yu Jia: "...Huh?"

“So…” Yu Lou’s expressionless face showed a hint of confusion.

"So, the evil statue is just a pretext to absorb incense offerings. The real thing that accepts prayers and devours people's souls is something else." Ji Qiuzhe said, glancing at the green snake who was stunned by this sudden news.

You stupid snake, calling yourself a guardian deity!

For three whole years, we were together day and night, and I couldn't see anything wrong with it. I didn't even know what eyes were for.