She became a god

One hundred years ago, a beast demon who ate iron brought back a seedling of flying bamboo, which excited the entire tribe.

The demon realm has always believed in the law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest. If the Iron-Eating Beast Clan can bring back the extinct Flying Bamboo, the clan's strength will naturally increase, and its status in the demon realm will also improve.

Therefore, every member of the tribe sincerely prayed that this flying bamboo seedling would grow strong and healthy.

At this point in the story, Long Yi frowned. "Is that all? It sounds perfectly reasonable. It's perfectly logical for the tribespeople to want to strengthen their clan and bring back valuable items. What does this have to do with the later ghost story?"

Xuan Song smiled bitterly, "Yes, anyone would think it's normal to do this. But who would have thought that people's love for their tribe would become a crime?"

Hu Ling's expression also turned strange. "What crime is this? Fellow Daoist Xuan Song, do you really think you can fool us into continuing to serve you obediently by making up a bunch of nonsense? So many demons have died, can't you just tell us the truth?"

Xuan Song smiled sadly, "You see, you don't believe me even if I tell you, and you find it strange, but that's the truth."

Realizing that Xuan Song was somewhat agitated, Ye Qingzhou immediately spoke up to soothe her, "Sister Song, it's not that we don't believe you, but what you've said so far isn't really related to the cause and effect of the ghosts and demons. I understand your grievances and pain, but we've gathered here today for the truth behind it all. If you want to avenge those little demons who died, you might as well tell us everything."

Long Yi nodded, "Fellow Daoist Xuan Song, time is limited, so please pick the most important things to say."

Hu Ling chimed in, "The most urgent task is not to wallow in self-pity, but to find out the truth so that we can understand the logic behind the ghosts' behavior and bring them to justice."

With the reassurance of the demons, Xuan Song's emotions gradually stabilized.

"As I just said, every Iron-Eating Beast prayed that the Flying Bamboo seedlings would grow strong and healthy. And just as my people wished, the Flying Bamboo grew taller and taller, from a single stalk to a small patch."

"The day before the first Iron-Eating Beast died, our tribe acquired a second Flying Bamboo. ... The day before the last Iron-Eating Beast died, our tribe had fourteen Flying Bamboos. Today, we have sixteen Flying Bamboos, which means that another Iron-Eating Beast will die tomorrow."

Hu Ling was astonished. "Is this Flying Bamboo some kind of evil thing? You actually want to exchange it for the life of a demon? One life for one bamboo? Fellow Daoist Xuan Song, are you sure you're growing the real Flying Bamboo?"

Long Yi was deeply worried, "If it's a matter of exchanging one life for one bamboo, our lives probably can't even buy a single Flying Bamboo, right?"

"Right, we're not iron-eating beasts, and we weren't the ones making the wish, so it should be fine, right?"

Make a wish?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Ye Qingzhou: Didn't the ghosts of Liancheng also say that wishes could be made?

Suppose there is a kind of evil magic that makes wishes bring disaster, then wouldn't the situation in Lotus City and the Iron-Eating Beast Clan fit the bill?

However, it's not entirely accurate.

First, the ways they died were not entirely the same.

Secondly, some residents of Lotus City died because they didn't make a wish. Almost all members of the Iron-Eating Beast clan made a wish, yet the number of deaths was the same as the number of Flying Bamboo.

The events surrounding Liancheng are too ancient to be investigated.

The matter of the Iron-Eating Beast clan is indeed full of suspicious points.

"Since you summoned the ghost by making a wish, wouldn't the rest of you iron-eating beasts be safe if you didn't make any wishes?"

"Fellow Daoist Ye, you may not know this, but inviting a god is easy, sending him away is difficult. After the fifth Iron-Eating Beast died, the Queen Mother ordered the tribe to take as many Heart-Cleansing Pills as possible to undergo a life-or-death retreat, so that they could be free from the influence of the curse. However... the tribe is large in number, and not all Iron-Eating Beasts can endure the austere life of a life-or-death retreat. In addition, some Iron-Eating Beasts are young and have low cultivation levels, so they simply do not have the ability to undergo a life-or-death retreat. They can only be made to fall into a coma for a period of time, and then wake up for a period of time before falling into a coma again."

“The people dared not think of anything, but the ghost still came knocking on their door.”

Ye Qingzhou asked another question, "When you made your wish, did you specify how many flying bamboos you wanted?"