"All right."

Da Hu lowered his head in disappointment.

Seeing this, Ziyue took out a talisman, folded it into a triangle, and handed it to Dahu, saying softly, "This is an evil-repelling talisman. Consider it a gift from your older sister."

"Thank you, fairy sister!"

Big Tiger excitedly put away the talisman.

The village chief's room was in the middle of the village, directly opposite the grotesque clay sculpture. Da Hu knocked loudly on the door and shouted, "Grandpa Village Chief, Fairy Sister wants to see you."

With a creak, the door opened, and a withered old man walked out of the room. Upon seeing Ziyue's attire, the hunched old man immediately bent down, intending to kneel in worship.

Zi Yue helped the old village chief, who was about to kneel, to his feet and said with a light laugh, "Old village chief, there's no need for such formalities."

The old village chief asked respectfully, "Little fairy, what brings you to our village?"

Zi Yue looked at the clay sculpture and said in a deep voice, "Old village chief, do you know what you are worshipping?"

The old village chief was taken aback for a moment, then answered truthfully, "This is a celestial deity. The city lord of Old Huai City told us that by worshipping the celestial deity, we can receive the deity's protection and stay away from evil spirits."

Zi Yue frowned slightly and said solemnly, "Old village chief, the god you worship is not a god of heaven, but an evil god. This evil god is devouring the life force of this land."

"What!?"

The old village chief had an incredulous expression on his face.

Big Tiger glanced at the clay sculpture unconsciously, but was too frightened to look directly at its hideous face.

The old village chief trembled and said, "But if it weren't for the protection of the gods, we would have been killed by demons long ago."

Zi Yue stared at the clay sculpture, her pretty face cold, and said in a chilling voice, "That evil god is absorbing faith, so you are still alive. When you are no longer of any use to him, he will kill you without mercy."

The old village chief was skeptical and unsure of what to do. "Little fairy, what should we do?"

Big Tiger looked at Ziyue pitifully and pleaded, "Fairy sister, please help us."

Zi Yue raised her hand, and a talisman flew out from her wide sleeve, shattering the clay sculpture.

Immediately afterwards, a faint light rose into the air and disappeared into the distance; that was the power of incense absorbed by the clay sculpture.

Zi Yue frowned slightly. Wherever that eerie light reached, it might be the source of rampant demons.

Seeing Ziyue's methods, the old village chief and Dahu were dumbfounded. More and more villagers gathered around. Seeing the clay sculpture destroyed, the villagers discussed among themselves, their faces filled with fear.

Zi Yue took out a scroll. "Old village chief, these are the door gods of our Longhu Temple. As long as we put the portraits up in the village, ordinary evil spirits will not dare to come and cause trouble in the village."

The old village chief took the door god portrait. After opening it, he was overwhelmed with excitement upon seeing the majestic appearance of the door god. More and more villagers gathered around, and when they saw Wu Xuantian in the portrait, they burst into laughter.

"These door gods look formidable."

"Exactly, I always felt uncomfortable looking at that celestial deity, but I feel safe looking at this door god."

Zi Yue asked with a smile, "Old village chief, where is the Old Locust City you mentioned?"

The old village chief pointed to the northwest, "Old Locust City is in that direction. There is an old locust tree in the city, taller than the mountain, with a canopy like clouds, which can be seen from a great distance."

Zi Yue frowned slightly, pointing to the spot where the eerie light had vanished. She bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Elder Village Chief."

The old village chief waved his hand repeatedly. He was about to say something when Ziyue had already disappeared, leaving only a wisp of breeze.