"Fine, fine, let's try anything. Even if it's a scam, I'll accept it."
Wu Wu smiled happily: "That's great, Auntie! You definitely won't regret it."
Xiao Feng nodded: "Then let's meet at the beach at midnight tonight."
After saying that, the two turned and left, continuing their journey to the next house.
A night breeze carried a faint, salty, fishy smell.
Next, Xiao Feng took Wu Wu to continue visiting the villagers.
They visited all ten households throughout the night.
Each household reacted in much the same way, from initial fear to skepticism, and finally to hesitant acceptance.
One of the families were the village's blacksmiths.
When Wu knocked on his door, a burly man with a full beard opened it.
"Who is it?" the blacksmith asked gruffly.
“It’s me, Wuwu,” Wuwu answered timidly.
The blacksmith's eyes widened, and the hammer in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.
"No...impossible! You already..."
Xiao Feng stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Uncle, Wu Wu is not dead. That so-called Sea God is a complete hoax."
The blacksmith looked at the two men with a mixture of belief and skepticism.
"Who exactly are you people? Why are you trying to deceive us?"
Xiao Feng patiently explained, "We're not here to deceive you. That sea god is actually an evil dragon, and I have already subdued it using ancient dragon-taming techniques. Now, it has agreed to release the souls of all the children who were sacrificed."
The blacksmith's expression gradually changed from doubt to hope.
"Really? Then...then my youngest son..."
Wuwu quickly chimed in, "Yes, Uncle. As long as you dig up the little brother's body and bring it to the beach, he can be reborn!"
The blacksmith's eyes instantly welled up with tears.
He said, trembling, "Okay...okay! I'll go right now!"
As dawn broke, Wuwu finally returned home.
The moment the door was opened, her parents froze on the spot.
"Ugh...Ugh?" The mother's voice trembled, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes.
She reached out and carefully touched Wu Wu's face, afraid that it was just a dream.
The father's legs went weak, and he knelt down on the ground.
"Oh my God... my daughter... my Wuwu is really back!"
Wuwu rushed into her parents' arms, and the three of them hugged each other tightly, their tears soaking their clothes.
Xiao Feng stood to the side and said softly, "You two, you no longer need to worry about Wu Wu being sacrificed to the Sea God. That so-called Sea God doesn't exist at all."
Upon hearing this, Wu Wu's parents immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
"My benefactor! You are our family's savior!" the mother said, choking back tears.
Xiao Feng quickly stepped forward to help the two up, saying, "No need for that, it was just a small favor."
Seeing this scene before him, Xiao Feng was filled with mixed emotions.
He remembered his origins and that distant modern world.
Before, he was just an ordinary person there.
But here, he became a god in the eyes of others.
At midnight, Xiao Feng and Wu Wu arrived at the seaside.
The waves gently lapped against the beach, making a "whoosh" sound, and the sea breeze carried a salty, fishy smell.
The hazy moonlight spilled onto the sea, creating shimmering ripples.
Xiao Feng was blind and could only move his feet carefully.
He reached out and felt around, afraid that he might accidentally fall on the beach.
"Whoosh, is someone coming?" Xiao Feng asked in a low voice.
Wu Wu looked around and then replied with a slightly disappointed tone, "No one has come yet."
Xiao Feng nodded slightly, without showing any sign of frustration on his face.
He said firmly, "It's okay, we'll wait a little longer."
Time passed by, and just when Xiao Feng and Wu Wu thought that no one might come tonight, they heard faint footsteps in the distance.
"Someone's coming," Wuwu whispered a reminder.
Xiao Feng immediately perked up, slightly raised his head, and listened intently to something.
As the footsteps drew closer, the crying grew clearer.
A short while later, a group of villagers appeared on the beach.
Each of them was holding a small corpse in their arms; it was their dead child.
Under the moonlight, you could see that the villagers' faces were covered with tear tracks and their eyes were filled with sorrow.
"Wuwu, how many of them are there?" Xiao Feng asked softly.
“Master, there are about twenty people, each holding a child,” Wu Wu answered truthfully.
Although Xiao Feng couldn't see, he knew that these villagers were at the lowest point in their lives, and that they had placed their last hope on him.
"Alright," Xiao Feng said softly, "It's time to fulfill my promise."
Xiao Feng took a deep breath, feeling the surging dragon energy within his body.
He closed his eyes, and in an instant, a powerful energy surged within him, flowing like a mighty river.
The sound of the waves also seemed distant.
The villagers stared at Xiao Feng in astonishment as his body began to emit a faint golden light, which grew brighter and brighter, like a small sun.
"Wuwu, has anything changed on the sea?" Xiao Feng asked softly, his voice tinged with tension.
"The sea is starting to churn!" Wuwu replied excitedly. "A huge dark shadow is approaching!"
Sure enough, as Xiao Feng released his dragon energy, towering waves suddenly surged up on the calm sea.
Amidst the waves, a massive figure bursts forth from the water, hurtling toward the shore.
"roar--"
A deafening dragon roar echoed through the night sky, frightening the villagers into retreating.
A gigantic black dragon rose from the sea, its scales gleaming coldly in the moonlight, its two enormous horns as sharp as swords, and its blood-red eyes radiating ferocity.
Just as the black dragon was about to unleash its power, it suddenly saw Xiao Feng standing on the beach.
Its fierce eyes instantly turned to terror, and its massive body swooped down, kneeling before Xiao Feng with a thud.
"Greetings, Master!" The black dragon lowered its head, its voice filled with awe.
The villagers were dumbfounded, never expecting that this ferocious black dragon would be so afraid of Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng smiled slightly, reached out and stroked the black dragon's scales, and said, "Alright, get up. I need your help with something."
"Please give your orders, Master," the black dragon said respectfully.
"Release the ghosts inside you," Xiao Feng commanded.
Upon hearing this, the black dragon trembled slightly.
It opened its enormous mouth, and a gust of cold wind howled out.
Immediately afterwards, countless translucent human figures flew out of the dragon's mouth and hovered and danced in the air.
The sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling echoed through the night sky, and a chilling wind blew, making the villagers on the beach shiver.
The ghosts flew in the air for a while, then flew towards the children in the villagers' arms.
Faint rays of light flickered, and each child's body began to tremble slightly.
The villagers held their breath, watching this incredible scene with bated breath.
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