Is this the temple? There is no statue in the temple, so what is being worshipped?

Yu Xiao looked at the water again. There must be something in the deep pool. The firelight reflected on the water, and the originally calm water surface began to surge, as if something huge was about to appear.

Under normal circumstances, Yu Xiao would have run away, but since the village chief could enter and exit the temple safely, Yu Xiao only took two steps back.

"Gulp Gulp..."

The entire surface of the water was pushed up into a convex shape, and countless white foam surged. Yu Xiao suddenly vomited, and she smelled a particularly fishy smell. It was particularly fishy, ​​even fishier than the seafood section of the vegetable market.

She covered her nose and watched the huge shadow break out of the water.

"Blah..."

Water rolled down the body of the huge creature, like rain. Yu Xiao finally saw the appearance of the thing clearly. It looked like a giant octopus, with countless tentacles entwined and twisted under the water. It was very huge, as high as two floors.

Yu Xiao looked at this scene in shock. She couldn't see where the eyes of the thing were, but she could feel the gaze. The huge creature was staring at her, and the sense of oppression was so strong that she couldn't help but want to run

away. Yu Xiao didn't run, because she was not sure she could escape. She was thinking about whether the stack of thunder-striking talismans in her pocket could be used on this monster, or were these talismans only useful for ghosts?

Yu Xiao didn't dare to speak, staring at the monster vigilantly, and the monster seemed to be observing her.

Just when Yu Xiao was wondering if it was time to leave, the monster moved. It stretched out a long tentacle and slammed it against the cave wall.

"Moo!!!!"

The whole cave trembled, and the monster let out a painful cry. Yu Xiao took a breath of cool air. What does this mean? Why did this monster commit suicide? Why does this scene look so familiar? It's a bit like what she did in Gu Shu's house...

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

At this moment, the three people waiting outside the temple also felt it. The gate of the temple was shaking, and the dust on it fell down.

Zhao Lan's face changed, "Xiao Xiao!"

Zhou Xiaozhen said, "Let's go in! I'll be in charge of the people, Sister Lan, you go in!"

As they were about to rush in, they were stopped by someone. Zhao Lan looked up and found that it was Luo Jin who stopped them. Just as she was about to lose her temper, Lu Xun said, "Don't be impulsive."

"Sister Xiao is in danger!" Zhou Xiaozhen was almost dying of anxiety, "If you don't want to go in to save her, don't block us."

"I don't think she should be in any danger for the time being." Lu Xun pointed at the villagers guarding the door, "Look at them, they are all very calm. The temple is shocking but they don't react at all. This shows that this kind of thing happens frequently and they are used to it."

Zhao Lan was also too worried, and she noticed it after Lu Xun reminded her. After calming down a bit, Zhao Lan asked curiously: "What's in the temple? Why is there such a big commotion?"

Lu Xun shook his head, "We'll know when Zhou Xiao comes out."

"Pop!"

Something fell in front of him. Yu Xiao squatted down to see and found a small piece of flesh. The monster hit the wall of the cave with its tentacles, and a piece of flesh fell in front of Yu Xiao.

This is for her, Yu Xiao thought.

She suppressed her disgust and took the piece of flesh in her hand. The monster had regained its composure. It floated quietly on the water, looked at Yu Xiao for a while, and then dived back into the water.

"Moo..."

Yu Xiao held the cold and sticky meat in his hand, and remembered what Gu Jingrong said, that his father asked for a piece of meat in the temple for him to eat, and he didn't have to die. He must be talking about this kind of meat, which can save lives.

Then the god worshipped by this village should be this monster living in the pond.

Then the question is, since the meat of this monster can cure diseases and save lives, why did the former village chief watch so many villagers die of illness? If he just went into the temple and asked the monster for more meat, wouldn't the problem be solved?

Was he unwilling to do so, or was he unable to do so?

The temple returned to peace. After a while, there was a knock on the door. The villager guarding the door opened it and Yu Xiao stood behind it.

"Sister Xiao!" Seeing Yu Xiao intact, Zhou Xiaozhen finally felt relieved.

Yu Xiao walked out with a pale face. The others gathered around her. Lu Xun asked, "What's going on inside?"

"Let's talk about it when we get back." Yu Xiao said.

The nine people returned to the adobe house, and Yu Xiao put the piece of meat on the table.

Everyone immediately covered their mouths and noses. "It

smells so fishy!"

"What is this?"

Zhao Lan covered his nose and responded, "Is this the kind of meat that Gu Jingrong said?"

"Yeah." Yu Xiao nodded.

"Eh~" Zhou Xiaozhen was disgusted when she saw the bloody mass of meat, "So disgusting."

Lu Xun poked the meat with his finger and asked, "How did you get it?"

Yu Xiao described what she saw in the temple, and then said, "I find it very strange. Since monster meat can save lives, why did the former village chief watch the villagers die?"

"Maybe the plague was caused by the monster." Wang Yang said, "Why would there be a plague?"

"I don't think so." Zuo Qing shook his head and said, "The temple in the village has existed for many years. It doesn't make sense for the monster to cause a plague at this time."

"Did you do anything and say anything after you went in?" Lu Xun pondered, "Or you didn't do anything, and the monster took the initiative to give you the meat."

"The only thing I did after entering was to stand there stupidly." Recalling that scene, he smiled with a lingering fear, "Who could have thought that there would be such a big monster in the temple? I stood there motionless, and the monster stared at me for a while, then started to bang against the wall, gave me the meat and went back into the water."

"Strange." Lu Xun couldn't figure it out, "The monster endured the pain and dropped a piece of meat, and gave it to you without any request?"

Zhou Xiaozhen thought for a moment and said, "Maybe the monster thinks Sister Xiao is pretty, and this is a show of goodwill."

Everyone: "..."

Sun Yun couldn't help it, "I admit that the boss is indeed beautiful, but how do you know that the aesthetics of monsters are the same as humans?"

Zhou Xiaozhen: "Then tell me, what do you think is the reason?"

"I think..." Sun Yun's expression was solemn, and it was obvious that he was thinking hard, "Does the monster want to exchange something?"

"Possibly." Lu Xun nodded, "But now we can't be sure that the monster is not the source of the plague."

Zhao Lan: "If so, it's too simple."

"Actually, it's not necessarily simple." Lu Xun supported his chin with one hand, "Actually, we have encountered many dangers since we entered the village, but they were all resolved. And at that time, Zhou Xiao entered the temple alone, and no one can guarantee what will happen if everyone rushes in together?"

"Why don't you try it and you will know?" Yu Xiao said with a smile.

The others didn't react for a moment. Luo Jin looked up at Yu Xiao and said, "Are you sure Gu Shu doesn't want to kill you now?"

Everyone: "..."

"Cough!" Yu Xiao coughed and said seriously, "Who said I must go find Gu Shu?"

Everyone shut up, thinking that it was because you were too diligent in looking for him!

In the end, they decided to let Lu Xun look for Gu Shu, and the others waited for news here. Yu Xiao looked at the meat on the table thoughtfully, remembering what Sun Yun said, and asked: "You said before that the monster wanted to exchange something, so what do you think it wanted to exchange?"

Sun Yun scratched his head, and Zhou Xiaozhen said: "It's a human."

Everyone looked at her, Zhou Xiaozhen: "Why are you all looking at me?"

Zuo Qing: "Why do you think it's a human?"

"Don't all monsters eat people?" Zhou Xiaozhen felt puzzled, "And didn't we know that the night we first entered the village that the villagers wanted to use outsiders to sacrifice to the gods."

Zhou Xiaozhen's guess was very likely correct. Yu Xiao looked at the piece of meat. What would happen if she failed to give the monster what it wanted?

"Oh, right." Zhao Lan thought of something, "If we really need to use humans to exchange monster meat, then who did Gu Jingrong use to exchange the meat?"

Lu Xun went to find Gu Shu. He was a little nervous at first, but when he saw Gu Shu, he found that the situation was a little strange. Gu Shu was very enthusiastic about him and even poured him a cup of tea.

"Thank you." Lu Xun held the teacup and sighed. He had been in so many copies, but this was the first attending doctor to pour him tea. He was inexplicably flattered.

Gu Shu asked in a very good manner: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Ah, yes." Lu Xun put down the teacup, "I came here to ask, is the monster in the temple the source of the plague?"

Gu Shu smiled and shook his head, "No."

Lu Xun thought to himself that it was as expected. He wanted to ask something else, but thinking of the usual style of the attending doctors, he said goodbye without asking anything. When he walked out the door and looked back at Gu Shu's house, he couldn't help thinking, if the person who came was Zhou Xiao, she would definitely not let it go so easily.

"Ah Qiu!" Yu Xiao rubbed his nose, "The smell of this piece of meat is too strong, it must be processed."

"How to process it?" Wang Yang looked at the piece of meat and said, "How about I make it into a dish and have it as a dinner party."

"..."

Everyone was speechless. Zuo Qing said, "Are you kidding me? You want to eat this too?"

"Why not?" Wang Yang said, "This piece of meat can cure diseases and save lives. Maybe it will have some special effects."

"No, you can't eat it." Yu Xiao thought this was inappropriate, "We didn't give the monster what it wanted. Who knows if the monster will retaliate? So none of us can eat this meat."

"Then how do you want to deal with it?"

Yu Xiao bit his lip and suddenly thought of an idea.

Village Chief's House Gu Jingrong had dinner and was getting ready to go to bed. None of his five wives had come back yet, and he felt very relieved that he could sleep in bed tonight.

Just as he took off his shoes, there was a sound of footsteps outside.

"Bang!" The door was pushed open, and the five wives stood at the door like the five great Vajra.

Gu Jingrong's hands trembled, and his shoes fell into his feet.

Yu Xiao walked in, looked Gu Jingrong up and down, and said, "How do you feel today? Are you feeling unwell?"

Gu Jingrong felt a little warm from the sudden concern. No matter how bad his wife is, she is still his wife...

He said with emotion, "I'm fine today."

Yu Xiao frowned, "Can you not be fine?"

Gu Jingrong: "Ah?"

Yu Xiao turned around and looked at the four people, "Who will come?"

Luo Jin stepped forward, "I'll do it."

"What are you going to do? Don't come near me... Go away..." Gu Jingrong looked at Luo Jin approaching step by step in horror, "Don't touch me... Ah!!!"

A villager hurried to the door of Gu Shu's house and shouted, "Doctor Gu Shu, it's not good, the village chief is injured, please go and have a look!"