If Qin Xuan hadn't acted in time, the young man would have been dragged out and had his blood drained.
Shaking his head, Qin Xuan didn't think much about it; he just slowly looked around, his gaze finally settling on the nuo god statue in the center.
"Thank you, nuo god!"
After thanking Qin Xuan, the young man also knelt before the nuo god statue, incredibly devout.
Qin Xuan glanced at the young man and then at the nuo god statue, deep in thought.
"Young Master, next..."
Mu Jing wanted to say something, but Qin Xuan merely waved his hand.
"Let's go back first; we can talk about anything when we're back."
After Qin Xuan finished speaking, he turned and left the place.
Mu Jing followed suit.
Qin Xuan sneered as he walked.
These villagers don't understand; it's not the nuo god that protects them, but their own flesh and blood!
Ever since the torches were lit, the nuo god has been constantly extracting the Qi and blood from these villagers.
Once or twice, they might not notice, but over time, these villagers will be drained of their Qi and blood.
This is no guardian god; it's a grim reaper!
Returning to his room without a sound, Qin Xuan was deep in thought.
"Qin Xuan, this place is not simple; do you feel a sense of déjà vu here?"
As soon as he entered the room, Han Ye immediately transmitted a message to Qin Xuan.
"Hmm, I feel it too; the situation here is somewhat similar to where I found the Double Pupils!"
Qin Xuan said, feeling an increasing sense of similarity.
"Could it be that the other eye of that Saint is sealed in this area?"
The more Qin Xuan thought about it, the more excited he became.
If he could obtain the Saint's other Double Pupils, it would be a tremendous help to Qin Xuan.
With two Double Pupils, he would fully master the power of a Double Pupil user!
As this thought arose, a sense of absurdity flashed through Qin Xuan's mind.
The old man from the Ancient Era, in order to escape Ghost Mountain, casually created this Space Channel with a grab, and then he just directly arrived here.
As this thought arose, Qin Xuan's heart grew more restless.
"Perhaps there really is another Double Pupils here; I must get that thing!"
Saying this, Qin Xuan stared intently at the nuo god statue, becoming more certain.
The situation with this nuo god is probably not right.
"And that witch or whatever, I think there's likely a huge force behind this."
"I'm not clear on the situation in Southern Xinjiang, but no matter how I look at it, this thing shouldn't be a problem."
Qin Xuan pondered, immediately staring at the nuo god statue, constantly mulling over it.
"This nuo god statue is constantly extracting the Qi and blood of these villagers; I don't know whose method this is!"
"But the force behind this needs to be investigated, after all, if we want to search for Double Pupils nearby, it's inevitable that we will clash with these people."
After much thought, Qin Xuan decided to observe the situation here for a while longer.
"Dong, dong, dong!"
Just then, the bell rang.
"What, what's happening again?"
Did something come, causing the bell to ring?
"We won't encounter danger again and need to go provide support, will we?"
Qin Xuan pondered, just about to go and see, when Mu Jing walked over and knocked on the door.
"Young Master, we are going to sacrifice to the nuo god; Young Master might want to come and see."
Sacrifice to the nuo god?
Qin Xuan was interested in this nuo god, so he naturally agreed upon hearing this.
Leaving the room, the young hunters from before were overjoyed when they saw Qin Xuan come out.
If this Young Master could also believe in the nuo god like them, that would be great.
Qin Xuan, however, remained calm, observing the two of them as he followed along.
"Do you sacrifice to the nuo god every day?"
Qin Xuan asked them with a smile.
Hearing this, the others shook their heads.
"Not really; generally speaking, we only sacrifice once a month, and then whenever we harvest game, we also offer some to the nuo god."
This was because he had hunted a lot of game, so they specifically came to invite him to join.
Indeed, Mu Jing and the others, because all the game this time was hunted by Qin Xuan, did not dare to take all the credit, so they invited Qin Xuan to participate in the nuo god sacrifice.
Walking to the nuo god statue, Qin Xuan looked around, slightly raising his eyebrows.
There were more villagers in this village than he had imagined.
Looking out, there were more than two hundred people here, and many more were still arriving.
Mu Jing and the others wanted Qin Xuan to sit at the very front, but Qin Xuan directly refused the suggestion.
He wanted to sit at the very back to observe the situation here; sitting at the front would mean others would be observing him.
Unable to dissuade Qin Xuan, Mu Jing and the others sat with Qin Xuan at the very back, quietly waiting for the sacrifice to begin.
After a while, an old man leaning on a walking stick walked over.
"Is this the Young Master who saved you today?"
The old man sized up Qin Xuan with a smile.
"Greetings, Elder."
Qin Xuan also stood up and nodded.
"Thank you so much, Young Master; if it weren't for you, these boys would have probably perished in the mountains. Alas, the times have truly become worse these past few years."
"So many things have happened in the mountains; if it weren't for the nuo god's protection, it would truly be troublesome."
Although the old man looked respectfully at the nuo god statue, Qin Xuan saw a glimmer in his eyes.
Clearly, this old man was not as genuinely devout to the nuo god as he claimed.
Qin Xuan's heart stirred slightly.
With so many people worshipping the nuo god, and this old man still acting this way, perhaps he really could find out something from him.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan paid attention to the old man and helped him sit down.
"I heard Young Master wants to know about the situation nearby? And also wants a map of this place?"
The old man smiled, staring at Qin Xuan meaningfully.
"Yes, I do indeed need a map of this vicinity. If I can get such a map, I will leave tomorrow."
Hearing Qin Xuan say this, although the young people knew it was impossible for Qin Xuan to stay, they still couldn't help but shake their heads in disappointment.
In their minds, if Qin Xuan were truly willing to stay, their village would truly be able to rest easy.
"A map, you say? I do have an old map from many years ago; I can give it to Young Master. With this, Young Master should be able to leave this place."
"As for the great Sects here, I once left this place when I was young and went to very distant places."
Speaking of this, the old man also looked quite proud.
Left here and went to very distant places?
"What, Uncle Li, you used to leave our village?"
Several people said in astonishment.
The old man named Uncle Li nodded affirmatively.
"That's right, that was sixty years ago. Back then, there weren't all these messy things, and traveling at night was fine!"
"I left here back then and went to Miaocheng nearby. I bought two feet of cloth for my old lady there. Back then..."
As he spoke, the old man looked nostalgic, then deeply gazed at the nuo god beside him.
"Saints do not die, and great thieves do not cease. Heh, that really makes sense."
