??897: Chapter 896: The Fox Demon Appears
897: Chapter 896: The Fox Demon Appears
The old chief explained that the Fox Demon had co to wreak havoc again, so they needed to sacrifice a young, beautiful woman to it; otherwise, the Fox Demon would devour everyone in the village.
It turned out that the Tiya Tribe was plagued by a Fox Demon, which often hard the villagers.
Later, soone suggested sacrificing a young, beautiful woman to the Fox Demon, claiming it would spare the rest of the village.
Ignorant and superstitious Tiya Tribe People followed this advice.
To their surprise, after the Fox Demon consud the beautiful woman, it really left.
Thus, a custom developed in Hasa: whenever the Fox Demon appeared, they would sacrifice a young, pretty woman to make it leave the village.
After listening to the villagers, Wang Dadong roughly understood what was going on; this wasn’t the first ti he had encountered sothing like this.
Back in Zhuanghu, the villagers would sacrifice people to appease the Witch God, but this was even more extre—they were actually sacrificing humans to animals.
Wang Dadong knew that the so-called Fox Demon couldn’t possibly be a monster; it was likely so sort of beast.
“Why are people here like this?” After learning the truth, Li Yiyang gritted her teeth in disbelief at the practice.
She had initially thought the mountains, water, and people here were beautiful, but now she was grateful she didn’t live in this place.
Otherwise, she might one day beco a sacrifice to the Fox Demon.
The sacrifice had already been chosen: an eighteen-year-old girl in her pri, with tender skin and an exceptionally beautiful appearance.
Having lived all her life in these isolated mountains and forests, she had an aura of natural elegance and vitality, like a fallen Little Fairy from the heavens.
However, she was now crying like a pear blossom in the rain, a tearful wreck.
Her parents were kneeling beside her, bawling and wailing, but they weren’t trying to stop the ritual.
Perhaps, in their eyes, having their daughter chosen as a sacrifice was an honor—a noble sacrifice for the sake of the entire village.
“Brother, please stop them!
Don’t let them do this!” Sharing the misfortune of being a girl, Li Yiyang deeply sympathized with the girl chosen as the sacrifice.
If Wang Dadong hadn’t stumbled upon this incident, he might have let it slide.
But since he encountered it, he decided to intervene.
Whether or not it was a demon, he’d deal with it.
He reassured Yiyang not to worry and then approached the old chief, saying, “Chief, can I accompany you all?”
“A guest from afar, you mustn’t!
The Fox Demon is no joke; even those delivering the sacrifice are in mortal danger,” the old chief hurriedly dissuaded him.
Wang Dadong began to understand.
The so-called Fox Demon was probably so wild animal passing through.
With people actively offering tender, delicious prey every ti it passed by, it likely started coming here deliberately.
“Does the Fox Demon also eat those delivering the sacrifice?”
“Not necessarily; it depends on its mood,” the old chief sighed, shaking his head.
“Then let
deliver the sacrifice,” Wang Dadong said.
“How can that be?”
“No worries, the Fox Demon can’t harm .”
Upon hearing Wang Dadong insist on going himself, Li Yiyang protested, “Brother, I’m going with you!”
“Little sister, don’t worry.
Even a tiger can’t harm , let alone a re fox.
You stay here and wait for .”
Ultimately, the old chief couldn’t dissuade Wang Dadong and permitted him to deliver the sacrifice.
“What does your Fox Demon look like?” Wang Dadong asked as he carried the sacrifice along with a Kazakh villager.
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“Let’s pretend I didn’t ask…” Wang Dadong muttered in frustration, realizing he had forgotten about the language barrier.
Soon, the villagers stopped and pointed fearfully ahead, trembling with terror.
Wang Dadong looked up and saw the tiger he had tad earlier during the day lounging there, taking a nap.
Although he couldn’t understand what the villagers were saying, their expressions revealed that this was their so-called Fox Demon.
It turned out that the old chief had mixed up the word for “tiger” and “fox” after so many years of not speaking Huaxia language fluently.
The villager gestured and babbled at Wang Dadong for a while, but Wang Dadong made a hand signal for him to leave.
Grateful and overjoyed, the villager ran off.
“Please, tell the chief to take good care of my parents,” the sacrifice girl said haltingly, seeing the Tiger Demon and believing her fate was sealed.
To Wang Dadong’s surprise, she managed to speak so Huaxia words.
“You know Huaxia language?”
“The chief…
grandpa…
taught ,” the girl stamred.
Wang Dadong untied the ropes binding her, patted her shoulder, and said, “Don’t worry, you won’t die.”
He then whistled at the tiger.
The tiger, who had been napping, instantly leapt up and bounded toward Wang Dadong.
The girl trembled in fear, believing the tiger had co to eat her.
To her astonishnt, the tiger didn’t attack her but instead crouched in front of Wang Dadong, licking his toes and wagging its tail like an obedient dog.
“Good girl, Xiao Hua.” Wang Dadong stroked the tiger’s head.
“Relax, she’s my pet.
She won’t hurt you,” Wang Dadong said.
The girl’s speech was poor, but her comprehension was fine.
She understood Wang Dadong’s reassurance and hesitantly asked, “Really?”
“If you don’t believe , touch her and see.” Wang Dadong held her hand and guided it to touch the tiger’s head.
The tiger obediently stayed still.
At first, the girl was nervous, but when she realized the tiger wasn’t frightening, she grew bolder and stroked it herself.
anwhile, Li Yiyang anxiously awaited Wang Dadong’s return.
When the villager ca back without him, she panicked.
The villager babbled to the old chief for a while.
“Chief, what happened to my brother?” Yiyang asked worriedly.
The old chief sighed and said, “Ati said the guest from afar was eaten by the Fox Demon.”
“Impossible!
My brother can even ta tigers; how could he be eaten by a fox?” Li Yiyang retorted incredulously.
Just as Yiyang was about to rush off to find Wang Dadong, the sound of a tiger’s roar echoed through the air.
The villagers shivered in fear upon hearing the roar.
The old chief, terrified, said, “It’s over!
The Fox Demon must be dissatisfied with the sacrifice and plans to attack the village.
Everyone, quickly prepare to defend!”
The Tiya Tribe People hurriedly grabbed farming tools, ready to fight the Fox Demon to the death.
Soon, the so-called Fox Demon arrived, carrying two people on its back: Wang Dadong and the sacrificial girl.
“Huh?
How is our guest riding on the Fox Demon’s back?” the old chief exclaid in shock.
“Chief, is this the Fox Demon you were talking about?” Li Yiyang asked, speechless.
“Yes!”
Li Yiyang finally understood—it was a mix-up between ‘tiger’ and ‘fox’ due to the old chief’s language confusion.
She laughed and said, “Chief, this isn’t a fox.
It’s a tiger that my brother has already tad.”
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