I’ll Quit Being a God

"There are always various reasons for those who fall into evil ways in this world. However, evil practices, murderous practices, blood-eating practices, and all kinds of evil spirits are vicious and cruel."

"Even if there are thousands of reasons and myriads of truths, the moment they fall into the devil's path, these demon cultivators are no longer [human]."

"If repentance is all that is needed to survive, how can those who have been poisoned by evil spirits rest in peace?"

"Anyone who wants to forgive those murderous demons is trampling on the innocent creatures who were killed by the demons."

"No one in this world is qualified to forgive evil spirits on behalf of the dead... no matter how high their cultivation level is."

Lu Heng looked at the little boy and sighed: "As righteous monks, the only thing we can do in the face of these evil spirits is to kill them all."

"Not only to avenge the dead, but also to protect the living and prevent more living beings from being harmed by these evil spirits - this is the only thing we can do."

While Lu Heng sighed, Xiao Ai had already come over with a hot meal.

On the wooden table taken out of the small embroidered bag that I carried with me, there were three dishes and one soup, steaming hot.

Xiao Ai said: "Lord Wolf God, you can eat now."

Lu Heng smiled and said, "Okay, okay, come on."

With that said, Lu Heng stood up and said to the little boy next to him: "Let's have dinner first. Maybe the evil spirits from Qingming Cave will come to our door while we are eating dinner."

Chapter 257 Bones exposed in the wild

In the post house, the campfire is blazing and the food is fragrant.

Lu Heng, Xiaoai, and Wuyou ate dinner as if they were at home.

The dining table and cutlery are all available.

But in the end, the evil spirit Lu Heng mentioned didn't come to visit.

This inn, abandoned for many years in the wilderness, is still deserted and empty.

When Lu Hengchu came down from the mountain six years ago, the scene of businessmen coming and going would no longer appear now.

After finishing his meal, the little boy sat by the door, eagerly looking at the dim night scene outside, as if expecting a fox demon to appear on the road to report the news.

But this scene never appeared.

Until the sky was bright and Xiao Ai took him to clean up the ashes of the fire in the post and prepare to go out, Qingming Cave didn't send anyone over.

There was a bit of disappointment on Shen Wuyou's face.

Standing at the door and looking at the dilapidated house standing alone in the wilderness, the little boy finally noticed something strange about this house.

"Dad, what kind of person would build a house in a wilderness where wild beasts roam like this?"

The little boy asked curiously: "Isn't he afraid of wild beasts?"

Although the little boy knew little about the outside world, he also knew that this wilderness far away from the city was dangerous.

Lu Heng explained: "This is a post house, a temporary house built for merchants and travelers traveling from north to south. In the wilderness, it is rugged and difficult to travel. Travelers like us can have such a place when resting at night. A shabby empty house is the best thing."

The little boy became even more curious: "But no one has lived in this house for many years... When we came in last night, the cobwebs on the door were so dense."

Lu Heng sighed and said: "This road used to be very lively. But in recent years, without the merchants walking outside, this post has gradually become deserted and deserted."

Lu Heng's explanation made the little boy startled slightly, and he finally understood: "Is it because of the evil spirits in Qingming Cave..."

Lu Heng said nothing, but he obviously acquiesced.

The group continued on the road, heading east along the desolate galloping road.

The further east they went and the further away from Hanyu Mountain, the more desolate the scene appeared in their field of vision.

The abandoned inn that stands beside Chidao has not been occupied by anyone for many years.

A huge beast of burden wanders alone in the wilderness carrying a broken luggage. It is unknown when it separated from its owner. The luggage on its back is still there, but the owner has long since disappeared. The beast of burden that has lost its purpose has no choice but to return to the wilderness, survive alone in the wilderness, and transform back into the beast it once was, but no one takes off the heavy luggage on its back.

There are also piles of bones lying on the roadside... Those bones all have the same characteristics. The luggage and clothes are intact, and there is not even the slightest crack or injury on the bones, but they died inexplicably on the roadside.

It was obvious that the evil spirits took action and directly devoured the flesh and blood souls of these living people instead of dying from the mouths of wild beasts on the roadside.

As for the wild beasts on the roadside...

In the past, because of the large number of business travelers, there were many ferocious beasts lurking on both sides of the road, ready to attack lone travelers at any time.

But now that the Chi Road has become desolate and traders no longer exist, the strange beasts squatting and guarding the living people can no longer be seen on both sides of the Chi Road.

The ferocious beasts returned to the mountains to hunt other prey, abandoning the human race where food would never come to their door again.

Six years ago, when Lu Heng was going down the mountain, he could see dozens of ferocious beasts of different shapes lurking in the trees on the side of the road while walking on the road.

However, after walking for two days and two nights on the desolate road, I didn't see even a squatting strange beast.

The only ferocious beast I encountered was a passing tiger. The opponent rushed from the wilderness, chased a running wild horse across the galloping road, and disappeared into the forest on the other side of the galloping road.

As for Lu Heng and others who were passing by Chidao Mountain, the tiger didn't even look at them. He completely ignored them and may not even notice that there was another living person appearing on this desolate Chidao Mountain.

Today's desolate and bleak scene makes even a little boy who has never walked on the road feel desolate.

They continued eastward, and on the third night after walking ashore, they entered the boundary of the city.

This city is called Zhaoguang. A huge boundary monument stands on Chidao. It once represented the danger of witchcraft in the city and deterred the demon Xiaoxiao from approaching.

However, now the boundary monument is covered with dried black blood, and the vicious word "death" is smeared on it, full of provocation.

On top of the boundary monument, a small Jingguan was built with human heads.

Some of the heads piled up on top of each other were already bones, while others were just rotten. The stench wafted far away, and flies buzzed and flew around.

Seeing such a terrifying sight, Shen Wuyou's face turned green and he almost vomited.

Even Lu Heng's brows wrinkled slightly.

No matter how rampant the demons are, no wizard even cares about the city's boundary monument being so damaged... It seems that the situation outside Hanyu Mountain... at least near Zhaoguang City is already very bad.

It's so bad that wizards no longer have time to do small things like cleaning boundary monuments.

Continuing to move forward, about ten miles away, they saw the first village within the boundary marker.

The village is located not far from the edge of Chidao, and the post station is built outside the village.

It can be seen that because of its proximity to the adjoining post house, this village was once quite prosperous, and the buildings did not appear shabby or shabby.

When merchants traveling from north to south stay in the inn, they will definitely go to the village to have fun and spend money at night.

But now the post house is deserted and the village is also dark with no lights at all.

Lu Heng said: "Let's go to the village and have a look."

The inn on the roadside has long since collapsed, and the mud walls are overgrown with weeds. There may have been a fight in the past, but no one came to repair it afterwards, making it uninhabitable.

Fortunately, the village was not far from Chidao. Under the cold moonlight, the group of people walked slowly towards the dark, desolate and silent village under the moonlight.

The path leading into the village is also covered with weeds.

When Lu Heng and the others walked by, there were even frightened snakes scurrying away in the grass beside the road. Apparently no one had been here for a long time.

This village, probably like the collapsed posthouse, has been abandoned for many years.

In this way, walking on the road paved with bluestones, Lu Heng and the others walked into the village entrance and saw the mottled and dusty archway at the entrance of the small village.

Mingxi Village.

Behind the archway is a street paved with the same bluestone. On both sides of the road, two rows of houses stand, but there are no lights.

Under the cold moonlight, these two rows of dark houses stood side by side, making the path into the village look like a huge black mouth, waiting to swallow up all the living people who entered.

Lu Heng smiled slightly and said, "Let's stay here tonight."

After saying that, he stepped into the dark street under the moonlight.

Chapter 258 Deserted Village at Night

Behind Lu Heng, the little boy hesitated to speak.

He really wanted to say that this village was very crowded, so why not camp tonight.

However, as soon as Daddy stepped into the small village, Sister Ai followed closely, and Gu Yan even followed with fluttering wings.

Suddenly, the little boy was the only one left standing outside the village.

At the entrance of the deserted and dark village, a lonely little boy was drowned in the night. In the surrounding wilderness, there seemed to be a pair of eyes staring at him...

The little boy instantly forgot everything he wanted to say, and hurriedly chased after him, fearing that Lu Heng and others would disappear when he turned around.

In the village, although the doors and windows are closed, the prosperity of the past can be vaguely seen.

Lu Heng stood at the threshold of a brothel for a long time, looking at the fallen leaves in front of the brothel door, and sighed.

Even this most lively Goulan place is so deserted now.

Xiao Ai walked directly into the brothel and looked around coldly. The dark golden beast seemed to emit a cold light in the darkness.

Even though it was dark inside the brothel, Xiao Ai could still see everything inside clearly.

"There was no blood, no sign of a fight, but there was no sign of migration either."

After Xiao Ai walked out of the brothel, he said to Lu Heng: "The people in this room seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. There were even leftovers of uneaten food on the table... but they were already rotten."

Lu Heng nodded and said, "It seems that it was the work of the demon...did they capture all the living people?"

The little boy who was following him was a little confused, because the corpses he saw along the way were all killed by demons on the spot, with their bones exposed in the wilderness.

But that’s not the case in this village?

"What are the demons doing by taking away the living people?" Shen Wuyou asked curiously: "Dad, are the demons planning to use the villagers as hostages to coerce the wizards?"

Lu Heng sighed and did not answer.

Xiao Ai said coldly: "Evil demons need blood food to practice, but blood food cannot always be available. It will be troublesome to attack villages and cities every time."

"So it is much more convenient to capture the living people and take them to the devil's cave to look after them and breed them so that they can be fed at any time. It is much more convenient than traveling thousands of miles to kill people in places where the living people live."

Xiao Ai's answer made the little boy turn pale.

Even though he had seen many tragic scenes along the way east, he was still frightened now.

"Raising... feeding people as blood food? Doesn't that mean treating humans as domestic animals?" The little boy was completely confused.

Xiao Ai smiled coldly and said: "That's wrong, it's not just humans... of all things in the world, humans are just one category in the [genus Homo]. Monster cultivators like you and me are also in the [genus Homo]."

"Even because of our cultivation, we are even more nourishing blood food for the evil spirits."

"In the Qingming Cave, in addition to the mortals who don't know how to practice, there must also be all kinds of practitioners with cultivation abilities."

"If you, brother and sister, had not had special identities, when you encountered the demons of Qingming Cave, with your special status as demons, you would have at least been able to hold a blood-eating banquet level of luxurious dishes, and you would have been qualified enough to entertain the demons from all over the world. .”

Xiao Ai's words made the little boy look pale and his eyes were frightened. He has a deeper understanding of the evil spirits in Qingming Cave.

Lu Heng left the empty brothel and continued walking deeper into the village.

Even such small villages worship the god of fire.

Although there is no magnificent Fire Temple, the ancestral-like Fire Temple in the center of the village is also the most noble and sacred building in the village.

But when the villagers disappeared and the village was deserted, the temple of the God of Fire also fell into ruin.

After Xiao Ai opened the door, what appeared in front of Lu Heng and the others was a messy and dirty ruined temple.

There were some black blood stains scattered on the dusty, weedy ground. It seems that when evil spirits enter the village and kidnap people, there is not no resistance in the village.

It's a pity that even if there are wizards on duty in this small fire temple, they are definitely not as powerful as the demons.

The black blood scattered on the ground silently described the tragic scene.

Lu Heng looked at the solemn statue of the God of Fire on the altar and sighed.

"Let's spend the night here tonight."

After saying that, Lu Heng walked to the corner and sat down cross-legged, closing his eyes and relaxing.

Xiao Ai and the little boy Wuyou cleaned the inside and outside of the Fire Temple, sweeping away the dust, blowing away the cobwebs, and scrubbing the altar.

The cobweb-covered statue of Vulcan once again shed its dust and was revealed to the public.

But now no one in the village worships Him.

After Xiao Ai finished cleaning, he took out the small embroidery bag he carried with him and took out a series of things such as a square dining table, a complete stove, matching cooking utensils and seasonings, clean water, and dried bacon.

After lighting the fire and cooking, Xiao Ai headed out the door, planning to go to the fields to pick some wild vegetables.