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Chapter 1166 The Demon Hunter's Great Demon 8

Lingyao secretly decided that she would never tell Fuling the stories she made up again.

We can no longer let him read those melodramatic novels; we need to let him read some serious, positive stories instead.

Otherwise, her mouth will really hurt in the future.

After another day of travel, the group finally arrived at the Miao village.

This Miao village is not like Sesame Village.

The village was deserted, not a soul in sight.

On the contrary, they could see quite a few people walking around just by standing outside the village.

They stepped forward, but were stopped before they could get close.

"What do you do?"

The village chief's son stepped forward to explain.

"We came from Qifang Village and wanted to go to Liuhua Village to see the demon hunter and see if the children are qualified to be demon hunters. We are passing through your Miao Village and would like to ask for lodging for the night."

The person who stopped them glanced at the group of people.

"Just asking for lodging for one night? Are you going to come here and refuse to leave, like those people from Sesame Village?"

Upon hearing this, everyone realized where the population of Sesame Village had migrated to.

No wonder the people of Qifang Village are guarding the village entrance and preventing anyone from entering.

After all, a village is only so big. If people from other villages suddenly flood in, they will inevitably divide up some of the land. Moreover, with so many people in Sesame Village, it won't be easy to drive them away once they move in.

The village chief's son immediately assured him, "We'll just stay for one night. Look, there are only about twenty of us. We can't possibly go against hundreds of people from your entire village, can we?"

The gatekeeper snorted: "That's not necessarily true. Besides, you'll just have to come back after you go to Willow Blossom Village. See those people from Sesame Village? They wanted to move to Willow Blossom Village, but they weren't even allowed to enter. So they came back and refused to leave!"

The village chief's son looked embarrassed. In the end, the group of people pooled their money and spent thirty copper coins to stay the night. They had to leave early the next morning.

Upon entering the village, one sees that the people from Qifang Village who were forcibly kept in Miao Village all look like refugees. Some are begging by the roadside, while others are lying motionless on the street, and it's unclear whether they are sick or what.

Everyone glanced at it quickly, not bothering with such trivial matters.

After settling into the dilapidated house arranged by the Miao people in the village, someone finally spoke.

"Why don't the people from Sesame Village go back to their own village? Why do they insist on staying in Miao Village?"

"Miaojia Village is the closest village to Liuhua Village. I just heard from the people of Miaojia Village on the way that the imperial court will soon send demon hunters to take away the people of Liuhua Village and resettle them in other places, and then completely abandon this area in the south."

"This is all thanks to that demon hunter from Willow Flower Village. I heard he's now a 'Di-level' demon hunter."

Demon hunters are classified into five levels: Yellow, Mysterious, Earth, Heaven, and Nothingness.

Generally, beginner demon hunters start at the Yellow level, and demon hunters serving in the imperial court also have their own uniforms for each level.

You can tell the level of each demon hunter just by looking at their clothes.

Generally speaking, if a village can produce a Yellow-level demon-hunting master, it is already a great honor for the family.

However, this demon hunter from Liuhua Village was promoted from Yellow-level demon hunter to Earth-level demon hunter in less than ten years.

Demon hunters at the prefecture level not only receive generous resources from the imperial court, but are also granted official positions, making them hold a very high status.

Especially in a small village like theirs, it's almost a once-in-a-century occurrence.

This is why Sesame Village is unwilling to leave Miao Village.

Miaojia Village is closest to Liuhua Village. If someone from the imperial court comes to relocate the people of Liuhua Village, then Miaojia Village, which is so close to Liuhua Village, will definitely not be ignored.

They can pretend not to see villages as far away as Qifang Village and Zhima Village, but it's a bit unreasonable to pretend not to see Miao Village, which is right under their feet.

However, no one is in the mood to care about that right now; the most important thing is going to Liuhua Village tomorrow.

In order to meet the demon hunter of the highest level, each family prepared a set of decent clothes for their children.

It was really just a change of clothes into a clean set of cloth.

I also got them some water so they could wipe their faces clean.

The next day, they arrived at Liuhua Village at noon.

Before they could even speak, the villagers of Liuhua Village could tell what they were there for just by glancing at the boys and girls accompanying them.

"Looking for a demon hunter? Hurry up and get to the village chief's house. All the boys and girls from the surrounding villages have been gathering here for the past two days. Today is the demon hunter's last day here. You guys are really lucky."

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly quickened their pace and rushed to the village chief's house in Liuhua Village.

Sure enough, quite a few children had gathered there.

Each group of children was led in by a representative from one of the villages, and then led out by another group of children, looking disheveled and dirty.

Sitting in the very center, the Earth-level Celestial Master Liu Yeqing helplessly took a sip of water.

If it weren't for the village chief's help when he was young, he would never have agreed to this.

I come here every day for nothing.

The qualifications to be a demon hunter are not something that come easily.

Those are people who are extremely gifted and can only be chosen.

A person with exceptional talent can usually be recognized for their extraordinary qualities from a young age.

Just like him, he was once a child prodigy in the surrounding villages.

This spiritual energy cannot be obtained by asking for it.

In the main county, the high-ranking officials and nobles meticulously nourished their children from a young age, and to prevent the leakage of spiritual energy, they were not allowed to engage in any behavior that could leak it before the age of sixteen.

Forget about getting married, you can't even reveal anything about yourself.

Even so, many young masters and ladies still failed the spiritual energy test despite trying to improve their health.

Those who can pass are merely beginners.

Not to mention the children in these villages.

If someone truly possesses exceptional talent, he could tell at a glance who the potential is without even needing the spirit-testing stone.

Just as Liu Yeqing tilted her head back and took a sip of tea, her gaze swept across the room and she suddenly stopped.

The village chief's son from Qifang Village paid some loose silver coins that everyone had prepared in advance as the inspection fee, and then led the children to line up and enter.

Eight children lined up to come in from Qifang Village this time: three girls and one boy.

While queuing, the village chief's son specifically picked out Lingyao and put her first in line.

no way.

It wasn't very noticeable when the children separated and walked away.

But if such a bunch of them stand together, it becomes too obvious.

After such a long and arduous journey, the children looked haggard, their faces sallow and thin.

The girl from Dasheng's family had fair skin with a rosy glow, bright black eyes, and cherry-red lips. She looked like a noble lady dressed as a servant.

It's simply a bamboo shoot brimming with vitality.

Liu Yeqing's gaze also fell on the girl who led the way into the room.

He remained calm and composed, instructing the disciples around him to distribute the spirit-testing stones to them.

The disciples distributed the spirit-testing stones and explained their usage to the children.

"Everyone, hold a pebble in your palm, and while holding the pebble tightly, try your best to hold your breath to prevent your spiritual energy from leaking out. If the pebble in your hand emits light, you have passed the demon hunter's spiritual energy test. The brighter the light, the higher your aptitude."

The children nervously clutched the spirit stones in their hands, just as the disciple had instructed.

Liu Yeqing held the tea but didn't drink it. His gaze swept lightly over the girl with two buns in her hair standing to his left.