"Thank you." Long Chen said to the Chief Of the village as he stood up and left with Mu Gan.

The Chief of the village couldn't help but sigh as he sat in his empty hut after Long Chen left.

Long Chen was walking with Mu Gan in the silence of the night, but there was a feeling that the village wasn't in a good condition. They all looked scared as if they were in a nightmare.

"Master Gan, Can I ask you something, if you don't mind." Long Chen asked.

"Ah... alright. Ask me anything." Mu Gan nodded his head

"What kind of name is Little Twenty One, Little twenty-two and little twenty-three?" Long Chen asked Mu Gan with a strange look on his face.

"Oh, The little guys weren't given a name since they were going to die before they grew up completely. We only have the numbers." Mu Gan answered with a sad look on his face. His voice was s.h.i.+vering as he talked about it.

"Death before growing up? What do you mean by it?" Long Chen asked with a stunned look on his face.

"Because they were to be taken by the demon before they turned 15" Mu Gan responded.

"A demon? Can you explain everything to me? I might be able to help." Long Chen said with a frown.

"It's fine. You won't be able to help. We have asked for help from many travelers before, but they all died." Mu Gan replied.

"Those who were strong refused to help us." He continued.

"Why were you scared of opening the door before you found out that we're from Xuan?" Long Chen asked again.

"Because of what happened before. Every time we allow a guest to stay here, we are punished by him. That's why we don't allow strangers inside the village. But there was a time when someone from the Xuan Kingdom came. We denied him permission to stay here." Mu Gan said as he remembered the past.

"In his anger, that man destroyed many of the houses and beat the man who denied him, to his death."The man continued.

"We can't offend the Demon and we can't offend the cultivator's from Xuan either." The man sighed as he continued ahead.

"What about the kids and their deaths?" Long Chen asked another question.

"You will see it tomorrow. I think tomorrow is the date when the next batch will be taken from the village." The man looked towards the sky as he said.

"I don't... Alright. I'll wait tomorrow to see what's actually happening." Long Chen muttered. He had realized that no matter what he said, He won't get the answer from this man. It was much easier to watch it with his own eyes.

"We're here! Those three are the huts you can stay in. You three can choose any of them. There are beds in all three of those huts, but there is no blanket. So I hope that you will adjust" The man said as he stopped in front of three huts. All those huts were near each other.