Jiang Daniu still brought a lot of firecrackers according to Li Yu's instructions.

"Why are you buying firecrackers? Let me drive away my son some evil!" Jiang Daniu's wife kept chattering.

Now I am worried about my son, what have I usually done? Have I gone to play mahjong?

Li Yu just said calmly.

"Firecrackers are used to drive away evil spirits."

With the blinded expression of the couple, Li Yu came to their house and lit the firecrackers with a lighter.

Firecrackers exploded.

The first New Year sound in the village was deafening. Some left-behind elderly and children laughed happily when they heard the firecrackers.

Maybe it's because of poverty, maybe it's because it doesn't matter, maybe it's because the children are too far away, or because people who are not reunited because of all kinds of reasons that they don't want to mention are all comforted by this firecracker.

The atmosphere of the New Year, the sound of firecrackers, and the sound of fireworks are all indispensable.

"Sure enough, there are fewer firecrackers and fireworks during the Chinese New Year, and there are always some missing things..."

The firecrackers were loud, and the closest to the firecrackers, Xiaobai, began to twitch wildly.

The twitching look scared Xiaobai's mother and immediately said excitedly: "What are you doing? I set off firecrackers in my son's ear. If something happens to my son, I will ask you to pay for money. It will cost at least 1 million..."

Jiang Daniu was also confused, for some reason why Li Yu had to set off firecrackers in his son's ear.

However, what is magical is that after the firecrackers rang, Xiaobai first shook violently, and then his expression became boring...

Importantly, he calmed down.

Soothed by the sound of firecrackers, no longer twitching or yelling.

"I...my son is fine now?" Jiang Daniu asked carefully. Judging from the current situation, his son is fine.

"It's just that it's okay for the time being. Maybe if there's anything wrong in the future..."

At this time, Li Yu narrowed her eyes and stood up and walked out of the house.

Just walked out of the house.

A sound of low roars that echoed through the soul came.

Soon, a giant beast with green body appeared in front of her, with a fierce face, fangs, a sharp sword, and a kirin, but she had no intention of auspiciousness at all. Instead, she was irritated from the bottom of her heart, and she was very shocked when she roared.

"This image is a bit familiar, exactly the same as the one recorded in the book..."

Before the sound of firecrackers disappeared, the green giant beast immediately seemed to be startled and twitched all over. Finally, he looked at Li Yu fiercely, and he stuck out his tongue in a humanistic way, shook his big butt, and then left.

Li Yu just murmured.

"It's actually... there's really a New Year beast."

I was just guessing before, but I was shocked when I saw it.

The New Year beast is said to come out to hunt for murderous beasts during the Chinese New Year, set off firecrackers, and paste couplets. It was established at the beginning to drive away the New Year beast. Of course, Li Yu thought it was quite nonsense. If it was such an evil beast, it would be a bit cheap to send it away with a firecracker and couplet.

In the past, Li Yu only thought it was a folk legend, but modern evolution has become a custom. He never thought that this time he really saw it with his own eyes, and his image was exactly the same as that in local legends.

"Brother System, is that... the New Year beast? The ferocious monster that appears in traditional Chinese legends?" Li Yu confirmed again.

"Yes, but as a kind of faith in God, He is harmless." The system said: "For the host, it is just a phantom without entity, and it is not much different from ordinary ghosts."

"The famous New Year Beast is so naive..." Li Yu muttered. Looking at the Nian's body, he thought he was very strong in combat.

"In ancient times, the prototype of the New Year beast should have been just snakes, insects, wild beasts, and they were only symbolized later. It was the image of a [beast] that was given to him by humans and humans, and the mission was given to him. As a symbol of the New Year, the meaning of His existence is like a legend. He was frightened by firecrackers every New Year. No matter whether people see Him or not, He must perform his duties and exist as the [New Year beast]."

Li Yu was a little stunned.

In fact, for modern times, this village is the best example. The New Year is no longer as sacred as before. At least for this generation, it has become a reason for holidays.

Nian Beast is still performing his duties, although others don’t know about this responsibility, and just treat it as a joke.

"It feels a bit miserable. Every year, it appears at a specific time. It is just a one-man show and is bombarded by firecrackers..." Li Yu muttered.

"This is the existence of the creatures of faith and symbols. There is only one meaning of survival. After losing that only meaning, it loses the value and meaning of existence. Losing the meaning and value of existence also means that their lives will reach the end." The system paused and said, "Like the [year] just now, He is just the year in your area. The land of China is vast, and there are also deviations in faith. The image of the year is different. Now in this land, there are still many Nian beasts born from faith being driven away by firecrackers... In fact, for Nian beasts, firecrackers are more like reminding them of their existence than driving them away."

"His expression is very humane, not like a creature that exists just for being driven away." Li Yu thought of the naughty look of the Nian beast just now, and it was really a bit humane, like Xiao Hei. And what is certain is that the Nian beast was consciously looking for trouble for Xiao Bai.

"Elf ghosts, after experiencing more, they will naturally have desires. However, this system still feels that it is better to believe in God and not have too many desires. Too much desire means impure. When you lose your function and lose everything, leaving will be even more sad." The system said lightly: "The wandering souls in the Taoist temple ran over because of the appearance of the New Year beast. The dead animals are also instinctively seeking profit and avoiding disasters. For the more powerful soul bodies, the weak soul bodies will feel awe of them. No matter how incomplete the New Year beast is, it is much stronger than the wandering souls of small animals."

Although his tone was unchanged, Li Yu could hear it, which was a little heartbreaking.

This faith product is a bit sad...

"By the way, why can my Taoist temple be invaded by a wandering ghost? What's the Taoist temple?..." Li Yu suddenly wanted to complain, why was his family invaded by a large number of escaped animals without any defense? He should be quite strong.

Even small animals that are instinctively afraid can break in, so the resentful spirits and wild ghosts are not like entering and leaving their own homes.

"Yuxu Palace will not be invaded by wandering souls, but do you have one?"

Li Yu: "..."
Chapter completed!