Uchiha Ci's plan was simple.
Stand up, infiltrate, jump back, press the A button, then lie down and get carried away.
Faced with such evil forces, there was no need for appeasement, indulgence, kindness, or mercy.
Just use a clever trick and a small disguise to deceive the followers of the Evil God Cult into taking him to their headquarters.
At that point, Uchiha Ci only needed to shake off his restraints and shout loudly, "Don't move, I'm the police!" And naturally, hundreds of cultists would charge at him with knives!
Before being hacked to death, he could even open his Sharingan in a flashy manner and shout, "Hey, do you also want to dance?"
Not only could he fulfill his childhood dream of showing off in front of a crowd, but he could also return home with a massive insurance payout. Was there anything more enticing than that?
Just thinking about it made Uchiha Ci so excited that two lasers seemed to shoot from his eyes, as if he had discovered a new world. That light was even brighter than what Hidan had seen moments earlier!
Even Hidan was taken aback.
He looked at Uchiha Ci, somewhat confused. Just moments ago, he had been considering whether to do more ideological work on Uchiha Ci.
After all, this was a sacrifice to the great Evil God. Success meant becoming a fanatical believer of the Evil God, walking the earth. Failure meant dying directly on the sacrificial altar.
Because of this, Hidan had already approached several people, but they were utterly uncooperative. In the end, he could only shake his head and sigh, pitying them for not knowing how to seize the opportunity, then kick them violently to vent his anger and let them go.
Finally, he had read about this "repaying kindness" trick in a book, claimed to have learned it, and now picked up Uchiha Ci to practice.
Is this… Is this the power of knowledge?!
Hidan suddenly felt his scalp itching slightly and couldn't help but scratch it.
With this surge of energy, he suddenly widened his eyes, thinking of something terrifying.
Why was this guy cooperating so well?
Could it be that he wanted to steal the Evil God's favor from me?
Thinking of this, Hidan looked at Uchiha Ci and subconsciously grew cautious.
At that moment—
"Everyone, come out."
An indifferent voice sounded from outside the door.
Hearing this voice, Hidan immediately shuddered. Like a corporate drone about to attend an interview, he straightened his collar and walked out with a cheerful expression.
If there had been a mirror, he would probably have primped for a long time.
Uchiha Ci narrowed his eyes slightly, stuffed the scroll containing S-rank forbidden techniques into his leggings, and followed him out.
Refugees emerged in twos and threes from every corner of the dilapidated village, gradually gathering on the plain at the village center.
However, what surprised Uchiha Ci was that these people were in much better condition than ordinary refugees.
Every villager, not to mention having ruddy complexions, at the very least, Ci didn't see any emaciated, starving refugees with food smeared on their faces.
This was clearly abnormal.
Due to the war, the few places in the Land of Yu that could still be called orderly were only the territories of nobles who could afford ninja protection.
Although this place wasn't far from Yuyan City, the capital of the Land of Yu, it was clearly not within the protection range of the Yu-nin.
Logically, these villagers shouldn't have such favorable living conditions.
At that moment, among the crowd stood three men with gloomy expressions, wearing high-collared black robes and tunics, with leather scripture boxes tied to their forearms.
At their feet were two large barrels.
The leader had straight black hair, sunken eye sockets, a deep gaze, and an expressionless face.
He glanced around, turned his head slightly, and said indifferently to the Evil God Cult subordinates beside him:
"Begin."
The two subordinates nodded and immediately opened the two large barrels.
Inside the barrels were bowl after bowl of cooked meat.
Seeing the fragrant meat, the villagers' eyes immediately lit up with excitement.
The two cult subordinates were unambiguous and immediately began distributing the meat from the buckets.
Even Uchiha Ci, an unfamiliar face, had a bowl shoved into his hands.
Very generous.
The cult leader took a few handwritten scriptures from the scripture box, faced the crowd, and raised his hand slightly.
The noise ceased, and silence fell instantly.
The cult leader held the scripture, coughed twice, and chanted loudly:
"The reason God is God… Before discussing this issue, let us first discuss how the senior leaders of the Land of Yu differ from God."
"First, there are the nobles who commit the sin of arrogance. Then, the Yu-nin who commit the sin of laziness. Then, the Kumogakure who commit the sin of wrath, and after that…"
The cult leader spoke eloquently for nearly a thousand words, detailing the seven deadly sins of the Five Great Nations, the nobles of the Land of Yu, and the Yu-nin. The content was quite thrilling, even clearly listing how many concubines the daimyo of the Land of Yu had.
After hearing the scripture, Uchiha Ci fell asleep.
Hidan and the villagers beside him, however, were stirred with excitement, feeling as if they shared the same sentiment. They wished they could rush into Yuyan City, the capital, and change the daimyo's head overnight.
A long time later, after reading the last sentence, the cult leader felt his throat dry and coughed twice.
The man beside him immediately brought a glass of water.
The cult leader took a sip, returned the cup to his subordinate, then clasped his hands and said coldly,
"Bring forth the sacrifices to be offered, and then you may begin to enjoy the Holy Communion."
Hearing this, all the villagers were overjoyed. They fell to the ground, pressing their foreheads to the earth, and chanted respectfully:
"Thank you, God."
Immediately afterward, a woman stood up, her face full of excitement and fervor, and quickly led a little girl forward.
"Yuko, go ahead, follow the master of the Evil God Cult."
"This way, there will be endless meat at home."
But the little girl named Yuko had a dazed expression. Only when she was pulled away and about to be handed over to the cult members did her eyes widen suddenly, and she grabbed the woman's kimono sleeve.
"No, no, no!"
Her small face was pale, as if drained of blood, her wide eyes filled with terror.
"Mom, no!"
"Help me, help me!"
"I really don't want to be eaten! I really don't want to die! Mom, Mom, look at me, Mom!"
And the woman also dropped her disguise at that moment.
Her face full of fear, tears at the corners of her eyes, she tugged at her sleeve and shouted almost hysterically:
"Let go! Yuko, let go!"
"What do you think you're doing?!"
"Are you trying to ruin our family?!"
Yuko clutched the woman's sleeve tightly, refusing to let go. With a terrified expression, she trembled and said,
"Mom, Mom, can't you see?"
"Can you really not see?"
"In the bowl, in the bowl—it's brother, it's brother!"
"Mother."
Suddenly!
The cult leader's expression changed drastically when he heard Yuko say the word "brother."
He immediately waved his hand, swinging a sharp black spear from the sleeve of his black robe.
This was a unique ninja tool of the Evil God Cult, similar to a throwing stick.
In its normal state, it was about 20 cm long and could be hidden in the sleeves.
When extended, it could reach 120 centimeters, with an extremely sharp tip and edges. It was usually used as a hidden weapon or when performing the self-infliction spells unique to the Evil God Cult.
At this moment, the cult leader's face was grim. He took two steps forward and swung his spear fiercely, stabbing straight toward the little girl Yuko's back.
Seeing this scene and hearing these words, Uchiha Ci glanced at the bowl of meat in his hand with an ugly expression.
His face heavy, he abandoned all his plans almost without thought!
What infiltration? What, playing dead? What showing off? What, dying?
At this moment, all was forgotten.
A flame of anger ignited in his heart and instantly spread throughout his body.
A pair of eyes instantly dyed scarlet!
Uchiha Ci slammed the bowl of meat to the ground!
He leaped out with righteous steps!
"Stop it!"