The black dog was speechless. It still had to be the sacrifice.
In fact, it was not the only one. Even I doubted whether this sacrifice would really be safe.
But this was not the time for me to raise objections.
I said to the black dog, "Enough. I'm watching over you."
I looked at Huan Die. She knew what I was thinking and nodded, telling me not to worry.
Only then did I say, "Can we begin?"
Huan Die said, "We still need to wait for the auspicious hour."
"You still have a concept of time here?"
"Of course."
The fact that she could accurately tell the current time surprised me greatly.
She said, "We'll begin in one hour. I need to make some preparations first."
With that, she left.
She did not tell us where she was going, only that she would be back soon.
As soon as she left, the black dog said to me, "Master, let's run while she's gone. I have a bad feeling about that woman. What kind of real ritual lets the sacrifice come through unharmed? She wants my life."
I rolled my eyes at it.
I said, "I never go back on my word. A real man stands tall between heaven and earth. How could I break a promise once it has been made?"
"But I'm the one being sacrificed, not you. Besides, I'm not even human, so I can hardly be called a real man. How about this? Let me go. When she comes back, just tell her I ran away on my own."
I laughed. "Do you think you could escape even if I let you leave? You cannot leave this cave at all. With her abilities, do you really think you could evade her search within this cave? Do