In the grand Star Hall, Chu Rui stood helplessly before the scales. Just as she was about to say something, Witch spoke.
A deal within a deal sounded even less reliable.
"You want to save someone, right?" Witch, holding her staff, flashed down the stairs and appeared before the scales. She spread both hands wide. "No problem. I can satisfy any request."
"Really, really..." Chu Rui's joy and sorrow were both written across her face.
The moment she looked up, Witch suddenly appeared inches from her face. She lifted Chu Rui's chin with one finger and chuckled. "But what can you give me?"
"I..." Chu Rui opened and closed her mouth.
She seemed to have used up all her courage just to enter this grand hall. She had no time to consider anything else—namely, the sacrifice.
A sacrifice... Huiye Qianfeng had used human lives as sacrifices, or precious materials from high-level aberrants killed during their escape.
But Huiye Qianfeng had the ability to obtain sacrifices... What did she have?
"I... Could I gather the sacrifice for you later?" Chu Rui asked timidly. "I... I have no money right now, and no treasures on me..."
"You still have yourself." Witch narrowed her eyes and cut her off. "Here, a soul willing to sacrifice itself for another is the most valuable thing of all. You can give up yourself—one life for another. Then the person you want to save will immediately be restored to perfect health."
Chu Rui was speechless, standing frozen on the spot.
"Well? Have you thought it through? Will you do it or not?" Witch smiled mischievously. "If you hesitate, you can leave now and return after finding an equivalent treasure or sacrifice. Of course, I have no idea whether Brother Huai'an can hold on until then."
Chu Rui