The chief priest said this, then raised his head to look at the mysterious woman, whose expression still carried a trace of daze.
"I've told you a secret as huge as 'the Creator's descendant entering the world.' You won't refuse me now, will you?"
The mysterious woman gave him a long look. "Didn't you say you'd already figured out the ways of our branch? Why don't you guess whether I'll refuse?"
The chief priest did not answer. Instead, he pointed at the box in the corner. "There are general-purpose sacrificial offerings inside. If anything is missing, tell me and I'll have someone fetch it."
With that, the chief priest turned around, picked up the ritual pen, and began drawing sacrificial patterns around Wine Cup's body.
Judging by his manner, he seemed certain that the mysterious woman would not refuse.
And indeed, after glaring at the chief priest for five or six seconds, she ultimately walked over to the box in the corner and resigned herself to searching through it for suitable offerings.
For the next stretch of time, neither of them spoke. One drew the sacrificial ritual, while the other prepared the arrangements for the Uncontrived Spirit-Calming Ritual.
The chief priest soon finished drawing a small sacrificial ritual.
Just as he stood up, the mysterious woman happened to approach with the box in her arms. "I'll be using everything inside. Besides that, I'm still missing a few offerings..."
With that, she tossed a small slip of paper to the chief priest.
Written on the slip were the offerings needed to arrange the Uncontrived Spirit-Calming Ritual.
The chief priest glanced at the note, then laughed. "This is the first time I've heard of a concealment ritual needing thermal expansion agent and Screaming Mouse throat bands. Are you sure you're concealing an