"Heh heh, not happy to see me?"
"This isn't just Beihu Town's problem."
"The problem in Beihu Lake is getting more and more serious. You and your old man may not care about sacrificing two pairs of young men and women every year—after all, none of you will be the ones dying—but this sinister matter makes no distinctions."
"I've never understood. This sacrifice has been going on for hundreds of years. What exactly is the point?"
Ma Kui pointed outside the door and said mockingly:
"Abnormal incidents still happen all the time. Whenever the wind kicks up sand or fog rolls in, you can't just go outside. The moment you do, you won't get far before running into something sinister."
"On my way here just now, I encountered several evil creatures, and this is right before the sacrifice."
"If it really worked, how could something go wrong during an event like this? When your family is eating, would you let someone enter your house, make a huge racket, and rummage through everything?"
The moment he said this,
the expressions of everyone led by Xu Li changed.
"What nonsense are you spouting? If you want to die, get out and die by yourself. Don't drag us into it!" someone immediately shouted.
"Die?"
"Heh."
Ma Kui gave a disdainful laugh.
"From beginning to end, this has just been Beihu Town's one-sided wishful thinking—a one-man show with no response from the other side."
"Ma Kui, what's the point of coming here to say all this? It isn't just Beihu Town. Every village and town within a hundred li has taken part in the sacrifice. If you're unhappy about it, you can go persuade them one by one to give it up."
"What use is throwing a tantrum here?"
Xu Li frowned.
"Everyone can