There had to be something wrong with either your idea of "pretty" or mine...
Staring at the bizarre, uncanny thing, Zhou You frowned and cautiously took a step back.
The caravan members made no hostile moves.
At that moment, they seemed to treat Zhou You as if he were invisible. They reverently placed the Tai Sui Meat into several containers, then everyone, including Li Tou, prostrated themselves on the ground and began to kowtow devoutly.
"Tai Sui Star Lord, shelter all people. Grant us your flesh and soothe our hunger."
"Tai Sui Star Lord, shelter all people. We offer our flesh and beg for your mercy."
"Tai Sui Star Lord, shelter all people. We offer this soul in sacrifice, with no support in life or death."
The prayers were fairly normal at first, but as the chanting continued, they grew increasingly warped and strange. Gradually, they no longer sounded like human voices, but like the murmuring of some slimy aquatic creature.
The worshippers, including the caravan leader, grew more and more vacant-eyed. Their throats slowly swelled, like the vocal sacs of puffed-up frogs.
Zhou You's gaze turned colder, and he tightened his grip on the dagger.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from beneath his feet.
"I see. They've been transformed to this extent. Looks like they're not far from 'maturing'..."
Zhou You lowered his head.
The old Daoist's head had somehow poked out of the bag.
"...Master, someone might see you like that."
The old Daoist merely scoffed.
"No matter. These people are so caught up in worshipping Tai Sui that they can't sense anything around them. If you're bored, go stab them a couple of times. I guarantee they won't even struggle."
Zhou You was taken aback.
"...Master, you know what they're doing?"
"How could I