Living Sacrifice

"I..." Charlotte paused for a moment. In the end, afraid that Wu Heng might notice something, she honestly said, "We only exchanged a couple of words!"

Master Ren's expression instantly turned smug as he immediately began recounting the historical origins of human sacrifice.

From burying living people as foundation offerings, to erecting living human pillars, to offerings cast into furnaces for the gods.

He also accused Charlotte of trying to guess the will of the gods after merely exchanging a few words. If she offended that legendary being, wouldn't all of Korea suffer disaster?

Faced with Master Ren's eloquent examples, ranging from merchants to the Spring and Autumn period, then through the dynasties of ancient nations and spanning thousands of years, everyone was left speechless for a time.

Most importantly, this matter concerned the survival of the nation. They did not dare take such a risk.

After the final vote, everyone except Charlotte, Ah-yeon's mother, and six others agreed to the "living sacrifice"!

After sitting down, Master Ren looked at the tearful boy on the screen. A flicker of satisfaction at having avenged a grievance appeared in his eyes, but he quickly hid it.

Yes, he had planned all of this.

He did not know whether the Yellow Springs truly existed, but human sacrifice had actually been banned for centuries. He had brought it up in passing, while emphasizing the need for a young boy.

He had also provided the Eight Characters he had "calculated" to be the most suitable for a sacrifice to the "Yellow Springs."

All so that this boy would be sent here.

He had never intended to avenge his twelve-year-old niece, who had killed herself after being abused. After all, this country was extremely lenient toward juvenile offenders.

So lenient that after his niece committed suicide