Snakefolk walked the streets, some trading, others chatting and laughing. Some sat inside taverns by the roadside. Nothing seemed particularly different.
However, the architectural style and carvings here were almost all related to snakes; traces of snakes could be seen everywhere.
At that moment, the street grew lively, and many people gathered toward a certain place. Curious, Zhao Fu got down from the carriage and followed them, intending to see what interesting thing had happened.
He discovered a snakefolk woman clad in red armor, with a mature figure, a beautiful face, and a spear in hand, radiating a heroic air. She was leading a squad of snakefolk soldiers as they escorted several snakefolk away.
Zhao Fu curiously asked a snakefolk nearby, "What's going on?"
The snakefolk ignored Zhao Fu, because one glance showed that Zhao Fu was not snakefolk. However, after Zhao Fu tossed him a bag of coins, the snakefolk explained with a smile.
It turned out that the woman in red armor was one of the princesses of the snakefolk kingdom. She was now escorting a group of snakefolk criminals. These snakefolk had committed grave offenses and were to be sent as sacrifices to the Snake Gods of their nation.
The Snake Gods of their nation were the guardians of the snakefolk kingdom and possessed extremely powerful strength. There were two of them, one male and one female. Though they protected the snakefolk kingdom, they were exceedingly vicious by nature and enjoyed eating people. Every month, they needed to devour eight hundred people.
Eight hundred people per month was nothing to a nation. The snakefolk royal family regularly sent people over each month, and out of respect for the Snake Gods, a beautiful snakefolk princess would lead the procession.
Upon hearing about the Snake Gods, Zhao Fu immediately