Shui'er's eyes lit up. "So we can go after your wife and children?"
"Are you a demon?" Nameless looked at Shui'er and could not help ribbing her, though he was smiling.
Tianxing Mingyue said helplessly, "All right, get down to business. I refuse to believe he opened Fragrant Stone Hall just to rake in money. He definitely has some other purpose. If we don't get to the bottom of it, neither he nor his family will have any peace tonight."
They were really only trying to scare Shi Wuchang. Given Nameless's personality, even if Shi Wuchang's crimes were unforgivable, he would never implicate Shi Wuchang's family.
But sometimes, threatening someone by seizing their weakness really was more effective than patiently trying to reason with them.
Some people simply refused a toast only to drink a forfeit.
Nameless looked at Shi Wuchang and asked, "All right, start teaching me. Why does Fragrant Stone Hall need to exist? If your answer is wrong, you should know the consequences."
"That starts with the origin of Fragrant Stone..."
Shi Wuchang hesitated for a moment. Under Nameless's silent intimidation, he finally resigned himself to it.
Most of the materials in the Great Wilderness came from the formation beneath it, and the ones maintaining that formation were numerous Demon Gods led by Daji. They were the Great Wilderness's true guardian gods.
"What Demon Gods? They're clearly just a bunch of prisoners," Tianxing Mingyue could not help muttering.
Shi Wuchang did not argue and continued, "But the formation also needs maintenance, and maintaining it requires Soul Sacrifice Stones."
"What are Soul Sacrifice Stones?" Shui'er asked.
Shi Wuchang answered, "They are special minerals transformed from Fragrant Stone. For Fragrant Stone to transform, people must use it, so Fragrant Stone Hall has to exist. This is a necessary sacrifice