Volume 5 Chapter 67
by Need_More_SleepVolume 5 + Chapter 67: Living Sacrifice
“Bliss… I am so blissfully happy…”
The female follower of the White Night Cult lay sprawled upon the ground, licking up the sacred water.
“To kill your own lover with your own hands, and yet feel not the slightest trace of remorse, how hideous, how laughable!”
The lofty Bai Lian looked down from above, letting out peals of mocking laughter.
“Mm, mm…!”
Suddenly, Bai Lian heard a sound.
She turned around and saw a young girl of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan. Her entire body was bound tightly in chains, leaving her unable to move. A strip of cloth had been stuffed into her mouth so that she could not even speak, only producing muffled, indistinct noises.
This girl was none other than Yue Liu, the daughter of the Nine-Tailed Fox Emperor.
“Oh? How could I have forgotten about you?”
Bai Lian walked over to Yue Liu, her expression full of teasing amusement.
“My apologies. I was having a little too much fun just now, I didn’t even notice you were standing beside us.”
“Mmph! Mmph!”
Yue Liu suddenly grew furious, struggling desperately against the restraints.
Bai Lian grew curious about what Yue Liu wished to say, so she pulled the cloth out of Yue Liu’s mouth.
“Stop it! Don’t drink it!!” Yue Liu shouted toward the female follower. “That so-called sacred water will destroy your mind!!”
“Ah… ah… this feels wonderful… Is this the paradise of bliss…?”
The female cultist lay on the ground, her face filled with rapture, completely intoxicated by the beautiful illusion granted to her by the sacred water.
“Wake up! Just now you caused the death of your own lover!!” Yue Liu tried desperately to rouse her.
But it had no effect whatsoever.
“It’s useless. She knows exactly what she’s doing right now,” Bai Lian said cheerfully. “These inferior foxfolk simply cannot resist the temptation of the sacred water. For the sake of happiness, they don’t even care if they must abandon their humanity.”
“You’ve gone too far!” Yue Liu glared at Bai Lian. “Why use something like that to harm ordinary members of the fox clan?!”
“Harm them? No, you’re mistaken. This was their own choice. You saw it yourself just now, didn’t you? I clearly said that one bottle of sacred water had been contaminated, it was poisonous. Those two people could have chosen to give up the sacred water. I never forced either of them to make a decision. They acted of their own accord. I merely watched from the side.”
Bai Lian spoke calmly, recounting the facts in an even tone.
“Doing something like this… does it really make you happy?!” Yue Liu demanded. “Don’t you feel even a shred of guilt?”
“Guilt? How could I possibly feel guilty? These believers have always begged me to grant their wishes, and I have always fulfilled them.” Bai Lian’s smile became chillingly cruel. “So when they repay me with their lives, isn’t that only natural?”
“You’re nothing but human trash!!”
“Ah, this is the difference between us. No wonder you can only remain the shrine maiden of a false god. You’re terribly immature.”
“Don’t you dare put me in the same category as someone like you!”
“Indeed, we are not the same. I am still the shrine maiden of the Fox God. But you, you’ve already lost everything. Even the Nine-Tailed Fox Emperor has abandoned you and joined the White Night Cult, leaving your fate to the winds.”
Bai Lian produced a talisman and pressed it onto Yue Liu’s forehead.
A foreboding premonition rose in Yue Liu’s heart. She summoned the last remnants of strength within her body, attempting one final resistance.
“Fox God’s Eye!”
One of Yue Liu’s eyes transformed, a sakura blossom pattern appearing within it as she launched an illusion technique at Bai Lian.
“Fox God’s Eye.”
Bai Lian’s two pupils also transformed, taking on the shape of peach blossoms. Not only did she resist Yue Liu’s illusion, she immediately countered it.
“So this is the shrine maiden of a false god? How ridiculous.”
Bai Lian activated the incantation on the talisman, unleashing its spell.
“Your Fox God’s Eye hasn’t even fully awakened. What right do you have to shout in front of me?”
“…!”
Yue Liu’s expression froze. A violent mental shock struck her, like countless chains sealing her existence. Her human form collapsed and transformed into a small pink fox that fell onto the ground.
The tiny pink nine-tailed fox trembled uncontrollably, as though she had fallen into an icy abyss.
“Heh heh heh…”
Bai Lian lifted her foot and cruelly stepped on the little fox.
“W-whimper…!”
The little fox let out a cry of agony, blood spilling from her mouth as her consciousness gradually faded.
“Prepare yourself for the journey.”
Bai Lian stepped on the fox, her mood extraordinarily delighted.
“Soon, you will become the living sacrifice offered to Lord Azure Fox God… and vanish from this world forever.”
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Xia Yi searched every place within Peach Blossom Utopia where she could possibly move about, but for the moment she was unable to find Yue Liu.
She decided to find a place to rest and wait for the next move from the White Night Cult.
After all, the higher-ups of the cult had already captured Yue Liu. They would certainly announce the matter sooner or later.
Since searching had yielded nothing, it was better to wait for the right opportunity.
Thus, under the guidance of Ye Shan, Xia Yi and Ai Li arrived at an inn within Peach Blossom Utopia that provided food and lodging.
“It’s about to begin. After we finish eating, let’s go!”
“What’s going on?”
“The shrine maiden of the false god, the sacrifice, is being escorted out of the palace. She’ll soon be taken to the central square!”
Many White Night Cult followers were inside the establishment. Xia Yi had just sat down when she overheard their conversation.
The “false god’s shrine maiden” they mentioned referred to Yue Liu. It seemed the White Night Cult had already decided how to deal with the little fox.
A subtle change appeared in the little princess’s eyes.
“Elder Ye Shan, long time no see!” The shopkeeper, himself a White Night Cult believer, greeted Ye Shan. “You still remember me, right?”
“Boss, I didn’t expect this place to still be open,” Ye Shan replied. “I used to come here quite often. These two are subordinates I brought with me, first time in Peach Blossom Utopia.”
“Then let me treat you properly… Oh, right! Have you heard the news?” The boss suddenly changed the topic. “Mr. Wu Tong has gone to attack the Dragon Clan’s delegation. He’s preparing to chop that bastard, the Silver Dragon Princess, to pieces. Everyone’s really looking forward to it!”
“……”
Ye Shan suddenly fell silent.
After all, the person in question was sitting right beside him.
“A bastard?”
Xia Yi looked toward the shopkeeper and asked with mild amusement:
“What did the Silver Dragon Princess do?”
“The Dragon Clan actually dared to try cooperating with the Fox Clan’s royal family, attempting to lay their hands on our sacred land! Filthy outsiders, do they deserve it? All of Fox Hill belongs to our Lord Azure Fox God! Tell me, shouldn’t such beasts die?”
The shopkeeper glared at Xia Yi, who was wearing a fox mask, and vented his fury.
“Scum among scum like that, once they die, they should fall straight into hell and never be reborn!”
“Heh heh heh.” Xia Yi laughed softly.
“Stop talking!”
Ye Shan was already sweating nervously.
“Ah! I’ll go make you a bowl of noodles, Iron Fox Beef Noodles!” the shopkeeper proposed enthusiastically. “It’s our specialty! You two haven’t tried it before, right? Let me treat you!”
“Sure. Don’t add scallions,” Xia Yi said casually.
The shopkeeper happily went to prepare the beef noodles.
Ye Shan hardly dared breathe. In a trembling voice he said, “D-don’t take his words to heart… There’s no need to argue with people like that!”
“How about we play a little game?”
Xia Yi watched the shopkeeper’s back with a playful tone.
“If you win, I’ll leave immediately. If you lose… heh.”
“Let’s bet on whether the noodles the boss makes… will contain scallions.”
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