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Chapter 106 The Living Sacrifice of Qingqiu Kingdom (35)

"The fox then attempted to hold an illegal human sacrifice in the Kingdom of Qingqiu..."

Qingqiu Kingdom was a peripheral state belonging to the Great Xia system, a small country in the south.

However, because its founding emperor married a nine-tailed fox.

Therefore, this country generally worships fox-like spirits and deities.

Especially the multi-tailed fox, a special category, was placed on the same level as the ancestral gods.

In this situation, when a fox spirit with eight tails holds a ritual in an attempt to advance its rank, it naturally won't cause much of a disturbance.

When Xiao Yue arrived at this location, he suddenly discovered that the number of babies in Qingqiu was significantly less than in other states.

Moreover, this is not an isolated case in a village or region, but rather the entire country's number of newborns is below average.

It is no exaggeration to say that if this situation continues for another ten years or so, this small country called "Qingqiu" may simply disappear.

"Illegal human sacrifice, primarily of infants?"

Hearing this, even Xi Luo couldn't help but frown.

"Don't the gods of Qingqiu Kingdom care?"

"Has this already threatened their very foundation?"

All the gods who have reached the point of establishing a nation, regardless of their initial intentions, are in some sense bound together with the nation they have created.

Even the Ghost Kingdom, which is proficient in the art of refining ghosts, would never be so crazy as to sacrifice their own newborn child.

"That's why it was called an illegal human sacrifice..."

Faced with Xi Luo's question, Xiao Yue sighed in a tone of deep regret.

"At the time, I had no idea that the human sacrifice was actually tacitly approved by the King of Qingqiu."

"Qingqiu Kingdom is weak and far from Daxia, and often faces threats and plunder from the gods of the mountains and fields..."

“I even suspect that their ancestral gods may have died long ago, otherwise a wild fox wouldn’t have been able to get to this point…”

Li Boyang instantly understood the implied meaning behind the other person's words, as he could discern the subtle meaning in the music.

"You mean, that fox wasn't a native of Qingqiu Kingdom at all?"

Seemingly sensing Li Boyang's doubts, Xiao Yue explained with a slightly melancholy expression.

"This is the only thing I can be 100% sure of."

"Because I followed the clues from that time and basically determined that the fox came from further south..."

"After all, if she were a native of Qingqiu, she would not be unaware of the likes and dislikes of the Great Xia ruler, much less risk the world's condemnation to perform such a sacrifice."

After a slight pause, Xiao Yue continued to add.

"The reason I believe that this human sacrifice was tacitly approved by the King of Qingqiu is also because of this consideration."

"Qingqiu is a vassal state of Great Xia. As long as they are willing to ask Great Xia for help, the sovereign will absolutely not sit idly by."

"The only thing I don't know right now is how many people in Qingqiu Kingdom know about this, and whether they are truly doing it voluntarily..."

Seeing Xi Luo's slightly bewildered expression, Xiao Yue seemed to realize something and added one last sentence.

"In our Central Plains mythology, foxes have always been adept at bewitching people's hearts."

"That fox happens to possess similar abilities, making it hard not to suspect that he has controlled the ruler of Qingqiu Kingdom."

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Half an hour later, in the main hall of the mountain god temple.

"You really believed his story?"

Lying quietly on her clay sculpture, Xi Luo wagged her tail and curiously observed Li Boyang, who was still throwing the Fate Bone Armor for divination.

"Do not believe."

Li Boyang calmly raised his head and said in a composed tone.

"That guy was hiding too much, and he mixed up the truth with the lies, making it impossible for anyone to tell the difference."

Immediately intrigued by Li Boyang's words, Xi Luo blinked and pressed for details. "Don't keep me in suspense, be more specific!"

Curiosity is in the nature of living beings, and as a cat, Xiluo is even more unable to suppress her curiosity.

"For example, he only said that he came here to chase that fox..."

"But it never mentions how he disrupted the ritual."

"A human sacrifice that is tacitly approved and even participated in by the entire country should not be stopped by one person."

After a brief pause, Li Boyang added.

"Well, what I mean is, his strength is clearly not at my level..."

"It sounds incredible that we can stop a priest of this level."

Three years ago, Li Boyang stopped the Ghost Fang Kingdom's human sacrifice and forced them to turn the Hundred Mountains into a forbidden zone.

But that was a privilege he obtained after defeating the five gods.

No matter how you look at it, Xiao Yue is not qualified to be compared with Li Boyang three years ago.

"anything else?"

Continuing to press for answers, Xi Luo could tell from Li Boyang's expression that he must have made some even more important discovery.

"When I was chatting with him just now, I carefully observed his facial features and destiny."

After a slight hesitation, Li Boyang seemed unsure of his own observation.

"He is a dead man, or rather, a living man who shouldn't exist..."

In the "Nine Chapters of Divination Secrets" left by the Huaijiang witches.

There are two chapters specifically designed to teach one's successors to discern human nature and the human heart.

Li Boyang felt that this might be due to certain experiences of the Huaijiang witch in her lifetime, which caused her to have some stress regarding her understanding of human nature and human emotions.

Undoubtedly, "Fate Analysis" and "Face Reading" have indeed made up for Li Boyang's lack of understanding of human nature to a great extent.

This can be seen from the current positive, enterprising, and prosperous Lijia Village.

However, the "Nine Chapters of Divination Secrets," which had always been invincible, seemed to have no effect on Xiao Yue.

All his facial features and astrological charts indicate that he is a person who should not exist.

"So you still decided to save him?"

She suddenly bent over and stood up, her voice sounding unusually sharp at that moment.

"You're playing with fire and getting burned. I'll go and take care of him right now!"

Now it was Li Boyang's turn to blink in confusion, and then he quickly reached out to stop Xi Luo.

"No, he's just a bit unusual in his fate, he's not really dead!"

"Besides, he destroyed the blue brick road that our village worked so hard to build. Letting him off so easily would be too lenient on him."

After a slight pause, Li Boyang continued with a smile.

"Our most pressing task right now is to figure out why he dared to chase that fox alone?"

"And what exactly is the fox's purpose in coming here!"

"The divination results from the Destiny Bone Armor tell me that the fox's arrival here is no coincidence!"

Upon hearing this, Xi Luo stopped what she was doing, but still glanced at Li Boyang with an unusually gloomy look.

“Child, although I gave you the ‘Nine Chapters of Divination’ and the Heavenly Fate Bone Armor, I still have to give you a piece of advice…”

"Don't be too superstitious about those things, and don't repeat my sister's mistakes."

"Human hearts are fickle and human nature is unpredictable. Even a prophet who truly understands destiny would find it difficult to see through the heart of an ordinary person."

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