Imperial Treasure
Chapter 126 - 100: Escaping is a Skillful Task

Chapter 126: Chapter 100: Escaping is a Skillful Task

The elder’s laugh, sending out Inner Strength, astonished Sui Yi and another, and after a while, his laughter faded. Stroking his beard and sizing up Sui Yi a few times, he said indifferently, "I see you are quite young, clearly a vulgar person from the outside world, yet you speak so fluently in the ancient language. Could it be that you also wish to deceive me, in order to get me to heal that person?"

After speaking, he laughed, "But I indeed have other intentions."

Hmm?

Sui Yi and Gong Jiu and the others all felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

They had a rather bad premonition.

"Our sacrificial festival is imminent, and you have just come to our doorstep, which perfectly fulfills our sacrificial intent..."

"Er, old man, what do you mean by that!" Gong Jiu spoke up, glaring at him.

"What do I mean... hehe," the elder turned his back.

Leaving behind a phrase, "We’ll use you as a sacrifice to the heavens!"

He then took a wood carving, humming a tune, and walked into his own house...

Gong Jiu and the others: "...."

Sui Yi exhaled a breath, truly unlucky, it seems like danger is everywhere in this place.

But she couldn’t connect all the various clues, which were filled with a mysterious and bizarre feeling.

And that palace, what exactly is it?

Who built it?

And why was it built?

If it is a tomb, then who is buried within!

As death loomed, although these people were afraid, not many showed an unbearable appearance, from this it seemed Gong Jiu and Flower Demon’s eye for people was quite good.

Of course, the Flower Demon at this moment...

Creak, the door of the house to the front left opened, and the young man from before came out.

This person was the Young Clan Chief.

Sui Yi was certain of this, because none of the clan leaders ever dared to look her directly in the eyes.

"Since it’s a sacrificial ceremony, if the offerings to the gods are dead things, I’m afraid it would be disrespectful to the deities," said Sui Yi, causing the young man to turn his face to look at her, his eyes dark and deep, his young face revealing restrained sharpness.

Gazing at Sui Yi for a while, he didn’t say any other nonsense and directly turned back into the house.

Gong Jiu and the others didn’t understand what this person meant, but Sui Yi sighed. This was all she could attempt, and if it was still unsatisfactory, then it would be fate.

After a while, a young girl walked out of the house and called for another majestic young man to take off Flower Demon’s ropes and support her into the inner room.

Shen Di was very worried. Her boss was beautiful, and she wondered if he might take advantage of her...

Gong Jiu consoled her, "Save it. If that man was interested in her, he could clean her up in minutes. It’s clear he dismisses the Flower Fairy..."

Shen Di: "...."

Sui Yi sighed. Is it good to draw hatred while pretending to console?

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After a while, Flower Demon was brought out, her clothes neatly buttoned except for a white linen bandage on her shoulder...

White linen?

Even though isolated from the world, they possess textile technology, this place is simply like a miniature ancient world.

Sui Yi and Gong Jiu were concerned about this matter, and as time passed, this tribe seemed to be really preparing for the sacrifice, later bringing back many men along with women and the elderly, carrying a lot of game and fruits.

The game included Headless Ghosts and some other strange creatures.

A bustling scene of preparing for the sacrifice.

Only when night fell did the commotion subside, and the people of each household, after eating from the communal pot, went back to their own houses.

However, during mealtime, the men under Flower Demon’s command were dying of envy.

That big pot of meat soup smelled more tantalizing than the finest dishes outside... they already had a great expenditure of energy throughout the day, especially after the rapid exhaustion from fleeing for their lives, now they were unbearably hungry...

Clearly, for these captives, the tribe showed not a trace of sympathy.

After nightfall, the moon shone brightly in the sky, none of Sui Yi’s group slept, and Gong Jiu glanced at the four nocturnal youths around the corner.

The other side had wide-open eyes, watching them stringently.

The ropes on their hands were also solid, impossible to break free from.

Even if they did manage to break free, they would instantly wake up everyone in the tribe...

Damn it!

Gong Jiu cursed inwardly, and in the absence of options, she looked towards Sui Yi.

Sui Yi was in an even worse predicament, because one of them was standing directly in front of her.

No more than two meters away.

He could see everything clearly.

Gong Jiu rolled her eyes. Did that youth grow a third eye or something, to detect that Sui Yi was the most troublesome at a glance?

It seems that really, there was no way out.

However, during the Third Watch of the Night, the young man, who was the Young Clan Chief, opened The Gate and came out, carrying a few water jugs. He called the four youths and gave some instructions.