The prince disliked her, and the legitimate daughter was reborn and married to the regent

A creaking sound came from above Yun Nian's head. She heard someone silently turning something outside, and the huge cage fell down slowly and heavily as if it was about to fall.

Huo Daiyu's eyes were alert, and his hand was already on the dagger he carried with him.

"You hide behind me."

She said this, and pulled out the knife tip, reflecting her heavy face and Yun Nian's nervous expression.

"It's falling down... wuwu... it's going to eat me."

There were a few girls crying and laughing foolishly, their faces covered with tears.

"Wait, Dai Yu."

Yun Nian gently placed her hand on the other person's hand that was ready to go, and motioned for her to look at the cage that suddenly stopped.

"It doesn't seem to be moving."

Indeed, the cage had stopped for some reason, and was hanging in the air with a huge hemp rope wrapped around the vines.

The twisted monster inside probably realized that it couldn't come down to eat people at this moment, and it roared anxiously, deafeningly.

Heavy and light footsteps sounded at the same time. Yun Nian quickly pulled his friend into the crowd.

She peeked up from the gap, and a tall figure standing against the light stopped in front of her.

"Is this the mythical beast you mentioned? In my opinion, it's more like a monster."

The voice was contemptuous, and the disdain could not be ignored. Shan Miao beside him was silent for a moment, but still insisted,

"This is naturally a divine beast. Its blood can cure all diseases, and its flesh can prolong life. If this isn't a divine beast, then what is it?"

The tall man snorted, but still leaned over to look down, revealing a face with a half-mask.

"Yes……"

Yun Nian covered her mouth with her hands. Others might not recognize her, but she was too familiar with her. Wasn't this Yun Shuo? Why didn't her brother go to find her, but got involved in this human sacrifice?

No, it turns out that he found his sister by accident.

But Yun Nian did not feel happy at all. She looked at the person at the entrance of the cave, who glanced at the group of women with a pair of calm pupils, and then spoke nonchalantly,

"Is this what you call a carefully selected young woman for sacrifice? Humph, if there really is a god, I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to accept it, right?"

Shan Miao said nothing. It was already very difficult to find so many suitable women near Luochuan City. If she continued to catch them, she would definitely be discovered.

"Tsk, these people have become skin and bones, how can they be used to fill the stomach of a strange...divine beast? Don't be afraid of choking, Master Shanmiao."

Yun Shuo seemed to have some implication, and Master Shan Miao hesitated for a moment.

"But the divine beast was stabbed by someone recently and its flesh and blood were consumed. If it doesn't eat soon, I'm worried about it..."

"Then send more food, and feed the people inside to its stomach after they are well. Wouldn't that be better? Otherwise, after all these people are sacrificed, there won't be enough for your divine beast to fill its teeth."

The guy in the cage seemed to understand what the people outside were saying, and he lowered his voice and roared threateningly, but Yun Shuo didn't care at all.

'What on earth is he doing here? How did he get involved with Jingshui Temple? Is he also working with Ning Sinian?'

Yun Nian guessed, but she was unwilling to accept such an idea in her heart. Human sacrifice was an absolutely unscrupulous thing. Even if her brother was tyrannical and tyrannical, she would never believe that he was a person who would take human life lightly.

"However, now that you have seen it, are you satisfied? If so, can you pay off the troops you promised to send to the prince in advance?"

Shan Miao also lowered her voice, not because she was afraid of being overheard, but because the group of women below could not amount to anything. She just did it out of habit.

She looked at Yun Shuo. Although this man was unwilling to show his true face, his identity was unquestionable.

She knew that people who came to Da'an Liehuangcheng from Keluo naturally did not want others to discover their identities, so it was understandable that they disguised themselves. As long as they could do what they promised, it would be fine.

"Don't worry, when I get the flesh and blood, I will naturally have your things. After all, I am a long-term business man, and the nobles of Keluo will inevitably have to go through me."

The deliberately disguised voice was hoarse, with a sinister tone, and a condescending attitude, as if the people below were ants. Yun Nian's heart sank.

"I will come again in person in three days. Don't forget to let me see the beast eating."

"Don't worry, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

The two of them were planning to turn around and leave, but Yun Shuo did not move.

"what happened?"

Shan Miao was a little confused, and then she saw a smile on the thin red lips under the rusty mask.

"Nothing, it just suddenly occurred to me that since I've already reserved the flesh and blood, then the sacrifices must naturally be chosen by me. Here, take good care of those petite ones for a few days, and throw them into the cage when I come."

The woman next to Yun Shuo nodded in the direction of his finger, and the youngest of the three Wang sisters was also included.

"can."

It's just a little troublesome, so let these women live a little longer, since they are all going to be sacrificed anyway.

The two men then went away. The cage shook a few times, then continued to rise and stopped at its original position.

It was completely quiet now. Lan Yu collapsed to the ground as if she had survived a disaster, but Huo Daiyu and Shen Ningsi ignored her and gathered around Yun Nian.

"Sisi, what's wrong with you?"

They just noticed that Yun Nian looked a little strange.

The girl surrounded by them bit her lip and spoke angrily,

"It's my brother. Why are you here?"

"Yun Shuo?"

"Mr. Yun?"

They both spoke at the same time, and then looked at each other.

"Shouldn't Yun Shuo be in the other courtyard? Why did he come here? And he seems to be very familiar with this place."

Yun Nian didn't know. She would rather she had mistaken the person. However, even if the eyes and nose were covered, she could still recognize the lower half of the face even if it turned into ashes.

"Sisi, maybe Master Yun is... investigating secretly?"

Shen Ningsi hesitated for a moment and coughed lightly.

"But...but even if we investigate secretly, you can't say that you want to personally watch the sacrifice, right?"

That cold tone really scared her, as if the person she thought was so bright and handsome was actually so cold-blooded and heartless.

She was about to say something, but there was movement above her head.

"I didn't even know that my sister thought I was a bad person."

Without any warning, a clear voice sounded. Yun Nian turned her head and saw Yun Shuo bending down and looking at her at the bottom of the pit.