There was a small window in the secret room, which was originally closed, but after the villagers left, a flock of black crow-like birds were let in from there.

This flock of birds seemed to be very hungry. Once they were put in, they stared at Yu Jin, circled twice, swooped down to where he was, and stood on the tree trunk behind him, trying to bite his body.

Flames ignited on Yu Jin's body, scorching the tree trunk and even the birds.

The flock of birds was frightened and flew up screaming, but because the small window was closed, they could only helplessly hit the windowpane.

Yu Jin's hands and feet were tied to the tree with ordinary hemp ropes. Before the tree was completely burned, the ropes on his wrists and ankles were burned first, and his body slid down involuntarily.

He quickly grabbed the branch behind him to prevent the sudden landing from causing too much impact on his body.

But the burning branch could not easily bear the weight of a grown man, and soon the branch made a cracking sound, and he could only jump down by stepping on the trunk.

A gust of wind gently supported his body, wrapped him up and landed smoothly.

Yu Jin lowered his eyes.The doors and windows of the secret room were tightly closed, and there was no reason for such a sudden gust of wind.

Except for the tree, there was nothing else to burn in the secret room, and when the tree was burned to ashes, the fire was also extinguished.

The smoke in the chamber is more unbearable than the flames.The bird, which was still alive and kicking, hit the glass to no avail, and finally fell powerlessly to the ground.

The ground around Yu Jin was covered with black bird corpses.

This is the ritual of the first day, offering sacrifices to the sky, and the sacrifices will be tied to trees and eaten alive by hungry flocks of birds.In terms of form, it is somewhat like a special funeral ceremony in some areas.

Yu Jin finally understood why Yu Cheng said that most of the previous sacrifices would not survive the last day. Ordinary people, not to mention encountering birds, were basically half-dead after being tied to a tree overnight.

But for him these are still bearable.It's just that he hasn't eaten for almost a day now, and he is exhausted, yet he has to stay in the same place all night.

Only these birds can barely be regarded as ingredients in the secret room.He picked up a bird, looked at the feathers all over its body, and felt that he couldn't do anything, so he had to put it back.

He went to the door and started trying to break it down to get out.It's just that this door, like the wall of the secret room, is made of stone, and several locks have been sealed on the outside. When he destroys the door so that he can barely pass through, it may not be until the next morning.

The small window could be easily broken, but it was too high and the window was too small for him to climb out.

The ceiling of the secret room was too high for him to reach, and the walls were all solid stone, so there were no secret doors or traps.

He might actually be here all night.

There was a sudden sound from the small window above his head, and he saw that the window opened by itself as if it couldn't withstand the night wind.

No one was seen at the window, but an apple fell and landed lightly in his hand.

Afterwards, another orange fell down in the same way. The speed of the fall was very fast at first, but when it fell into his hand, it seemed to pause on purpose, and it was gently placed on his palm by the other hand.

After a while, a handful of candies fell out of the window and fell into his arms, none of them fell out.

The window was closed.Yu Jin hugged candy and fruit, and sat down in the corner of the secret room.

The surface of the apple is wrinkled, and it looks like it has been sitting for a while.Yu Jin looked at his ashes-stained hands, but silently put down the apples and peeled the oranges to satisfy his hunger.

The oranges were also overripe, shriveled, but sweet.After eating the oranges, he barely regained some strength, sat against the wall, and stared at the small distant window in a trance.

After throwing in these foods, the small window became silent again.

But he was always looking forward to what would appear from the small window.

After sitting like this for a while with nothing to do, eating two toffees, the tiredness gradually hit him, and he curled up in the corner of the wall and fell asleep.

Half asleep, half awake, he felt that someone was watching him.

The focused gaze made him wake up suddenly, but he saw Ding He's smiling face.

"Are you awake?"

He touched Yu Jin's hair gently, put his right hand on his shoulder, held his face with his left hand, stroked his cheek lightly with his fingertips, as if he was looking at his condition: "Are you losing weight?"

Yu Jin blinked tiredly and slowly, crawled into his arms, found a comfortable place to rub against him: "I haven't eaten much."

Ding He hugged him to his lap, and squeezed his shoulder with some distress: "I can feel the bones. Isn't the food delicious?"

"I don't have much appetite." Yu Jin closed his eyes, smelling the smell of spices on his body, "It doesn't matter, it's not like I can't live."

Ding He picked up the toffee he threw on the ground: "Candy?"

Yu Jin opened his eyes in confusion, nodded, Ding He smiled, took off the wrapping paper of the toffee, and stuffed it into his mouth.

The rich milk scent quickly melted on the tip of the tongue, Yu Jin sipped the sugar slowly, Ding He raised his face and asked: "Is it sweet?"

He couldn't speak properly with the sugar in his mouth, he could only utter one word vaguely: "Sweet."

As soon as he finished answering, Ding He took advantage of the time when he opened his mouth to speak, poked the tip of his tongue in, found the toffee that he pushed to the root of his teeth, and entangled it in his mouth.

The sweetness that suddenly faded made Yu Jin startled, and reflexively wanted to take the sugar back.

Ding He accepted his initiative to explore with peace of mind, and when he found nothing and wanted to leave, he curled his tongue, and a smile melted between his lips and teeth: "I'm done eating."

Yu Jin said weakly: "You said give me something to eat."

I don't know if it's because of hunger or the fragrance of Ding He's body. He feels weak all over and can hardly open his eyes, so he can only let him manipulate him.

Ding He wiped off the grease on his lips, and frowned: "What is this?"

"It's just for you." Yu Jin half-closed his eyes, half-smiling, his eyes seemed to have watery eyes, "If you don't like it, tell them not to do it again."

Ding He reached out to wipe off the remaining smear on his lips: "I never said such a thing."

His hand was always rubbing on Yu Jin's lips, making that piece of skin extremely sensitive, Yu Jin opened his mouth slightly, and bit his finger: "It's ok, I'll put it on tomorrow."

He bit very lightly, just wanting to interrupt the other party's behavior, and quickly let go, sending his fingers back.

Ding He stared at his wet fingers, opened another candy, and coaxed Yu Jin: "Then eat the candy."

Yu Jin bit down on his hand, and licked his fingertips with the tip of her tongue, licking away the slightly melted sugar water.

Ding He's breath was stagnant, and he wanted to put his finger into his mouth again, but he saw that he licked the candy without hesitation and left.

Ding He's movements paused for a second. Seeing that he was still confused and troubled, he thought about it and withdrew his hand.

But Yu Jin grabbed his shoulder, bit the candy and took the initiative to bring the candy over: "Let's share half with you."

The toffee quickly turned into a puddle of sugar water in the warm mouth, and Ding He licked his lips eagerly: "You seem to have eaten too much candy, and your body smells like milk."

Yu Jin smiled: "You can eat as long as you like."

"I don't like sweets." Seeing Yu Jin suddenly opened his eyes, he suddenly changed his words, "But I like to eat you."

"It doesn't matter if you like it or not, I will still like it." Yu Jin changed his posture lazily, curled up in his arms, "If you don't like it, just find something else."

Ding He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hugged him tighter: "No, I can't eat anything else."

He reached into Yu Jin's clothes and touched his back: "You really lost weight, eat well."

Yu Jin responded lazily, not knowing if he took it to heart.

When he leaned against Ding He's arms, his expression finally became calmer, and he was not awakened by the slightest disturbance as usual.

Early the next morning, some villagers came to open the door.The sudden noise woke Yu Jin up from his dream, he looked around reflexively, but he didn't see Ding He's figure.

Seeing that he was still alive, the villagers said something in surprise, and the sorceress walked out from the crowd and proudly declared: "This is a miracle."

Yu Jin looked around, the fruits and candies were gone, only a crumpled candy wrapper in the corner.

He quietly picked up the candy wrapper and walked out of the secret room surrounded by villagers.

Yu Cheng walked around the outermost circle restlessly, and was relieved when he saw him safely appearing: "Are you okay?"

Yu Jin had a good night's sleep, her eyes were brighter than usual, like the rising sun in the east, Yu Cheng looked at it in a daze.

Yu Jin glanced at him: "I'm fine. I said you don't have to worry about me."

Yu Cheng withdrew his gaze embarrassingly: "What did you encounter here last night? You must have not slept well, go home and have a rest, there is a new ceremony tonight."

There are different rituals every day, but the process is simpler than the first day.

Yu Cheng babbled at the side: "Don't tell me, something strange happened in the village early this morning."

Yu Jin casually asked, "What's the matter?"

"I heard that their usual sacrifices to the gods have been reduced by half, and they are looking for thieves in the village."

"What is the sacrifice?" Yu Jin became a little interested.

"It's just some fruits, dry food and so on. But who would want to steal these things, especially when you are so nervous."

Yu Jin said casually, "Perhaps God himself ate it."

Yu Cheng's eyes widened: "You really believe there is."

"I said it casually."

Yu Cheng muttered again in a low voice: "But gods really eat these things? Shouldn't gods live a good life and eat whatever they want?"

"You don't believe in the existence of gods, do you care what they are?"

Yu Cheng scratched his head and said with a smile, "That's right. Let's go home and have something to eat first."

But when they got home, they were told that Yu Jin could only drink water and not eat other food.

Because if he eats at this time, his body will not be "pure" enough.

Yu Cheng was indignant, but Yu Jin stopped him with a calm expression, and really only drank some water.

Next is the process of bathing, changing clothes and makeup, but the spices and clothes are different the next day.

On the second day, however, he was taken to a relatively flat land, tied hands and feet, blindfolded, and thrown into a coffin.

The coffin was originally placed in an earth pit. After the coffin lid was closed, he heard the sound of someone shoveling soil onto the coffin.

The coffin lid was gradually buried under the ground, and Yu Jin began to feel difficult to breathe.

The ceremony on the second day worshiped the land.

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