Confiscated my property and exiled me, I emptied the emperor's old nest to escape famine

"Fei'er, do we still need to stay in Yuecheng?"

"Moon City doesn't look peaceful either."

"Next, there will definitely be more disturbances in Yuecheng."

"We have almost rested in Yuecheng. Should we take this opportunity to leave early?"

There was a hint of worry in Ye Qingyun's tone.

Because he didn't know that Ye Fei was responsible for the disappearance of the City Lord's Mansion, the disappearance of the City Lord's Mansion seemed too strange and terrifying to him.

As for the subsequent sacrifice, Ye Qingyun didn't want to watch it even more.

He didn't want to stay in Yuecheng any longer.

"Okay then, let's pack up and leave."

Ye Fei agreed readily.

Yuecheng is not her ideal place to stay, and she won't be reluctant to leave.

As for this kind of ancient sacrificial ritual, Ye Fei was even less interested in it.

"Okay, it's all up to you."

"I'll go pack up and buy some things for the journey."

"We will leave Moon City tomorrow."

Lin Xue'e went to take care of it with a smile on her face.

Although they said they were packing, Ye Fei and his family didn't actually have much stuff.

Even the pots, pans, and other items that Ye Fei's family had left behind in the previous inn after being reported by the innkeeper were taken back by Ye Qingyun and prepared to continue using.

However, in addition to buying some things and putting them in the space, Ye Fei also prepared some and placed them outside to hide from others.

Even so, everything was handled very well.

They don't need to spend much time sorting it out.

Therefore, Lin Xue'e quickly took Ye Fei, Ye Qingyun and Ye Ling to go shopping on the street to say their final goodbyes.

Fortunately, in addition to the silver bills that Ye Qingyun had previously hidden, Ye Fei also took this opportunity to sell the animal skins he had stripped off from the Beast Mountain for a good price.

In this way, they have money in the open.

It will be easier for Ye Fei to cheat in the future.

Suddenly, there was a bustle ahead.

Ye Fei couldn't help but frown.

According to her intuition, this kind of bustle on the street is usually not a good thing.

Sure enough, a man's cursing voice soon rang out from the crowd: "You stinky bitch, do you want to die?"

"It is a great fortune for this money-loser to be chosen by the City Lord's Mansion."

"Besides, we still have money to take. Why are you reluctant to give it up?"

"At worst, we can just have another child."

"But if we don't hand her over, not only our family, but the people of Yuecheng will not be able to live in peace."

"Do you want to kill all of us because of her?"

Along with the man's angry curses, Ye Fei also heard the woman's pleading and the child's ignorant crying.

The first thing she thought of was the upcoming sacrifice in Yuecheng.

Sure enough, those who were watching the excitement also began to persuade them:

"You're right, you can't be so selfish."

"Sacrifice is a good thing for all of us in Yuecheng. You can't harm everyone because of your own selfishness."

"Do you want to experience another catastrophe like the one that happened not long ago and live in darkness for the rest of your life?"

"It's possible that the disappearance of the City Lord's Mansion was a punishment from the heavens because we delayed holding a sacrifice."

"It's your girl's fate to be chosen."

"Besides, your daughter is not the only one chosen in Yuecheng."

"Children of other families were also selected and sent to the City Lord's Mansion as boys and girls for sacrifice."

"This is a matter of honor for our family."

"If this sacrifice can protect our Moon City, your family will be great contributors to Moon City."

"You can't ruin this sacrifice."

When Ye Fei heard this, he understood what was going on.

Things turned out just as she had guessed.

But she still wanted to confirm: "Dad, do the boys and girls used as sacrifices have to be sacrificed alive?"

Otherwise, the little girl's mother wouldn't have reacted so strongly.

Ye Qingyun nodded: "Yes."

"The boys and girls in this kind of sacrifice are to be sacrificed alive."

"Because it is too cruel, this kind of sacrifice is rarely used by the court or the people."

"I'm afraid it was activated this time because of the sudden long night and the severe drought and flood."

"Such a disaster is unprecedented."

"If my guess is correct, this kind of sacrifice may not only happen in Yuecheng."

"Other places in Da Qi will also be activated."

When Ye Qingyun said this, his tone changed.

He had indeed not thought that Wang Zhi and others would adopt this kind of sacrificial method.

"How many boys and girls are needed?"

"is it a lot?"

Listening to Ye Qingyun's tone, Ye Fei felt that the seriousness of the matter had reached a new level.

If there were only one or two people, Ye Qingyun's brows would not be frowned like this.

Ye Qingyun looked at Ye Fei and sighed: "You are right, it takes a lot."

"One such sacrifice requires 99 pairs of boys and girls."

"what?"

"99 correct!"

"so much?"

Ye Fei was really shocked by this number.

No wonder Ye Qingyun's tone was so heavy.

Ye Fei immediately looked at the family who were still pulling each other and crying with a bad expression.

Although people were treated like grass in feudal society, this is really too cruel.

"Do they...only capture children from poor families for sacrifice?"

Ye Fei couldn't help but ask the question she had already prepared in her mind.

Unexpectedly, Ye Qingyun shook his head: "No."

"The government has special people to select them. They choose according to the date of birth."

“So the ones who are chosen could be children from poor families or children from rich families.”

"But if children from wealthy families are chosen, they will naturally have more ways to deal with it."

"The easiest way is to spend money to replace people."

"There must be many people whose birth dates match the requirements. Rich families can afford to spend a lot of money to get poor people who also meet the requirements to voluntarily send their children to be virgins."

"If there are enough people who meet the requirements, the government won't send anyone to arrest people."

"In this way, the children of wealthy families will be safe."

Ye Fei was also surprised about this.

She had thought that this cruel sacrifice would specifically target the poor, but she had not expected that the procedure appeared fair on the surface.

She looked forward again.

Therefore, it is obvious that the male owner of this family is sending his children to be virgins in exchange for money.

Just as Ye Fei was thinking, the woman's scream rang out again: "We don't want this money."

"Why should we send our daughter there?"

"There are many people in Yuecheng who meet the requirements. Who said that our daughter must go?"

"I don't agree, I won't agree even if I die."

"Go away, all of you."

"If anyone dares to force my daughter to become a virgin, I will fight him to the death."

The woman screamed wildly and pulled her daughter out of the crowd.

If the situation really came to a head, there was no way this woman could escape from her husband and the crowd of onlookers.

However, Ye Fei felt that the woman's intense reaction was also one of the reasons why she succeeded.