Quick Travel: Destiny for Thirty Lifetimes

In a small coastal town in Qizhao Country, preparations are being made for the sacrificial ceremony that takes place every ten years. Although Yuelin Town does not have a large population, everyone believes in the sea god. The Luo Yichen family is cursed because their ancestor betrayed the Mermaid King, and generations of them have short lives. A young man must be sacrificed every ten years in exchange for the safety of the family and to ensure that the town has good weather and is not disturbed by disasters.

Although Luo Yichen didn't believe it, the elders in the family were convinced. They firmly believed that they had lived to old age because of the sacrifices of the younger generation. The longer they lived, the more they cared about, and the more they wanted to die. As for the residents of the town, since they didn't have to sacrifice themselves and could live in peace in the town, they certainly wouldn't stop the sacrifice ceremony.

As a rebellious child of the right age in the family, he naturally could not escape the fate of being sacrificed. His parents' cries were completely ignored. They were just an insignificant branch of the family and certainly not as important as those in the main family.

Their family had few children, with Luo Yichen as their only child. They didn't ask too many of him, which led to his outspoken and unrestrained personality. They never expected that he would be chosen for sacrifice because of this.

The couple cried and complained to no avail. The closer the sacrifice day got, the more sleepless they became. They would secretly stand guard at their son's door and cry silently.

Until the night before the sacrificial ceremony, they gave Luo Yichen a pocket watch with the family emblem. Every family with the surname Luo has such a pocket watch. They are the largest family in Yuelin Town, and many things will be much easier with this watch.

"Son, you take this watch with you. Tomorrow...after this is over, your mother and I will move out of town and settle somewhere else. We won't be able to keep this watch anymore, so it's better to leave it here."

This was a great and risky decision. The Luo family members who abandoned the pocket watch would either be expelled from the town by the family or their descendants would be chosen as the next sacrifice. Few families would voluntarily leave the town.

Luo Yichen knew he wouldn't die, but he didn't want his parents to stay in this small town any longer. He took the pocket watch and said with a smile, "I heard there's a small coastal town in the south of our country called Flower Sea Town. Mom and Dad, can you go check it out for me?"

The couple knew that their son was intelligent, loved reading and exploring, so they naturally did not doubt his words. They thought that he was just regretting that he could not go to the place he longed for, so they nodded in agreement with tears in their eyes.

The family of three hugged each other and enjoyed their last time together, and they did not fall asleep for a long time.

The next morning, the sky was gray. Servants of the Luo family came and went in front of the Poseidon Temple, and many townspeople stopped to watch. The ceremony was scheduled for the evening, and the closer it got to the chosen time, the more gloomy the weather grew.

After Luo Yichen was tied to the altar, the roar of the waves became louder, lightning streaked across the night sky, illuminating the curious and frightened faces of every viewer. The air was filled with a strong salty smell, and Luo Yichen frowned uncomfortably.

Tsk, he remembered the person who tied his wrist just now. It was too tight and it hurt so much.

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The Ziwei Twelve Palaces (Dou Shu natal chart) are composed of the Palace of Life, Palace of Brothers, Palace of Husband and Wife, Palace of Children, Palace of Wealth, Palace of Illness, Palace of Migration, Palace of Servants, Palace of Official Position, Palace of Property, Palace of Fortune and Blessings, and Palace of Parents. In addition, there is a Palace of Body. Therefore, different combinations of stars in each palace will show different destinies.