In an exquisitely decorated mansion, the nobles were holding a grand banquet.

Delicious food, drinks and delicate pastries are neatly laid out on long tables, and a band on one side of the ballroom is playing a tune that was common at the banquets of the nobles of the Kingdom of Phoenix.

The focus of attention was a beautiful woman with long blond hair, and the young nobles tried their best to show their merits in front of her, looking like a male peacock courting.

The other aristocratic women cast envious and jealous glances from time to time, but after seeing each other's faces, these aristocratic women couldn't help but show a trace of frustration on their faces.

Beautiful, powerful, rich.

With a noble bloodline, a fine background, and an actual fiefdom, this beautiful woman in front of her has automatically become the object of crazy pursuit by the noble children of the Phoenix Kingdom since she became an adult......

Ji Li stared boredly at everything in front of her, and it seemed to her that the show-off of these noble disciples was so ridiculous.

Aside from the gifts left by the ancestors in the family, many of them are unlearned and unskilled guys, especially those who want to show off their martial arts in front of her, she can even easily solve them all with just one hand.

Benefiting from her court education and upbringing in the court, she learned everything an heir to the throne should know, including but not limited to etiquette, conversation, combat, and learning......

Her expression is always graceful and elegant, and with a decent smile on the corner of her mouth, no one can guess what she is thinking.

Occasionally, the gaze falls on a nobleman's son, and they are immediately excited, but they maintain just the right relationship with anyone.

There were many noble children who wanted to win her heart, but no one knew that all this was a joke in her heart.

"My dear cousin. ”

"Your beauty is stunning!"

Rufa Raymond, who was nominally supposed to be her cousin, came over, a young and handsome beautiful man who had inherited the fine bloodlines of his father's generation, but his face was slightly pale and seemed to be a little overdrunk.

Ever since Gilly became an adult, the titular cousin has embarked on a mad quest for her, not only because of her beauty, but also because of the kingdom and incredible wealth she represents.

Leaving no trace, Gilly avoided Rufa reaching over to hold hands, and when the expression on the other party's face was a little surprised, she smiled gracefully and raised her glass slightly towards him.

The young nobles around him cast envious and jealous glances, and Rafis looked surprised and nodded a little proudly.

He suddenly raised his glass and shouted, "Cheers to the beauty of our princess!"

"Cheers to Her Highness the Princess's beauty!"

Hearing Lufa's speech, other noble children also raised their glasses in salute.

Also raising the wine glass in her hand, Ji Li nodded gracefully to the surroundings, but her heart was extremely calm.

Rather than attending such a meaningless banquet, she wanted to meet Count Raymond, the lord of Freiris City, and ask him what had happened to make the commercial trade of Freiris City wither.

Of course, in addition to this, in order to get the most truthful information, she also sent her own guards to investigate.

It's just that Kelly thinks it's also necessary to go to Count Raymond to ask.

After all, he will soon leave the city of Flaires and continue to move forward, and he may not be able to investigate anything in a hurry, and it is obviously quicker to directly ask Count Raymond, who should know the most about the situation.

Thinking so, looking at the banquet scene in front of her again, she inexplicably felt a little irritable......

In a secluded underground space.

There are many strange reliefs carved on the walls, most of which are a full moon with long, thin vertical pupils, and purple gems in the eyes, staring at everyone as if they were living creatures.

Rows of candles were lit in the corners, and bean-sized candles flickered, emitting an inexplicable smell.

In the middle of the underground space, a black altar is quite visible.

And at the top of the underground space, densely packed, needle-eye-sized holes abounded, allowing a trace of moonlight with a slight purple halo to fall down and gather into a purple halo on the altar.

At this time, on the edge of the altar, a circle of people in black robes had already been gathered, kneeling and prostrate, muttering to themselves, or singing quietly, their expressions pious but numb.

In the center of the altar, there were eight stripped of their clothes and panicked looking maiden sacrifices, all of whom were tied to the erected pillars.

Under the moonlight, the various strange patterns and twisted patterns engraved on the altar became more and more enchanting.

Da Da Da –

There was a sound of footsteps.

Suddenly, a dark wind blew, and all the candle flames turned dark green, and the murmur of the yin spirit's resentment was heard, and even white ghosts could be seen wandering among the candles.

A figure in a black robe and a pure black peaked soft hat walked in slowly.

"Lord Black Snake!"

Seeing this figure walk in, the two people in the front of the crowd stood up and said to him respectfully.

Without replying, the Black Serpent just nodded at them, and then walked straight to the altar and climbed into it.

"Praise be to you, Great Black Moon!"

"You are the Lord of our lives and souls, and we are willing to give everything to you......"

"You ......"

“......”

"Walk in the earth as it does in heaven!"

“......”

Under the frightened gaze of the sacrificial girls, the black snake led many believers and began to pray.

The moon gradually climbed higher and rose into the middle of the night sky.

And with the prayers and incantations of the cultists, the altar underwent mysterious changes.

The purple moonlight surged towards the center of the altar, gradually forming the outline of a full moon, and quickly became solidified, and with the input of the halo, black patches quickly appeared in it, turning into a thin and narrow black pupil.

The next moment, the black pupils of the blackened full moon blinked, and they glanced around.

"The Supreme Black Moon has come!"

The black snake looked at this scene, his face was fanatical, and he knelt down with great reverence: "O Supreme Black Moon, please enjoy the sacrifices that your faithful believers have prepared for you!"

"O High Black Moon, please enjoy the sacrifices that your faithful have prepared for you!"

The cultists under the altar all knelt down and shouted reverently.

The blackened full moon glanced left and right, his gaze paused slightly on the figure of the black snake, and then the entire pupil covered with black silk blinked suddenly.

A blurry black mist appeared out of nowhere, enveloping the surrounding area, flooding the entire altar and the surrounding worshippers.

From the black mist, the frightened and pleading cries of the girls suddenly came, as if they were enduring some great pain, while the Black Snake and other cultists were breathing with their eyes closed and their faces full of enjoyment, eager to absorb more.

I don't know how long it took for the black mist to dissipate.

Seven of the eight maiden offerings on the altar had turned into dried corpses, with only a layer of skin and bones tied to the pillar, as if all the flesh and essence had been devoured.

And the last girl with blond hair and fair skin survived strangely.

It's just that her face is lowered, and her body is densely covered with black lines, vaguely forming a tattoo pattern like a thin vertical pupil.

The most terrifying thing is that her belly bulges high, as if she is pregnant in October, and even keeps squirming, as if something is being conceived in it......

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