Chapter 1830

Alistair stood frozen, his face as dark as the night. As Shannon had stated, the very ground beneath this grand hall was indeed filled with the remains of the sacrificed women. Every decade, the hall would undergo renovations. The women selected for sacrifice were brought here during these periods, and their bodies would rest eternally beneath the temple. But so what? As members of the clan, offering their lives in exchange for the prosperity of the family for generations was their honor. The 19 virtuous women, including Agatha, were no exception. They died in the village, only to experience reincarnation and return to it again. Wasn't this, in its own way, a form of perpetual life? Alistair didn't see the actions of their ancestors as wrong. If it had been him, he would've made the same choice. While he stood firm in his belief, the women standing by the spirit screen, who had been watching quietly, suddenly found themselves moved to tears. Some were horrified by the truth, wh