Empress of Fortune: A Farm Girl’s Rise

Chapter 214 - 214 214 Interrogation

?Chapter 214: Chapter 214 Interrogation Chapter 214: Chapter 214 Interrogation But within those deeply sunken eye sockets, a pair of eyes were still shining with a fierce light.

The moment the cloth that gagged his mouth was removed, Qi He began to curse, “Incompetent officer! You have no regard for human life, treating the lives of the common people like grass underfoot. Such indifference to people’s lives and deaths makes you unworthy of your position!”

“If we do not offer a bride to the Water Ghost tonight, the entire village could face calamity!”

Calamity?

Those who were already terrified went pale, trembling, unable to stay on their feet.

“My lord…”
Someone started to weep, ready to plead with Ding Gaochang.

Seeing this, Qi He had a mocking smile on his face.

No matter if you are a county official or view him as an ant, when an ant bites, it hurts just as much.

Ding Gaochang didn’t pay attention to the sobbing and pleading. Instead, he turned to Qi He, “Are you saying the only way to stop the Water Ghost from harming humans is to marry a bride to it?”

“Of course.” Qi He raised his chin, “And it’s not just about marrying once. We need to marry a bride to the Water Ghost every three years, so as to dissipate its resentments, ensuring peace from then on.”

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