"But why are there so many ghosts here? What happened?" Wei Yu glanced around, sensed the surrounding ghosts, and asked in surprise.
"This village discriminates against girls. If a girl is born, she's either strangled at birth or raised like livestock to help with work, only to be eventually abused to death. Later, a fierce ghost pretended to be a god, demanding live baby girls as offerings. The girls had to be born at specific times; he seemed to be crafting something evil. The reward was supposed to be a miraculous potion purported to ensure the birth of boys. In reality, it had no effect. If no boy was born, they claimed the villagers' hearts weren't sincere enough, urging more sacrifices. When there were no baby girls, he would devour adults to strengthen his power. These foolish and malevolent villagers believed it all, causing many deaths," Cui Wenyan explained to Wei Yu.
