Clark coldly watched the residents of Sorlin Castle, and said chillingly, "Since you dare not speak, let me speak for you."

"Over sixty years ago, a girl became the Holy Daughter of Sorlin Castle. In the last year of her tenure, a disaster struck Sorlin Castle. The Holy Daughter led the people to pray to the gods, hoping for their protection to help Sorlin Castle through the crisis."

Clark recounted the events of over sixty years ago to all the residents. Through his narration, the residents could clearly feel that the hatred in Clark's heart seemed impossible to cleanse, even with the waters of the vast sea.

"The Holy Daughter's prayers did not alleviate the disaster, not even in the slightest. The storm ravaged Sorlin Castle even more, destroying crops, food, houses, and even lives—the very essentials of the residents' survival—were ruined bit by bit by the storm."

"This was the most severe disaster in the history of Sorlin Castle. It lasted so long that the residents became disillusioned, eventually leading to despair."

"People do not offer tribute to the gods without expecting something in return. When they receive nothing, they blame others. The residents began to be disappointed in the Holy Daughter and then scorned her."

"Her status in Sorlin Castle plummeted from a universally respected Holy Daughter to a girl scorned by everyone. Before the disaster, people would nod in greeting when they saw the Holy Daughter, but after that, they would spit at her when they saw her."

"This is how selfish you people of Sorlin Castle are!" Clark shouted excitedly.

Not a single person from Sorlin Castle uttered a word, including the mayor, who had been righteous and stern earlier. From today's perspective, the residents back then were indeed ignorant and selfish, a fact that cannot be avoided.

Just when Lin Tian thought the story from sixty years ago had ended, Clark's eyes shot out an even greater look of hatred. These glances bordered on madness, making every resident he stared at feel a chill down their spine.

Lin Tian and Xiao Manxue exchanged a glance, both thinking the same thing: could the events of sixty years ago have been more serious than they had imagined?

Clark's suppressed voice rang out: "After being scorned, the youth once advised the girl to leave Sorlin Castle, to leave this selfish and self-serving place. But the girl said she wanted to shoulder the responsibilities of the Holy Daughter, praying to the gods every day for the disaster to pass quickly."

"The girl was too kind. Even after being abandoned by all the residents, she still didn't leave and continued praying for Sorlin Castle. The girl's kindness and perseverance did not earn the gods' mercy. The disaster did not pass, nor did it earn the residents'; they treated the girl increasingly harshly."

"At first, people simply spat at her in the streets. Gradually, they began throwing stones at the girl's residence and speaking many harsh, poisonous words outside. Especially the men, their vulgar remarks would make the gods blush. The youth stood up for the girl, but it was of no use; how could he possibly fight against all of Sorlin Castle alone?"

"The youth hated himself, hated his impotence, his lack of strength to protect the girl. Sometimes, he even thought, let the storm rage more fiercely, let Sorlin Castle be submerged in endless floods and bury all the filth!"

"One night..." Clark paused, anger mixed with despair in his eyes, Lin Tian's brows knitted deep as if he had guessed something.

"One night, a man sneaked into the girl's residence. That man actually violated the girl, the one they once revered as a divine Holy Daughter!" Clark was trembling all over, bloodshot eyes seemingly ready to explode at any moment.

With a crack, a heavy, firm corner of the wooden table was forcibly broken off by him.

The result was beyond Lin Tian's imagination. He unconsciously clenched his hands, knuckles cracking, while Miss's eyes widened in rage, her anger and grief burning.

The residents bowed their heads further, not daring to speak, nor having the face to say anything, for their ancestors had done such a beastly deed.

Clark gasped for breath a few times before speaking again: "The next day, when the youth arrived at the girl's residence, he discovered the incident and, in his rage, wanted to kill that man."

"But the residents sided with that man, even breaking the youth's leg in the scuffle. Even more despairing for the youth was that the man's wife and other townswomen believed the girl had seduced that man."

"They thought the Holy Daughter had become impure and would bring greater disaster to Sorlin Castle, so they sentenced the girl to death."

"However, they didn't dare kill the girl because they feared the gods' punishment for killing the Holy Daughter, so they forced her to commit suicide. Unbearable of humiliation and unwilling to implicate the youth further, she chose to end her life with a dagger."

"The residents burned the girl's residence to the ground, along with the girl herself, turning her to ashes. When the youth woke, the girl, along with her residence, had vanished from this world."

The entire wedding scene fell silent, no one had ever imagined such filthy, cruel events had occurred in beautiful Sorlin Castle.

Clark placed his hands on the table and fell silent for a long time before saying in a low voice: "The girl was so kind. Just because of a word from the residents, she agreed to become the Holy Daughter of Sorlin Castle, yet she suffered inhuman treatment."

"To offer tribute for gain, to end in betrayal due to greed and selfishness—they forgot the beauties they were given but only remembered the grievances of loss. This is your so-called beautiful Sorlin Castle!" Clark shouted in anguish.

In the human world, the most terrifying thing is not ghost gods, but the human heart, Lin Tian sighed inwardly.

"After the Holy Daughter's death, what happened to the youth?" Mayor Dude stuttered, shocked by the end of the story, unable to speak coherently.

"That youth? Ha..." Clark chuckled strangely and said, "The youth, with one leg broken, wandered Sorlin Castle like a dog. On a stormy night, he left Sorlin Castle."

"But as he left, he vowed to return for revenge, to acquire supreme power, even if it meant selling his soul to the devil!" Clark's gaze turned eerie and hateful, "That's right, some have already recognized me. I am that youth; I am back for vengeance!"

"Impossible, the youth of sixty years ago was over twenty years old. Sixty years later, he'd be over eighty; how can you be so young?" Mayor Dude trembled as he spoke.

"Is that so? You will soon know why I've remained so young all this time." Clark said expressionlessly.

As the residents were puzzled and confused, Clark let out a low growl, then his face quickly grew pale. The skin around his eyes bulged with black veins, and at the same time, sharp fangs grew from his mouth!

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