章 456: Betrayal

I nodded in agreement. If a person started to worry that the other party would betray them and was plotting revenge when that hadn't even happened, the ending was fated.

"I heard that the export of forget-me-not and free-spirited grass to the outer world was related to my uncle?"

Grandma sighed again. "This is all a sad fate. When Tong Hui was injured, he was saved by a tribe's priestess. In primitive tribes, the priests and priestesses are the most honorable. The holy priestess of this tribe was even called an Angel of God. She would remain a virgin for all her life, but in return, she would get everyone's respect.

"Every time a girl was born in the tribe, she would be carried to the priest for divination. If she were deemed a holy priestess, she would be adopted by the chief's family. The whole tribe would serve her, offering her clothes, food, and everything. However, her tongue would be severed, and she would turn mute."