Cui Cui was tied up by them, blood at the corner of her mouth, barely breathing.

The clan leader waved his hand, and Cui Cui was suspended in front of me.

Two burly men from the clan held whips in their hands.

The clan leader pointed at Cui Cui and said:

"Xiu'er, if you don't cry for us today and produce fragrance, I'll kill this little slut!"

The wet whip struck Cui Cui's body, causing her to scream in pain:

"It hurts so much, it hurts!"

It felt like my throat was being choked as I glared at them with bloodshot eyes.

But I still couldn't cry; the scent emanating from my body was all bitter.

The clan leader became ruthless and had someone bring out a venomous snake to bite Cui Cui.

Cui Cui cried and begged the clan leader to let her down.

She crawled on the ground and took out a piece of vegetable cake from her tattered clothes:

"Xiu'er is human, she can't starve! If she starves... she'll die!"

After saying this, Cui Cui lay motionless on the ground.

Cui Cui is the only person in the village who treats me well, we grew up together.

I can't let anything happen to her.

I let out a low growl, and the ancestral hall was filled with the fragrance of incense, mingled with my tears in the cauldron.

"Hahaha, the old immortal was right! We've really forced tears out of her! From now on, she can make fragrance even without eating!"

The clan leader was delighted and lit three incense sticks, praying to the ancestral tablet:

"Ancestors, bless me with mountains of gold and silver!"

Others went crazy as well, making my incense paste and burning incense while kowtowing.

Meanwhile, I could only look at Cui Cui.

I was afraid that Cui Cui would die.

But Cui Cui didn't die; she shakily got up.

Then she found the clan leader, wiped her nose, and reached out for the soup:

"I helped you force out tears, so you promise me three incense sticks. Breaking your promise wouldn't be right, would it?"