I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night

But unexpectedly, the issues within Mountain King Manor have already persisted for so long.

The position of the Manor Master in Mountain King Manor is held for a term of ten years.

The Demon Suppression Department’s Colonel, however, serves for three years per term.

This means that two generations of manor masters and at least six generations of Demon Suppression Department colonels have passed.

To be precise, it should be seven generations.

The current Colonel Lu’s term has not yet reached three years.

Calculating carefully, the Demon Suppression Department Colonel from eighteen years ago would have been nearing the end of their term.

"The matter of live sacrifices, I’ve heard, was not initially demanded by the Mountain Lord."

The elder Manor Master abandoned his blade, his right hand brushing over his severed left shoulder to stop the bleeding, and continued speaking: "Eighteen years ago, there was a woman in the manor who had an affair. Amidst the rumors and gossip, her husband hacked the adulterer to death with a hatchet. At the time, the Demon Suppression Department Colonel sentenced him to death."

"According to usual practice, the offender’s head should be severed, and their corpse offered to the temple as tribute to the Mountain Lord."

"But that Colonel instead delivered a living person to the temple."