The Young Noble Who Inherited the Evil God's Castle

When nobles come of age, each of them receives their own territory and castle. Even Lin Ling, the least favored of them all, was no exception. The territory he received was remote and barren, and his castle had no retainers at all. When the evil god appeared, Lin Ling was nibbling on his last little roll. Lin Ling looked at the man standing before him, then at his meager food supplies. He asked tentatively, “Are you one of the possessions I inherited, too?” The evil god said nothing. Gazing at the man's handsome face, Lin Ling seemed to make up his mind and broke his roll in half. “All right, I'll share a bite with you.” Evil god: ... Every hundred years, the royal family offers a noble as a sacrifice to the evil god. But when that hundred-year mark came around, they discovered that the young noble they'd sacrificed had not died... Theme: May the world treat you gently.