Chapter 386

Agnes' question was expected and not surprising. Her daughter-in-law had struggled to conceive for years, so Agnes had prayed at every shrine she could find. She had visited around ten in total. In her spare time, she would even pray to her ancestors at home. Most villagers did the same but didn't take it too seriously. When the child was born, she thought it was because of her sincerity and didn't consider the fact that one of the deities might have answered her prayers. Therefore, she hadn't thought about fulfilling any vows. Now, she didn't even know where to go to fulfill her vow. Shannon wasn't very familiar with these matters either. In modern times, the power of deities had waned. There were very few shrines that offered real divine protection. However, places with long-standing offerings could still accumulate some strength of faith even if there weren't any deities present. Those who genuinely had their wishes granted often did so by chance. They were the lucky ones who st