The assistant hurriedly protected the last statue: "Who exactly are you? What do you want here?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the statue in his hand suddenly exploded with a loud bang, without any warning.

This unexpected turn of events left everyone stunned.

Then everyone realized something was wrong; there wasn't just one explosion, but three!

Both Master Qinglian and He Wangyao were stunned for a few seconds by the sudden explosion of the statue in their hands.

The eyes of the group quickly locked onto the two of them.

Chu Yuqi's heart tightened, and she thought to herself, "This is bad. Even a fool could see that there's something going on between her and Daoist Qinglian!"

She quickly broke free from the middle-aged Taoist priest's grasp and took a few steps back for her safety.

Just then, Mingzhuo's voice rang out again: "You guys have gone too far! The sage clearly agreed to let me invite the statue, but you blew it up! This is fraud, I quit, give me my money back!"

The assistant in charge of collecting the money was still processing her logic in his mind. Before he could even finish speaking, the assistant was already in front of her and snatched the money box away!

He was stunned by this bandit-like behavior!

"Outrageous! This is disrespectful to the gods!" the assistant shouted instinctively. "Quickly return the offerings to me, and then kowtow to the deity to beg for forgiveness!"

He glanced at the statue above his head, a deep fear flashing in his eyes. "Otherwise, if the Great Immortal punishes you, none of you will escape!"

Those who had brought the statue of the deity also instantly felt the gaze of an evil spirit.

...It was as if the statue above our heads had truly come to life.

A voice trembled as someone spoke: "The layman told you to kneel down, so kneel down now!"

"Since we've come to invite the master, there's no reason for us to back out."

"The fortune teller is really effective! Don't be foolish and harm everyone!"

Mingzhuo: "Oh, then I'll change my mind. I feel like I'm getting ripped off by spending 500,000 on such a broken statue."

The people trying to persuade him were almost suffocating. At a time like this, was there still any room for bargaining?

"You...you think you've been taken advantage of! How much do you think it's worth? I'll help you with the rest of the money!" an uncle said anxiously.

He was clearly the richest person in the group, and he kept showing off his three-million-dollar watch throughout the journey.

Mingzhuo's eyes lit up immediately. This uncle is such a good person! Rich and generous!

She thought for a moment, then shook her head. "I think this statue... is worthless. I'd even consider it bad luck if it were given to me for free."

The man with the flashy watch: "..."

He was desperate. Had this woman lost her mind? Was she risking her life for money?!

The assistant in charge of distributing the idols stared at Mingzhuo with a deep gaze. "I think you're here to cause trouble on purpose, aren't you?"

Mingzhuo chuckled lightly: "Knowing your father is here, aren't you going to line the streets to welcome him?"

"It's all exposed!" Chu Yuqi thought to herself. "As expected, Ruan Mingzhuo was just here to hold her back!"

Seeing that the middle-aged Taoist priest's attention was on Ruan Mingzhuo, she took out her compass and threw it at him, intending to strike first!

The middle-aged Taoist priest curled his lips into a strange smile and said, "Why did you stop acting?"

He was ruthless in his fighting, engaging Chu Yuqi in a fierce and ruthless battle.

Chu Yuqi felt a chill run down her spine as soon as they started fighting. This evil cultivator was incredibly strong; she was no match for him at all!

Fortunately, Master Qinglian arrived at this time and engaged the evil cultivator in battle.

Chu Yuqi withdrew from the fighting, and when she turned her head, she saw Ming Zhuo kicking the two assistants, and she was immediately furious!

"What kind of behavior is this, bullying two ordinary people? You're really disgracing our Xuanmen!" she said indignantly.

Mingzhuo: "Don't you have some misunderstanding about ordinary people?"

The two men had dark circles under their eyes, clearly possessed by some evil spirit. If she hadn't kicked them in time, the handsome uncle standing at the front would have been grabbed and had his throat bitten.

Chu Yuqi said impatiently, "Alright, I know they are accomplices, not ordinary people. Is that alright?"

At this moment, the remaining five or six assistants also turned sinister. The group, who had just experienced being almost sucked dry like blood bags, immediately screamed in panic.

Mingzhuo rushed over, and Li Wenhe and He Wangyao followed with talismans to help.

Chu Yuqi was unwilling to fight with ordinary people, feeling it was too beneath her. Her gaze swept around and landed on the enormous statue.

She had observed the statue when she entered; at that time, the statue's eyes were normal, but now they were slightly drooping, as if it were observing the ants beneath its feet.

In the novel, the evil spirit is attached to the statue of a god, receiving offerings and incense from the people, and has become a false god.

Chu Yuqi snorted coldly: "Where did these demons and monsters come from, playing tricks here? Die!"

She went all out, summoning a Heavenly Thunder Talisman to unleash heavenly lightning and karmic fire upon the statue.

The statue made a slight clicking sound, and then a dark figure tumbled off the statue with a groan.

The creature had a human face, but its body resembled that of an untamed wild beast. It lay prostrate on the ground in a bizarre posture, its eyes filled with coldness and venom as it stared at the crowd.

"Hurry and save the emperor!" A strange, delirious voice echoed in everyone's minds. "Those who break the contract shall be executed!"

The man with the flashy watch plopped down on the ground: "It...it's going to kill us!"

Those who successfully summoned the fortune-changing spirit were trembling with fear. The invisible pressure enveloping their hearts told them that the thing could really kill them!

Good heavens, what kind of monster did they invite?!

Everyone was filled with regret.

Mingzhuo: "Really? That ugly thing is just trying to scare you. I'll go kill it right now."

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