The villagers who were watching backed away, afraid of being implicated.

Qu Dapeng recalled the spiritual energy emanating from the goddess Lin Wanwan when he last met her, and his anger intensified.

He suddenly turned around and rushed into the sea of ​​fire, but was pulled back by his fellow villagers.

"Brother Qu, are you out of your mind?"

"The flames inside are already burning. If you go in now and get hit by the Buddha statue, you'll be dead!"

Upon hearing this, Qu Dapeng turned around and glared fiercely at the villagers of Wangjia Village, his eyes bloodshot.

"Since we're going to die anyway, let's all perish together today!"

After he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand and struck Elder Wang hard.

"Bang!"

"You damned woman, how dare you burn down the temple of the goddess? I'll beat you to death!"

“Your village has enjoyed the protection of the goddess for ten thousand years, but just because she hasn’t shown any divine intervention for a hundred years, you treat her like this. You don’t deserve the goddess’s blessing!”

Enraged, Qu Dapeng punched Elder Wang repeatedly, much to Elder Wang's surprise that he would actually attack him.

He struggled to break free from Qu Dapeng's grasp and forcefully wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Qu Dapeng! How dare you disrespect your elders? Aren't you afraid of going to the eighteenth level of hell after you die?"

"Go to hell? That's perfect. You'll go to hell just like you burned down the temple of the goddess. Even if I go to hell, I won't let you go. Anyway, I'll be punished after I die, so what's one more time?"

As he spoke, he looked left and right and saw a wooden pipe not far away. He ran over and picked it up from the ground.

Then he rushed towards Elder Wang and the others like a madman.

He roared, "Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven!"

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

Suddenly, three loud bangs ripped through the air, and countless white lights flashed and crisscrossed in the sky.

Seeing this, Qu Dapeng glanced at the Shen Gu Temple behind him and shouted at Elder Wang, "Do you see that? Even Heaven won't tolerate you!"

As he spoke, he raised the wooden stick in his hand and viciously struck Elder Wang.

Unexpectedly, just as the wooden stick was about to touch Elder Wang, a white lightning bolt streaked across the sky and struck him. In an instant, the thick and long wooden stick in Qu Dapeng's hand turned into dust.

Seeing this, Elder Wang pointed at Qu Dapeng and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, look, look!"

"It's clearly the goddess who's failing to work, even the Heavenly Dao can't stand by and watch, yet you're defending her?"

"He's clearly courting death!"

He pointed to the temple of the goddess, which was ablaze with flames, with his outstretched arms, and laughed wildly.

"Our Wangjia Village will no longer be under the control of your Yunxi Village, hahaha..."

Just as he was laughing for the third time, Hou Jian suddenly stopped, his eyes widened, and he clutched his throat tightly, trying to open his mouth wide, but he couldn't utter a single word.

"Uh...uh..."

"Hmm..."

"Elder Wang, what's wrong with you?" The villagers from Wangjia Village who had come over ran forward to help him up, but the moment they touched Elder Wang, his body trembled several times as if he had been electrocuted, and he collapsed to the ground.

Seeing this, the others all shrank back.

"This...this is divine punishment."

"Divine punishment?"

"Gods?"

"Could it be that the goddess is angry?"

The people retreated in fear, trying to escape.

Suddenly, the clouds, which had been in a clear blue sky, seemed to be stirred up by an invisible hand, surging and rolling in the air like ocean waves.

Immediately afterwards, another deafening roar of thunder and lightning echoed across the sky, striking the hearts of everyone present.

The people were terrified and covered their ears tightly with their hands as they fled in all directions.

"Run! The gods are punishing us!"

"Run!"

"Help!"

Upon seeing this, Qu Dapeng immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to the sky and the ground.

"Gods, it's my fault. I failed to protect the temple of the goddess." His voice trembled with remorse.

"I am willing to accept punishment, I am willing to accept reprimand..."

"I only pray to heaven that it will send down a heavy rain to extinguish the shrine of the goddess."

"The shaman is a woman, she must be afraid of pain, please..."

"Boom—"

The temple of the goddess collapsed with a roar, and sparks mixed with dust filled the sky.

But in that very instant, the Buddha statue, which should have been destroyed, remained unharmed and sat firmly on the altar.

His eyes, which had been open, were now tightly closed.

Qu Dapeng was shocked, "The goddess..."

At this moment, Lin Chang'an looked at Lin Wanwan with her eyes closed and felt a strange mix of emotions.

"Honey...it hurts..."

Lin Wanwan gripped Lin Chang'an, her hands and feet trembling involuntarily.

Lin Chang'an knelt down anxiously and picked up Lin Wanwan, "Little sister, what's wrong?"

Lin Wanwan stretched out her small hand and pointed to her body, "It all hurts!"

They burned my golden statue in the mortal realm, they... deserve to die—

Suddenly, Lin Wanwan opened her eyes wide, as if an immense power had pierced through her body.

Her clenched fists revealed her tension and anger.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chang'an immediately hugged Lin Wanwan, patting her back repeatedly, "Little sister, brother's here, don't be afraid..."

"Don't be afraid..."

He gently comforted her, one word at a time, until Lin Wanwan's emotions gradually calmed down.

"Honey~ It hurts~"

The little guy's voice was filled with utter despair, and his little fists were tightly wrapped around Lin Chang'an's.

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