"What's that noise?!"

The tremor in the ancestral hall caused everyone to panic. They abandoned their duties of detaining Liu Yunqing and rushed to check the situation.

Fortunately, the tremors stopped quickly, and the ancestral hall was undamaged.

Even so, no one dared to let their guard down.

Outsiders may not know how important this ancestral hall is to the Sun Valley people, but they themselves are all very clear about it.

The crowd stopped rushing to punish Liu Yunqing and quietly waited for the outcome.

After a couple of cups of tea, the people who had been sent out to investigate returned, but none of them noticed anything unusual.

"How could there be no abnormalities in the ancestral hall's unusual activity?"

The clan chief was deeply worried, but his expression remained impassive; he simply nodded and said:

"As long as the ancestral hall is alright, let's continue."

Hopefully, the punishment of this outsider will end soon, so as not to offend our ancestors.

The clan chief gave the order, and the two men, supporting Liu Yunqing, were to force her to kneel on the ground again.

This time, before she even had her knees on the ground, just as her legs bent, the entire ancestral hall began to shake again, and the shaking was even stronger and lasted longer than before.

"What on earth happened?!"

The Sun Valley chieftain was not only frightened, but his heart was pounding with panic.

The clan chief certainly knows more about the role of the ancestral hall for the clan members than the ordinary clan members do.

For ordinary members of the Sun Valley clan, the Sun Valley Shrine is not only a place to worship the ancestors of Sun Valley, but also a place where every member of the Sun Valley clan receives the inheritance and gains strength.

The ancestral hall is not only a symbol of faith for every member of the Sun Valley tribe, but also something they rely on for survival and for which they can take root.

As for what it was that allowed them to take root, the ordinary tribesmen did not know.

But the clan chief knows.

It was precisely because the clan leader knew this that he felt panicked.

The Sun Valley Shrine truly represents the protection of the gods.

If the ancestral hall collapses, the protection of the gods will cease.

Without protection, the people of Sun Valley will perish.

Although the ancestral hall has not collapsed directly, the strong shaking indicates that the protection of the gods has been shaken, and that their clansmen have done something to offend the gods.

Thinking of all this, the clan chief disregarded the panicked clansmen and the shaman beside him, who was saying something about outsiders offending the ancestors. He staggered forward, knelt down at the entrance of the ancestral hall, and prostrated himself, shouting:

"May the gods appease our anger!"

"May the gods appease our anger!"

"May the gods appease our anger!"

The clan leader's action brought an immediate silence to the chaotic scene. Then, all the clansmen of Sun Valley reacted and followed behind the clan leader, bowing and kneeling.

Only two outsiders remained standing in the room: Liu Yunqing and the witch doctor with a complicated expression.

He just didn't want Liu Yunqing to ruin things, but who knew it would turn into such a mess.

Seeing all the Sun Valley tribesmen kneeling down, the witch doctor frowned, feeling that the punishment could not be carried out today, and had no choice but to obediently kneel down as well.

Seeing that Liu Yunqing was still standing alone, the kneeling witch doctor's expression became even more displeased, and he frowned and said:

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Young friend, why don't you kneel down?"

"Moreover, you are an outsider who has made a mistake."

Liu Yunqing heard the witch doctor speak, but she ignored him.

This person is clearly an outsider just like me, yet he always acts like he's the master of the house, inexplicably trying to eliminate me, which is really annoying.

However, Liu Yunqing ignored the witch doctor not only because she disliked him, but also because she was currently observing the ancestral hall.

The previous series of clearly orchestrated attacks had made Liu Yunqing oblivious to his surroundings.

Now that everyone else was kneeling down, and only she was standing and looking around the ancestral hall, Liu Yunqing noticed something interesting.

At first glance, Liu Yunqing felt that the ancestral hall looked somewhat familiar, but then she thought that the unified style of ancestral halls was solemn and dignified, so it was normal to feel familiar.

After taking a few more glances, Liu Yunqing realized that the sense of familiarity did not come from the familiarity of the ancestral hall's style, but rather from the fact that the ancestral hall itself was indeed familiar.

It was remarkably similar to the small temple she saw in the fragments of memory she found in the Soul-Gathering Valley.

The only difference was that the small temple in the Soul-Staying Stream was even smaller and simpler.

The ancestral hall in front of us is more spacious and grand, with more exquisite details in its construction, and a more complete set of items enshrined within.

So, what is the connection between that small temple in the Soul-Gathering Ravine and the shrine in the Sun Valley?

Liu Yunqing shifted her gaze slightly, and when it met the eyes of the statue directly above the main gate of the ancestral hall, she inadvertently came into contact with them.

"Thump—"

Liu Yunqing's heart skipped a beat as she heard a noisy commotion, and at the same time, an immense attraction pulled her towards the ancestral hall.

"Truly, my young friend!"

The witch doctor saw that Liu Yunqing completely ignored him. Although there was no expression on that handsome and indifferent face, it made him angry.

As Liu Yunqing was about to step into the ancestral hall, the witch doctor couldn't help but raise his voice.

At this moment, the shaking of the ancestral hall had stopped again, and the clan chief, who had been kneeling on the ground, had also stood up.

Hearing the witch doctor's rebuke, the clan chief dusted himself off and glanced at Liu Yunqing, saying:

“If you are not one of my kind, it is normal for you not to kneel.”

"The unusual activity at the ancestral hall today must be due to the benevolence of our ancestors, who were unwilling to kill people indiscriminately. Let's just disperse."

After saying this, the clan chief waved to everyone, then looked deeply at Liu Yunqing before turning and leaving with a complicated expression.

Liu Yunqing had already broken free from her attracted state when the witch doctor stopped her.

Suppressing her irritation, Liu Yunqing left with the others, only glancing back at the statue beneath the main gate of the ancestral hall as she walked away.

Meanwhile, Liu Yunqing, filled with doubt and worry for Xiao Liu, went to Xiao Liu's place with Wu Lingling.

The witch doctor then went to the chieftain.

"Chieftain, I know I am an outsider and should not interfere in the affairs of Sun Valley, but I am wholeheartedly devoted to Sun Valley, and I still have something to say."

The clan chief likely guessed what the shaman was going to say, but considering the shaman's contributions to the clan, the clan chief still spoke kindly:

"If you have something to say, just say it directly, sir."

Upon hearing this, the witch doctor immediately bowed and said:

"Chieftain, I believe that this outsider is likely to threaten the safety of Sun Valley. We should eliminate him as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, the chieftain of Sun Valley frowned, his long, white eyebrows furrowing, and looked at the shaman with puzzlement:

"Witch doctor, has this young friend Zhenru offended you in some way?"

"After observing her for some time, I think that although Zhenru is a bit aloof, she is still a very nice person."

"Although it is wrong to steal the spiritual herbs in the valley, as you have seen today, it seems that our ancestors did not allow us to punish her. It is likely that she was unaware of this, which led to this situation."

The witch doctor was about to try to persuade him further when the chieftain waved his hand and said:

"Alright, there's something important going on at the ancestral hall today, I have other things to do, so the shaman should rest too."