"Let's go! Let's go and have a look at them!"

Outside the mansion gate, the incited people gathered at the entrance, chattering away!

"Summon that goddess to me! What goddess? I think she's more like a witch. It's because of her that our several prefectures have become like this. Before she appeared, we had good weather and abundant harvests. Why did things turn out like this after she appeared?!"

"This woman must have offended the heavens!"

"A mere little girl dares to dream of becoming a queen and ruling the world just because she's a woman!"

"This is simply against the natural order!"

"Wishful thinking!"

"Quickly, bring her out here!"

"Or we could just smash this place up!"

"Yes! She's a witch!"

"Don't be afraid of anything!"

"There are many of us! We're not afraid of this witch!"

Wu Ling coldly stared at the people below!

He gripped the hilt of the knife at his waist tightly!

They were itching to kill all these rebellious people!

These foolish people, merely swayed by the enemy's provocations, stormed off to find the goddess. They seem to have forgotten that without the goddess, none of them would have survived to this day. They would have either been killed by Prince Shun, died from drought, or perished on the road to escape famine!

Where would they find the energy to come and make such a scene!

He was genuinely worried about his young mistress. He remembered that in order to pray for rain, his young mistress not only lost all her martial arts skills, but also seemed to have died and come back to life!

Even his subsequent demonic possession might have been the price he paid for that rainmaking ritual!

Thinking of this, he felt even more heartbroken!

I can't wait to take action right now!

And those people below are still fanning the flames!

"Like master, like servant. Look at this vicious-looking lackey!"

"He even put his hand on the hilt of the knife. Does he intend to kill us ordinary civilians?"

"Everyone come quick! Someone's going to kill someone! Someone's going to kill someone!"

"The goddess ordered her minions to kill us poor, ordinary people!"

"Everyone come and see! Their ugly faces have finally been exposed."

Wu Ling felt like his lungs were about to explode with anger!

The other group of guards nearby, upon hearing this, were also furious!

How can you talk like that?

"You were the ones who came here to cause trouble first."

“We haven’t even made a move yet, and you’re already trying to scam us.”

"This is absolutely outrageous!"

"How much suffering has the Goddess endured to save all living beings? Haven't you heard that she risked her life to pray for rain, putting herself in a life-or-death situation!"

"And now you're slandering me like this!"

"Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"

These commoners were instigated by people with ulterior motives, and their character was that of a fence-sitter. Hearing the guards' accusations, they immediately felt guilty!

Among the crowd, a pair of furtive eyes watched the scene unfold before them, inwardly cursing the people for their ignorance and folly, for being swayed by just a few words!

He quietly retreated behind a tall, burly man, then shouted, "You're all in cahoots!"

"Who knows what actually happened? I didn't see anything; I just heard you guys talking nonsense!"

"What if it wasn't a desperate situation that led to survival, but rather a punishment from heaven for this witch?"

"You've actually romanticized it to this extent; you're truly ignorant and foolish. Were you perhaps misled by that girl's beauty? How could someone like you be the guards of Luzhou?"

"I think it would be better to replace him sooner rather than later!"

Upon hearing this, the people immediately straightened their backs and suppressed their previous feelings of guilt!

"Yes, what this guy is saying is right."

"Anyway, I haven't seen it with my own eyes; I've only heard it from outsiders."

"And indeed, I've never heard of a woman becoming empress in all these years!"

"This is against the natural order!"

"Becoming emperor is no laughing matter!"

The guards standing above were red-faced and visibly angry after being spoken to!

Although they had been under the command of Prince Shun and were restrained by Hai Jingming, they still retained some of the characteristics of thugs. They angrily drew their swords from their waists, pointed the tips at the civilians below, and their faces were full of rage!

"You lowly people who can't distinguish right from wrong!"

"Since you dare to say such things about Your Majesty..."

"I think you all have a death wish!"

The ordinary people below all hesitated when they saw the dagger!

At this moment, those few people in the crowd who were itching to make a move!

He raised his hand and pushed the people in front of him away!

The guards in front, thinking the people were about to riot, raised their swords and swung them!

The two were originally some distance apart, and even if they were wielding knives, you wouldn't be able to see the commoner at all!

To everyone's surprise, it charged straight at his long sword!

If this civilian dies on the spot, then a riot will be impossible to avoid!

At this critical moment, a white figure suddenly floated out from inside the gate. Like a ghost, the figure gently pulled up the civilian who was about to fall on the blade, and pushed the long sword back into its sheath with the help of the guard!

This series of actions was completed in the blink of an eye!

When everyone came to their senses, all they saw was a woman who looked like she was floating on air standing between the guards and the common people!

This woman was beautiful, like a fairy from a painting, and her temperament was very aloof!

And this outfit also adds a touch of ethereal beauty!

When the woman turned around, the sharp and dignified look in her eyes immediately confirmed her identity!

This must be the legendary Empress!

Just as they expected, the guards all put down their weapons!

He knelt down in front of the beautiful girl!

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings!"

Lin Ru didn't say anything, but looked at the people in front of her!

He exuded the majesty of a superior!

The rioters below were so frightened that they dared not look the girl in the eye!

Without realizing it, I wanted to kneel down at her feet and worship her!

The dangers within the crowd meant that Lin Ru wouldn't be able to resolve this crisis so easily!

They craned their necks and shouted angrily, "You witch! We already know who you are, and it's because of you that there's such a severe drought!"

"You witch, you've really brought us all misery!"

"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be living like this now."

"You must give us an explanation today!"

Lin Ru slightly raised her slender hand!