The Fifth Elder's words instantly stirred the previously silent square into a frenzy. "How could the Second Miss do this?"
"Yes, yes, the Second Miss actually forbade the Fifth Elder to save our child. How could she be so cruel!"
"I've heard that Miss Shen Er is selfish and willful before, but I didn't believe it before. I always thought that everyone misunderstood Miss Shen Er. Now I see, those rumors didn't wrong her at all!"
"Sect Master Shen, you're the same. Why are you still in seclusion at this time? Shouldn't you stand up and protect us?"
"That's right. He usually enjoys the respect of us common people, but now the evil spirit has come out to hurt our wives and children. But the Sect Master doesn't care about our lives and is only concerned with his own cultivation. How selfish!"
"This is what they call a crooked top beam, crooked bottom beams. Both father and daughter are of the same character!"
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Those gathered in front of the Shen family's door at this moment were either parents whose children were abducted by evil spirits last night, or relatives whose children were abducted. Everyone was already very sad and helpless, and came to the door with great expectations to ask for help, but in the end they were told that the help was useless. You can imagine how they felt.
At first, some people just complained quietly, but later, someone took the lead and said, "Miss Shen Er has a cruel heart."
This head was like a hole in a big jar. The panic, helplessness, sadness and despair in the hearts of the people were all intensified into despair, and then surged out, unable to be stopped. The whole square was filled with the angry condemnation of the people.
Actually, I can’t say how grand it was, but the scene of hundreds of people condemning in unison was still very shocking.
Even the five elders were shocked.
He was indeed happy to see Shen Mingyu and Shen Qiqi, father and daughter, lose their reputation and the support and trust of the people.
But probably not on an occasion like today.
Because when it comes down to it, the reason why the people were so angry was all because of what he had just said. If those old guys in the tribe knew about this, who knows how they would scold him.
And that damned brat surnamed Xie, just now in the meeting room, he just tripped Shen Qiqi up a little, and the other party almost peeled off a layer of skin from him.
If that kid knew that he was instigating this behind the scenes, he would definitely skin him alive!
This definitely won't work.
What he wanted was to escape unscathed, not to kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of his own, or even lose his life.
Thinking of this, the Fifth Elder quickly channeled his spiritual energy once more and loudly reassured everyone, "Everyone, don't get excited. Don't get excited... Just listen to what I have to say!"
The people still had great respect for the Five Elders. After all, during this period of time, they had witnessed with their own eyes how the Five Elders bravely killed the evil spirits in order to protect them.
I heard that in order to kill the evil spirit, the fifth elder's face was scratched by the evil spirit, otherwise he would not wear a mask.
Therefore, as soon as the Fifth Elder opened his mouth, the people immediately echoed him, saying, "Stop shouting and listen to the Fifth Elder!"
"That's right, that's right. Stop yelling and listen to the Fifth Elder. He still cares deeply about us, the common people!"
After a few shouts, the angry people gradually shut up and looked at the five elders eagerly.
The way they stretched their necks, coupled with the panic on their faces, made them look indescribably sad.
However, the Fifth Elder would not have any mercy on them.
He just wanted to quickly pull himself out of this mess, put out the fire, and then walk away, waiting to reap the benefits.
Therefore, as soon as the people stopped, the fifth elder hurriedly said, "Everyone, you all misunderstood the Second Young Lady. The Second Young Lady only saw that I was seriously injured and couldn't bear to see me continue to fight the enemy with injuries, so she ordered me to rest at home for a day or two, but..."
The Fifth Elder suddenly raised his voice, emphasizing, "But the Second Miss didn't say she didn't care about the children's lives! Before I left, the Second Miss had already set out to rescue the children who were abducted by the evil spirit last night!"
As soon as he said this, the square fell silent for a moment, and then someone loudly asked, "Fifth Elder, is what you said true? Did the second girl really go to save the children?"
The Fifth Elder shouted back, "It's true, it's true! The Second Miss said she would definitely bring your children back to you safe and sound! And before she left, she specifically told me to relay this news to you first, so you wouldn't worry..."
This time, before the fifth elder could finish his words, the people became excited again, but it was different from the previous excitement. Just now they were angry, but this time they were excited.
Excited to the point of crying with joy.
The excitement of finally seeing hope.
Everyone was praising their second daughter highly.
Some people even crawled down the mountain, wanting to run back quickly to tell the good news to their elderly parents at home, for fear that if they ran too slowly and returned too late, their parents would die of grief over the loss of their grandchildren.
The fifth elder looked at the people hugging each other and crying with joy. He sneered, and his face under the mask was indescribably ferocious and complacent.
Praise it.
Like it.
As the old saying goes, the higher you stand, the harder you fall.
On the other side, Shen Qiqi was completely unaware of a conspiracy against her. The stakes had been set and the net was spread out, quietly approaching her.
Although Yuzhou City has been frequently harassed by evil magic recently, all the harassment has been intercepted outside the city, and the residents in the city are relatively safe.
Who would have thought that the city, which was regarded as a safe tower by the people, is now not safe. In just one night, dozens of children were abducted by evil spirits!
This bad news was like a bolt from the blue, striking every street and alley in Yuzhou City, and also shocking the people in Yuzhou City.
The sun is already shining brightly. Usually at this time, the streets of Yuzhou City would be bustling with activity.
However, now every household has its doors and windows closed, and shops of all sizes on both sides of the street have hung up "Closed" signs.
Even the villagers who had fled from outside the city to seek refuge were now hiding in the houses provided by kind shops.
The whole city was quiet.
If someone walks into the city without knowing the situation, they might mistakenly think it is a deserted city.
Shen Qiqi originally wanted to ask someone nearby if anyone had suffered a disaster last night, so that she could go over and investigate to see if she could find any clues left by the evil spirit.
As a result, she and Xie Beiming walked for most of the street, but they didn't see any people, not even a dog.
Occasionally, two or three men walking together would run past hurriedly, their faces filled with panic and anxiety, even their breath was filled with panic and anxiety. Not to mention leading the way for them, I didn't even dare to stop, and would just whoosh past me, running faster than a rabbit.
This won't work.
Shen Qiqi frowned and looked around the deserted streets, wondering whether to forcibly arrest a citizen for questioning.
At this moment, a sharp and shrill scream suddenly exploded.
Then I heard the voice wailing again in a shrill voice: "Help! Help! Help! --!!!"
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