Upon hearing this, Zhang He looked up at Qin Qing's disappearing figure and noticed the billowing gray smoke, a bad premonition rising in her heart.
"Let's go take a look. As long as we don't get too close, Mother shouldn't say anything."
At this moment, on the altar, a girl dressed in gray clothes was tied to a wooden stake. Her pale and terrified eyes looked at a group of once-familiar neighbors below the altar, her heart filled with despair.
He kept making whimpering sounds, but the people below the stage showed no pity or sympathy; instead, they were filled with a kind of frenzy and excitement!
The man at the head of the group raised his fist to signal everyone to quiet down, and then looked at the altar.
“Miss Chen, please don’t blame us for being heartless. It hasn’t rained for two years, and the heavy snow in winter froze all the crops to death. Your sacrifice is worthwhile, and the gods will surely save us!”
After saying that, he knelt down first, and the crowd behind him followed suit, looking at the sky with devout eyes. The biting cold wind brought snowflakes, making the girl seem even more powerless and desperate.
Looking at the crowd outside the flames, but not at her beloved mother, she resigned herself to her fate, slowly closing her eyes, the tears in the corners of her eyes so cold.
"stop!"
A voice came from afar, and an old woman came running from a distance, her face pale and panting!
The girl suddenly opened her eyes, looking over with surprise, only to see an unfamiliar face. Disappointment flashed across her eyes.
The crowd turned angrily to look at the person who dared to disturb their prayers!
"Where did this crazy woman come from? Can't you see we're praying? Get out of here!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Qing completely ignored the man and instead rushed to the side, grabbed a wooden stick, and forcefully scattered the burning firewood.
Everyone was shocked to see this and rushed to the altar, but it was too late. Qin Qing swung the large wooden stick and pushed it directly into the crowd. The group of people were so frightened that they retreated one after another, afraid that they would be burned.
Seeing this, she threw down the stick, stepped forward, and looked down at him with a commanding and calm voice!
"Have you had enough?! Do you really think that sacrificing young girls will make the gods send rain? That's utterly absurd!"
His fierce aura startled everyone, and then they burst into curses.
"Where did this old codger come from? What business is it of yours what Pingzhen's affairs are?"
"You old geezer, get down here right now, or I'll burn you all!"
"You will surely die a horrible death for offending the divine might!"
"..."
Hearing their cacophony of insults, Qin Qing snorted coldly, her gaze chilling!
"Enough! What do you know? The gods have issued a divine decree: You are selfish, destroy nature, and disrespect the gods. Your reason is suffering this torment, and now you want to blaspheme the gods in this way? Do you want to ruin the entire human race?"
She didn't just say that offhand. Before this, she had thought about how to survive in such a world. After much thought, she decided that it would be more believable to use some means to deceive people, since the ancients worshipped gods more.
If she succeeds, having this disguise will make things easier for her wherever she goes, and besides, it's not like she doesn't have the means...
After all, only she can see and use the space, and she roughly knows some of the plot, so it's perfectly fine for her to occasionally play tricks.
The group of people were completely stunned by what she said, and the old man in the lead was even more shocked before turning to sarcasm.
"Old woman! Do you know the saying 'Heaven is watching from above'? Impersonating a divine messenger and claiming divine pronouncements can make you die a horrible death!"
Qin Qing remained calm. She had long since realized that the old man was the mastermind behind everything. So she gave a cold laugh, appearing completely unconcerned, but in reality, she was extremely nervous.
"Old man, do you think I'm lying? Ha! I, the Qin family, swear once again that if any of my words are even slightly false, may I be torn apart by five horses and die a horrible death! May I be condemned to eternal damnation in hell!"
Then, silently grumbling to himself, he added, "The above is pure nonsense; God, please don't take it seriously!"
Seeing her make a vicious oath, the old man panicked. This damned woman didn't play by the rules; she made an oath without saying a word, and it was so wicked.
The crowd was also quite surprised, as people in ancient times valued oaths and were superstitious, and generally dared not make such an oath.
Could this old woman really be a divine messenger?
Seeing that everyone was starting to back down, the old man's face showed a variety of expressions. Finally, he said to Qin Qing!
"You say the gods are punishing us because we did something wrong? Then tell me what it is! If you can't tell me... humph!"
Seeing his threatening expression, Qin Qing remained calm, for she had already come up with a reason!
"I ask you all, what is your responsibility in the burning of Qingyun Mountain three years ago that resulted in the tragic deaths of tens of thousands of lives?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the crowd fell silent, and several people even stared at her in shock, clearly feeling guilty.
She added!
"Two years and eight months ago, someone poisoned the river near Pingcun. Does that have anything to do with you?"
These words caused another uproar, and everyone panicked. This was a decision made after discussion within their clan, and it was because the neighboring town had cut off their source of income, so they hadn't objected...
Actually, both of these were rumors that had leaked out before. The original owner of this body was quite gossipy and overheard a group of people chatting. There was no evidence at all, but she thought about it carefully. The neighboring town was bustling with merchants and travelers, while this place was more difficult to pass through because of its higher elevation.
After some conspiracy theories, I'm pretty sure that judging from their expressions now, it's probably true.
"Do I really need to list all the crimes one by one?"
With a rebuke, everyone immediately knelt down. Perhaps out of guilt or lack of education, they were quickly disarmed by her words and knelt on the ground in repentance.
"We were wrong, we were wrong!"
"Fairy, please save us!"
"..."
The woman strapped to the frame nearby was stunned. Had she been rescued? Or had she been rescued by a sorceress?
In a distant corner, Zhang He and the children stared blankly at everything. Thinking of her incredible strength and ability to produce strange objects at will, they vaguely felt that it might be the truth.
White Lotus had no idea. All she knew was that the wild woman had just changed completely, spouting nonsense that had intimidated everyone, and that what she said had been confirmed by the people below!
That's impossible; she's just a countrywoman from the mountains.
At the same moment, someone loudly proclaimed what she was thinking, and only then did Bai Lianhua look up at the old man in the lead.
"That's impossible! She's just a country woman, don't listen to her nonsense!"
The old man seemed somewhat imposing, and everyone began to hesitate again. Qin Qing was not to be outdone. She stretched out one hand, and a ball of water instantly appeared in her hand, which she then sprayed directly at the old man's face!
"Smack!"
The massive water cloud knocked the old man down, and the water dispersed, landing on the faces of the group of people behind him…
This scene shocked everyone. The old man was stunned, his body stiffened, and the people behind him began to kowtow frantically, begging for forgiveness.
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