A few streets away in the county magistrate's mansion, Magistrate Cao was also awakened by the deafening noise.
The head of Cao County, who was in his forties and had a standard square face, had just walked out of his dilapidated house when he ran into the scene of the goddess descending from Fengle Tower.
County Commander Cao was filled with excitement, and with a bang he knelt down and kowtowed three times in the direction of the goddess.
"She is indeed a goddess! I didn't believe it when I heard someone had seen the Plum Blossom Palace Master this morning. I never thought that I would see the goddess one day!"
"Goddess, please bless Jinchuan County with good weather and good harvests, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. I am willing to sacrifice ten years of my life in exchange..."
Magistrate Cao was filled with sorrow and his forehead touched the ground. Soon, the falling snow soaked his hair into a head of white.
After a while, he slowly raised his head and looked at the Anke Inn illuminated by the goddess' light with some reluctance.
"Alas! Xianyuan Sect has protected Jinchuan County for many years. Even when natural disasters occurred recently and the imperial court ignored us, it was the Xianyuan Sect members who set up soup kitchens in various places to save many people. How could there still be people who don't know the seriousness of the matter and blaspheme the goddess at will?"
"I heard that anyone who blasphemes the goddess will be struck by lightning that night. I have to ask you to bring a team of soldiers to guard nearby to prevent a disaster from happening and harming innocent people."
County Magistrate Cao suddenly thought of this, slapped his butt and prepared to go out to call, but was pulled back by a middle-aged woman.
"Master, don't worry. Since the goddess has appeared, how could she hurt innocent people? There are still many official documents to deal with tomorrow, so you should go to bed early tonight."
County Magistrate Cao, who had a sad face, turned around and saw her husband, and her brows and eyes relaxed a little. She quickly raised her sleeves to block the heavy snow for her.
"My husband is right. The goddesses are very observant, and those who are punished by them must be bad people. But it would be better if you put up a notice on the city wall tomorrow, so that no one will be ignorant of the seriousness of the matter and blaspheme the goddess again."
County Magistrate Cao originally wanted to worship the goddess again, but was afraid that her husband would be hurt by the cold wind, so she had to carry her into the house in a hurry.
Although their actions and words were normal, they still had cloudy eyes and dark foreheads, which was exactly the same as the owner of Zhang's Food Store!
At the same time, in the backyard of Zhang's Food Shop next to An Ke Inn, the owner Zhang was also awakened by a deafening roar.
He took the medicine given by Nancy during the day to temporarily relieve the effect of Shenyue Powder. Thinking of what the Xianyuan followers had done in the past, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, put on his cotton jacket and ran to the Inn next door.
"Husband, where are you going?"
Zhang Qin, who was sleeping on the inside, had just started to feel the effects of the Kagura Powder tonight, and was still a little listless.
"Oh! The more I think about it, the more scared I am! The Xianyuan followers tricked us into drinking the nectar spring mixed with drugs; they showed off their magical powers on the street every now and then, asking us to pay incense money from door to door; and they have been recruiting believers recently, and their influence is getting bigger and bigger."
"Think carefully about what this is about! Isn't it just that someone is taking advantage of the instability of the Southern Qi government to increase his power and establish his own kingdom?!"
"We thought they were just some charlatans who knew some tricks. Now it seems that they are far more involved, and our benefactor's family is in big trouble!"
When the shop owner Zhang thought of the chubby boy who saved him and the soft and cute girl in his arms, his pity deepened. He ran out.
"The other side is so powerful, your going there will be of no use..." Zhang Qinshi's tone was quite disapproving.
"One more person means one more force. The Xianyuan followers want to punish the two young princes. If it really doesn't work, I can hide quietly and rescue the two little kids when they are not paying attention..."
Zhang Qin had also seen the two babies today, and she couldn't bear to see them so dearly hurt. She immediately packed up her things and prepared to call a few children who lived nearby to go and rescue them.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them stepped out of the house, they saw the Princess of Xinghua Palace gently raise her hand towards the guest inn. The female voice slowly reached the ears of everyone nearby. It really echoed like the imagined god speaking.
"The net of heaven is vast and wide, and nothing can escape it. You have blasphemed the gods, and great disaster will befall you. I am merciful and will give you a chance to repent and reform."
"If you show no repentance within half a minute, you will be struck by lightning!"
"Boom--boom--"
Behind the Princess of Xinghua Palace came the sound of objects hitting each other. If you didn't listen carefully, it really sounded like thunder.
She stood on the rooftop wooden platform in a pose and waited for a while deliberately, just to shock the people. Everyone in the inn opposite was drugged, so naturally they couldn't come out to confess.
The mistress of Xinghua Palace was full of ridicule. She raised her hand and asked her master to prepare the final killing hand, which was to create a lightning bolt that would kill everyone in the inn.
Who knew that in the next moment, an extremely arrogant voice was heard in the An Inn.
"Auntie, you're daydreaming before the sun rises! You're banging a big pot for a long time and you think it's thunder. You're walking on the roof with a paper lantern and you're a fairy? If you're so capable, why don't you go to heaven?!"
It was the same sound of internal strength being squeezed, but Sheng Yichen's internal strength was a bit stronger than the other party's. The shocking power was even stronger.
Sheng Tiance's voice carried the murderous aura of the army:
"Stop talking nonsense. Don't let anyone who's performing the shaman act on the other side of you live."
The last four words were so powerful that their lingering sound could be heard for several blocks.
Before he finished speaking, dozens of arrows flew out and in a blink of an eye, they were in front of the Xianyuan believer on the roof!