Life continued as usual, but anyone who spoke ill of Lord Yanlang or disrupted the rituals would be killed by the enraged villagers.
The hill behind this village is where many outsiders who did not believe in the god Yanlang were buried.
Xiang Wan hadn't noticed anything amiss before, but after arriving here, a quick scan with her spiritual sense revealed the general situation. These people were either brainwashed, or controlled by Hong Tianze or Yan Lang Shenjun using special methods. Otherwise, how could a pregnant woman about to give birth bear to kill the baby in her womb?
This Yanlang Shenjun is the mastermind behind it all, but Hong Tianze, who acted as an accomplice, is not innocent either.
Hong Tianze had already reached them. Xiang Wan withdrew her finger, her voice echoing throughout the ancestral hall: "Hong Tianze, you have served me faithfully for many years and have won my favor. Now that Xihong Village is facing a great calamity, I lack a capable assistant. Last night, I specially appeared in your dream, instructing you to offer yourself before my statue today. I never expected that Hong Tianze would dare to arbitrarily alter my divine will. Do you know your crime?"
The last four words echoed like thunder in the ancestral hall. At the same time, a bolt of lightning illuminated half the sky overhead, followed by a deafening boom. Xiang Wan swung his sword, and with a flash of light, cleaved the stone statue in two.
This action occurred simultaneously with the thunderclap in the sky. To everyone's eyes, it looked as if evening had attracted lightning, shattering the stone statue. Ironically, it damaged only the statue, without harming the pregnant woman beneath it.
The lightning illuminated Xiang Wan's furious wave of his hand, as if a god were unleashing his rage.
Everyone was startled and immediately knelt down and kowtowed, pleading, "God, please calm your anger!"
Hong Tianze was furious. Someone had come to disrupt things at this crucial moment, and he was afraid that the Divine Lord would really cause him trouble.
So he shook the copper bell and gritted his teeth, saying, "The Divine Lord never calls me by my real name! Strangers, impersonating the Divine Lord Yanlang, will be punished by Heaven!"
Hong Tianze shook the bell rapidly, muttering incantations, creating a sensation that made one lose their senses.
I see!
"You filthy lackey! You don't know what's good for you!"
Xiang Wan's gaze changed, and the sword blade slashed in front of her. With two sharp "cracks," the copper bell broke in two, leaving only the two handles still in Hong Tianze's hand.
"Hong Tianze, as the village chief of Xihong Village, are you willing to risk your life for the people, even at the cost of your own life?"
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