Soul-Slaying Girl: All the contracts I contracted are ancient divine weapons.

Chapter 881: Calming Down the Public Grievances

On the streets of Xiqi.

Some were whispering to each other, and some were talking to each other.

More people had looks of anxiety, fear, and hesitation in their eyes.

"Have you heard about the incident at the ancestral temple?"

"Did you hear about it, too?"

"I've also heard about the sacrifice to the gods..."

"You are talking nonsense! How could the ancestral temple allow the offerings to the gods to get into trouble? That is the ancestral temple!"

"That's right. If even the ancestral temple is doubted, where else can be safe?"

As different opinions were expressed, the discussion gradually became louder.

But it can be seen that, except for a few superstitious guys, most people are still willing to choose to believe in the ancestral temple.

In Xiqi, thanks to the joint efforts of Jiang Ziya and other disciples of the ancestral temple, the reputation of the ancestral temple was very high.

As to whether this reputation is as solid as a rock or a castle in the air, it is unknown.

"All Xiqi people, please come to the altar. The ancestral temple has something to convey to everyone."

Just as everyone was discussing in a small circle, a voice came into their ears.

It was a star official puppet that was more than three meters tall.

When it reached this area, Chang Hao conveyed Han Zhan's demands to the people of Xiqi through the voice-generating device inside the puppet.

Scenes like this also happened in many other places in Xiqi.

With the communication from the star official puppet, most of the people in Xiqi soon received the notice.

So, they all began to rush towards the altar one after another.

Xiqi Altar.

Chang Hao looked at the growing crowd below, and then glanced at Han Zhan who was calm and composed beside him.

Sometimes, he also felt very strange.

Why is it that even though the fifth junior brother had just entered the ancestral temple, his behavior and conduct reveal his calmness and decisiveness everywhere? He does not seem like a young man who has just started out, but more like an emperor who has seen many storms.

Is this what they call talent?
No wonder the master was so confident in leaving this matter to Fifth Junior Brother.

Thinking this way, Chang Hao couldn't help but ask one more question: "Jifa, I have notified everyone through the star officials. The people of Xiqi will arrive at the altar soon. What are you going to do next?"

"Of course I will tell you the truth." Han Zhan said calmly.

Hearing Han Zhan's words, Chang Hao's lips moved slightly, but in the end he didn't say anything more.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The crowd below the altar gathered more and more, and was about to fill up the originally empty square.

"It's almost done." Seeing this, Han Zhan didn't plan to wait any longer. Time was running out, and if he wanted to reverse the situation, every step was important.

Thinking of this, Han Zhan took a step forward from the altar.

"Dear citizens of Xiqi!"

"I am a disciple of the ancestral temple, and I am also the representative responsible for notifying everyone this time. Next, I have bad news to tell you."

"The place where the ancestral temple stored offerings to the gods was destroyed by humans!"

As soon as Han Zhan said this.

Standing behind him, Chang Hao's heart suddenly tightened. This guy actually told the truth without any embellishment? !
It’s over.

Chang Hao couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Sure enough, after hearing Han Zhan's words, the crowd fell into deathly silence, as if they couldn't believe and were trying to digest the news.

Then the next second, the people of Xiqi were completely in an uproar.

"Did something really happen to the offerings to the gods?!" "How did the ancestral temple manage such an important matter as storing the offerings to the gods?!"

"Without the sacrifice to the gods, the Sun God is furious and is about to bring down divine punishment. What should we do? It's over, it's over..."

"We trusted you so much, and this is how you do things?!"

For a moment, anger, scolding, swearing, panic, all kinds of emotions and words broke out among the crowd below.

There is a feeling that the ancestral temple should be condemned and completely wiped out from Xiqi.

At the same time, Chang Hao felt that the Yanshi Puppetry Technique in his body was weakening at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his own way of technique was collapsing!

Not only Chang Hao, but also Han Zhan, Bai Shang, Lu Tao, Shen Luo, and even Jiang Ziya!

At this moment, the cultivation level of every person in the ancestral temple began to fluctuate.

This is generally the case when people lack public support.

Chang Hao listened to the insults from the people of Xiqi and looked at Han Zhan nervously, but found that he was still standing there calmly without any movement.

He seems... in a daze?

When this thought flashed through his mind, Chang Hao denied it immediately.

Impossible, absolutely impossible. How could Fifth Junior Brother Ji Fa be in a daze at such a critical moment?
Han Zhan looked at the huge crowd below the altar, and his thoughts seemed to go back to when he was in Deep Blue, facing the same questioning voices and the dark hands hiding behind the scenes.

The only difference is that I should be more mature and stronger inside now.

It is better to block than to open up.

The public's emotions need to be vented, and after venting, that is -

"What are you doing!"

At this moment, a voice rang out from the crowd, drowning out the other curses and insults.

"Zongmiao has devoted all its efforts to Xiqi for so many years, is this how we treat it?"

"If there were no ancestral temple, the people of Xiqi would have been killed or injured by the gods long ago. How could they still be alive today?"

"Isn't it just a divine punishment? Isn't it the high and mighty gods who are at fault, but the ancestral temple?"

As soon as these three questions were asked, many Xiqi people were speechless. Many angry Xiqi people wanted to see who would stand up and speak for the ancestral temple at this time, and wanted to severely reprimand them for being the temple's running dogs.

Then they saw two children about seven or eight years old.

Yes, kid.

Tong Yi and Tong Er were not taken away, they just fell asleep in the room.

After waking up, Han Zhan found them.

No matter when, children are the future and hope, and this is also true in Xiqi.

It was also because of the child's words that made the angry people of Xiqi more tolerant and less angry.

"Yes, even two children understand this truth, don't we understand it?"

"People of Xiqi should not do anything ungrateful. The ancestral temple has helped us for so long. Has it ever asked us for anything?"

"We shouldn't put all the blame on the ancestral temple. Xiqi is our Xiqi, it belongs to everyone. If there is divine punishment, we should face it together. It is meaningless to just hate and vent anger!"

More and more people came to their senses after Tong Yi and Tong Er spoke.

There were a few indignant Xiqi people, but when they saw everyone around them lowering their heads thoughtfully and calming down, they were all stunned and silent.

A crisis of public opinion was resolved so easily?
"This..." Chang Hao felt his recovered state of mind, as if he had survived a calamity. He opened his mouth in surprise.

Han Zhan looked at this scene, a faint smile of planning a strategy appeared on his face.

"I have said long ago that the people's hearts are not that fragile and can withstand all the turmoil."

"Since they can be easily instigated by the mastermind, then by the same token, we can do the same."

"All it takes is a dozen or so 'water soldiers'."

(End of this chapter)