C9

Song Yue heaved a sigh of relief. He remembered the incident that had made him angry and asked, "Master, can you take me to the village? I promise I won't cause any trouble!"

"Since you want to go so much, then go. However, you must agree to me. Don't be impulsive and protect yourself." Jing Cen sighed and said solemnly.

Song Yue nodded his head in agreement when he saw that Xie Xie had agreed to let him go with him.

"What else do you want to eat?" Leaving the pair of master and disciple behind, Rong Chen asked Cheng Xiu with his head lowered.

Cheng Xiu shook his head.

He brought the carriage and took him back to the village.

When she returned to the village, it was already afternoon. Compared to when she went out in the morning, the atmosphere in the village was much more tense. It was completely silent, and not even the chirping or barking of chickens or dogs could be heard.

"It let that thing live for half a day longer." Standing at the entrance of the small courtyard, Rong Chen finally remembered something he had forgotten. He mumbled to himself, and when he saw Cheng Xiu looking over, he said, "I'm going to the village entrance."

Cheng Xiu didn't say anything, but he grabbed her clothes and didn't put her down.

Just as he was about to find an excuse to leave him in the courtyard, he heard a hubbub of voices coming from afar.

When Rong Chen looked up and saw the people from the village walking towards him, his face was filled with fear and excitement.

The one in front of the villagers was not the village chief, who was usually the most arrogant, but a man with a long beard wearing a yellow Daoist robe.

He did not expect that the villagers would invite this Taoist so quickly. He just did not know if this Taoist had any real abilities.

Rong Chen thought to herself as she waited for these people to approach Cheng Xiu and herself, only then did she realize that they were here for him and Cheng Xiu.

Upon realizing this, Rong Chen's expression turned cold.

Seeing her cold face, the villagers, who were originally in full fury, immediately cowered behind her back, as if they were facing a demon that could devour a person at any time.

"Demons!" Now that Taoist Priest is here, it's best for you to obediently surrender! " The village chief tried his best to hide his fat body behind the Taoist's back, yet he still wanted to stick his head out.

The moment he said this, the villagers behind him also joined in.

Rong Shen pulled Cheng Xiu behind him, blocking the villagers' instructions and shouts.

Her gaze swept across the faces of the people in front of her. Although she hadn't interacted much with these people over the past three years, when she passed them on the road, there was still kindness in their eyes. And now, all of their eyes were filled with fear and hatred.

There were also a few people hiding at the back who shouted the loudest. Their eyes were filled with a strange excitement when they looked at Rong Chen.

When she had first arrived at Zhenhe Village with Cheng Xiu, these people had wanted to do something to her. Unfortunately, before they could even touch her clothes, they were beaten half to death.

What Rong Chen did not know was that the people who said that she and Cheng Xiu were monsters were none other than these few people.

"You say I'm a monster, but do you have any proof?" Rong Chen's expression did not change. Even when being shouted at by so many people, she did not show any signs of fear or panic.

She was not a monster, she was a ghost.

Rong Chen coldly snorted in his heart. If these people had called her a ghost from the start, perhaps she would have been surprised. After all, Rong Chen had never met anyone who could discover her identity.

"If Taoist says you are a demon, then you are a demon! You Chen, don't even think about quibbling! " The people behind him shouted.

The others all chimed in.