San'ao, the leader of the pure ones, led the other four leaders, plus more than two hundred believers, to advise Reggie.
It is said to be an admonishment, but in fact it is a provocation, and even has some humiliating elements.
"As the leader of a country, your Excellency does not follow the laws of nature, is not considerate of his subjects, associates with evil spirits, indulges in witchcraft and poison, and deviates from morality, leading to his ruin. Today, you are angry and resentful, and you have committed crimes on the common people. Do you feel worthy of it?"
Reggie applauded: "Well said!"
She spoke the taste of Oriental elegance in common language, and Reggie admired this old woman's writing skills.
It's not surprising that she said these words. What's surprising is that Reggie came yesterday, and she can endure it until today. It seems that the preparations are well done.
"Tonight we will open an altar to offer sacrifices to the gods and redeem the common people. If you still have any conscience, please offer those witches to the gods for forgiveness."
"Kill the witch Gu, save the common people! Kill the witch Gu! Save the common people!" More than two hundred Heavenly Punishers shouted in unison. This short slogan easily resonated with everyone, and the subjects who had just escaped the disaster began to follow.
The shouting got louder and louder, and the whole manor trembled. Manjiao was afraid that the situation would get out of control, so she quickly asked Kitano Jing to call the Yamen over.
This is because Manjiao is inexperienced. The victims who have been suppressed for several days can easily lose their minds. If the government officials take action, the matter may become more and more serious. Reggie comforted everyone and then asked Manjiao to take Swindel to Qingjing.
Experiment everywhere.
When Sang Ao saw this, he said angrily: "Sir, do you want to protect your shortcomings?"
"How dare I stand in the way of someone's shortcomings at this critical moment of life and death," Reggie said with a smile, "I'll just tell the city lord to organize the ceremony."
"Don't bother the city lord, we have already prepared the sacrifice."
"What you have prepared is out of your piety. What I have prepared is naturally my intention and cannot be generalized. Please rest for half a day and wait until the evil spirit comes tonight to make a decision."
Reggie turned to leave, but Sang Ao stepped forward and said, "Wait a minute! If you wait until the evil spirits come, everything will be over. We have done the divination and today's afternoon is an auspicious time."
Reggie sneered. He knew the weaknesses of the magicians. Nothing they did could withstand on-the-spot verification. Now, while the weather was fine, he quickly opened an altar. If it didn't rain today and the mud didn't appear, it would be them.
A great achievement.
Even if it rains today and the mud appears again, it doesn't matter. They can say that the gods originally forgave them, but Reggie continued to act in reverse, angering the gods again, and the disaster reappeared.
No matter what kind of outcome occurs, the good things will be attributed to themselves, and the bad things will be blamed on Reggie. Either the people will support the pure, or the people will be against Reggie. In the end, they will benefit.
But Reggie refused to accept this trick: "Tonight, if the mud ghost comes into the city again, you and I will each open a shrine and see who can get rid of the mud ghost. Do you dare or not?"
Sang Ao was hit hard. His face was full of anger before, but in the blink of an eye, he lost his prestige: "These mud monsters are ordered by the gods to punish us for our crimes. If we blindly resist, there may be something wrong."
Reggie sneered and said: "Don't tell me where these mud ghosts come from, I just ask you whether you dare or not?"
The citizens of the city became quiet, but among them there were many moral gentlemen and many die-hard fans of the Pure Ones, but most people had only one idea, whoever could defeat the Mud Ghost would be the hero.
If the pure ones dare not take up the challenge, their status in the hearts of the city people will plummet, but if they choose to take up the challenge, they will still be a bit underwhelmed.
In full view of everyone, Sang Ao gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and chose to challenge.
She knew there was nothing she could do to stop the Mud Demon, but there was another way to meet the challenge.
She adopted a witch a month ago, who can change the weather on a local scale. Although the pure people say they hate witchcraft and the like, such witches are of important use to them.
Think about it, when the pure man went up to the altar to pray for rain for Tuodao City, drizzle fell from the sky. Isn't this a magical thing?
When a pure person wave his hand, he can bring a cool breeze in the hot summer. Isn't this the blessing of the gods?
Of course, the range of changing the weather is limited, and it consumes a lot of mana. As far as the current strength of this witch is concerned, it can change the climate of almost half of the manor, and it can last for a few hours at most, but this is not enough for the performance of the magic stick.
That's enough.
In the afternoon, the heavy rain came as expected. Reggie was calm and relaxed, and kept chatting with Manjiao.
He likes oriental culture and oriental women, and Manjiao's ability and decisiveness are also the type he likes.
However, he has not forgotten the necessary boundaries. Manjiao is his courtier and an important member of the party. She cannot be wanton and frivolous, let alone be blinded by emotions.
"Since I came to Tuodao, it rains every day," Reggie sighed. "I don't know if it's due to the season or a trick of fate."
"It's like this in late spring and early summer," Manjiao said. "It rains once a day at least. Sometimes it can rain for seven or eight days in a row."
This is the charm of language. If you stay with the White Tower people for a long time, your speech will become relaxed and humorous. If you stay with the Golden Eagle people for a long time, you will pay more attention to grammar and pronunciation. If you stay with the Lion people for a long time, you can't help but praise the king.
After staying with a werewolf for a long time, his mouth is filled with mutton, fine wine and women.
The language of the Dongsang people is still the best. Those ancient words have a special charm. At first, they felt a bit difficult to pronounce. But after talking for a few days, they seemed to be soaked in a different breath, and there was a sense of elegance from the inside out.
It's just that some words are a bit strange when spoken in common language. After suppressing the mud demon, Reggie plans to go to Spike Island and hire some teachers from Mingxuan to popularize the ancient Dongsang language.
"Is your father still making things difficult for you?"
"How dare he?" Man Jiao snorted, "Since I became the lord of the city, my whole family has been respectful to me, and I am even the first to eat. After all, this is still a blessing from the Lord."
"Is your business still running? When the storm passes, I still want to support you."
"It has been handed over to my sister. I have an official now. If I do business again, I am afraid that the rules will be violated. If you want to have some fun, sir, just give me an order. When will our Tuodao City be short of..."
At this point, Manjiao stopped abruptly, and a worried look appeared on her eyebrows.
"Sigh, I don't know when the disaster will be over."
Reggie took a sip of green plum wine and laughed loudly: "It's almost there, it's almost there. Just count on your fingers and we'll know in a few days."
The rain poured down all afternoon and stopped abruptly at dusk. Manjiao was worried that the manor could not withstand it, and cement was used to seal the cracks in the bricks.
This time, the surge of mud and silt submerged the walls in an instant. The pure ones had prepared an altar in the front garden. Sang Ao climbed on the altar and shouted loudly: "We have received the oracle, and we will be here in this garden tonight."
Those who are in the middle will be protected, and the mud monsters outside the city must not take a step here!"
"Okay!" Reggie exclaimed in admiration, "Let's see your ability first tonight!"