White Village, once like an earthly paradise, was now gripped by an atmosphere of extreme tension.
"It's the wolf pack! The mountain wolves are attacking!"
"Call all the adults from every household! Grab your weapons and head to the village entrance!"
"Hurry, send someone to contact the Temple Priest! Don't panic, everyone! With the Temple Priest here and the Land God's protection, a mere wolf pack can't do anything to us!"
As Lu Yang cautiously cast out his Divine Sense and secretly observed, he saw more than a dozen gigantic wolves, each as large as a calf, surrounding the entire village. Their scarlet eyes gleamed as their howls and snarls sent the village's elderly, weak, women, and children into a panic.
Hearts wavered.
"So that's it. The foundation of incense fire lies in people's hearts. That's why the Land God Temple shook. If I don't manifest, the incense fire will scatter."
Mortals were all very practical.
Only if you were useful would they believe in you. If you were useless, they would naturally replace you with someone useful. Once people's hearts wavered, the Incense Fire God realm would naturally become unstable.
Having figured out the situation, Lu Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank Heaven. At least no one is plotting against me."
After calming himself, Lu Yang felt somewhat helpless. He could not be blamed for jumping at every rustle of wind and cry of crane; he was truly scared stiff. Just then, a voice suddenly rang out:
"Lord Land God, Grandfather Land God, protect the homes and people—show your divine might!"
The voice entered the Land God Temple directly, causing the incense fire directed toward the Land God of White Village to surge at once, as though it were about to pour outside in a torrent.
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