The fire burned, flames and thick smoke rising.
The Zhou Family had their mouths gagged, struggling and writhing in terror, but it was useless. They could only watch helplessly as the flames crept toward them.
Their hair curled, grease seeped from their skin, and they suffered unbearable pain, yet there was nothing they could do but watch.
Zhou Xiaocui, the only one whose mouth had not been gagged, pressed her lips together and said nothing.
Her body trembled, her beautiful large eyes filled with fear, yet she remained silent, stubbornly watching the flames around her.
"To live one day awake,"
"Is better than living a lifetime like pigs and sheep!"
Zhou Xiaocui looked mockingly at the fanatical villagers around her.
This scene completely convinced everyone that demons and monsters had bewitched her mind.
Could someone who did not care about her own family's lives, who did not even care about herself, possibly be a normal person?
She was already a demon's running dog!
"Burn her to death!"
"Burn her to death!"
"..."
Countless villagers shouted fervently.
For some reason, they shouted with particular fury, a strange thrill rising in their hearts.
"...Commanding all things, subduing demons and suppressing mountains..."
The Temple Priest's savage expression vanished as he prayed compassionately.
"...The seven treasures that subdue demons shine with spiritual light to shatter all darkness;"
"...The exquisite wondrous Dharma wields the sword of wisdom to sever all evil, commands the thunderbolts, orders the armored soldiers of the Three Realms, and cleanses the demonic miasma; the heavenly soldiers blaze brilliantly, shaking the ghosts and specters of the Nine Netherworlds, purging the universe to display divine might and send evil spirits fleeing, suppressing mountains so the earth veins may rest in peace..."
The villagers fell silent in an instant. Tu Sanyi also fell silent.