"Little Jiu may not be willing to explain things to you, but I do want to give you all a good scolding!"
A cold smile tugged at Ning Fengzhi's lips. He tapped his cane against the city wall and snorted. "You say Little Jiu is ungrateful, but who is truly ungrateful?"
The crowd immediately erupted in anger. Was Ning Fengzhi trying to whitewash Little Jiu? How shameless.
"After Little Jiu drew away our Faith Power, he refused to stand up for us. Isn't it obvious who's being ungrateful? Does that even need debating?"
"That's right! No matter how glib your tongue is, you can't twist black into white!"
"It's fine to be lowly, but there should be limits!"
The commoners indignantly denounced Ning Fengzhi one after another.
"Haha... How laughable!"
Ning Fengzhi sneered repeatedly. "Faith Power requires devout faith. It requires wholehearted belief."
"How did Little Jiu gain your faith? Don't you have any idea yourselves?"
"I'm afraid you've confused cause and effect!"
"Little Jiu gave the commoners free cultivation techniques, and only then did you feel grateful! If he hadn't given anything for you, would you have believed in him?"
"His standing up for you was the cause. Your faith in him was the result!"
Ning Fengzhi spoke calmly. The moment he said this, many among the commoners froze.
The clever ones immediately came to their senses. Little Jiu had given to them first, and only then had they placed their faith in him. Otherwise, why would they believe in an infamous demon like Little Jiu?
Seeing that he had awakened some of them, Ning Fengzhi immediately continued in a sharp tone:
"It was Little Jiu who punished the nobles, wiped out the class that exploited you, made everyone equal, and gave every person a chance to obtain extraordinary