"The deciding factor?"
"But more than two-thirds of the ancient villages have been destroyed. Only a dozen or so remain now."
Jiang Qiao was not swept up in Tang Wencai's emotions.
"I know a few of those villages provoked those bizarre Deities, but surely they weren't all destroyed by gods. I heard the ancient villages stand together, with all the others coming to a village's aid when it's in trouble."
"If that's the case, how did they perish?"
This was an unavoidable question, and one that had puzzled Jiang Qiao for a long time.
Tang Wencai was stronger than the old woman at the General's Tomb, and seemed to know more secrets as well.
This was the perfect opportunity to ask and clear up his doubts.
"Uh—"
But he had not expected this.
At the question, Tang Wencai froze again, another odd expression appearing on his face.
"You... don't know...?"
"Actually... most of the ancient villages were destroyed by Deities..."
"Only two were destroyed by native factions..."
He spoke cautiously.
This was, in fact, a somewhat sensitive subject.
In the Supernatural World, the vast majority of people indeed did not know how the ancient villages had been destroyed.
But that vast majority referred to the lower and middle ranks of the supernatural circle.
With strength on Jiang Qiao's level, even if he was not from an ancient village, surely he should have known?
"What?"
"Most of them were destroyed by Deities?"
This answer was completely beyond Jiang Qiao's expectations.
"Yes."
Tang Wencai spoke carefully.
"There's a theory that the ancient villages' taboo weapons crossed some sort of red line in the Supernatural World, making them prone to attacks by Deities."
"But I don't know exactly what happened either."
"In any case, whenever an ancient village was destroyed, not even the