Si Teng heard Wang Yue say that and felt she was being underestimated. Annoyed, she said, "You wait in hiding. I'll go in and take a look."
Wang Yue looked at Si Teng's haughty expression and felt utterly speechless. It was already come to this, and she still refused to admit defeat. He didn't argue with her over who should go. After all, Si Teng's appearance would draw Red Umbrella's attention, and even from a distance, he could use his ultimate move, Sword Control.
However, Wang Yue was mistaken. By the time he finished setting up the formation and reached Yunxi Village, he found that things there were nothing like he had imagined.
The Xuan Shi were arguing with several elderly villagers about something, while Si Teng stood outside the crowd, showing no interest in getting involved.
Wang Yue saw the scene and immediately understood what was going on.
After all, Shen Yindeng had lived here for so many years. The villagers simply didn't believe she was a monster.
Sure enough, a gaunt old man who looked like one of the village elders said sternly, "Outsiders, you should leave. You're not welcome here."
Seeing that there was no getting through to them, Cang Hong said, "Old Village Chief, Red Umbrella is badly injured. To recover, she'll have to eat people. You need to think this through."
The old man stubbornly shook his head and said firmly, "I watched Yindeng grow up. She's definitely not the monster you say she is. Besides, what era do you think this is? There aren't any demons anymore."
Cang Hong glanced at the villagers gathering around them, each one gripping a hoe or sickle and looking fierce. Knowing they wouldn't get anywhere with all these people in the way, he sighed helplessly and said to