Ye Shanshan's estimate had been correct.
The church had indeed descended into chaos.
The clock turned back an hour.
Although smear tabloids had been flying everywhere, there were still plenty of people coming here.
The people's eyes were sharp. The Cat Cult's conduct these past few days had been completely different from what the reports claimed, okay?
It wasn't like they didn't know Xu Shi had started the Sea God Stone trade, but he had returned their money! And they were handing out free milk and eggs every day. Only an idiot wouldn't come.
Not to mention that today was the day the Saintess was visiting in person, so the crowd had actually grown rather than shrunk.
"Feels like... it's not a huge problem?"
Watching Xia Ke'an smile as she helped everyone with their troubles nearby, Pan Feng's anxious heart eased slightly.
She might have been a little scatterbrained, but she had at least helped her father and master handle affairs on Silver Pine Island for some time. She wasn't completely lacking in awareness.
So she understood how serious a propaganda war could be and had been afraid something might go wrong... Fortunately, it seemed to have had little impact so far. That was a blessing in disguise.
"By the way, didn't you try talking to Master and Aunt Xia afterward, little sister?"
Now that she was more relaxed, she couldn't help gossiping. She patted Pan Ling beside her and whispered, "It feels like their relationship hasn't shown any signs of improving..."
"We still can't let our guard down, sis."
Pan Ling did not answer her question. Her gaze swept back and forth over the crowd inside the church, and she clearly had no mood to chat.
"...Oh."
Pan Feng always felt that her little sister's attitude seemed like she