Even Tang Changsheng admired that!
Plenty of clever people clearly saw danger coming, yet could not bear to give up the benefits. In the end, greed often brought them to ruin.
There was even a phrase for such people: profit had blinded their judgment!
So Fang Xin was right to be cautious and remove his Deity Statue.
The two discussed what to do next and how to respond.
Then Fang Xin departed. A point of spiritual light withdrew from the Spirit Terrace at the Deity Statue's brow.
With a faint crack too soft for ordinary ears to hear, the Spirit Terrace shattered as that spiritual presence withdrew.
"My sworn elder brother cuts ties without hesitation. He really is the sort who can accomplish great things!" Tang Changsheng sighed softly. If their places were reversed, he did not know whether he could act so decisively.
The next day, Tang Changsheng hired a carpenter to replace Fang Xin's Deity Statue, carving one of the Protector King Divine General to stand in the temple.
That made it a subordinate temple of the General's Temple in this "Immortal Realm"!
This matter had little effect on the villagers of Templefront Village. After all, all these common folk wanted was a Deity to worship who would protect the area. Why would they care whose statue stood in the temple? As long as Tang Changsheng still lived there, that was enough.
To Tang Changsheng's surprise, the matter passed without a ripple.
Tang Changsheng kept a low profile over the next few days and did not hurry to leave the "Immortal Realm" for Yin-Yang Mountain.
These were extraordinary times. The situation could change drastically in a short span, perhaps reshaping the entire Wu Hou State.
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