The hall on the second floor fell somewhat silent.
Everyone stared at Jun Wangchen, their faces filled with doubt.
A vicious glint flashed through the eyes of Gao Huan, the host onstage. He secretly sent another surge of sinister energy into Qi Shi's body. Qi Shi immediately straightened up and glared angrily at Jun Wangchen.
"Young man, I, Qi Shi, have practiced feng shui professionally for over forty years, and I have never deceived anyone. Do you really think I would play games with everyone's lives?
"This ghost magic and soul sacrifice you speak of are utter nonsense to me. We live in an age ruled by science. Even if ghosts and monsters do exist, being young is no excuse to spout whatever nonsense you please. It only shows how woefully uneducated you are!"
"Master Qi is absolutely right. Do any of you think a man with his reputation in Jinling City would do anything to harm you?" Gao Huan's eyes shifted as he chimed in.
"As I see it, you simply don't want everyone to benefit from this Heaven-Predicting Compass, so you're deliberately lying to deceive them!"
After hearing what the two men said, everyone exchanged glances. Their arguments seemed perfectly reasonable, and angry looks soon turned toward Jun Wangchen.
Wei Caijun and Qin Shou wore cold sneers. Although they dared not speak out of consideration for Mo Duoduo, the change in the crowd's gazes reflected exactly what they were thinking.
"Master Qi, please calm down. My friend is rather blunt and sometimes speaks without thinking. Please don't hold it against him." Seeing things take a bad turn, Zi Hanyan hurriedly stood and bowed apologetically to Qi Shi. Then she tugged at Jun Wangchen's clothes, signaling for him to sit down and stop causing trouble.
But Jun Wangchen remained