Li Chen had already spent quite some time in the Maple Leaf Fief.
He had to admit that Olga, the beautiful woman with an innocent appearance and a kind heart whom he had thoroughly brought into his fold, was a born genius at spreading faith!
Her pure, unblemished, compassionate air perfectly matched the teachings of the Witch Ancestor that called for sheltering all living beings and guiding the lost, naturally lending her a convincing "Holy Maiden" radiance.
Through her tireless travels and preaching, faith in the Witch Ancestor not only swiftly took root among the refugees and commoners of the Maple Leaf Fief, but also spread like a spark setting the prairie ablaze to seven or eight neighboring cities.
Simple shrines to the Witch Ancestor sprang up one after another. The number of believers swelled rapidly from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, and continued to grow at an astonishing rate.
Almost no one could resist Olga's sincere appeal and her beautiful portrayal of the "Witch Ancestor's protection" wherever she went.
Through various channels, the news eventually reached the former emperor, Ivan, who was "recuperating" at his villa but still keeping a close watch on developments everywhere.
Ivan held the secret report, his fingers paling slightly from the force of his grip, his face filled with shock and unease.
He abruptly raised the report and urgently addressed Ancestor Romanov beside him. "Ancestor! Look at this! That Witch Ancestor has actually begun preaching in the very heart of our Great Luo Dynasty! And his momentum is terrifying! This is no good omen!"
He paced back and forth, his tone growing increasingly agitated. "If we let him keep developing like this, before long his church will become a colossal beast with tangled roots and believers everywhere, deeply entrenched in the soil