As the standoff grew tense with swords drawn and bows cocked, the County Magistrate quietly chimed in, "Why not... arrest them and take our time questioning them in the public court?"
Clearly, the County Magistrate was siding with the Saintess of Wu Shan.
But that wasn't surprising.
After all, when Li Wenli and Bai Junjun had heroically saved them, these people were still unconscious, unaware they were being controlled by Gu insects, let alone their clouded consciousness.
They were not familiar with the strength of these two youths and treated them as if they were intruding without reason.
But Wu Shan was different.
An County was not far from Witch Ancestor Mountain, and the locals knew more about it than even the Third Prince did.
They usually worshiped the Witch God, so their obedience to the Saintess of Witch Ancestor Mountain was absolute.
Faced with the Saintess of Witch Ancestor Mountain and two unfamiliar youths, whom would you support?
