"So, Daoist’s skill is just talking big?" Meng Yao’s tone was slightly sarcastic.
Although she was a soul transfer, she was sure that before the transfer, she was a human being.
As for spirits or whatever, if they could cultivate to latch onto a human, they must be powerful spirits, which she would actually love.
So, what is there to be afraid of?
Moreover, if he were truly a skilled Daoist, how could he be hired by the Meng Family?
"Wretched creature, don’t be so arrogant. Watch how this poor Daoist breaks your spell!" The Daoist shouted, raising his dry hand and scattering a handful of powder, and Meng Yao instinctively held her breath.
The onlookers, however, didn’t have the same reaction as Meng Yao.
Suddenly, someone screamed.
At this moment, in their eyes, Meng Yao had already turned into a monster with a wide bloody mouth, drooling with a hanging tongue, as terrifying as could be.
[Host, that Daoist used a hallucinogenic substance. In these people’s eyes, you have now become a monster.]
The system’s voice suddenly appeared in Meng Yao’s mind.
"Is there any way?" Meng Yao asked.
[If the host is willing to give me that wooden plaque from before, I can help solve the current dilemma.]
The system was still pining for that wooden plaque.
"No. If you won’t help, so be it. These people seem furious, at worst, I’ll be beaten to death." Meng Yao said calmly.
Saying this, she was testing the system.
The system always said that if she didn’t help it, it would be destroyed, and she would become an idiot.
But the system never said what would happen if she died first.
Meng Yao didn’t wait for the system’s response and saw the fake Daoist making some strange gestures, and the crowd became very quiet.
"You’re not affected?" The Daoist was surprised, "Are you really a spirit from the mountains? If so, how about we discuss a cooperation?"
She had just held her breath earlier.
However, Meng Yao was somewhat curious about what kind of cooperation the Daoist was proposing.
Moreover, this person was really bold to suspect she was a spirit and still dare to discuss cooperation with her.
"How do we cooperate?" Meng Yao asked.
"Don’t possess this woman anymore, come with me, let’s find powerful and wealthy people to possess, then I will drive out." The Daoist’s eyes were feverish.
With a real spirit, everything would be much easier.
A lot of silver to earn, and the reputation would also grow bigger and bigger.
The more famous he was, the more silver there would be.
He would quickly become famous in Zhou Country.
"What if I refuse?" Meng Yao asked.
"You’ve seen their reaction. If you refuse, they’ll swarm you and beat the person you’re possessing to death. Although I don’t know how you possess people, it can’t be simple." The Daoist said.
"Is this how you exorcise demons and defend the Dao? How is this different from treating life with contempt?" Meng Yao asked.
"I won’t be the one hitting, what does it have to do with me?" The Daoist said indifferently.
The Daoist thought she was considering.
"Did you hear? I’m about to be beaten to death." Meng Yao said to the system.
[You can buy anti-hallucinogenic medicine.]
"What should I do? I don’t have any silver right now." Meng Yao said wistfully.
She did have a silver note, but it was in Meng Yao’s purse at the moment.
Meng Yao could almost feel the system’s frustration.
"The Daoist’s patience is running out." Meng Yao reminded, "Also, can you stand being bullied ?"
A misty fog quickly spread out from Meng Yao as the center.
The eyes of the crowd slowly returned to normal.
"I’m curious, why do the villagers listen to you?" Meng Yao said calmly.
The Daoist was proud, "This is our ancestral hallucinogenic medicine they all inhaled just now. My ancestors were beast tamers; with the help of hallucinogenic medicine, it’s easy to control people. When I arrived, I hinted that you were a spirit. So, in their eyes, you turned into the monster they imagined."
The villagers’ faces changed. It turned out Meng wasn’t a spirit, it was all the Daoist’s doing.
Also, the Daoist said he was a beast tamer, so wasn’t he treating them like beasts?
"I’ll give you one last chance to cooperate with me; together, we can make a fortune." The Daoist asked.
Although they didn’t know what kind of cooperation the Daoist was talking about, they knew the Daoist wasn’t a good guy.
And the people who brought the Daoist from the Meng Family weren’t any good either.
They just wanted to watch the fun, and that almost made them murderers.
"Tie them up and call the village chief to preside over justice."
"The Meng Family can’t escape responsibility either."
"Meng is a daughter of the Meng Family. What deep hatred led them to treat her ?"
The villagers shouted as they pinned down the Daoist and the Meng Family people, some went to fetch ropes, and others went to call the village chief.
Meng Yao showed a frightened expression at the right moment, shedding sad tears.
Zhao Dahe stepped forward and kicked the Daoist a few times, spat at the Meng Family people, and said fiercely, "I won’t let you off."
The village chief soon arrived.
Without Meng Yao having to say anything, the crowd began chattering, telling the story from different viewpoints.
"Village chief uncle, this Daoist is a habitual offender and cannot be easily forgiven. He used despicable means to manipulate people; the villagers almost became murderers." Zhao Dahe said indignantly.
It wasn’t just the villagers; even their siblings almost...
"Mother, I know I’m not your biological child, so you’ve always been indifferent to me, but I’ve lived in the Meng Family for over a decade. How could you be so cruel as to want me dead? You raised me, and my life belongs to the Meng Family. Do you really want me to die? Just say the word, and I wouldn’t defy you. Why drag the villagers into this?" Meng Yao asked with sobs, sadness evident, moving everyone.
The crowd was shocked. What? Meng wasn’t the biological daughter of the Meng Family?
No wonder the Meng Family’s attitude towards Meng has always been puzzling.
The root of the issue was here!
Being not biological, it all makes sense now.
The village chief was almost furious, Meng had just come to him a few days ago to ask to sever ties with the Meng Family, and he had worked hard to persuade them.
Now, the Meng Family was stirring up trouble again, and Meng Yao said this in public; it couldn’t be suppressed anymore.
Zhao Dahe was capable; after gaining titles, their family could benefit too. Why couldn’t they see this? They had to push people further away, and now they wanted to take someone’s life! Truly seeking death, even the gods couldn’t stop it.
"Send them to the authorities!" The village chief said helplessly.
He didn’t want family matters exposed, but Zhao Dahe was right: this Daoist was a habitual offender and probably had blood on his hands; he couldn’t and wouldn’t shelter him.
As for the Meng Family, they brought the person, so they couldn’t escape responsibility either.
Sun was struggling, "Our family did nothing, why send us to the authorities?"