Folklore: Pre-emptive shelter begins with the stomach.

Now, even knowing that Feng Jia's Five Internal Organs Temple had defeated the second-tier strange entity, Tang Qinglian couldn't sit still any longer.

Seeing so many second-tier monsters, he immediately lost heart.

The underlying reasons are not so simple.

It is not just the eerie number of ghosts in the mountains and seas, but also the unimaginable unknown terrors!

The unknown is unknown because the strange creatures of the same level always repel each other and may even devour each other to strengthen themselves.

In all his years, he had never heard of any supernatural beings cooperating!

Even at the third tier, or even the fourth tier of strange creatures that only exist in legends, such a situation has never occurred!

"If that's the case, my Jiangxia branch will travel with you tomorrow."

Our temple, known for its unlucky feng shui, has a tradition of predicting good and bad fortune, and it also provides guidance during one's travels.

"Well, that's good too." Huang Zuozhang was naturally happy to have more help.

Then, he looked at Feng Mo: "Where is Temple Master Feng?"

"I'll pass," Feng Mo replied calmly. "I'll still be here."

The Five Stomachs Temple is the foundation of his development. Now that he has been running it for so long, it is impossible to start all over again if he moves to a different place.

Moreover, it's just a mere second-tier strange creature; if he can kill one, he can kill a whole group!

He didn't need to say these things.

Others' departure or stay is their fate.

Seeing this, Huang Zuozhang sighed and said, "Alright then."

He then looked at Huang Lao Er, but before he could speak, Huang Lao Er shook his head:

No.

I agreed to follow Master Feng.

Since Master Feng has chosen to stay in Jiangbai Village, I will also stay here.

Huang Zuozhang was not surprised by Huang Lao Er's choice.

After all, it wasn't just Master Huang; even his branch had long been abandoned by the main family.

Huang Lao Er's strength is undeniable, given that he became the temple master. It would be good to have his help, but Huang Zuo Zhang wouldn't force him to come if he didn't.

Tang Ren also chose to stay.

"What a blockhead!" Tang Qinglian looked at Tang Ren and felt a little unfamiliar with him. "We are both from the Tang family of Jinjiang. How can you turn your back on someone else?"

With the shrine broken, the Jinjiang family will naturally not tolerate you.

Staying in Jiangbai Village is a death sentence anyway, so you might as well come with us to Jiangxuan Village. I'll plead for you with the master's family then. If they're in a good mood, what can't we do?

Even if things go terribly wrong, dying on the way would be a form of atonement.

The other party's meaning was quite clear:

As long as Tang Ren escorts them safely to Jiangxuan Village, he can atone for his mistakes and may still have a chance to stay in the Tang family in Jinjiang. At worst, he can save his life.

But Tang Ren still refused.

He had made up his mind.

If it were a few days ago, he might have agreed, but now that he's committed to Feng Mo, Tang Ren isn't one to easily change his mind.

This is his understanding of etiquette, which others might see as blind loyalty, but he doesn't care.

In any case, the risks are extremely high no matter which path you choose, so you might as well follow your heart.

Moreover, after witnessing Feng Mo's methods, he believed that following Feng Mo might not necessarily lead to certain death.

And so the meeting ended.

Although Feng Fugui didn't say a word the whole time, he was completely exhausted.

He never expected that the discussion would end like this.

Before leaving, Huang Zuozhang gave Feng Mo a deep look, but said nothing more.

So they each went their separate ways home.

……

Another day has passed.

The Huang and Tang families, who had been rooted in Jiangbai Village for many years, left just like that.

To Huang Lao Er's surprise, they didn't even take the statue with them.

Inviting a god is easy, but sending him away is difficult. If we bring a shrine with us, the journey to Jiangxuan Village will probably take more than just a day and a night.

So the statue was left in Jiangbai Village.

The sudden departure of the large family caused widespread panic throughout the village. After all, they had no intention of taking the ordinary villagers with them when they left.

When the Huang family went out, they used the excuse of going hunting together.

But the villagers knew perfectly well that with the disaster looming, who would go hunting with the whole family?

This is clearly an attempt to escape for their lives!

Upon arriving at the Tang family, they didn't even bother with pretense and directly stated that they wanted to go to Jiangxuan Village.

Some villagers tried to catch up with the group, but they were all beaten back by the thugs raised by the powerful families, leaving them all covered in wounds.

The warriors declared, "If you stay in the village, you might survive; but if you dare to join the group, you're guaranteed not to see the sun rise tomorrow."

Just when the villagers thought the Feng family would abandon them, Feng Nuonian continued to open the granary and distribute grain as usual, even distributing more grain than usual.

The refugees all thought this was their last meal before they were killed, meant to leave them with a full stomach before they died.

They all tacitly agreed.

But after they finished the relief food, someone mustered up the courage to ask, "Is there any more tomorrow?"

The servant serving the rice chuckled and said, "Of course we have it, why wouldn't we?"

"When will the relief efforts stop?"

"Hehe! They'll definitely wait until the natural disaster is over in our Jiangbai Village!"

Or perhaps it's when the Feng family's internal organs collapse!

But in my opinion, this is highly suspicious!

You saw how high those walls were when you were performing the sacrifice! Not even a ghost could get in!

"Is it really true?!" a villager asked incredulously. "The Feng family really isn't leaving Jiangbai Village?"

"Of course it's true! You only saw the Huang and Tang families leave, so does that mean one member of the Feng family has left?"

Hearing this, the refugees were overjoyed.

The news spread like wildfire, quickly reaching the entire Jiangbai Village.

The Feng family became the only hope for the villagers of Jiangbai Village.

When they learned that all of this was because of Feng Mo's decision, they were even more grateful and knelt down on the spot, facing the direction of the Five Internal Organs Temple, chanting the praises of the Five Internal Organs God and Feng Mo's kindness.

In an instant, golden incense sticks rose above the heads of the villagers of Jiangbai Village.

The incense smoke was no longer the thin wisps it used to be, but had become thicker and more viscous, rising straight towards the stomach.

……

Inside the Five Internal Organs Temple.

Feng Mo naturally noticed this strange phenomenon as well.

Countless villagers came from outside the Five Internal Organs Temple to offer sacrifices, and Tang Ren and the Feng family's warriors were maintaining order.

But even more incense smoke drifted from every corner of Jiangbai Village, far exceeding the number of people worshipping in front of the temple.

Upon seeing this, Huang Lao Er clicked his tongue in amazement.

"What a spectacle!"

"What's going on?" Feng Mo looked at Huang Lao Er beside him.

"The transformation from silk to thread is a manifestation of the culmination of faith, which can usually only be seen in temples at the town level."

There are only two possibilities for this to happen:

One type involves a very large number of worshippers; the other involves believers with unparalleled devotion to the temple.

Huang Lao Er said firmly, "This is absolute piety! Even if other temples came to our village to open a shrine now, they probably wouldn't get a single drop of incense!"

Feng understood.

Now, only one of the three temples remains—his Five Organs Temple. Coupled with the impending calamity and the exodus of the Huang and Tang families, this grand occasion has been created.

At this moment, when Feng Mo looked at the shrine in the Five Internal Organs Temple again, the cracks on it had been completely repaired.

Not only that, but there was also a golden ray of light suspended inside the shrine. Whenever this ray of light condensed into a ball the size of a thumb, it would fall down and then gather together again.

In a short while, eight or nine golden spheres gathered inside the shrine.

When Huang Lao Er saw this, his face lit up with joy:

"This is the true source of incense offerings."

Normally, the statues of the five internal organs are broken, making it impossible to store incense offerings.

It's only because our temple master is favored by the mortal gods that he dares to be so wealthy and powerful, able to withstand the strange calamities without relying on incense offerings. If it were anyone else, this temple would have been completely destroyed long ago.