The situation was tumultuous, and the next day the Holy Hall made another move. This time, instead of confronting Bai Ruozhu and her company directly, Honglian chose to give blessings to the commoners outside the doors of the Holy Hall. Then she spoke to the grateful, teary-eyed commoners who had received the blessings.
"You are all children of the divine. Last night the spirits gave me a dream, saying those from the foreign clan are envoys sent by the Demon, veiling your eyes, fabricating false divine decrees to deceive the world. The spirits will punish them, and none of you should blindly believe in them, lest you lose your devout hearts towards the divine."
Although her words did not name Mr. Bai and his wife explicitly, the intent was clear as it targeted Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun.
