Shen Lang picked up the little girl and asked the members of the Shui Family to protect the villagers as they left. Just as he was about to get up...
THUD!
The villagers, who had just walked the line between life and death, suddenly all fell to their knees in worship.
At that moment, Shen Lang's aura was overwhelming. He was enveloped in the Buddha Light radiating from the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads, his entire body shimmering with golden light. A peaceful Buddha Power naturally spread to cover the entire village, making him look like a god descended to the mortal realm.
In their dazed state, the villagers had actually begun to treat him as a deity.
"Everyone, please rise. I am not worthy of such a grand gesture!"
Shen Lang lifted a single hand, and a gentle force raised all the villagers, preventing them from kneeling any longer.
