Chief Xie watched the elders leave one by one and turned to look at the rest of the crowd with a sombre expression. "I don't want to hear any more about Ruan Chanchan being a jinx or an evil spirit. You all better watch your mouths, or else don't blame me for being rude." She had had enough of the drama.
The tribesmen immediately lowered their heads and went on to do their usual day-to-day work. Though they were really curious about the instant noodles and the fine salt that Ruan Chanchan received from the beast goddess as blessings, they knew that this was not the time for them to question her about these things.
Chief Xie scoffed. She then turned to look at her son, who had calmed down a little, and said to him, "Go and kneel in front of the holy flame. No matter what, you shouldn't have attacked an elder." She understood why her son lost his bearings like that, but Chief Xie also knew that she had to condone the actions of her son or else he would get into more trouble.
