Granny Ma seemed to have heard nothing and just lowered her head, thinking about something.
Seeing this, the dark-skinned middle-aged man looked at Ying Luo again.
"Brother Shen is a native of our village. He has saved the village several times before. How can we be ungrateful? What's more, the words of these monsters cannot be trusted!" Ying Luo said righteously.
"Although Shen Luo saved the village several times, if he hadn't gone into the mountains repeatedly and provoked the king, how could our village have fallen into the current situation!" A middle-aged woman with a child immediately retorted.
"Aunt Xu is right. No matter what he did in the past, now that he has stolen the king's things, he should be solely responsible for the consequences!" Another young woman in gray robe also echoed.
"That kid's origins are unknown. Maybe he is just after the treasure of the king on the mountain and has no good intentions towards the village! Otherwise, why doesn't he stay in the village and go to the mountain again and again?" someone else said.
After hearing what the three people said, the villagers who were originally unwilling to hand over Shen Luo also hesitated.
Ying Luo frowned when she saw the villagers talking and almost putting all the blame on Shen Luo.
"You are talking nonsense! Since the Immortal Brother came to the village, he has never done anything to harm the village. He went up the mountain for the village. In order to save your own life, you actually want to hand him over to these monsters!" A childish voice sounded, and it was Chen Guanbao who stood up, pointing at the three middle-aged women and questioned indignantly.
"What do you know as a little kid? Are we going to risk the lives of the entire village for such an outsider?" the middle-aged woman snorted.
"Yes, Chen Guanbao, we are doing this for the sake of the entire village!"
"If he really cares about the village, he should stand up and take responsibility for his own actions." The other villagers echoed.
"I am still young, but I also understand that one should be grateful and repay kindness, unlike some people who only know how to repay kindness with enmity!" Although Chen Guanbao is young, he has a sharp tongue. His two sentences made the middle-aged woman blush, and she was about to retort.
"Enough, stop arguing!" Granny Ma finally woke up from her thoughts and said in a low voice.
Granny Ma had a high reputation in the village, and all the villagers fell silent immediately.
At this moment, a figure ran over quickly from the village. It was a boy of about ten years old. He stopped in front of Grandma Ma, panting, looking out of breath.
"Hu Zi, how are you?" asked Granny Ma.
"Mother-in-law, I went to Master Shen's residence, but he was gone. There was no one in that yard." After Hu Zi took a breath, he leaned close to Mother-in-law Ma's ear and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Granny Ma's eyes darkened, and after a moment of silence, she nodded without saying anything.
"The time has come, have you made a decision?" the sheep-headed monster shouted.
"Could you two give us a little more time?" Granny Ma sighed and asked.
"It's been such a long time, and you still haven't thought it through?" The sheep-headed monster frowned.
“It’s not like that, it’s just…” Granny Ma looked hesitant.
"Hmph, if you have something to say, just say it out loud!" The toad spirit snorted coldly, a trace of impatience flashing in his eyes.