Some said the widow was a jinx on her husbands. Others claimed she was like a wasp's stinger, concealing deadly venom to murder her own spouse. In short, the rumors were wild and grew more outlandish with each telling. The matter reached Ye Weiyang, who sent people to investigate, but they ultimately found nothing and closed it as an ordinary case.
Since it wasn't deemed a supernatural case, the Government Office issued a public notice to clear the air. Unexpectedly, this notice only made the "Wutong God" inexplicably popular in the area. More and more newlywed young women hoping for a child went to the temple to pray. And it was miraculously effective. Every woman who prayed for a child, within as little as ten days or as long as three months, happily conceived.
