"You can see for yourselves,"
The villagers, upon hearing this, all leaned in to take a look.
Indeed, within the water bowl, a chopstick stood upright, identical to when Qi He claimed that there was a Water Ghost in the lake.
"That's not all."
Zhuang Qingning took out another two chopsticks and stood them in the water bowl together: "When water is present, the chopsticks will stick together. Three chopsticks are more stable."
"Observe, this is just like two extremely smooth stones which stick together when a drop of water is added."
Upon seeing the three stable standing chopsticks, the villagers' faces were filled with sudden realization.
Some folks began to search the ground for smooth sticks or small branches and went to the lakeside to give it a try.