Chapter 505: Chapter 501: Losing Face

At the peak of Red Cloud Mountain, the land of the Du Clan.

This is the second time in half a month that the crowd has gathered here. The first time was due to the arrival of Tang Luo, to whom they sought help. This time, they were here to seek justice.

The massive crowd, all wearing headbands, tightly encircled the Du Clan land, completely blocking off the relief food distribution point. Every face in the crowd expressed anger and resentment towards those distributing the food, and their accusations never ceased.

Sun Jinfang and Shen Dafa stood on an elevated position, trying in vam to appease the crowd. However, they were unable to alleviate the people’s anger, carrying their own unspeakable bitterness within them.

The original standard of food relief was equal for civilians and warriors alike, half a jin of food per day, either in the form of buns, rice, or porridge.

However, in the past three days, the standard had suddenly dropped to two liang. Not only were the practitioners unable to fill their stomachs, even the common people were full of complaints. Despite Sun Jinfang’s repeated explanation that the number of disaster-stricken people has increased, the people showed no sign of understanding.

They attacked Sun Jinfang, a man once highly praised in Xiling, using the most simplistic and obstinate logic.

“You said those who wear the headband are your followers, and you’ve been given the responsibility of distributing the food. But now the food is getting less and less. I want to ask, where did you take the food that Heaven’s Favorite has granted?”

“Sun Jinfang, I misjudged you! I originally thought you were an esteemed doctor among the people of Xiling, capable of fairness and justice. I never would have believed that a shortage of food would reveal your true colors. With 1.6 million free people in Xiling, if you withhold three liang of food per person per day, you’re making a profit of 400,000 jin in a day! Should we still call you Doctor Sun in the future? Perhaps Master Sun, the rich, would be more

appropriate!”

speak louder than words. Even when it comes to food relief, you’re cutting corners. What kind of scholars are you? What

for the first time. No matter how they explained themselves, the people seemed convinced that they

they face the accusations of hundreds of thousands of people, it doesn’t matter even if the grain they’ve distributed is almost depleted, and

guilty, why would you need to take out food from your own household for disaster relief? It’s evident that you’ve first embezzled the relief food, and then pretended to be righteous and charitable. Don’t think that you

them are good, but the reason why humans can both love and despise the

they won’t consider much else. Instead, they will employ the most simplistic way to

problem. Most people would not think directly that the Xiling scholars are embezzling the food. However, after the incitement by those with ulterior motives, the result would be completely different. As long as someone in the crowd could say what seems like a rational explanation, they could garner

gullible common people to discern the truth from the false words is practically asking too

that of a bandit,

it weren’t for the guilt from embezzling the disaster relief food, why would the clan

others with malicious intent only needed to utter a few words hidden within the crowd, and the people would be persuaded

even more assertive. Even the presence of Sun Jinfang, a powerful figure of the Fierce Realm, couldn’t

over the food!

Jinfang and Shen Dafa looked at the raging crowd with a sense of despair, with a thousand words lodged in their throats,

helpless, a magnificent spiritual beast descended from the sky. Astride its back sat a handsome young man with sword-hke eyebrows and

appeared, an enormous cheer erupted from the crowd. It was as

time, please be our advocate. Those Xiling scholars led by Sun Jinfang have treated us like pigs

utterly wronged fell to their knees, calling out to Tang Luo, who was up on the mountain peak. Sun Jinfang and Shen Dafa were left looking pale and closed their eyes in pain, having

forehead. This signified that they were his followers. In other words, these people were theoretically his subordinates. It was an overwhelming feeling. ■■Where is Gong Zheng!? Come out this instant!” Tang Luo, sitting atop the Ferocious Beast, withdrew his gaze from the

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