Chapter 218 Kill this traitor!

This immediately caused an uproar in the entire council hall.

Even Lu Yong, who had been standing beside Hu Jinfeng and glaring angrily at Xiao Yuansui, showed a look of astonishment. He said, "Master Hu, you... haven't received any grain?"

Hu Jinfeng sneered, "If I had received it, would I have bothered to brave this heavy snow and personally come to your Xingluo Warehouse to complain?"

"..."

"If food were to be delivered, would we brothers still have to endure hunger?"

As he spoke, he pointed at Xiao Yuansui and said, "Let me be frank, Xiao Yuansui, it is indeed your achievement that you captured Xingluocang, but without the brothers of Wanggangzhai charging into battle for you, could you have taken this place all by yourself? You captured such a large granary, yet you are so stingy that you won't even transport a single grain of rice back to the village. Now, the brothers are waiting for the food here to save their lives, but you only care about your own enjoyment. Is there any justice in this world?"

At this, Xiao Yuansui also lost his composure and immediately said, "Impossible, I have already transported grain back three times before!"

"three times?"

Hu Jinfeng sneered, "Transported with your mouth?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yong also flew into a rage, pointing at Xiao Yuansui and saying, "So, all that transporting of grain before was just a show for you? You never intended to be loyal to Wanggang Village from the very beginning, did you?!"

"I--"

Xiao Yuansui was about to say something, but the next moment, he immediately shut his mouth.

At this point, saying anything is superfluous.

The first thing to figure out is why such a discrepancy occurred. More than fifty cartloads of grain transported three times could not have simply vanished into thin air. However, Hu Jinfeng's protest at the village's door suggests he wasn't lying. Moreover, the fire in the village is also a suspicious point.

What worried him even more was where the people who transported the grain had gone.

All these unusual occurrences seemed to boil down to one point. He racked his brains trying to figure it out, but just then, the people in the hall started making a fuss. Hu Jinfeng and Lu Yong turned around and walked out with their men. Lu Yong shouted, "Master Hu, this time you're here, so don't waste your breath on them. I'll take you to get the grain right now. We can't let the brothers in our village suffer!"

The people around them shouted in agreement, "Let's go!"

"Transport the grain!"

"We can't be fooled anymore!"

With that, everyone left the council hall.

Seeing that things were not going well, Xiao Yuansui disregarded everything else and hurriedly came out from behind the table, striding after him. Those who followed him were naturally unwilling to give up and followed suit as well.

Shang Ruyi, swept along by the crowd, followed them step by step.

Soon, the group walked along the corridor through the small door and swaggered to the huge granary. However, unlike before, when the door was ajar, it was now tightly closed.

Just as Lu Yong was about to lead his men forward and push open the door, Xiao Yuansui rushed forward and blocked their way.

"stop!"

Upon seeing him blocking the way, Lu Yong, already burning with rage, flew into a rage, shouting, "Xiao Yuansui, get out of my way! We will never trust a faithless scoundrel like you again! If you dare to block our grain transport again today, I'll chop you into eight pieces!"

After saying that, he reached out to draw his sword.

But just as he drew his knife halfway out, the cold light flashing briefly against the tall wooden door in front of him, Xiao Yuansui reached out and grabbed his hand, saying urgently, "Listen to me, there's something fishy about this. If you act rashly, you might fall into someone's trap! We need to find out the truth about this!"

Hu Jinfeng, standing to the side, said coldly, "Strange? I don't think there's anything strange about it."

"..."

"The only strange thing is human nature. Some people talk about brotherhood, but they guard such a large granary and won't even share a single grain of rice with their hungry and cold brothers. Such people are either heartless or utterly wicked!"

"That's right!"

Lu Yong, unable to pull out his knife with Xiao Yuansui holding his wrist, grew even angrier and cursed, "Xiao Yuansui, if you don't let go, I'll set this place on fire! Since you refuse to take it back, I'll make sure you don't get it either!"

"you--"

Xiao Yuansui was consumed by rage, his bright eyes turning red with fury. When he glared at the person in front of him, it seemed as if he wanted to tear him apart. But at this moment, Lu Yong didn't care about anything else. The two of them struggled and tore at each other's hands.

The knife, its blade half-drawn, cast a glint of cold light onto the door.

The cold light flashed continuously with their movements.

Just then, a cold light flashed like lightning, and a piercing shriek interrupted the two men's movements. They both froze, and then they felt Hu Jinfeng standing to the side stiffen and tremble, unable to utter a single word.

Upon closer inspection, he saw an arrow already embedded in his chest!

"Master Hu!"

Lu Yong's eyes widened in fury, and he shouted as he hurriedly reached out to support him. Those around him who had already started arguing and even preparing to fight all stopped upon hearing the shout, and countless eyes fell on Hu Jinfeng.

He was shot in the chest, his whole body convulsed, and he immediately lost his life!

"Master Hu! Master Hu!"

Lu Yong could hardly believe his eyes. Seeing Hu Jinfeng lying stiff and cold on the ground with a gleaming arrow in his chest, he immediately jumped up and pointed at Xiao Yuansui, cursing, "You beast! You actually used a sneak attack to kill someone and murdered Master Hu in public!"

Xiao Yuansui was also stunned by this turn of events and immediately said, "I didn't!"

"You still dare to say you didn't have it? Where's this arrow—Hua Ziying?!"

As Lu Yong spoke, he turned to look around. Everyone around him was also searching. Indeed, from the beginning, Hua Ziying did not seem to be among them.

Only Shang Ruyi, standing to the side, coldly watched this scene.

She remained calm and composed, and even took a step back at this moment, just as she had on her first day here when she witnessed their argument.

This time, Lu Yong went completely mad.

With a whoosh, he drew his steel knife from his waist and said to Xiao Yuansui, "Today, I will cleanse Wanggang Village of its traitors and avenge Master Hu! Brothers, kill this traitor!"

The people behind him were already in a frenzy, and at this moment they all drew their swords.

Those who followed Xiao Yuansui were not to be outdone. Seeing that things had come to this point, they immediately picked up their swords, and the two sides charged into battle with a roar.

In an instant, shouts of battle echoed throughout the entire Xingluo Cang City!