Hearing the words of the mountain bandit, Meng Yunzheng slightly furrowed his brows. As expected, these people were all placing the blame on the Emperor.
The young nobleman grew even more resentful upon hearing this, his eyes red as he shouted, "You were forced into a corner, but why take it out on us common people? If you have the guts, go and..."
Before he could finish saying the word 'rebel', a middle-aged man behind him quickly covered his mouth and admonished him in a low voice, "Are you crazy? How could you say something like that?"
The young nobleman broke down crying, "But we have no way out. Last night, the second Young Master of the He Family was taken away and hasn't returned yet. They say he was fed to the beasts. Did you not hear it last night? The sounds those beasts made, I couldn't take it, I just couldn't take it."
