Merchants chase profit. They only ever consider their own interests.
And once the Li family and the Liu family recovered their senses, they naturally wouldn't let the Ye family steal the show.
Soon, whispers began to circulate, questioning how the Ye family could have known the Blood Saber Stronghold's movements. Were there some dark secrets involved?
This line of questioning didn't originate from a single source but spread from all corners of the town, as if the doubt had sprung up out of nowhere.
As more people spread the rumor, the common folk naturally grew suspicious as well.
Indeed, why had the Li family and the Liu family suffered such heavy losses, while the Ye family had miraculously known the direction of the Blood Saber Stronghold's attack and even set up an ambush?
