Chu Ying looked at Hao Fugui, who was streaming with tears and snot. Although he knew the man was acting, he still couldn't help feeling a pang of sympathy.
"Fugui, what are you doing? Get up quickly, and tell me, what on earth has happened?"
"Replying to the young master, we were ambushed! Not only was the silver stolen, but nearly thirty of our brothers died in battle!"
Hao Fugui wiped away a tear and stood up, his voice still choked with sobs.
"Some of the other brothers gave chase, but we got separated in the dark of night, and their chances of survival are slim.
"So many lives, plus more than eighty thousand taels of silver... Young Master, you must avenge us!"
"What... You were really robbed!"
With a booming crash, the patriarchs felt as if a bolt had struck from the blue; their expressions shifted dramatically, one after another.
"Who? Who stole the silver? Tell us!" Tuli Bojin's body radiated fury, as if he wanted to devour someone alive.
The other patriarchs also chimed in with urgent demands:
"That's right, speak up!"
"Who on earth dares to rob us?"
"Damn it, they've truly grown a bear's heart and a leopard's gall!"
Wearing a look of grief and indignation, Hao Fugui accused: "Who else could it be? It's that damned Tuli Tribe!"
"That's right, it's the Tuli Tribe! It was them who ambushed and intercepted us halfway!"
"And the Zaha Tribe too, I recognized them, some of their people took part as well!"
"We thought we were almost home and that no one would dare waylay us…
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