"Scum! Beat him!"
No one knew who had shouted the order, but the townsfolk scrambled to grab whatever they could find. Starving peasants couldn't bear to waste perfectly good vegetable leaves or eggs, but they had plenty of rocks. Before they charged, they were careful to pull Luo Jingran, Wen Lianggong, and their own people out of the way, leaving the imperial envoy group to be swarmed.
Among the imperial guards was one who, having just entered the city, had been eyeing a flatbread stall. He had spent ages haggling over the price and had finally settled on a vegetable-stuffed bread with an egg garnish when the cry of "Beat him!" rang out. The shopkeeper’s expression changed in an instant.
Chapter 124