A soul master's sudden remark left many of the soul masters present stunned, their expressions turning strange.
Because that did seem possible...
Many of the soul masters present came from commoner families, and quite a few had grown up in villages. They understood very well.
The villagers of Zijing Village supposedly had not been living well under Zijing Viscount's rule. But it was more than merely not living well—they had been living worse than death!
Before coming to Mountain Ridge City to gather, they had naturally investigated Zijing Village and Zijing Viscount and learned about their situation.
Given their understanding of how Zijing Viscount had exploited the villagers of Zijing Village, if they had been capable of doing so, it would have been perfectly normal for the villagers to lure Wolf Thieves over to kill Zijing Viscount.
The problem was that the villagers of Zijing Village were ordinary people. There was no way they could have come into contact with Wolf Thieves, much less lured them over to kill Zijing Viscount.
"Hehe..."
Just as everyone sank into deep thought, a strange chuckle suddenly rang out.
Everyone frowned and looked toward its source.
Beside Xiao Kuang, the City Lord of Notting City, stood a tall man dressed entirely in black. He had his arms folded and a meaningful smile on his face.
"I think there's another possibility. Perhaps the villagers of Zijing Village suddenly turned into 'Wolf Thieves,' slaughtered Zijing Viscount's entire household, and then fled in fear of punishment?"
The moment those words were spoken, the area fell silent.
"How could that be possible? How could humans turn into Wolf Thieves? Impossible!"
Su Yuntao was the first to reject the idea without hesitation.
The others found it amusing as well, agreeing that it was impossible.
Still, even though they believed