In the dining hall, an enormous table stood in the center.
This was where the disciples normally ate. To foster fellowship among fellow disciples, everyone sat together at this exceedingly long table for their meals.
Fang Can sat at the very center of the table, with Ye Qingshi beside him. Ye Yonglie and the other martial hall masters sat closest to him.
The other Blazing Sun Martial Hall disciples stood around the outermost edge, listening to him speak.
The entire dining hall was silent, everyone waiting for Fang Can to speak. Before long, Fang Can said calmly, "Among my disciples, one person has betrayed me and revealed my whereabouts."
"What?!"
At Fang Can's words, the crowd that had been calm moments ago erupted into an uproar. Amid shock and fury, they began discussing who had sold Fang Can out.
Among them, Yuan Dang mingled with his fellow disciples, putting on an equally astonished expression as he joined the discussion. Yet his body unconsciously leaned back, away from Fang Can.
Impossible. I slipped out in the middle of the night. No one could possibly have noticed me. Fang Can can't know I was the one who betrayed him. He must only suspect us right now—he might not know it was me.
Amid the clamor, Ye Yonglie let out a cold snort that crushed every voice in the hall. Then he asked respectfully, "My lord, which believer has betrayed you?"
"I don't know." Fang Can gently shook his head. The moment he said that, Yuan Dang let out a huge sigh of relief.
"However... the culprit will step forward on his own."
Fang Can spoke calmly, and Yuan Dang's breath caught once more.
Holding a money pouch, Fang Can slowly tipped it over the tabletop. With a clattering sound, several dozen copper