The moment that news came in, the scene erupted again.
Before, it had only been us saying it, with no proof.
But now, their colleagues at the front had sent word, confirming what we had said.
Everyone here stared at us...
"They really leveled it!"
"They're monsters!"
"But I remember Ghost Cry City seemed to involve the Hu Family, didn't it?"
"That's right. I heard it involved the Hu Family. Plus, this place is so remote and doesn't affect development, so it was never leveled."
"Won't the Hu Family come after them?"
"..."
Naturally, the Hu Family would not come looking for trouble with us. Otherwise, they would not have given us that opportunity.
That old yellow-furred fox should have been one of the Hu Family's senior immortals...
But we were not foolish enough to tell anyone that we had received the Hu Family's fortune.
We had gotten the benefit, so there was no need to show off and invite jealousy.
Thus, the four of us remained silent and stayed around my master.
We watched Zhao Liansheng treat him...
After he finished the treatment and my master spat out a mouthful of congealed blood, he finally removed the silver needles.
"Master, how do you feel?"
My master drew in a deep breath.
"Ah, much better. Just now, I felt all blocked up. Even smoking wasn't smooth, but now I can finally breathe.
"Xiao Jiang, light me that cigarette. Let me take a couple of puffs..."
Zhao Liansheng nearly turned to stone when he heard that.
"Fellow Daoist Song, that won't do! You have internal injuries. Although you expelled the congealed blood, you still need to rest and recover for a while.
"It would be best to stay in the hospital for a week after we leave, so you can recover