When the people around them saw Zhao Fu kill the burly man, their expressions changed drastically. They immediately moved farther away from Zhao Fu, as if afraid of having any connection to him.
They all began saying, "This man is dead for sure. He actually dared to kill one of the Bear Mountain Kingdom's Third Prince's men. He'll probably have his nine clans exterminated. Even our country might not be able to protect him."
"Exactly! Is this man stupid? Wouldn't it have been over if he just took a beating? If he endured it, nothing would have happened. Yet he dared to oppose them and even killed one of their people. It would be strange if he didn't die. Even our country can't afford to offend this Third Prince."
"Sigh, all we can do is swallow our anger. The Bear Mountain Kingdom is one of the twenty kingdoms of the Guti Domain—a true kingdom. Its strength is far beyond what ordinary noble states like ours can compare with. If we offend them, all Greenfield People will suffer."
"We should stay farther away from this man and not do anything. Once they kill him, we can just collect the corpse. That way, we won't anger the Third Prince. Otherwise, even a duchy would have to offer compensation, let alone noble states like ours."
"For such an important figure to come here is truly a disaster. I heard this Third Prince is the emperor's most favored son. Offending him means offending the Bear Mountain Kingdom."
"I heard the Third Prince came here specifically to meet those great experts, hoping to become their student or disciple and go to the center of the Apocalypse Continent instead of staying in such a poor place. If the Bear Mountain Kingdom gains the backing of a