Everyone shouted "No" in unison, and no Blue-Clad Men descended.
Zhang Hongshou slowly drew a deep breath and forced a smile. "I am the mayor. I came here not only to retrieve the parrot and prevent people with ulterior motives from exploiting it, but also to share hidden rules and the patterns we've observed. We've been risking our lives exploring outside precisely so we can work together with everyone. You've been gathered here all this time, so I imagine you don't know what has happened."
The crowd quieted and watched Zhang Hongshou in silence.
Zhang Hongshou took a sheet of paper from his Luck Silver-Fish Pouch. "I am the mayor. I will now announce the rules we've discovered, none of which are listed on the Edict in the sky. First: the Blue-Clad Men have killed again. This shows that the Blue-Clad Men aren't necessarily all good people. Did everyone know that?"
The crowd remained expressionless. When Li Qingxian and the others had last returned, they had shared all the edicts and their conjectures with everyone. The crowd had also pooled their ideas and discovered some valuable information.
Zhang Hongshou and the two Xue brothers exchanged looks. Were these people idiots? How could they have no reaction to such important information from the Edict?
"The mayor is wise. We know. Next," the Filthy Beggar drawled.
Zhang Hongshou glared fiercely at the Filthy Beggar, but remembering his father's instructions, he gave a cold snort and said, "I am the mayor..."
Some people suddenly began chuckling under their breath.
Without changing his expression, Zhang Hongshou continued, "...The second edict: the Bloodstained Blue-Clad Man is more savage than the White-Clad Men. This shows that some Blue-Clad Men aren't necessarily on our side. We've also been attacked by Blue-Clad Men..."
Zhang Hongshou scanned the crowd