The few of them sighed, but there was nothing they could do.
If they went to the Conference Hall to make a request, they might be killed before they could even speak.
It wasn't common for the people from the Treasury Hall to be able to escape unscathed after stealing the account books.
They all had wives and children at home, and no one wanted to throw their lives away.
Such scenes played out all over the Blood Shadow headquarters. Everyone was looking forward to killing Zhang Dingyi as soon as possible.
Moreover, most people felt that Zhang Dingyi wasn't the only one who had embezzled their salaries. The Zhang Clan and Zhang Dingming were also involved.
Such an evil person was actually able to hold the position of Finance Elder for two hundred years.
Even if the Grand Elder didn't participate in the distribution of spirit stones, how could he not know that his younger brother had done such a thing?
Thus, the Grand Elder was either in cahoots with him or covering for him.
No matter what, he wasn't qualified to be the Grand Elder.
The Xu Clan didn't mind the commotion and weren't anxious at all.
Xu Qingquan and Xu Qinghui, on the other hand, were patient enough to look for evidence. They wanted to dig up all of Zhang Dingyi's assets and study every single stone carefully.
The Treasury Hall also temporarily stopped receiving their salaries with the excuse that the treasury was empty.
The middle and lower ranked disciples could still wait and watch the commotion.
Now that they weren't receiving their salaries, how were they going to feed their families?
After more than a month of torment at the Punishment Hall, the middle and lower ranked disciples couldn't hold on any longer.
Many Violet Palace Realm and Foundation Establishment Realm disciples stopped working and gathered outside the Treasury Hall.
As more and more people gathered, it would cause a huge commotion if they weren't careful.
The Punishment Hall was controlled by the Xu Clan. They just waited to watch the commotion and didn't care about these matters.
After a long time, someone who wasn't afraid of death finally stood out from the crowd.
This person was thin and small, and his face was pale. He was severely lacking in Qi and blood. He was the cultivator surnamed Zheng, who was cutting down spirit trees in a forest north of Blood Shadow City.
He walked to the entrance of the Treasury Hall and shouted, "When will you receive your salaries? My family has already run out of food.
I can handle it myself, but my child has just started on the path of cultivation, and my wife is pregnant. They can't handle it.
If I don't receive my salary today, my wife and child will starve to death. There's no point in me living.
If worse comes to worst, I'll fight with my life on the line. Even if I can't snatch the item, I'll still splash my blood all over you. "
A manager walked out of the Hall of Treasures: "What's the use of you shouting at the entrance of the Hall of Treasures? Zhang Dingyi had embezzled several hundred million mid-grade spirit stones, and the treasury of the Treasury Hall was also in deficit.
If I don't take him down, how can I give you spirit stones?
As a steward, I'm the same as you. I haven't eaten any feys for a month. My wife and children can only rely on the weeds in the courtyard to survive. "
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Brothers, since the Treasury Hall can't give out the spirit stones, let's go to the Conference Hall to see the Shadow Master.
I beg her to kill Zhang Dingyi and make the Zhang Clan spit out the spirit stones that they embezzled from us. "
The thousands of people present were already filled with resentment. They wanted nothing more than to tear the Zhang Family apart.
As soon as someone instigated them, the anger that had been suppressed in their hearts for many years erupted, and they all roared as they rushed toward the Conference Hall.
The thin and small cultivator surnamed Zheng was at the very front, but he was stopped by the guards in front of the main hall.
He shouted inside: "Shadow Master, we already have no way to survive. I beg the Shadow Master to be merciful and let us have a bite to eat to feed our families."
Soon, thousands of people gathered outside the Conference Hall.
Among them, there were dozens of people shouting toward the Conference Hall.
The Conference Hall was protected by a formation. No matter how noisy it was outside, no sound could be transmitted inside.
However, there were guards who could send messages.
These guards were also arranged by Xu Qinghe. Now that the matter had escalated, it was time to close the net.
One of the guards walked into the Conference Hall and cupped his hands toward Zhou Luan: "Reporting to the Shadow Master, thousands of people have gathered outside the Conference Hall.
Some people's families can't even open the pot. If there's no food, their families will starve to death.
They want to kill Zhang Dingyi and make the Zhang Clan return their hard-earned money.
Some people even said … "
"What did they say?"
"They said that they want to risk it all before they die. Even if they can't kill the Zhang Clan, they want to splash the Zhang Clan with their blood."
Zhang Dingming's face darkened, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Zhou Luan sighed: "If they still had a mouthful of food, they wouldn't have come to this. Let's go and meet these low-level cultivators."
After saying that, the group walked out of the Conference Hall.
When the cultivators outside the Conference Hall saw Zhou Luan come out, they all knelt down and begged: "Shadow Master, please give us a way out. There are no more spirit stones in the Conference Hall of Finance. If we can't withdraw the spirit stones, our families will starve to death."
Someone shouted: "Zhang Dingyi embezzled our hard-earned money. This kind of person deserves to die ten thousand times. He should be killed immediately."
There were also some more extreme people who shouted that they wanted to exterminate Zhang Dingyi's entire family.
Zhou Luan said loudly: "Disciples, please calm down first. I'm also from the lower-middle level of the Blood Shadow Sect. I also know about your suffering.
However, the case hasn't been solved yet. We can't rashly kill people.
If there's really no food, I still have some private wealth here. I'll give it to you first. We'll talk about it after we get through the current crisis. "
Someone in the crowd immediately shouted: "Shadow Master, we know that you're good to us.
Otherwise, you wouldn't have investigated that bastard Zhang Dingyi.
The Zhang Clan must have used their power to bully Shadow Master. "
This person should have been sent by the Xu Clan. His words successfully drew everyone's anger to the Zhang Clan.
At this moment, another person shouted: "I've been wronged. Shadow Master, please redress my grievances."
This person was a middle-aged man whose cultivation had reached the middle stage of the Zifu Realm.
"What grievances do you have? Don't hesitate to speak."
The middle-aged man said: "I'm called Zeng Chou. My father, Zeng Rong, was the Vice Hall Master of the Shen Nation's Jinshan branch.
That year, when that bastard Zhang Dingyi was the Hall Master of the Jinshan branch, he saw that my older sister was beautiful and forcefully took her back.
My father went to save my older sister and had a conflict with him.
He didn't have the confidence to defeat my father, so he let my older sister go.
However, that bastard harbored hatred in his heart and led others to slaughter my entire family of more than thirty people.
If it wasn't for someone saving me, I probably wouldn't have lived to this day.
Fortunately, the heavens had eyes and exposed that bastard's evil deeds.
I only dared to report him because Lord Shadow Master personally asked about it. I still have the Image-Recording Pearl left behind by the person who saved me. "
This was the orphan that Xu Qinghe had mentioned before. He also had proof that Zhang Dingyi had slaughtered his entire family.
The Deputy Hall Master of a first-grade branch of the Bloodshadow branch had the same status as an elder without any duties.
Even the Grand Elder couldn't kill someone without reason, let alone a mere Hall Master. Furthermore, Zhang Dingyi had slaughtered his entire family.
The Deputy Hall Master of a first-grade branch required the unanimous agreement of the Grand Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder.
A Deputy Hall Master was gone just like that, and there wasn't even the slightest bit of news about it. Clearly, someone from the headquarters had suppressed this matter.
Suppressing such a matter was a capital offense.
Once the matter was investigated, a large number of elders would be implicated.
This move could be said to be a trump card. As long as it was verified, the Zhang Clan would suffer greatly.
As soon as this was said, more than ten people cried out for their grievances.
Some accused Zhang Dingyi of murder and robbery, while others accused him of stealing someone's wife and daughter.
"Punishment Elder, go investigate this matter.
Elder Han, Elder Cao, and Elder Wu, the three of you go supervise the trial. "
The four of them cupped their hands in acknowledgment, then brought these people to the Punishment Hall to investigate.
Afterward, he called the Head Steward of the Finance Hall, Zhang Mengguang, over. "I remember that there are some treasure-guarding spirit stones in the sect's treasury. They're used for emergencies.
Right now, Bloodshadow isn't in any danger. Take out a portion of the treasure-guarding spirit stones for these disciples. "
Zhang Mengguang hurriedly said, "Shadow Master, you mustn't do that. These treasure-guarding spirit stones are related to Bloodshadow's foundation.
If there's an accident and there's no spirit stones to use, the sect's foundation might be lost. "
"The treasure-guarding spirit stones are related to Bloodshadow's foundation, but the disciples aren't?
These disciples have contributed so much to the sect, but now they've reached the point where they don't even have enough to eat.
If these disciples are bitterly disappointed, who would be willing to work for Bloodshadow in the future?
As long as the hearts of the people are still there, what are spirit stones? "
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