That word...
It echoed by the water's edge, exceptionally clear.
"You... you all..."
The few anglers who had come to mediate blushed, their bodies trembling with anger. They hadn't expected that Zheng Liang, whom they saw as "magnanimous," was even worse than Qin Mu and had actually told them to get lost. Their previous good impression of Zheng Liang vanished in an instant. Instead, what filled them was a surge of grievance and disillusionment. Acting on the principle that all anglers are one family, they had stepped up to mediate, only to find that neither party appreciated their efforts.
"So much for good intentions! Our kindness has been treated like dirt! We're not dealing with your mess anymore!"
"These days, it's true that no good deed goes unpunished. Just keep on fighting! We were just meddling where we shouldn't have been!"
"Morals decline with each passing day; people's hearts aren't what they used to be. These days, people are just one ruder than the next!"
