Chapter 373: Expert
At this moment, the gray-robed man's face was so gloomy it could drip water, while Hu Yue shielded a seven or eight-year-old girl, sallow and emaciated, who trembled with fear, still clutching half a blackened steamed bun in her hand.
"What's going on?" Head Escort Hu strode over quickly.
Hu Yue pointed at the gray-robed man and said angrily, "Grandfather! They... they won't even spare such a small girl! I personally saw him trying to feed this child that demonic pill, saying something about 'the holy seed bringing blessings to the family'! The child doesn't understand and almost accepted it!"
"Shut up!" Head Escort Hu shouted sharply, his face iron-blue.
He quickly stepped forward, blocking Hu Yue, his face breaking into a smooth smile, "This religious envoy, please calm your anger, calm your anger! My young granddaughter is young and ignorant, rash and offensive to the envoy. She truly deserves punishment! The child hasn't seen the world and has many misunderstandings. Please, great envoy, be magnanimous and forgiving!"
The gray-robed man's originally gloomy expression, after sensing the True Aura aura on Head Escort Hu, restrained its arrogance somewhat, though his eyes remained cold.
He snorted coldly, his gaze sweeping over several dark red pills scattered on the ground, then glancing at the escort wagons and banners behind Head Escort Hu, but did not immediately explode.
Head Escort Hu had traveled jianghu for years with keen perception. He immediately took out a stack of bank notes from his chest, looking thick enough to be several hundred taels, and stuffed them into the gray-robed man's hands, saying in a low voice, "A little tea money to calm the envoy and all the brothers. It's my fault for poor discipline, ruining the envoy's charitable bestowal. Consider this compensation, please accept it."
The gray-robed man felt the bank notes, looked at Head Escort Hu again, and coldly dropped a sentence, "Control your people. Some things, even if seen, should be treated as unseen to live long."