Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

Feng Chunlian was surprised to hear Fu Zhun give in, and then tears welled up in her eyes.

She looked at Fu Zhun deeply and said, "Your Highness has come to this realization, which is a blessing for the people. I also thank Your Highness on behalf of the Blood Lotus Cult."

Fu Zhun nodded without saying anything.

No matter how much we say now, it’s all irrelevant. The real issue is whether we can get out.

Time quietly passed in the secret room until the third day.

As the days passed, people became increasingly anxious.

The food, which was originally limited, was mostly consumed by dozens of people. The atmosphere of despair was like a shadow, tightly enveloping everyone.

After another fruitless search for a way out, the flames of anger among the crowd were ignited once again.

They turned back in a rage, their eyes instantly focused on Fu Zhun who was still unconscious.

"What a bullshit prince! These officials are always bullying us, and now they've forced us into a desperate situation. He eats well, sleeps well, and has people to take care of him, but he doesn't care about our lives at all!"

"Haha, they said this dog prince would send his men to rescue us, but it's been so many days, where are they?"

Su An nervously protected Fu Zhun, his eyes anxious and helpless. Looking at the angry crowd, he tried to explain: "The prince is not what you think. He is trapped here and he has no choice. Besides, he is injured and needs to recuperate. He can't move."

However, her voice seemed so weak amid the crowd's scolding that it was almost completely drowned out.

Fu Zhun's eyes were tightly closed, and he hadn't shown any improvement in the past few days. He was breathing very slowly, as if he was hanging on to his last breath. His sleep time was getting longer and longer, and his cold and handsome face looked even paler in the dim light.

He is completely oblivious to his surroundings, yet endures everyone's anger every day.

"Is the prince so great? He's supported by the blood and sweat of us people! Now he's forcing us to death. He deserves to be cut into pieces! A vampire! He deserves to go to hell!"

Everyone cursed with gnashing teeth, their eyes full of hatred.

"Anyway, we don't know when the rescue will end. Once the dry food runs out in a few days, we'll be dead. I think we should kill the Dog Prince first and let him be buried with us!"

"Get out of the way! You dare to just talk? I'll do the job of killing the Dog Prince." Xue Sha walked towards Fu Zhun with a gloomy face, holding a sharp knife.

"Today I will kill him with one blow and vent everyone's anger!"

He had long been eager to get rid of Fu Zhun. Now that everyone's emotions were erupting and even the leader was finding it difficult to suppress them, it was the perfect time to take action!

Seeing this, everyone started to cheer enthusiastically.

Su An's eyes widened, and he opened his arms like a hen protecting her chicks, blocking Fu Zhun tightly. "Elder Xuesha, please wake up. The prince has already negotiated with the leader. If you attack the prince now, it would be tantamount to treason. You will put the entire Blood Lotus Sect to death!"

"So what if it's a rebellion?" Xue Sha said with anger and contempt, "The entire court is full of good-for-nothings anyway. As long as we kill this prince, we in the Blood Lotus Sect can declare ourselves king, so what's wrong with that?"

The number of refugees is increasing day by day. Once he has dealt with the prince and led the Blood Lotus Sect to occupy Jizhou City, he can form an army and no longer have to listen to orders from others!

"Su An, why do you have to follow this unfaithful man? With your talent, you can become a saint in our Blood Lotus Sect. You will be able to command us at will and be second to none."

Xue Sha kindly advised, "Don't even mention one man then. I'll give you a dozen handsome men, each one of them will be better than him."

Su An choked and laughed out loud at this statement.

Before he could say anything, Fu Zhun was woken up and opened his eyes slightly.

There was a hint of sickly paleness on his stern face. When he opened his eyes and heard Xue Sha's words, a hint of sarcasm and jealousy appeared at the corner of his lips.

"There are more than a dozen of them, so my one lover is really not enough."

"Why do you start talking nonsense as soon as you wake up!" Su An was surprised when he heard Fu Zhun's voice, but then he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

It's such a time and you're still making sarcastic remarks!

Fu Zhun stood up with the sword in hand, his eyes instantly becoming fierce as he looked at Xue Sha: "Since we want to fight, let's end it today to avoid the constant noise of flies."

"You bastard!" Xue Sha became even more furious upon hearing this, gripping the hilt of the knife tightly and rushing forward.

Su An was not willing to give in. He grabbed Fu Zhun's arm tightly and pulled it behind him, blocking the two of them and glaring at Xue Sha: "If you want to kill him, kill me first!"

"So you're determined to be the prince's running dog? Don't think I won't touch you!"

Xuesha roared with red eyes, holding the knife and moving without stopping, as if he was going to chop everyone to death.

Feng Chunlian was so anxious that she broke free from the crowd's obstruction and walked quickly to Su An without hesitation, opening her arms like a solid barrier.

She looked at Xue Sha steadily, "If you want to kill them, kill me first!"

"Leader!" Xuesha's face looked ugly, his knife trembled slightly, and he couldn't bring himself to do it for a while.

A complex emotion flashed in his eyes, anger, helplessness, and a hint of imperceptible admiration.

The leader hated the imperial court more than anyone else, but for the sake of justice in her heart, she never thought of rebelling, and was only concerned about ensuring that everyone had enough food and clothing.

If it weren't for the leader, he would have starved to death by then. They were like his second parents.

Now that she was standing firmly in front of him, how could he bring himself to do it?

However, in the eyes of the Blood Lotus Sect, they looked indecisive and acted like a joke!

As everyone looked at the little food left, fear and despair grew stronger. Someone immediately shouted, "One less person means one less mouth to feed. We can't just sit here and wait for death!"

"If we kill these court dogs, we'll have more food left!"

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the secret passage suddenly became restless.

A few people with ill intentions took advantage of the chaos and hurried towards Su An, intending to sneak attack the useless woman first.

However, Xuesha was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He threw a long knife over, and with a "clang" sound, it hit the wall heavily.

"Let's see who dares!"

Seeing this, the people who had carried out the sneak attack swallowed their saliva. Although they were unwilling, they did not dare to act rashly again.

For a moment, everyone in the secret passage was in a stalemate.

Time passes quietly.

The tense atmosphere was like a taut string. On the seventh day, the food that was about to run out was like a sharp knife hanging over everyone's head, and finally fell down completely.

When the hope of survival becomes extremely slim, the darkest side of human nature is ruthlessly aroused.

I don't know who couldn't hold back first, and suddenly pounced on a thinner companion next to him, and grabbed the other's neck with his hands like eagle claws.

The thin man struggled in fear, his eyes full of disbelief and despair.

However, driven by hunger and madness, the murderer was unwilling to let go.

"Go to hell, go to hell! Useless trash like you shouldn't be alive. Give me all the food!"