Zhang Erbing saw this and turned ashen-faced as he cried out to He Qia.
"The Village Chief's wife has colluded with others to frame us, please see through their deceit, Sir He."
He continued, "On that day, the Village Chief's wife even released her family's wild beasts into the Zhang family home to attack us. Us brothers, being young and strong, were lucky to escape the ordeal, but my elderly parents nearly lost their lives, which everyone in the village witnessed..."
Sun Tieniu and Zhao Heidan spat contemptuously.
"Don't talk nonsense! The wild beast that broke into the Zhang family's home came down from Jieqiu Mountain, who told you brothers to be so depraved that even the wild animals on the mountain couldn't stand it?"
These two had loud voices and took the opportunity to graphically describe how the Zhang brothers stole grain and falsely accused Feng Yun, and their goal was simply to tarnish Feng Yun's reputation.
"They said they must make the Great General detest her."