章 560: Chapter 560 Growth (7)_1

Now, they could only swallow their knocked-out teeth and hide their broken arms in their sleeves, pretending as if nothing had happened, secretly sending people to inquire and search.

However, everyone was well aware that the thief who had silently swept away more than half of Lin'an Prefecture's farmland was no ordinary person, and the chances of finding him were slim. Even if they found him, whether or not they had the ability to retrieve the stolen food from his hands was another matter altogether. Therefore, everyone was extremely disheartened and didn't hold high hopes for recovering the food.

Those estate owners who had sold their grain were jumping for joy. Fortunately, they were far-sighted enough to timely get rid of their hoarded grain. Otherwise, wouldn't they be the ones currently in physical pain and crying out in despair?