The carriage moved slowly through the streets of Nanluo City, arriving near the city center. Although it was the city center, there weren't many people there; it was more like a town center. Upon arriving, the people along the way, recognizing Eden's carriage, removed their hats in greeting, and Eden, sitting inside the carriage, smiled and returned the greeting.

Many children, both human and orc, ran up to the carriage, laughing and surrounding it. The carriage stopped, the door opened, and Eden appeared in everyone's sight. He smiled, picked up a little boy, and said to Edgar, who was leading the horse, "Edgar, bring down the candy I prepared." Hearing Eden mention the candy, the children became even happier and crowded forward.

After receiving the cloth bag from Edgar, Eden slowly squatted down, holding the little boy. After letting go of him, he opened the bag, reached inside and grabbed a handful of colorful candies. Smiling, he said to the children surrounding him, "Children, look what Uncle Eden brought you this time."

"Wow! What beautiful candies!" the children exclaimed in unison.

"Haha, isn't it beautiful? Come on, stretch out your little hands, everyone gets some." With that, Eden distributed the candy from his bag to the children. The children who received the candy did not run away immediately, but instead bowed to Eden in gratitude. Eden said with satisfaction, "That's right. You should listen to Uncle Eden and be polite to everyone, whether they are human, beastman, or demon."

"But uncle, aren't all demons bad guys?" a little girl asked.

Eden glanced back at the girl, then turned around, knelt on one knee, gently stroked her face, and said softly, "Whether someone is a bad person or not isn't something you can tell from what others say or what you see. You have to feel it with your heart. If someone is a bad person, no matter how they try to hide it, they can't hide it, understand?"

As she spoke, Eden looked up in the direction of Su Yang and the other three, and said to the little girl, "Look over there, there's a demon brother. Do you think he's a bad person?"

The little girl looked back at Huang Lewei, then turned her head and said blankly, "I don't know, Uncle Eden."

“That’s right, you can’t jump to conclusions about things you don’t know.” Eden gently stroked the girl’s nose, then stood up and said, “Alright, kids, Uncle Eden has to go home now. Go back now, Uncle will come see you again next time.”

The children were reluctant to say goodbye to Eden, but then ran off laughing like free birds. Once Eden was settled, the carriage continued its slow journey.

"Brother Su Yang, Eden seems to be a really good person." Tang Wan looked at the adorable children and her heart almost melted, so she drew the conclusion that Eden was so kind to the children.

Unexpectedly, Huang Lewei said from the side, "To judge whether someone is a good person, you have to feel with your heart, not just believe what you see." Su Yang heard this and realized that it was exactly what Eden had just said. He also understood that Huang Lewei was probably mocking Tang Wan.

Tang Wan naturally understood the implication in Huang Lewei's words and immediately said unhappily, "What business is it of yours if I'm talking to Brother Su Yang?"

"I was just reminding you that we're in a foreign country, and we can't trust just anyone." Huang Lewei shrugged, showing an indifferent attitude towards Tang Wan's accusations, which infuriated Tang Wan: "What's wrong with you? Why are you being so unpleasant? Does someone who's friendly to children have to be a bad person?"

After hearing this, Huang Lewei stopped arguing with her, put his hands behind his head, and started whistling to himself. This made Tang Wan even angrier. She immediately started questioning Huang Lewei like a cat with its fur standing on end. However, Huang Lewei acted as if he didn't hear her and kept walking forward. Tang Wan chased after him and questioned him all the way.

Walking behind the two, Lin Anlan watched this scene and couldn't help but laugh at Su Yang, "Hey, look at the two of them, how should I put it, I really don't know how to describe them."

"A bickering couple?" Su Yang blurted out.

“Yes, they’re a pair of bickering lovers.” Lin Anlan nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and then teased Su Yang, “Sigh, you’re not that old yourself, so why aren’t you as energetic as them?”

Su Yang was watching Huang Lewei's back as he pondered that once they reached a larger city, he would definitely find a healer to cure his injuries. Along the way, he noticed that there seemed to be no adventurers around, nor did he see any places like hospitals, so much so that he didn't even hear Lin Anlan's teasing words.

Seeing that Su Yang did not react, Lin Anlan turned her head and glanced at him. She saw that Su Yang was staring ahead with a somewhat vacant look in his eyes. Knowing that he had not heard her words at all, she became a little annoyed, nudged Su Yang's arm with her elbow, and then quickened her pace to walk forward.

Startled by Lin Anlan's sudden action, Su Yang's thoughts were immediately pulled back to reality. He looked at Lin Anlan's departing figure with a puzzled expression, wondering, "Did I do something wrong?" However, unable to come up with a solution, he simply stopped thinking about it and strode over.

As the carriage passed through the slightly busier city center, the roads and streets along the way gradually became dilapidated. The carriage began to turn back and forth in various streets, and gradually, the surrounding buildings began to become crumbling, and a foul smell slowly began to appear in the air. Huang Lewei, who was walking in front, immediately noticed something was wrong and grabbed Tang Wan, who was still chattering in his ear, to stop her from going any further.

"Why are you pulling me!" Tang Wan was about to struggle when Huang Lewei turned his head and said fiercely, "Don't talk!"

"Why did you stop?" Lin Anlan asked as she walked up.

“Big sister, look at the surrounding environment. Why would Eden come to such a dilapidated place? I’m worried there’s something wrong.” Huang Lewei expressed his concerns directly.

As Lin Anlan surveyed their surroundings, Su Yang caught up. Seeing them stop, he asked, "Why aren't you moving forward?"

Huang Lewei then reiterated his concerns. Su Yang, feeling uneasy after hearing this, suggested, "Let's leave. We won't follow you anymore."

Just as Su Yang finished speaking, Edgar's voice came over: "Everyone, Lord Eden asked me to tell you that you can wait here for a while. The environment up ahead is not very good, and I'm worried that you might not be able to stand the smell."

The group looked up and saw Edgar riding towards them. After seeing their reaction, he confirmed that they had received the message and turned his horse around to go back.

This unusual behavior piqued Tang Wan's curiosity, and she immediately suggested, "Why don't we follow him and see? Even if he's a bad guy, he definitely can't beat Brother Su Yang and Sister An Lan. Let's go see what Eden is doing in a place like this." Huang Lewei looked at Su Yang, who then looked at Lin An Lan. After that, all three of them focused their attention on Lin An Lan's face.

"..."

"Okay, I know, let's go take a look." Lin Anlan was a little helpless. Sometimes she really felt like a parent. She could understand Huang Lewei asking Su Yang for his opinion. She also knew that Su Yang was always reluctant to make decisions on troublesome matters. Tang Wan was even more so. She had been like a child all along. It was precisely because she knew them so well that she had to be the one to make the decision.

Led by Lin Anlan, the group followed the carriage, winding its way through the streets until they arrived at an extremely dilapidated building. Eden's carriage stopped in front of the building, and Edgar, at Eden's direction, unloaded two large cloth bags from the carriage. The two of them went to the building's door and knocked.

Soon, with a creak, the door slowly opened, and the person inside exclaimed happily upon seeing Eden, "Lord Eden has arrived!"

Then a commotion of voices came from inside the building. Soon after, many people in tattered clothes came out of the building. They were filthy and their clothes were covered with tattered strips of cloth. Many of them knelt down when they saw Eden, looking as if Eden were their savior.

At this moment, Eden hurriedly stepped forward and helped an old man who was about to kneel down, saying, "You wouldn't dare, uncle, don't kneel. I brought you a lot of clothes and food when I came back this time. This is all I can do. Go and get them quickly. Edgar, take everyone to get them."

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