The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

Chapter 201 Familiar Place

At the tail end of winter, they traveled from the snowy mountains to an unknown little place between Yunzhong and Qingzhou.

The situation here is better than in the snowy mountains; the people here haven't starved to death yet.

But it should be soon.

The trees are all bare in winter, and even the grass has turned yellow. The snowfall here is light, and the temperature is still very low, but no matter how cold it is, people still have to go out to make a living.

Along the way, they witnessed many absurd and cruel scenes, but they were powerless to do anything about them. They watched coldly from the sidelines, yet they were also part of the scene.

They stood on high ground, listening to the screams below, coldly watching the destruction of a small town.

A few low-level demons were able to completely destroy a small town, a town that was experiencing famine.

The demons' triumphant laughter mingled with the wails, curses, and cries of the people.

The second master next to him called out twice to those below, then looked at Wen Li.

"Shen Xianzhi, why don't we save them?"

Wen Li rubbed her ears and suggested that they were just a few minor demons and wouldn't take much effort from them.

"It can't be saved."

Wen Li looked up at him, and Shen Yingsi stared at her, pointing to the raging prison below and saying, "Ah Li, this world is out of balance."

"A few lesser demons can kill tens of thousands of people, just as a powerful cultivator can kill tens of thousands of demons. This world is completely out of balance. Everyone will die, all the demons will die, and we can't save any of them."

None of them can be saved.

His tone was gentle, but Wen Li felt a little uncomfortable listening to it. The Second Master jumped up and gently stroked her hand with his two front paws, as if to comfort her.

Wen Li patted its head, then grabbed Shen Yingsi's hand and turned to walk away.

"I'll save you, Shen Xianzhi. Don't be afraid, Master Jiang will save you."

Shen Yingsi let her lead him, and when he heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up. This was exactly what he wanted to say.

I'll save you, Wenli, I will save you.

The sunset stretches people's shadows infinitely, and all the evil and cruelty behind them are irrelevant to them.

They went home, back to their first home. Before they even entered the village, they saw several familiar figures in the distance. Wen Li recognized Aunt Xu at a glance. She was about to help up a child who had fallen in front of her; she was still as kind as ever.

Wen Li smiled and said to Shen Yingsi, "Ah Si, it's Aunt Xu."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Aunt Xu in front of her threw the child who had fallen down in front of her down, and then pounced on him, stuffing the meager amount of wild vegetables and dirt on the ground into her mouth.

Someone cursed at her, "Damn it, you pig-headed idiot, if you spit it out, there's enough to make a big pot of vegetable soup!"

"You vicious, selfish bastard!"

They even had someone pull her hand away, pleading, "Spit it out, give me some too, please..."

"Wait a minute, look over there, those two people over there..."

Before the argument was over, someone with sharp eyes spotted two real people who were dressed cleanly and neatly, completely out of place in their world.

Like seeing delicious food, they rushed over, crawled, rolled, and jostled to get there.

A group of ragged, emaciated people with gleaming eyes rushed towards them, and Wen Li instinctively took a step back.

The group of people approached them, yet they were also somewhat afraid of them.

Aunt Xu cautiously inquired, "Xiao Jiang? Xiao Shen, is that you? You're back?"

Wen Li looked at them without answering, only feeling a sense of unfamiliarity.

This village, which didn't even have a name, has become completely unfamiliar in just two years. The people I remember as warm, hospitable, kind, and simple now fight over a few wild vegetables.

They were all so hungry that they were emaciated and their faces became grotesque...

"You've mistaken us for someone else; we were just passing by."

Shen Yingsi spoke coldly, grabbed Wen Li's hand, and walked past the crowd. The Second Master glanced at the people in front of him, and then followed them away.

The group of people standing there looked at the two familiar figures, then at the dog wearing a thick red padded jacket.

They're right! They won't admit they're wrong, they can't possibly admit they're wrong!

The group of people rushed after them again, kneeling on the ground and carefully tugging at their sleeves with their withered hands.

"Xiao Jiang, Xiao Shen, please save us..."

"Do you have anything to eat? You must have something to eat, please give us some..."

"Please save us, can you save us? Please save us..."

"Give me some food, give me some food..."

Some people tried to grab the jade pendants around their waists, but Shen Yingsi kicked them away. People tried to climb up but found that they couldn't get close at all.

"If you don't want to die, stay away from us."

Hearing this, the group finally quieted down for a moment, then started crying and cursing again...

"Waaaaah... Please save us..."

"Xiao Jiang, Xiao Shen, I saved you guys back then! I saved you! You have to give me some food, you two ungrateful wretches..."

"You ungrateful wretch, a cultivator, my foot! Cultivating is utter bullshit..."

They continued walking forward, and Wen Li and the Second Master both turned around to look at them a few times, still unable to believe that this was the same group of people they used to know.

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Many of the trees in the grove they planted have disappeared, probably uprooted. Now only a few sparse, withered trees remain.

The tree has grown much taller, but it doesn't have a single leaf, and the trunk isn't thick. It's not even enough to block the wind; I'm afraid a strong wind might blow it down one day.

Upon entering, the house was fairly intact, but Wen Li found it strange that it was locked.

They exchanged a glance, used magic to unlock the lock, and then went inside. The house was very clean, with firewood and a fire. Several thin children were gathered around the fire, cooking a pot of wild vegetable porridge. It was called porridge, but there were hardly any grains of rice in it.

"Who are you? Why have you come to our house?"

"Your parents aren't home, you can all leave."

The two older children shielded their younger siblings behind them, loudly shooing them away as if they were bad people, robbers trying to take over their house.

"Wang Wang Wang..."

The second master called out to them a few times, which frightened the children so much that they took a few steps back and hugged each other tightly.

Shen Yingsi said, "Ali, let's go."

"Ah."

Wen Li looked at their thin clothes and then at the bubbling hot porridge.

"Wait a moment."

Wen Li stepped forward, took out two bags from her spatial storage and placed them on the ground. Before she could stand up, a roar came from behind her.

"What are you doing!"

Wild vegetables pelted them from behind, and two slender men suddenly rushed out from behind and grabbed the children.

"Father! Mother!"

"mother!"

The child cried out for his parents and hid behind them, no longer trembling.

"Get out! This is our home! Get out!"

The thin man shouted, his voice trembling. The woman held the children and kept comforting them.

Wen Li said nothing, took Shen Yingsi's hand, and led the Second Master away.

Seeing them leave, the people inside quickly locked the house. Then they carefully opened the bag on the ground and stared blankly at the dry food inside.