ah……

Uh ah…

The trembling lips, the dry and hoarse throat, the dull and lifeless face.

Looking at the rising flames in the distance.

The people of Qingniu Town felt as if their throats were burned.

No clear sound could be uttered, only pure sobbing and pain.

His eyes were full of despair.

People at the bottom of society are the most able to endure hardships. A life of hardship often accompanies them throughout their lives. Even if they are exiled to the border and live next to dangerous monsters, they don't feel anything.

It's nothing more than a miserable life becoming a little more miserable.

Exiled to the border by Daqian, the people of Qingniu Town did not collapse.

Living next to the terrible monster, the people of Qingniu Town did not collapse.

They are like weeds.

Stubbornly taking root on the border, trying their best to survive.

However, humans are not cold and heartless machines. How can they continue to endure suffering without collapsing?

At this moment, at this time and in this place, the people of Qingniu Town finally couldn't bear it anymore. They looked at the town burning in the flames and shed tears of despair and helplessness.

"Brother Xu, my family is gone..."

"My house is gone..."

The dark man who always had a silly smile in the past.

Carrying his elderly mother on his back, he cried like never before, crying in pain and until he was hoarse.

That's where he grew up.

It is also a beautiful and precious place he regards.

Now it's gone, everything is gone.

Ah Niu cried loudly, crying like a child, so helpless and sad.

"Get up, Niu."

Xu Xi stepped forward and helped the man to steady the old man. Then he patted his shoulder, looked into his blank eyes, and spoke softly:

"Let's go."

"Brother Xu, where are we going?"

"Go eat, go live."

Simple words, with great appeal.

Those who have lost everything must continue to move forward.

They have no clear ideals and know nothing about life, but they know the importance of "eating" and are deeply attracted to it.

Involuntary.

Following that figure in the wind and snow.

Wu Yingxue stared at the scene for a long time, until the team almost disappeared in the wind and snow, then she came to her senses belatedly and quickly followed.

"Sir, wait for me!"

…

【Qingniu Town disappeared】

[Physically, it was burned to ashes by a group of vicious fire crows. Nothing was left.]

[You looked at the burning scene of Qingniu Town and the distraught people, and decided to lead everyone to leave the winter border together]

You left

[The people of Qingniu Town followed you and left]

[Wu Yingxue once curiously asked you why the people listened to you so much, and you denied this statement]

[Eating and living are instincts that everyone desires. All you do is guide people in this direction. That's all.]

[Demons are rampant at the border in winter. You have encountered them many times. Fortunately, you are so powerful that you can successfully stop them every time.]

[You decide to lead people along the path provided by Wu Yingxue and enter the heart of the Thirteen States of Daqian]

[This is the only way you can think of to keep more people alive]

[The journey to the exit is not long, but that is only for you and the girl. For the people of Qingniu Town, this journey in the wind and snow is really too long.]

[You have to spend more time, be more vigilant and pay attention to avoid people getting lost on the road]

【en route】

You encounter other towns that are also rooted on the border.

[Compared to Qingniu Town, this town is even more tragic, with broken limbs everywhere, blood spurting out and staining the snowy road red, and collapsed and crooked building ruins smashing through everything.]

[The demons that attacked this place have left, leaving the town empty and quiet.]

[You entered the town to search, but did not find any usable supplies. However, you found a few people who had managed to escape from the demons.]

Standing in front of me.

Can he really be considered a human being?

Tattered clothes, messy hair, and hollow eyes that looked like they were broken.

"..."

No matter how I called, there was no response.

Obviously, the blow these people suffered was even greater than that suffered by the people in Qingniu Town.

"Yingxue, bring me a piece of jerky."

The girl quickly handed over a piece of jerky.

It's made of demon flesh.

Xu Xi tore them open bit by bit with his fingers, then wrapped them with his vital energy and blood to warm and soften them, and stuffed them into the mouths of the surviving people one by one.

Feeling the food entering their mouths, they finally reacted and began to chew mechanically.

"This world..."

"It really doesn't give people a way out."

Xu Xi sighed.

There are many demons in winter, which leads to a surge in the amount of demon meat, so there is no need to worry about food problems for the time being.

Therefore, Xu was able to generously provide food to the survivors.

But more.

There was nothing he could do.

Xu Xi is just an innate warrior at the Guanli realm.

He can kill demons and "people", but he cannot restore the collapsed town, let alone resurrect the dead.

"It's time to move on."

…

[You give food to other survivors]

[There are a lot of food reserves, which can even be said to be sufficient in the winter when demons are rampant.]

[The real difficulty is never about food, but how to survive this cold winter]

【What will surprise you】

[Those people you gave food to finally stumbled after you. Their faces were filled with despair, but the sickles and forks in their hands were so conspicuous.]

[They asked where you were going and what you were going to do in the end]

Your answer is "alive"

[You speak frankly and declare that you may end up being an enemy of Daqian, and the "adults" that everyone fears]

[Some people are shocked and call you a rebellious gangster who will be beheaded by the officials in the court.]

[Some people are confused and don’t understand why being alive is related to Daqian]

Your answer is simple.

"The world is sick. It's very sick."

"Daqian is sick, and you are sick too, so no one can survive."

"What I want to do is to cure this disease so that everyone can live."

in the wind.

In the blizzard.

Xu Xi said these words to the surviving civilians who were chasing him.

Some people seem to understand, while others don't understand at all.

There was confusion and chaos in his eyes.

One or two people stayed where they were, choosing to remain in the ruined town.

More people joined Xu's team with sickles and iron forks in hand, without any complicated reasons, simply because they thought Xu's team could keep them alive.