Xie Zhou followed the blind woman deeper into the area. Along the way, they passed through wasteland. Xie Zhou looked carefully but did not find anything refreshing. On the contrary, there were old facilities and some bloody scenes.
"What exactly happened to this place to make it look like this? It's so terrifying that even I find it hard to accept. Why don't you tell me properly, and I will definitely investigate it thoroughly again."
Xie Zhou's words were quite clear; he obviously wanted the woman in front of him to tell him what had happened so that he could then make his next move.
To everyone's surprise, the blind woman hesitated after hearing these words. After all, it was not appropriate for people to spread the things and matters they had here, but too many things had happened in the past two days, and lives were at stake.
Moreover, the blind woman and the blind man do not want to live here, for living here would mean their own demise. Therefore, if Xie Zhou could help them, the blind woman would naturally be overjoyed.
"I wonder what brings you two to this city. Because of the recent events here, many outsiders have fled immediately upon seeing the bloody scene. I have never seen anyone so bold as to start an investigation."
After the blind woman finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to tell Xie Zhou and Luo Tianfan, who was beside her, what had happened in the city.
Xie Zhou naturally wanted to investigate thoroughly, and having come this far, he wouldn't give up easily.
Rather than leaving easily, it would be better to thoroughly investigate what happened here, so that it can put one's mind at ease. Otherwise, after seeing so many disgusting scenes today, why not find out who the mastermind is?
"Then I'll tell you the truth. A couple of days ago, a stranger came to our place and seemed completely out of place. She looked like a woman from the Western Regions. She was very beautiful, charming, and poised. She caused quite a stir here, and many people started talking about her."
After hearing these words, Xie Zhou already understood the situation.
After all, this city is quite remote, and for many years only women, the elderly, and children have lived here. Now that a woman from the Western Regions has suddenly appeared with a bright and beautiful appearance, naturally many people want to find out about the situation here.
"This woman has brought many benefits to our city, and as a result, our city has become famous. Many people travel thousands of miles just to visit our city. This is certainly a good thing, and as a result, our city has made a lot of money."
After listening, Xie Zhou nodded, clearly quite certain. However, he knew that beautiful women, no matter where they were, were often unfairly labeled as femme fatales. Xie Zhou already had a thought in mind: this woman from the Western Regions was likely to have a bad fate from then on.
"You should know that we are mostly wealthy people here, or elderly people. The children's thinking is basically feudal. Such an open-minded woman from the Western Regions would not be welcome here."
Xie Zhou nodded, naturally understanding that in such a feudal place, it was already very rare and precious for a family to have one or two able-bodied men, because farming was something that had to be done by able-bodied men.
However, the presence of such a woman from the Western Regions has made it difficult for these strong men to accept.
As expected, Xie Zhou then heard the answer he wanted.
"This woman from the Western Regions is so alluring that she has bewitched all the men here, leaving the remaining women, wives, and children abandoned at home, all widowed and orphaned, while the woman from the Western Regions is having a great time."
When the blind woman spoke these words, there was a hint of resentment in her tone. Xie Zhou could tell that she must have been one of the women who suffered at that time.
The blind woman breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that things had come to this point and she couldn't say anything more behind his back.
"Afterwards, all the women of our group gathered together and launched a fierce attack. They devised a very cunning plan to kill this beautiful woman from the Western Regions. As a result, our income here gradually decreased, but the souls of the able-bodied men were brought back."
Xie Zhou raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this. He hadn't expected that the local women, despite not having seen much of the world, could be so cunning and ruthless in their actions. Even women from wealthy families would think carefully before killing someone to silence them, yet the women here were so fearless.
"I suspect that strange things have been happening here ever since you killed this beautiful woman from the Western Regions. When I first arrived, I sensed a thick, eerie atmosphere here, and it didn't look good at all."
After saying this, Xie Zhou carefully observed the surrounding environment and found that he had been led to a relatively deep place by the woman. However, the woman in front of him was blind, so Xie Zhou was not too wary.
"Yes, just as you said, after we attacked and killed this beautiful woman from the Western Regions, strange things have been happening all over our place lately! Everyone here is in a state of panic, and countless people have died in the past few days. Few people dare to go out, and some are starving to death!"
Hearing this, Luo Tianfan was somewhat alarmed. He knew that hearing these things was not a good thing, especially since the local women had brought this trouble upon themselves.
"If you had been kinder back then and had gently advised the strong men in your families, things wouldn't have come to this, with that woman from the Western Regions being murdered! She was an innocent person, but you ruined her life like this. Now, it's understandable that she wants to come back for revenge!"
Luo Tianfan's expression wasn't good when he said these words, and it was clear that the situation here was beyond their ability to handle. So Luo Tianfan turned to Xie Zhou, ready to back down.
"Given the dire situation here, and the fact that it has nothing to do with us—it's their own doing—we should retreat as soon as possible to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. Besides, the situation here is probably not something we can resolve with just a few words!"
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