We Came from Hell

"Stay in Peach Blossom Paradise Town... forever?"

Meng Chao stared deeply at the seemingly harmless little girl and said, "My name is Meng Chao. The people who drifted here along Peach Blossom Stream before me should be my companions. They aren't lunatics—they were merely subjected to some... mental stimulation. Can you tell me what happened to them, Miss Gu Ling? Did you, um, hurt them?"

"Hurt them?"

Gu Ling's eyes widened as though she had heard an unbelievable joke. She shook her head like a rattle-drum. "No, of course not! Though some outsiders did cause trouble in Peach Blossom Paradise Town and even injured several spirit beasts, no matter what, we're all human beings, all compatriots!

"We Peach Blossom Town People worship peace. Unless absolutely necessary, we would never use violence, much less raise butcher's blades against our own compatriots. How could we? We aren't Earthlings!

"You said it yourself—those outsiders were merely stimulated and temporarily out of their minds. After our persuasion and education, especially once they saw Peach Blossom Paradise Town's current state for themselves, they gradually calmed down and came to enjoy life here. As for the particularly violent ones, if they rest inside the 'Wisdom Tree' for a few days, they should wake up too, right?"

Meng Chao froze. "What?"

He asked, "What did you say? You aren't what?"

"We aren't inherently evil Earthlings who enjoy slaughtering one another. How could we raise butcher's blades against our compatriots?" Gu Ling repeated.

Her face was filled with utter certainty.

"You aren't Earthlings?"

Feeling a tremendous psychological impact, Meng Chao temporarily ignored the words "inherently evil" and "slaughtering one another." Pointing at the sewing machine in the corner, he said, "The nameplate on that sewing machine clearly bears the name of an Earth machinery manufacturer. Besides, we're speaking