Ch. 41Banishing Demons
Key Plot Points and Events
- Bai Yujun traverses a drought-stricken area, encountering a frenzied crowd worshipping a statue and a starving boy who survives after eating locusts.
- She later encounters refugees besieged by mutated wild dogs, which she defeats and saves the refugees.
- Despite her efforts, one severely wounded man dies from infection.
Character Developments
- Bai Yujun demonstrates her combat skills, courage, and willingness to help others, but also shows pragmatism in accepting that she cannot save everyone.
- The starving boy survives and decides he wants to marry a beautiful woman like Bai Yujun when he grows up.
Significant Themes
- The desperation and superstition of people during chaotic times and natural disasters.
- The futility of trying to save everyone, and the acceptance of fate.
- The contrast between the harsh reality and the hope people cling to.
Character Interactions
- Bai Yujun interacts with the frenzied crowd, the starving boy, and the refugees, showing no fear or prejudice despite their desperate states.
- The refugees are grateful and pleading for Bai Yujun's help, seeing her as a fairy or immortal.