Chen Meiyu, "But if water has been contaminated, can it still be the water it originally was?"
"Why cling to the water's original state? Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen. No matter how much you add to it, the existence of hydrogen and oxygen won't change.
Water from a cup poured into a river becomes river water; flowing into the sea, it becomes seawater; falling from the sky, it becomes rainwater; mixed with ink, it becomes inky water... No matter how much you add, water is still water... isn't it?"
Jiang You said seriously, "The only way to keep water from evaporating is to let it stay together with more water.
The way to avoid becoming an outcast is just as simple: make everyone an outcast. When there are enough monsters, no one will pay attention to the monsters themselves anymore..."
Jiang You had not yet entered the Land of Origin, but based on what she had learned over the years, along with Red-Eyes' actions, the strange tree's words, and everything that had happened in Chen Family Village, some things were already quite clear.
She had always believed monsters were terrifying existences, but this journey into the Abyss had given her a few more suspicions.
But regardless of the outcome, she would definitely enter the Land of Origin.
Chen Meiyu gave Jiang You a deep look. "So even though you know Red-Eyes is waiting for you to open the Land of Origin, you'll still do this anyway?"
"Entering the Land of Origin is something I need to do. It won't change because of someone else's thoughts. Can you give up a vast grassland just because there's a wolf outside the gate...?"
Jiang You said, "I'm guessing that over all these years, Red-Eyes must have tried to persuade you to