With a beauty right in front of them, the four men had more motivation than ever.
They were ordinary laborers who had worked for Xie Chun for years. Though they were all well past their prime, some had never had a girlfriend, while others had wives who weren't around. During work, they were basically all single, and most of the time, when they got desperate, their only intimate company was their own right hands.
Occasionally, they'd get paid and have a rare bit of free time, so they'd go indulge themselves in the city. But that hardly ever happened. It cost too much.
When the Era of Strangeness arrived, the old rules that had once restrained them out in the countryside completely fell away. The evil in their bones grew ever more brazen as they crossed the line again and again.
Their standards sank lower and lower until they had no standards at all, and the evil in their bones was magnified without limit.
Once evil was no longer restrained, it was like a gate to hell swinging open. They, too, would become walking demons.
A moment later, the four men had maneuvered into position and surrounded her from four directions, forming a circle. The one assigned to intercept her was the bucktoothed man, Jiang Du's former classmate from middle school.
Just ahead on Jiang Du's path, the bucktoothed man suddenly darted out from behind a large tree. His face was wary and guarded.
"Who are you?" the bucktoothed man shouted at Jiang Du, accusing her before she could say a word.
Jiang Du instinctively stopped and secretly readied herself. Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as she watched him warily. She took a few steps back and leaned against a tree trunk.
If that were the case, I, Liu Zai