A Chaotic World Needs No Good People

"Why hasn't he come down yet? Nothing happened, right?"

"Yeah, did Er Gou go up the mountain today? Do you guys know?"

"He should have gone up. I went to check, and only Xiao Shitou is at Er Gou's house!"

"That's not necessarily true. Maybe he went somewhere else."

"Exactly!"

"Er Gou isn't that kind of person!"

Voices spoke one after another. As time passed, the expectant, nervous, and anxious crowd gradually became somewhat restless, and there was some noise among the people.

And this noise seemed to be getting worse.

All day, they had been anxiously waiting.

Hoping to see a miracle.

Even though they knew the hope was slim, no one would give up until the moment of despair arrived.

In this situation, waiting undoubtedly became an extremely agonizing matter, causing the restlessness in everyone's hearts to grow.

It wasn't until a figure slowly descended from the mountain amidst the evening glow that the noise instantly changed.

"Look, someone!"

With a cry of surprise, everyone's eyes couldn't help but look towards the Back Mountain.

Following his words, a hint of joy appeared on everyone's faces, but before this joy could spread across their faces, the next moment, when there was only one figure in the Jungle, and only one figure could be clearly seen, everyone's hearts couldn't help but sink.

"Er Gou, it's Er Gou!"

Someone let out a cry of surprise.

Following his voice, the crowd couldn't help but explode again.

"It's Er Gou!"

"Why is it only him!"

"What is he dragging?"

"A Wild Boar, it seems to be a Wild Boar?"

"Didn't he go to look for someone? Why is he dragging a Wild Boar!"

"Exactly!"

"Er Gou didn't go hunting again, did he? He didn't go look for anyone."

The crowd exploded again.

And amidst this explosion, Chen Xuan had already dragged the Wild Boar down.

As he walked down, villagers instantly surrounded him one by one.

"Er Gou, didn't you go up the mountain to look for someone? How are things? Have you found my husband?"

Someone spoke up, their tone relatively gentle.

"Er Gou, didn't you promise us you'd go look for them? Why are you hunting again!"

"Er Gou, you can't do this!"

These voices were filled with anxiety.

The crowd instantly grew more boisterous. Listening to these voices and seeing the anger in the villagers' eyes, Chen Xuan couldn't help but sigh softly.

But he didn't say anything.

He didn't answer either. Instead, he took the sack from the trailer below.

It wasn't until the sack was taken down and placed before everyone that Chen Xuan spoke softly.

"Uncle Zhang Shan and the others were likely killed. I didn't find anything else, just some bones and some torn clothes that should belong to Uncle Zhang Shan and them. You can take a look yourselves."

As he spoke.

His voice was very light, but at this moment, it silenced everyone else.

Boom.

Like a clap of thunder, it instantly echoed in everyone's minds.

"Bo-bones!"

"Er Gou, what did you say?"

"Yeah, Er Gou, you're joking, right!"

Some people stammered, others stumbled.

Their gazes instantly turned red as they looked at Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan remained silent, not speaking.

But his meaning was already clear.

Finally, someone trembling walked forward and opened the sack.

"Ugh!"

The smell of blood assaulted their nostrils, causing the person who opened it to instantly vomit.

But at this moment, they couldn't care less. They quickly rummaged through the sack.

"Th-this is my husband's clothes!"

"Waaah!"

Piercing cries echoed at the foot of the mountain.

And at this, the others couldn't remain calm either.

Figures quickly stepped forward, followed by waves of despairing, wailing cries that reverberated over the mountain foot.

Chen Xuan couldn't identify these skeletons, but he had brought back some of the broken clothes, bows, and short spears scattered on the ground, specifically to confirm identities.

Looking at the figures crying in unison.

Chen Xuan shook his head, then dragged the Wild Boar and continued forward.

He had already done everything he could.

As for the rest, he had no intention of getting involved.

Even with his Conceptual Ability, theoretically, he could revive them, but why should he?

But just as he took a step, a figure blocked his path.

"Er Gou, please, go look again. My husband must still be alive. These bones definitely aren't his."

"Look again, just look again, you'll definitely find him."

It was a woman, her eyes already red, trying to grab Chen Xuan.

"Get out of the way!"

Chen Xuan retreated, his eyes instantly turning fierce. His long hunting career had given him a certain intimidating aura.

The woman's movements instantly froze.

A look of instinctive fear appeared on her face, and she subconsciously took a step back.

But as if remembering something, the woman gritted her teeth, preparing to step forward again.

"Did you hear me clearly? Get out of the way!"

"I won't say it a second time!"

Seeing the woman's actions, Chen Xuan's words also turned cold, and his intimidating aura grew stronger.

Instantly, the woman felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and the steps she was about to take involuntarily stopped.

Seeing the woman frozen in place, Chen Xuan's coldness receded, and he continued forward.

It wasn't until Chen Xuan had gone far away.

The woman slumped to the ground, instantly wailing loudly.

"Er Gou, how could he be like this!"

"When he was little, I even gave him food. That's his Uncle Zhang Shan!"

"I, I just asked him to look again!"

The woman's cries were loud, instantly causing many people in the crowd to speak up.

"Yeah, Er Gou is capable now and has flown away!"

"He doesn't even put us in his eyes anymore. How could he treat his third aunt like that!"

"That's right, San Wa's mother just wanted him to look again. With so many bones, maybe someone is still alive!"

"Waaah!"

"His father!"

The woman's words, as well as the words and cries from the crowd, gradually drifted into his ears.

Although faint, he still heard some.

"A chaotic world truly isn't suitable for good people!"

Chen Xuan sighed softly.

Although he had anticipated such a situation, after all, this was human nature. Even in the peaceful era of his previous life, similar scenes often occurred. How much more so in this chaotic era, this era where one couldn't even guarantee tomorrow? People were always more concerned with inequality than with scarcity.

However, knowing was one thing; when it actually happened, it still made him uncomfortable.

Fortunately, he would be leaving soon.

This could be considered the last thing he did for this village.

As for the rest, it had nothing to do with him.

Shaking his head, his figure moved towards where Chen San Ye was.

--- Analects, Ji Shi: "I have heard that those who possess states or families are not troubled by scarcity but by inequality, not by poverty but by instability. For where there is equality, there is no poverty; where there is harmony, there is no scarcity; where there is stability, there is no overturning."