"Reprimand"?

"Drink up!!!"

Quite a few people had sprung out from behind Ul, and every single one of them was holding a "weapon." If Ul hadn't trained in body arts yet, dealing with this situation might have actually been a bit troublesome.

But after training in body arts, even if he'd only learned a few flashy moves so far, relying on his own physical qualities, handling this situation was completely effortless.

Take a step back!

He dodged the wooden club attack closest to him.

Then Ul simply raised his hand, slapped down a few times, and the group of brats behind him—whose health values probably didn't even exceed "5"—instantly collapsed into a pile!

"Waaah~~"

"Waaah~~"

These brats were much younger than the golden-haired short-haired youth, and Ul even spotted a few among them who looked like they were only five or six years old.

Although Ul hadn't struck hard just now, after he hit these kids, they immediately burst into tears!

Their cries were quite loud!

Hearing the wails of these brats, Ul's expression turned a bit awkward.

After all, whether in his past life or this one, he didn't have a habit of bullying kids. And if these were just little troublemakers, that would be one thing, but these brats were clearly far more pitiful than the species known as "little monsters"!

Especially when Ul saw these kids wiping their tears and looking at him with pitiful eyes, he felt even more guilty!

So!

After thinking for a moment!

Ul slowly stepped forward to the golden-haired short-haired youth, Gu Yi, and slapped him on the forehead with the back of his hand, saying, "Look, if it weren't for you, would your little brothers be crying? How are you even being a big brother?"

Gu Yi: "?????"

What the hell!

How is this any of my business!

Didn't you hit them and make them cry?

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Gu Yi was completely stunned by Ul's slap and scolding!

He looked up at Ul with a blank, bewildered expression, at a loss.

Seeing Gu Yi's dumbfounded look, Ul immediately gave him another slap with an air of "disappointment," "scolding" him, "What are you spacing out for? Aren't you going to check if you recognize this guy? Do you want your little brothers and sisters to keep crying?"

A threat!

A blatant threat!

Hearing Ul's words, Gu Yi snapped back to reality, staring wide-eyed at Ul, his gaze clearly saying: "Are you a demon? How can you bear to lay a hand on such little kids?"

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As it turned out!

Ul's "scolding" was quite effective. In the end, the youth Gu Yi returned to the "right path" and obediently began studying Jericho's portrait!

"Well? Do you recognize this person?"

Maybe because he was afraid the demon in front of him would "scold" him again, Gu Yi looked very carefully.

After a long while!

Gu Yi finally nodded under Ul's expectant gaze and said, "This person... I know him!"

"Really?" A hint of surprise flashed in Ul's eyes.

To be honest!

He had only asked this youth on a whim. In reality, he was already prepared to come up empty-handed. But unexpectedly, by grabbing someone at random, he had actually stumbled onto a lead.

"Really. This person is called Jeris. He used to 'fish' often in Stigug too, but about a month ago, he disappeared from Stigug!" Gu Yi said with certainty!

Although he didn't know this Jeris personally, since they were in the same town and shared the same profession, they had some contact here and there.

"Jeris?"

Hearing Gu Yi's words, Ul was slightly taken aback, but he quickly recovered and continued asking, "Then do you know where he is now?"

"No. He disappeared a month ago and hasn't shown up in Stigug since. But if you want to find him, you can go to the 'Pati Tavern' in the town center. There might be clues about him there!"

After being "scolded," the youth Gu Yi had clearly become much more obedient. Almost whatever Ul asked, he answered!

A moment later!

After learning the address of the "Pati Tavern" from Gu Yi, Ul prepared to leave.

But just as Ul reached the entrance of the alley, he suddenly stopped...

Seeing Ul's actions!

Gu Yi in the alley instinctively shielded his little brothers and sisters behind him, staring at Ul with a wary expression, as if he were guarding against a demon!

Seeing this, Ul's expression was utterly speechless!

"Don't be nervous. I just wanted to remind you that, given your current situation, it's not suitable for you to survive in Stigug. If you ever have money someday, you can try taking your younger siblings to another city—Magnolia isn't a bad choice. At least there, your safety can be guaranteed... Well, that's it. Goodbye!"

With that!

Ul waved his hand without turning around, slowly stepping out of the alley.

Only the golden-haired young boy Gu Yi was left, with a group of younger siblings, lost in thought...

After leaving the alley!

Ul headed straight for the "Pati Tavern"...

The words Ul had spoken to Gu Yi before leaving weren't aimless; rather, seeing how pitiful those kids were, he had a rare surge of sympathy and offered a bit of advice.

Those kids were just too young!

If Gu Yi were alone, living here might actually be a decent choice, because while this place was somewhat chaotic, chaos had its own advantages.

But with a whole group of younger siblings in tow, this chaotic place was no longer suitable for him!

Hmm!

Of course!

He could only offer verbal advice; as for financial help... sorry, he really didn't have the means.

Stigug wasn't a very large town.

After Ul walked out of the alley, it wasn't long before he reached the town center.

After asking around a bit!

Soon!

He found the location of the "Pati Tavern"...