As usual, their vision flashed white, and they returned to the Rest House. This time, though, everyone was in a heavy mood. They sat on the sofa without a word.
Wu Lü lay beside Wu You's feet, rubbing her head against her calf as if trying to cheer her owner up.
Ye Chu took a deep breath and asked hoarsely, "Pei Yanchuan, what did you give them at the end?"
He had been standing opposite Pei Yanchuan and had seen him slip something into the red-haired woman's hand.
Pei Yanchuan hadn't expected Ye Chu to be sharp-eyed enough to notice such a tiny move. He chuckled. "Nothing much. Just told them to take care of what came next."
What he had slipped her was a note. In short, it said that he would soon leave this place, and the conflict between the Person-Eaters and Ordinary People, which had remained unresolved for hundreds of years, would be up to them to settle.
Pei Yanchuan knew Wen Yan was a reasonable woman. She thought for herself and wouldn't enslave others purely for her own benefit.
Freeing people's minds was bound to be a long process. Some conflicts could only be resolved by the people involved.
That gradual process might take years, decades, or even centuries. Fortunately, as long as someone was willing to be a pioneer, everything could be resolved. It was only a matter of time.
As for how well they ultimately resolved the problem, that was no longer something the players needed to worry about.
Pei Yanchuan rubbed his stomach and wheedled at Lu Rui, who sat beside him. "Lu Rui, I'm hungry. I want your braised pork."
His wheedling broke the heavy atmosphere in the living room. Lu Rui rose with a smile. "All right, but you have to