Chapter 494: The Bizarre Small Town, Chen Changsheng: Killing Is Easier Than Saving
Facing Zhang Yusheng’s question, Chen Changsheng rolled his eyes.
“No, why do you have so many questions?”
“Can’t food plug your mouth?”
“Brother Changsheng, Grandpa taught me since I was young that one should not lose ambition even if poor.”
“Although we are temporarily struggling, we cannot do petty thievery.”
“Who did the petty thieving? This was taken from the children’s table at the banquet.”
“You won’t eat stolen goods, but would you eat unwanted things?”
With this answer, Zhang Yusheng felt relieved and started eating.
He bit off a fatty chicken b*tt, and his mouth was full of oil as he mumbled.
“Brother Changsheng, how did you know someone died in this small town?”
“We were still over ten miles away from here then.”
“This town has an ominous terrain, and the bl**d aura is dense yet does not dissipate. It looks like it just had someone d*e.”
“When there’s a d*ath, we naturally get to eat.”
“But…”
“I’m sleepy, time for sleep!”
Before Zhang Yusheng could continue asking, Chen Changsheng interrupted him.
Throwing away the bone in his hand, Chen Changsheng gathered some straw around him and lay down.
“On the road, don’t look where you shouldn’t, don’t listen to what you shouldn’t, and definitely don’t meddle with what you shouldn’t.”
“Our goal is to fill our bellies, finish the job, and leave.”
With that, Chen Changsheng closed his eyes, and snoring ensued.
Seeing Chen Changsheng unwilling to talk, Zhang Yusheng gave up on further questioning.
But for some reason, Zhang Yusheng felt uneasy.
…
Night.
“Crunch crunch crunch!”
A faint sound of gnawing woke Zhang Yusheng from his sleep.
Half-asleep, Zhang Yusheng thought it was Chen Changsheng sneaking food in the middle of the night.
But when he turned his head, he found Chen Changsheng sleeping soundly beside him.
Listening carefully, Zhang Yusheng realized the sound came from outside the house, and the tightly shut door had somehow opened a crack.
“Brother Changsheng, did you hear that sound?”
Zhang Yusheng gently shook Chen Changsheng.
But Chen Changsheng, now deeply asleep like a dead pig, remained unresponsive despite Zhang Yusheng’s shaking.
Facing this situation, Zhang Yusheng recalled Chen Changsheng’s instructions.
Just as Zhang Yusheng was about to close his eyes and go back to sleep, a familiar face appeared at the door.
It was Zhang Yusheng’s grandfather.
“Grandpa…”
As Zhang Yusheng began to speak, his grandfather made a shushing gesture and beckoned him.
Seeing this, Zhang Yusheng hesitated but quietly got up.
Soon, Zhang Yusheng followed “Grandpa” outside.
“Grandpa, why are you here?”
“You said you wouldn’t come, right?”
“Yusheng, Grandpa is here to tell you something.”
“What is it?”
“The person next to you is a supreme monster, and he wants to k*ll you.”
“How is that possible? How can Brother Changsheng be a monster?”
“And besides, Grandpa told me to follow Brother Changsheng out…”
“Swish!”
Before he finished speaking, a golden light flashed past Zhang Yusheng’s eyes.
Immediately after, his “grandfather” split in two, revealing a paper figure.
“Your grandpa asked you to follow me, but he didn’t ask you to follow this thing out, I don’t know.”
Chen Changsheng, who had been sleeping, suddenly appeared beside him.
In his hand was the flat firewood stick.
Glancing at Zhang Yusheng’s shocked expression, Chen Changsheng casually threw the stick to him and said,
“It’s obvious you heard me, but not entirely.”
“I can say it again, but this is the last time.”
“Don’t look where you shouldn’t, don’t listen to what you shouldn’t.”
“Also, if you don’t want to d*e too soon, better not let this thing leave your side.”
With that, Chen Changsheng turned and went to the firewood shed, and Zhang Yusheng hurriedly followed.
This little incident ended, and the long night returned to peace.
For the next few days, Zhang Yusheng did not encounter any other bizarre situations.
Crying, eating, sleeping.
Their lives were quite routine.
But on the seventh day, Chen Changsheng suddenly took Zhang Yusheng and ran off without collecting their wages.
…
Outside the town.
Chen Changsheng stood on a small hill, looking into the distance, the view of the town fully visible.
“Brother Changsheng, today is the last day of the festival, why are we leaving?”
“I know today is the last day of the festival, but if we don’t leave, we’ll d*e here.”
“What do you mean?”
Hearing this, Zhang Yusheng became anxious.
Suddenly experiencing a life-threatening crisis, anyone would feel anxious.
“A wind and water formation was set up here to refine this entire town.”
“With Grandpa’s help, I found some memory fragments, including those about feng shui numerology and formations.”
“Seven days ago, I discovered the problem with this town and came to investigate.”
“I thought I could find a solution, but as you can see, I couldn’t. So I had to take you away.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yusheng froze for a moment and pointed at the town below.
“What about the people in this town?”
“What else can we do? We just watch them d*e.”
“This town is less than twenty years old, and its special layout and street design were decided from the beginning.”
“So this town has always been someone else’s captive, and their fate was already sealed.”
Facing Chen Changsheng’s words, Zhang Yusheng looked at the town below and said,
“Brother Changsheng, is there really no way to save them?”
“No.”
“If I had recovered all my memories, dealing with this place wouldn’t be a problem, but now I only have scattered memories.”
“It’s already a great feat to understand the layout here; solving the problems here is impossible.”
After hearing Chen Changsheng’s words, Zhang Yusheng clenched his fists and finally gritted his teeth.
“Brother Changsheng, I understand. Let’s go.”
“Why are we leaving?”
“Brother Changsheng, didn’t you say you couldn’t save them?”
“Yes, I can’t save them.”
“Then why are we leaving?”
“Why must we leave because we can’t save them? If I can’t save them, can’t I just k*ll them?”
Saying this, Chen Changsheng smiled and looked down at the town.
“Saving requires too much trouble.”
“I need to gain everyone’s trust, eliminate the traitors inside, and gradually neutralize the methods behind it.”
“During this time, I need to deal with all unexpected situations.”
“On the contrary, killing is much simpler. I just wait for the mastermind to tighten their grip, then strike a fatal blow when they let their guard down.”
