235 Difficult Survival

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, Qian State’s Pingguan Prefecture—the remote Changqu County City.

Meng Chuan and his wife walked on the streets.

“A county city has been reduced to such a dilapidated state in a year,” said Liu Qiyue softly. At a glance, one could see many ruined places. “The survivors didn’t rebuild these areas after the demon monarch attacks. It’s already good if they can barely survive.”

“Changqu County City had a population of more than 90,000 a year ago. Now, there’s only about 20,000 people,” said Meng Chuan. “Some were slaughtered by demon monarchs. However, most chose to leave the county city and live in the wilderness. This is the most remote place in our designated rescue area. Many times, by the time we arrive, the demon monarchs have already retreated. We can’t protect this place completely.”

Liu Qiyue nodded.

They protected five prefectures. The areas they primarily protected were Gu Mountain Prefecture and Eastcalm Prefecture. Any further and their rescue efficiency would drop greatly.

“Mom, I want to eat meat buns.” A child crawled out of a ruin. He stared at the buns with a covetous look.

“It’s already good enough that you can eat your fill. You still want to eat meat buns? Hurry up and leave.” The woman crawled out from the ruins. Their home was hidden in a self-dug tunnel deep within the ruins. The family of five lived there.

“Mom.” The child’s eyes were red. “I haven’t eaten meat in half a year. I want to eat it.”

“Then stay here.” The woman carried the basket and walked away. The child could only follow.

Meng Chuan and his wife watched from afar.

“Let’s go,” said Meng Chuan. As Godfiends, what could they do?

The couple left quietly.

The duo stayed close to the ground on their way back to Gu Mountain Prefecture City.

Meng Chuan opened his third eye at his glabella—the Divine Eye of Lightning. The electromagnetic domain expanded rapidly. This electromagnetic domain could penetrate a quarter-kilometer deep underground! Although very few demons hid within a quarter-kilometer of the surface, they would occasionally encounter some demons traveling underground. Over the past year, they had relied on this method to kill over 100 demon monarchs—an unexpected gain.

Meng Chuan’s electromagnetic domain could affect light, preventing others from seeing the couple with the naked eye.

“Oh?” Meng Chuan suddenly frowned.

“What’s wrong?” Liu Qiyue was puzzled.

“Let’s go.” He flashed to a lake about a kilometer away with his wife. Tall reeds littered the lake.

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“Okay.” Meng Chuan nodded.

Immediately, the tiny wooden boat they were standing on began to accelerate to high speeds, causing the two children on the boat to find it hard to believe what they saw. How could their little wooden boat be so fast? They were still in a daze when the little wooden boat had traveled a quarter-kilometer.

There were five boats in the reed marsh. Clothes, as well as pots and pans, hung outside the boats. People were clearly living on the boats.

“That’s our boat.” The child pointed at one of the boats.

“Mom!” the elder child shouted loudly. A dirty-looking woman walked out of the boat cabin. When the woman saw that Meng Chuan and his wife were dressed in extraordinary clothes, she couldn’t help but be a little more respectful. At the same time, she whispered to her child, “You two disappeared when I wasn’t looking.”

“We went fishing. Third Brother fell into the water and was trapped by the reeds. I wanted to save him, but Third Brother hugged me. These two lords saved us,” said the elder child. As for the younger child, he was still weak from the ordeal.

“Thank you for saving my children, my lords.” Upon hearing this, the woman immediately kowtowed in gratitude.

Meng Chuan and his wife looked at the five boats and easily sensed their dilapidated interiors. They didn’t say anything as they nodded and left in a second.

“The two of you, I told you not to go into the water when there are no adults. Yet, you still did. Do you want me to die of anxiety? If the two of you die, what will I do?” Only then did the woman cry from the lingering fear. The two children leaned against their mother, not daring to make a sound.

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