Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 848 - 780: Wuyou Village (Part 2)

The eerie child form’s health bar quickly reached zero, and it vanished into light dots.

"He killed a kid!"

"An outsider? Do you have a death wish?"

"Kill him! Kill him!"

......

The whispers sounded like serpentine hisses from movies, paired with those human forms that always seemed to flash with rotting pus - more ghastly than ghost movies.

Jiang Yuan held the Soul Hook in one hand, attempting to target the nearest figure;

In the other hand, he grasped the largest disposable Capture Net, ready to trap anyone rushing forward.

The main issue was the excessive number of eerie entities in this street; if they swarmed, he’d be overwhelmed...

"Hoo~"

A breeze swept down from the sky.

All the "people" that had been staring at him simultaneously turned their gaze to the sunset sky.

The murmurs abruptly ceased, leaving Jiang Yuan baffled by the bizarre scene.

With a confused expression, he followed the gaze of the eerie entities to the sky, witnessing the wind carrying threads of gold descending from above!

"Could it be filth falling from above?" He recalled the scene he’d seen earlier, probably the outer black mist rolling. Unexpectedly, from within, it appeared sacred and magnificent.

Before he understood the situation, Jiang Yuan dared not act recklessly.

More and more golden threads gathered in the air, and within seconds formed a fairy-like figure, dressed in a golden complicated skirt fluttering, hands slightly clasped, an elegant and gentle face with a faint smile.

"The fairy has blessed us!"

Accompanied by a loud, confident shout from an unknown source, the "fairy" in the sky spread her hands, scattering gold particles, while all the "people" kneeled in gratitude.

The pus on their bodies writhed, extending tiny tendrils to crazily snatch the falling points of light.

Jiang Yuan was well aware this was a perfect opportunity for an ambush.

While they were absorbing nutrients, he should immediately lock onto targets, using the Soul Hook to eliminate as much of the eerie entities as possible in the shortest time.

Yet he couldn’t move, seemingly suffering from procrastination, knowing what he ought to do, but his body lazily refusing to obey.

He just stared dumbly at the "fairy" in the sky, becoming increasingly muddled.

"You’re new here, right? Welcome to Wuyou Village." A smiling uncle patted Jiang Yuan’s shoulder, greeting, "Everyone who comes to Wuyou Village has pasts they want to forget.

You’ve come to the right place!

Here, all your troubles can be forgotten, life can restart, and everyone can live freely and joyfully!"

Wuyou Village?

Jiang Yuan blinked, his mind seemingly filled with unreachable cloud clusters.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?

Scanning the bustling street, he vaguely recalled killing a child; why would he kill a child?

Couldn’t remember, probably returned to Wuyou Village to forget the awful past.

"It’s good to forget! Forgetting everything allows one to start anew!"

"Yes, a handsome lad like you, is love troubling you? Don’t worry, at Wuyou Village, you’ll soon find a more desirable girl to marry."

"Young and in distress, could it be a terrible family background? Are your parents control freaks? Or are they pushing you to marry, using filial piety as moral blackmail?"

"Or perhaps your parents don’t strive, the family is dirt poor, yet expects a phoenix to rise from a chicken coop!"

"Whenever you play a game or watch videos, you’re scolded ’only knowing how to look at the phone!’ Original family provides nothing, yet wants the child to rise overnight, truly suffocating."

"Met a gold digger, perhaps? Only wants to spend your money, take advantage of you - isn’t that infuriating and distressing?"

"Failed exams? Can’t find a job after graduation? Young people face immense pressure nowadays."

"The idiot boss draws big ideas every day, but won’t increase the salary, and won’t let you reduce the workload..."

......

People gathered around him, babbling on, Jiang Yuan sensed something amiss, but could not articulate it.

My original family is bad, so I want to forget? Relationship woes, work depression, so I want to escape?

Is that it?

His mind was foggy, feeling like there’s something crucial he could not recall.

This crowd seemed to have forgotten Jiang Yuan just killed someone, warmly embracing him as a new member of Wuyou Village.

"You look weary, in Wuyou Village there’s no need to work or think, just be happy every day."

The same uncle, smiling, led him deeper down the street, gesturing to houses on either side, "Pick a room you like; from now on, you’re one of us in Wuyou Village!"

Looking baffled, he asked, "I can stay in any room I like? These houses have no owners? Then... where do you live?"

The other smiled gently, "We live in the town! Wuyou Village’s rule is to care for newcomers. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Having lived here long, we’ve long been free of worries, happy every day, living anywhere suits us.

But newcomers are different, we need to make you feel welcomed and joyous, so there’s so many fine houses for you to choose from! Wherever you select, those living there will move, for there’s plenty in Wuyou Village!

Oh, and about work, as a newcomer, you don’t need to think or do anything. Hungry? Go to the street and eat anything you like; we don’t need money here."

"No money needed?"

"Absolutely not! Money is the dirtiest thing in the world, in a pure place like Wuyou Village, how could we use such a thing?" The uncle grinned, pointing, "See? Outside the town are fields, past the mountains are lakes, seas, and forest game, everything’s provided.

Live awhile, relax, and forget all past troubles.

Like farming? Help in the fields; like cooking? Make your signature dish in the kitchen for everyone to taste; like sailing? Have the carpenter build a boat and go!

No matter success, as long as you’re happy, it’s fine, for there’s always the fairy’s blessing, nothing’s lacking in Wuyou Village!"

Sounds like paradise, yet something seems off.

Jiang Yuan shaded his eyes with his hand, gazing at the sunset-lit fields, where hat-wearing, bent-over workers seem to smile, purely enjoying the toil and harvest;

Glancing back at the street, shrouded in smoke’s warmth, smiling faces of people of all ages seem unconcerned by survival, genuinely doing what they love.

"No wonder it’s called Wuyou Village..." Jiang Yuan, dazed, thought living here seemed quite good.

Yet, did I truly kill someone? Why kill? Flee here for bliss, would my family be implicated?

Seeing him furrowing his brow in contemplation, the uncle’s tendrils swarmed and enveloped him, interrupting his thoughts with a constant smile, "What’s your favorite thing? What are you skilled at? In Wuyou Village, you’ll find what you truly love!"

Getting closer, he engulfed Jiang Yuan further, "Wuyou Village’s women are all as beautiful as flowers and understanding, as long as you want, finding seven or eight to share the bed wouldn’t that be wonderful?"

Jiang Yuan questioned, "As long as I want? No matter how welcoming to newcomers, Wuyou Village wouldn’t force others, right? I want to find seven or eight young women, would they agree?"

Abnormal, very abnormal!

"Good heavens! You’re still so young, overly restrained, not even daring to imagine beautiful things." He laughed, "To ascend Pun Wu Mountain with a dashing young lad like you, what girl wouldn’t be willing? Open your heart, dare to dream, dare to act, that’s how we men should be!"

Feeling dizzy, Jiang Yuan bit his tongue, trying to maintain clear thought.

Where did things start going wrong?

Wuyou Village is carefree, everyone can do what they wish, isn’t that nonsense?

If I were a bald, old pervert, wanting the town’s girls to be mine, becoming a petty emperor to play with, abuse others, would you all be willing?

Suddenly, his grandmother’s voice echoed in his mind, along with her frequent saying - "The sky doesn’t drop free pie, even if it does, consider whether you can catch it, otherwise it’ll crush you to death!"

Returning clarity to Jiang Yuan’s originally dazed eyes, he glanced at the joyful crowd, suddenly laughing angrily.

Original family? Phone, videos, gold digger... these terms are what you know?!

[Successfully resisted eerie illusion realm, Willpower +15]