HBWnovel Chapter 204 A dog's life can't compare to a human life
Chapter 204 A dog's life can't compare to a human life
Chapter 204 A dog's life is no match for a human life
As soon as Shen Yingsi and his group left, the villagers, who were walking slowly due to hunger, finally climbed up the mountain.
They lay on the ground, too weak with hunger to move, grabbing dry grass and stuffing it into their mouths with the snow. Two of them even fainted from hunger.
Someone with sharp ears heard a bell ringing, and he staggered behind the rock, where he saw a dog sleeping peacefully.
"There's a dog!"
The crowd instantly swarmed around, and even those who had been starving to the point of fainting crawled over, staring at the still-sleeping dog like hungry wolves.
The puppy's bed was lined with thick cotton, and it wore a little cotton-padded jacket and was covered with a small blanket. A golden bell adorned its neck. Its house was spacious and beautiful, and a golden bowl in front of it contained a few meat bones.
This isn't just a dog, it's a born superhuman!
How can a dog live like this in this world? How can a dog live like this!
They live worse than dogs!
To be honest, they were a little jealous of this dog. It's just a dog, why does it live a better life than them? Why?!
People started scrambling for the food in the dog's bowl, which startled Er Ye awake. It stood up and barked at them.
"Wang Wang Wang Wang..."
People took a few steps back, but their eyes still couldn't leave it.
"Wang Wang Wang..."
People swallowed hard, and someone suggested, "Why don't we eat it?"
These words expressed what everyone felt.
Aunt Xu was the first to object, "No way! This is Xiao Jiang's dog. She loves her dog so much. We should stay away from it."
Several people who knew Wen Li hesitated and said, "Yes, Xiao Jiang and the others went out to kill demons. If we eat her dog, she will be angry. Let's wait until she comes back."
"They're coming to rescue us, we shouldn't do that..."
The people, driven nearly mad by hunger, wouldn't listen to any of this advice. All they could think about was that they were going to starve to death, that they wanted to live, that they wanted to eat...
"It's just a dog, they can't possibly kill us."
"How could that be? A dog's life is nothing compared to a human life."
In the past six months, the number of people who have starved to death is countless. Not to mention livestock, there have even been cases of cannibalism.
Therefore, no matter how well a dog is raised, it cannot overtake a person. People must live first; human life is more precious than a dog's life.
After one person rushed forward, everyone else besides the original group also rushed forward.
The puppy struggled desperately, its cries becoming sharp and mournful.
"Wang Wang Wang Wang..."
"Don't touch it! You..."
"If you're not going to eat, then mind your own business..."
The scene became chaotic, with various sounds mingling, until the knife cut open and blood flowed out. Someone actually bit into it and started eating the raw meat.
The puppy's barks grew weak and pitiful...
"Don't rush, let's... let's cook it and eat it..."
"Yes, it tastes better when it's cooked..."
Aunt Xu was so anxious she was pacing back and forth. She knew how good Xiao Jiang was to her dog.
"Stop it now, Xiao Jiang might really kill us."
"Then let's eat quickly. Anyway, there are so many demons that they won't be back for a while. When they come back, we'll say that the dog ran away on its own or was captured by a demon."
The man occupying the courtyard built by Wen Li and Shen Yingsi said, "That's right! Even if she finds out, she won't kill us for a dog. If we apologize properly, she'll forgive us. She's a demon hunter, after all, and very kind. That day, she not only didn't rob my house, but she also gave us some food. So they definitely won't blame us."
Hearing this, people became even more anxious. Seeing that their attempts to persuade her were futile, Aunt Xu could only hide behind a tree and pray silently.
"Beasts are born to be eaten! Damn it, wearing a golden bell, ptooey!"
"Beasts are lowly! You can't even eat a dog? What a joke!"
"You can't compare a beast to a human..."
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They buried Second Master on the mountaintop, under a big tree.
Wen Li leaned against the Second Master's tombstone without saying a word, neither eating nor drinking. Shen Yingsi could only stay by her side, shielding her from the wind and snow.
The atmosphere became sad and strange, and no one spoke anymore.
At sunrise, it suddenly started snowing heavily. It seemed that a group of people had come from the foot of the mountain, searching for their relatives.
They called out weakly, "Father, Mother, Son, Daughter-in-law, Brother..."
Several people climbed to the top of the mountain first and found corpses all over the ground.
Their mouths were agape, their eyes wide with terror, and before they could even scream, blood gushed from their necks, and they collapsed to the ground.
Shen Yingsi walked over and looked down at the mountain below. The people who were struggling to climb the mountain with wooden sticks as crutches were just staring at him blankly.
There were elderly people, children, people with leg disabilities, and Uncle Xu, who was dragging his sick body...
He killed without any mercy...
After killing the person, he turned around and met Wen Li's gaze. She finally dared to lift her head off her knees and look at him.
But that one look was one of utter despair.
In her eyes, Shen Yingsi's face and body were covered in human blood. How could the living bodhisattva who saved people and the world, the god in white robes, have become like this?
She's the one who caused it, but wasn't she supposed to be here to save him?
Wen Li asked in a trembling voice, "Shen Yingsi, did you kill someone?"
Shen Yingsi walked up to her and said, "Ali, let's leave this place forever."
"Shen Yingsi, you've killed someone."
Wen Li's tears streamed down her face. She reached out to wipe the blood from his face, but when she raised her hand, she found that her own hands were also stained with blood...
A person with blood on their hands will only soil others.
Finally, her hands fell limply to her sides, tears streaming silently down her face. She lowered her head, avoiding Shen Yingsi's gaze.
“Someone else will come looking for us, Ali, let’s leave quickly.”
Shen Yingsi grabbed Wen Li's hand, wanting to take her away, but Wen Li forcefully broke free of his hand and shook her head.
Shen Yingsi looked at her hands hidden behind her back, but she kept her head down and was too upset to say a word.
She slumped her head helplessly, the tears that had flowed all night now flowing out no more.
They remained locked in a stalemate for a long time, long enough for her to break free from her grief, long enough for her to clearly know what she had to do. Long enough that it was already afternoon when more people climbed the mountain looking for their relatives, and upon seeing the corpses on the ground, they turned and fled in terror.
"Ah ah ah ah..."
"Help!... Murder!"
"Run away..."
This time, Shen Yingsi made no move; he simply stood in front of her.
"Ah Li, it probably won't be long before they arrive with their soldiers. They killed so many demons yesterday, so the demons might send a lot of demons over soon too. Let's leave."
After Shen Yingsi finished speaking, Wen Li did not make any move. After a while, her voice was heard.
"Shen Yingsi, I want to leave you. Are you going to lock me up now?"
"Ah Li, I will not leave you."
Upon hearing his reply, Wen Li stood up on her own, threw off her cloak, and brushed the snow off her clothes. She walked over and retrieved the golden bell that belonged to the Second Master from a corpse's hand.
Gently shake the bell, and it makes a tinkling sound...
She put the bell away, took off the bracelet from her wrist, and threw it on the ground. She kept her back to him the whole time and didn't look at him once.
"Here's your piece of junk back."
She lifted her foot to walk forward, but her hand was grabbed again.
Wen Li sighed helplessly, her tone full of pity: "Shen Yingsi, don't you think you're really ridiculous?"