“How do you prove it?”
The heroine looked at Karen coldly, seemingly not quite believing his words.
“That’s easy. The few people up there aren't dead yet. We can go find them and verify it.”
“Let’s go.”
The heroine kicked off the ground and quickly ran towards the top of the mountain. Karen’s heart burned watching her figure.
Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu followed.
The group arrived at the summit. When the criminal slaves saw the heroine, they quickly bowed and retreated.
The heroine walked up to the five people who had been beaten beyond recognition, grabbed one at random, and asked,
“How many other accomplices do you have?”
“Se-seven…”
“Do they all have horses?”
Karen asked this question.
“Yes.”
“Is there one with a face full of pockmarks?”
“That’s Wang Daganjing.”
“Is there a burly man with a scar on his face?”
“That’s Lao Wonang.”
“Is there one who's skinny like a monkey and particularly agile?”
“That’s Pang Hu.”
“…Why are your nicknames all opposites?”
“To confuse others, and to confuse the law enforcement officers.”
“Alright, no need to ask anymore. I believe you now.”
The heroine stood up and kicked the bandit again.
“Well, since we have the same goal, that was a misunderstanding. Heroine, no discord, no concord. May I ask your honorable name?”
“Why should I tell you? Do I know you?”
“You do now.”
Karen was still shamelessly flirting, but the heroine, true to her name, didn't even glance at him.
Seeing that the heroine was a tough nut to crack, Karen stopped trying to get close and turned to look at the criminal slaves.
“Hey, we're here to save you. You're free now. Do you want to go home?”
A man stepped forward, hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head.
“Our houses were burned down when the bandits raided, and our families were killed. We have nowhere to go.
If you don't mind, can we stay in this stronghold?”
“And then you become the new bandits?”
Wan Lei frowned and coldly rebuked without mercy.
There were no farmlands, forests, or rivers nearby, but there were horses and weapons. If they wanted to survive, they had no choice but to rob others again.
Wan Lei didn't want to create another batch of bandits after getting rid of one.
“No, no, no, we won't…”
“Alright, stop talking.”
Karen waved his hand.
“You've probably seen the celestial bodies falling from the sky these past few days. In the future, more and more celestial bodies will fall. Sooner or later, one will crash on your heads, and you will all die anyway.
And even if you're lucky enough to survive, it will be difficult to grow crops on the ground where the celestial bodies have fallen. You'll starve to death.”
“Then… then what do we do?”
More than a dozen people looked at each other, their eyes filled with despair.
“I know a shelter. It was built by my family. It has food and water, enough to last until the disaster is over. How about you come with us?”
“This…”
These people were clearly skeptical of Karen's words.
“It doesn't matter if you don't go. We can save some food. You can just starve to death outside.”
Karen pretended to be nonchalant. If he wanted to bestow kindness on others, he couldn't go begging them, or how would he rule these people in the future?
“Young master, may I ask your honorable name?”
The leading criminal slave asked cautiously.
Obviously, they couldn't resist the idea of a safe shelter with food.
“Karen Monster.”
“You… you're Young Master Karen? That's great.”
The leading criminal immediately rejoiced, and the other criminals also looked delighted.
Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu were a little confused by this scene. Did Karen have a good reputation?
“You're Karen?”
The heroine's gaze towards Karen also softened a bit.
“Yes, have you heard of me, heroine?”
Karen's smile gradually became smug.
“I have. You're the first heir of the Monster family of Xing City. I've heard that you have a good reputation among the people, and you often help the poor and occasionally help some criminals.
I've also heard that you're a writer. People who can write books can't be too bad.
I was just wondering why you would offer to take others to a good place like a shelter.
If you're Karen, then it's not surprising.”
“Yes, I'm just a kind person. Otherwise, I wouldn't have risked my life to rescue people when I heard they had been captured.
I'll help people to the end. They're quite pitiful now, so I'll naturally take them along when I go to the shelter.”
“Thank you, Young Master Karen, thank you, Young Master Karen.”
The dozen or so criminals quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
“Get up, get up. Since you believe in me, Karen, I won't abandon you. Go gather all the food, weapons, and horses in this stronghold. We'll leave immediately.”
The people scattered in a hubbub, excitedly gathering their things.
“I didn't expect it. You're actually a good guy.”
Wan Lei smiled and patted Karen on the shoulder.
“Pah, pah, pah, what do you mean by good guy? I'm a genuine good person. It's just that I understand human nature better than you, so you've always thought I was bad.”
Wan Lei didn't believe Karen's words. After all, this guy had once massacred hundreds of criminals at once.
“Mr. Karen, what about your family? Now that celestial bodies are falling and disaster is coming, why aren't you taking them to the shelter with you?”
The heroine was a little curious.
Karen sighed, and his smile disappeared.
“They're all dead.”
“Dead?”
The heroine frowned.
Karen told her everything that had happened in the city, and the heroine frowned as she listened.
“I never thought that the Nest of Sin and the Wheel of Morality would one day fight each other.
Now that the powers of the virtuous and the sinners have disappeared, I estimate that riots are happening throughout the universe. The former sinners will definitely rebel against the virtuous. The order has completely collapsed, and the world is in chaos.
It really is a great disaster. I don't know how many people will die.”
“The disaster isn't just that one. Do you see these constantly falling meteorites? They're also fragments of the collision between the two celestial bodies. Before long, meteorites will fall all over our planet. That's the real disaster.”
“Both disasters occurred at the same time because of the Wheel of Morality and the Nest of Sin.”
The heroine angrily slammed her iron rod on the ground.
“By the way, heroine, are you virtuous or a sinner?”
“Me? Of course, I'm virtuous. I usually uphold justice and punish evil. How could I be a sinner?”
The heroine's eyes darted around as she spoke, and finally, she sighed.
“I used to be virtuous, but because I helped too many sinners and also beat up some virtuous people who treated human lives like grass, I slowly became a sinner.”
“Why bother, for the sake of some lowly people…”
Karen sighed. The contrast between the lives of the virtuous and the sinners was like heaven and hell.
“Because… among these thousands of lowly people you speak of… someone has to do something for them…
Otherwise… wouldn't they be too pitiful!”
“Heroine…”
“Don't call me heroine. My name is Yang Lazi. You can call me Sister Lazi.”