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Chapter 009: Eating People?:
However, no one expected that just after Gu Changqing's figure disappeared into the woods, his figure suddenly emerged on the other side of the forest.
He made his way out of the woods and arrived at Uncle's house window.
Then, he sat silently with her knees drawn up, seemingly blending into the darkness.
...
(Outside the Ancient Bronze Mirror)
"This is..."
Everyone was stunned.
They could see that the young Heavenly Emperor had returned because he was worried about Gu Yuwei and was secretly checking the situation inside the house.
However, who could have imagined a five-year-old boy would display such intelligence?
"I didn't expect the young Heavenly Emperor to be so smart at such a young age. No wonder he became the Heavenly Emperor and looked down on all beings."
Someone sighed.
"In that case, he didn't really see Miss Yuwei as a burden, he just hoped she would survive. If not, why would he return secretly to check?"
A cultivator remarked.
Hearing this, Gu Yuwei's eyelashes trembled lightly. The boy's figure curled up in the dark corner had a deep impact on her at this moment.
On the other hand, Ye Chen's expression changed slightly.
After all, he had confidently claimed before that the young Heavenly Emperor regarded Gu Yuwei as a burden and abandoned her.
He glanced at the crowd and said, "Perhaps his conscience isn't gone yet. But abandoning her is still abandoning her, that's a fact. He wouldn't possibly stay by Miss Yuwei's side day and night and check whether Uncle's family treats her well."
"Considering that it's winter, and he's poorly dressed and hungry, I dare say he'll be gone soon."
Everyone suddenly realized. It seemed like they had put too much hope in the young Heavenly Emperor.
Although his actions could only be interpreted as a lingering conscience, it couldn't hide the fact that he had abandoned her.
Nonetheless, Ye Chen's analysis was obviously wrong this time.
(Within the Ancient Bronze Mirror)
As the cold wind blew, the starving young Heavenly Emperor crouched in the corner behind the house for three days.
The baby slept inside the house while he crouched outside.
Separated by a wall, every time the baby cried, the young Heavenly Emperor opened his bright black eyes immediately.
Three days passed like this.
(Outside the Ancient Bronze Mirror)
Watching these three days, even the people had a different impression of the young Heavenly Emperor.
As everyone watched these three days, their perception of the young Heavenly Emperor changed.
"Perhaps he really just wants Miss Yuwei to live well."
"Yes, even for an adult, it would be difficult to silently guard for three days while hungry in the cold night."
"A child who can do this much for his sister has done his best."
Everyone sighed.
Surprisingly, Ye Chen remained silent this time, as if he didn't know how to refute.
...
Night fell again.
Gu Changqing felt exhausted, and his eyelids felt heavy.
He planned to leave after sleeping through the night.
For the most part, Uncle's family was good to her during these three days.
While he was asleep, he heard the middle-aged woman complaining and the boy crying.
"Now that our boy is eating, we need to feed him proper food."
"Mom, I want to eat. I'm hungry..."
"Honey, why don't you go to the mountains to hunt some animals? Besides this bowl of rice, we have nothing else at home."
"Do you want me to die? During this season, everyone's hungry, so the beasts in the mountains are too. Who dares to go up the mountain?!"
"Mother, meat, I want meat."
After a moment of silence, the middle-aged woman's voice sounded again, "Honey, why don't we just eat this baby girl as food? We can't let Xiao Yi starve from hunger, can we?"
Outside the window, the boy, who seemed asleep or fainted from hunger, violently opened his eyes.
...
(Outside the Ancient Bronze Mirror)
At this moment, all the powerhouses trembled in their hearts.
The cold light in those eyes made everyone see the shadow of the current Heavenly Emperor right away. For a moment, the boy's gaze overlapped with that of the Heavenly Emperor.
"Eating people? I didn't expect this couple to be so heartless."
Everyone was stunned by the middle-aged woman's words.
After all, this was against humanity.
Jiang Minghuang said calmly at this moment, "In ancient times, this kind of thing wasn't uncommon. During the fall and winter and the animals in the mountains were dormant, hunters couldn't hunt. Whenever they were hungry and anxious, they would naturally think of extreme methods."
"Is that so?"
It was the first time powerhouses felt terrified of human nature.
Actually, Jiang Minghuang knew about the viciousness of mortals like this, which was related to his experiences in the mortal world in ancient times.
Although he was born into a wealthy family with a profound background, to become the next family head, his father sent him into the mortal world to experience the world of mortals. It was during this time that he met Gu Changqing.
Most of the powerhouses present were renowned experts who naturally had no clue about the dangers of the mortal world.
"Then, what will he do now?"
Someone spoke, getting everyone's attention to the young Heavenly Emperor.
Eating people.
These two words shocked even them.
Not to mention this young boy?
What would he do?
Would he flee in fear? Or would he ignore the risk of being used as food and take Gu Yuwei away?
