Chapter 1216 Noble Families
Within the demon capital, Chen Yang observed the scene before him with a sense of melancholy. If humanity had failed today, the situation in the land of hope would likely be far worse than this.
"Please, spare some food!"
A child suddenly ran up to Chen Yang, holding out a tattered bowl, and looked at him with an anxious expression.
Chen Yang crouched down and gently ran his hand through the child's hair.
"Where are your family?"
Chen Yang noticed that the child's face was sallow from hunger. If this continued, he would starve to death before long.
The little boy looked at Chen Yang nervously, too afraid to speak.
Chen Yang took out some spirit rice from his ring and whispered, "Tell brother, and brother will give you food."
The little boy nodded vigorously and recounted his experiences since arriving there. Only then did Chen Yang hand him the spirit rice.
"Eat this first, be a good boy."
Chen Yang enveloped the spirit rice with his spiritual energy. After watching the boy eat, he scooped him up and whispered, "Uncle will take you away from this place."
"We'll never go hungry again."
The little boy nodded, half-believing. He had no other choice at the moment.
However, after Chen Yang had walked only a few steps, the little boy whispered trembling in Chen Yang's ear, "I have a few friends, they haven't eaten either. Can uncle give them something to eat too?"
Chen Yang naturally wouldn't refuse such a request.
Following the direction the boy pointed.
He arrived at a dilapidated courtyard.
An older boy, upon seeing Chen Yang with the younger one, his expression changed.
"Come out quickly! It's Xiao Jiu!"
Before Chen Yang could react, over a dozen children rushed out from the courtyard.
In that instant, the scene reminded Chen Yang of the wolf children he had adopted before. He wondered if those children had won more championships by now.
The leading older boy quickly went to embrace Xiao Jiu. His eyes were wary as he looked at Chen Yang.
Seeing his brothers' reaction, Xiao Jiu quickly explained to them, "Uncle is here to take us away from this place."
"He also gave Xiao Jiu food, uncle is a good person!"
Upon hearing this, the leader's face turned ashen. He quickly looked at Xiao Jiu and anxiously asked, "What did this guy give you to eat? Spit it out quickly!"
Chen Yang, hearing this from a distance, frowned. What did that mean? Had he poisoned the child?
Xiao Jiu was also frightened by his brother's expression and became too nervous to speak.
Just then, the leader of the older boys actually charged towards Chen Yang. And to the other children behind him, he shouted, "You all run!"
Chen Yang saw the power gathering in the boy's hand and raised an eyebrow. "I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to be at the Foundation Establishment stage!" To cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage at such a young age, with no resources, could be considered a minor prodigy.
Chen Yang blocked the boy with one hand and chuckled, "But do you think being at the Foundation Establishment stage can defeat me?"
Chen Yang grabbed the boy's hand in return and pinned it tightly at his waist.
Seeing the others about to rush towards Chen Yang, Xiao Jiu quickly stood in front of them. "Uncle is a good person, he doesn't want Xiao Jiu's life."
Chen Yang glanced at these children. Most of them were as emaciated as Xiao Jiu. It was clear they hadn't eaten in a long time.
The older boy, held tightly by Chen Yang, shouted fiercely, "Don't mind me, run! This guy must be here to capture cauldrons!"
"Those guys on the next street haven't been out in a long time. I heard they were captured by these people!"
"Run!"
Chen Yang's brow furrowed upon hearing this. He tapped the boy's forehead forcefully. "You can eat anything, but you can't say just anything."
"Tell me properly about this matter of cauldrons. If you explain clearly, I'll spare your life. If you can't explain, I'll take your life!"
Saying that, Chen Yang walked towards the small courtyard. As he passed the children, he casually distributed spirit rice.
Seeing the items floating from Chen Yang's hand were indeed spirit rice, the older boy, who had been held by Chen Yang, was stunned. After a long while, he stammered, "It's really spirit rice. How... how do you have such a thing?"
"Are you really not here to capture us as cauldrons?"
Chen Yang entered the courtyard and saw many injured children lying on straw mats scattered on the ground. He said, "Capture you? If I really wanted to capture you, would I go to such lengths?"
"Bring all the injured people over!"
With that, Chen Yang let go of the boy.
Chen Yang examined the medicines he carried with him. He hadn't treated ordinary people in a long time, and the items he had were for healing cultivators.
In the end, Chen Yang could only resort to the most basic method, using the Heavenly Physician's Art to nurture the children's injuries bit by bit. Although this method might be slow, it would leave no sequelae.
Watching everything Chen Yang did, everyone fell silent.
"Earlier... I'm sorry. I thought you were like those people, looking for cauldrons."
Chen Yang waved his hand. "No need for apologies. I won't say it a second time. Tell me everything you know."
A few minutes later, Chen Yang finally learned that these children were from various cities within the demon capital. After the chaos in the demon capital, they had come to the main city, thinking that the situation there would be better than elsewhere. However, it turned out to be worse. Sometimes they were even taken away by strangers.
The leader of these children had come to the main city three years ago. His family was originally a noble family, but they had offended someone at the Core Formation stage. Their family was destroyed, and he had to flee. Because he had practiced cultivation techniques, and his father had entrusted him with all his resources before his death, he had managed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage over the years.
"Wang Zhuowen?"
"Xiao Jiu and the others, did you gather them?"
"What? By gathering these children, you think you can be a child king, and not worry about their meals?"
Faced with Chen Yang's mockery, Wang Zhuowen's expression changed. However, Xiao Jiu on the side said, "Uncle, brother has already worked very hard to cure everyone's illnesses."
"We can find food ourselves."
Chen Yang patted Xiao Jiu's head and smiled. "You underestimate him. At the Foundation Establishment stage, with any job, even if it can't cure everyone's illnesses, it should be enough to support you all." Chen Yang was not new to the mortal realm; he had some understanding of the various matters within it.