"Stay in Peach Blossom Town forever?"
Meng Chao cast a deep glance at the seemingly harmless girl and said, "My name is Meng Chao. The people who floated here along the peach blossom stream before me should be my companions. They aren't lunatics. It's just that their minds were … stimulated. May I know what happened to them? Ms. Gu Ling, did you … uh, hurt them?"
"Hurt them?"
Gu Ling widened her eyes as if she had heard an incredible joke. She shook her head like a rattle drum, "No, of course not! Although some outsiders did cause trouble in Peach Blossom Town and even hurt a few spirit beasts, no matter what, we are all humans, we are all compatriots!
"We, the people of Peach Blossom Town, advocate peace. Unless it is absolutely necessary, we will never use violence, let alone raise the butcher's knife against our own compatriots. How is that possible? We are not earthlings!
"You also said that those outsiders were just stimulated and temporarily delirious. After our persuasion and education, especially after seeing the current situation of the Peach Blossom Town, they gradually calmed down and began to like the life in the Peach Blossom Town. Those who are especially irritable should be sent to the 'Wisdom Tree' to recuperate for a few days, and they should also wake up, right?"
Meng Chao was stunned.
"What?"
He asked, "What did you say? What are you not?"
"We are not born evil and like to kill each other. Why would we raise the butcher's knife against our compatriots?" Gu Ling repeated.
She looked as if it was natural.
"You are not earthlings?"
Meng Chao felt a huge psychological impact. He temporarily ignored the words' born evil and like to kill each other 'and pointed at the sewing machine in the corner, "The name of the sewing machine is clearly engraved with the name of an earth machinery factory. Moreover, we are all speaking earth language, so we can understand each other. Also, there are so many skyscrapers outside, and on the shells of the cars and buses dragged by monsters, I don't believe that there are no traces of earth's production and construction.
"The entire town came from Earth. Don't tell me you don't know that?"
"Yes, a long time ago, we did migrate from a place called 'Earth'."
Gu Ling nodded and admitted it openly. Then, she changed the topic and said, "But that was so many years ago. We can't keep harping on the story of ancient times, can we?
"Since we've lived in the Peach Blossom Town for so long, and we're living a happy and carefree life, it's like heaven. There's no need to worry about Earth. Right now, we're the people of the Peach Blossom Town, that's all."
"It wasn't 'a long time ago', nor was it 'who knows how many years ago'.
Meng Chao frowned and corrected the girl. "That was something that happened half a century ago."
"Half a century?"
Guling blinked her big round eyes, her face full of innocence. "What's a century?"
"A century is a hundred years, half a century is fifty years."
Meng Chao was stunned again. "Don't you have the concept of a century? Don't you know how many years have passed since you transmigrated here?"
"I don't know. No one cares," Guling said.
Gu Ling said, "I know about 'Nian'. When the weather gets warm, it gets cold. Flowers bloom and wilt. Some big trees will wither, some plants will wither, and some insects will turn into beautiful butterflies. But when it snows, they all die!
"But it doesn't matter. When the wind gets warm again, everything will come back. Those beautiful plants, butterflies, and dragonflies will reappear. I'll be taller, and I'll be stronger. That's one year!
"But fifty years? One hundred years? Isn't that too long?
"Right now, every day is so happy. Why do we need to remember what happened fifty years ago? Why do we need to think about what will happen fifty years later?
"So, whether it's a century or half a century, we don't need to know these useless concepts!"
The girl's words shocked Meng Chao even more than the seemingly harmonious scenery outside the window.
He was silent for a while and could only say, "It seems that you've really taken a completely different path from Earth's civilization."
"That's only natural."
Guling widened her eyes and covered her chest. With an exaggerated expression, she said, "Earth's civilization is so evil and terrifying. We went through so much trouble to escape from Earth, so how can we walk down the same path?"
"Ms. Guling, how did you know that Earth's civilization is evil and terrifying?" Meng Chao sucked in a deep breath and tried his best to speak in a relaxed tone. He wanted to get more information from the seemingly innocent girl.
"Grandpa told me."
Guling did not seem to doubt Meng Chao's motives at all. She told him everything she knew. "Grandpa said that the air on Earth is sour, the rivers are polluted, and the food people eat is filled with chemicals and all sorts of additives. It tastes horrible!
"Grandpa said that if we live in such a highly polluted world, our hearts will be corrupted by poison, and the Earthlings will turn bad.
"We're already the kings at the top of the food chain on Earth. We call ourselves the spirits of all living things and tamed and destroyed all wild beasts, but humans aren't satisfied. We raise our butcher's knife against our own kind and kill and enslave them. We treat our own kind's pain as our own pleasure.
"Grandpa said that 1% of the people on Earth have 99% of the things, and 99% of the people only have 1% of the things. The 1% at the top even greedily ask for more from the 99% at the bottom.
"Grandpa said that most of the people on Earth live in dark and cramped houses that are as simple as beehives. Many of them don't even have a roof to cover themselves with. They don't have a fixed place to stay and wander around. They treat trash dumps as their homes. There are a handful of people who have power, but they can have dozens or even hundreds of dazzling, palace-like houses.
"Grandpa said that most of the people on Earth had to work from morning to night without any rest. Many of them died silently in their cramped cubicles, just like donkeys that died in a mill. Very few of them, on the other hand, could reap the hopes of most people with flowery words or by force to fill their stomachs.
"Grandpa said that on Earth, a small number of people set the rules of the game that are obviously unfair and use this set of rules to exploit the majority of people. However, even such unfair rules are not abided by at all times. Instead, they are racking their brains every second to make the 'unfair' even more 'unfair'.
"Grandpa said that the gap between the most powerful Earthlings and the poorest and weakest Earthlings is even greater than the gap between a Kun Peng and an ant!
"Even so, those who have power and control the strongest forces on Earth are still not satisfied. No matter how much power, how much money, and how much power they get, they will never be satisfied.
"In order to plunder more benefits and fill their hearts that are like bottomless pits, they create a large number of weapons that can destroy humans. They don't hesitate to use these weapons to turn Earth into hell!
"No, perhaps before the ultimate weapon was released, Earth was already a true hell.
"Peach Blossom Town is very lucky. We escaped in time before this hell fell into the depths of the abyss and migrated to a brand new world. Of course, we have to start a brand new life and walk a path that is completely different from Earth's civilization. How can we repeat the same mistakes and turn Peach Blossom Town into a new Earth, a new hell?"
The girl's words stirred up a storm in Meng Chao's heart.
He instinctively denied it. "No, your grandpa is wrong. Earth's civilization is definitely not like what your grandpa said!
"In Earth's era, we humans had the resources of an entire planet, and we didn't have any natural enemies. We didn't lack resources or space. How could our lives be like what your grandpa said?
"Let me tell you, Earth's civilization is an unprecedentedly prosperous, developed, harmonious, fair, and just civilization.
"On Earth, there are only differences in the division of labor between people. There is no difference in status.
"The specialists who made outstanding contributions to the civilization or the leaders who led the civilization forward might have bigger houses and enjoy more resources as well as the people's respect.
"But ordinary people also enjoy the most basic dignity. They have the pride of being a worker, a farmer, and a worker from all walks of life. By working hard from nine to five, they can have clean and tidy homes and live a simple and happy life.
"Even though there are definitely plenty of conflicts and conflicts between the countries on Earth, which is why they have to maintain large armed forces, the leaders of the countries have high intelligence and rationality. They will definitely not let small conflicts develop into ultimate wars that will destroy everything.
"The laws on Earth are the same as everything else on Earth. Of course, they aren't perfect. There are definitely flaws and loopholes. Sometimes, people will use them, but generally speaking, the rules of the game are still fair. As long as you work hard, you will definitely succeed. If you break the rules of the game, you will definitely be punished.
"In any case, it's a civilization full of life and hope. Everyone has the chance to succeed. It's the dream of all humans. It's definitely not the hell you mentioned!"
Aside from stopping Dragon City's destruction, Meng Chao's greatest dream was to return to Earth.
In truth, returning to Earth and using Earth's power to fight against the Other World was not contradictory to stopping Dragon City's destruction. Instead, they complemented each other.
Ever since he became a director of Blue Home and joined a lot of activities to commemorate the era of Earth, Meng Chao was filled with interest and longing for the brilliant and glorious Earth civilization.
When he heard the young and ignorant girl slander the civilization of her mother planet, Meng Chao could not help but feel excited.
Right after he said those words, he regretted them.
This strange "Peach Blossom Town" was obviously under the control of the monster civilization.
The girl called Gu Ling might have been brainwashed by the mastermind behind the monster civilization, which was why she said such ridiculous things.
What was the point of arguing with her?
"I'm sorry, I was a little too excited," Meng Chao apologized.
"Ms. Gu Ling, please forgive me. Don't be afraid."
"I'm not afraid."
Just as Meng Chao expected, there was not a hint of fear on Gu Ling's face. She shook her head, and the pity in her eyes grew stronger. "That's how you outsiders are. You've been deceived for too long, and when you learn the truth, you're still very excited. You're already very polite."
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