Baby Serendipity: The Whole World Fell In Love With Me-Chapter 725 - 724: I Can’t be Such an Adult in the Future

Chapter 725: Chapter 724: I Can’t be Such an Adult in the Future

It all started with the household closest to the corpses; they heard knocking at their door.

They thought someone had come looking for them and opened the door.

To their horror, it was the old man of the house who had died.

The old man’s body had decayed to black, with bones protruding from his face. Bathed in moonlight, he looked like a fierce ghost claiming lives, scaring the family terribly.

Fortunately, one of them was quick to react. They slammed the door shut before those withered branches of hands could grasp them, then bolted it. Otherwise, the consequences would’ve been unimaginable.

The knocking continued all night long without pause.

That night, not everyone was as astute as this family to keep the corpses out. Many more villagers let the dead into their homes, leading to tragedy.

The chaos only ceased when the sun rose the next morning.

The County Magistrate, who brought back Mianmian just that morning, found another incident had struck the small town. There was a lot of weeping and wailing with people claiming the dead had risen to enter homes and feast on the living.

What lay before them were the mutilated bodies of the victims, gnawed upon by the corpses.

Even the County Magistrate gasped upon seeing the bodies. The exposed skin of the victims bore numerous bite marks, distinguishable from animal bites.

It was precisely because the marks were human that everything felt more terrifying! The corpses were moving and eating people!

Mianmian had never heard of such a thing. After examining the bodies, she frowned and said, "This is bad, the Grey Qi has turned into Dark Qi, swirling around the corpses."

Both Grey Qi and Dark Qi were ominous; the corpses tainted by them were sure to bring disaster.

She asked the locals left in town, "Didn’t Mianmian say to burn all the corpses? Why didn’t you do it?"

Those who decided against burning the corpses and had survived couldn’t bear to meet Mianmian’s gaze.

Indeed, the benefactress had instructed them to burn the corpses; why hadn’t they obeyed? Their disobedience had once again led to such a catastrophe.

The fellow with the triangular eyes, fortunately unscathed, had his own story. He claimed that his mother had knocked on his door, waking him. When he opened it and saw his mother’s decayed face lunging at him, he used the door bar as a weapon, smashing her head into a pulp.

His elderly mother, her bones already frail, could not even move after being struck by a man in his prime.

"I kept my mother’s corpse," the man with the triangular eyes told the County Magistrate earnestly. "My lord, there’s something fishy about this, and it necessitates the consultation of an expert. We can’t trust these foreigners."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xi burst out, "What do you mean by foreigners? They were the ones who saved us!"

The triangular-eyed man accused Liu Xi of being brainwashed. He only trusted the accomplished monks and Daoist priests of the Human Race, not the words of demons.

When Demon Soldiers overheard this, some with hot tempers showed their true forms and bellowed at the man with triangular eyes.

Mianmian quickly restrained the demon, lamenting, "We saved you, and now you throw dirt on us. It seems demons and humans truly can’t coexist in harmony, sigh."

Little Bun let out a deep sigh, "Forget it, no point in insisting. Maybe Su Ji was right after all."

Seeing their daughter disheartened, Su Senqi and Jiang Yao felt heartbroken.

Crouching before Mianmian, they comforted her, "It’s okay, Mianmian. As long as we three are together, you don’t need to feel guilty. People’s hearts are fickle by nature."

As they embraced each other, the County Magistrate spoke up, "What a troublemaker you are. I was there in the village saving people with them. I clearly saw a brother from the Demon Clan infected with the plague, and it was our little benefactress who saved him. They suffer more severely from the infection than us, yet here you are, accusing them of bringing the plague on purpose?"

"If that were true, why would the Demon Clan save us? If we saw a dying demon, we wouldn’t go to their aid."

The County Magistrate had risen from humble beginnings, earning his rank through merit. Originally achieving the position of top scholar, he could have attained a high-ranking post. However, due to his questioning of an action by the Human Emperor, he was relegated to this small post.

Yet, the County Magistrate never felt the position too insignificant to perform diligently. The small town had seen a steady decrease in crime under his tenure, a testament to his integrity and skillful governance.

After suppressing the triangular-eyed man’s presence, the County Magistrate bowed and apologized to Mianmian, "I am sorry, little benefactress. I didn’t expect such chaos even after your tireless efforts to save us."

With the County Magistrate setting the example, the villagers’ opinions also began to shift, and they too apologized to Mianmian.

Mianmian found it strange, "Why do most of you simply believe whatever you’re told? Don’t you have your own thoughts? Can’t you judge for yourselves whether we are good or bad?"

Her blunt question made some faces turn red with embarrassment.

It was the County Magistrate who explained to Mianmian.

"Because they are less educated. A lack of education means a lack of critical thinking, naturally leading them to echo others’ words."

Mianmian’s eyes lit up, "Then I must study hard. I can’t grow up to be like those adults."

The County Magistrate, stroking his beard, smiled, "Of course, little benefactress, you should also study hard. But for now, we still need to rely on you. The corpses have become mobile again; what should we do?"

He sighed as he spoke.

Mianmian also wasn’t sure what to do, but she suggested, "I’ll have them round up the corpses to see if we can revert them using spiritual power. But this time, we must burn the corpses."

This time, no one dared speak against it.

The demons scattered in search of the corpses, and just then, Liaoji and Daoist Master Ling Xiao returned to the town.

Seeing people gathered, Liaoji greeted the County Magistrate and introduced himself. Ling Xiao also introduced himself, and just as he finished speaking, someone clamored, "Master, Daoist Priest, these demons might have deliberately spread the plague. You must take a stand for us."

It was that same man with triangular eyes.

Liaoji, upon hearing this, shook his head, "You’re mistaken, my friend. Daoist Master Ling Xiao and I have been following them, and they have never done anything to bring the plague here."

With Liaoji vouching for Mianmian, the County Magistrate ordered the man with the triangular eyes to be taken away. This time, the common people had no objections since Liaoji and Ling Xiao were revered figures on their side.

After the brief interruption, Liaoji turned to Mianmian, "I have found the source of the plague. Mianmian, would you be willing to join us to address the source?"

"Oh, and the corpses are moving in that direction, too."

The corpses’ path was different from the route Mianmian and her company had taken to return to the city.

Upon hearing that a solution was within reach, Mianmian urged, "Good, let’s get going then."