Chapter 1177: Chapter 1177: Good Girl, I’ll Buy You 100 Phones

"Alright then, I’m going in." Xiao Li excitedly jumped into the bottle and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Then I asked Wuyue to jump in as well. Wuyue pressed her lips together and jumped in.

But things didn’t continue to go smoothly. The women who were tied to the stakes for burial, except for those dressed in red wedding gowns who had just arrived, all obediently walked away.

The rest of them almost refused to leave. Some were afraid of being beaten by Piao Changji if he came back to life.

Some were simply brainwashed and didn’t even remember who they were or their past memories, thinking they belonged to the world of the painting.

It’s possible that people who are frequently subjected to violence will gradually lose their sanity, and their memories might start fading.

The words spoken by the abuser are instead taken as the truth.

Quite a few women were so thoroughly brainwashed that they spoke with unwavering conviction.

They claimed to be daughters of wealthy families in the city, growing up in the city since childhood.

I almost believed it until I pulled up their sleeves.

Each had the scar of a BCG vaccination, clearly innocent girls from the outside world.

But I am not good at psychological counseling, so after talking for a long time, no one was persuaded by me.

Yu Longting simply kicked them all out, one by one.

Seeing my stunned expression, he lowered his head and planted a quick, light kiss on my lips. "Wife, it’s our turn now. Although Zhao Sihai’s restrictions in the house have been lifted and it’s safe for ordinary people to stay inside, it’s still deep in the mountains, and someone needs to lead them out."

"Hey, there are still young men captured from outside in the city." I tugged at Yu Longting to remind him.

Yu Longting tilted his head, giving me a sidelong glance, "Piao Changji’s clones are outside. He probably captured people from different eras, right?"

"More or less, so does that mean many in the city are native-born?" Even though I think being trapped in the painting might be truly pitiful,

when they finally get out into the new world, they might not fit in either, which is also quite pitiful.

Moreover, we think they live within the painting.

Trapped within a small area, like a frog in a well, unable to return home.

But who knows, maybe we outsiders are also living in another painting.

Yu Longting nodded, "There are several thousand people, recording each one and ensuring their future lives; such a thankless task, why bother? Everyone has their own fate, right?"

"You’re right. I follow my husband, whatever you say." I obediently said.

The fate of the people in the painting was thus sealed. If one day the painting is destroyed, they too will face certain doom.

But who among us in this world doesn’t live like ants? All of us are at the whim of fate.

Yu Longting took a step forward, and I pulled him back again. He asked me, "Changed your mind?"

"Piao Changji’s inner core!!" I said seriously.

And so, we found Piao Changji’s corpse, extracted the earthen turtle treasure inner core from the body, and only then did we leave the painting world.

Just as we jumped out, I saw dozens of women tied with a rope on the attic, unable to move.

The women, seeing me and Yu Longting, widened their eyes in panic and distress.

The culprits, Xiao Li and Wuyue, were sitting in the corner playing on their phones.

Wuyue was playing a fruit slicing game on Xiao Li’s phone, and Xiao Li was watching him play, occasionally marveling at the speed of his hand movements.

It’s the first time I’ve seen Wuyue get close to anyone, "Since when did you two become so close?"

"I’m the head of the family helping the Living Dead propose marriage; I’m this little girl’s elder. Did you forget?" Wuyue said as he spoke, gently tapping the phone screen with his finger.

The phone’s screen, though covered with a tempered glass protector, shattered from the inside out.

Xiao Li was petrified on the spot, wailing, "Hey, this was a phone Brother Chenn bought for me. It’s new."

"Don’t worry, I’ll buy you a hundred of them." Wuyue patted Xiao Li’s head.

Xiao Li didn’t find it strange at all and looked at Wuyue gratefully, "No need for a hundred, I only want ten."

"Human Snake, are you planning to follow us all the time? Having an extra follower isn’t bad." Yu Longting leisurely sat down on a chair opposite them.