Chapter 195: We Will Not Be Livestock Kept in Captivity

To be sure he hadn't misread it, Ye Lin took out the silk pouch he had and compared the handwriting inside with that on the stone tablet.

Although the writing on the tablet looked more youthful and sharp,

it was not hard to see that the handwriting on the tablet and the one in the pouch came from the same person.

His teacher, Student Zhuge Qianxing!

Ye Lin's face was filled with shock.

Had Student Zhuge Qianxing already been to Bajin City 20 years ago?

You have to know, he hadn't even been born into this world at that time!

Could Student Zhuge Qianxing even calculate for someone not yet born? This was simply too terrifying.

For the first time, Ye Lin felt a sense of fear toward someone already dead. Just how far ahead could Student Zhuge Qianxing calculate?

Perhaps every step he took now was actually within Student Zhuge Qianxing's calculations? Had his entire life been arranged by Student Zhuge Qianxing before he was even born?

A chill ran down Ye Lin's spine.

People often shout about defying heaven and changing fate, saying "my fate is up to me, not heaven," but how can you be sure that your so-called defiance of fate isn't just a part of your destiny?

Perhaps from the moment you were born, the Heavenly Dao had already arranged a plot of defying fate within your life.

Whether you suddenly want to lie down, sit, stand up, go check out some crane-chan's development diary, and then have a soft, sticky, comfortable session that makes you curl your toes—is it all part of fate's arrangement?

Ye Lin thought deeply and felt terrified. For the first time, he felt fear toward the concept of fate.

But after the fear passed, Ye Lin quickly let it go.

What was so bad about a life that was already arranged?

What he loathed wasn't an arranged life, but a miserable one.

Would you shout about defying fate just because fate arranged for you to be a wealthy and powerful person with hundreds of beauties taking turns sleeping with you?

Of course not. Those shouting about defying fate were simply dissatisfied with their current destiny.

So far, Ye Lin was quite satisfied with his fate; at least he could do whatever he wanted according to his own heart.

Having figured this out, Ye Lin stopped obsessing over the issue of fate. Life in this world is nothing more than seeking to follow one's own heart.

Ye Lin lowered his eyes and focused on studying the prophecy on the stone tablet left by Student Zhuge Qianxing.

"Twenty years after I leave, someone will come from afar. Evil will ravage Bajin City, and blood will stain everything red. When sunlight shines upon this city, the guardian deity of Bajin City will awaken from its origin..."

The first two lines had already been fulfilled. This year was the twentieth year since Student Zhuge Qianxing left, and the "someone coming from afar" should refer to Ye Lin himself.

The middle two lines were also easy to understand: the mastermind behind Bajin City would surely provoke a battle or even bloodbath the city once they discovered him.

The only thing Ye Lin couldn't understand was the last two lines.

First, "sunlight shines upon this city." Bajin City was located deep in the Weeping Soul Realm, where it never saw the sun; it was impossible to see the sun here.

Second, what puzzled Ye Lin even more was the so-called "awakening of the guardian deity of Bajin City."

Did this guardian deity refer to a person? Or something else?

"Teacher, what exactly are you trying to tell me..."

Ye Lin frowned; he truly couldn't understand what the last two lines of the prophecy meant.

Just as Ye Lin was deep in thought, a clamor of noise suddenly erupted from above.

Ye Lin stood up in confusion and walked outside. Just as he poked his head out of the underground passage, a club covered in rusty iron nails smashed down toward his head.

"No way, buddy, are you hacking? You kill me the moment I show my head?"

Ye Lin raised his hand, grabbed the club, and tossed the attacker—person and club together—flying.

With his appearance, the noisy crowd instantly quieted down, and everyone fixed their eyes on Ye Lin.

Ye Lin then saw clearly that the person who attacked him was also a native of Bajin City, but they didn't seem to be with the white-haired old man.

The two sides had already started fighting, and many were injured and currently in a standoff.

Ye Lin walked toward the white-haired old man.

"What's going on?"

"They... they are the traitors of Bajin City! They have surrendered to evil! They have become a part of evil!"

The white-haired old man pointed at the people opposite with grief and indignation, explaining to Ye Lin.

After listening to the old man's explanation, Ye Lin roughly understood what was happening.

The group opposite was the conservative faction. They didn't want change and could accept being eaten by monsters and being managed and modified by the Demon Clan. Just like livestock—dogs were domesticated from wolves, and domestic pigs from wild boars—that group had already been domesticated by the Demon Clan.

The faction led by the white-haired old man was the radical faction of Bajin City, thinking every moment about wanting true freedom.

Before he appeared, the two factions lived in peace; everyone lived numbly in Bajin City because the radical faction had no ability to change or resist anything.

But his appearance had clearly broken that fragile balance.

"Zhao Geng! You old fool, I think you've gone senile!"

A woman around forty with willow-leaf eyes stood out from the conservative faction and scolded the white-haired old man.

"How many years have we all lived in Bajin City? We've always lived like this! Haven't you seen how powerful the God's power is? Do you have to take everyone to their deaths to be satisfied?"

"Here, we have food and clothing. As long as we sacrifice one hundred thousand people to the God every year, we can have favorable weather and live comfortably in Bajin City. What's wrong with that?"

The willow-leaf-eyed woman's words resonated with the conservative faction; they had long since completely accustomed themselves to life in Bajin City.

Although one hundred thousand people died every year, it wouldn't necessarily be them!

But if they rebelled, they would surely die. They had all seen how powerful the God was!

"Bullshit!"

The boy Ye Lin had knocked out suddenly stood up.

"Even if one hundred thousand people didn't have to die every year, is Bajin City really that good?"

"Staying in Bajin City, we must work four full days a week to get three days off. During those four days, we have to work eight full hours every day! We are only provided three meals plus snacks a day, and milk is only provided in the morning. Lunch breaks are only an hour."

"Even worse, we only get a raise every three months, overtime only pays double, and we are forced to exercise for an hour after work."

"After becoming adults, we are forced to mate with the opposite sex twice a week. If this continues, we will eventually die of exhaustion!"

"This kind of life is simply not fit for humans!"

"We will not be livestock kept in captivity! We want to resist! We want freedom!" ===== CHAPTER 196 =====