Chapter 349: This is the Price of Resistance

"Little brat, I can't deal with you yet?"

With a soft hum, Shen Yu retracted the Mountain and River Map. No matter how much the one inside struggled, in the end, there was only one path to take.

"System, check in!"

"Check-in successful, obtained a Temporary Experience Card!"

"Whoa, an unexpected harvest!" With another Temporary Experience Card in hand, a smile suddenly appeared on Shen Yu's originally serious face.

He knew that killing these old monsters was a quick way to make money; hadn't a bumper harvest arrived immediately?

In this way, he had two more Temporary Experience Cards in his hands, not to mention a series of trump cards, so he wouldn't need to panic even if something happened.

"Lord Shen, my Lord!" Chen Zhao felt a moment of trance before his eyes; the terrifying figure from before had completely vanished, and in its place appeared a familiar shadow.

It was Shen Yu, Lord Shen!

A glimmer of hope instantly burst forth in his originally desperate eyes. Chen Zhao struggled, wanting to crawl up to salute Shen Yu, but he couldn't even crawl up; his movements were not only clumsy but failed repeatedly.

Just at this moment, a warm current surged through his entire body, as if his injuries had been mostly healed in the blink of an eye.

Gradually, it seemed that even his bones were beginning to knit back together under the nourishment of this warm current, and his strength was rapidly returning.

His nearly fatal injuries were almost completely healed in the blink of an eye. He tried it out and actually stood up easily from the side.

No wonder the world says Lord Shen is terrifying; it is truly no exaggeration. What is even more commendable is that he can not only kill people but also save them!

"Many thanks, my Lord. My Lord, I wonder about that person just now..."

"Rest assured, he is already dead, not even a scrap remains!"

"Phew!" Hearing Shen Yu's answer, Chen Zhao finally felt a sense of relief. "In that case, this subordinate can rest easy. Santu County has finally been saved; the people of my Santu County are saved!"

"My Lord!" Immediately, Chen Zhao flopped down and knelt before Shen Yu, kowtowing heavily several times. "This subordinate, on behalf of the people of Santu County, thanks you, my Lord, for your life-saving grace!"

"The grace of my Lord will surely be engraved in the hearts of everyone in the city!"

"Right, my wife! My Lord, this subordinate has urgent business and needs to return to the County Government Office first!"

Suddenly remembering something, Chen Zhao scrambled up and then took off running in the direction of the County Government Office, calling out to Shen Yu for help as he ran.

"Lord Shen, your martial arts are excellent; could I please ask you to rush to the County Government Office? My wife once said that if I were to meet with any misfortune, she would not live alone!"

"My wife has always kept her word; you must not let her do anything foolish. This subordinate implores you, my Lord!"

"Wait!" Grabbing Chen Zhao by the collar with one hand, Shen Yu tore through space directly and arrived at the Santu County Government Office the next moment.

Shen Yu had been to Santu County before, so he was naturally familiar with the path.

However, just after arriving, Shen Yu already sensed Madam Chen in the room; she seemed to have already hung herself on a white silk sash. Did she have to be in such a hurry!

"Many thanks, my Lord, many thanks, my Lord!" Not yet knowing what had happened, Chen Zhao hurriedly thanked Shen Yu. In the blink of an eye, they had arrived at the County Government Office. Chen Zhao was also somewhat speechless, shocked by such martial arts, and could only thank him repeatedly.

But then he couldn't care about anything else and ran excitedly toward the inner room.

"Wife, wife! Lord Shen is here, Santu County has been saved!"

"Wife!" After running into the room, Chen Zhao let out a sorrowful cry. Shen Yu then saw Chen Zhao take Madam Chen down, weeping loudly in grief.

On the table beside Madam Chen, there was still a letter. Perhaps, in her heart, there was still a sliver of hope, wishing that her husband could return safely and see the letter she had left behind.

But now Chen Zhao had returned, yet she had ended her own life too early.

"Wife!" Holding his wife, Chen Zhao cried miserably. The sound of his wailing carried far away, making Shen Yu's ears buzz.

"Stop howling, she isn't dead yet!" Supporting Madam Chen with one hand, a continuous stream of life force was channeled by Shen Yu into her body.

When they arrived, Madam Chen still had one breath left; if Chen Zhao had shaken her two more times, she might have really been gone.

But even if she were gone, with the Sacred Heart Art in hand, Shen Yu could still pull her back.

Soon, Madam Chen coughed a few times and then slowly opened her eyes. When she saw Chen Zhao holding her, a sorrowful emotion could not help but appear on her face.

"Husband, have you died too? It seems Santu County was truly doomed; have all the people in the city come?"

"Wife, what foolish things are you saying? Lord Shen is here; Lord Shen saved Santu County and also saved you. Quickly, quickly join me in thanking my Lord!"

"No need!" Waving his hand to stop their movements, Shen Yu shook his head at the two of them. "What you need to do now is rest well and then sort out the security of the whole city."

"Yes, this subordinate understands; this subordinate will go do it now. The world is gradually falling into chaos; it is hateful that this subordinate's strength is low and I cannot fight side-by-side with my Lord. I can only do my best to govern this area and soothe the emotions of the people."

"Wait a moment, the world is in chaos; how do you know that?"

The situation of the old monsters emerging should still be considered a secret, right? A typical civil official like Chen Zhao shouldn't be very clear about this; how did he know the world was about to be in chaos?

"Does Lord Shen not know? After a heavy rain a month ago, this world changed!"

Following Chen Zhao's account, Shen Yu generally understood the current situation. Just as Chen Zhao said, after that heavy rain a month ago, the originally peaceful world suddenly became chaotic.

Jianghu experts broke through one after another, and even ordinary farmers saw their strength greatly increase, each one as strong as an ox.

Even he, with his mediocre strength, could clearly feel his own progress, and his realm had broken through repeatedly in just a few days.

The rapid progress in strength gave him great self-confidence. At the very beginning, even he himself was a bit inflated, thinking he could wrestle with those Jianghu experts.

What is even more terrifying is that it wasn't just him breaking through, but everyone. Chen Zhao guessed that others must surely be the same as him.

The mysterious self-confidence brought about by the growth in human strength will inevitably cause more and more turmoil, and fighting and strife seem to have increased in an instant.

Even though Chen Zhao lived in a remote place, he had heard a little about these things. Even in Santu County, despite his efforts to suppress it, fighting had inevitably become more and more frequent.

And Chen Zhao also boldly speculated that if this situation could not be alleviated and the imperial court could not use great force to suppress the chaos in various places, the world would likely soon fall into turmoil.

After all, everyone has ambition, and the growth of strength will cause people's ambitions to constantly inflate; ambitious people will inevitably spring up like bamboo shoots after a rain.

But until now, the imperial court has not taken any action. There are even rumors that although news from the imperial court can still get out, the Capital cannot be entered or exited. Those inside cannot come out, and those outside cannot get in.

In other words, apart from news being able to be transmitted, the Capital has almost lost contact with the outside world, and it is fundamentally impossible to suppress the chaos in various places.

If this is truly the case, he concluded that great chaos is likely right before our eyes.

When Chen Zhao finished his analysis, Shen Yu had to admit that he still had something in his brain.

That heavy rain a month ago should have been a massive surge in Spirit Qi; because the Spirit Qi was too dense, it condensed into liquid and fell. Three consecutive days of heavy rain—no wonder the Spirit Qi in the world could increase to such a degree.

Shen Yu knew even more clearly that the surge in Spirit Qi would cause those old monsters to appear constantly. And their appearance made everyone feel panicked and uneasy.

Some things are likely already starting to be impossible to hide; more and more people know about these things.

What's more, those ancient monsters that have awakened have also begun their hunt; entire cities of commoners are being devoured, transformed into their nourishment.

It is just like Santu County right now; if not for his appearance, I fear this place would have long since been a city of bones.

Under the influence of unease and despair, people are prone to impulse, even pessimistically feeling that since death is inevitable anyway, why not indulge oneself before dying, so as not to have lived in vain.

Things they wanted to do in the past but dared not, things bottled up in their hearts, seem to be constantly magnified at this moment.

One can imagine that in these short one or two months, who knows how many people have died miserably, who knows how many tragedies are being staged.

In a word: chaos; it is so chaotic that local governments have begun to give up on themselves, and I fear that even they have started to join in on bullying men and oppressing women and such matters.