Chapter 356: Bringing the Wolf into the House

Once bitten by a snake, one fears the well rope for a decade. With more incidents, people inevitably gain experience.

They quickly shut their doors when they saw outsiders, while the more aggressive villagers wielded hoes and shouted threats, demanding that they leave immediately or be killed on the spot.

Although this was somewhat like condemning the innocent along with the guilty, the villagers had been terrorized by looting, and this became their helpless response.

At that time, Li Wenli and Bai Junjun were utterly confused. They had thought the villagers would be simple and hospitable, especially in the prosperous Eastern Land. Yet, how had the local customs become so fierce, almost rivaling the Ownerless Land?

It wasn't until they passed through a melon field where an old lady was weeding that saw six strangers. She was so frightened that she fell on her butt into the melon field, looking as terrified as if she'd seen bandits from Mighty Hall.

"..." Bai Junjun.