The one who spoke was naturally the little fox.
Long Miaomiao had disappeared with Ye Tiancheng and the others. Although this time it was voluntary, she returned at the same time as Ye Tiancheng and the others.
She also looked at the monster with great curiosity.
Long Miaomiao had never seen such a monster, but this thing didn't seem like a monster, it was just a big monster.
She said, "At least I can tell it's an insect."
Ye Tiancheng carefully examined the monster. Upon closer inspection, he saw that the large insect monster was reddish-brown, with long, translucent wings, a carapace, multiple legs, and many barbs on its slender legs. It had compound eyes, and its body was covered with a layer of oily sheen.
It was just that this insect was too large, with an unknown length of several meters. Humans standing in front of it were like encountering a giant alien. They could only see a sky-obscuring giant insect, and the insect's terrifying compound eyes and mouthparts. Being chased by this insect, who had the time to distinguish what kind of creature it was?
However, now that Ye Tiancheng had killed it and had the energy to examine it, he immediately recognized what it was.
The moment he recognized it, Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but blurt out a curse.
"Holy crap! Isn't this, isn't this a cockroach!"
The little fox also recognized cockroaches and had already identified it. Her scalp immediately tingled, and goosebumps rose all over her body. She instantly took several steps back, even grabbing Ye Tiancheng's arm and dragging him along as they retreated, wanting only to get away from this giant cockroach.
"It's even a Periplaneta americana! Ahhhhh! This kind of flying giant cockroach!"
Long Miaomiao knew about cockroaches, but she didn't have many opportunities to see them. After all, with her dragon aura emanating, not many animals dared to approach her, let alone cockroaches. Moreover, Long Miaomiao had only seen northern cockroaches before and had never seen the southern Periplaneta americana, so she didn't even know how terrifying this thing was.
Therefore, she wasn't scared.
She inexplicably turned her head and looked at Ye Tiancheng and the little fox. Seeing that both grown men were terrified and their faces filled with horror, she found it very strange.
"What are you guys doing? Afraid of a mere insect?"
The little fox swallowed and said, "You don't understand human life enough, so you don't get it."
Ye Tiancheng nodded in agreement.
He wasn't exactly scared, but the lingering fear of cockroaches, especially southern cockroaches like Periplaneta americana, was something that people who had lived in the south would understand.
Among the notorious pests and vermin in the south, Periplaneta americana was one of them, along with the large rats in the south.
The notoriety of cockroaches!
The little fox looked at the corpse of the giant cockroach with lingering fear.
"It's so big. Someone used to joke that southern cockroaches could be used as mounts. Now, it really can be a mount."
Ye Tiancheng exclaimed in horror, "What the hell? How can such a big cockroach appear on the street? How long have we been gone? It should be three years, not thirty years, right?"
He looked around, trying to find someone to talk to.
After all, this was on the street, and it was broad daylight. Before, there were so many pedestrians being chased by this giant cockroach. It wasn't even about being discreet. The outside world must have changed a lot, perhaps beyond their imagination, and many people might know something.
Just as Ye Tiancheng was looking for someone, a passerby they had just saved from certain death was listening to Ye Tiancheng and the others speak in confusion. Seeing Ye Tiancheng's actions, he knew that Ye Tiancheng might want to understand the situation and voluntarily stepped forward.
"Um, benefactor..."
The gazes of Ye Tiancheng and the other two immediately fell on the passerby.
Ye Tiancheng saw that the person was both scared and awkward, so he took the initiative to speak, "Our appearance here is also a coincidence, and helping you was also by chance. You don't need to be so polite or cautious. My surname is Ye, you can call me whatever you like. What should we call you?"
Seeing that Ye Tiancheng didn't seem difficult to talk to, and didn't look fierce, but rather quite handsome.
Moreover, Ye Tiancheng had saved his life.
The passerby relaxed a little and spoke more fluently with Ye Tiancheng.
"Benefactor Ye, my surname is Qian. You can call me Little Qian," the passerby introduced himself to Ye Tiancheng, but insisted on calling Ye Tiancheng benefactor. "Benefactor Ye, is there anything you want to know? Perhaps I can help you?"
Little Qian thought that since he had been saved by Ye Tiancheng and the others, it was only natural to express his gratitude.
Moreover, in this day and age, the outside world had truly turned upside down in just three years. Ordinary people struggled to survive, and who knew when they might encounter such danger. Ye Tiancheng and the others were so powerful.
Before, this giant cockroach had chased them all over the street and even killed people.
But they, ordinary people, were completely unable to resist.
After Ye Tiancheng and the others appeared, they killed the giant cockroach in an instant. Their hands also glowed. Now, these ordinary people knew that this kind of person was definitely a cultivator, and a very powerful one. Currently, the country relied on cultivators and special action teams to maintain stability.
Now, if he voluntarily repaid their kindness, it would not only express his gratitude but perhaps also allow him to latch onto a powerful figure. It would only bring benefits and no harm.
Even if he couldn't latch onto a powerful figure, if the benefactor saw his good attitude and had a good impression of him, it would be a great thing for an ordinary person like him.
Therefore, Little Qian was very willing to serve Ye Tiancheng.
Although Ye Tiancheng couldn't know what Little Qian was thinking, he could still see some things and felt that this Little Qian had no ill intentions and was not a bad person. He indeed needed someone to understand the situation, and Little Qian stepping forward was a suitable candidate.
So, Ye Tiancheng nodded at Little Qian.
"It's indeed a coincidence. I do have some matters that I need someone to help with, so I'll trouble you."
Little Qian hurriedly waved his hands and said, "No trouble, no trouble! Benefactor Ye, you saved my life! Anything I can do, I will not refuse!"
Ye Tiancheng and his two companions then left with Little Qian.
Besides needing to ask questions, Ye Tiancheng also had some small matters that he needed Little Qian to help him with.
Three years ago, after Ye Tiancheng and the others were sucked into that black vortex, they appeared in a strange place. They couldn't move forward or backward, and could only cultivate every day. They also had to cultivate to a certain realm before they could leave that place.
Even the little fox, who was not good at cultivation, was forced to cultivate diligently.
She was inevitably dragging Ye Tiancheng down.
But this accident, besides wasting Ye Tiancheng and the others' three years, was actually a good thing for them. This place was very suitable for cultivation, so even the little fox, who was not good at cultivation, made great progress here.
Moreover, the little fox needed to complete her soul, so that she wouldn't encounter any problems with Gui Hu A Zi in the future.
And after arriving at this place, the little fox actually grew a part of her soul herself.
Although her soul was not fully completed during this time, the missing part of the little fox's soul was becoming more and more complete, and the little fox was becoming more and more independent.
If it weren't for her concern for the Fuxi Qin and the deterioration of the Pure Land, Ye Tiancheng would have been extremely worried about being unable to leave for three years.
But Ye Tiancheng never expected that the outside world would change so much.
Back then, in that place, their clothes were also damaged and severely worn out. The clothes Ye Tiancheng and the others were wearing now were all self-made from various strange materials.
Forced by circumstances, Ye Tiancheng and the others even learned to make clothes.
Although they could only make the simplest shirts and pants.
If their clothes were in such a state, let alone their phones. Ye Tiancheng and the other two's phones were basically scrapped after they entered. Their other belongings also couldn't escape.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng and the others were now, apart from the self-made clothes they were wearing, completely penniless.
They didn't lack things, but returning to human society without money was impossible.
Ye Tiancheng borrowed a phone from Little Qian and logged into his account. He found that it was still usable, so he immediately bought a set of new clothes for themselves and a new mobile phone for each of them.
Although they couldn't get phone cards yet, since they had nothing on them and no ID cards, getting phone cards was impossible.
Ye Tiancheng even had to reapply for ID cards.
Including the two by his side.
Ye Tiancheng also asked Little Qian to help him get some cash, so that he wouldn't have to bother later when spending money.
He sent a message to Nie Chongyang. If Nie Chongyang could see it and come to pick them up, get their ID cards reissued, and get new phone cards, then Ye Tiancheng could freely access the money in his account. Otherwise, he could only get it through others like he was doing now.
Little Qian very enthusiastically helped Ye Tiancheng and the others.
To be honest, although Ye Tiancheng and the others had saved his life, Little Qian saw that Ye Tiancheng and the other two, with the man handsome, the woman beautiful, and even someone as beautiful as the little fox who didn't look human, Little Qian had worried if his benefactors were monsters or something.
They, ordinary people, had been beaten by the new world and had gained quite a bit of knowledge about the other side of the world.
After all, now, the two sides of this world had merged, and even undergone huge mutations. For example, the giant cockroach on the street just now. If ordinary people didn't know about it, they would probably die even faster.
Now, seeing Ye Tiancheng and the others, they were still knowledgeable about human society, and even had identity accounts with money in them. Little Qian thought again that he might have been overthinking. Ye Tiancheng and the others should be humans. Even if they weren't humans, they were definitely non-humans registered in the special action team, and they were friendly to humans, so there was no need to be so afraid.
After resolving these basic issues, Ye Tiancheng finally began to truly ask Little Qian what had happened to the world and why it had become like this.
Little Qian didn't know where on earth his benefactors had been staying that they knew nothing. However, since the benefactor asked, he would naturally tell them everything, and there was nothing to hide about these matters.
As long as Ye Tiancheng and the others stayed outside for a few more days, even if they didn't ask anyone, they would probably be able to figure out what had happened.
And through Little Qian's narration, Ye Tiancheng realized that the outside world had truly changed, becoming completely different from the past. He had only been gone for three years, but it felt like he had been gone for thirty years. The outside world had changed so much that he almost couldn't recognize it.
After listening to Little Qian's narration, let alone Ye Tiancheng, even the little fox and Long Miaomiao were astonished.