Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 462 The City Sealed by Heavy Snow

Chapter 462: Chapter 462 The City Sealed by Heavy Snow

Long, long ago, there was a city that experienced a substantial snowfall that hadn’t occurred in half a year. Overnight, the whole city turned into a vast white world. At first, the residents didn’t think much of it. They had snowball fights and built snowmen. But the blizzard continued and the weather turned colder and colder.

Five days, it snowed continuously for five days. The heavy snowfall turned into a perilous blizzard that showed no signs of stopping. It seemed that the blizzard was determined to bury the city under itself — the relentless fall of snow creating a chilling desolation.

Snowfields sealed off the mountains, roads were blocked, and food started to diminish. The people of the city began to riot, looting food, nearing the brink of chaos.

At that time, two women entered this city. They wore slightly thicker clothes, their slender figures still noticeable compared to the surrounding people wrapped up like dumplings.

Seeing the city’s inhabitants shivering from the cold, one of the women showed sympathy. "Second elder sister, how long will this blizzard last? Surely, this punishment is too severe."

In response, Qian Ye shook her head, "Fifth Sister, there’s no need to pity them. The belief of male superiority is deeply ingrained in this place. If we want to change them, we must entirely shatter their will."

"But is this method truly effective? If this continues, who knows how many more will die?" Fifth Sister Qian Lan still felt sorry for these people, wondering if such a forcible change was an error.

Suddenly, a woman holding a child nearly frozen stiff fell to the feet of Qian Ye and Qian Yu, with a desperate plea: "Both of you, do you have any food left, even a sip of hot soup is good enough, please, I beg you, save my child."

Hearing her plea and seeing the wretched state of the mother and child, Qian Lan’s sympathy was roused, and even Qian Ye was moved to pity. Just as Qian Ye was about to cast a spell, she heard a cough, "Second sister, do not forget elder sister’s instructions. Know what should be done and what shouldn’t."

Qian Ying had arrived too — she seemed to be enjoying the drama, paying no heed to the distress and suffering around her.

Seeing Qian Ying there made Qian Ye and Qian Lan frown in unison. They didn’t like seeing Qian Ying at that moment, so they had no choice but to stop, indifferently passing by the pleading mother and child.

Watching this, Qian Ying smiled faintly, then left as well.

Qian Lan clenched her teeth in frustration, "Fourth sister is too much, why is she constantly watching us?"

"Because she knows we will surely do something to help the city’s inhabitants, and that’s something she does not want to see," Qian Ye replied, her gaze falling upon two households, over a dozen people fighting over a sack of grain while a child cried nearby.

Qian Lan couldn’t bear it. She quickly brought the child to a safe place, dried his tears, gave him a piece of candy, and tried to comfort him.

Seeing the compassionate Qian Lan, Qian Ye frowned. She suspected that such kindness could lead Qian Lan astray, so she pulled Qian Lan away from the child.

In response to this, Qian Lan looked utterly confused, "Second sister, what’s wrong? Doing a little bit of kindness isn’t violating elder sister’s orders, right?"

"That’s not the issue, Fifth Sister, you are just too kind," said Qian Ye with a distinctly stern face and a serious tone, "Listen to me well, Fifth Sister, our goal in Shennv Xuanhui is to change this world, to transform this male-dominated society. This requires a firm will and sometimes cruel measures against those who obstruct us. Your kindness could make you weak, which is the last thing elder sister would want."

Listening to these words, Qian Lan looked skeptical, "But these are ordinary people, how can they be the impediment to our quest of changing the world?"

Qian Ye explained, "Because the people here strongly believe in male superiority, this belief is the greatest obstacle we face. That’s why the elder sister chose this place, thinking that if we can bring change here, then the same method can change the entire world."

Qian Lan still wasn’t convinced, "Alright, let’s say these people all value males over females. Could you then explain what wrong the children have done? Why do they have to suffer too?"

Qian Ye sighed, "Who says children are innocent? Look around you, these adults, each one of them supports the belief of male superiority, and all of them were children once too. Growing up in this male-dominated society, not one is innocent."

"But..." Qian Lan looked around, she didn’t retort but still wasn’t in agreement with such forced change.

Qian Ye added, "To change this world, sacrifices are necessary. We must be determined, no matter how great the sacrifice may be, we cannot waiver, we cannot give up. Do you think only soldiers perish in times of war? In times of chaos, the common people suffer the most; they are innocently involved. Based on that, should we avoid wars?"

"I understand the logic, but in a war, typically soldiers from both sides fight each other. There is seldom intentional harm caused to innocent common people. But in our case, to change the world, we target ordinary people too." Qian Lan had barely finished speaking when she was met with Qian Ye’s cold gaze, "Fifth Sister, do you still not understand who we are fighting? It’s the entire world that values males over females. Look carefully at these people, their bias is deeply ingrained. They are our enemies; none of them is innocent."

Under the pressure of Qian Ye’s imposing presence, Qian Lan bit her lip and refrained from arguing. She turned around and left, showing she still disapproved of Shennv Xuanhui’s actions.

Watching Qian Lan’s stubborn departure, Qian Ye was worried, "Silly girl, do not do anything foolish. Elder sister’s orders cannot be violated, not even by me."

A man rushed past, clutching a bag of food, and hurried into a house. Pushing the door open, he shouted in excitement, "Wife, daughter, son, I managed to grab some food, we have something to eat."

Joyous voices echoed from within the house and Qian Ye, standing outside, smiled happily. It seemed that even in a place where males were valued over females, parental love and protection for children remained strong. Even ordinary people were making efforts to safeguard their families.

"Parental love! Family! How wonderful!" Qian Ye took a surreptitious glance at the house, seeing a family of four happily together. Even under these harsh circumstances, they strived to be each other’s primary sources of emotional support.