“We originally just wanted to drive around the area, but the car's solar panels weren't working well and ran out of power, so we didn't drive. There was a small village over there, and we thought we'd go ask for a drink of water. Who knew that there were five or six bachelors living on the outermost edge of that village? They... they wanted to take advantage of me and demanded that Zheng Ming hand me over. Zheng Ming got angry and fought with them. We wouldn't have lost if we were unarmed, but they had baseball bats, and we didn't bring anything. Zheng Ming got beaten up while trying to protect me.”

How did you escape?

"It's a little girl. She was probably imprisoned by them, but she escaped when they weren't looking. When she saw Zheng Ming and me in trouble, she went to the kitchen and started a fire, which gave us the chance to escape. By the way, the little girl ran in another direction to distract them. Can you go and rescue her?"

"Dr. Dai, you and Wang Jing take Zheng Ming back. Zhou Pin and I will go over and take a look."

Hearing Wang Jing say this, Xu Lin felt a strong urge to avenge Zheng Ming and save the little girl.

"I'll go with you." Dr. Dai also wanted to save the little girl, who was probably about the same age as her son, pitiful yet brave.

"Take good care of Zheng Ming. Our fighting skills are decent, so don't worry. We'll definitely avenge Zheng Ming and rescue the little girl."

The two ran directly in the direction Wang Jing pointed. In such hot weather, after running only 500 meters to find Zheng Ming and Wang Jing and then treating their injuries, Xu Lin was already covered in sweat. Fearing heatstroke, she took out two bottles of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water from her space and handed one to Zhou Pin.

After walking for more than ten minutes, they came to a small village ahead, which should be the place Wang Jing had mentioned. Xu Lin took out her and Zhou Pin's Tang swords from her spatial storage; they hadn't been used in a long time, and she wondered if they were rusty.

Following the thick smoke, we found the house and heard cursing from outside.

"You little brat, you've got some nerve, helping those two outsiders and even setting the kitchen on fire. Once the fire's out, we'll stew you up, so you don't waste food alive. Plus, we can finally taste some meat; it's been ages since we've had any..."

"What's the point of just eating meat? We need to make sure the guys have some fun before we go to the pot, hehe."

"Bang!"

Zhou Pin kicked open the gate, and the scene in the yard came into view. Thick smoke billowed from the kitchen on the far west side. Six men, shirtless and wearing shorts, were carrying basins filled with mud and sand and pouring them onto the fire. A little girl lay dying by the flower bed on the east side.

The weather was dry and there was no water, so they thought of using sand to put out the fire, which showed they had some common sense. But when Xu Lin saw the little girl lying on the ground, she wanted nothing more than to chop them into mincemeat.

Without thinking, Xu Lin grabbed a knife and ran towards the men, cutting down two of them before they could react.

The other four reacted and threw down the basins in their hands, preparing to grab weapons from the wall. They were stopped by Zhou Pin from behind, who took down three of them with a single slash. The last one reacted quickly and tried to escape, but Xu Lin slashed his knee and forced him to his knees.

The girl on the ground was unconscious. Xu Lin took out some lightly salted water from her spatial storage and fed it to her. Seeing the marks of punches and kicks all over her body, she felt a pang of pain in her heart.

The girl was about seven or eight years old. She was very pretty, and her clothes and appearance clearly indicated that she was not from the village.

The girl didn't wake up after drinking the salt water, so Xu Lin took out a special medicine, dissolved it in water, and fed it to her. A few minutes later, the girl woke up.

"You're awake. Is anything bothering you?"