So many children!
There were more than Su Yueya had imagined; a rough estimate puts it at least twenty.
Behind these twenty-odd children are twenty-odd pitiful families!
At that moment, Su Yueya's anger reached its peak, but she did not act impulsively. Instead, she noticed that besides Qiangzi, who was in charge, there were also two men carrying her.
If she takes action now, subduing these three people shouldn't be a problem, but with so many children around, she'd be in a very passive position if they threatened her with the children.
"Let's leave it here for now," Qiangzi said, looking at the beautiful Su Yueya. He was very unwilling, but he dared not do anything rash because of Tao Ge's words.
"What's all the noise about!" Qiangzi yelled, glaring fiercely at the terrified children. He threatened, "Anyone who makes another sound will be crippled and thrown out to beg. Shut up!"
The children fell silent instantly, each one burying their heads in fear. Even though they were very curious about the aunt who had just been thrown in, they didn't dare to look at her for long.
After things calmed down, Qiangzi left with his men.
Once Su Yueya was sure they were gone, she slowly opened her eyes, carefully looked around, and comforted the frightened children.
"Shh—" Su Yueya looked at the children and whispered, "Don't be afraid, Auntie is here to save you. Don't be afraid, and don't shout, okay?"
The children were skeptical, but they could tell that Su Yueya wouldn't hurt them, so they cooperated and didn't make any more noise to attract attention.
Su Yueya noticed that one of the children looked the biggest, and guessed that he was the oldest, so she moved to his side.
"Little friend, what's your name?" Su Yueya asked.
The boy looked at Su Yueya warily, without saying a word.
He was too trusting of others, which led to his current predicament. Adversity can make a person grow up quickly, so he has learned to be smarter now and doesn't readily accept the words of strangers.
"I'm really not a bad person. If I were a bad person, why would they hit me and throw me here?" Su Yueya lifted her hair to show the little boy the blow to her forehead.
The boy looked at Su Yueya timidly for a while before slowly speaking.
"You, you're really not a bad person?"
"Really! Don't worry, I will definitely lead you out of here, but I will need your cooperation, okay?" Su Yueya asked.
The boy hesitated for a long time. Several younger children surrounded him. After struggling for a moment, he finally decided to stand on the same side as Su Yueya.
“My name is Guo Shaowen. I was tricked into coming here. They are all bad people. All the children here were tricked or abducted. They plan to sell us,” Guo Shaowen said.
Being older does have its advantages; at least you can communicate more clearly.
“Healthy boys are the most marketable, followed by healthy girls. The younger they are, the more valuable they are. If they are sick or unhealthy, they won't treat them. If they are beaten and injured, they will be forced to beg. There was a child whose arm was broken before, and it couldn't be cured. Now they have taken him out to beg…”
Guo Shaowen said a lot, and the situation was similar to what Commander Chen and the others had analyzed. As Su Yueya listened, her heart sank.
"Then do you know where those children who were sent out to beg are?" Su Yueya asked again.
Before taking action, she needed to gather as much information as possible.
Guo Shaowen pointed to the next room and whispered, "There's another warehouse over there. They seem to be there. I heard them hitting a child..."
Su Yueya: "..."
These people are absolutely despicable.
Since being brought in, Su Yueya hadn't opened her eyes, but she had been gathering information by listening. She estimated that there were about a dozen young and strong men here, and if a fight broke out, she might not be at a disadvantage.
After all, she has cultivated for so long that her skills are far beyond those of ordinary people. She just doesn't have the opportunity to show them off normally, but now they come in handy.
She didn't have any weapons on her, but she had a spatial dimension, so conjuring a dagger was effortless.
Most importantly, she still has her own space as her ceremonial weapon. If she can't defeat these people later, her last resort, which is also a way to save her life, is to instantly hide in her space. Even if "disappearing into thin air" will arouse the suspicion of these bad guys, she must save her life. Her family and children are waiting for her at home.
After making up her mind, Su Yueya first comforted the children.
"Guo Shaowen, no matter what happens later, can you promise me that you will keep these children safe here and not run around or shout?" Su Yueya asked, looking at Guo Shaowen very seriously.
"What, what are you going to do?" Guo Shaowen understood what Su Yueya meant, but he couldn't believe it.
No matter how you look at it, Su Yueya was just a young auntie with no strength to even kill a chicken, and she had no chance of winning against those vicious men outside.
"Don't do anything reckless! Those people fight fiercely. They... they'll kill you. You'd better behave yourself," Guo Shaowen said, unable to bear watching her go to her death.
Su Yueya smiled. Her bound hands had already been cut open by the dagger she had "conjured." She reached out and touched Guo Shaowen's head, gently comforting him.
“Little one, don’t be afraid. Those people are no match for me, and... a large force will be here soon. Just remember what I just told you. Can you do that?” Su Yueya asked.
Guo Shaowen wanted to persuade her again, but Su Yueya covered her mouth.
"Believe me."
This gentle auntie, just like his mother, naturally inspires trust.
For some reason, Guo Shaowen nodded.
Su Yueya put her hand down and immediately said, "Okay, I promise you, I will take good care of these children and wait... wait for the main force you mentioned to arrive."
"Good boy!" Su Yueya smiled and gently pinched Guo Shaowen's nose, then patted his face to make sure it wasn't dirty with dust.
Then, Su Yueya stood up, walked to the door, pressed her ear to the door, and listened intently to the situation outside.
Guo Shaowen was stunned. He hadn't quite reacted when Su Yueya reached out her hand. After all, when Qiangzi and the others threw her in, her hands were clearly tied. But now, not only were her hands free, but she also had a knife in them.
Where did the knife come from?
At that moment, Guo Shaowen had a strange premonition that perhaps this seemingly gentle and beautiful aunt could really save them.
After listening for a while, Su Yueya decisively pushed open the door and went out.
Aside from two large empty rooms for the children, the rest of the spacious area was their territory. The surrounding area looked like a large, abandoned storage warehouse, and it was all messy.
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