Although the fire was burning fiercely, it would not harm the neighbors because of the barrier cast by Xie Beiming.
The common people couldn't even see the flames reaching the sky.
So much so that later when the people saw the scorched earth, they couldn't help but scratch their heads in confusion, wondering when the temple was burned down.
However, what the people are most worried about now is whether and when the children who were abducted by evil spirits can be rescued.
Shen Qiqi was right. Almost all the parents who lost their children did not sleep all night and stayed awake until dawn.
Even the parents whose children were kidnapped sat together to watch over their children, not daring to close their eyes all night.
Therefore, all the families with children in the city did not dare to go to bed that night, let alone close their eyes.
It was not until dawn that the people breathed a sigh of relief as if they had escaped a disaster. Then they did not even take a rest and hurried to Li Chengru's house.
The second girl said that after she rescued the children, she would send them to Li Chengru's house.
Therefore, as soon as the sky was getting light, people kept knocking on the door of Li Chengru's house.
When the sky brightened, Li Chengru's yard was already filled with people.
Almost all of these people had dark circles under their eyes, and were either sitting, squatting or standing.
At first they were able to remain calm, but as the sky brightened and the sun rose, they still didn't see Shen Qiqi bring the children back, and these people began to show anxious expressions on their faces.
"What's going on? Why hasn't the second girl come back yet?"
"Yes, the sun has risen high in the sky, but there is still no sign of the second young lady."
"You say, the second young lady hasn't come back yet so late, could something have happened to her?"
None of them wanted this kind of thing to happen, but the facts were right in front of them, and they couldn't deceive themselves and pretend that they didn't see it.
Then someone complained, "If you ask me, the Second Miss shouldn't be so stubborn. She should ask the Fifth Elder to go with her."
"Yes, yes, yes. The Fifth Elder is still an elder after all. His age and strength are there. He is definitely more reliable than the Second Miss. The Second Miss is not too young and lacks experience."
Everyone was chattering.
Because he had waited for a long time without any results, the complaints in his tone were very strong. Li Chengru wanted to defend Shen Qiqi, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was speechless because of the back-and-forth of everyone, and he dared not speak again.
Poor Li Chengru, he couldn't fight against a hundred mouths with one mouth, so he could only shut his mouth helplessly and act like a quail, silently praying in his heart that the second girl would bring the children back safely.
Li Chengru is also a father. He knows what children mean to their parents. If Shen Qiqi fails to rescue the children, the parents in this yard will probably go crazy.
But what you fear will come true. Amidst the chattering, someone suddenly shouted, "The second girl is back! The second girl is back!"
This shout was like a series of silence talismans. The noise in the yard stopped instantly. Everyone shut up and turned their eyes to the person who shouted. Then the noise started to boil again:
"Great, the second girl is finally back!"
"Thank God, the children were finally rescued!"
…
The parents in the courtyard finally breathed a sigh of relief, but before they could be happy for long,
Then Shen Qiqi and Xie Beiming came over.
Behind them, there was nothing but empty space, no sign of the children.
All the parents were stunned.
Most people were unwilling to give up and stretched their necks to look behind the two people. When they confirmed that there were no children following them, their hearts suddenly turned cold as ice.
Someone trembled and asked Shen Qiqi: "Second...Second Miss, where are the children?"
"Yes, Second Miss, why didn't the children come back with you?"
Shen Qiqi pursed her lips and looked at everyone without saying a word.
Her silence seemed to be silently announcing a fact.
A fact that everyone has guessed, but no one wants to believe.
There was silence in the yard for a moment.
Just a moment, really.
But after just a few breaths, the wailing sounds exploded like firecrackers, almost blowing a big hole in the sky above.
The masked man who had been hiding in the dark and watching heard the crying, clicked his tongue, and retreated silently.
Shen Qiqi and Xie Beiming looked at each other. After seeing the affirmative message in each other's eyes, Shen Qiqi loosened her lips, which had been tightly pursed. With a thought, all the children who were practicing in her space were moved out.
The next moment.
"father!"
"Mom! I'm back—!"
The children's tender but joyful voices suddenly rang out.
The parents, who were about to faint from crying, looked up and saw a group of children rushing towards them. At first they thought it was an illusion.
It was not until the children threw themselves into their arms and hugged their arms and waists tightly that they reacted. They lowered their eyes and saw that the people hugging them were their abducted children!
The parents burst into tears again.
It was just like the heart-wrenching cry just now. Just now it was a wail of despair, but now it was the release of emotions after crying for joy.
Shen Qiqi looked at the scene in front of her where she was crying with her head in her arms, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, she was actually quite worried, fearing that some parents would not be able to bear the blow and would end up in trouble due to excessive grief.
Fortunately, the masked man who was waiting outside left anxiously after hearing the first wave of crying coming from the yard and did not spy any further.
Otherwise, the parents in this courtyard will have to suffer for a while longer.
Here, the parents and their children hugged each other and cried for a long time, then they hurriedly checked whether their children had any injuries or were abused.
As a result of this examination, everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that not only did their children not have any scars on their bodies, but their clothes were also neatly and clean, their little faces were rosy and they looked energetic, and they were all full of energy.
It doesn't look like he's going there to suffer, but more like he's going there to enjoy himself.
Some particularly attentive parents discovered that their children had not lost any weight in two days, and the flesh on their little faces seemed to be a lot thicker.
The parent was a little unsure and reached out to pinch his child's cheek.
Well, yes, the flesh on the little face is indeed thicker, no longer just a thin layer of skin.
Then put your hand into your child's clothes and touch his or her little shoulder.
The increase in flesh on the shoulders is not very obvious, but the feel is obviously different from before, and it seems to be a lot stronger than before.
The father opened his eyes wide and looked at his son from head to toe suspiciously, then suddenly raised his hand and slapped his son's shoulder hard.
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