Qin Xiaoniang couldn't understand it for a moment. In a place like this, where even basic needs like food and clothing couldn't be met, who would be eager to raise a child?
Are these two people a married couple?
"It doesn't look like it. Let's observe it further."
"Um."
The commotion in front was getting more and more intense. The child in the woman's arms was about the same age as Huan Ge'er. It was impossible that she was trying to snatch the child to help her with chores.
Perhaps it's to make money?
"Look, they're fighting harder and harder. If this continues, that mother and daughter will be beaten to death sooner or later!"
"Could it be a child trafficker trying to sell a child?"
After thinking for a while, Song He'er felt that this hypothesis was also invalid.
"Third Aunt, it's difficult enough to buy anything here, let alone a child. Besides, this child is the bloodline of a wanted criminal. Who would dare to take him in? Are they afraid the court will exterminate his entire family?"
Zhang Xiue nodded, but before she could speak, she saw the man in front of her whisper something in the ear of another man.
The next instant, the man turned around and walked menacingly toward them.
"Third Aunt, they're here..."
"Hmph, come on then. If he dares to lay a finger on me, I'll beat him to a pulp!" Zhang Xiu'e retorted fiercely.
Although Song Xiaoyu had already been severely beaten, she had no choice but to go all out for everyone's safety.
Aside from him, Li Qiang, who was standing next to him, also knew some martial arts. As long as they worked together, these bastards wouldn't gain any advantage.
"Hand over the younger one, and I'll spare your lives!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaoniang spat fiercely and hugged Huan Ge'er in her arms even tighter.
Upon seeing Qin Xiaoniang's attitude, the fierce man's expression immediately turned ferocious and repulsive.
"I'm hungry and looking for something to eat. I see the baby in your arms is still quite young, so feed us to fill our stomachs. From now on, we'll take care of you in Xinzhou!"
Eating children? ???
Everyone was stunned by this mind-blowing thing: eating a child? Hungry enough to eat a child?
Zhang Xiue grabbed the sack she was carrying and, with all her might, swung it at the man.
In an instant, the man was spun around by the blow, seeing stars.
The two people next to them saw that a fight had broken out and rolled up their sleeves, ready to hit someone.
Li Qiang reacted quickly, tripping the two men to the ground with his leg. Then, he grabbed their wrists with both hands and twisted them so hard that he broke their joints.
"What kind of world is this? How dare you eat people? Is there no law left?"
"Law? It's hard enough to survive in this desolate place, who the hell cares about the law? All I know is that I'm hungry and need to eat. The winner takes all, the loser is a bandit. That's the rule of survival here. If you don't have the ability, just wait to die!"
Hearing this man's arrogant words, Zhang Xiu'e was filled with anger. She stepped forward, raised her hand, and slapped the man twenty times. Unfortunately, the man's wrist was broken, and he was being held down by Li Qiang, so he was unable to fight back for the time being.
"Hmph, I'm not convinced! I'm just too weak from hunger. Once I recover, I'll devour you all alive!"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Zhang Xiue slapped the man seven or eight more times, causing him to bleed profusely and his mouth to bleed.
"I told you not to eat children! I told you not to eat children! Are you still going to eat them or not, you dog!"
Song He'er stepped forward and stopped the frenzied Zhang Xiu'e. "Third Aunt, don't actually beat him to death. It's okay if he's crippled, but if he's killed, someone might seek revenge."
"I'll beat every single one of these heartless bastards I see. Even if I kill them all, so what?"
Song Xiaoyu sighed, pulled his wife back a little, and advised, "Keep him alive, maybe we can still get some information out of him. Who knows if there are any of his accomplices ahead."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiue withdrew her fist, which she was about to throw again. Then she squatted down, reached out and grabbed the man's chin, wishing she could crush all his teeth so that he could no longer commit any more crimes.
"Tell me, how many children did you eat? Are there any more of you heartless bastards ahead?"
The man seemed to have been beaten badly and was in pain. He had lost his previous ferocity, but now his mouth was full of blood, making it impossible for him to speak.
Zhang Xiu'e then targeted another man who was slightly less daring.
She stepped forward, picked up a stone the size of an egg from the ground, held it in her palm, and then slowly brought it closer to the man's eyes.
"If you talk today, then fine. If you don't, I'll shove this stone into your mouth and make you swallow it alive, then you'll choke to death! Don't you like eating children? I'll let you eat your fill!"
The man trembled with fear, stammering as he replied, "No... none of the children have eaten. We were just so hungry today, we were going to die if we didn't eat, so..."
Qin Xiaoniang couldn't hold back any longer. She stepped forward and said angrily, "So you're thinking of eating other people's children? Don't you have any conscience? That's a living, breathing human life! Don't you have wives and children? How would you feel if your own flesh and blood were treated like this?"
Upon hearing this, the man burst into tears.
“How could I care about my wife and children? They’ve already starved to death in this desolate land… We’ve been forced into this situation by the world. I don’t want to stay in this barren and impoverished place for another second! Just kill me! Kill me! It’ll save me from living a life worse than death every day! You damn emperor! You should have just taken my head back then, instead of letting me live a wretched life here, worse than a pig or a dog!”
Although Song He'er felt that this man was utterly wicked, upon closer reflection, everyone here was living a life of unbearable suffering.
But then again, even if someone starves or freezes to death, you can't eat a child, right?
This is a matter of exterminating Falun Gong!
"If you want to die, then just die! Why take another innocent life? I think you're unrepentant. Madam Zhang, smash their teeth and make them give up on this idea as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiue nodded, picked up a stone, and began to chisel at the mouths of the men.
In just a few blows, many teeth, stained with blood, were knocked out.
The man was in so much pain that he grimaced and could no longer speak.
"Want some more?"
The man remained still.
"Are you still going to eat? If you do, I'll gouge your eyes out too!"
Zhang Xiue was an extremely ruthless person, and as she spoke, she reached out her hand towards one of the men.
"No...no...I won't do it again, I won't eat it...I'll never do it again!"
Are there any of your accomplices ahead?
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