Xuan Di enunciated the words "human-shaped Ganoderma" slowly and deliberately, his cold voice carrying immense irony.
Luo Dangdang stared blankly at the scene before her. The astonishment on her face froze instantly, and her eyes widened even further.
Inside the gloomy, dark stone cave, rows of iron cages stood densely packed, each filled with children. Some were crying their hearts out, their faces flushed and their cries heart-wrenching, while others had their eyes closed, their little faces as pale as paper, their fates unknown.
"This, this..." Luo Dangdang looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief, took two steps in a daze, and even the pain of falling down the steps was dulled and she could not feel it.
He scrambled to his feet and rushed to the edge of the iron cage, reaching out shakily to touch the child inside.
When the children saw Luo Dangdang approaching, their cries became even more terrified and miserable. As Luo Dangdang drew closer, they huddled together even more, not even caring about pressing the unconscious children under them, and frantically trying to avoid Luo Dangdang's hands.
Seeing this scene, Luo Dangdang also stopped in his tracks. Hearing the familiar scream, he stiffly turned his head and looked at the furnace inlet embedded in the stone wall of the room.
Is there anything else he doesn't understand?
Luo Dangdang collapsed heavily to the ground, staring at the glowing red stove. Listening to the all-too-familiar crying that echoed in his ears, he realized with empty, desperate eyes what he had done.
Huo Chengche reacted quickly, pressing down on the fluffy little head in his arms and pulling the baby closer before ordering in a deep voice, "Gu Ran, take some people and bring these unconscious children out to check if they are alright."
"yes."
Xuan Di stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the doorway, his face cold and sharp. He glanced at Luo Dangdang and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you going to let these children out and take them down the mountain?"
Huo Chengche glanced at him and said coldly, "You're in charge of taking them away?"
A quick glance suggests there are at least four or five hundred children here, and they number less than ten. Moreover, these children are all terrified; if released, they'll surely run wild, and what if they accidentally encounter poisonous snakes outside…
Six or seven-year-old children, who can run, make noise, and cry, were released along with four or five hundred little mythical beasts, but only a few of them were allowed to participate.
Xuan Di thought about it and had a headache. He shrugged and, unusually, agreed with Huo Chengche without arguing, "You're right! Take the unconscious child out first, so he won't be crushed. As for the rest of the children, let Liang Sheng bring the people from Jingzhao Prefecture and the villagers to take them down the mountain."
Finally, Huo Chengche left two guards who knew medicine to take care of the unconscious children and to calm the other children down. They didn't linger any longer and hurried out to go back to the village to call for help.
Before leaving, Xuandi nudged Huo Chengche and pointed to Luo Dangdang, who was holding his head and had empty eyes.
"Take it." Huo Chengche said coolly, then carried his little baby outside.
Hua Xiao, who was tied up at the door, had already fainted from exhaustion, but no one pitied her. Moreover, in order to eliminate any future troubles and prevent her from causing any more trouble, the guards who went back to the palace to report the news simply dragged her back.
On the other side, Tong Youlin and the yamen runners, who had been guarding not far from the valley, finally saw the returning group. From a distance, they saw that not a single one of them was missing, which truly relieved them.
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