"There, when the bandits came, my nanny lowered me down into the well, and I climbed out by myself, boohoo..."
Seeing the marks on the little boy's hands from the bindings, Xiao Feng nodded nervously.
So you're a real person?
After saying this, Xiao Feng pressed the tip of his sword behind him, then tentatively pinched the little boy's face. He felt a slight warmth emanating from the boy's cheek and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"That scared me to death! It really was a person!"
After sensing that Xiao Feng was no longer in danger, the little boy grabbed Xiao Feng's collar.
"I'm scared, can you protect me?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng remembered his important business and simply shook his head.
"I don't have time for that, I need to go find someone!"
Xiao Feng understood that he had to capture the beggar no matter what, otherwise Mo Ruyu would never be able to wake up. He had a system, but Mo Ruyu did not.
The little boy, however, seemed to have chosen Xiao Feng as his own, clinging tightly to Xiao Feng's clothes, unwilling to let him leave.
"Please, my family has been arrested, I can't stay here!"
"Okay, listen to me. Stay here for a while, and I'll come back to you after I've finished what I need to do!"
The little boy seemed to have chosen Xiao Feng as his idol, and refused to agree no matter what. He kept tugging at Xiao Feng's clothes, and even started to cry as he spoke.
Xiao Feng was a soft-hearted fellow, and seeing the little boy in front of him like this, he naturally gritted his teeth and agreed.
"You can come if you want, but if anything goes wrong, run!"
The little boy nodded in agreement, while Xiao Feng continued searching for the beggar's whereabouts.
However, after searching for a long time, they still could not find any trace of the beggar.
The little boy watched as Xiao Feng kept searching for something and cautiously asked him a question.
"Immortal, what are you looking for?"
"Don't call me an immortal. If I find another old beggar, I'll want to kill him!"
Upon hearing this, the little boy couldn't help but speak in a trembling voice.
"I don't want you to kill anyone, but if you want to find beggars, why not get them some food?"
These words enlightened Xiao Feng. Since he couldn't find the person on his own, he might as well lure them out.
Thinking of this, Xiao Feng picked up the little boy and spoke.
"Alright, I'll listen to you and not kill anyone. Let's go back, I'll go get someone, and we'll leave this hellhole together!"
Xiao Feng's words seemed to be meant for someone else to hear. The little boy nodded silently. Although Xiao Feng said this, he did not lower his guard at all.
Xiao Feng took in everything that happened around him.
A series of whooshing sounds rang out as Xiao Feng turned around and unleashed a binding spell, then forcefully pinned the beggar to the spot.
"Old man, let's see where you run off to!"
The beggar realized he had been tricked, but it was too late. He struggled frantically inside the confinement. Seeing this, Xiao Feng couldn't help but speak up.
"Don't waste your time here. If I could let you get away, I wouldn't need to go through all this trouble."
"I'm warning you, you'd better dispel the illusion surrounding Mo Ruyu, or I'll kill you!"
Upon hearing this, the beggar suddenly stopped struggling and stood silently in place, then strangely raised his head.
Xiao Feng sensed something was wrong and quickly shielded the little boy behind him, then said something.
"Close your eyes!"
The little boy quickly did as he was told, and the next second, the beggar revealed a strange smile.
"You think you can catch me with this?"
Bang!
The beggar's body exploded, blood splattering out like a human bomb, creating bursts of blood mist. Xiao Feng was stunned by what he saw.
What's going on?
Xiao Feng could never have imagined that there would be such a strange move.
This inexplicable trick is completely meaningless, even more useless than the elixir that his unscrupulous master gave him back then.
After releasing the restraints, blood stained the ground. Xiao Feng was puzzled, so he covered the little boy's eyes and continued speaking.
"You really want to come with me, right?"
The little boy quickly spoke up.
"I'm scared to stay in this village; there's no one left here!"
Hearing this, Xiao Feng didn't bother with any more words and simply carried the little boy back to Mo Ruyu's side.
However, the illusion on Mo Ruyu's body was not dispelled; instead, his attacks became even more ferocious. Seeing this, Xiao Feng had no choice but to put the little boy on the ground first and then fight Mo Ruyu in front of him.
After several battles, Xiao Feng realized that this was not a solution, so he took out a rope and, after several struggles, wrapped the creature up tightly like a big rice dumpling.
After doing all this, Xiao Feng stepped on the guy who was tied up like a dumpling and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Miss Mo, you're going to have to suffer this injustice!"
After saying this, Xiao Feng shouldered the large rice dumpling, took the little boy's hand, and ran out of the village.
Xiao Feng understood that this village was far too strange, and he had no reason to stay there; it would be bad if he lost his life there.
After running for about ten miles, Xiao Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief and threw Mo Ruyu to the ground.
The little boy beside him was panting heavily.
Where are we going?
Xiao Feng ignored it and instead asked the system directly.
"System, please help me solve this. How can I restore this woman to her original state? Otherwise, if I take her back intact, the sect leader will cause me trouble!"
The system's voice came out quickly.
To solve this, we need to catch the beggar!
Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng looked helpless. It seemed he would have to go back again. However, this time Xiao Feng did not intend to bring any burdens, so he spoke directly to the little boy.
"Listen to me carefully. Stay here and watch this giant rice dumpling. If she manages to break free of the rope, don't think about anything else, just run straight to the village and find me there!"
The little boy nodded blankly, while Xiao Feng, sword in hand, charged back towards the village.
The village was still completely deserted. Xiao Feng searched the village carefully, trying to find clues about the beggar.
However, after walking only a few steps, they heard a series of murmurs.
Those bandits are back!
The bandit leader, his face full of arrogance, addressed his men.
"Listen up, brothers! After all this time, that beggar has probably already finished what he was doing. When he gets back, even if all that's left is his corpse, he'll be torn to pieces!"
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