Jiang Xueying had been here several times and was familiar with the place. There was nothing suspicious in the places she had visited before, so today she had to explore other places.
It was now late at night, and everyone was listless and listless, with their heads drooped and their eyes half closed.
"Hey! Hurry up and work. Are you dawdling because you haven't eaten? It's only out of kindness that our village leader keeps you useless people. Hurry up and waste my time!"
Jiang Xueying finally found a light and followed it. She saw a tall and strong man wearing a black cloth jacket with a front opening, a thick hemp rope tied around his waist, holding a long whip and speaking in a rude voice.
He was surrounded by young children, carrying bricks, food and other miscellaneous heavy objects on their backs. The children were pale and thin, and could not bear the weight of the heavy objects. Every step they took seemed to be walking on a knife edge, and they moved slowly and with difficulty.
There was a little boy who was experiencing difficulty breathing, pale face, and sweating on the head, probably due to excessive fatigue. He was staggering and about to fall to the ground, and it was extremely difficult for him to walk.
The bandit snorted disdainfully upon seeing this. There was no sympathy in his eyes, but instead only disgust. He swung the whip and mercilessly lashed the child, instantly tearing his skin and flesh, leaving a shocking scar.
Judging from the torn clothes and red bloodstains on the child, it was obvious that this was not the first time he was beaten.
The little boy didn't dare to make a sound. He could only grit his teeth and continue moving forward.
Seeing this, the other children dared not to be lazy and immediately quickened their pace, fearing that the whip would fall on them the next moment.
Seeing such a cruel scene, Jiang Xueying was filled with anger. What a bunch of bastards! How could they treat these children like this? They were so young and their skin was so tender. If they were whipped a few more times, they would probably be beaten to death.
The bandit had a grim expression, and glanced at each child with cold eyes. He pulled a cold smile at the corner of his mouth, and then left with satisfaction after seeing the fear in their eyes.
Jiang Xueying frowned and hurriedly followed him secretly. She saw him holding a torch and walking into a big cave. Jiang Xueying immediately followed him.
It was very dark in the cave, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you, but this was not a problem for Jiang Xueying. Watching the fire going deeper and deeper, Jiang Xueying found that the light became brighter the deeper she went into the cave.
Finally reaching the entrance of the cave, Jiang Xueying could see the situation inside clearly.
This is……
Jiang Xueying was shocked to find that there were many iron cages inside, and inside the cages were a group of children and women!
The children and women in the cages had been starved to the point of being unrecognizable, with a lot of deep and shallow wounds on their bodies, especially the women who had the most wounds. They were all half leaning in the cages, dying, without even the strength to speak, and were hanging on by just one breath.
Jiang Xueying found that the cages were not locked, and there were many women holding children. It seemed that most of the people were families.
Seeing these children and women, Jiang Xueying became more and more certain that the missing people were captured by bandits and taken to the mountains. She didn't know where Ye Xiaojin was, whether he was doing well, or whether he had been beaten.
Jiang Xueying suppressed the urge to kill and calmed herself down. She swore that if Ye Xiaoyu was hurt in the slightest, she would make these bandits bury her with her.
These bandits are brutal and inhumane, they deserve to be put to death!
But now is not the time to act rashly. Jiang Xueying doesn't dare to alert the enemy and can only secretly look for Ye Xiaoyu's whereabouts. She must first ensure the child's safety, otherwise nothing can be done.
At this moment, a child stood up, grasped the bars of the iron cage with both hands, and knocked hard.
"Let me out. Don't you feel guilty for beating those children like this? Don't you have any children? If your children were treated like this, would you be able to endure it?"
This childish voice was very familiar. Jiang Xueying recognized it immediately. Wasn't this Ye Xiaoyu's voice?
The bandit became furious upon hearing this and rushed towards the cage where Ye Xiaoyu was imprisoned, shouting.
"You little bitch, who do you think you are? You dare to talk to me like that? Come out here, I will teach you a lesson and let you know what cruelty is."
As he said that, the man opened the door of the cage, pulled Ye Xiaoyu out roughly, and started whipping her with a whip.
Ye Xiaoyu was not afraid, and stared at him with a pair of eyes filled with anger.
"stop!"
Seeing that Ye Xiaoyu was about to be beaten, Jiang Xueying could no longer bear it. She rushed over with a low voice mixed with anger, grabbed the bandit's whip with quick eyes and hands, and kicked the bandit out with her leg.
"mother!"
Ye Xiaoyu was stunned. When she saw it was her mother, she was so excited that she couldn't control her tears. With red eyes and a sniffle, she threw herself into Jiang Xueying's arms.
"Mom, why did you come just now? Don't you know how bad this bandit is? He not only didn't give us food but also wanted to beat me up!"
Jiang Xueying hugged Ye Xiaoyu lovingly, feeling both distressed and emotional. She patted her back as if to comfort her and spoke softly to comfort her.
"Okay, Xiaoyu, don't be afraid. Mom is here to help you deal with him."
As she spoke, Jiang Xueying's eyes darkened, and she slapped the bandit with her palm. The bandit died before he could even react. He probably wouldn't know until his death how he ended up dying at the hands of a woman.
Originally, Jiang Xueying wanted to torture him slowly and let him taste the pain that the children had endured, but this was not a place to stay for long, and she had to take them away quickly.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xueying immediately released everyone and prepared to leave secretly with them. These bandits were all vicious and desperate criminals. If they were discovered by them, their lives would be in danger.
Finally a savior appeared and took them out of the clutches of the devil. The women and children present obeyed the command and acted carefully according to Jiang Xueying's instructions.
Jiang Xueying used gestures to tell the women not to make any noise, and she whispered to the children around her.
"Children, I will take you out now. You must be good and obedient. No matter what you see, don't make any noise. If we are discovered by the bandits, we will not be able to return home."
The children nodded immediately and were very well behaved and obedient. They had suffered so much in the mountain village that their characters had long been smoothed out and they were extremely sensible and obedient.
At this moment, Jiang Xueying was their savior. Everyone was very scared. They had suffered so much here in the past few days, which was far beyond their ability to bear.
Now that there is finally a glimmer of hope, how can they not listen?
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