The girls realized what was happening and quickly exclaimed, "Can you help us escape?!"
Shen Zhiyi nodded and helped them open the iron cage that was holding them.
"I can only help you this far; you'll have to walk the rest of the way on your own," Shen Zhiyi said as she opened the iron cage.
"Once you get out, find a way to leave this place as soon as possible, and don't stay in Nanzhen any longer."
The girls nodded repeatedly. They were already very grateful that someone was willing to save them, so why would they ask someone to take them away?
"After you were captured, were you unable to take the things out of your backpacks?" Shen Zhiyi asked casually.
Wen Yun, the girl who had vomited at Xiong Lin, smiled helplessly and said, "We want to take it too, but look at our hands."
When Shen Zhiyi opened the iron cage for them, she didn't notice what they were holding until Wen Yun turned her back and showed her the hands that had been hidden behind her back.
Shen Zhiyi fell silent for a moment. To prevent them from escaping, Xiong Lin not only tied their hands with iron chains, but also tied a steel wire around the inside.
If the girls make a lot of noise, the wire will follow their movements and get embedded in their flesh.
Wen Yun's hand wound was the most severe; the steel wire had become embedded in her flesh and stuck to her skin.
Shen Zhiyi came over and helped Wen Yun get the iron chain off, but she was helpless when she saw the copper wire in Wen Yun's hand.
They could only carefully cut the copper wire first, so that Wen Yun could move both hands.
"I can't help you with this. It's better to find a doctor to handle it after you get out."
After saying that, Shen Zhiyi went to help the others remove the iron chains binding their hands.
The wires in the girls' hands were more or less embedded in their flesh. Shen Zhiyi was not a professional doctor and dared not joke about such wrist problems. Instead, she told them to escape and find a doctor to treat them.
"The person outside is asleep, so please be quiet when you go out."
Shen Zhiyi had already released all the girls who were locked in the iron cages, and before opening the door, she gave them a few words of advice.
"The last ones to leave, remember to cover up the traces of your escape, don't leave any marks."
Shen Zhiyi was very cautious. When she came to open the door, she had already put on gloves, so as not to leave any traces that could be discovered.
The girls were all very obedient, and they all did as Shen Zhiyi said obediently, ignoring the pain in their wrists.
As they passed the courtyard, everyone held their breath, afraid of waking Guo Zexin.
Guo Zexin was still asleep, his head nodding little by little, which made people nervous, afraid that he would wake up at any moment.
While sleeping, Guo Zexin kept hearing rustling sounds. Was he dreaming?
But there was nothing in my dream.
Guo Zexin couldn't figure it out. He wanted to go to the toilet and wanted to wake up, but why couldn't he wake up?
Guo Zexin was a little puzzled, but then he put his doubts aside. He figured it must be because he was too tired these past two days and hadn't rested well, otherwise how could he not have enough sleep and not be able to wake up?
After struggling for a moment, driven by the urge to urinate, Guo Zexin still groggily opened his eyes a crack.
I need to go to the restroom.
Guo Zexin put his feet down from the table.
The commotion startled Shen Zhiyi and the others.
Black Wolf's eyes were fixed on Guo Zexin, and if Guo Zexin made any move, Black Wolf would pounce and bite without hesitation.
Guo Zexin got up groggily and walked to a corner to relieve himself.
This terrified the girls still in the yard, who all thought they had been discovered and were going to be unable to escape.
Shen Zhiyi was also afraid of messing things up, so she quickly gave Black Wolf a wink.
Black Wolf understood immediately.
Silently approaching Guo Zexin, who was still dazedly fastening his belt, it knocked him down with a single swipe of its paw.
Then, grabbing Guo Zexin by the collar, she dragged him to the chair.
Shen Zhiyi quickly came over, dragged him to a chair, and pretended to be asleep.
The other girls also rushed over to help, and together they helped Guo Zexin get into position.
After arranging everything, Shen Zhiyi continued to lead the people away from the courtyard.
The town gates of Nanzhen are closed at night and only open in the morning.
"I can only take you this far. You'll have to walk the rest of the way on your own."
Shen Zhiyi led them to a place relatively close to the entrance of Nanzhen Town, as she still had to rush back to the Lin family.
"Thank you." Wen Yun looked at Shen Zhiyi gratefully.
They don't have any special skills, but they've managed to survive in this world of survival, and it's already quite an achievement that they've come this far.
When they were caught, they even thought that they were really going to die here.
However, it was Shen Zhiyi's appearance that gave them a glimmer of hope.
Even if Shen Zhiyi happened to be passing by and saw them being locked up, and then rescued them, they would not forget it.
“We’re all girls, no need to thank me.” Shen Zhiyi patted Wen Yun’s shoulder. “When girls are out and about, if they can trust each other, it’s best to help each other out.”
"After you leave Nanzhen, run quickly towards the northeast. There is an Dongzhen over there."
“I know someone in Dongzhen. Once you go in, have someone take you to Dongyue. Dongyue will help you.”
Shen Zhiyi told Wen Yun the location of Dongzhen.
Wen Yun nodded; she had made a note of it.
"Okay, what about you? Aren't you coming with us?"
The other girls also looked at Shen Zhiyi with hopeful expressions. "I'm not leaving. There are still some things in Nanzhen that I haven't figured out yet."
"Is it about the goddess?" one of the girls asked.
Shen Zhiyi looked at her, "You know?"
Yan Yuan'er nodded and quickly said, "I found out about the girl's suicide case in Nanzhen more than ten years ago. It wasn't actually a suicide."
"Instead, he was controlled and committed suicide."
"The person behind this is the Goddess. The Goddess uses the Ghost Face Tree Crystal to control those girls to commit suicide in order to steal their souls for sacrifice."
"I heard... I heard that the goddess is here to resurrect someone."
"But the goddess seems to have failed in that sacrifice, because a young girl committed suicide before the goddess could control them."
"The girl who committed suicide first did not have her soul stolen by the goddess. The goddess's sacrificial array had already been set up, and there was no way to stop it halfway, so she had no choice but to sacrifice herself."
"That's all I found out; I don't know much more about the rest."
"And also... the first girl to die told me that the goddess planned to sacrifice again, which is why Xiong Lin was arresting people everywhere."
Yan Yuan'er finished telling everyone she knew in one breath, then looked at everyone anxiously.
After a long silence, Wen Yun suddenly said, "I want to stay and work with you to figure this out."
The others nodded; they wanted to stay.
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