Seeing the middle-aged woman's furtive expression, Yuan Mengge glanced around.
Their house is very simple, a single-row two-bedroom, one-living room house, with the kitchen in a small wooden shed next door.
The man came out of the room on the left, while the middle-aged woman came out of the room on the right.
The doors were all open, which means Cheng Yu wasn't locked up here.
These two were clearly local villagers; their demeanor was different from that of the other people in the mountains.
They didn't exude any murderous aura.
It's possible that they reached some kind of cooperation agreement with the other party, which is why they helped hide the person.
Yuan Mengge glanced at the middle-aged woman and said, "Even if you don't tell me, I can find it myself."
Then she went over, grabbed the man's hand, and dragged him into the house.
"What are you doing? Let her go!" The middle-aged woman rushed up when she saw her roughly dragging her son, hitting her while trying to push her away.
Yuan Mengge kicked her aside and said, "Don't worry, he won't die."
"Ouch..." The middle-aged woman fell to the side, then got up again.
Yuan Mengge dragged the man into the house, and the woman rushed over, yelling and trying to hit her.
She turned around and pushed the woman into the room, then pulled the door shut.
After locking the two inside, Yuan Mengge went around to the back of the house.
Then she followed a path behind the house for two kilometers before reaching a field.
There was a grove of trees on the edge of the field, and a small house in the grove.
"Woof woof woof—"
There was also a group of dogs here, and these dogs were kept in an enclosure, with a bamboo fence surrounding the hut.
The fence surrounded the cottage, and a pack of vicious dogs rushed over, crowding the edge of the fence and barking wildly at her.
It's obvious that these dogs are guarding this house.
"Woof woof woof roar woof ...
As she approached, the dogs barked louder and louder.
Yuan Mengge had to find a stick in the woods to keep the dogs away.
Seeing her approaching with a stick, the dogs immediately quieted down and cautiously scattered.
Yuan Mengge walked to the fence gate and opened it manually.
"Woof woof woof woof—"
The dogs kept barking at her, wanting to rush up and bite her, but they were afraid of the long stick in her hand and dared not charge directly.
Yuan Mengge walked towards the hut while brandishing the stick.
The house was built of wooden planks, the windows were sealed shut, and the door was locked from the outside with a padlock.
Yuan Mengge stood at the door, knocked, and called softly, "Cheng Yu, are you in there?"
There was no response from inside, but there were slight noises.
Yuan Mengge said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here to rescue you. Your brother sent me."
Finally, a voice answered her from inside the room: "...Really?"
"Woof woof woof—" accompanied by a dog's barking.
Yuan Mengge waved the stick from time to time to scare them away, saying, "Really, I'm going to open the door now, and then you and I will leave here."
Looking at the lock on the door, Yuan Mengge searched around the wooden house for a suitable tool. Then she found a hard stone and smashed it against the lock.
"Bang—" The stone smashed the lock and hung on the door.
"Woof! Howl howl—" The noise she made banging on the door startled all the dogs around her, and they all turned around and ran out.
Yuan Mengge removed the lock and threw it on the ground, then opened the door.
She shone her flashlight into the room and saw a figure huddled in a corner, staring at her warily with wide eyes.
There was nothing in the room except a quilt spread on the floor, which the girl slept in like a doghouse.
The girl was also chained by a long dog leash, apparently to prevent her from escaping.
There was nothing in the room, no furniture, no tables or chairs, except for the dirty bed on the floor and a manure bucket in the other corner.
The girl was extremely thin, so thin that she was practically skin and bones, with no flesh at all.
His worn-out clothes were also loose and baggy.
Seeing her open the door and come in, the girl shrank into the corner with a look of fear and wariness, her eyes fixed on her nervously.
Yuan Mengge squatted down to comfort her, saying, "Don't be afraid, I'm here to rescue you. I made an appointment with your brother to take you to see him. Trust me."
Cheng Yu's eyes lit up slightly when she heard her brother mentioned.
"Who are you... Did my brother really send you? Are you really going to rescue me?" Cheng Yu's face showed a strong desire to get out, but she couldn't believe the girl in front of her.
The girl looked only a few years older than her.
Yuan Mengge reached out and said, "My name is Meng. Come here, I'll help you unlock the chains. I'm here to save you, don't doubt me."
The girl hesitated, torn between two conflicting thoughts. On one hand, she instinctively wanted to escape, but on the other hand, she was afraid that Yuan Mengge was lying to her. If that person discovered she had escaped, she would definitely be beaten severely and go hungry for several days.
The painful memories of her body had long since extinguished her courage.
Yuan Mengge understood her current state and could only give her a drastic measure, saying, "Come with me quickly, this is your only chance. That man will be here soon, and you only have this one chance to be rescued by me. If you miss this chance, you will never have another one."
Hearing her say that this was her only chance, Cheng Yu's will to survive suddenly surged.
She looked at Yuan Mengge abruptly and nodded vigorously: "Yes! I believe you."
As she spoke, she stood up and looked down at the iron chains on her hands.
The ring on her hand was made of leather strap and sewn together with fishing line.
It was tightly wrapped around her slender wrist.
Yuan Mengge took out a knife, cut the fishing line sewn into the wristband, and then led her out of the room.
"Woof woof woof—" As soon as I stepped outside, the dog in the yard, which had been quiet for a while, started barking again.
Cheng Yu shrank back in fright and hid tightly behind Yuan Mengge; she was terrified of the dogs.
Upon seeing her reaction, Yuan Mengge asked, "Did they set dogs on you?"
Cheng Yu nodded silently.
Yuan Mengge handed her the stick she had just received and said, "Take it. If they get close to you, hit them hard."
Cheng Yu held the stick in her hand, and upon hearing her words, she felt slightly reassured.
Just as she was about to leave with Cheng Yu, the dogs suddenly became agitated and lunged at Cheng Yu.
Yuan Mengge reacted quickly, kicking away the dog that lunged at her.
"Woof woof—" the dog that was kicked away yelped in pain.
When the other dogs saw this dog rushing towards them, they were about to follow, but then they saw the dog being kicked away, so they cautiously retreated.
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