Chapter 57
As soon as the words came out, Cheng Xi raised his head instantly, his eyes flashing with stars, tears filled his eyes, looked at the wig woman, and answered with sobs,
"Thank you, sister. You are really beautiful and kind-hearted. I knew I was right. You have good eyes and a kind heart. You will definitely be rich and powerful in the future!"
The words popped out of Cheng Xi's mouth like glass beads, leaving the woman stunned.
"Hahaha, little guy, you're such a sweet talker. Since you're so good at talking, Tiechui, give them some food. Just a little bit will do, so they don't starve to death. I still want to sell them for a good price."
Seeing that Cai Qianxun was really taken out of the room, Cheng Xi breathed a sigh of relief and sat down weakly.
After a while, someone brought food.
The deadly silent room suddenly began to boil. From the rusty iron cage, tender hands stretched out. Their skin was pale, and their bones were thin and bony, like a pile of white bones. Each one was glaring and emitting a dazzling white light. Their fingers stretched weakly into the air, waving helplessly and eagerly in the air.
The food, which was not even as big as the palm of a hand, was quickly swallowed by the creature in the iron cage. The food lightly brushed against the tip of the tongue and disappeared in an instant.
But this amount of food was obviously not enough to fill their stomachs. At this moment, greed and desire flashed in their clear eyes.
Noticing the fiery gaze in the iron cage, the delivery man suddenly had a bad taste and spoke slowly,
"Hey, you pups, I still have some left, but only the winner can have it. It depends on your ability."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man suddenly opened all the cages and let the children out. He placed the remaining food in the middle of the room, raised his lips slightly, and said in a joking tone,
"The game begins."
As soon as the words fell, the man left the room, folded his hands in front of his chest, with an expression of watching a show. Seeing that no one moved,
"You're not hungry yet, why don't you move? If you delay any longer, you won't be able to eat."
As soon as he finished speaking, a few brave men took action and started to fight.
Cheng Xi was watching the scene in shock. Several people who were originally kind-hearted suddenly turned against each other just for a bite of food. He never thought that reality would be so cruel.
But what did they do wrong? They were just trying to survive.
Perhaps he was really angry, one of the boys bit the other boy's ear, as if he had used up all his remaining strength and was about to bite the ear off. The room was filled with the begging for mercy and screams of pain from the person under him.
On the other side, several girls were also instigated and sneaked closer, trying to take the food away, but a taller boy grabbed their hair and ruthlessly threw them to the side, causing the girls to hit the iron cage heavily.
At the moment of shaking off, strands of shiny hair remained on the boy's hands. The girls' facial features were twisted together, and they almost lost their voices in pain.
Noticing this, the man standing at the door suddenly realized something was wrong. His face changed, and he immediately rushed in, slapped the boys, and angrily shouted,
"Idiot! How can you sell someone for money if you've crippled him?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man kicked several people, snatched the food, stepped on it hard, and crushed it on the spot.
"Stop eating!"
Put them all back into cages.
The light in each pair of eyes dimmed instantly, and the room was once again shrouded in deathly silence.
Cheng Xi deliberately retreated to the corner, looking at the man's waist.
Under the dim light, a flash of metallic silver appeared on the man's waist. Hanging on the waist of his leather pants were the keys to the iron cage and the door.
Cheng Xi's gaze swept over the man several times, and when the man turned around and was walking towards him, Cheng Xi's eyes swept behind the man and finally fixed for a moment. A look of determination flashed in his eyes, and he pounced on the man.
After struggling to push the man back a few steps, Cheng Xi saw the situation, turned around, grabbed the crushed food scraps on the ground, and stuffed the food into his mouth like a mad dog.
"Damn it! You really want to eat? Looks like I'm still not starving you enough!"
The man kicked Cheng Xi twice angrily, but he didn't dare to beat him to death. He picked him up, threw him into an iron cage, locked it, and closed the door.
After the man left, everyone's eyes in the room were focused on Cheng Xi. Harmless faces revealed ferocious expressions, their eyes filled with jealousy and resentment, as if they all hated his despicable tactics.
Cheng Xi selectively ignored these unfriendly looks, a hint of pride appeared at the corner of his lips, and he stretched out his hand.
I saw a bunch of keys lying in his palm.
In an instant, the hatred quietly dissipated, replaced by a heart full of flattery and joy.
I waited quietly for the night to fall. There was no light in the room. It was pitch dark and I couldn't see my fingers. I couldn't fall asleep.
A whisper came from the room.
"I'll go out with two people to explore the way first. The rest of you follow closely behind us. Don't fall behind. Don't make any noise once you leave this door."
After Cheng Xi gave a few brief instructions, he gently opened the lock, climbed out of the iron cage, and then opened all the iron cages.
He put his ear against the door, listening carefully to the movement outside the short wooden door. After waiting for a long time and making sure that there was no one outside, Cheng Xi carefully pushed the wooden door open, revealing a gap two fingers wide. He stretched out his hand and tried his best to reach the chain outside the door.
The fingertips touched the chain, and he lifted it up gently with a slow movement. The metal links collided with a crisp sound, stimulating everyone's nerves. Fear filled their hearts, and instinctive fear ran through their limbs.
"Be careful."
Suddenly, a sound exploded in Cheng Xi's ears, which instantly made him dazed. His whole body trembled instinctively for a moment. He saw the chain in his hand slip away, and the chain links collided with each other, making a sharp and crisp sound.
It was like a threat jumping on the devil's piano keys, making everyone's nerves tense. The people behind him instantly shrank in the darkness, their bodies trembling constantly.
Several people nearby glared at the boy who had just spoken, and said angrily in a low voice,
"Don't make any sudden noises, it's scary!"
The man also knew that he had made a mistake, so he nodded quickly and kept quiet.
Cheng Xi looked out through the gap and listened silently for a while to make sure that no one else was attracted. Then he slowly breathed a sigh of relief and attacked again.
This time, he was more careful.
That night, Lin Sheng was broadcasting live and an audience member mentioned the magic troupe.
[Master, do you think the magic troupe's 'transformation' is real? They put a child in a wooden box for a while, and when they come out they're a child prodigy?]
[It's definitely fake at first glance! Who still believes this these days? It's outrageous.]
It's true! My relative's child has truly transformed! He used to be at the bottom of the class, obsessed with playing games all day and completely undisciplined. But after attending the magic troupe, he's completely changed. Last time, he was in the top ten in his grade and ranked first in his class. He doesn't play games after school anymore, he concentrates on his papers, and even greets people when he sees them.
[Is the person above a shill? How could he be so amazing? Even the great masters wouldn't dare to boast like that! Unless this kid's brain has been replaced!]
[The scene suddenly became terrifying. Could it be a ghost? But it can't all be academic ghosts. It can't be such a coincidence!]
Looking at the chat content on the barrage, Lin Sheng suddenly felt a little curious about the magic troupe. He raised his eyebrows and spoke lightly,
"Whether it's true or not, won't you know if you try it?"
[Hey? The master has children too? Is he married?]
[Stop! No more rumors! The goddess is a single, beautiful woman! She doesn't want anything to do with a stinky man!]
What are you going to do? You can't do it all by yourself.
"Woof woof!"
Suddenly, a loud cry came from outside the screen.
Lin Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression was subtle, and he said calmly,
"My son is still my son."
The silver moonlight poured down, quietly dispelling the darkness that enveloped the lights of thousands of homes. The overlapping shadows in the dark were ready to move, and trembling figures shuttled through the night.
In the darkness, under the moonlight, there are rustling footsteps.
"Everyone, follow closely and don't fall behind."
Cheng Xi walked at the front of the team, lowered his voice, and carefully reminded others.
Everyone followed nervously, their mouths tightly shut. Even though they were scared, they didn't dare to sob out loud. This was not a place where they could do whatever they wanted.
In order to conserve their energy for tomorrow's performance, everyone in the troupe went to bed early, and there was no light in the makeshift tents.
The troupe's headquarters is located on the edge of the city. Instead of staying in a hotel, they brought their own tents and camped in an open space in the suburbs, which also provided a venue for kidnapping hostages.
Cheng Xi led everyone to wander between the tents, but they were unfamiliar with the environment and could only run around like a headless fly.
"Hello? Is this Mr. Li? The goods you requested can be delivered tomorrow."
He is the man who delivers food during the day.
"Ah...mm."
In the team, a timid girl suddenly screamed, and the people around her quickly held her down and covered her mouth.
Everyone's heart tightened instantly, even their breathing became slow, their heartbeats involuntarily quickened, and several hearts begged for mercy from God at the same time.
The group of people all looked tense and their breathing stopped. For a moment, the only sound they could hear was the sound of their rapidly beating heartbeats.
The friction sound of leather shoes on the gravel road approached step by step, and the dark shadow under the moonlight approached quietly.
Cheng Xi tiptoed to the end of the team, with drops of cold sweat oozing from his ears. The crystal sweat drops slid down his cheeks and dripped silently onto the grass leaves.
He looked around in panic, his heart beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his throat. His hands involuntarily rested on the tent, and his body leaned against it consciously, but he found that there was no foothold at all. He didn't have time to grab the support point, and he fell down unexpectedly.
Half of his body was in the tent. There was no sign of life in the pitch-black tent. Cheng Xi didn't have time to feel the pain. He looked around nervously and saw that there seemed to be no one inside. He had long forgotten the pain, jumped up, waved to everyone, and pulled the person in.
The shadows of people were imprinted on the tent, and they walked around the tent with rustling footsteps, stimulating everyone's nerves.
The evening breeze blew, lifting the tent curtain and drawing a graceful arc in the air. In the dark corner, everyone's breathing held, and their eyes were fixed on the door.
The footsteps suddenly became rapid and came straight towards the door.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
