The older boy among the five, as the boss and the spokesperson for manliness, saw that the man in front of him seemed to want to bully them, so he stood up, pointed at Xie Zhuangshui's nose and asked, "You bunch of bad guys, what do you want to do!"
Xie Zhuangshui looked at the courageous child with gleaming eyes and ordered, "These children look suspicious. Come, tie them up and bring them to my room. This general will interrogate them thoroughly."
Xiao Liang and the other soldiers who knew Xie Zhuangshui well looked at the children meaningfully. Although they didn't want to do this, Xie Zhuangshui had already given the order. If they didn't send them in, they would be the ones to suffer.
After Xiao Liang had the five children sent to Xie Zhuangshui's room, he walked away quickly without looking back. The guards who were originally guarding in front of Xie Zhuangshui's door were also driven away by him.
In the South Vietnamese camp, where morale was originally high because people could live in normal courtyards, a thick layer of haze covered the area near Xie Zhuangshui's courtyard.
After Xie Zhuangshui locked the door and windows from the inside with a wretched look on his face, no one knew what happened inside. Xiao Liang sat in his room, holding a book in his hand, but his attention was not on it.
After a while, a scream suddenly came from the room where Xie Zhuangshui had sent the guards away: "Ahhhhhhhhh!"
After hearing the noise, Xiao Liang and the guards rushed to Xie Zhuangshui's yard, but they did not dare to open the door, so they subconsciously stood outside the yard gate.
Inside the house, Xie Zhuangshui let out a scream. A long scar appeared on his previously well-maintained face, extending from his left eyebrow to the lower left side of his face. This once-regular face was now covered in blood.
In front of him, besides four children huddled together, trembling with shock and fear, there was also a woman with a bloody right hand. The clothes on the woman were obviously those of the little girl Hongyu. Because the clothes didn't fit her, the woman scratched Xie Zhuangshui's face and kicked him to the ground, then pulled off his coat and wrapped it around herself.
The woman looked at her clothes with disdain, then looked at the man lying on the ground, sweating profusely and covering his face with his hands, who was looking at her fiercely, and said, "Humph, I told you not to touch me with those dirty hands."
The children, who had just been frightened by Xie Zhuangshui's behavior, fell into greater confusion and fear after realizing what was happening before their eyes.
Just now, the little sister they had taken home not long ago suddenly grew up before their eyes, becoming a big sister, and now her hands were covered in blood. This appearance was even more disgusting than the wretched Xie Zhuangshui just now: "Sister, sister, you, you..."
Seeing the children crying in fear, the woman quickly squatted down and comforted them one by one, saying, "Be good, it's okay, it's okay. 'Sister', I'll take you away from this filthy place right now."
Xie Zhuangshui, lying on the ground in agony, saw the witch trying to leave. He covered his face and shouted, "Come on, someone come quickly, capture this witch for me!"
The people outside the house made sure that it was Xie Zhuangshui who had given the order to let them in, and then they hurried into the courtyard. However, since the doors and windows had been locked, it would take a while to break in.
Seeing the door about to be broken down, the woman slammed the window into pieces, ripped off a curtain, wrapped the children in a bundle, and carried them on her shoulders. As she left, she warned, "Hmph, you should worry about your ugly face. Since we're both from South Vietnam, I'll spare your life."
When everyone pushed open the door and came in, everything in the room was in a mess, and Xie Zhuangshui was fainted on the ground with blood all over his face.
Hong Yu brought the frightened children to a safe place and carefully put them down one by one. "It's not safe to conduct research here. I'll take you to Qinghe County. There's a Qinglong Village there, which is said to be a good place."
Faced with Hong Yu's kindness, the children simply retreated step by step, fearing that this person would treat them the same way he had just treated Xie Zhuangshui.
"...No, no, no need, we're not going anywhere!" After saying that, the children ran away crying.
Seeing this, Hong Yu could only sigh helplessly: "Alas, it seems that I scared them, but at least I found you. I was still thinking about how to tell these children, now it's better that I scared them away. Well, let's go find some clothes to change first. It's very cold, and the smell of these clothes is really disgusting. I have to go wash up before I go to the appointment."
Meanwhile, Wang Yanzhou and his group, divided into three teams, finally embarked on their journey home. However, this short journey was destined to be unstable from the very beginning.
After coming out of the town, Wang Yanzhou, Tang Chen, Wang Ruo and Mo Yu walked non-stop for half a day before they found an open place to rest.
Tang Chen lowered his brows as he looked at Wang Yanzhou, who was massaging his legs, and surveyed his surroundings. "Strange! How come I haven't seen a single person along the way?"
Mo Yu looked around their current location and felt a bit unsafe. It was quite open and flat, making it difficult for ambushes, but it wasn't a good place to rest either. He didn't really want to stay here, but Tang Chen couldn't stand it. This place was convenient for security, and if they were lucky, it wouldn't be a big deal to take a break. "Those who need to escape can escape, and those who need to run can run."
Tang Chen frowned slightly and said, "I remember the official road to Qingliang Valley should be very busy. It shouldn't be this deserted, right?"
Wang Ruo also felt that there was something strange about this place, so she warned everyone, "...It is indeed a little strange. Everyone, be careful, especially you."
"I know." Tang Chen had originally wanted Wang Yanzhou and Zhong Qin to go with them, but now bringing her along was like carrying a heavy burden. She didn't want to be a burden to him, but he wouldn't listen. Now that they were going together, she wouldn't be so naive. She would try her best not to cause trouble for everyone.
After Tang Chen took a short rest and drank some water and ate some dry food, he felt that his strength had almost recovered. Just as the four of them were about to continue their journey, Wang Ruo discovered something interesting.
There was only green and yellow weeds on the ground just now, but suddenly, some strange thumb-sized pebbles appeared.
These stones look crystal clear when held up to the light, but there seems to be something black in the middle, and it is impossible to tell what it is at first glance.
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