An hour later, Hu Qing and An Yi came out.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, they've confessed. They said Gao Hongyuan ordered them to do all of this. Gao Hongyuan told them to feed these children a kind of medicine that would make them numb to pain and only know how to bite and fight until they die."
That twelve or thirteen-year-old child is the only one who killed many children and still survived to this day.
Gao Hongyuan ordered that the children who were beaten to death have their heart's blood extracted as soon as possible and then be sent to the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
As for what medicine Gao Hongyuan had them given him, and why he had them do it, they had no idea.
"What do the children in the cage eat?" Xiao Yanchu thought of a detail.
Hu Qing's face was very grim. "They said that those children eat the flesh and blood of other children."
Hearing this, Su Ruojin thought of the child being thrown back into the iron cage, and felt nauseous again, almost vomiting.
Yes, the child in the cage looked more like a wild animal seeing its prey.
So they tear each other apart, not to kill, but to hunt!
Gao Hongyuan, what exactly are you trying to do!
"Hu Qing, take those children away and set this place on fire," Xiao Yanchu ordered, then picked up Su Ruojin and headed down the mountain.
He noticed that Ah Jin's face was getting paler and paler, as if she was getting weaker and weaker, and he knew he had to let her rest quickly.
Nestled in Xiao Yanchu's arms, inhaling his cool fragrance, Su Ruojin felt much more comfortable.
Nestled in his arms, listening to his strong, rhythmic heartbeat, Su Ruojin unknowingly drifted off to sleep.
Xiao Yanchu looked at A Jin sleeping in his arms and felt very sorry for her. He decided to ask his master to check A Jin's health later.
Although Ah Jin is a highly skilled doctor, sometimes he can't heal himself, so he feels more at ease having his master take a look.
However, before Xiao Yanchu could take Su Ruojin back to Jinghuanglu, Su Ruojin woke up first and insisted on going to see the children first.
Xiao Yanchu couldn't persuade her otherwise, so he had the carriage drive to the courtyard on the outskirts of the city first.
The courtyard, which was not large to begin with, suddenly felt crowded with dozens of children.
"An Yi, go buy another courtyard and move some of the children there," Xiao Yanchu instructed.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Perhaps their previous experiences had frightened these children, because now that they were in this yard, none of them dared to cry or make a fuss. They all stayed quiet and huddled together to the side, so it didn't make any noise.
Su Ruojin glanced at the children and found that most of them were fine, just a little malnourished from hunger and frightened. They would recover quickly once they were sent back to their parents.
"Hu Qing, go to Jinghuanglu and bring Yanluo and Aya over. Let them come and help take care of these children," Su Ruojin said.
It was clearly impossible for her to take care of so many children in her current condition. Some of the children's faces were abnormally flushed, which meant they must have fevers. She only felt at ease after asking Yanluo to come and keep an eye on them.
"Yes." Hu Qing accepted the order and quickly headed to Jinghuanglu.
Then, Su Ruojin entered another room, where the children who had fought in the cage earlier were lying on the bed.
They have taken medication but are still in a coma.
Su Ruojin took the pulses of the children and found that they all had a strange evil energy in their bodies. She didn't know where this evil energy came from, but she was sure that it was this evil energy that affected their minds, causing them to lose their humanity and become extremely aggressive.
Su Ruojin performed acupuncture on one of the children, hoping to suppress the evil energy in the child's body with acupuncture techniques, but found that it was of no use.
This evil energy circulates in the blood, and acupuncture seems unable to grasp it, so it cannot be suppressed.
As if suddenly remembering something, Su Ruojin said to Xiao Yanchu, "Yanchu, let's go back to Jinghuanglu. There are some things I need to ask Fifth Master."
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