Li Lanzhen led several children and chased after them towards the cave.
When they arrived at the cave, it was surrounded by soldiers, holding torches and swords, shouting loudly.
"Come out! Come out now, or we'll throw torches and burn you all to death in the cave."
Li Lanzhen listened intently but heard no children crying.
She wondered if the children had already been murdered.
If that's the case, wouldn't the soldiers outside keep shouting threats to make them come out?
Seeing that Shi Tou and the others were about to rush over and desperately rescue their friend from the soldiers, she quickly pulled them back.
"Get down! If you rush down, you won't be able to save your comrades, and you'll get captured too."
Upon hearing this, the three children reluctantly squatted down and lay down with her in the grass not far away.
Li Lanzhen observed the soldiers surrounding the cave through the gaps in the bushes. There were nine of them in total, and there should be a leader among them.
They were all holding torches and brandishing swords.
Li Lanzhen wondered how much of a chance she had of succeeding if she charged into their midst with a stun gun and took them down.
At this moment, the soldiers standing outside the cave lit some thatch and threw the burning thatch into the cave.
If no measures are taken, the officers and soldiers will continue to throw burning straw into the area.
If this continues, the children hiding in the cave will either be poisoned by the smoke, or they will be caught by the soldiers if they rush out because they can't stand the smoke and fire.
She turned her head to look at the boy next to her.
"Stone, wait a moment and you and your aunt rush in together. Look at this thing, press this button all the way down, and then shove it directly into their bodies. They'll pass out and fall to the ground."
Once they fall to the ground, leave quickly. Be careful and fast. If you can't take down one of them at once, leave immediately, otherwise they'll slash you with their large knives.
After saying that, he handed Stone a stun gun and told him how to activate the mechanism.
Shi Tou felt very curious, but he believed that Li Lanzhen would not harm him, so he nodded solemnly.
"Okay, Auntie, I'll rush over with you in a bit and rescue our friend!"
Yan Ming saw this and wanted to go with them, so he tried to persuade them.
"Auntie, I'll go too! The more people there are, the more help we'll have!"
Li Lanzhen said, "You are too small and weak to go. You stay here and watch over Little Swallow. Just lie here and don't move."
I believe your aunt will rescue your friend.
Li Lanzhen held a small electric baton in her left hand and a large stick in her right!
She felt that the big-headed stick was more convenient to use than the big sword.
Anyway, she's incredibly strong; with one swing of her stick, these bastards are either dead or seriously injured.
The small stun gun in his left hand was only for defense.
After getting ready, she said to Stone, "Follow Auntie, we'll slowly walk over, and then, a surprise attack."
The two of them crouched low and slowly approached the cave.
The soldiers, standing outside the cave, heard the children inside coughing from the thick smoke. They looked up and laughed, shouting continuously.
"Get out here now, or I'll burn you like rats!"
Li Lanzhen whispered to the stone, "Charge!"
Two men charged toward the soldiers who were standing with their backs to them, as two shells were fired.
Li Lanzhen quickly shoved the stun gun into the waists of the two soldiers.
"Thump. Thump." The two of them collapsed.
The others spotted Li Lanzhen and Shi Tou and immediately charged at them, brandishing their swords.
At this moment, Li Lianzhen swung his big club and smashed it hard against the soldier who was charging at the front.
The stone man was small, weaving among them, his hands tightly gripping his electric baton, constantly stabbing it into the enemy's body.
When the enemy discovered him and came to chase him, Gou Dan, taking advantage of his small size and fast speed, and his familiarity with the terrain, quickly disappeared without a trace.
Unable to find the stones, the soldiers returned cursing and continued their attack on Li Lanzhen.
Li Lanzhen led the soldiers who were besieging her away from the cave entrance.
The stone immediately burrowed into the cave and soon emerged with several children of all ages.
As soon as the children emerged from the cave, they began coughing incessantly.
One of the soldiers saw the children come out of the cave, so he turned back, intending to grab them and search the cave.
Stone spoke to two of the boys.
"You two hurry up and take your younger siblings and run towards the grove over there. Yanming and Xiaoyanzi are there. You two hide first."
Carrying their belongings and leading an even younger child, they stumbled and ran towards where Yan Ming and Xiao Yanzi were hiding.
Little Stone turned around to face the soldier who was chasing after him.
The soldier knew that Stone had a powerful black stick in his hand.
So he and Stone walked in circles, preventing Stone from getting close to him.
The soldier was slowly approaching the cave when his foot slipped, he swayed, and almost fell.
Seizing the opportunity, Stone lunged at him and shoved the stun gun into his body.
The soldier then lay motionless on the ground.
Shi Tou immediately chased after her, wanting to help Li Lanzhen.
But what they saw was only Li Lanzhen standing there, holding a big stick, while all the other enemies lay on the ground.
Seeing Shi Tou coming over, Li Lanzhen called out to him.
"Stone, quickly go and call your younger siblings over, we need to get out of here right away."
Stone paused for a moment, then asked excitedly but uncertainly.
"Auntie, Auntie, do you mean you want us to go with you?"
Li Lanzhen nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes! You come with me, I'll take you somewhere to live a good life."
This was something Li Lianzhen had just decided in her heart: to take them to the Valley of Forgetfulness.
Inside the city walls of Youzhou, she encountered Shi Tou and his two companions. At that time, she only felt sorry for these children and had not yet developed such thoughts.
After they came out of Youzhou City, they saw government soldiers who wanted to burn the children in the cave alive.
Li Lanzhen would feel very sad.
They were all children; in their own time, they would have been kindergarten or primary school children.
At home, they are cared for and loved like precious treasures by their parents, grandparents, and many other relatives...
However, here, they have to be mindful of others' opinions and work hard just to get three meals a day, and they are not guaranteed to have food every day.
They also face humiliation and even murder from people stronger than themselves!
Even the government doesn't take these children seriously.
Li Lanzhen wanted to take them all into the Valley of Forgetfulness.
With my own space and food in it, why would I worry about my children going hungry?
If the village committee doesn't agree, then she will take these children, her in-laws, and those who are willing to go with her out of Wangyou Valley, and then look for another place to live in these mountains.
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