"Where's the silver? Huh?"
"You dare to come back empty-handed? You little bastard, now that you've grown up, you dare to disobey me, right?"
A burst of angry curses was heard.
"I'll beat you to death!"
Along with the curses was the sound of a stick breaking through the air, followed by a series of sudden noises, as if the stick was being whipped hard on someone.
Yan Ying walked around the mud wall and into the door.
She saw the little boy who had just bumped into her curled up in the corner, with a burly middle-aged man standing behind him. The man held a wooden stick as thick as his wrist in his hand and hit the boy hard.
"Stop!" Yan Ying shouted.
The little boy was only about ten years old and very thin. How could he withstand such a beating?
Hearing Yan Ying's voice, the middle-aged man and the little boy both turned their heads.
The little boy was startled when he saw Yan Ying, and then his eyes were filled with panic.
How did she follow me here?
If she was caught by her godfather, she wouldn't be able to escape.
"Where did this little girl come from?" The middle-aged man looked at Yan Ying with a malicious smile.
The children under his command were all dirty and skinny. He raised them and let them go out to steal and rob money.
The little girl in front of me is so pretty. If I could lure her into a brothel, she could be sold for a good price.
"Hurry up and go!" the little boy shouted to Yan Ying hurriedly.
"What's your business!" The man hit the boy hard with the stick again.
The boy groaned and held his head.
"Who are you to him? Why did you hit him?" Yan Ying asked coldly.
If he is not the little boy's relative, then he is a human trafficker.
"He is my godfather. He was beaten because I did something wrong. Go away and don't be an eyesore here." The little boy shouted, holding his head.
The man snorted coldly and threw away the stick in his hand.
"Don't listen to his nonsense, little girl. I have many children of your age at home. Come on, come in and sit down." The man walked towards Yan Ying with a fake smile.
The little boy struggled to stand up from the ground, rubbed his sore back and turned around.
"Run." The little boy mouthed silently to Yan Ying.
Yan Ying looked at the little boy calmly and understood what was going on. It seemed that this man was really a human trafficker.
Before the man could get close, Yan Ying used her spiritual power and a white light fell from the sky like a net, trapping the man in place and making him unable to move.
"You little bitch! Let me go!" The man didn't expect that the girl in front of him had such skills. He was shocked and struggled desperately.
The little boy covered his arm and looked at Yan Ying in disbelief, then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It turns out she is a monk.
"What's your name?" Yan Ying asked the little boy in front of her who was as tall as her.
"I, I don't have a name, just call me Xiao Si."
"Is there anyone else here besides you?" Yan Ying walked towards the little boy.
"Yes...yes." The boy nodded. "Come with me."
Yan Ying followed Xiao Si into the dilapidated house, where there were several children about the same age as the boy.
Yan Ying listened to Xiao Si introducing them to her one by one, and only then did she realize that they were all picked up by that man.
Including Xiao Si, there are eight boys and two girls in the room. They all look about the same age. The youngest girl is about seven or eight years old.
"So he asked you to recognize him as your godfather, and then threatened you to do some sneaky things?" Yan Ying asked with a frown.
Xiao Si lowered his head and remained silent.
He didn't want to steal anything, but if he didn't steal money back, his godfather would beat him.
My godfather has bribed the government officials here. If I run away, I won’t be able to get far before I’m caught and beaten even more severely.
"You are so thin. He took the money you brought back, but he didn't even let you have enough to eat?" Yan Ying said angrily.
The children looked at each other, and no one dared to speak.
"Judging from your appearance, you are a child from a wealthy family, unlike us. We... just want to survive as long as we don't starve to death." Xiao Si said helplessly.
"Fourth brother, she has trapped godfather. Will godfather beat us to death when she leaves?" A little girl who looked seven or eight years old asked in a trembling voice.
Xiao Si glanced at the little girl, his lips trembling as he didn't answer.
If that was the case, he would take the blame. Anyway, he would not be beaten to death. If he was beaten to death, it would be even better, as he would be able to reincarnate sooner.
"Xiao Si, do you really want to be controlled by that person for the rest of your life?" Yan Ying sighed. "I can take you away."
Xiao Si was slightly startled. Was she taking them away? If they left, would he no longer have to steal things?
"Will it cause you trouble..." Xiao Si asked in a low voice.
He was afraid that his godfather would find her and take revenge on her.
She had nothing to do with them, and it wouldn't be worth it if she got into trouble by helping them.
"Since you know that I am a cultivator, I am naturally not afraid of him." Yan Ying looked at the man who was shouting outside the door.
For ordinary people, monks are not to be messed with.
There are only a few people in this world who have the spiritual roots to practice cultivation, and most people are unable to practice.
These children are ordinary people who are unable to practice cultivation.
Even if they cannot practice cultivation, their lives can still be full of wonderful things and they should not be trapped in this muddy alley.
"Fourth brother, let's run." The dark-skinned little boy looked at Xiao Si and said.
Yan Ying's eyes fell on Xiao Si, thinking that Xiao Si should be the leader of these children. If he agreed, they could leave.
Xiao Si was a very handsome boy with sharp features, but he was too thin and looked a little fragile. His clothes were tattered and his shoes had several holes in them.
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