The children who had been rescued were not in good shape, but most of them were still physically fit. A few of them had their legs broken, a ghastly sight to behold. These children were not gifted and had no room for cultivation, so they could not be bought or sold normally. They could only be used to beg on the streets with crippled legs. The seven children had even found a few children stuffed into jars deep in the dark chamber, with only their heads sticking out.
This was the method used to train dwarves and deformed people. First, the target child's body would be fully developed in the jar, and then they would be trained in various eye-catching skills. In other words, they would be the backup candidates for future acrobatics or begging.
Many of the girls who had been rescued were delicate and pretty, obviously unabused. Although these girls were not suffering for the time being, they were constantly on guard against accidents during their growth process. Once their faces were injured, or they grew fat or disabled … they would be sent to hell immediately …
The seven children looked pained as they watched.
"Search carefully! All the assets here are ours! "
Guo Nuanyang said coldly, "We're completing a mission now. We're selling our lives as cashiers. There's no such thing as robbing lives and not wealth. Don't miss out on any bit of wealth! "
"Seven of you, move separately. Merit will be determined by the results!"
Under Guo Nuanyang's command, the seven children split up and moved individually.
It was only when Guo Nuanyang saw the seven children scatter that he sprang out, his face and heart filled with anguish.
The corpses of the three children had to be collected. It did not matter if the children were injured this time, but he really did not know how to explain it to Yun Yang now that three of them were dead.
Guo Nuanyang's eyes widened as he searched around to confirm the situation.
Because after searching everywhere, he could only find a corpse ….
Where were the other two corpses?
Where had they gone?
There was only the corpse of the young boy whose head was smashed to a pulp. Guo Nuanyang had seen the other two clearly. They were dead. Cheng Jiajia had been stabbed in the chest and had suffered a burst of mystical Qi, blowing a large hole in his chest. How could he not be dead with such a severe injury?
As for the other male disciple, he had been stabbed in the chest as well. The mystical Qi that had passed through him had blasted a gaping hole in his back; it was a fatal wound as well.
After suffering such injuries, as long as the injured did not have the cultivation of a Saint or above, there was absolutely no room for recovery.
Even if a Holy Venerable protected him and healed him, it was still difficult for him to survive.
But just like that, how could these two bodies mysteriously disappear?
Guo Nuanyang frowned deeply.
In a corner of the courtyard, the forty to fifty children rescued by the seven little ones were huddled together, shivering like a group of chicks in the cold wind.
The ones with broken legs and the four or five children stuffed in the jars were surrounded in the middle. Their limbs were almost crippled.
Guo Nuanyang sighed, filled with regret as he looked at the children.
He regretted letting those scumbags die so easily. He should have injured them instead of killing them. Then, he would have tortured them bit by bit, letting them live as long as they could, torturing them every day!
He continued to torture them until they could no longer do it anymore. Then, he would save them and continue tormenting them!
Only then would the debt be settled.
Looking at these pitiful children, Guo Nuanyang had no time to think about anything else. He retrieved a few bottles from his robe and distributed one to each of them. These medicinal pills were Dong Qitian's sacred healing medicine, miraculously effective for internal and external injuries. They were especially effective for these children, especially those who were crippled and those who were trapped in the jars with limp limbs.
Guo Nuanyang swiftly adjusted the broken bones of the children with broken legs and reconnected them. He then fed them a healing medicinal pill to ensure that the medicinal effect was sufficient. As for the deformed children who were trapped in the jars with limp limbs, Guo Nuanyang made up his mind and broke the bones of the children's hands and legs before reconnecting them. He then channeled a stream of natal energy and four medicinal pills to each of them to help them reconstruct their bones and muscles, reviving them.
The rest would depend on the spiritual Qi of the Residence of Nine Supremes …
Guo Nuanyang waited for a while after his treatment before he saw the children dragging big boxes out one after another.
Large amounts of belongings were scattered all over the courtyard.
He then went back to move them …
"Humph! Move them all back! "
Guo Nuanyang's hatred grew as he looked at the mountains of resources and treasures. How many children had they harmed to accumulate such wealth?
Guo Nuanyang's brows were still knitted in confusion.
How was he going to explain this when he returned?
It was understandable to say that there were casualties; it was expected.
However, the current situation was that there were too many casualties!
Three of them had fallen in one go!
A 30% loss ratio was simply too much!
What was more, the bodies of two of them were nowhere to be found. It was not a pleasant thing to say.
Yun Xiuxin's gaze wandered; there was sadness in her eyes, but there was also a hint of relief. It was a relief that was so calm that it bordered on indifference.
"Jia Jia's body is gone. Xiao Qi's body is gone as well, "Yun Xiuxin reported after searching the surroundings.
Guo Nuanyang sucked in a soft breath and stared at Yun Xiuxin. The girl's calmness surprised even him.
It did not matter whether she was calm or indifferent, but she could not be cold-blooded!
Yun Xiuxin was still searching, over and over again, confirming it bit by bit.
"Xiuxin, don't you feel sad?" Guo Nuanyang could not help asking looking at the six disciples who were crying beside him.
"Of course I do. How can I not?" Yun Xiuxin looked up. "But master had said solemnly before we left that we would have to go through this sooner or later. Jia Jia and the others are just encountering this earlier. Only those who have gone through life and death can be considered to have experienced the martial world. "
Guo Nuanyang's heart skipped a beat.
"The martial world isn't only about legends and glory. What's most common in the martial world is the separation of life and death, deception, bloodshed, and cruelty. These are the eternal mainstream of the martial world."
Yun Xiuxin paused and continued, "Only when you've truly traveled the martial world and experienced life and death personally do you realize that the ideal world that the youth yearned for isn't the martial world at all."
Guo Nuanyang was speechless.
Boss Yun Yang, what have you been teaching your disciples? This … this is … this is … "Yun Yang thought to himself.
"Stop crying, all of you!" Yun Xiuxin was like a senior sister as she reprimanded them, "What are you crying for? What's the use of crying? Can your tears bring Jia Jia and the others back? You'll all die one day! None of you are allowed to cry. If anyone cries again, I will beat him to death! "
The six little fellows were startled, looking up as if they were looking at the King of Hell.
"You – haven't you always yearned for the martial world to have an endless amount of money to spend, the blink of an eye on a thousand mountains, the luxurious carriages, and peerless beauties? Do you still want it now? Do you still want it? Answer me! "
Yun Xiuxin pointed at a boy's chest fiercely.
"You, and you, don't you fantasize that there are countless masters and swordsmen in the world of martial artists, that you can meet three fortuitous encounters in a single step, and that you can enjoy an endless amount of delicacies … Do you still want that now?"
"You, you, and you …"
"I don't know what's going on in your head every day … You've been shouting about roaming the martial world every day. Hmph! Do you still want it now? Why are all of you mute? Say something, go on blabbering! "
The six little fellows hung their heads low, their eyes still rimmed with red tears. Their sobs were incessant, but they dared not cry out loud anymore.
Finally, another little fellow muttered indignantly, "Weren't you the same before? You were still saying the day before yesterday that you could see immortal pills as soon as you lowered your head in the martial world, that you could obtain secret manuals as soon as you stretched out your hand, that you'd rise to heaven in a single step because of fate …"
"You're still talking!" Yun Xiuxin was enraged. "How dare you defame this eldest senior sister's teachings! Clean the latrine for half a month when you go back! "
The little boy shrieked, "No …"
Guo Nuanyang's brows were twitching as he watched.
He had brought along Yun Yang's disciples this time, so he could not be sure how the other teams were doing. In spite of this, Guo Nuanyang was certain of one thing – the other Residence of Nine Supremes' disciples would never be as calm as his team!
Especially when this team had Yun Xiuxin as its leader.
This little girl was an oddity!
An oddity who practiced martial arts!
The oddity here could only be described in the truest and most direct sense.
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