New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

Fulun and the others stepped forward, protected the little beggars behind them, and said coldly, "We don't want to eat, and we don't want to stay in the hotel."

The waiter was frightened by their aggressive look and sweat broke out on his forehead. He wanted to say something but dared not speak. He quickly asked the four thugs who were standing in front of the door and dared not move to come back.

It seemed that those little beggars were protected by someone. Fortunately, he did not hurt anyone on his own initiative, otherwise, he would be finished.

Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and under the mocking gazes of the other onlookers, he went into the restaurant dejectedly with a few thugs.

Fulan looked back at the little beggars, counted them, and found that there were eight children, five boys and three girls, all of them were covered with scars.

Everyone who saw this had a look of heartache in their eyes.

The children looked at the adults in front of them who were dressed in clothes that looked either rich or noble, and then looked at the children who were dressed exquisitely. They knew that they had met a noble person, and if they behaved well, they might be able to escape the fate of being beggars and being despised by others.

Thinking of this, the boy in the lead limped forward. It turned out that his right calf was broken. When he walked, his right leg could only drag on the ground, which was horrifying to see.

The boy first walked up to the adults, his tender little face full of surprise. He looked around, as if to see if those who were staring at them were still there. Seeing that no one was staring at them, he felt a little worried and determined. No matter what happened today, he had to ask the noble people to help them escape from the suffering. Otherwise, he was afraid that the mission would not be completed and they would be beaten more severely.

Thinking of this, he saluted to the adults in a formal manner and said, "Please save us, adults. We were all kidnapped by the beggars. Please help us."

When Huo Chengyue and the others heard this, their faces turned ugly. All of these children were pale and thin, ragged and covered with scars. They had already guessed it in their hearts, but they didn't dare to confirm it. Now...

Fulun looked around and saw that there were still people watching. He pretended not to hear anything, then smiled and said, "Today is our young lady's birthday, and we decided to treat a group of little beggars to a meal. Coincidentally, you are about the same age as my young lady, so I'll treat you.

Let's go to the restaurant across the street and have a good meal."

The children's eyes lit up after hearing these words, and they drooled with excitement and anticipation, but no one dared to move. They all asked their eldest brother for his opinion.

The people around them also booed continuously. Why didn’t they get their turn for such a good thing?

The boy's eyes sparkled with hope, and he hurriedly greeted them with his brothers and sisters, "Thank you Miss, thank you adults."

The children's hoarse voices rang out one after another, making the listeners feel sad.

Everyone took these ragged children to the restaurant opposite the restaurant. As soon as they entered, the waiter came to greet them tactfully. He did not show any disgust towards the little beggar behind them and took everyone to the private room on the second floor.

When Fang Duobing passed by, he threw a silver ingot to the waiter and asked him to prepare some water and a few sets of clothes so that he could give the kids a bath and a change of clothes. He said the extra money would be given as a tip.

The waiter took the silver with a smile on his face and went to prepare it without stopping.

Everyone arrived at the private room, sat down one by one, and began to question the group of children.

The boy, who was about ten years old and the oldest among the children, said that as far as he knew, he was taken here by Paikako when he was five years old. At that time, there were a group of other children with him, and they were all trapped in a small house.

There were countless children imprisoned there. The well-behaved and good-looking ones would be sold to others to be their children. Most of the girls were sold to brothels or to wealthy families.

Those who are crybaby, noisy, not good-looking, or want to escape will be beaten and crippled, forced to become beggars, taking advantage of other people's sympathy or begging for money.

Some of the smart ones who could run fast were taught to be thieves and steal things.

Those beggars didn't care about the lives of these children at all. There were so many children anyway, it didn't matter if they were injured, disabled or dead. They could just kidnap some new children when the time came.

The boy's name was Xiao Wen. He only remembered that his surname was Wen, but he didn't remember his specific name. He and his younger brothers and sisters depended on each other, so they listened to him very much.

After listening to Xiao Wen's story, the private room fell into silence.

After a long while, Xiaoyanzi was the first to slam the table in indignation. Her hands and face turned red from slamming. Her childish voice was filled with anger. "Those beggars are so abominable, so abominable! I must ask my father to execute them all!"

The others also nodded in agreement. Those who beat beggars were simply too abominable and should be executed if they met them.

Fulun frowned and asked for some details, then said, "Don't worry, those beggars will be caught, and those children will be properly arranged."

At this time, the waiter knocked on the door, and after entering the room, he said to the old man who gave the money, "Dear guest, the hot water in the two rooms next door is ready. These children can go and wash and change clothes."

Fang Duobing nodded and said to the children gently, "Next, you will go to the next room, divided into two rooms for men and women, to change clothes and wash up. After that, we will send someone to find your family. If we can find them, we will send you home. If not, we will make other arrangements."

After saying this, he glanced at Fulun, and when he saw him nod, he sent the waiter to find a man and a woman to help the children change clothes and wash.

The waiter responded and went to find two people to help the children wash and dress.

Di Feisheng glanced at Fang Duobing and a hint of admiration flashed across his eyes. This guy handled the situation quite well.

Fulun said, "The matter of beggars should not be underestimated. I will go back and send people to investigate where those beggars gather and find those children as soon as possible."

After saying that, he glanced at Xiaoyanzi, who currently had the highest status. Xiaoyanzi nodded at him seriously, "Yes, Uncle Fulun, you must catch those bad guys and rescue those poor children."

Fulun smiled at her soothingly, then glanced at the others and warned, "Then I'll leave the princesses to you. You must protect them well. As for the children, I'll send someone to take them back later. After investigating their identities, they will be sent to their respective homes. If their families are not here, I'll make other arrangements.

We will leave for Divine Doctor Valley tomorrow. I may go there or not. If I don’t go, I will tell you in advance.”

Everyone nodded to show that they understood.

Since it was indeed time for dinner, after Fulan went back first, everyone ordered a large table of food at the restaurant so that the children could have a full meal.

After being washed and dressed up, the children looked even more miserable and pitiful. Each of them had scars all over their bodies, with either broken hands or legs. They were so pitiful that it made people feel distressed.

As the successor of the Valley of Divine Doctors, Huo Chengyue saw them in this state and asked them to eat well first. After the meal, she would carefully examine their injuries to see if there was any possibility of recovery.

But after taking her pulse, her face turned very ugly.

Duanmu Qing asked tentatively, "Can't it be cured?"

"It's not that they can't be cured, but it's hard to cure. Most of the scars on their bodies were caused by being beaten again after they healed. Even their bones were the same. Some were twisted and broken alive, and some were broken... It's hard to imagine how these children survived until now. They are so pitiful."

As Huo Chengyue spoke, he sighed with heartache.

After changing their clothes, seven or eight children squeezed onto a small bed and sat, allowing this gentle and beautiful aunt to take their pulse.

Even if they heard the news that the disease was difficult to cure, they did not feel disappointed or painful. They have been through this for all these years, and they would naturally be very happy if it could be cured. If it could not be cured, it didn't matter, as they had already gotten used to the pain.

The youngest of the group of children was only four years old, the same age as Xiaoyanzi. She was a little girl. She raised her head timidly, dragged her broken hand, and carefully pulled Huo Chengyue's sleeve with her right hand. She said timidly, "Auntie, don't worry about us. We are fine."

Huo Chengyue and Duanmu Qing felt even more sad after listening to this. It was heartbreaking to see this child who was the same age as Xiaoyanzi, now covered in wounds.

It also reminded Huo Chengyue of Xiaoyanzi's previous life when she was an orphan and wandered the streets. She must have suffered a lot of grievances. It was only because she was smart that she was able to escape danger many times and had good opportunities.

Thinking of this, she touched the little girl's rough hair lovingly and said softly, "Don't worry, Auntie will definitely find a way to treat you."

She thought to herself that perhaps, she should use spiritual spring water to assist, and then it should be more convenient to treat. She didn't know if those children were all like this, with broken bones and arms and legs, which would be really difficult to repair.

After washing, the children stayed in a room. They were extremely well-behaved and didn't make any noise. There was a hint of fear in their eyes, as they were afraid that they would be beaten if they were not careful.

At this time, Xiaoyanzi and the other two knocked on the door and came in. Each of them was holding a few candied haws in their hands, and they had also bought some delicious candies.

As soon as she entered the house, Xiaoyanzi was like a butterfly, happily taking the candied haws to share snacks with the children.

"Look what delicious food we brought you. It's candied haws. It's sour and sweet and very delicious. You can have them all. No need to fight over them."

As he spoke, he motioned for Ertai and the others to follow him and share the food with them.

Fang Duobing and Di Feisheng were leaning against the door respectively, their eyes full of love for Xiaoyanzi. This little girl, at a young age, had a loving and kind heart. Because they felt sorry for these children, they took the initiative to suggest buying some delicious snacks to share with them after dinner.

She is only four years old, but she is incredibly well-behaved.

When the children saw so many delicious snacks, including the candied haws that they usually only saw others eating, they excitedly grabbed them and ate them ravenously, shedding tears of sadness as they ate.

The sweet and sour taste is something they had wanted to eat for a long time but never got to eat. Occasionally they would pick up something that others had dropped on the ground, which was also mixed with dirt. The taste was sour and sweet mixed with dirt, and it was also very bitter. It was not as delicious as what they have now.

Seeing these children so excited that their eyes were filled with tears because of some candied haws, and some younger ones even almost burst into tears, made everyone feel very uncomfortable.

Others just felt sorry for these children, but Xiaoyanzi was the only one who could empathize with them. She had once been a wanderer like this. At that time, she didn't have enough to eat, couldn't wear warm clothes, let alone have a bite of candied haws.

At that time, she thought that as long as she could have enough food and warm clothes one day, she would die without regrets.

Who could have thought that in her previous life she had such a wonderful destiny, met so many good friends, and became a princess of noble status.

She could not have imagined that in this life, her parents were still alive, she had become everyone's darling, and her childhood sweethearts were all by her side. Many times, she wondered if she was the happiest child.

Now, when she compares herself to these children who were abducted by the beggars, she thinks so even more. She feels that she is so lucky, really.

"Eat slowly. We've bought a lot more. Don't worry. You are free now. You don't have to worry about anything anymore."

Seeing that some of them were eating cautiously, savoring the food in small bites, while others were eating in big mouthfuls because it was their first time eating this sweet and sour snack, Xiaoyanzi sniffed and couldn't help but say.

The oldest boy, Xiao Wen, looked at everyone with gratitude, tears in his eyes, "Thank you all, thank you."

Finally, he looked at the little girl in gorgeous clothes with great emotion. He knew that she had the highest status among these people. Although she was the youngest, these people basically regarded her as the leader. He also heard that they were rescued on the street because they wanted to celebrate the birthday of this young lady.

Although he didn't know whether this was true or not, it did not prevent him from expressing his heartfelt gratitude to her.

So he bowed deeply to Xiaoyanzi, his gratitude overflowing with words.

Xiaoyanzi didn't want to look after all the patients in the room anymore. She asked her aunt to try her best to treat them and to ask for any doctor they needed, and then she left the room.

Ertai and Huo Yuqi were left behind by Huo Chengyue to help calm the boys.

Fang Duobing and Di Feisheng followed Xiaoyanzi to protect her. Seeing that she looked depressed, Fang Duobing asked curiously.

"Why do I feel like you can empathize with them at such a young age? But didn't you grow up in luxury? This should be the first time you've encountered such an incident, why do you look so sad?"

Little Swallow walked to the next room, climbed onto a small stool, and looked out the window at the people laughing and buying and selling things. She sighed softly, seeming mature despite her young age.

"I don't know either. I just felt like I was having a dream. In the dream, I was a little beggar without parents. I was just like them. Because no one protected me, I didn't have enough food or warm clothes. I was always wandering the streets, always begging.

Often, because they were so hungry that they could no longer bear it, they would steal other people’s food and then be beaten to death.”