Flowers bloom without worries

Late at night, everything was silent, and the whole world was shrouded in darkness. Xiao Chuhan and Lan Xi also gradually fell asleep. However, perhaps because of the new environment, Lan Xi tossed and turned in bed and could not fall asleep peacefully. Her thoughts drifted in the darkness, as if being pulled by some invisible force.

In a trance, Lan Xi seemed to hear a faint cry. The sound was very small, and it was almost imperceptible if you didn't listen carefully. At first, Lan Xi thought she had heard it wrong, but as time went by, the cry became more and more obvious. Finally, Lan Xi could no longer bear the doubts and uneasiness in her heart. She sat up from the bed, put on her shoes, and prepared to find the source of the sound.

Just as Lan Xi was about to leave the room, Xiao Chuhan also sat up from the bed. Seeing Lan Xi's actions, he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Where are you going so late?"

Lan Xi walked to Xiao Chuhan and said in a low voice: "Did you hear any crying? I seemed to hear a little girl crying just now."

Xiao Chuhan frowned, listened carefully for a while, then shook his head and said, "Crying? Why didn't I hear it?"

Lan Xi signaled Xiao Chuhan to be quiet, and the two of them sat quietly by the bed, waiting for the crying to start again. After a while, as Lan Xi expected, the crying sound came again. This time, the crying sound became unusually clear, as if it came from near them.

"Did you hear it this time? There was indeed crying, and I felt it was the cry of a little girl." Lan Xi's eyes were full of curiosity and worry.

"How could there be a little girl crying at such a late hour in such a remote place?"

Xiao Chuhan also felt that something was wrong, so he decided to go with Lan Xi to check out the situation.

A strong curiosity surged in Lan Xi's heart, and she couldn't wait to find out the truth behind this mysterious cry. Xiao Chuhan followed Lan Xi silently, with a determined light in his eyes. They carefully opened the door, stepped into the dark inn, and walked towards the direction where the cry came from. In the moonlight, their figures seemed particularly thin and fragile, but their steps were full of determination and courage.

The inn had already closed, and there was silence all around, with only a faint moonlight shining through the window onto the ground. Xiao Chuhan and Lan Xi stood in the corridor of the inn, listening carefully to the faint crying sounds.

"The crying sound seems to come from underground..." Xiao Chuhan said softly, frowning slightly.

Lan Xi nodded, with a hint of nervousness in her eyes: "Should we go down and take a look?"

Xiao Chuhan thought for a moment, then extended his hand to Lan Xi: "It's a little dark here, you hold my hand, it will be safer if you follow behind me."

Perhaps it was because the cry was too strange that the usually brave Lan Xi couldn't help but feel a little scared. Lan Xi hesitated for a moment, but finally reached out and held Xiao Chuhan's hand.

The two of them walked cautiously towards the room in the basement of the inn. In the dim light, everything seemed particularly eerie and terrifying. Finally, they arrived in front of the room where the crying sound came from.

"The little girl's crying came from here." Lan Xi whispered to Xiao Chuhan beside her.

Lan Xi looked at the tightly closed door and found a large rusty lock on it: "The door is locked. Should we open the lock and go in to take a look?"

"But we don't have the key, how do we open it?" Xiao Chuhan asked.

However, Lan Xi soon showed a confident smile on her face: "This is not difficult."

Lan Xi reached out and took a hairpin from her tied-up hair, then inserted the sharp end into the lock. After a while, there was a "click" sound, and the lock was opened!

Xiao Chuhan looked at Lan Xi in surprise, his eyes full of admiration. But Lan Xi didn't bother to explain to Xiao Chuhan. Lan Xi carefully pushed open the door of the room, and a stale smell hit her face.

When the two entered the room, they were overwhelmed by a strong sense of sadness. They saw a girl covered in wounds, sitting on the ground and crying. Lan Xi approached her cautiously and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

However, at this moment, the crying girl suddenly raised her head and looked straight at Lan Xi. The little girl's face was covered with wounds. This scene frightened Lan Xi so much that she almost lost her balance and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Xiao Chuhan behind her supported Lan Xi in time and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

Lan Xi took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, and replied: "I'm fine."

Perhaps because she suddenly saw two strangers, the little girl seemed very scared. She curled up her body and kept shaking, mumbling softly: "I was wrong... Don't hit me... I know I was wrong..."

Seeing this, Lan Xi's heart was filled with pity and sympathy. She carefully walked to the little girl, squatted down, and said in a gentle and low voice: "Don't be afraid, we won't beat you. Tell me, why are you here? What happened?"

Perhaps feeling Lan Xi's kindness, the little girl slowly raised her head, but there was still a hint of fear and uneasiness in her eyes.

Lan Xi tried hard to act more friendly and tried to allay the little girl's concerns.

Finally, the little girl began to answer with a trembling voice: "I... I was trafficked here..."

Lan Xi couldn't believe what she heard. She widened her eyes and secretly marveled in her heart: In ancient times, there was such a vicious act as human trafficking! This is really unbelievable!