I asked you to dig wild vegetables to pay off your debt, not go up the mountain to pick up money!

"Mom! Look! That rabbit lantern is so pretty!"

"Xiaobao likes bunnies, mommy will buy one for you!"

There were countless such conversations along the way, and even the children of the Song family were holding their favorite lanterns.

Yu Xiaoyu put one arm around Song Anning's neck and held a small koi lantern in the other hand. She looked up at the crowded streets, brightly lit, and the lanterns in everyone's hands were so beautiful.

"Xiangxiang, pick one too, and I'll buy it for you."

"it is good!"

Xiangxiang stopped at each stall, picked for a while, shook her head in disappointment, and then went to the next one with joy.

It wasn't until the three of them came to an old lady's stall that Xiangxiang fell in love with one of the lanterns at first sight. Song Anning paid for it and saw her holding the lantern carefully, feeling extremely happy.

"Look, sister, do these two little kids look like us?"

"Like, two little kids holding hands and playing together, just like when we go out."

Xiangxiang smiled sweetly, remembering what Song Anning had told her before she left. She scanned it every two or three minutes to make sure everything was safe.

There were too many people on the street, and after walking for a while, the crowd dispersed.

"Xiaoyu, be obedient. Hold onto Sister Aning's clothes. I'll hold you like this and I'll make sure you don't get lost."

Song Anning looked around as she walked. Ever since she held the child in her arms, she always had a feeling:

There are always bad guys who are thinking about the children in their arms.

Not only Xiaoyu, but Xiangxiang as well.

"Xiangxiang, hold on to my arm and don't let go! Don't let anyone step on you to death!

Watch your step! Hey? You kid, you stepped on someone's shoes, apologize now."

Song Anning's attention was highly focused. This wasn't just a lantern festival. She had no thoughts, no thoughts at all! She was only thinking about the two children.

At this moment, a few shouts suddenly came from the crowd. Song Anning had good hearing and heard someone say that there was someone making iron flowers in front.

When they heard that someone was making iron flowers, the crowd became even more crowded. The officers and soldiers shouted loudly and used their bodies to form barriers, forcing people on the street to move forward in batches to avoid congestion.

Moreover, the newly appointed county magistrate was more responsible. He did not allow carriages to enter this section of the road. A railing was installed in the middle of the road. When going, you take the right side, and when coming back, you take the left side. The two roads are just right for both directions.

Although there was still some distance between Song Anning and the sparkler platform, he could still see sparks all over the sky when he looked up, which was extremely gorgeous.

The children were chattering and very excited, clamoring to see the iron flowers.

Iron trees and silver flowers fall, and thousands of stars bloom...

Golden sparks bloomed in the night sky, and the streets instantly became as bright as day.

The government is in order and the people are in harmony, and the iron flowers bring good luck.

May blessings be bestowed upon us, and may all China rejoice.

Good weather and abundant harvest...

Every time the iron flowers are launched into the air, they have different meanings. They represent the people’s expectations for the New Year and their best wishes to everyone.

Everyone looked up at the sky, including Song Anning and Xiangxiang. She had only seen it in videos before, but only after seeing it in person did she understand how shocking the iron flowers were.

Even so, Xiangxiang did not dare to be careless. She concentrated her attention and scanned it over and over again.

"Sister! Something's wrong! The map shows that Yuan is outside the city!"

Looking at the names flashing on the map, Xiangxiang felt dizzy and her voice was shaking.

"Yuanyuan is gone! She disappeared in just a split second! Xiangxiang has been scanning, and she was fine just now!"

There was a cry in Xiangxiang's voice. The fire in the sky disappeared and the surroundings returned to silence. At this time, they also heard people crying around them.

"Child! Where's my child!

"Xiaodouzi! Where are you? Don't scare me!"

"My daughter! Where's my daughter?"

Suddenly, more and more people gathered around looking for the child. Song Anning hugged Xiaoyu tightly and looked around vigilantly.

Something is wrong. Kidnappers only steal a few children. They don't have the ability to steal dozens or hundreds of dolls.

At this moment, Song An Ning felt a black screen in front of his eyes and his arms suddenly became empty.

"Sister! Where's Xiaoyu?"

"How can it be!"

Song An Ning had just wrapped Xiaoyu in her cloak and held her tightly, with only one of the child's hands and a small head exposed.

The two looked at each other and suddenly thought of something. They quickly called Chu Xinlan and asked her about the points.

"Reporting to the master, the points have not changed.

But I remember that the man ranked first really liked children. He always smiled at everyone and often held a child in his arms.

The scary thing is, every time I see him, he holds a different baby!"

"understood."

There was a panic all around, and many adults shouted the baby's name loudly. The voice was heartbreaking and full of despair.

A gust of wind blew by, and Song Anning opened the map, feeling a chill all over his body.

The positioning card showed that the children were currently more than 100 kilometers away from Ping'an Town, but the next second, they had reached Linhai Town, and after staying there for less than a minute, they had arrived in Huaichuan Prefecture.

"Those two are out."

She took Xiangxiang's hand and whispered something. The government also noticed the situation in the crowd. All the officials were mobilized, closed the city gates, comforted the people, and searched every house.

At this time, Wang Ying'er and Liu finally found Song An Ning. Seeing that their daughter's arms were empty, the last bit of hope in their hearts was gone.

"Aning, Xiaoyu...

She's missing too?

Just now, your father was holding Ayuan, and I was holding Yue'er, and in the blink of an eye, the child was gone...

Your second aunt, and your second aunt’s kid are the same…”

Wang Ying'er was out of breath and shaking all over. Song Anning's heart was in her throat. She quickly used the airdrop function to feed her mother a tranquilizer.

She can't be under great stimulation, absolutely not.

Song Anning asked Xiangxiang to stare at the map. She held Wang Yinger and Liu's hands and said calmly:

"Mom, just losing a child is a big deal.

If all the children were gone, that would be an easy problem to solve.

Before the Chinese New Year, my master and I encountered this group of people. They were very skilled in martial arts and were very evil.

I know where their lair is. I will send a message to Master and he will bring all the children back."

Wang Ying'er seemed to be unconvinced. She glanced at the people around her who were crying and shouting, and held her daughter's hand tightly.

"A Ning, are you serious? Where are they? I'll go with you!

There is strength in numbers!"

Song Anning shook her head and heard Xiao Ming's voice again. Their situation was the same.

The Lantern Festival, the Lantern Festival, and the Iron Flower Festival all turned into nothing at this moment.

Finally, the government even called in the garrison outside the city to investigate together, but there was no clue at all. The children of Ping'an Town all disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Don't worry! We will definitely find the child! Now everyone can go back to your homes and wait patiently. The court will definitely give everyone an explanation."

The officials kept repeating these words, and the Song family and the people of Banyue Village stood at the city gate, wiping their tears.

"Aning, what should we do? What should we do?

Tiger is my life..."

"Aning is also a child, don't make things difficult for her!

If the child is lost, we will look for him. There are so many of us. We can find him no matter where he is.

Everyone sighed and said a few words from time to time. The incident happened suddenly and so strangely that Song Erhe, the village head, could not think of any solution and could only organize everyone to return to the village early.

But now that their children are gone, what can they do when they return to the village? Who can sleep well?

Song Anning listened to what everyone said without saying anything until the position of the group of children on the map had not moved, then she stood up.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Second Grandpa, Second Grandma, all the elders of Banyue Village, do you believe in Aning?"

In the dark night, the lotus lanterns in the river glowed with light, and as the water waves flowed, the light reflected by the lanterns flickered.

Faintly, everyone seemed to see Song Anning's determined eyes, just like they did before.

Song Dashan walked forward and looked at his granddaughter standing in the crowd with her back straight. The burden on her shoulders seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and his tears suddenly welled up.

"Believe! I believe Aning!"

"I believe it too!"

"Believe it! Believe it! Believe it!"

"Okay, then you guys go home now, wait patiently, and don't go anywhere.

I will go find Master, my brothers and sisters, and will definitely bring the children back."

"Aning, you..."

The Song family was extremely worried and immediately stopped her and wouldn't let her leave.

Song Anning knew they would do this, so she leaped onto the city wall, waved in the direction of her family, and shouted:

"Since you believe me, just wait for me to come back!

Mother, you must be well and wait for your daughter to come back!"

After saying this, she smiled brightly, took Xiangxiang with her, and disappeared into the night...