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"Three brothers and sisters, are they very skilled in martial arts?" Lu Jintang walked over quickly, his face full of surprise, accompanied by Ya Bao. After hearing this, he hurriedly asked Zhang Daoxiang, the speaker, for confirmation.

"Yes, there are indeed two brothers and a sister. I am sure of this." Zhang Daoxiang answered quickly, her eyes always staying on Lu Jintang, and then added, "And in my opinion, their kung fu may be even better than yours." As soon as she finished speaking, she nodded solemnly to show that what she said was true.

When Lu Jintang heard this, he couldn't help but feel curious and said quickly, "Let's go over and take a look. Maybe it's an old acquaintance of mine!"

At this point, Yabao, who had been listening to everyone's discussion, interrupted: "Speaking of these three siblings, it's really strange. They've been here for almost six months, and I've hardly seen them say a word. Especially that little girl, she just lies there all day, while her two brothers guard her like they're protecting their own children. No one is allowed to get close to her."

"Half a year? You've been here for half a year?" Lu Jintang looked at Ya Bao in disbelief and asked twice in succession.

Ya Bao nodded vigorously and answered with certainty: "Absolutely true! I remember it clearly. They seemed to have come here the day after the Dragon Raised its Head. At that time, we joked that it was not a dragon that came on this day, but a snake, hahahaha..." As he spoke, he laughed and led everyone forward, the number plate in his hand swaying with his steps.

The group slowly walked into the iron cage area where the criminal slaves were imprisoned. As soon as they entered, they were greeted by enormous iron cages, neatly arranged on both sides of the road, like two rows of silent and majestic guards.

There was a narrow but straight passage between the cages, which was obviously specially prepared for people who came to buy criminal slaves so that they could observe the appearance of these poor people more clearly and comprehensively.

Yang Mingxi tightly grasped Lu Jintang's sleeve, a look of panic on her face, and asked in a low voice: "Have they been locked up here all the time? Do they even eat and sleep in here?" Her eyes swept over the rusty iron cages, and a feeling of pity welled up in her heart.

Lu Jintang also carefully glanced at Ya Bao who was walking not far ahead, then put his head close to Yang Mingxi and answered in a voice lower than hers: "That's not the case. This criminal slave market is only open to the public at 3 p.m. every day and is closed at other times. Therefore, these criminal slaves should have other places to rest and live." After speaking, he gently patted Yang Mingxi's hand, as if wanting to give her some comfort.

Hearing this, Yang Mingxi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "So that's how it is. I really thought that they had to do everything from eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, and sleeping in that small iron cage. It really scared me!" As she spoke, she raised her hand and gently stroked her chest, as if trying to calm her nervous mood.

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the front: "Xier, come here quickly, this is it! Come and see how the three brothers and sisters are doing?" The person who shouted was Zhang Daoxiang, who was walking in front.

Upon hearing this, Yang Mingxi didn't even have time to say a few more words to Lu Jintang, and responded anxiously: "Come here, come here, I'll come over and take a look! Lu Jintang, you..." However, before she could finish her words, she had already hurriedly trotted towards the direction where Zhang Daoxiang was.

Just as Yang Mingxi finished speaking, everyone was shocked to see Lu Jintang flash forward like an arrow, quickly leaping forward and quickly surrounding the iron fence in front of him. Then, his deep and slightly anxious voice suddenly rang out: "Brother Sun, Brother Sun, are you here? I am Jintang!"

What was surprising was that despite Lu Jintang shouting so loudly, the man inside the iron fence did not move at all. He sat quietly in front of a girl like a sculpture, like a loyal guard, with no reaction.

Yang Mingxi had just followed closely, and when she saw this scene, the words that she had not yet finished speaking seemed to be suddenly strangled by an invisible hand and stuck in her throat. For a moment, she was stunned and could only stare blankly at the strange scene in front of her.

At this moment, Lu Jintang completely ignored everything else and knelt straight on his knees in front of the iron fence. He gripped the cold, hard railing with both hands and pulled back and forth with all his might, still shouting loudly, "Sun Jiye, are you really Sun Jiye? I am Lu Jintang!"

No matter how hard Lu Jintang shouted, the man inside the fence seemed to be petrified. Not only did he turn a deaf ear to his shouts, but even his movements and expression did not change at all, as if all the noise from the outside world had nothing to do with him.

Lu Jintang widened his eyes and stared at the person in front of him who was indifferent to his calls, and a sense of confusion and anxiety surged in his heart.

He spoke again, his voice rising an octave: "Hey! Sun Jiye, can you hear me? I'm Lu Jintang!"

However, the other party still stood there like a sculpture, as if he was not aware of his existence at all.

Seeing this, Lu Jintang frowned slightly, turned around, and quickly moved to the other guard. He looked at him expectantly, calling out anxiously, "Sun Jizhong, Sun Jizhong, are you Sun Jizhong? I'm Lu Jintang! Don't you remember me?" But no matter how he called out, the man didn't respond, not even raising his eyelids.

Lu Jintang was full of suspicion and looked back around, only to find that the surrounding environment was as calm as usual, and had not changed at all because of his shouting. This strange scene made her feel even more uneasy.

"No, this is not a solution." Lu Jintang gritted his teeth and decided to ask for help from the dental hygienist beside him.

He turned around, rushed to Yabao, stretched out his hand and grabbed Yabao's collar, and asked sternly: "Yabao, tell me quickly, what's going on with these three people? Why didn't anyone respond when I called out to them so loudly?"

Ya Bao was caught off guard by Lu Jintang and immediately turned pale with fear, his body shaking uncontrollably. He stammered, "Sir, sir, I really don't know! The three of them have been like this since they arrived here. I've never even heard them speak."

"Then how do you get them into the iron cages every day?" Lu Jintang's face turned ashen as he glared at the dentist in front of him. He gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words from between his teeth. His voice was so cold that it seemed as if ice chips could fall off.

Ya Bao was frightened by his ferocious look and trembled all over. He answered tremblingly: "They... they just walked here by themselves. It's just... it's just that the girl had a hard time walking and her speed was surprisingly slow. Most of the time, it was the two brothers who dragged her forward with great effort." At this point, he secretly raised his eyes to glance at Lu Jintang's face, and seeing that he was still full of anger, he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at him again.

Lu Jintang frowned and asked, "Did the three of them communicate with each other? For example, talking, making eye contact, or anything like that?"

Ya Bao shook his head in fear and trepidation, and said in a trembling voice: "I really have never seen it! My knowledge about this matter is very limited, and I really don't know anything else! I hope that my madam will be magnanimous and forgive me!" After that, he fell to his knees on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly for mercy.

"How can their kung fu be good if they are so slow to react?" Yang Mingxi said to herself.