“Goddess, a little girl has woken up! The wound on her neck has completely healed, without a trace of injury.”

The little girl had been awake for quite some time, watching silently as Qin Baobao burned the city lord to ashes.

When Qin Baobao looked over, she immediately broke into a big smile.

"Goddess Sister." The little girl's voice was still a bit hoarse, and despite her sore throat, she called out loudly.

"Two of my friends have woken up too, it's amazing. Such long cuts, I never thought they could survive." Arthur and Qin Baobao had spent the most time with her, and seeing such a miraculous thing, they didn't ask any questions, but chose to believe her.

Seeing the children gradually waking up, Qin Baobao felt much relieved; at least they were still alive.

"Children, don't speak yet. Your throats are injured, but you can drink some of the holy water in the basin. I promise you won't become mute, and you'll be able to speak again later."

The children were very obedient, lowering their heads and drinking their bathwater diligently. Their well-behaved and sensible nature was heartbreaking.

"Host, they are so pitiful! Waaah!" The little white bird's eyes were filled with tears.

"Hmm." Compared to the system's sensitivity, Qin Baobao seemed much more indifferent.

Mini System: Host is so cold, I suddenly can't cry anymore.

After another ten minutes of treatment, a total of 11 children were saved, while the other two died forever.

Qin Baobao gave some spiritual spring water to the children who hadn't eaten, then gathered them together and looked at them seriously.

"You must not utter a single word about what happened here. If anyone asks, you must say that the city lord is a wicked man who likes to eat children. If these things are revealed, more people will arrest you like the city lord did. This is a very serious matter, do you understand?"

Upon hearing that they might encounter such a thing again, the children nodded immediately in fright.

Before leaving, Qin Baobao cut out the guard's tongue. She led the children into another secret passage. Even if they encountered things unsuitable for children, the greatest harm to them would be preventing them from facing reality in such an environment.

As soon as they entered, they saw Captain Karin carrying someone out. It was a girl of about fifteen or sixteen, with brown hair and a very pretty face.

"Goddess, I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to find my sister." Kalin knelt on one knee and bowed deeply. Her sister had been missing for a month; she never expected that the city lord had kidnapped her.

“There are still many people inside, and some of them are unwilling to leave. My abilities are limited, so I can only take my sister away first.” Kalin nodded to Arthur and the other person, then carried his sister out.

When Qin Baobao went inside, Kalin said that some people didn't want to leave, so the report was false. But it wasn't just "some"; apart from a few newly arrived girls, everyone else didn't want to leave.

The city lord prepared ample food for them; in an era when everyone was starving, the women were all plump and healthy, unwilling to leave. This contrasted sharply with the perils and hunger outside. No matter how eloquent or persuasive one's words, it would be impossible to sway them.

"We're not leaving, this is our home!"

"There's food and drink here, no worries about vampires, and no work to do. It's practically paradise."

“I have two children, both four or five years old this year. They can inherit the position of city lord in the future. If they go out with you, what will we have?”

“My child is older than you, and if anyone is to inherit the position of city lord, it will be my son.”

They kept talking about children, but there were no children in sight.

Qin Baobao looked around and had a bad feeling. "Where did your child go? Why can't I see the child?"

"The city lord values ​​children most, so of course he moved our children to a safer place."

"They will also teach them to read. The city lord said my son is the smartest and cutest."

"You vixen, all you do is seduce the city lord. So what if he's a few years younger than us?"

"Have you left this place? I mean, wandered around the secret room?"

"I'm younger than you all, you old hag."

“The city lord forbids us from going out. See the dogs on the road? Anyone who dares to run outside will be dragged out and fed to the dogs. As long as we don’t go out, the city lord is still very good to us.” An older woman looked at her suspiciously. “Why are you asking these questions? Where did the child behind you come from?”

She remembered a woman who, relying on the city lord's favor, had secretly run away and returned insane. She kept calling out for her child, whose child had just been sent away a couple of days prior.

As if sensing something, the woman's smile gradually faded, and her eyes stared straight at Qin Baobao.

According to the information gathered in the past two days, the city lord has no children and has never brought them out.

Qin Baobao dared not meet the woman's eyes, feeling a bitter taste in her mouth, as if a thousand pounds were weighing down on her lips, making it impossible for her to open them.

Are we to tell them that while they are dreaming of their sons becoming city lords, on the other side of the wall, the city lord personally killed his own son and turned him into a medicinal bath for his own use?

“Speak up, where is my son? My son is seven years old, and I named him Seth.”

"My son's name is Saiki."

"My daughter's name is Lia."

"I've only been at the City Lord's Mansion for two days and haven't seen your children yet." Seeing the hopeful look in their eyes, Qin Baobao chose to lie. "The wolves on the road have been killed, and the secret passage is safe now. You can leave anytime you want."

After saying this, Qin Baobao led a group of children away in a grand procession. Several girls who had just arrived followed after them, taking food and other treats with them.

The woman was stunned for a moment. What did she mean by "the secret passage is safe"? "You can leave at any time"?

Where is the city lord? Where did the city lord go?

The woman chased after him to the entrance of the secret passage, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked out.

They were led directly into the secret passage and never saw the outside world. They lived a paradise inside, never imagining that the outside was a living hell. Everywhere was dripping blood and rotting corpses.

A wail came from the secret room next door. Following the sound, she found the guards with broken legs and a pile of children's clothes in the corner, including her son Seth's. It was the clothes the woman had specially dressed him on the day he left.

The clothes were here, but where was her son, Seth? Looking at the blood on the clothes and thinking of her lovely child, the woman's tears kept falling.

This is the city lord's underground palace. Just a wall separates them, only a wall. He's eating, drinking, and having fun next door, while his son… his son…

Where is that heartless man? I want to ask him why he did this.

She asked the guards present, but their tongues had been cut out, so they couldn't answer her. They just kept pointing to the large pool on the ground, a dark pool that was empty.

The woman, acting erratically, went out carrying clothes, constantly muttering about her son, just like the madwoman she had seen before.

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