"Daohua, use the restroom if you need to, I'll keep watch for you over here."
After getting off the carriage, Daohua pulled Yan Wentao and dived into the woods by the road.
"Shh!"
Crouching, Daohua made a silent gesture, signaling Yan Wentao not to speak, and pointed toward the road ahead.
"What's the matter?"
Yan Wentao subconsciously lowered his voice.
Daohua whispered, "See that carriage over there? Doesn't it look like the one we saw at the temple ruins? Let's go have a look."
Without thinking, Yan Wentao immediately shook his head, "No! Daohua, listen to Big Brother Three, once you're done, let's hurry back. Grandmother is waiting for us, and we mustn't worry her. Other matters are not our concern."
He was no longer a child; he had heard plenty about the hardships of life.
In the temple ruins, even those capable folks from the Escort Bureau didn't meddle much. It would be best if they stayed clear of this muddy water.
Daohua fell silent.
Logically, she knew she should not be nosy;
but the thought of the children in the carriage being trafficked to all sorts of unspeakable places tormented her greatly.
"Big Brother Three, let's just sneak over for a look. I've carefully observed them, and those two strong men from yesterday aren't there, only that woman guarding the carriage. I can handle her by myself."
"You?" Yan Wentao looked at the petite Daohua with undisguised skepticism in his eyes and on his face.
Daohua puffed out her chest, "You know how strong I am."
Yan Wentao replied irritably, "What kind of strength is that? You're only slightly stronger than the average girl. I could pin you down with one hand."
"Oh, come on, Big Brother Three, let's not talk about this now. Opportunities slip by in an instant. If those two men return, we'll truly be unable to do anything. Think about it, the children caught in the carriage, they are the same age as me, as Wen Hui. Can you bear to watch them get trafficked?"
Ultimately a kind-hearted person, Yan Wentao, upon hearing this, scratched his head in frustration and said helplessly, "Let's just take a quick look then. If we can help, we will; if not, we'll immediately retreat."
Daohua nodded vigorously, "I know, I promise."
It seemed the heavens were helping them; right as they approached the carriage, it actually drove into the woods by itself.
And then, the carriage started to shake violently.
Before long, two boys, around the age of ten with their hands tied behind their backs, jumped down from the carriage and stumbled into the deeper parts of the forest.
"Damn little brats, daring to ambush me! I'll tear your skins apart if I catch you!"
The burly woman also jumped down from the carriage and chased after them quickly.
Witnessing this scene, a gleam appeared in Daohua's eyes, and she stood up swiftly, running towards the carriage.
Yan Wentao didn't have time to stop her and could only follow.
"Bang!"
Daohua opened the carriage and saw seven or eight children bound inside the crowded cabin, looking at them with terrified faces.
"Big Brother Three, quick, untie them."
Daohua swiftly took the dagger strapped to her calf, jumped onto the carriage, and began to cut the ropes binding the children.
Yan Wentao, upon seeing Daohua take out a dagger, paused, "Daohua, why are you carrying a dagger?"
Without turning her head, Daohua replied, "Who goes out without having one or two self-defense weapons? Big Brother Three, don't talk now, hurry up, the woman will be back soon." Then she turned towards the children in the carriage, "Do you remember where your homes are?"
The children in the carriage first nodded, then shook their heads.
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