There are cages below this Taoist temple, filled with boys and girls under the age of twelve.
The oldest of these children was twelve years old, and the youngest looked to be only three or four years old. They looked at Luan Hu and the others in confusion, with a numbness in their eyes that was totally inappropriate for their age.
Luan Hu felt uncomfortable in his heart when he saw this. Not only Luan Hu, but the soldiers who came with him were all jealous and wanted to immediately cut into pieces the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple who were tied up outside.
Luan Hu drew his knife and cut off the chain that locked the cell door. He opened the cell door and took out the children one by one who shrank back in fright but did not dare to cry.
His voice was softer than ever before to comfort them: "Good children, don't be afraid. Your uncles are not bad people. They are here to save you."
The soldiers who followed Luan Hu also opened the cell door one after another and took out the children locked inside. These children were very well-behaved, and even the youngest ones did not cry.
They were brought out obediently, but what is sad is that all the children are numb and have no mood or anger.
Facing the comfort from Luan Hu and the soldiers, he felt nothing until Luan Hu heard the sound of hungry bowel sounds coming from the bellies of the children around him, and hurriedly asked people to bring out steamed buns to fill the bellies of these children.
The buns were newly made by the gang leader soldiers today. They were filled with half of the meat. They were all large pieces of meat and were very fragrant.
Because they were just cleaning up the Lu family and there was no need to march in a hurry, the Huotou soldiers made steamed buns, a food that was not convenient to carry in battle.
When the children who were originally numb saw the buns, their eyes fell directly on the buns, but they didn't dare to come forward and grab them.
But the constant swallowing movements and hungry eyes indicate these children's desire for buns, or food.
When the soldiers handed the buns to these children, the children who were originally quiet and numb suddenly started to move.
While they were trying their best to stuff the buns into their own mouths, they were snatching the buns from other children, and even beating each other, with fierce eyes like wolf cubs.
At first, Luan Hu and the soldiers were stunned by this scene. They did not expect these children to react like this when facing food.
Seeing that these children were ruthless, many children were bleeding in the blink of an eye, so everyone quickly separated these children.
"Don't fight, you can't fight."
"No grabbing, no fighting!"
"Stop it, stop it quickly, it's already bleeding, don't even do it!"
A group of soldiers scrambled to separate these children, but these children were like irrational beasts. All they could think about was beating each other to death to fight for food, and they couldn't stop them at all.
Luan Hu, who was still struggling with the fight, yelled: "Stop fighting him. If he fights me again, all food will be taken back. No one will eat it!"
This sentence of "taking back the food" was more effective than any other method of stopping the fight. The children stopped fighting in an instant.
Luan Hu looked at a group of children with bruised noses and swollen faces. Instead of feeling angry, Luan Hu felt a sore nose. Although they fought fiercely, if they weren't too hungry, why would they have fought so hard.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the heat that surged into his eyes, and said loudly: "Children, the steamed bun uncles are still there. You can take care of the food without fighting."
As he said this, Luan Hu and the soldiers hurriedly took out all the food they had with them, including steamed buns and dried meat.
Zhao Yanhuan is extremely generous to his soldiers, and he is not lenient with various subsidies. Eating meat every day is even more essential.
Although it was not a big fight when we went out this time, those who had a daughter-in-law at home were worried about their husbands, so they brought a lot of extra food with them, fearing that their husbands would not be able to eat well when they went out to fight.
At this time, everyone contributed the food they brought, such as a lot of dried meat pies, and placed them in front of these children for them to eat as they pleased.
Seeing that there was enough food in front of them and the buns in their hands were not taken back, the children who were too frightened to eat began to wolf it down again.
They grabbed everything edible in front of them and stuffed it into their mouths, eating until they started to hiccup. The soldiers were afraid that the children would burst, so they forcibly took away the food.
Although these children were hungry, they also ate and were not simply starving. Otherwise, Luan Hu would not have dared to let these children eat until they were full.
Their bellies were full, and the happiness brought by a full stomach made these children feel alive, and their numb eyes began to recover.
There was a young boy who was stroking his full belly and couldn't help but shed tears.
It happened that the soldier's wife next to this child had just given birth to a little girl for him, which was when the father's love was overwhelming.
Seeing how pitifully the child was crying, he couldn't help but hold him in his arms and comfort him: "Don't cry, don't cry. I know you are suffering. When I get out, I will take you to see Mr. Nanze."
"Nanze-kun is very powerful. She will help you find your parents and let you return to your parents. You will never have to suffer again in the future."
It was okay for the soldier not to comfort him, but when he comforted the child in his arms, he started to cry loudly. When this child cried, other children also started to cry.
For a moment, the sound of children crying and soldiers rushing to comfort them were everywhere.
A little girl hugged Luan Hu's waist and cried for a long time. She was comforted by Luan Hu for a long time before she recovered. She opened her big moist eyes and said to Luan Hu: "Uncle, please save my sister. She was killed by Master Dao." Take her away to make elixirs out of her."
Luan Hu immediately said: "Then do you know where your sister was taken?"
The girl nodded and said: "I know, my sister and I were taken to make alchemy before, but because a Taoist exploded the furnace, so many people were not needed, so I was released again, but my sister is still there There, uncle, please save her."
Luan Hu held back his sadness and said seriously: "Don't worry, uncle will go rescue your sister right now, but you have to lead the way for uncle."
"Now, my uncles are going to take you out of here, but you have been in the dark for too long. Your eyes will not be able to bear it when you suddenly see the sunshine outside. You have to close your eyes and wait until your uncles say it is okay to open them."
If you close your eyes, you won't be able to see what's happening in front of you. Most people will definitely panic, but living underground, these children have long been accustomed to a life where they can't see their fingers.
Even if a torch is occasionally lit, it will not stay lit. Most of the time, these children are kept in the dark and have become very accustomed to the darkness.
In addition, Luan Hu and the soldiers were very kind to them. These children believed in the uncles who rescued them. They closed their eyes obediently and were carried away from this underground prison by the soldiers.
The sunshine outside was very dazzling. The soldiers covered the children's eyes for a long time before letting go and letting the children open their eyes to feel the sunshine.
