After hearing Lotta's words, Xia recovered from the huge shock. She touched the tears on her face with her fingertips, "I... cried?"
Lotta didn't say anything, just took out the paper and handed it to Xia, who silently took it and wiped the tears from her face.
Jiang Yingbai took out the map and looked for nearby towns. Soon she had her target. Pingyu Town, 30 kilometers west of Hongshi Town, would be reached by walking west for a few days and nights to Liberty City.
Liberty City is the most prosperous, largest and most populous city in Plata, where the Royal Palace of Plata is also located.
After determining the route, Jiang Yingbai decided to find a place nearby to rest for one night before setting off.
It was impossible to travel overnight, after all, they still hadn't rested for a long time.
The three of them continued on their way, and no one spoke a word along the way.
While walking, the three of them suddenly found a house on the roadside.
The house is medium-sized and very dilapidated. It stands in the jungle, surrounded by trees. The walls are covered with unknown vines with small light-colored flowers blooming on them.
The windows were broken and it was pitch black inside.
Lotta knew at a glance that this was an abandoned house, and he asked, "Should we rest here tonight?"
Xia always looked lost. She was still thinking about what happened tonight.
Jiang Yingbai thought for a while and agreed.
The three of them walked over and approached Hou Jiang Yingbai and found several clear shoe prints on the steps at the door. The shoe prints were very large, about size 46.
Jiang Yingbai was still thinking about when the shoe prints were left, but Luo Ta had already kicked the door.
The damp and dilapidated door was kicked hard by Lotta, and a door panel cracked open with a crack.
Lotta kicked again and the door panel broke completely. Lotta reached out to push the door panel next to it.
Before they could push away, something happened that shocked Jiang Yingbai and Luo Ta.
There were actually footsteps coming from inside.
A light came on in the dark house, and Luo Ta took a few steps back and hid behind Jiang Yingbai, looking inside with vigilance.
The door was pushed open from the inside, revealing a fierce face.
After seeing the face of the person inside clearly, Jiang Yingbai's pupils dilated, and another face popped out from inside, also that of a strong man.
Lotta shrank.
These people were the ones who kidnapped Lotta during the day.
What a coincidence.
Jiang Yingbai turned around and wanted to leave. The strong man stretched out a hand from inside and grabbed Jiang Yingbai who wanted to leave.
A low voice came from inside, "What do you want?"
Jiang Yingbai raised his eyes and looked at him.
"We are villagers from Hongshi Town next door. There was an earthquake there tonight. Our home was destroyed and we were forced to flee. My family and I walked for a long time and saw that the house was very dilapidated and thought no one lived in it."
Jiang Yingbai paused slightly, "Since there are already people, we won't disturb them."
Jiang Yingbai forcefully pulled out the hem of clothes that the strong man had grabbed, turned around and wanted to leave.
Several strong men walked out of the room, all holding swords in their hands, and they surrounded the three of them step by step.
Jiang Yingbai didn't act rashly. She was actually curious about what these people were doing.
The brawny man who opened the door had a false smile on his face, "So that's it. We are all guests. Of course you can stay here, but you need to pay a small amount of money."
Jiang Yingbai pretended to be nervous and backed away slightly, "But..."
The strong man's smile became even happier when he saw Jiang Yingbai's appearance.
"We just want a small amount of money to spend. If you don't give it..."
The strong man raised his chin and motioned Jiang Yingbai to look behind him.
Jiang Yingbai trembled and took out the money from his pocket and put it into the strong man's hand, "I only have so much..."
Converted to the currency of Jiang Yingbai's original world, it was about 100.
The strong man looked disgusted, and his eyes turned among the three to examine their clothes.
During the day, in order to blend in and become ordinary members of Hongshi Town, the three of them bought some ordinary clothes in the town and changed into them.
Several strong men approached the three of them little by little, "That's it? Bring out more."
Jiang Yingbai began to rummage through his pockets and found a few crumpled bills, "There really aren't any more..."
The strong man accepted it with disgust and gestured, "Tie him up and take them away."
Jiang Yingbai's face changed drastically, "You..."
The strong man stared at her, and Jiang Yingbai had no choice but to shut his mouth.
The strong man cast his gaze on Lotta, "That one over there, why do you keep your head down? What are you hiding from?"
After saying that, he walked over and wanted to raise Lotta's head.
Jiang Yingbai stopped him immediately, "My brother has a skin disease, and his face is very scary with pits. He has low self-esteem, so he keeps his head down, and if he gets too close, he will be infected."
When the strong man heard that it was contagious, he immediately took several steps back and handed the rope to Jiang Yingbai, "You, go up and tie him up."
Under the strong man's murderous gaze, Jiang Yingbai tied up Luo Ta's hands tremblingly.
Several strong men tied the hands of Jiang Yingbai and Xia, and then pulled the three of them into the room. The lighting inside was several luminous stones.
Jiang Yingbai thought that the strong man would throw them into the corner, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as they entered the room, they walked to the left corner. There was a carpet on the ground in the corner.
They moved the carpet away to reveal a cellar entrance, opened the cellar door and pushed the three people in.
After walking through the long underground passage, Jiang Yingbai was even more shocked when he saw what was underground. He stood in the middle and looked in. On the left and right were rooms that could not be seen to the end.
There were several people in each room, probably because of the night, and they were all sleeping on the floor.
The room closest to the exit was unlocked, and immediately there was a person sleeping on the table, like a guard.
Jiang Yingbai realized that something was not simple. She was now even more curious about what the strong man did.
The strong man pushed the three of them into an empty room, closed the door and left.
Jiang Yingbai leaned against the wall after confirming that they had really left.
Only then did Lotta dare to raise her head, "Huh, luckily they are stupid and don't have any suspicion."
Kasumi still looked depressed.
Jiang Yingbai took the dagger out of her backpack. Because her hands were tied, she couldn't cut the rope by herself, so she took the dagger and approached Luota, "Then, cut the rope."
Lotta was a little surprised, "Where are you from?"
"Magic," Jiang Yingbai said casually.
Lotta's dull eyes suddenly lit up, "Wow, what a powerful magic, I've never heard of it before."
Jiang Yingbai's expression did not change, and Luo Ta used Jiang Yingbai's dagger to cut the rope.
Soon the three were free.
Lotta leaned on the iron railing and looked outside, "What on earth do you think this place is? What do they want to do by arresting so many people?"
Jiang Yingbai rubbed his sore wrist, "I don't know, their plan hasn't started yet."
Luota looked back at Jiang Yingbai, "You mean they have to catch a certain number before they start?"
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