Chapter 2: An Eye for an Eye, Top-Tier Medicine

The man let out a muffled grunt, his eyes widening in disbelief as he stared fixedly at Tang Xin. His body went numb in an instant, and he collapsed straight to the ground.

"Thud!"

"Second Brother!" The leader of the group exclaimed upon seeing this, rushing over with quick strides.

"Uncle, Uncle, what’s wrong? Uncle?" Tang Xin also put on a panicked expression, grabbing the man’s hand and shaking it vigorously.

The two sisters standing to the side were even more shocked. They knew that the man’s collapse must have been the girl’s doing, yet they hadn't seen how she struck or how she had reduced the man to his current state. However, seeing the situation now, a faint glimmer of hope rose in their hearts that they might be able to escape from these devils...

The children in the cage all crowded against the bars, wanting to know why that man had suddenly collapsed, unable to speak or move. At this moment, aside from the twin sisters, no one suspected that it was Tang Xin who had taken the man down.

"Second Brother? Second Brother, what’s wrong with you?" Several men gathered around, lifting the man off the ground. At this point, they didn't even spare a glance for the three children standing nearby; their entire focus and attention were fixed on their brother.

Tang Xin moved closer to the three of them without a trace, her voice sounding crisp and innocent: "Uncle, did this uncle have a stroke? I heard people say that when you have a stroke, you end up like this—unable to speak or move."

The man being held up heard this and was so enraged that blood rushed to his head; his face turned beet red. He wanted to get close to them—he knew this brat was the one who had done this to him—but he couldn't utter a single word. Finally, unable to catch his breath, he passed out cold.

"Second Brother!"

Very good, this is the moment!

She seized the opportunity, forcefully thrusting the sharp object in her hand into the acupuncture points behind the necks of the two men beside her. The movement was fluid and completed in one go, giving them no chance to react. Watching the two men grunt and collapse one after another, she quickly jumped away, looking at the leader with a beaming smile.

"Uncle, don't worry. These two uncles didn't have a stroke; they just fainted."

"You!"

The man looked at her in shock, never expecting that his brothers would be taken down by a child. He roared in anger, "You little brat, you're looking for death!" A cold, murderous intent erupted in his eyes. He drew the large saber from his waist and slashed fiercely at Tang Xin.

Seeing this turn of events, the children in the cage pressed nervously against the bars. Looking at the keys hanging from the waist of the fallen man, they shouted in unison, "Quick, get the keys and save us!"

"Get the keys first!" Tang Xin shouted. She crouched slightly, waiting for the man to step forward and swing his saber down. Given her current physical condition, she could only win by catching him off guard; success or failure depended on this final strike!

"Okay!" The twin sisters quickly stepped forward to take the keys from the man's waist and ran to the cage to unlock it. Just as Tang Xin saw the man’s saber descending with fierce killing intent, she lunged forward, rolled on the ground, and threw her body forward, the sharp bone in her hand simultaneously piercing the acupuncture points at the man's waist.

"Hiss! You brat..."

The man’s body stiffened, maintaining the motion of his downward swing. His eyes stared fixedly at Tang Xin, his entire body rendered immobile in an instant. He fell straight backward, hitting the ground with a loud thud.

"Uncle? Did you have a stroke too?" Tang Xin stepped forward with a beaming smile, took the saber from his hand, tossed it aside, and squatted beside him, resting her chin in her hand as she watched him.

"Ah! We’re finally out! We’re finally out!"

As the dozen or so children emerged from the cage, they jumped and cheered with excitement. Some even began to cry, snot and tears streaming down their faces. After a while, once their emotions had settled, they cautiously gathered around, looking at the few men lying motionless on the grass, their eyes still filled with obvious fear.

"A-are they dead?"

Tang Xin turned back and smiled at them: "Not yet."

"Then if they wake up later, won't we be unable to escape?" A little boy retreated tremblingly, looking at the men on the ground in terror, afraid they would stand up again.

"Don't worry, they won't be waking up for a while." Tang Xin stood up, tugged at her tattered clothes, and took a sniff. A foul odor hit her, and she couldn't help but wrinkle her nose in disgust.

Hearing her words, the dozen children looked at her with starry eyes, saying with admiration, "You're so amazing!"

Tang Xin curled her lip at this. She was a person who had lived two lifetimes; did they think she was just a little brat like them?

Looking at the dozen children before her, then at the few children who had been tortured to death, her gaze shifted, and she said craftily, "Do you want to deal with them?"

The children looked at each other, asking curiously, "How do we deal with them?"

"Hehe, come, let's lock these people up first."

Because she had saved them, they obediently listened to what she said. They nodded in unison and dragged the four men into the cage and locked it.

"Alright, you go dig a pit and bury them first!" She pointed to the children who had died, then added, "I'm going to pick some herbs. Wait for me here after you've buried them; don't go away."

"Okay." The dozen or so children nodded and began to dig. Looking at the children who had been tortured to death, tears welled up in their eyes again. They wiped them away with their dirty sleeves and continued digging.

Tang Xin found some herbs in the woods, used a stone to crush and mix them together, and ran back. Seeing the children sitting on the grass waiting, she walked over, opened the cage door, stuffed the herbs into the men's mouths, and locked the door again.

"Alright, you should go now! Go home. It's better if you don't see what happens next, lest it dirty your eyes."

Hearing this, the children exchanged glances. One of them asked, "You said we should go home? But we don't know how to get out of this forest. It's too big, we'll get lost. What if we run into bad people again?" He looked at her uneasily; after what they had been through, they were terrified.

"I don't dare go back by myself either, I'm afraid of meeting bad people, wuu wuu..." A little girl also chimed in, and thinking of what happened after they were captured, she began to cry.

Seeing this, Tang Xin looked at the forest and sighed softly. These children were only about five or six years old, and the forest was so vast; if she really let them go on their own, they probably wouldn't make it out. Fine! She would be a good person to the end and help them a bit more.

"Alright, alright, then wait for me a moment, I'll take you out." She had originally wanted to stay and see the reaction of these men after eating the potent aphrodisiac, but who knew these little brats would be such cowards.

Hearing her words, the children nodded happily. Because she had been able to handle the men and save them, they all felt that they would be safe as long as they followed her.

Tang Xin picked up a tree branch from the ground, walked to the cage, and poked the men: "Hey, wake up!" Filthy men who like to mess with children? Then she would let them mess with each other to their heart's content!

The medicinal effect slowly took hold. The four men, locked in two separate cages, slowly woke up. As if remembering something, they suddenly flipped over and sat up, only to find themselves inside the cages, and were instantly struck with astonishment.

"Damn brats! Let us out now!"

"Hee hee, Uncle, you're awake!" Tang Xin stood by the cage, looking at them with a beaming smile. Her eyes, glowing with an eerie light, swept over them, making the men's skin crawl.