"It seems their initial questioning was aimed at finding out if any of your family members were nearby..."
"Mmm... I wanted to call for help, but they covered my nose with a cloth. I soon felt so drowsy and fell asleep..."
(Sleeping potion? I didn't expect them to get their hands on something like that...)
"When I woke up, I found myself in a very quiet place, with many children my age around me."
"Many... Do you know the exact number?"
"Exactly... including us, there were about 6-7 children..."
"So many?!" Ying's eyes widened in surprise.
"Yes. While they were discussing, my brother untied my ropes and let me escape to find the Millelith for help... But I didn't expect to be discovered so soon after running away. Fortunately, I met Sister Ying in the end... Sister... can you help me? I want to go back and save them..."
"Mmm... Don't worry, I will definitely help you (^～^)"
"Really?! That's great!"
Seeing the little girl regain her spirits, Ying smiled with relief.
"It's good that you've recovered, but didn't you suspect I might be a bad person?"
The little girl shook her head upon hearing Ying's words and said,
"Sister's eyes are nothing like theirs, and there wouldn't be such a beautiful bad sister, right?"
"Hahaha, such sweet words~ Then let me think of a plan (^～^)"
"Mmm-hmm!"
"Mmm... You said they were discussing earlier, did you overhear any useful information?" Ying asked after a moment of thought.
"Useful information... I was too focused on escaping then, I only heard them mention something about converging..."
"Converging... That means there's likely more than one group. So many were captured here alone... How many children are they abducting... Such a large-scale organization should have a base camp..."
"I didn't hear where their base camp is... I'm sorry..."
"No, no, it's not your fault. It's remarkable that you managed to escape for so long under their pursuit at your age. Here, have some fowl meat to regain your strength (^_^)"
"Mmm, thank you..."
Seeing the little girl quickly finish a whole piece of fowl meat, Ying took another one for her from the campfire.
"Eat your fill so you can run better~ I'll hide you later."
"Hide me? Why?"
"Judging by their behavior when they left, they probably don't intend to let us go... They're likely going to call for reinforcements or wait for other groups to arrive before coming back together. So, I'll distract them. After they leave, you should run straight to Stone Gate and inform the Millelith."
"But Stone Gate is quite far from here. If it takes so long to go back and forth, won't you be in danger, Sister?"
"Don't worry, they are no match for me. However, I can't defeat them directly, as they still have the children."
"Huh?! Then what should we do?"
"Mmm... When I rescued you, they didn't get a clear look at my face. So, I plan to pretend to be captured and infiltrate their base camp. See these wheat stalks? I'll secretly scatter them on the ground at night to mark the path. The Millelith only need to follow the wheat to wipe them all out (^～^)"
"Wow?! Sister is so smart!"
"Hehe~ I think so too. By the way, what's your brother's name? I'll see if I can help you find him then."
"Mmm-hmm! His name is Lin Kong, and I am Lin Ying."
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"This..."
"You're not bad people, are you..." (Finally, they're close enough...)
"Hmph... A young girl with such a quick mind... Seize her for me!"
"Huh? Help... Mmph..."
"Got you!"
"Mmph mmph..."
Ying quickly pretended to struggle desperately to break free from his grip, making him believe she had been captured.
"Oscar owes you a statuette, Host..."