In an instant, I reacted. That monster had not only captured little Wang Li, but also many other children!
I couldn't help but feel angry. Although I didn't know why the monster had captured the children, it obviously wasn't anything good.
After the monster beast entered the cave, I waited for another half a minute before stealthily making my way to the entrance of the cave. Originally, I planned to rush into the cave to rescue the children, but the situation inside the cave was unknown. It wasn't appropriate to rush in like this.
While I was thinking, the monster that had gone in earlier came out again. I quickly hid in the bushes at the side and retracted my aura before looking over.
At this time, the monster was carrying a child of about two or three years old. The child was constantly crying, but the monster didn't care. After coming out of the cave, it quickly left in the direction it had come from.
I furrowed my eyebrows.
The monster had taken the child away, and it was very likely that it wanted to harm his life. If I dealt with it, it shouldn't be a big problem, but if I acted rashly and alerted the monster, the other children in the cave might not be saved.
While I was hesitating, there was a sudden rustling sound behind me.
I quickly turned my head and saw a figure rushing towards the cave from the corner of my eye.
Before I could react, he had already entered the cave.
In a hurry, I couldn't see the person's appearance clearly. I could only tell from his figure and behavior that he should be a human.
Could it be that he had also come for the children in the cave?
At this time, the monster from before had already disappeared, so I didn't have much to think about. After thinking for a while, I also followed him into the cave.
The cave was quite cold, and there were drops of water constantly seeping out from the stone walls on both sides. The children must have suffered a lot since they had been locked up here. Since entering the cave, the crying sounds had become louder.
I felt a little anxious, and my footsteps couldn't help but quicken.
Unexpectedly, before I could go far, a black shadow suddenly flashed in front of me. Before I could react, a sharp object was pressed against my throat.
Everything happened very quickly. Just as I was about to move, the black shadow in front of me suddenly shouted my name. "Brother Zhou, why are you here?"
Recognize me?
His voice sounded familiar. However, the cave was pitch-black, and he had used some kind of spell to hide his body. I couldn't recognize him right away.
Seeing that I didn't respond, the man paused for a moment before saying, "I'm Xu Kun."
Xu Kun?
How could it be him?
He's an old acquaintance of mine. I met him during the Phoenix Fledgling Assembly of the Metaphysics Society. Although we haven't had much interaction, I've seen him whenever the Metaphysics Society is involved. That includes the time when the Mountain and Sea Realm was opened, when he was in control of the Eastern Emperor Bell.
Since he was an acquaintance, I was much less vigilant. He put away his weapon and asked me if I had come here for the children.
I nodded and didn't dare to raise my voice. I told him my purpose for coming here.
After listening to my story, he also sent me a telepathic message, telling me that he had discovered that someone had kidnapped a child a few days ago. After searching for a while, he had found this place.
Moreover, he had arrived earlier than me and had already discovered something.
According to him, there were dozens of demonic beasts here, and there was no lack of Yang Spirit cultivators.
Among the dozens of demonic beasts, there was a commander. Although he hadn't seen him before, he estimated that the commander's cultivation base was above Chong Yang. This was also the reason why he had been hiding in the dark to rescue the children.
As for the reason why the demonic beasts had kidnapped the children, he speculated that it was to increase their cultivation base.
However, all of this was still speculation. For the time being, he hadn't figured out the connection between the children and increasing their cultivation base.
After communicating with each other, we found out that our goal was the same. Naturally, we joined hands and moved forward together. Before long, we arrived at the place where the children were imprisoned.
Contrary to my previous speculation, there were dozens of kidnapped children, both boys and girls. Judging from their appearances, they should all be under the age of school.
They were clearly frightened. When they saw us, their cries became louder. At the same time, they retreated, their eyes filled with fear.
I felt sorry for them and quickly comforted them. "Children, don't be afraid. We're here to save you."
As I said that, I looked around and quickly found Little Wang Li.
He was almost four years old, and his body was much stronger than when he was young. He was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, motionless.
I couldn't help but feel nervous. I quickly walked over to check on him. When I found that he was only asleep, I heaved a sigh of relief. I reached out and patted his cheek, calling him a few times.
Wang Li quickly opened his eyes. When he saw that it was me, he smiled and said in a childish voice, "Martial Uncle, you're finally here.
Where's my master? "
This kid seemed to be able to handle things calmly. It seemed that Zhang Kanwen had taught him well.
After confirming that Little Wang Li was fine, I felt much more relaxed. However, when I turned to look at the other dozens of children, I was in a dilemma.
It wouldn't be a problem to take Little Wang Li away, but it would be tricky to take so many children away at the same time.
Firstly, this place was far from the exit. Secondly, there were many demonic beasts here. It was impossible to move fast with so many people. It was inevitable that we would bump into them. If that happened, we wouldn't be able to hide our tracks.
At this moment, I missed the fatty. If he was here, he could use the Monster Refining Gourd to suck the children in. It would save us a lot of trouble.
As I was thinking about this, Xu Kun asked me if I had any way to take the children away.
I wanted to ask him, but since he had asked, it was obvious that he didn't have any good ideas. Feeling helpless, I thought for a while and decided to inform the fatty to come over.
Although it would be dangerous for him to come here, it would be less dangerous than us leaving with these children.
After hearing my plan, Xu Kun nodded in agreement. I took out the sound transmitting talisman and sent a message to the fatty.
However, to my surprise, the sound transmitting talisman seemed to be blocked by something. I couldn't send a message out.
I tried to send a message to Zhang Kanwen, but the result was the same.
There was no other way. Xu Kun and I discussed it again. We decided to let him stay here to protect the children. I would leave for a while and bring the fatty here.
Before leaving, I wanted to take little Wang Li away, but after thinking about it, I felt that it wasn't appropriate.
After all, Xu Kun was still here. If I took Wang Li away alone, it would be unfair to the other children. Secondly, it would make Xu Kun suspicious. After all, we didn't have a deep relationship, so there was no need to create a misunderstanding.
Thus, I left little Wang Li behind and carefully left the cave alone, heading back to the entrance we had come from.
Since I had concealed my cultivation base, the way back was peaceful. There were no traces of any demonic beasts.
Around fifteen minutes later, I arrived at the place where the restriction had been.
However, when I stood still, I found that the gap in the restriction had disappeared.
I then remembered that the fatty had told me that the restriction wasn't easy to deal with. He could only try his best to prevent the gap from disappearing.
From the current situation, it seemed that his cultivation base couldn't support it, so he had to temporarily close the gap.
This was troublesome. Although I could break the restriction by force, once I did so, the demonic beasts here would notice. It would be troublesome to rescue the children.
However, if I didn't break the restriction, the sound transmitting talisman would be blocked, and I wouldn't be able to contact the fatty. How to take the children away would be a big problem.
After thinking for a long time, I couldn't make a decision. I was stuck in a dilemma.
While I was weighing the pros and cons, I suddenly felt an obvious energy fluctuation in the distant forest. I could also faintly hear the sounds of fighting.
I was startled. Only Xu Kun and I were outsiders here. Could it be that Xu Kun had been discovered by the demonic beasts and they were fighting?
I didn't have time to think too much. I didn't care about the previous matter, so I turned around and followed the source of the energy fluctuation.
Not long after, I reached a relatively open area in the forest and found Xu Kun's figure.
It was just as I thought. Xu Kun was fighting with a demonic beast, but the children weren't here.