Zhu Yanli lifted the thermos provided on the train. It was empty. "I’ll go get some water."
"I’ll go with you." Zhu Yanyi saw this and grabbed a thermos from the neighboring compartment. The two sisters headed to the water area together.
It was Zhu Yanli’s first long trip. Going with her younger sister made her smile brightly. In her past life, Zhu Yanli had been very beautiful. To put it simply, Zhu Yanli looked more like Xie Xinlian, while Zhu Yanyi resembled Zhu Shunyao. So, in her past life, Zhu Yanli was petite and charming, while Zhu Yanyi was only considered plain-looking. With larger bones, she gave a sturdy impression. Although their education levels differed, Zhu Yanyi mostly seemed like an honest person, lacking a sense of fashion.
In this life, thanks to the Spirit Spring, Zhu Yanyi’s appearance still resembled her father, but she had a softer touch. Her skin was crystal clear and snow-white. At first glance, her face seemed plain and unremarkable. Yet, even among many beauties, her radiance could not be hidden. Zhu Yanli, too, had grown taller because Zhu Yanyi secretly used the Spirit Spring to nourish her. Compared to her past life, she was much taller. In her past life, Zhu Yanli never exceeded 1.52 meters even in old age. Now, at sixteen, she was already 1.6 meters tall. By twenty, she would likely reach 1.65 meters. With her looks, she was truly top-tier in appearance.
Even at this moment, everyone saw it. They were a pair of sister flowers. The older one was exquisitely beautiful; the younger one was ethereal and spirited. No one knew where such people came from. Naturally, such beauty attracted unwanted attention.
In a corner of the carriage, a man who looked ordinary saw the sisters getting water. His eyes lit up, filled with calculation, as if he had found prey.
Zhu Yanyi practiced martial arts regularly, so her mental strength was stronger than average. With her special abilities, she quickly sensed that gaze. She glanced casually at the corner, frowned slightly, and realized she had encountered a human trafficker.
Human traffickers were still rampant. They often found targets, drugged them, and sold them to remote mountain valleys. Zhu Yanyi had seen news in her past life about a valley where most women were trafficked. When they first arrived, they resisted. But the locals tortured them mercilessly. Eventually, they had to submit. The first to submit felt unbalanced when new victims arrived. They didn’t want them rescued, so they colluded with the locals to suppress the new arrivals. Batch after batch, their spirits became numb. By the time it was discovered, eighty percent of the women in that village were trafficked. It was a tragedy of that era.
Seeing Zhu Yanli’s happy expression, Zhu Yanyi knew her sister’s charm. In her past life, she was a sixty. Now, she had bloomed to a ninety. The remaining ten points needed life’s polishing. No wonder the trafficker had targeted them.
"Sister, let’s go back quickly."
"What’s wrong?" Zhu Yanli’s heart skipped a beat.
"I suspect there’s a trafficker on this train. Let’s go back first and see what happens next." Zhu Yanyi whispered, hiding nothing from Zhu Yanli.
Zhu Yanli trusted Zhu Yanyi’s instincts. Startled, she just nodded. The sisters quickly filled their thermoses and returned to their soft sleeper carriage. Zhu Yanyi paid slight attention and indeed saw the man following at a distance. However, she couldn’t enter the soft sleeper section yet. She could only determine which carriage they were in, not which specific compartment.