"Thank you, sister." The boldest child spoke up, and the others slowly followed suit.
Zhu Yanyi smiled and handed them the water. She watched them drink and eat their dry rations. Meanwhile, Yan Aohan went to handle the follow-up issues. Zhu Yanyi’s current task was simply to take care of the seven children.
About an hour and a half later, Yan Aohan returned. Seeing that Zhu Yanyi and the children were safe, she felt relieved. "Luo Gang has already caught that 'Third Sister,' and Li Yang is going after 'Old Five.' Once we get confirmed information, we will raid the buyers tonight."
"So, you don't need to handle this anymore," Zhu Yanyi understood.
Yan Aohan nodded. "For this kind of thing, I only give directions. I rarely act personally. Besides, it’s too simple; it doesn’t require my hand."
Zhu Yanyi tilted her head, looking at Yan Aohan with a light smile. "You seem very arrogant. That’s not right. One should be humble."
Yan Aohan raised an eyebrow. "Do I need to be humble? I heard Doumiao say that excessive humility is actually hypocrisy. Do you want me to be a hypocrite?"
"Never mind," Zhu Yanyi waved her hand directly. She knew she couldn’t win an argument with Yan Aohan, so it was better to stay silent. Yan Aohan didn’t press the point and instead said, "Can these children walk? If they can, I need to take you all away from here. Luo Gang is in charge, and Ma Zhongyuan will assist. More personnel will arrive later. Our current task is to get the children out of here first."
Zhu Yanyi glanced at the seven children. "They have basically recovered." The water she had given them was diluted Spirit Spring water, so restoring their strength was no problem at all.
Yan Aohan understood from her words and nodded. "That’s good. In that case, let’s prepare to leave."
Zhu Yanyi naturally agreed. She and Yan Aohan led the children away. There were no cars in this area, so their immediate goal was to get the children to the nearest airport to fly out. First, they needed to reach the national highway nearby.
It might seem like a simple task, but for these children, it was not easy.
The oldest child was only ten years old, and the youngest looked to be five or six. Walking in this terrain, they could not move fast. Zhu Yanyi was actually quite impressed by the traffickers; they had managed to lead seven children all the way to this remote place.
"Tell me if you are tired," Zhu Yanyi said carefully, watching over them. "Hold the hand of the person in front of you. Walk slowly. Don’t worry."
"Sister, are there snakes here?" a little boy named Tiantian asked.
"There are snakes here, but have you forgotten that I am a doctor? I won’t let snakes come near you, so don’t worry," Zhu Yanyi smiled and comforted her.
"Actually, I’m not worried about being bitten. I was thinking, if there are snakes, can you catch one for me to make snake soup?" Tiantian’s small face was very serious.
"(⊙o⊙)…" Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan were surprised that this little child had such big guts.
Yan Aohan chuckled from the side. "Good boy. You have courage. If there is a snake later, we’ll catch it and have this sister make snake soup for you." He praised him.
Tiantian looked a bit shy. "I just really want to eat snake soup. In my family, my grandma makes the best snake soup."