In the bamboo forest.
The machine ball was setting traps while keeping an eye on the two children's movements.
Hearing their conversation, it tilted its head and pondered, recalling the Yin world's methods.
Then it continued to bury its head in its work.
This was a human matter; it was just an Underworld ball.
What it had to do was to go all out! Work hard! Defeat the great monsters!
...
And after the one-hour delay ended,
The viewers, also humans, watching the live stream on their phones were shocked.
A chill ran down their spines.
They were stunned and shocked by their own speculations.
"What do you mean? Xiao Xiao Jie is a person, right? Pregnant, and dragged away by pigs??"
"Escaping from here, driven back by pigs... If this isn't a fantasy film, the 'pigs' they mentioned should just be a metaphor?"
"A pregnant woman, pigs at the door, driven back... If I'm not mistaken, this is about being confined, sexual abuse, or something similar?"
Moreover, the people and matters involved were quite a few.
First, the children.
Second, this was a villa area.
Those who could live here were all wealthy and influential.
From their words, it seemed the entire villa area had been booked.
This place was a cage.
Furthermore, to be able to drive them back from outside without alerting others...
"The more you think about it, the more terrifying it becomes!"
"Holy crap, I think I have some impression of this villa area!"
This time, it wasn't just the police; even the ordinary viewers in the live stream immediately sensed that something was wrong.
They started speculating.
And at this moment, a new character appeared in the live stream.
Seeing this face, many people couldn't sit still.
They shot up from their seats.
And the 'big figures' sitting in their offices felt a jolt in their hearts.
They stared at the screen with wide eyes, their limbs stiff.
Only one thought remained in their minds:
—It's over!
Everything is over!
...
Villa area.
Beside the small bamboo grove.
As the two young children poked the ground with branches, pretending to play and chatting,
A tall figure walked out from the balcony on the second floor of the villa behind them.
He was wearing a casual shirt, had thick hair, and was slightly overweight.
He looked around forty, smiling kindly.
"Yaya, Yuanyuan, what are you playing?"
He waved in the direction of the two children, "It's time to come back for dinner."
The girl's pupils contracted, and she instantly felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
Her body trembled uncontrollably.
The next moment, a hand reached out and gently patted her back.
The boy stood up and turned to face the middle-aged man.
A innocent smile appeared on his beautiful face.
"Uncle, Yaya sister wants to play a bit longer, let's eat first."
"Qiao Yuan..."
Yaya looked at the boy, unable to speak.
She wanted to say, don't go.
But she also knew very well that whether they went or not was not up to them.
The boy, Qiao Yuan, turned back and gave the girl a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, I'm a boy."
...
"Holy crap, I know this person! He did a huge charity event last month! Supporting poor children!"
"ヽ(｀Д´)ﾉ These children wouldn't have been selected, would they?! Under the guise of support?!"
Within minutes, the viewers in the live stream had found the middle-aged man's information.
This time, not even computer experts were needed.
Because this person had a considerable reputation in society, and he had just held a charity event last month, so people's memories were still fresh.
Many public accounts and media outlets were still praising him, how he helped poor children, how loving he was...
It was hard to imagine, if what those two children said was true...
"Boys need to protect themselves too!"
"Connecting the context, the boy probably means... he won't get pregnant, so there's no need to worry?"
"Must investigate!"
Must investigate!
Teams of people rushed out from various departments and quickly got into their cars.
Target: Wanshan Villa Area!
...
...
After the boy named Qiao Yuan entered the villa, the live stream camera did not follow.
Instead, it focused on the machine ball that was diligently working.
Heng chi heng chi—heng chi heng chi—
"Ahhh, why isn't the camera going in to see!"
The viewers' minds were still on the young boy, and they were agitated.
They wished they could rush to the villa immediately to see what was going on.
They kept browsing web pages, looking for any related latest news.
When they returned to the live stream, they found that the direction of the comments had changed.
"This gives me goosebumps!"
"Xu Nan, run!"
???
When these viewers looked closely, they realized the comments were about another live stream.
This time, three cameras were operating simultaneously, dividing the phone screen into three parts.
One main screen and two small screens, with the audio primarily from the main screen.
Just now, everyone's attention was drawn to the conversation between the two children, and they hadn't noticed the other two cameras.
Now, seeing it, wow! What's going on?!
...
Compared to the smooth progress on the side of the colorful egg and the machine ball, Xu Nan's situation was much more perilous.
He had just set up a few points for the ground net.
Then he went to bury traps, and as he was burying them, a hand with pale green skin appeared on his ankle.
It was cold.
"What are you doing?"
"What are you doing?"
The owner of the hand crawled out of the soil and asked curiously behind him.
Its mouth was full of sharp teeth.
After a brief moment of stiffness, Xu Nan calmed down.
He casually pried the hand off his ankle and said, "I'm doing something fun."
After taking a few steps away, he glanced at the ghost infant that had emerged from the soil. He discreetly put away the props he was using for the traps.
At the same time, he wondered why the ghost artifact bracelet on his body, which was supposed to hide his aura, had attracted the attention of this ghost infant.
Moreover, before the pale green ghost infant touched him, he hadn't sensed its presence at all.
Coincidence?
No,
The difficulty of this mission was likely greater than they had imagined.
He couldn't alert them before he finished setting up...
"What are you guys doing?"
As Xu Nan took a step back, a new voice appeared behind him.
A ghost infant, exuding a blood-pink aura, emerged from the ground and looked curiously at Xu Nan and the pale green ghost infant.
The pale green ghost infant shook its head and pointed at Xu Nan, "He said he's doing something fun."
"Fun?"
The blood-pink ghost infant tilted its head and stared at Xu Nan for a while.
Suddenly, it licked its lips, "You look delicious."
Xu Nan had lived in the Underworld for a long time and was a naturally born spiritual body.
Coupled with formal cultivation training, his aura was naturally more pure than that of ordinary ghosts.
"Delicious? Where is it delicious?"
Another pale green ghost infant emerged from the ground.
"Do you want to do something delicious? I love eating delicious things the most!"
"Where, where? I want to take it back to eat with mom!"
Ghost infants emerged from the surrounding soil one after another.
As if copy-pasted, in a short while, from a few, they became a crowd.
They were packed densely together, gazing at the delicious food.
"Where's the food? Where's the food?"
"Huh? Why haven't I seen you before?"
A ghost infant looked at Xu Nan.
It instinctively sniffed the unfamiliar scent and immediately exclaimed with joy:
"You smell so good, you must be delicious!"
As soon as it spoke, dozens of eyes that were still looking around turned in unison towards Xu Nan.
Slurp~
The ghost infants licked their lips, as if they had seen a walking delicacy.
...