Four or five people who had escaped were hiding under a bridge.
They were still shaken by what had just happened, having watched their companions burst into flames and turn to ash before their eyes. They had no idea why it happened, and dark thoughts immediately occupied their minds.
Such as, "He who does much evil will surely meet his end."
Or, "There are gods three feet above your head."
"What exactly happened just now? What did Third Brother have on him?"
"I don't know, he just burst into flames."
"Could that little girl have done it?"
The gazes of several people fell on Zhu Zhan. The woman snarled, "You little bitch, did you do this?"
Zhu Zhan looked at her sharply but said nothing.
Besides the two of them, the remaining four or five children were unconscious. Those people had drugged them to quickly take them away.
But this little girl hadn't been drugged, nor had she tried to escape. She had simply followed them.
The woman's hair stood on end, a shiver of fear running through her.
"What's wrong?" the leader, supporting her from behind, asked.
"She came out with us on her own."
The others seemed to finally realize it and their eyes all fell on her. The old woman who had taken Zhu Zhan earlier didn't quite believe it and stepped forward first, intending to grab Zhu Zhan.
Zhu Zhan took two steps back. The old woman followed, advancing. The bridge underpass wasn't large, and with so many people, another two steps would mean falling into the water.
"Old Ying, wait..."
With a splash, the old woman fell straight into the water.
It was a relatively new stone bridge. It was June or July, and the water was deep enough. Saving someone would be relatively easy.
Watching their companion struggle in the water, the leader of the traffickers found a vine from somewhere and lowered it for the old woman to grab.
The old woman gripped the vine with both hands. Just as the man began to pull, a splash erupted beside her. To everyone's bewilderment, fish leaped out of the water near her.
Before they could get a good look, they heard a tragic scream. The jumping fish all landed on her, tearing at her flesh.
The old woman cried out in agony, begging those above to pull her up quickly. But she wasn't the only one terrified; everyone was stunned.
In the two minutes they were frozen in shock, the fish swarmed her body, devouring her frenziedly. Soon, the smell of blood attracted more fish. Those beautiful, brightly colored fish, now like demons from hell, began to tear at her.
Under the incessant gnawing of countless piranhas, the old woman became a skeleton in mere minutes.
The normally yellow river water nearby deepened in color. Even as a skeleton, the old woman's fingers were still tightly clenched around the vine.
Once the fish had finished devouring her flesh, they leaped around for a bit before diving back into the water.
The people on the bank were petrified. Their eyes wide, they finally recovered. The leader of the traffickers gently pulled, and a skeleton, still covered in bits of flesh and blood, came up with his movement.
Before the skeleton was fully pulled ashore, his legs gave out, and he involuntarily knelt on the ground. The skeleton fell back into the river and was quickly washed away by the current.
A cold sweat broke out on the traffickers' backs. Their faces were ashen, and they sat on the ground, speechless for a long time.
The woman called Sister Hong turned to look at Zhu Zhan. She remained cool and indifferent, as if nothing had fazed her.
A seven or eight-year-old girl who had witnessed this should have fainted from fear. Why was she so calm?
It could only be that this matter was related to her.
It might even be her doing.
The woman dared not think further. She involuntarily shrank back, looking at the little girl, whom she had previously discussed selling for thousands of yuan, with terror. Her lips trembled slightly, and she couldn't speak a word.
"Did she do it?"
She didn't dare to answer, only watching her warily.
The leader of the traffickers, who had been stunned, slowly recovered and looked at the calm little girl, a chill still running down his spine.
Two people had died suddenly, and in such bizarre ways. He couldn't help but suspect something.
"You... who exactly are you?"
Zhu Zhan walked over, carrying the sleeping child. She was a seven or eight-year-old girl, holding a child of one or two years old. The child slept soundly, his little snores incredibly cute. Both of them were beautiful, fair and soft, with no hint of aggression.
However, as she approached, everyone instinctively recoiled.
"Was it fun?"
The men stared at her in terror, but Zhu Zhan looked down at the child in her arms. "Oh dear, you're asleep. Sleep well."
The child pouted in his sleep. He hadn't eaten since yesterday afternoon and was hungry.
Zhu Zhan gently patted his back, and the child fell back into a deep sleep.
She had to resolve this matter quickly and then take him to eat.
"Was it fun?"
The group of people remained silent.
Zhu Zhan's voice grew colder. "I asked you if it was fun. Being burned, being eaten by piranhas. Which do you think is more fun?"
"Hmm?"
A man cautiously replied, "Eaten, eaten."
Then his body involuntarily lifted into the air and plunged directly into the river. Amidst her terrified screams, the piranhas that had disappeared earlier leaped out in swarms, landing on his body and tearing at his flesh.
In just a few minutes, a living person had become a skeleton.
"Which is more fun?"
The remaining three traffickers knelt on the ground, their faces as pale as the dead, saying nothing.
Zhu Zhan looked at the people lying around them asleep and her tone returned to that of a normal child. "Oh, you're awake."
The three traffickers followed her gaze. A little girl stirred her hand slightly, opened her eyes, glanced, and then quickly closed them again.
"If you're awake, get up. Come and play with us."
[Host, she is a transmigator, the female protagonist.]
Chen Youyou hadn't expected to witness such a sensational scene right after transmigrating. A girl not much older than herself, acting like a demon from hell, judging these sinful traffickers.
Although her methods were brutal, it had to be said that this scene was incredibly satisfying.
She couldn't pretend anymore. She shakily climbed to her feet and slowly walked over. "Sister, hello."
"Was it fun just now?"
"...It was fun."
"Then what should we play next?"
Chen Youyou: "..."
"Play..."
"Ah!" The woman, seemingly driven mad or perhaps overwhelmed by terror, suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
"I was wrong, spare me, spare me! I'm truly wrong, I'll atone! I'll send them all back! I'll give you money, I'll give you whatever you want, spare me, please! Please..."