On the other side of the third steward and his party, several people resembling refugees lay on the ground. While they were fighting, these people had tried to snatch the food, but they were all dealt with by the third brother and his companions.
Seeing how ruthless these people were, the other refugees dared not act rashly. One had to understand that this was a world that devoured people; whoever had the stronger fist was the law!
Su Muqing whispered a few words to the third brother. The latter looked at her with some confusion, but still shouted loudly to the refugees leading children, "Anyone who wants to sell their child, boy or girl, come to me. One child for one dou of grain. If you don't sell, we'll take the grain and leave!"
When some heard that they were also buying children, they whispered, "Those people just now refused to take our children, saying they were too young..."
The third brother roared again, "I'll say it one last time, regardless of whether it's a boy or a girl, their age, or their looks. If you want to sell your child, come sign the contract. Everyone gets one dou of grain. If you don't sell, we'll leave with the grain immediately..."
As soon as the words fell, refugees swarmed over, crowding the third brother and his companions. Xu Fu asked the remaining people to help as well.
Hearing that there were no restrictions, the families who had been rejected earlier also hurried to surround them.
Exchanging their children for food, even if they were treated like livestock, was better than being eaten by others. At least they saved a life, and their sins would not be so deep!
Su Muqing retreated to the back of the crowd, looking around, searching for something. Suddenly, a quiet conversation reached her ears. She quickly looked over.
"Are you stupid? Those people are giving coarse grains, which can't fill you up as much as meat! You only get one dou of grain for a child. But if you take one child and exchange it for another child, after roasting, it will be more than one dou of grain!" The speaker was the man who had been discussing how to cook children.
It was truly a case of seeking death. Su Muqing had been looking for this villain. However, the refugees were all in tattered, dirty clothes, so she hadn't recognized him at first.
Seeing the man still relentlessly persuading those holding children, Su Muqing's eyes flickered with electricity again. She also noticed something was wrong. It seemed that after gaining martial power, her mentality and temperament had been affected.
Those who had originally wanted to exchange their children for food began to waver after listening to the man's persuasion! Su Muqing unleashed a gust of wind, pushing the person holding the child several meters away.
However, out of consideration for the small child in his arms, she did not have the heart to harm him. When the child-eating man was surrounded by no one, Su Muqing unleashed bolts of lightning, striking him simultaneously. In a short while, the man's flesh was torn and bloody.
Watching him writhe in agony, the surrounding people retreated further. They occasionally looked up at the sky, wondering what was wrong with heaven today, as if it had an unusually bad temper, striking people with lightning at every turn.
Su Muqing did not let the man off so easily. While he was half-dead from the lightning strikes, she gathered the remaining electricity in her body and fiercely attacked him.
The sparks generated by the electricity set the man ablaze. In a short while, he was engulfed in flames, his慘叫声 echoing throughout the entire stone arena. People watched in horror at the scene unfolding before them, as if the whole world had stood still, with only the man's mournful cries remaining.
Finally, under everyone's gaze, the man was burned alive! The air was filled with the thick smell of burnt meat, making those who smelled it feel nauseous.
"Ugh~" For the first time, she had witnessed a living person being burned to death, and she had done it herself. Su Muqing couldn't help but bend over and vomit.
The families who had wanted to exchange children for food turned deathly pale. The man had described how delicious children were when roasted and skewered, after being washed and prepared. Now, hadn't he himself been roasted? It was too eerie! It turned out there really was a heaven!
Those holding children knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly, "I know I was wrong, heavenly father, I know I was wrong. I will never dare again..."
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Seeing the evil man receive his due punishment, Su Muqing wiped her mouth after vomiting. The man was not the only one who had eaten children. But as long as she encountered one, she would eliminate them!
Having consumed too much energy and then vomited, her body's electricity was depleted. Su Muqing finally felt her consciousness clearing up a bit. Just now, she felt as if she had been driven by emotions and was almost out of control, wanting to eliminate all the bad people.
Su Muqing clutched her stomach and returned to her ox cart. Su Cuiping and Lin Rongrong, seeing her weak state, quickly stepped forward to support her. She told them she wanted to rest for a while, and then climbed onto the ox cart. Lin Rongrong stayed by the side of the ox cart, while Su Cuiping ran to find her parents.
Glancing at the still sleeping baby, Su Muqing sat down beside it. She quickly took out several pieces of chocolate from her embrace and began to eat. For a moment, she thought she was going to starve to death!
Chocolate, ham sausage, small bread, instant noodles... Su Muqing ate whatever she got. In less than fifteen minutes, she had thrown a pile of trash bags into her spatial storage.
"Burp~~" After eating a lot of food and letting out a long burp, Su Muqing finally felt like she had come back to life. With her stomach full, it was time to do some real business.
Heaven had given her a second chance at life, and endowed her with wealth, food, and abilities. It would be a waste not to achieve something great!
If there is no judge in this world, then I shall become the King of Hell myself!
The third brother and his companions were busy and dizzy. They finally finished collecting the children who were to be sold. Including those bought by the third steward and his group earlier, they had collected a total of 53.
Among them, over a dozen families did not want grain; they only hoped that Su Muqing and her companions would give their children something to eat and spare their lives. Some other families, even without grain, were unwilling to give up their children.
This was an opportunity Su Muqing gave them, and also a test. Although a considerable number of people sold their children, she was still quite satisfied with what she saw.
She returned over a dozen children to the families who did not want grain, and then distributed the remaining grain to them and to those who were unwilling to sell their children. This operation earned her a large amount of gratitude.
Finally, there were 37 children left who were truly sold by their families. They saw that others had received more than ten times the amount of grain they had and came forward to demand an explanation.
They stated that if they were not given more grain, they would take their children back.
Su Muqing did not waste any words with them. She told them to hand over the grain they had just received and then take their children away. Those people were naturally unwilling. The third brother picked out a few troublemakers and dealt with them. Then, the rest, if they were still not convinced, could only behave themselves.