’But if they really wanted to rob me, why sacrifice a child for it?’
’Wouldn’t it be better to just get straight to the point?’
"Sweetie, just say the word. Daddy will make it right for you," one of the men continued.
Tang Mo crossed her arms and watched the scene unfold as if it were a farce.
’This journey has been getting boring. A little diversion is nice.’
The little girl who had fallen at Tang Mo’s feet slowly got up. Clutching her arm, she walked over to the men, then pointed at Tang Mo with her uninjured hand. She didn’t speak, but her meaning was perfectly clear.
The little girl’s wound wasn’t fake. Her upper arm had been viciously slashed by a sharp object, and it was still gushing blood.
Ever since Tang Mo had started using her spiritual power for healing, she had become able to see all kinds of injuries with great clarity, as if she had become a real doctor.
The wound on the girl’s arm was fresh. The pain from such an injury was beyond what a child of her age should be able to bear.
But the little girl just bit her lip, not even letting out a whimper, as if she couldn’t feel the pain at all.
Tang Mo quickly reached a few conclusions. ’The girl isn’t their biological child—even a vicious tiger won’t eat its own cubs. This isn’t the first time they’ve done something like this. They’re probably a whole gang.’
"So? What do you want?"
Tang Mo genuinely didn’t understand what they were trying to achieve by going to all this trouble.
’It’s the middle of nowhere. If they wanted to rob me, they wouldn’t need to put in so much effort, right?’
Seeing the fearless expression on Tang Mo’s face, the men exchanged a look.
One of them spoke up.
"You don’t understand the rules in Huaxi City, do you? In Huaxi City, harming a child under the age of seven is a felony! We’ve already recorded everything. As soon as we report this to the Alliance center, you’re finished."
"And then?"
Honestly, Tang Mo still didn’t quite understand how she was "finished."
"You’re heading to Donglin City, right? The only remaining path to Donglin City goes through Huaxi City. Once the Huaxi Alliance learns what you’ve done, you’ll never be able to enter Huaxi City."
Hearing this, Tang Mo was starting to get it. ’So if I don’t handle this properly, I’ll have to turn back the way I came, right?’
"Not only that, the Huaxi Alliance will also post your photo at the mission center. From then on, you’ll face an endless series of manhunts."
After speaking, the man looked smugly at Tang Mo, expecting to see an expression of terror on her face.
"I see."
What none of them expected was that not only was the woman before them not afraid, she actually gave a satisfied nod.
’Is she insane?’