Chapter 87

When the little girl heard the voice, her face changed.

She was quite sensible and did not scream out loud. Instead, she covered her mouth tightly and looked around, trying to find a place to hide.

Jiang Feng perked up his ears to listen to the commotion. He heard that there were three people in total. The one who started speaking had very light footsteps, indicating he was a martial cultivator who had entered the realm. The other two had not even reached that level and were no threat at all.

He patted the little girl's head and comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll go and ask them if they are willing to let you go."

The little girl immediately widened her eyes.

Jiang Feng indeed walked out of the alley and happened to meet the three people who were about to come in to search. They collided head-on.

Jiang Feng smiled slightly and said, "Are you looking for a little girl?"

The middle-aged man leading the group had a kind and trustworthy face, but his eyes flashed with a cold light. He almost bumped into Jiang Feng and was about to scold him, but upon hearing these words, he quickly asked, "Yes, have you seen her?"

Jiang Feng tilted his head, "What do you want her for?"

The middle-aged man said, "She's my daughter! She's lost, of course I have to find her!"

Jiang Feng asked calmly, "Oh? By the way, where did you originally live?"

The middle-aged man was taken aback and shouted, "Who are you? What's it got to do with you!"

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "I'm just a kind passerby. Are you lost? Tell me, and I'll take you back."

The middle-aged man felt something was off as he listened. He suddenly reached out and pushed Jiang Feng's shoulder, "Stop talking nonsense, get out of the way!"

He saw the little girl behind Jiang Feng and his eyes lit up, "That little wretch is really here! Come back to me!"

Jiang Feng reached out and grabbed his wrist, "I've never heard a father call his daughter that."

The middle-aged man said impatiently, "What's it got to do with you..."

His words quickly turned into a scream of pain as his wrist twisted and deformed in Jiang Feng's hand. Jiang Feng smiled and asked, "Tell me, and I'll take you back."

The middle-aged man roared, "Get out of my way!"

The Ming Force in his body surged like a torrent, forming a powerful impact to break free from Jiang Feng's grip and escape.

But in an instant, an even greater pressure came down from above, and the middle-aged man's wrist made a "snap" sound, breaking in Jiang Feng's hand!

Jiang Feng said gently, "Tell me a place. It will make your journey easier."

The ominous undertone in these words made the middle-aged man shiver. At this moment, his two companions finally realized something was wrong and swung their wooden clubs, smashing them at Jiang Feng's head and shoulders.

With two thuds, without any visible movement from Jiang Feng, the wooden clubs broke, and the two men flew and crashed into the wall.

At the same time, a powerful and astonishing aura emanated from Jiang Feng's body, pressing towards the middle-aged man. The aura was like a mountain, making the middle-aged man's bones creak. He suddenly felt that every bone in his body would break like his wrist!

He immediately shouted, "Let me go, I'll talk, I'll talk!"

The aura slightly relaxed, and the middle-aged man shouted, "I, I lured her from the back street of Taicang!"

Jiang Feng asked, "Where is the back street of Taicang?"

"The, the north of the city! You'll know when you ask!"

Jiang Feng finally released him, and a streak of light flashed on his left fingers before disappearing completely.

He had just tried using the function of the nameless ring for the first time, adjusting his Ming Force to the level of a Yangming martial artist.

Yangming martial artists were two levels higher than Dawn martial cultivators, and the overwhelming aura was something the middle-aged man could not withstand, so he confessed honestly.

This function was quite useful for interrogation...

Jiang Feng straightened up and turned to look at the little girl, about to speak. Suddenly, a small figure rushed over, picked up a broken piece of the wooden club, and hit the middle-aged man's head with all her might!

The middle-aged man had not fully recovered from Jiang Feng's suppression. He screamed, holding his head and curling up.

The little girl hit him while cursing, "Bastard, bastard, I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death!"

Her eyes were wide open, her face full of hatred and ferocity.

Jiang Feng let her hit for a while before gently pressing her shoulders to stop her. He said gently, "Alright, your home is in the back street of Taicang. I'll take you back."

The little girl threw the wooden club and threw herself into his arms, crying out loud. She cried and said, "I want to go home, I want to go home!"

Jiang Feng gently hugged her shoulders and comforted her softly, "Okay, let's go home."

Under his hand, the little girl was thin and bony, with uneven wounds on her body.

Jiang Feng's heart stirred; this was not the result of just a day or two.

However, he said nothing, comforted the little girl, and held her hand, walking towards the north of Taicang.

On the way, the little girl gradually showed some of the innocence and liveliness of a child. Jiang Feng bought her a dough figurine, and she looked at it in surprise, reluctant to eat it. Jiang Feng bought her another one, letting her eat one and keep the other to play with.

Finally, the little girl looked up and gave him a sweet smile. Under the dirty dust, she was very cute.

The little girl's name was A Miao. She had lived in the back street of Taicang since childhood and had never left. She had a mother, a sister, and many fathers and brothers-in-law. When the men came, she had to leave home and play on the street.

Some of the fathers were good to her and would buy her snacks, while others would beat her to vent their anger. She had long been used to it.

The little girl walked lightly and spoke cheerfully, happy to be going home.

Jiang Feng held her hand and could tell that everything she said was true, which made him feel a deep sense of sorrow.

Should he send her home and put her back into this life? But what else could he do?

Jiang Feng sighed in his heart and couldn't help but buy a bag of red fruits from a street vendor for her to eat and play with.

After crossing the river, the streets immediately became narrower, and the houses on the sides became shorter and more dilapidated, completely different from the prosperity of the south of the city.

The air gradually filled with a foul smell, and pigs or chickens would occasionally run down the street, usually chased by a few giggling children.

The environment here was similar to Nang Jiang, and Jiang Feng never expected such a place to exist in a state city like Taicang.

A Miao pointed forward and called out, "I recognize it! My home is just ahead!"

She broke free from Jiang Feng's hand and skipped forward, her face full of joy.

In no time, she led Jiang Feng to a small building. If there were a pair of divine eyes to see everything, they would realize this was the place where Jiang Huiming was doused with dirty water the last time he came.

Jiang Feng was observing the surroundings when suddenly, a basin of water fell from above!

The water had a fishy and foul smell, and it came without any warning, with a rapid momentum.

However, Jiang Feng seemed to be prepared. He lifted A Miao with one hand, leaped to the side, and kicked up a door panel with his foot, perfectly blocking the splashing water.

A Miao screamed, "Mom, don't throw water, it's A Miao coming back!"

A head poked out from the second floor, scolding sharply, "You little wretch, where have you been? Two days without coming home, are you getting wild?"

It was an extremely ugly and fat woman. Jiang Feng looked down at A Miao and couldn't imagine how such a girl could give birth to such a cute little girl. Thinking of what A Miao had said on the way, his expression became even more peculiar.

A Miao stuck out her tongue and climbed the stairs, complaining, "I was kidnapped, and if it weren't for this big brother, I wouldn't have come back!"

The fat woman completely ignored what she said, threw a bucket in front of her with a bang, and scolded, "Don't think being kidnapped means you can be lazy! No one has fetched water for two days. Hurry up and fill the barrel!"

A Miao responded brightly, "Okay, I'll go right away!"

She carried a wooden bucket almost as tall as she was and looked up at Jiang Feng, saying, "Big brother, thank you for bringing me back. Otherwise, A Miao wouldn't have been able to come home!"

Even in Nang Jiang, Jiang Feng had never heard of such a mother and daughter. He sighed, took the bucket from her, and asked, "Where is the well? I'll help you?"

A Miao bit her lip and asked, "Big brother, are you going to help me fetch water?"

Jiang Feng patted her head and smiled, "Your mom is really something, how can she let such a little girl carry such a heavy thing."

A Miao bit her lip and said, "My mom is very good, don't say bad things about her."

Jiang Feng smiled and shook his head, "Okay, I won't." As a daughter, defending her mother was only natural.

A Miao suddenly reached out and pointed to her forehead, "Big brother, do it again."

Jiang Feng was puzzled for a moment, then suddenly understood. He rubbed A Miao's hair with his palm, and her little head turned with his hand, closing her eyes contentedly.

Jiang Feng smiled helplessly and asked again where the well was. A Miao answered subconsciously, then her face suddenly changed!

At this moment, from the second floor, the woman's sharp voice scolded, "A Miao, where is A Miao! Hurry up and boil water for your old lady!"

A Miao subconsciously turned back, took a few steps, then stopped again, staring at the direction Jiang Feng had left.

Suddenly, she turned and ran towards him, shouting, "Big brother, don't go!"

The well was at the end of a small alley. The wooden bucket was light as a feather in Jiang Feng's hand, and he walked quickly, planning to make a few trips to help the little girl fetch water and then return.

The alley was empty, and the walls, houses, and trees on both sides blocked the light, making it seem somewhat dark.

As soon as Jiang Feng entered the alley, he slowed his steps. He frowned and looked around in confusion.

There seemed to be something in the air here, making him feel oppressed and uncomfortable.

He switched to his Ming Force vision, but the surroundings remained gloomy, with no trace of Ming Force.

Just as he was puzzled, A Miao's voice came from behind.

"Big brother, don't go, run!"

Jiang Feng quickly realized the problem and his face changed dramatically!