Burning with rage, Chu Feng charged into the tent.
In that moment, he could clearly see nine little girls inside, none of them older than ten, most of them around five or six years old.
Some of the girls had already been stripped of their clothes and were running around the tent, crying and screaming. And chasing after them was a naked old man, clawing wildly as he pursued them.
The old man was the creepiest thing imaginable, his face twisted in a lewd grin as he chased the girls, shouting, "My little darlings, don't run! Let me give you something nice to taste!"
"You sick son of a bitch! Are you even human?!"
Fury erupted inside Chu Feng. He rushed forward and kicked the old man flat onto the ground, then drove his fists into that wretched, lecherous face over and over again.
"Uwaaaah!" Chu Feng's fists were devastatingly powerful, and the old man's screams rang out one after another. The creepy smile from before was long gone as he howled at Chu Feng, "Who are you?! How dare you hit me — owww, stop! Stop it!"
"Who am I? I'm the guy who's gonna kill you." The more Chu Feng heard the old man squeal, the angrier he got, and each successive punch landed harder. First he crushed the old man's nose, then shattered his jaw, then smashed his teeth, and finally cracked his skull wide open.
To spare the little girls any further trauma, Chu Feng didn't use any excessively gruesome methods. Once his anger had mostly subsided, he used Egg Egg's power to devour the old man whole.
After dealing with the grey-robed Spirit World Master, Chu Feng turned to look at the group of little girls. They were all standing in place, staring at him with their big, glistening eyes, the lingering fear still visible on their faces.
Yet there was no terror in the way they looked at Chu Feng. It was as if they somehow knew he wouldn't hurt them — that he was there to help.
"Are all of you from Pangshan Village?" Chu Feng asked.
"Mm." The girls nodded in unison, looking very well-behaved.
"Who's called Niuniu?" Chu Feng scanned the girls with eager eyes, hoping the little girl named Niuniu had survived — at least so he could give Niu Zi and Hu Zi some peace of mind.
"That's me." A small, delicate voice rang out, and one of the girls stepped forward.
The little girl was dressed in the plainest of clothes — a rough cloth outfit full of patches. One of her tiny shoes had two toes poking out, and the other was missing half its sole entirely. Yet even like this, she still couldn't bear to throw them away.
Her shabby clothes did nothing to diminish her cuteness. Those innocent, pure eyes were like twin starlit skies, unmarred by a single speck of dust. And the two little pigtails on her head pushed her adorableness to the absolute limit.
"You're Niuniu?" Chu Feng stepped forward and asked, and the weight in his heart finally lifted.
"Mm. Big brother, do you know me?" Niuniu replied in her sweet little voice.
"I do — well, we know each other now, don't we? I was sent by your two older brothers to come pick you up." Chu Feng smiled and gently rubbed Niuniu's little head, finding that this girl was truly lovable.
After that, Chu Feng used a special method to quietly lead the group of little girls out of Xuanwu City. Only then did he summon the White-headed Eagle and help all the girls onto its back.
"Xiao Bai, take them back to the village we visited today."
Chu Feng spoke to the White-headed Eagle, and the creature nodded intelligently, showing it understood.
Seeing Xiao Bai's response, Chu Feng was quite satisfied. This was exactly what he liked about Xiao Bai. Even though he had already mastered the Void Flight Technique, he still preferred Xiao Bai as his mode of transportation — it saved effort, and Xiao Bai was a reliable companion.
"Big brother, aren't you coming with us?" Suddenly, Niuniu's voice rang out.