"You seem to be so extraordinary despite your young age. I guess you are not from an ordinary family. Since you are lost here, just follow us! Once we get out of here, we will notify your family and ask them to take you back."
Seventeen's heart sank when he heard this. With his experience, he naturally knew what these people meant. It was clear that they wanted to control them and wait until they were out of the forest, and then let their families pay the ransom to redeem them!
He couldn't help but look at Hao'er, wanting to know what he meant.
"In that case, thank you very much."
Hao'er looked at the one-eyed man and said, "When we get home, we will let our parents thank you handsomely." He smiled with a look of relief, as if he was happy that they were willing to escort them out of the city.
Yue Er blinked her eyes and asked innocently, "Brother, then do we not have to be afraid of those scary beasts anymore? With uncles protecting us, we won't be eaten by beasts, right?"
"Well, they are very powerful. If we follow them, we won't be eaten by the ferocious beasts." Hao'er turned around and looked at the two of them and said.
Seventeen listened to their words and understood what Hao'er meant. He immediately bowed to the man and said, "Thank you very much, senior. I'm sorry to bother you all along the way."
"No problem."
The one-eyed man curled the corners of his mouth, revealing a fake smile. He glanced at the three children, then raised his hand and waved. The big men who were surrounding them with swords put away their swords and just surrounded them vaguely to prevent them from escaping.
Haoer brought Mu Chen and Mu Yue along, and Shiqi walked behind them, following them all the way. From their looks, they didn't seem to want to rest, so Haoer said to Shiqi, "Shiqi, Yue'er is very tired, you carry her on your back!"
"Yes." Seventeen responded and squatted down: "Ms. Yue'er, Seventeen will carry you."
When Yue'er saw her elder brother watching her, she lay down on him obediently, hugged Shiqi's neck and rested comfortably on his back.
"Chen'er, are you tired?" Hao'er looked at Mu Chen beside him and asked.
Mu Chen shook his head, followed with his short legs, and said, "I can walk by myself."
Hearing this, Haoer smiled and said, "If you can't walk anymore, just tell me and I'll carry you."
The one-eyed man in front glanced back at them and continued walking. After walking for a while, he suddenly raised his hand and stopped: "Be alert!"
As his voice fell, the roar of beasts was heard.
"roar!"
"roar!"
They were two powerful ferocious beasts, showing their sharp teeth and roaring at them from a half-crouching position. The deafening sound, coupled with the pressure of the beasts, caused the low-level beasts around them to flee in all directions.
Hao'er was protecting Mu Chen and Shiqi who was carrying Mu Yue on his back. He swept his calm eyes over the two ferocious beasts and then looked at the one-eyed man. At the same time, he retreated and stopped to look under a big tree at the back.
It seemed that those people were already accustomed to dealing with these ferocious beasts. They showed no fear or panic at all. Instead, following an order from the one-eyed man who was in the lead, a team of more than a dozen people quickly surrounded the two ferocious beasts and attacked them together.