Although the fire burned fiercely, it was isolated by the barrier dropped by Xie Beiming, so it would not hurt the people next door.
The common people couldn't even see the flames reaching the sky.
So when people later saw the scorched earth, they couldn't help but scratch their heads in confusion, wondering when the temple was burned down.
But what the people are most worried about now is whether and when the children who were kidnapped by evil spirits can be rescued.
Shen Qiqi was right. Almost all the parents who had lost their children stayed up all night and stayed up until dawn with their eyes open.
Even those parents whose children were kidnapped sat together as a family guarding their children, not daring to close their eyes all night.
Therefore, everyone in the city who had children at home, let alone go to bed that night, did not even dare to close their eyes.
It wasn't until daybreak that the people let out a sigh of relief as if they had escaped a disaster. Then they hurried to Li Cheng's Confucian house without caring about rest.
The second girl said that after she rescued the children, she would send them to Li Chengru's house.
Therefore, just as the sky was getting dark, people kept knocking on the door of Li Cheng's Confucian School.
When it was daylight, the courtyard of Li Cheng's Confucian family was already filled with people.
Almost all of these people have dark circles under their eyes, sitting, squatting or standing.
They could remain calm at first, but as the sky brightened and the sun rose, Shen Qiqi was still nowhere to be seen sending the children back, and anxious looks began to appear on these people's faces.
"What's going on? Why hasn't the second girl come back yet?"
"Yes, the sun has risen so high today, and I haven't seen the second girl yet."
"Tell me, if the second girl hasn't come back so late, there must be some accident, right?"
None of them want this kind of thing to happen, but the fact is right in front of them, and they can't even try to deceive themselves and pretend they didn't see it.
So someone complained: "Let me tell you, the second girl shouldn't be so aggressive. She should ask the fifth elder to go with her."
"Yes, yes, the fifth elder is an elder after all. With his age and strength, he is definitely more reliable than the second girl. The second girl is not too young yet and lacks experience."
Everyone was chattering.
Because he waited for a long time to no avail, the complaint in his tone was very strong. Li Chengru wanted to defend Shen Qiqi, but when he finally opened his mouth, he was silenced by everyone and did not dare to speak again.
Poor Li Chengru, one mouthful could not match a hundred mouths, so he had no choice but to close his mouth and act like a quail, silently praying in his heart that the second girl would bring the children back safely.
Li Chengru is also a father. He knows what children mean to parents. If Shen Qiqi fails to save the children, all the parents in this house will go crazy.
However, no matter what you are afraid of, you will get what you want. In the midst of everyone's chirping, someone suddenly shouted loudly: "The second girl is back, the second girl is back -!"
The shouts were like forbidden words. The noise in the courtyard stopped instantly. Everyone shut up. They all turned their attention to the speaker, and then they started to get excited again:
"Great, the second girl is finally back!"
"Thank God, the children were finally rescued!"
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The parents in the whole yard were about to breathe a sigh of relief, but before they could be happy for too long,
He saw Shen Qiqi and Xie Beiming walking towards them.
But there was nothing behind them, and there was no trace of the children.
All the parents were stunned.
Most of the people did not give up and stretched their necks to look behind the two of them. When they were sure that there were no children following them, everyone felt as cold as ice.
Someone trembled and asked Shen Qiqi: "Second...Second girl, where are the children?"
"Yes, Miss Second, why didn't the children come back with you?"
Shen Qiqi pursed her lips and looked at everyone without speaking.
Her silence seemed to be wordlessly announcing a fact.
A fact that everyone has guessed, but no one wants to believe.
There was silence in the courtyard for a moment.
It's really just a moment.
In just a few breaths, the wails and howls exploded like firecrackers, almost blowing a big hole in the sky above their heads.
The masked man who had been hiding in the dark and peeping heard the cry, clicked his tongue, and retreated silently.
Shen Qiqi and Xie Beiming looked at each other. After seeing the affirmative message in each other's eyes, Shen Qiqi loosened her tightly pursed lips. With a thought, all the children who were practicing in her space were was moved out.
The next moment.
"father!"
"Mom! I'm back——!"
The childish but joyful voices of the children suddenly sounded.
A group of parents who were about to faint from crying looked up and saw a group of children rushing towards them. At first they thought it was an illusion.
It wasn't until the children threw themselves into their arms and hugged their arms and waists tightly that they realized what was happening. They lowered their eyes and saw that the children holding them were none other than their kidnapped children!
All the parents burst into tears again.
Just like the heart-wrenching cry just now, it was a wail of despair, but now it is the release of emotions after crying with joy.
Shen Qiqi looked at the scene in front of her of holding her arms and crying, and she felt relieved in her heart.
To be honest, she was actually quite worried, fearing that some parents would not be able to bear the blow and would become overly sad and cause trouble.
Fortunately, the masked man squatting outside left anxiously after hearing the first wave of crying coming from the courtyard, and did not pry any further.
Otherwise, the parents in this yard will have to suffer for a while longer.
Here, a group of parents and their children hugged each other and cried, and then they hurriedly checked whether their children were injured or abused.
As a result of this inspection, everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that not only did their children not have any injuries on their bodies, but they were also neatly and cleanly dressed, with rosy faces and full of energy, and they were all very lively.
In that way, it didn't look like I was going to endure hardships, but more like I was going somewhere to enjoy happiness.
And those parents who are particularly attentive find that their children have not seen each other for two days, and not only have they lost half a pound of flesh on their bodies, but the flesh on their little faces seems to be a lot thicker.
The parent was a little unsure, so he reached out and pinched his child's cheek.
Well, yes, the flesh on the little face is indeed thicker, it is no longer just a thin layer of skin.
Then he put his hand into his child's clothes and touched his little shoulder.
The increase in flesh on the shoulders is not very obvious, but the feel is obviously different from before, and it seems to be much stronger than before.
The father opened his eyes wide and looked at his son carefully from head to toe suspiciously, then suddenly raised his hand and slapped his son hard on the shoulder.