A Huge Human-Shaped Pit Appeared in the Ground

A woman who was so thin she was just skin and bones spoke up:

"Were they... were they really arrested?"

Those demons were incredibly skilled. Some of us ran for our lives, but we were eventually caught and beaten half to death...

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "Those bandits have indeed been captured. If you want to leave, you can leave now."

Upon hearing this, all the women lowered their heads and remained silent.

Zhou Wanwan frowned. "What's wrong with you all? Don't you want to leave?"

A woman, choking back tears, raised her face and said:

"We've all been defiled... Our bodies are tainted, our reputations are ruined, how can we possibly survive if we go out?"

Her family won't acknowledge her, and others will only gossip and point fingers. In the end, she might still face certain death...

The words had barely left her lips when the room was filled with suppressed sobs.

Zhou Wanwan thought for a moment and said:

"I'll reorganize this stronghold later. If you're willing, you can stay."

With me here, no one will dare to bully you anymore.

The women knelt down in unison, choking back tears, and said, "We're willing! Thank you for taking us in. From now on, you'll be our master!"

Zhou Wanwan helped the woman at the front to her feet and asked in a low voice, "Are there any other people here?"

From the crowd, a woman who was dressed fairly neatly stepped forward and said, "I know. Also, I'll take you to look ahead."

Zhou Wanwan immediately followed her forward. It was darker inside than outside, and Zhou Wanwan could see the scene inside clearly.

In the corner stood more than a dozen large vats, each containing a woman who had been turned into a human pig.

They had no hands or feet, their bodies were white and swollen from being soaked in the water, and some of them made hoarse sounds from their throats.

When she saw someone come in, she only turned slightly, not even having the strength to cry.

Zhou Wanwan felt a chill run down her spine; these women probably wouldn't live much longer.

Many others were covered in injuries and would need a long time to recover; they hadn't eaten in a long time.

Zhou Wanwan had someone count the women; there were over 400 in total.

She began to treat the women's injuries, which were so severe that it was impossible to apply medicine and bandages to each one individually.

Some of the sores on their arms and legs had become infected and festered, while others had their backs whipped raw and bloody, with not a single piece of healthy skin to be found.

Some had deep, bone-revealing cuts on their hands and feet from being rubbed raw by the chains; these cuts were already inflamed and swollen, and even the slightest touch could cause them to faint from the pain.

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said:

"Are there any bathing tubs here? Clean those tubs, then fill them with water so they can take a bath."

The water temperature should not be too hot; lukewarm water is sufficient.

Soon the pool was Manman, Zhou Wanwan immediately put Lingbao's bathwater in, saying, "You all come in and take a bath; it's good for your health."

These people slowly entered the pool. To be honest, they were badly injured; many of them had internal injuries, not external ones.

Even if Zhou Wanwan were to save them, it would take considerable effort. These women were in excruciating pain whenever they came into contact with water, yet they remained silent, their eyes completely numb.

After a while, they began to feel itchy and sore all over.

One woman said, "The wound is very itchy, like tiny insects are crawling around on it."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "This is healing your wounds, just bear with it."

Sure enough, their wounds slowly healed, and after a while, the women crawled out, their wounds having stopped bleeding.

Some wounds are more serious and require medication.

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said:

"Have something to eat first. I'll examine you all in a bit, and then you can tell me what your individual strengths are."

"Because if you want to stay in the stronghold, you must contribute your own strength to it."

The women nodded quickly, and then they saw the bandits from the mountain stronghold wake up, shouting loudly, "Which damned bastard dares to run wild in our Lion Camel Ridge? Do you have a death wish?"

"Do you know what kind of place our Lion Camel Ridge is? Do you know who our leader is? He's one of the top figures on the Earth Ranking..."

"Bang..." Then a lump of something fell from the sky.

Upon closer inspection, these people realized it was their boss's head, and they were so terrified they ran away in a panic.

"Who exactly are you people? How could you turn our boss into this? Waaah... What will we do without our boss?"

"Boss, what will we do if you die?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at them with a half-smile and said, "Of course, it's a no-brainer. Want to live? I can give you a chance!"

Those people looked at Zhou Wanwan and asked, "What opportunity?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "If you want to farm, then stay here and farm obediently."

The men looked at each other, puzzled. If they were willing to farm honestly, why did they become bandits in the mountains?

Some people had just shaken their heads when the Old Scholar Tree kicked them, sending them flying.

Then the Old Scholar Tree wrapped its branches around him and slammed him hard into the ground, creating a large, human-shaped crater.

Everyone was terrified. The bandits knelt on the ground, begging for mercy. "Your Little Ancestor, spare our lives! We know we were wrong, we will definitely work hard to farm!"

"I'm willing to farm, willing to farm for the rest of my life."

The consequence of not farming is death.

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said:

"Hmm, it looks quite effective. If we keep farming, we might even be able to have a full meal."

If you can't farm the land well, I don't mind letting you suffer a bit."

The village was completely transformed. Everyone cleaned a room and changed Zhou Wanwan's bedding. Zhou Wanwan fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

I'm so tired.

The next morning, while she was still sleeping in the back, she heard someone in the mountain stronghold say, "Is the Little Ancestor awake? I have something to report."

Zhou Wanwan groggily got up, and Zheng Chunhe helped her wash up and get dressed.

The man from the mountain stronghold knelt on the ground and said, "Little Ancestor, Eunuch Hai's men have arrived. Shall we welcome them in?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Guests are welcome, so we should definitely welcome them in."

The man nodded and said, "I'll take care of it right now."

This man is the second-in-command of the mountain stronghold. The other stronghold members have all been sent to farm, but this second-in-command is quite capable.

The top leader, the third leader, and the fourth leader were all wicked to the core.

Only the second-in-command regularly helped those women and didn't do anything evil.

Zhou Wanwan asked all the wild plants here, and they all said that the second-in-command was an upright person and also knew some medical skills.

Zhou Wanwan put him in direct management of the stronghold, and Eunuch Hai's men quickly entered the stronghold.

Leading a group of more than ten carriages, the head eunuch looked at the mountain stronghold and said:

"This mountain stronghold is not bad, it's quite big! Hurry up and arrange some accommodations for us, we've been traveling for more than ten days, we're exhausted."

"You Lion Camel Ridge accepted several thousand taels of silver from us, so you must treat us well."