Soul Town: Claiming the throne? You've asked my Tian Ce Army, haven't you?

Li Moxuan stretched his hands and slowly walked towards Granny Wang, who was terrified.

Granny Wang collapsed to the ground, backing away while pleading, "Please don't kill me, I beg you, I'll never do it again!"

Li Moxuan didn't want to kill her, at least not now. "Didn't you buy a girl and lock her in a pigsty? Take us there to see her!"

"This……"

Granny Wang hesitated; they had gone to great lengths to bring that girl here…

Li Moxuan was too lazy to waste words with her. He directly summoned the Cloud-Shattering City-Breaking Halberd, placed the blade against her neck, and coldly said, "Don't you understand what I'm saying?"

"I understand, I understand, I'll take you there right away!"

Granny Wang hurriedly scrambled to lead the three of them toward the pigsty.

As they approached the pigpen, in addition to the stench of excrement, the three also heard curses and the sound of whipping.

"Useless thing! My family has raised you for so long, and you're completely useless!"

The gate was pushed open, and what came into view, besides the fat pig, was a middle-aged man with his shirt off. In the pigpen in front of him sat a girl with a figure similar to Bai Shui'er.

The girl's clothes were dirty and tattered, with pig manure stuck to the hem. She had an iron ring around her neck connected to a chain, and she was curled up with many bloodstains on her body.

Even as the middle-aged man beat and verbally abused her, she remained curled up, silently enduring the pain, as if she had already grown accustomed to it...

"Mom? What happened to you..."

As the middle-aged man saw Granny Wang walk in, before he could even speak, a halberd flew out from behind Granny Wang and pierced his shoulder.

The Cloud-Shattering Halberd pierced directly through the middle-aged man's shoulder, pinning him to the wall and rendering him immobile.

The middle-aged man cried out in pain, trying to pull out the Cloud-Shattering City-Breaking Halberd, but he couldn't. He hurriedly cried for help, "Mom, it hurts so much, please help me!"

"Tiger!"

Just as Granny Wang was about to run over, Li Moxuan struck her on the back of the head with a chop to the head, and she fell to the ground unconscious.

Passing over Granny Wang lying on the ground, Li Moxuan led Bai Shui'er and Mu Li to the pigsty, where they saw the girl locked inside.

Upon hearing the middle-aged man's scream, Diao Lingyun was stunned for a moment. She slowly raised her head, which had been numb, and saw a scene that she would never forget for the rest of her life.

The old woman who lured her here with popsicles collapsed on the ground; it's unclear whether she's dead or not...

The man who often beat and verbally abused her was pinned to the wall by a black halberd, screaming and begging for mercy.

Is it a dream?

It must be! This is the scene I've always dreamed of seeing...

"Brother Moxuan, the key has been found!"

Li Moxuan took the key from Bai Shui'er, stepped into the pigsty, walked up to Diao Lingyun, and squatted down.

"Don't worry! Everything's alright now!"

Li Moxuan comforted Diao Lingyun and reached out to help her unlock the iron ring around her neck.

Diao Lingyun stared blankly as Li Moxuan helped her untie the iron ring; she could even feel Li Moxuan's breath.

If Diao Lingyun's world has been shrouded in darkness ever since she was abducted here, then Li Moxuan, who has appeared at this moment, is undoubtedly the only light that illuminates her world...

Chapter 16: If I had never seen the light

Are you alright?

Bai Shui'er also entered the pigsty and, together with Li Moxuan, helped Diao Lingyun up from either side.

Diao Lingyun tried to stand up, but due to prolonged malnutrition and the scars on her body, she fell to the ground as soon as she got up.

Li Moxuan quickly helped her up, sighed when he saw her like this, and then simply picked her up by the waist.

"She's too weak, let's take her to a hospital for treatment first!"

"Ok!"

Bai Shui'er nodded hurriedly, her eyes filled with sympathy for Diao Lingyun.

She had only heard of human traffickers before, but now that she saw Diao Lingyun locked up in a pigsty like this, she couldn't even imagine how desperate Diao Lingyun must have been during the time she was first abducted.

"and many more……"

As Li Moxuan stepped out of the pigsty, he heard Diao Lingyun's soft pleading voice, "Please put me down first..."

Noticing Diao Lingyun's gaze, Li Moxuan understood what she wanted to do and put her down from his arms.

Diao Lingyun picked up a brick and crawled toward the unconscious Granny Wang. Looking at this old woman who had ruined half her life, Diao Lingyun's eyes were filled with resentment.

She picked up a brick and, in a fit of rage, began to smash it relentlessly towards Granny Wang's head...

One, two, three...

Blood mixed with brain matter splattered around...

The middle-aged man pinned to the wall was terrified by this scene and dared not scream anymore. He hurriedly closed his eyes and pretended to be dead, hoping that Diao Lingyun would not notice him.

After being smashed countless times, Granny Wang's head was completely shattered, and Diao Lingyun's clothes and body were covered in blood...

Diao Lingyun slowly stopped what she was doing, slumped to the ground, and tears streamed down her face. She had finally gotten her revenge!

"Brother Moxuan..."

Bai Shui'er looked at Diao Lingyun with sympathy in her eyes, and nudged Li Moxuan, signaling him to go and comfort her.

Li Moxuan walked behind Diao Lingyun, knelt down on one knee, and gently stroked her head. "Don't worry, everything's alright now. We'll take you away from here!"

Hearing Li Moxuan's words, Diao Lingyun could no longer hold back. She turned around, threw herself into his arms, and burst into tears...

"It's alright, it's alright..."

While comforting Diao Lingyun, Li Moxuan picked her up and slowly walked out of the place where she had been imprisoned for nearly ten years.

"They're there! Catch them!"

"Don't even think about running! Surround them!"

"..."

As soon as Li Moxuan led Diao Lingyun out of the pigsty, a large group of villagers carrying flashlights and various farm tools surrounded them.

The leader was none other than Grandpa Wang. Due to the poor quality of the wall, he was seriously injured after being buried by stones, but he did not die.

Feeling Diao Lingyun trembling slightly in his arms, Li Moxuan took a deep breath and put her down.

Diao Lingyun thought Li Moxuan was going to hand her over, so she hurriedly grabbed his clothes tightly, as if she were clutching the only straw she could hold onto.

If Li Moxuan still hands her over, then she will truly be in despair!

She could have endured the darkness if she had never seen the light...

Noticing her pleading eyes, Li Moxuan smiled and patted her head, reassuring her, "Don't worry, I won't hand you over to those beasts!"

After hesitating for a moment, Diao Lingyun chose to believe him and slowly let go of his hand.

"Shui'er, Muli, please take care of her!"

"Ok!"

Bai Shui'er and Mu Li stepped forward and helped Diao Lingyun up.

"Leave the rest to me!"

Li Moxuan stretched his hand behind him, and the Cloud-Shattering City-Breaking Halberd pinning the middle-aged man began to tremble. Then it flew out and landed in Li Moxuan's hand.

"We're saved..."

The middle-aged man who had just fallen from the wall was about to leave the pigsty when the entire pigsty was suddenly cut in half and then collapsed rapidly. He didn't even have time to call for help before he was crushed and buried by the broken load-bearing pillar.

"What, what, what's going on?"

"How did he manage to collapse the pigsty so easily?"

"Have we encountered a ghost?"

"..."

Seeing that Li Moxuan had reduced the pigsty to ruins with a single blow, the surrounding villagers began to have second thoughts. Was he even human?

Seeing that they were trying to run away, Grandpa Wang gritted his teeth and said, "That was just a coincidence. The load-bearing pillars of our pigsty have been broken for a long time. This kid is just playing tricks!"

As soon as he said this, the villagers, who had been on edge, instantly relaxed. It turned out that this kid was just trying to scare them!

"Stop wasting time talking to him, let's go!"

A villager brandishing a rusty sickle charged at Li Moxuan, while other villagers also raised hoes, shovels, machetes, and other weapons and charged at him.

To be honest, Li Moxuan even suspected that the old guy surnamed Wang had lost his brain. Others might not know his strength, but he couldn't possibly not know, right?

In this situation, why would someone come here to die...? Do they want to drag the whole village down with them and commit suicide together?

Too lazy to think further, Li Moxuan stared indifferently at the approaching villagers, wielding his Cloud-Shattering City-Breaking Halberd, and began reaping lives like a grim reaper...

With a single slash, these men and their weapons were cleaved in two!

In less than two and a half minutes, only Grandpa Wang, who was completely terrified, remained at the scene...

"It really is a ghost!"

Just as Grandpa Wang was about to run away, Li Moxuan threw the Cloud-Shattering City-Breaking Halberd in his hand, piercing through his chest.

After dealing with these troublemakers, Li Moxuan clapped his hands, walked up to Diao Lingyun, and with a flick of his right hand, a set of women's clothing appeared in his hand.

Because Bai Shui'er doesn't have a guardian spirit, she can't make spirit clothes and usually wears ordinary clothes.

After leaving Nandou Street, Li Moxuan's system space became her wardrobe, and of course, it was also a place for her to store miscellaneous items.

Things like stand-in puppets, luxury black cards, and the Mask of Ten Thousand Forms were all placed inside by Li Moxuan...

Bai Shui'er was initially curious about where Li Moxuan had put the clothes, but after Li Moxuan used a little magic trick as an excuse to brush her off, she never asked again.

She knew Li Moxuan didn't want to talk about it, so she wouldn't be foolish enough to pry.

"Shui'er, you and Muli find a room to help her change her clothes and wipe the blood off her body. We'll go to the hospital later; too much blood can cause unnecessary trouble!"

"Well, let's go!"

Bai Shui'er took the clothes from Li Moxuan and, together with Mu Li, led Diao Lingyun into the house.