Chapter 1209: I'll Go With You

"Fine, I'll go with you." Chen Yu was between laughter and tears; in truth, what he said made sense.

Actually, there was one point Chen Yu had to correct: it wasn't that he wasn't interested in a woman's body, it was a matter of time and place.

He had no interest when it was convenient for others, but if they were wearing uniforms or bikinis, he was quite interested; it couldn't be helped, a man's nature was just like that.

After accompanying her to take care of her own life's business and just as they were about to leave, Chen Yu saw a faint light shining inside a thatched hut.

Moreover, there were two tall and sturdy villagers standing guard at the entrance.

"Huh, what is this place for?" While Chen Yu was pondering, Zhou Meng crept over, and she also looked at this place with a curious expression.

"It seems unusual." Watching the young and able-bodied villagers patrolling back and forth nearby, Chen Cong felt that something was definitely going on in this place.

"Should we go in and take a look? These ethnic minorities living deep in the mountains have many strange customs," Zhou Meng said.

"Going in just like this doesn't seem very appropriate," Chen Yu said. "Respect the local customs; since they won't let us see, there must be a reason for it."

"Fine, it's just that I don't know what they are up to." Zhou Meng's curiosity was already heavy to begin with, and seeing this place was so mysterious, her appetite was thoroughly whetted.

"Let's go." Chen Yu watched for a while, but couldn't figure out what was going on inside, so he suggested leaving.

"Look, someone is coming over there." Zhou Meng saw several people walking over from the distance.

Judging by their attire, they should be local villagers; they were carrying several burlap sacks on their backs, and it seemed like something was inside them.

"It looks like there's some kind of animal in their bags, and it's moving?" Zhou Meng watched curiously.

"It might not necessarily be an animal inside." Chen Yu's expression had already turned grave.

"If it's not an animal, what is it?" Zhou Meng was startled.

"People," Chen Yu spat out the word. "And they are all children."

"Children?" Zhou Meng's face turned pale in an instant; she suddenly realized that this group of seemingly very kind villagers did not seem as friendly as they appeared on the surface.

"A-are they trafficking children? But this place is deep in the mountains; just this one village of theirs, what are they using the trafficked children for?" Several images immediately flooded Zhou Meng's mind.

"Not entirely sure, but there is definitely a problem here," Chen Yu paused and said. "Let's go over and take a look."

Zhou Meng nodded, and with a nervous heart, she crept over with Chen Yu.

This thatched hut was very large, and only after the two reached the front did they discover there were not just the two guards at the entrance.

There were many guards on the sides; most of them were young and able-bodied men from the village, and they held weapons, as if the things inside the hut were very important to them.

"Is there any situation inside?" Just at this moment, the village chief walked over.

"Village Chief, everything is normal inside, no problems," one guard replied.

"Has anyone come by?" the village chief asked again.

"No one has come by; we are guarding this place very strictly, rest assured."

"That's good." Only then did the village chief nod with some unease. "Once the number of people is gathered tonight, send them over; make sure not to delay. If there is a delay, the Mountain God will be angry."

"Yes." Several guards nodded, and immediately they became even more vigilant.

After the village chief left, Chen Yu and Zhou Meng walked out.

"Who is it?" The two guards immediately became vigilant, and when they saw it was Chen Yu, their expressions were clearly even more tense.

Because Chen Yu and Zhou Meng were outsiders and the two did not understand the local situation, it was impossible for them to be allowed to see the things inside.

"We were just wandering around and accidentally came to this place. Big Brother, what is inside this hut?" Chen Yu stretched his head out, putting on a curious look as he peeked into the room.

"Inside are some mountain goods, nothing worth looking at. If you have nothing to do, leave," one guard stared at the two.

"What mountain goods?" Zhou Meng also put on a curious look. "There are really so many things in your big mountains; I haven't seen many of them. Can you let me go in and broaden my horizons?"

Zhou Meng put on a young and ignorant act, stretching her head out as she prepared to walk inside.

"Stop." The two guards immediately became nervous; they crossed their weapons and blocked the two.

"There really is nothing worth looking at inside. You two leave quickly, don't bring trouble upon yourselves."

"I'll just take a look, I'll just..." Zhou Meng tried hard to explain.

But Chen Yu did not intend to explain to these people anymore; his hand moved, and *bang, bang, bang*, several guards all fell to the ground.

"Chen Yu, why did you just strike?" Zhou Meng looked at Chen Yu, dumbfounded. The people in this village were still quite nice; striking directly made her feel a bit bad.

"Since we want to figure out what's inside, we can't follow the conventional routine," Chen Yu laughed. "Rest assured, I only knocked them unconscious; they will wake up in a while."

"But what about after they wake up?" Zhou Meng was between laughter and tears.

"If there is a problem inside, they won't see tomorrow's sun; if there is no problem, we will have left before dawn tomorrow," Chen Yu said.

"Fine, your style of doing things is truly unfathomable," Zhou Meng nodded.

The things inside were more attractive to her, so she stopped dawdling with Chen Yu and walked in together.

When they walked into the room, the two could not help but be shocked; they saw over ten children lying inside.

These children ranged from three to eight years old, and now these children were all lying on the ground fast asleep.

To one side was an incense burner, from which a strange fragrance was wafting.

"Sleep-Aid Incense; these children fell into a deep sleep after smelling this incense, and even thunder wouldn't wake them up." Chen Yu walked to the incense burner and snapped the incense inside.

"Why were these children brought here?" Zhou Meng looked at everything before her in astonishment.

These children were not trafficked from the outside, because looking at the clothing on their bodies, one knew these children were locals.

However, Chen Yu had also seen the situation in the village this afternoon; they were still quite harmonious, just like one big family, but why were these children locked up here?

"These are offerings." A sharp glint flashed in Chen Yu's eyes, and he immediately understood what was going on.

"Offerings?" Zhou Meng's expression changed slightly. "Chen Yu, what exactly do you mean by this? What kind of offerings?"

"Look at these children's clothes; they are all relatively new, and this place is located deep in the mountains, so the clothes they wear are usually woven from their own cloth."

"Normal children might not be able to wear new clothes, but looking at their uniform attire, they should have been made uniformly."