Chi Xin glanced at the familiar faces. They were all pretty girls from Base L and one of them had even been quite close to the protagonist group. If she recalled well, her name was Yangyang.

"Come, Yiyi. Take a look. Are those the girls?"

Song Liangping stood up from the tiger skin and he pulled Han Yiyi's arm with one hand as he moved.

Han Yiyi followed him obediently and looked at the girls when she heard the leader's words.

"Yes, it's them. They all talked ill of me behind my back."

"Then they should be punished for badmouthing our Yiyi." Song Liangping glanced at Li Cheng, "Wake them up."

Li Cheng's face froze. He covered his waist discreetly and awkwardly carried a bucket. With a loud noise, winter cold water was poured on the unconscious girls.

Chi Xin's muscles tensed, barely holding back her attack. She showed a frightened expression instead, stepped back a bit, and hid into the darkness.

No one found her suspicious and everyone's attention fell on the girls who were starting to wake up.

"Cough. Cough."

Yangyang was the first to stir. She sat up in confusion and looked at her surroundings. When her gaze fell on Song Liangping's hideous face, she shivered and patted around her in horror.

"Quick! Wake up! Wake up!"

The other three girls woke up one after another and just like Yangyang, they soon discovered they were locked in a cage. They huddled together and looked at the man in front of them in fear.

Like animals in a cage waiting to be slaughtered.

They didn't see Chi Xin and Yangyang asked: "Who are you? Why are we locked up?"

Li Cheng kicked the cage fiercely: "Bitch, do you know who you are talking to?"

"Li Cheng." Song Liangping falsely rebuked.

Li Cheng immediately stepped away and said respectfully: "Boss."

Song Liangping nodded in satisfaction and looked at the pretty girls in the cage.

"Do you know why you're here?"

The girls were terrified.

"Leader, why are you talking to them?" Han Yiyi came up and looked at the cage with arrogance, "Just kill them, they all bullied me."

"Han Yiyi?"

Yangyang saw her face clearly and suddenly didn't care about being afraid anymore. She rushed to the door of the cage and stared hatefully at Hang Yiyi.

"You vicious bitch! We took you in and took care of you but you actually collaborated with outsiders to attack the base! Tell me, where are the others?"

Han Yiyi covered her mouth in exaggerated shock: "Are you questioning me?"

She looked at Song Liangping eagerly: "Leader, you see. They are all so arrogant and even ignore you. They were just like that in their base before."

She bit her lower lip as if she had suffered great grievances and Song Liangping patted her hand comfortingly.

Yangyang was shaking in anger: "You have no conscience and you will get retribution one day, Han Yiyi. You will definitely be punished."

Han Yiyi glanced at her again with disdain.

"Alright, alright." Song Liangping pretended to be sympathetic and said, "You were originally supposed to be offered food and clothing, even the opportunity to stay here without worry. But unfortunately, you offended Yiyi."

Han Yiyi proudly raised her head.

"Because of that, you can only be sold." Song Liangping smiled.

Chi Xin moved and breathed as quietly as she could so she wouldn't attract anyone's attention.

The girls were shocked: "What do you mean sold...?"

"As long as there are people, there is desire." Song Liangping said, "The world is much bigger than you think, little lambs. But don't be afraid, with your beauty, you should find good buyers."

These words were enough to have the girls imagine the worst possible things. Even Yangyang, the most daring of them, turned pale when she heard it and let go of the door of the cage.

"Boss, do you really want to sell them?" Li Cheng gazed at the girls greedily, "Such good products are rare in the last days and difficult to part with."

"Silence!" Song Liangping's face sank, "Make sure they are untouched and sold in the best conditions to get the best price, understand?"

Li Cheng's whole body trembled and he lowered his head before obeying in a low voice: "Yes, boss."

"Alright. Take them out and take care of them. We will talk about it again in a few days." Song Liangping waved his hand.

The girls were so scared they couldn't even scream or mutter a word anymore. They sat in the cage in a daze as they were pushed out of the room.

Han Yiyi leaned against Song Liangping coquettishly: "Thank you, leader, for venting my anger."

"You did good, it's the least I could do." Song Liangping replied but swept around, "What about the one... Chi Xin?"

Han Yiyi's face stiffened and she stared at Chi Xin as she walked out of the darkness. From Song Liangping's back, Chi Xin glanced at the other girl with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh, you're here." Song Liangping found Chi Xin after following Han Yiyi's sight. He squinted his eyes and licked his lips, "You must have been scared just now but you don't have to be, you will not be sold."

Before Chi Xin could speak, Han Yiyi grabbed the man's arm unwillingly, "Leader, she actually..."

"Enough."

Song Liangping, who was usually kind to Han Yiyi, suddenly showed impatience. He shook Han Yiyi's hand and smiled again when he looked at Chi Xin: "Little butterfly, are you also from this base? Do you know these girls?"

Chi Xin instantly changed her expression and lowered her face as if she was timid and scared.

She softened her voice and asked: "Where will they be sold? Where are the other people from Base L?"

Song Liangping smiled even more when he heard her question and gestured: "Come here and I will answer you."

Chi Xin clenched her fist tightly enough her nails pierced into her palms. The pain drowned her anger and sanity broke through the daze.

She had to hold back.

She had to learn where the others were first and learn how many were still alive.

She needed to be confident to be able to fight back before taking any action.

Chi Xin kept chanting these few mantras silently and walked to Song Liangping with hesitation on her face.