Chapter 3143: Escaping with the Children

I wonder if when they know the truth, that others really want their lives, will they still be willing to offer up their own lives so readily.

"How many people did we contact last night?" he asked.

"Not many, only about eight hundred." another man replied.

To say that eight hundred isn’t many, actually it’s quite a lot, but compared to the disciples of the Saintess Sect and those other lackeys, it’s certainly a pitiful number.

"We’ve gathered about another two hundred people during the day today, and now we have a thousand people." another man chimed in.

"That should be about right."

The leading man thought for a moment, feeling it was about enough.

If they were to fight the disciples of the Saintess Sect head-on, they would certainly be no match, but their goal was to snatch the food and provisions and run, which should be enough.

"Remember, later on listen for the signal. As soon as I say run, immediately grab the goods on the horse carriage nearby and run! Of course, if you can take a few kids, that’s good too."

Since learning there were so many children, he kept wondering why the Saintess Sect would gather so many children.

He thought, the fate of these children probably wouldn’t be any better than theirs, perhaps even worse, otherwise why not recruit more adults, why target the children?

Though he wasn’t so noble, saving one was better than none, and taking more children might even increase their chances a little.

"If we’re taking kids, we have to go two by two." the man next to him said.

One person snatches the child from the Saintess Sect disciples, the other grabs the supplies. Otherwise, having to carry both the child and the supplies would make the escape too troublesome.

"Sure, go organize now, have everyone find a nearby partner." the leading man nodded.

As long as they could get out, it’d be fine. If a thousand people took a child between two, they’d be taking away more than half the kids, which would be a big loss for the Saintess Sect.

"Boss, wouldn’t taking the kids be too risky?" someone opposed taking the kids, thinking their escape would be more agile without them?

"Fool!"

The leader shot him a glance, spitting out the word.

"Do you think without the children, we could still escape?"

Looking at the current situation, those children were the key. Why else would the Saintess Sect go to such great lengths to bring them here? They must be of some use.

With the children in their hands, they could rescue them, and if pursued, the children were the best hostages they had.

With kids in hand, even if the Saintess Sect wanted to make a move, they’d have to weigh it carefully.

"Remember, the children are our biggest bargaining chip."

Fortunately, the Saintess Sect disciples, afraid they’d discover the children, placed them at the back, giving them the best opportunity.

"I understand now."

The man who opposed said nothing more after hearing him.

Meanwhile, over in the Little Forest, a few Saintess Sect disciples walked out, negotiating with the fellow sect disciples coming with a large group.

"Why did you only just arrive, it’s been days!"

The older Saintess Sect disciple looked at the newly arrived disciple with blame in her eyes.

The Sect Master didn’t know how many times they had urged them, but no one had come, so what could they do, except wait and frequently send people to check outside the Little Forest.

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