Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 118: Willful Degeneracy

Leng Er and his men were dumbfounded. Weren’t these women kidnapped and forced?

How did they manage to develop feelings?

It’s truly hard to explain...

Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to see who these people were and loudly declared, "I’ve come to save you. As a fellow woman, I couldn’t bear to see you humiliated by mountain bandits, so I killed the most powerful second-in-command here. Now you’re free, you can... leave on your own."

After finishing her words, she had the system scan and analyze the micro-expressions on each person’s face.

Some people whispered to each other, considering whether to leave. Some were sobbing softly, seemingly not expecting they’d see a day of freedom. Some had hesitant expressions.

After a moment, a woman gathered her courage, stepped forward, and knelt heavily on the ground, pleading, "Benefactor, could you also save my family? They’ve been locked up."

As soon as she finished, more than a dozen young women knelt down one after another, clamoring that their families were also captured, pleading for Cheng Xiaoxiao to spare their families too.

Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded, knowing that these dozen women hadn’t lost their conscience and still cared for their family’s safety, indicating they hadn’t been assimilated by the mountain bandits and could still be saved.

A young girl with curly, matted hair and a sallow complexion walked up to Cheng Xiaoxiao, knocked her head hard on the ground, and said to her, "Benefactor, I submitted to the bandits because the bandit lord was in charge of the prison. He promised me that if I followed him, my parents and brother would be left until last... to die."

The girl’s tears fell like big drops, unable to finish her words, but everyone present understood what she meant.

"Although I wish I could strangle that old and stinky man, I couldn’t. I had to swallow my humiliation. Yesterday, he finally let me see my parents, and they’re indeed still alive. Please, benefactor, save them.

Xiao Yun has become ruined and doesn’t dare to pray for the forgiveness of her ancestors. She’s willing to sell herself into lifelong servitude to serve the benefactor, begging you also to spare some life-saving grains so Xiao Yun’s family can escape."

After speaking, she closed her eyes, letting the tears flow, her head hitting the floor heavily with a thud. She lay prostrate on the ground, not getting up for a long time, as if sure that only if Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded would she stop kneeling.

At this moment, Cheng Xiaoxiao was moved.

This girl named Xiao Yun truly sees the world clearly!

In a bandit nest, knowing how to adapt is the way to survive. Even if forced, find the most valuable leverage and don’t compromise aimlessly. Now, with the opportunity for rescue, she knows to use her remaining value to secure a path for her family, thus repaying her parents’ kindness and distancing herself from the past to protect her reputation.

As for wanting to follow her, she probably perceived that Cheng Xiaoxiao could save a large group of people, a formidable and stunning person, and decided to gamble. If she wins, the world is her oyster; if she loses, her life is worth the risk.

"Host, does this girl really have so many thoughts?" The system was puzzled about how the host could perceive so many thoughts in such a short time.

"You still have a lot to learn."

Smart and decisive girls like this are rare, and having little schemes is fine as long as they are used for the right purposes.

She can’t stand those who are too foolish!

Cheng Xiaoxiao considered that Xiao Yun might be worth investigating.

At this moment, the women who had returned to the mountain bandits were dissatisfied.

"I no longer have family, kind girl, please let Er Mazi go! I’m already his woman, and without him, I have nothing."

As one woman pleaded, others echoed her sentiments, and even some bystanders joined in.

Initially, there were humble requests, but seeing Cheng Xiaoxiao unmoved, their words became sharper.

"Ah Chao can at least give me a bite to eat. You saved us but left us to fend for ourselves, can you live with that conscience?"

"Exactly, we’re doing just fine here. We don’t need your help."

"There’s nothing to eat outside, and you’re letting a group of unarmed women go? How will we survive?"

"We’re not leaving, we want to stay here."

"Right, you can’t kill my man, or I’ll fight you to the death," she said, spreading her arms to shield her man.

The woman thought it out well: together, the sisters could push the young girl, and maybe if she performed well this time, her man might look at her differently in the future and stop hitting her.

Soon, more women were persuaded and joined the group to condemn Cheng Xiaoxiao, demanding she release the captured bandits.

Leng Er’s group of men was stunned, seeing it could happen like this. Miss Cheng kindly saved them, but instead of gratitude, they started accusing her.

Simple-minded men, one after another, were filled with anger, never having seen such shameless women. In their impression, if a woman was humiliated, she would either choose to die or serve her parents all her life, never marrying again.

But this group of women overturned their understanding.

Cheng Xiaoxiao snorted coldly.

They really took her for a saint. She would not show mercy to a pack of pushovers and ingrates.

"Alright! Since you all want to be together so much, I’ll fulfill your wish."

Women who fell so willingly were not worthy of salvation.

The bandits kneeling on the ground secretly rejoiced. They had escaped so easily. Great, they thought those women had some value after all, and wouldn’t mind treating them a bit better in the future. The men thought proudly.

At this time, the young girl’s voice sounded again.

"Your name is Xiao Yun, right?"

Xiao Yun nodded.

"I can agree to your request, but I have two conditions."

Xiao Yun looked up, "Please tell me, benefactor!"

"First, I have to ask you, have you ever eaten human flesh?" She wouldn’t want a cannibal.

Xiao Yun shook her head vigorously, "Rest assured, benefactor, Xiao Yun knows the truth. Since coming up the mountain, I’ve never touched a bit of meat."

"Alright, if you want to follow me, you’ll need to show your abilities. Here’s your first task: identify all those who have eaten human flesh here."

Xiao Yun didn’t hesitate at all; she was also disgusted by those people.

Soon, the people she pointed out were driven to one side, while the others stayed in place.

Xiao Yun had been here for a month. At first, she tried to escape, was whipped, locked in a dark room, and starved for three days and nights without giving in. Later, to let her parents live a few more days, she followed the prison warden.

Of course, she didn’t completely compromise. Whenever she had time, she would sneak out to investigate the guards, trying to rescue her parents and brother, and escape together.

So, she was very familiar with the situation in the mountains, but she didn’t boast, "Reporting to the benefactor, everyone I know is here."

"Mm!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao was surprised to find a few women among them, including the one who had shouted the loudest.

Now pointed out, she wailed again, "What do you mean, didn’t you say you would let us go?"

Cheng Xiaoxiao grimly curled her lips, walking up to the woman, "When did I ever say I would release you? I merely... fulfilled your wishes."

The woman realized something was wrong and shrieked, "You biased person, you liar, I’ll fight you to the death!"

With that, she got up and lunged towards Cheng Xiaoxiao.

"Be careful!"