Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

Chapter 317 How can I have the face to live on?

Zhao Qiaoniang's palms were already soaked with sweat, and she slowly walked towards the second door on the left.

Taking a deep breath, she stretched out her trembling hand, touched the door panel with her fingertips, and pushed hard.

"Squeak--" The door slowly opened, and a strong, pungent, foul smell rushed in, making her almost nauseous.

She subconsciously raised her hands to cover her mouth and nose, and looked inside in the dim light.

The room was filled with corpses piled up in all directions, layer upon layer. Some were already incomplete, and some had swollen and deformed faces. A quick glance showed that there were at least hundreds of them, a number so large that it made one's scalp numb.

She didn't dare to stay any longer, and staggered towards the next door, pushing it open with trembling hands.

The same scene came into view again, and this time, there were even more corpses.

They were twisted or stacked. Zhao Qiaoniang's legs couldn't stop shaking, tears welled up in her eyes, and she opened the doors on the left one by one.

After going through more than a dozen rooms, each one was like a purgatory on earth, without a trace of life.

Finally, she turned and walked towards the door on the right. The first door slowly opened under her push, and the faint sobbing sound coming from behind the door instantly cheered her up.

Looking closely, there were dozens of women lying on the beds in the room. Their hands and feet were tightly tied with ropes, leaving blood marks. Their clothes were tattered and their hair was messy.

Zhao Qiaoniang's eyes welled up, and she shouted loudly: "Everyone, hurry up and save him!"

The people behind him woke up as if from a dream, rushed into the room quickly, and untied the women.

After being untied, a woman suddenly threw herself into Zhao Qiaoniang's arms and burst into tears: "You are finally here, we thought we would never be able to get out in this lifetime..."

Zhao Qiaoniang patted her back gently, her eyes red: "Don't be afraid, we are here, and we will definitely take you home!"

A woman's legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground. Her body trembled violently as she cried out in grief, tears streaming down her face.

"Send us home? Where do we even have a home?

Ever since I was kidnapped by them, I have suffered countless humiliations. My life is ruined and there is no going back!

I just can’t bear it, I want to see my child again, just one look…”

Mulan's eyes were red. She squatted down and asked, "What's going on with you? Why did they arrest you?"

A younger woman stood up and said softly:

“They captured the young ones and made them into human skin drums.

Many of those who are worshipped every year are young and beautiful girls.

Once they take a fancy to you, you will not be able to escape this fate."

A woman who had given birth also cried:

“Those of us who have given birth to children were deceived by them.

They asked me to come and cook for them. I thought it would give me a way to make a living, but in the end I became a tool for them to vent their anger... wuwuwu...

How can I live with dignity?"

Zhao Qiaoniang looked at these women who were suffering, and felt mixed emotions.

In this era when women's chastity is more important than anything else, they are rescued but may face an even crueler fate.

But she couldn't care less. Right now, the most important thing was to get them away from this dark place.

So she led them carefully, step by step, out of the tunnel.

The sunlight shining down from the ground failed to dispel the gloom surrounding the women.

Master Bai stood aside, watching this scene, and remained silent for a long time.

He coughed lightly, breaking the silence: "Qiao Niang, are you planning to keep all these people here?"

Zhao Qiaoniang did not answer immediately, but turned her gaze to Lin Wanwan.

Lin Wanwan was helpless. How old was she? Now she had to make all the decisions about the family affairs.

She looked at these haggard women with empty eyes, opened her mouth, but didn't know how to respond.

Zhao Qiaoniang first asked someone to bring clean clothes and helped the women get dressed, and then she led them out of the tunnel completely.

Lin Wanwan looked at these women, their faces haggard and their eyes full of fear, and sighed.

The difficult situation faced by women in ancient times cannot be fully described in a few words.

In this era of strict feudal ethics, women's fate was firmly bound, and every move had to follow strict rules. If they were not careful, they would be unacceptable to the whole society.

Their value is simply defined as chastity and fertility. Once they lose their so-called chastity, it is like being sentenced to death, and they will spend the rest of their lives in endless pain and humiliation.

Lin Wanwan couldn't help but think of modern society. Even though the times have undergone tremendous changes and the status of women has been significantly improved, prejudice still exists.

Once a woman is abused, those gossips will point fingers behind her back.

They are just victims who are wantonly bullied by evil people, struggling in the darkness and suffering great torture physically and mentally.

But the world seems to be blinded. Instead of directing their anger and accusations at the real murderer, they put all the blame on these weak women who were unarmed and unable to resist.

In this world, victims not only do not receive sympathy and comfort, but also have to endure malice and prejudice from society.

In her previous life, Lin Wanwan had seen too much in the hospital. She hated these unreasonable phenomena, but she also knew that change would not happen overnight.

A bold idea emerged in Lin Wanwan's mind.

Since I have traveled back to ancient times, can I try to change everything with the help of modern knowledge and ideas?

She longs to break the shackles that bind women and allow every woman to have the right to freely choose her life.

However, when she calmed down, the cruel reality was like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing her enthusiasm.

If we want to change this situation, we must overthrow the current rulers and rebuild a new social order.

But she was just an ordinary citizen. Although she had some wealth now, it was a far cry from the power to usurp the throne.

She knew very well that it was almost impossible to accomplish such a feat on her own.

Lin Wanwan sighed, her strength was really too small.

Now she has no way to change the whole world immediately, but she will start with the small things around her and do her best to fight for more rights and respect for these ancient women.

She doesn't want to give up even if it's just a small change.

These weak women were naturally left behind, and everyone else searched the witch temple. Soon all the things in the witch temple were found.

Wow, I didn’t know until I searched, and I was shocked when I did.

Lin Wanwan was dumbfounded when she saw the more than twenty boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry, as well as dozens of cattle, sheep, and pigs, and all kinds of silks and satins.

Niu Dazhuang sighed and said, "This is what dozens of villages here offer as tribute every year. I didn't expect it to be all here."