Seeing the two uncles walking towards the men in black, Xixi was so anxious that her little face scrunched up.

She stood angrily with her hands on her hips and pouting, then flew towards the armory with a whoosh, struggling to drag out a crossbow.

Her chubby little face turned red instantly because the crossbow bolt was too heavy. After her efforts, she finally managed to place the crossbow bolt into the hidden door.

Xixi had already used it once before and had some experience, but she was too small to easily control the crossbow.

You need to step your little feet onto the bow and arrow, use all your strength to pull the string back, and then insert a sharp sword.

Then lean back forcefully, aim at the big tree in front of the two uncles, take a deep breath, and release the arrow.

With a whoosh, the arrow shot out of the gate and flew towards the big tree in the forest, passing over everyone's heads and embedding itself in the tree trunk.

The sudden appearance of the arrows made the cautious group tense. Zhu Haotian and Zhu Chenfeng hurriedly took out their crossbows and looked around.

Even the seasoned Boss Niu was startled by the arrow that seemed to come from nowhere, and fearfully surveyed his surroundings.

"What happened? How could there be a hidden attack?"

"Split up and search, be careful of ambushes."

Zhu Haotian held up a torch and waved it through the dark grass, trying to find the mysterious person hiding in the darkness.

Seeing this, the group exchanged glances and then split into two groups, running off in different directions.

Zhu Xixi, inside the space, craned her neck to look at the situation in the forest. After seeing her two uncles stop and no longer move forward...

She hurriedly dragged the crossbow bolts back into the armory and desperately swam towards the outside of space.

As soon as Xixi left the space, she woke up as if from a nightmare, looking around blankly with her head up.

Liu and the others were seen gathered around the fire, deep in thought, the atmosphere somber, and no one spoke.

Xixi cried out anxiously, her round little face turning pale with fright.

[Oh no, the uncles are about to enter the Turkic ambush area.]

The Turks hid in the grass along the route their uncles took to Shiqu, intending to wipe them all out.

Xixi was so anxious that she cried out incoherently, her dark eyes filled with tears, and her little hands kept waving in the air.

The sound of her daughter crying brought Liu Shi back to her senses. She looked at her daughter in the direction of the sound and found that her daughter's face was pale and her little hand was pointing in the direction of the path leading to Jiangyang City.

"Xixi, what's wrong?"

Grandma Zhu also heard her granddaughter crying and rushed to Liu's side, anxiously touching her granddaughter's little face.

Even her two aunts and two brothers came over, anxiously observing Xixi's condition.

Unable to repeat her daughter's exact words, Liu could only look at Old Madam Zhu with reddened eyes, "Mother, could Xixi be sick? Her face doesn't look right."

Even Sun Jiayan noticed that her little niece's face was very pale, as if she was in great pain, and her chubby little hand kept pointing in the direction of Jiangyang City.

Remembering her niece's earlier reminder, she seemed to have guessed something and quickly looked at Old Lady Zhu.

"Mother, why don't we secretly go to Jiangyang City to see a doctor?"

"Now? It's so late, and the second brother and the others are killing the Turks. At this time..."

Old Mrs. Zhu was worried that their hasty departure would ruin her sons' plans. Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly noticed the redness in her eldest daughter-in-law's eyes. In that instant, she understood and nodded firmly.

"Okay, let's go, starting from Shiqu."

"Are you crazy? Entering the city now? Zhu Lao Er and the others are dealing with the Turks at the front. Wouldn't you just be adding to their troubles if you went there now?"

Pei Sining thought that Old Lady Zhu had gone mad, putting herself in danger for the sake of this little girl; it was simply absurd.

"This is a matter for the Zhu family, what do you know?"

Tao also noticed that something was wrong with her niece. Thinking that her husband was still fighting on the front lines, she was worried that her niece had discovered something, so she immediately stood up to protect her niece.

Pei Sining felt that this family had gone completely mad. This little girl had only cried once, and the whole family was rushing to their deaths?

Grandma Zhu was too lazy to explain to Pei Sining. She hurriedly slung the crossbow behind her back and picked up another one to hold in her arms.

"Let's go, let's set off now."

"Mother, I want to go too."

Sun was worried about Xixi and even more about Zhu Laosan, who was fighting on the front lines. She wanted to go with him so that she could look after him, so she picked up a crossbow and put it in her bosom.

Old Mrs. Zhu did not stop Sun's request, nodded to her, and turned to look at Tao.

"Someone needs to guard the food. You, Xiaobao, and Dabao stay in the camp and watch out for Zhu Zheng and the others."

“I’m going with my third brother’s wife and my eldest brother’s wife.”

Tao wanted to help, but she also felt that her mother-in-law was right. The camp couldn't be left unattended, so she could only nod reluctantly.

Zhu Xiaobao was also worried about his sister, but this was not the time for him to be willful, so he could only nod in agreement.

"Grandma, don't worry, I will protect my aunt and brother."

Grandma Zhu naturally believed in her grandson's abilities, patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction, and turned to leave.

Pei Sining was curious about what these people wanted to do. After hesitating for a moment, she jogged over and followed them.

"Old Madam Zhu, I'm very curious about what you're planning! Tonight, I'll risk my life to keep you company!"

Grandma Zhu turned around and glanced at Pei Sining, then pulled out a dagger from behind her and handed it to him.

"This is for your self-defense. If you encounter danger, you can protect yourself."

"No need. My dagger is made of meteorite iron and can cut through iron like mud."

Pei Sining smiled and pushed the dagger back to Old Lady Zhu, then looked at the dark forest and sighed helplessly.

"Grandma Zhu, you should worry about yourself first!"

Old Mrs. Zhu was too lazy to argue with Pei Sining and focused on walking towards Shiqu.

Liu held her daughter in the swaddling clothes on her chest, glancing down at her daughter from time to time.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, Xixi will be alright?" Sun noticed that Liu was preoccupied and gently patted her back, comforting her softly.

Liu was not worried about her daughter, but about her second and third sons who were on their way to Shiqu, based on their departure time.

The second and third sons should have already encountered those Turks; it's unknown whether they were injured.

Thinking about the urgency, she looked anxiously at Old Lady Zhu, "Mother, can we hurry up?"

Upon hearing her daughter-in-law's request, Old Lady Zhu stopped and looked around.

The forest was surrounded by tall wild grass, so one had to go around the forest to reach the stone canal.

If you want to get there as quickly as possible, you can only go through the grass. Although going through the grass will get you there quickly, the grass is damp all year round and there are many hidden swamps inside. If you accidentally step into one, you may sink in.