"Da Bao, what's going on? What are you doing here?"

Liu was surprised to see her son there. She put down the supplies she was carrying and rushed forward in a panic.

Pei Dabao's delicate face was covered with bruises. She explained with remorse, "I saw Young Master Pei secretly following Mother. I was worried that Mother might be in danger, so we followed him into the woods."

"Who knew that after we followed Pei Sining into the forest, Da Bao and I suddenly went completely dark. When I woke up, Xiao Bao and Young Master Pei were both gone."

Her son's words made Liu feel dizzy, and she almost fainted while rubbing her forehead. Fortunately, Sun was there to support her.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, maybe the child is just playing. Let's go back and find Xiaobao and Sining first."

Liu was worried that the supplies hidden in the bushes would be intercepted, so before leaving, she took Zhu Xixi and handed her over to Sun.

"Jiayan, I think these things are pretty good. Why don't we hide them for now?"

Sun looked back and nodded. "Okay, then sister-in-law, you go back and tell Mother to get everyone to look for it. I'll hide the things."

"Okay." Concerned for her son's safety, Liu held Xixi in one arm and pulled Song Dabao away from the bushes with the other.

Xixi overheard their conversation and curiously looked up at her surroundings.

Unable to find her brother and the male lead, she strained her ears and inquired in the direction of Zhu Yanyan in order to find her brothers.

At this moment, Zhu Yanyan came out of Lujia Village wearing protective clothing. After leaving Lujia Village, she forgot to tell Wen Xiuya, who was beside her, what to do.

"Mom, when you get back, just tell everyone that those two naughty kids ran inside by themselves."

"They also mentioned that Liu had been in contact with someone infected with the plague."

Wen Xiuying listened attentively to her daughter's arrangements and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, don't worry, Mother will definitely lead the Zhu family to Lujia Village."

"Once they enter Lujia Village, we will leave and let them die inside."

Zhu Yanyan kidnapped the two people for this very purpose, and walked towards the camp with a smile.

Xixi overheard their conversation and angrily raised her little fist.

[Are both the brother and the male lead in Lujia Village? That villain Zhu Yanyan is trying to hurt Xixi's family again.]

[Lujia Village is currently experiencing a smallpox outbreak; entering at this time will only lead to certain death.]

Two days later, in an attempt to eradicate the plague, the magistrate set the entire Lu family village ablaze.

[Zhu Yanyan must have known about this, which is why she chose this time to leave her brother in the village.]

Liu was startled by her daughter's words, her face turned pale, and she ran back to the camp.

The people in the camp were gathered around Song Yanyan, and when they saw Liu Shi return, they all stared at her with strange expressions.

Even Chen Xiang looked troubled as he walked towards the Song family. "Grandma Song, there's something I need to tell you."

"Mother, Xiaobao and Sining are missing." Ignoring the strange looks from others, Liu hurried to Old Madam Zhu.

Old Mrs. Zhu reached out and took her daughter-in-law, looking back and forth between Liu Shi and Chen Xiang with surprise.

She had already sensed something was wrong from the expressions on the faces of her clansmen, but she never expected that it was her grandson who was in trouble.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, don't be anxious! Let's hear what Lord Chen has to say?"

Chen Xiang looked troubled and sighed, "Someone saw Da Bao and the child you picked up enter Lujia Village together."

"What? Xiao Bao and Si Ning entered Lu Family Village? Impossible."

Grandma Zhu couldn't believe her grandson would risk entering a place like Lujia Village.

Moreover, they entered together with Pei Sining, so they must have been mistaken; it couldn't possibly be Da Bao and Sining.

"Why not? It's normal for kids to be mischievous and run around these days."

Wen Xiuying knew that Old Lady Zhu wouldn't believe her, so she deliberately stepped forward, looking smug, and shouted loudly to the clansmen, "Let me tell you, what kind of place is that Lu Family Village? There's a smallpox outbreak there!"

"Moreover, today I saw Liu come into close contact with a corpse infected with smallpox. I wonder if her son will go to Lujia Village specifically to find an antidote for her."

"How did you know it was smallpox?" Liu sensed something fishy from Wen Xiuya's words; sure enough, she had abducted her son.

Even Old Mrs. Zhu had a problem, and asked in a serious tone, "That's right, if you go in, how would you know it's smallpox?"

“Just ask any villager passing by. Just because you don’t know doesn’t mean others don’t know,” Wen Xiuying retorted loudly, feeling guilty.

Upon learning that Liu had come into contact with a corpse infected with smallpox, Chen Xiang took a few steps back in fear.

Liu, no longer caring what these people thought, grabbed Old Lady Zhu in a fit of irrationality.

"Mother, I need to go inside to find Xiaobao."

"No, we don't know what's going on inside. Going in rashly will only lead to our death."

Grandma Zhu naturally understood her daughter-in-law's feelings, but it was even more dangerous inside; once inside, she might not be able to get out again.

Zhu Yanyan and Wen Xiuying were very satisfied with the Zhu family's reaction and stood leisurely behind their relatives to watch the show.

To provoke her fellow clansmen, Zhu Yanyan shouted loudly at Old Lady Zhu, "Old Lady Zhu, let my cousin-in-law go in! If she stays in the group and gets infected with smallpox, we will all die."

The clansmen, who were originally just watching the show, became excited upon hearing Zhu Yanyan's hint and raised their hands to protest against Chen Xiang.

"Get them out of here, don't let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch."

"That's right, anyone who's been in contact with them will definitely get smallpox. We even have elderly people here!"

"Kick them out of the team and let them fend for themselves."

Zhu Yanyan was very satisfied with the excited mood of her clansmen, looking like she had victory in her grasp, thinking they were a bunch of scum who should have died long ago.

You've already been blessed to live this long; now it's time for you to fulfill your duty as cannon fodder.

As for Pei Sining, she tried to get close to him because he was the male lead. Since he's unwilling to be on her side, then he should just die.

With the outcome decided, she didn't want to waste any more time and turned to leave with Wen Xiuying.

Faced with so much resistance, Chen Xiang was in a difficult position and drew his long whip to try to stop the crowd.

However, Zhu Wen stepped forward to stop her and whispered a reminder, "Sir, after all, Madam Liu has been in contact with infected individuals. If she continues to remain in the group, I'm afraid..."

"Yes, sir! For the safety of our brothers, we should kick her out!"

"That's right, she's going to Lujia Village to find her son anyway, it's not your problem, sir."

The escorts behind them also stepped forward to offer their opinions.

Already in a dilemma, Chen Xiang turned to look at Grandma Zhu with a sigh and asked, "Grandma Zhu, what is your opinion?"

"I'm willing to leave the team, but you must guarantee the safety of my family."

Before Old Lady Zhu could speak, Madam Liu stepped forward quickly, her gaze firm, and spoke loudly.