“Let’s go, let’s take another route,” Dongfang Mian turned and left without hesitation. She didn’t doubt Ahua’s words at all, and besides, she herself had a bad feeling.

Left with no other choice, the group had to change direction and quickly run towards another fork in the road. Fortunately, although they chose a very roundabout route this time, they did not encounter anything they could not deal with and successfully arrived at a blood-red gate.

"This is where the Poison God's soul is sealed," Dongfang Mian said. "Feng Qianxun told me the method; if I follow it, I can release the Poison God's soul."

The group was taken aback. The Poison God was no ordinary ghost or monster; he was a figure who had dominated the Medicine Domain ten thousand years ago and had to be dealt with by the Lord.

Dongfang Mian looked at the group seriously and said, "Now listen carefully to what I have to say. In a little while, you guys find a safe place to hide. Leave the baby here. I'll be responsible for breaking the seal on the Poison God. Once the Poison God comes out, he should go directly into the baby's body to suck his heart's blood. I will use the method Feng Qianxun taught me to seal him inside the baby's body."

The rest is up to the baby. I'll stay here and watch over him. If he succeeds, I'll immediately bring him to meet you. If the baby doesn't succeed... I'll send you a signal, and you'd better run, run as far as you can, understand?

“I’m not leaving, this is my son,” Yan Lin said without hesitation.

“This is not your son!” Dongfang Mian decisively interrupted him, and said to the bewildered Yan Lin, “I don’t care what you want to know, you can ask Aju, and he will tell you.”

"I'm not leaving either. Don't try to break the contract and kick me out every time there's danger. I'm telling you, I'm not leaving this time, even if you kill me," Aju said with a determined look.

“Since you put it that way… then fine,” Dongfang Mian said.

Aju thought Dongfang Mian had compromised, but the next second she was plunged into darkness.

Looking at Aju and Yanlin, who had been knocked unconscious on the ground, Dongfang Mian said to Ahua, "Ahua, you're the best girl. Take these two to a safe place and don't let them come back."

"Mother, Ahua won't leave either. Ahua wants to stay with you," Ahua said tearfully.

Left with no other choice, Dongfang Mian had to resort to her trump card, "Ahua, don't you always want to sign a contract with your mother? After this matter is over, your mother will sign a contract with you. We'll whisper to each other and not tell them."

"Really?" Ahua's eyes lit up. The fact that Dongfang Mian hadn't signed a contract with her had always been a knot in Ahua's heart.

Faced with such temptation, Ahua's naive heart wavered. After Dongfang Mian's repeated assurances, she disappeared with Aju and Yanlin.

Now, only Dongfang Mian and the unconscious baby remained outside the blood-red door. Dongfang Mian let out a long breath, activated all her defenses, and then silently recited the secret incantation that Feng Qianxun had given her, opening the blood-red door.

The moment the door opened, Dongfang Mian felt a bone-chilling cold rush, followed by complete darkness and a feeling of suffocation.

In the darkness, Dongfang Mian heard a cold voice: "Who woke me? Was it you, Feng Qianxun? Although you are the Lord of Humanity, I, the Poison God, am not afraid of you! Hahaha! So it's one of my people, and you've even prepared such a delicious meal for me. I'll enjoy it slowly!"

Then, Dongfang Mian's vision cleared, and she saw that the thick black mist had all entered the baby's body.