She glanced sideways and saw a man surrounded by black light watching them from a few steps away.

Baili Wanwan's fingers unconsciously clenched together.

This person is so dark-skinned!

She felt nauseous whenever the person got even slightly close.

She gently tugged at Zhang Xiu's hand and whispered, "Auntie, there are bad people following us."

Zhang Xiu was startled and quickly pretended to pick flowers to look back. Sure enough, she saw the man with ill intentions.

Although she was a woman, she did manual labor every day, and she calmed down after a moment of panic.

"Don't be afraid, Wanwan, you'll catch your aunt in a bit."

With that, Zhang Xiu picked up Baili Wanwan and ran off.

When the man realized they had discovered him, he quickly chased after them.

The road leading to the village was deserted. Zhang Xiu was pondering how to bypass the man and escape back to the city when the man caught up with her.

"You little slut, still running!"

He raised his fist to strike, but the agile Zhang Xiu dodged it.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, Zhang Xiu quickly put Baili Wanwan on the ground: "Run!"

Baili Wanwan watched anxiously as Zhang Xiu fought the villain. Seeing that he was about to be defeated due to exhaustion, she quickly activated the spiritual pearl on her forehead, just like last time.

This time, the surge of spiritual energy was much smoother than the last time. A small stream of water rose from the river beside them, coiling around the villain's ankle like a thin snake, and only with a heavy tug did it pull him down.

Caught off guard, the assailant struck the back of his head squarely on a protruding rock and immediately lost consciousness.