The group searched the area thoroughly, but still couldn't find any trace of Fu Xiaoyu. They didn't know if he had come to this forest. At this moment, Cui Yulu felt even more tormented and thought she should control her temper.

That way he wouldn't have left, and these things wouldn't have happened.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely find it. How about we go together to look for it? I'll go over there, and you two can go to the west, okay?"

The little mute boy gestured with his hands to explain to Cui Yulu.

"No, it would be even worse if something happened to you. Let's go look for him together. We still have Lai Guitou to look for; we can't afford for anyone else to get hurt."

Cui Yulu refused his request, so the three of them went to look for someone together with torches.

"Sister Lan'er, do you know his name? I'm a little embarrassed to keep calling him Little Mute."

Xia Lan'er looked at the little mute walking ahead. Although he had only been here for a few years, no one knew where he came from, and no one knew his name.

"This seems to be really difficult for me. He seems to have fallen from the sky. He has no friends or relatives. Master picked him up from outside. He didn't want to live with us, so he has been wandering outside. So we really don't know his name. Because he can't speak, everyone has always called him Little Mute. Maybe it's because of this habit, and no one knows his real name anymore."

"Oh, what a pitiful person."

Cui Yulu sighed softly, and the little mute boy heard and remembered everything.

He wasn't born mute; he could hear their conversation. He also had a name: Xu Zhengfan, the son of General Xu Tian'ao. During the Battle of Wei River, Xu Tian'ao had his entire family confiscated and exiled by Fu Xiaoyu, who was then eager to make a name for himself.

Unable to bear the humiliation, Xu Tian'ao committed suicide on the spot, and his mother, Han Zhiwei, unable to bear her husband's death, followed him in death. Young Xu Zhengfan watched helplessly as his parents died in front of him, unable to do anything, and was so frightened that he lost the ability to speak. However, he remembered Fu Xiaoyu's eyes, and he would remember them for the rest of his life.

Upon hearing Cui Yulu's words, the mute boy turned around, wanting to give her a hug, but ultimately restrained himself. He simply smiled at her without saying a word.

But his eyes revealed undisguised gratitude and affection.

"Don't look at me like that. I just feel that our backgrounds are somewhat similar. Perhaps it's because neither of us has a family and we both came to this place. It must be fate. So I think I should help you more."

Xu Zhengfan listened with some emotion, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Yulu, you are such a good person. I was so touched when I heard that."

As Xia Lan'er listened to her words, tears welled up in her eyes. Everyone who came here had a tragic past.

For example, both he and Lai Guitou had never seen their parents since birth. It was Old Guitou who raised them, which is why they have this opportunity today.

"We are all unfortunate people who have been stranded here, and we should stick together and help each other. So from now on, we should help each other and live happily here together."

Just as Xia Lan'er was moved, she suddenly heard Lai Guitou's shouts from not far away.

"Something's wrong! Lai Guitou is in trouble! We need to get there quickly!"

Upon hearing this voice, Xia Lan'er became more nervous than anyone else, and her pace quickened considerably, leaving the two people behind.

Fortunately, the distance wasn't far, and they arrived quickly. However, Fu Xiaoyu was lying on the ground, and Lai Guitou, who was standing next to her, also seemed to be injured.

"What are you doing here? Be careful, there's a dark, dangerous shadow here. He's the one who attacked me just now."

Cui Yulu quickly squatted down to check Fu Xiaoyu's injuries. There were no external wounds on his body; he must have been knocked unconscious by acupressure points.

Just as she was about to take a closer look, a dark shadow suddenly attacked her.

Xia Lan'er cried out in fright, "Yu Lu, be careful! That dark figure is coming!"

Whether it was muscle memory or not, Cui Yulu suddenly had several silver needles in her hand and shot them at the dark figure. The needles pierced through the shadow and struck the tree trunk opposite.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the dark figure seemed to be moving much slower.

Just as everyone relaxed, the dark figure began to attack rapidly again, this time at a much faster speed than before.

Before anyone could react, the dark figure was already right in front of Cui Yulu's face.

Xu Zhengfan didn't have time to think, and he also transformed into a black shadow to block your powerful attack.

The two black figures collided, and Xu Zhengfan coughed up a mouthful of blood, while the other black figure quickly disappeared.

Xu Zhengfan had blood at the corner of his mouth, but a smile on his face as he gestured with his hands: "I chased him away, don't be afraid."

He collapsed right after finishing speaking.

"Quickly take him back to the cave; this place is not safe to stay any longer."

After saying that, a silver needle was inserted, and Fu Xiaoyu slowly woke up.

When he opened his eyes and saw that it was Cui Yulu, he looked at her with a wronged expression and reached out to hug her.

Unexpectedly, Xu Zhengfan, who was on Lai Guitou's body, suddenly hummed, and this hum immediately attracted Cui Yulu's attention.

"Now that you're awake, let's leave quickly. The little mute is still injured, and besides, that shadowy figure might come back."

"My wife is naughty. I want her to hug me, otherwise I won't leave."

On this side, Fu Xiaoyu suddenly lost her temper.

Cui Yulu had no choice but to give him a gentle hug.

"Is it okay now? Hurry up and leave, or the shadowy figure will come and take you away."

Fu Xiaoyu shuddered at the thought of the dark figure.

"Wife, is that a ghost? It's so scary, I'm afraid."

"So you know fear now? If you know fear, then don't run out anymore, do you hear me?"

Fu Xiaoyu listened to Cui Yulu nagging him, and still obediently nodded: "If my wife says I can't go out, then I won't go out. I will listen to my wife from now on."

Fu Xiaoyu held Cui Yulu's arm. He was at least two heads taller than Cui Yulu, but he still insisted on resting his head on her shoulder.

It looked rather comical. It was very inconvenient for Cui Yulu to walk with him holding her like that. She gently pushed him away a few times, but he still clung to her. In the end, the two of them had no choice but to walk back to the cave in that awkward posture.

Lai Guitou was faster and had already placed Xu Zhengfan on the stone bed.

Originally, he had hoped that his master would come to treat him, but the old man had drunk too much and was shouting that he was going into seclusion to cultivate. He completely ignored him and went straight to another cave, closed the door, and went to cultivate by himself.

Lai Guitou and Xia Lan'er had no choice but to send Xu Zhengfan to Cui Yulu and the others first.