"Lu Baichuan, did you bring the Pangu Jade with you?"

The tall man looked at Lu Baichuan with a very serious expression.

When Lu Baichuan saw the two men, he couldn't suppress his anger, remembering how they had kidnapped Gou'er while his wife was giving birth and even assaulted Gou'er. He didn't want to talk to them at all and instead drew his longsword and stabbed at them.

The two men were highly skilled and had the medicine powder they had previously scavenged from Gou'er, so dealing with Lu Baichuan was effortless for them.

Before coming, Lu Baichuan had taken an upgraded version of the antidote pill, so he was not interested in the powder they had. Moreover, his martial arts skills had been improving over the years. At first, he could handle them, but as time went on, the advantage of having more people to bully the fewer people became apparent.

They knew Lu Baichuan was difficult to deal with, so they planned to stall for time and exhaust him until he died.

The dog, watching anxiously from behind, couldn't resist helping. Looking at the small bottle in his hand, he didn't care what it contained; he uncorked it and sprinkled it on the two men.

Lu Baichuan was prepared. When Gou'er made his move, he held his breath and moved away to let as much of the powder as possible fall on the two men.

Of course, the two men weren't fools either. They quickly dodged the dog, and the dog's presence attracted their attention. They thought they needed to catch the dog before they could negotiate with Lu Baichuan.

So they changed their strategy, not fighting Lu Baichuan, but instead attacking Gou'er.

Although Gou'er had learned martial arts and achieved some success, he was still a nobody in front of a true master.

Lu Baichuan, worried that he couldn't protect him, shouted, "Run!"

Knowing he couldn't beat those two people and not wanting to hold his father back, Gou'er turned and ran.

From a young age, his mother told him that the best of the Thirty-Six Stratagems is to run away. Running away is not shameful; the important thing is to save your own life.

He wholeheartedly agreed, feeling that his mother's words made a lot of sense, and quickly disappeared in an instant.

Seeing the dog leave, the two tried to chase after it, but Lu Baichuan pulled out two small black balls and blew them up.

If it weren't for their superior martial arts skills and quick reflexes, they would probably be meeting their maker by now.

Neither of them expected that Lu Baichuan would bring the small black ball with him when he went out. After all, they knew that the small black ball was about the size of two fists and was not easy to carry. But the small black ball that Lu Baichuan just took out seemed to be smaller, about the size of an ordinary pearl, but its power was not small at all. The birds and beasts in the mountains were frightened away, and naturally, their internal organs were also shaken and ached.

They tried to get up, but they couldn't muster any strength. They tried several times before they could barely stand up, but it was impossible for them to pin Lu Baichuan down and beat him like before.

"Who sent you?"

Lu Baichuan walked up to them, pointing his long sword at the two men, his face very grim. These two men absolutely could not be allowed to live, but if they honestly confessed who was behind it all, he might consider letting them die faster.

"snort!"

The two men clearly didn't take Lu Baichuan seriously, and with a mocking smile, they attacked him again.

The two of them attacked him with the determination to die, and their explosive power was very strong. If Lu Baichuan hadn't received those good things from his wife, he would definitely have suffered at their hands.

Not to mention there was a dwarf in that room, no wonder they dared to kidnap the dog like that.

However, the subsequent battles were much easier for Lu Baichuan. Before, they wanted to wear down Lu Baichuan's fighting strength, but now it was Lu Baichuan's turn to wear them down.

Already injured, this further exertion would have made her unable to withstand it for long.

The tall man had already had his throat slit by Lu Baichuan, leaving only the other man barely alive.

The man lay on the ground, not expecting to lose so badly this time, but he still couldn't help but laugh out loud, saying, "You think you'll be alright after killing us? When we die, your son will have to be buried with us, hahahaha..."

Lu Baichuan was taken aback, and the thought that they might have tampered with the dog made him a little nervous.

But the dog was clearly fine just now, so it felt like this person was talking nonsense.

Just as he was about to finish off the man and go find his son, the man laughed again, "Didn't you see the scar on your son's hand? Didn't you see there's another person in that wooden house? Didn't you ever wonder why we locked them both up together? Hahaha, even someone as clever as Lu Baichuan can make such a big oversight, how interesting!"

Lu Baichuan naturally knew about the scar on Gou'er's wrist. He had thought it was an accidental scratch, but after hearing what he said, he immediately realized something was wrong.

Just as he was about to ask what it meant, the man took the opportunity to run away and disappeared.

Lu Baichuan felt a little regretful that he hadn't been able to silence them, as it could have caused endless trouble. But Gou'er was more important right now, so he didn't chase after them and turned to find Gou'er.

Just now, the dog ran far away so as not to hold them back. Lu Baichuan called out but received no response. Remembering what that person had said, he panicked for a moment.

"Doggy!"

Lu Baichuan was even more anxious than when he went up the mountain. The child who was just in front of him had suddenly disappeared, and there might be other problems with Gou'er. How could he not be worried?

After calling out several times without receiving a response, he climbed a tree, took out his binoculars, and began searching.

Then I saw the dog in the bushes in the distance.

Lu Baichuan rushed over to look for it, and when he arrived, the dog was a tiny ball of fur, already unconscious on the ground.

His complexion was rosy, and there was nothing wrong with him, but he just couldn't be woken up no matter what.

Lu Baichuan didn't dare to delay. He picked up the dog and headed home, not even bothering to look after the unconscious man in the wooden house.

Jiang Jiuniang was sleeping, but she couldn't sleep soundly. She dreamt that something happened to the dog, and she was standing alone in the dark, blaming herself for not loving him anymore and only caring about her newborn sister...

She wanted to explain, but she couldn't open her mouth or even make a sound. She was so anxious that tears streamed down her face, but the dog turned away in disappointment.

"Doggy!"

She cried out, opened her eyes from the bed, and gasped for breath. Then she heard Sun's voice from outside: "Gou'er is back! Good heavens, what's going on!"

Jiang Jiuniang had a bad feeling. She lifted the quilt to get out of bed and saw Lu Baichuan come in carrying the dog. The dog was not moving at all in his arms.

"Honey, can you take a look at Gou'er? He was fine when I found him, but then I got into a fight and he hid somewhere. When I found him, he had already passed out."

Lu Baichuan put the dog on the bed, and then explained the matter of the dwarf in the wooden house to Jiang Jiuniang.

Jiang Jiuniang took the dog's hand and looked at it; the scar on its wrist had turned purple.

This is not a sign of poisoning.

Jiang Jiuniang examined it carefully and said with a gloomy expression, "She's been poisoned by a Gu."

Upon hearing this, Sun couldn't hold back any longer and turned to leave. She was worried that she would burst into tears and hinder Jiang Jiuniang's rescue efforts, so she ran away to hide and cry.

Can it be solved?

Lu Baichuan clenched his fists and bit his cheek to suppress his emotions.