When Tuoba Xuan brought Han Hu out, he found the doorway empty and wondered where the mother and her two children had gone.
But seeing Han Hu on the verge of death, he dared not delay. After all, he was his sister's family member, and he needed to get him back to the clinic as soon as possible.
So he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and carried Han Hu on his back and ran quickly toward the clinic. His men then demolished the house to pieces.
Only by dismantling that stronghold will that woman have nowhere to go.
That's right, Tuoba Xuan always had spies and bodyguards here.
Therefore, he can easily find everyone here.
Especially those who are related to Cui Yulu.
One team of secret guards was responsible for dismantling the house, while another team was responsible for searching for Du Sanniang and her two children.
When Tuoba Xuan returned to the clinic, Cui Yulu and the little mute also happened to return.
Han Hu was genuinely surprised to see him covered in wounds.
"Brother, what's going on?"
"Don't ask yet, let's see if there's any hope for him."
Tuoba Xuan placed Han Hu in the inner room of the clinic and then hurriedly left.
His most pressing task right now is to find Du Sanniang and her two children as soon as possible. On the way, a guard reported that Du Sanniang and her two children seemed to have been captured by a group of men in black.
Their whereabouts are currently unknown.
This really worried Tuoba Xuan. If anything happened to Du Sanniang and her two children, he would be unable to eat or sleep for the rest of his life.
Cui Yulu knew that something urgent must have happened, otherwise Tuoba Xuan would not be so flustered, so she signaled for the little mute boy to follow him and help him.
Cui Yulu knew that this little mute was very skilled in martial arts and could definitely help Tuoba Xuan.
"I don't want to go. I want to stay here and protect you."
The little mute boy refused to go.
"I'm fine and don't need protection for now. My brother needs some help, so could you go and assist him?"
He continued to shake his head, while Cui Yulu pretended to be very angry.
He finally nodded reluctantly and agreed to go.
Cui Yulu carefully examined Han Hu's body and found that he only had some superficial injuries and that his internal organs were not damaged. The superficial injuries would heal naturally after resting for a while, so there was no need to worry.
How is he now?
Cao Qiaoniu had somehow entered the inner room, her beautiful starry eyes glistening with tears.
"He's fine, just some minor cuts and bruises. His internal organs aren't damaged. He'll be alright after a while of rest."
"That's good."
Cao Qiaoniu murmured softly, but her watery eyes lingered on Han Hu.
Cui Yulu knew that she couldn't let go of Han Hu, and that everything she had done before was just an act.
Seeing him injured now still breaks my heart.
"Well, after I finish treating him today, I'll send him back to the Han family. Do you have any objections?"
Cao Qiaoniu pondered for a moment, her eyes dimming for a brief instant, but she quickly returned to normal.
“If you send him back to the Han family now, your mother-in-law will be extremely worried. Why don’t you let him rest here for a while? It will make it easier for you to treat him, won’t it?”
Cui Yulu had anticipated that she would say that, so she did not refuse.
"He can stay, but I have one condition..."
Before Cui Yulu could finish speaking, Cao Qiaoniu quickly chimed in, "I have money, so don't worry about the money."
Cui Yulu gently scolded her, "When did we sisters become so superficial? Do you think I'm the kind of person who cares about money? My condition is that you find someone to take care of him yourself. My clinic doesn't have many staff, but you've seen how busy we are every day, so you have to figure out how to take care of him yourself."
Her words were meant to bring Cao Qiaoniu and Han Hu together. Knowing Han Hu as she did, she knew he would never be interested in a frivolous woman like Tao Wan.
"In that case, I'll find him a helper to take care of him."
"That's your own business, you can decide what to do."
After Cui Yulu finished speaking, she handed Han Hu over to Cao Qiaoniu.
"I have to go out again now. I've already treated his wounds. The rest is up to you."
After saying that, she turned and left. When she got to the outer hall, she gave Chen Yuan and the others a few more instructions before leaving in a hurry.
When Du Sanniang rushed into the house, she felt everything go black before her eyes, and then she lost consciousness.
When they woke up again, the three of them, mother and children, had their mouths gagged and were in a cave.
It was quite strange that there was no one around and no one guarding the area.
Du Sanniang felt remorseful, blaming herself for being too rash and easily falling into someone else's trap. She should have listened to Tuoba Xuan and arrested that woman sooner, so none of this would have happened.
"Oh, you're all awake. But it's a pity. I found out you were following me, and I even caught you. You're really stupid as a mother. Do you think everyone is an idiot?"
Du San Niang glared fiercely at Tao Wan, wishing she could tear the woman to pieces and feed her to the dogs.
When I tried to exert force in my arms, I found that my body was limp and I had no strength at all.
Tao Wan noticed her confusion and took the thing out of her mouth.
He looked at her with a smile.
"I know you must have something to ask me. I'll give you that chance. Go ahead and ask."
"What have you done to me? Why do I have no strength at all? Why is this happening?"
Tao Wan found her puzzled look utterly ridiculous.
"You think you're the only ones who're so great, that everyone else is stupid and can't see through you, so you can just recklessly barge in and wantonly destroy other people's lives?"
"You're the one who clearly did something wrong, so why are you so unreasonable and blaming others?"
Du San Niang tried to regain some strength, but found it was all in vain.
"Let me tell you the truth, our target is not you, but Cui Yulu and the Han family. If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for helping Cui Yulu."
Once Tao Wan had achieved her goal, she swayed her hips as she left the cave, and then the light at the cave entrance dimmed.
Tao Wan ordered her men to block the cave entrance. She planned to starve the mother and her two children for a few days, after which everything would be under her control.
After Cui Yulu left the house, she prepared to check out Lai Guitou and Xia Lan'er's competence.
Their task was simpler: to find out where Cui Yufang was in the Xing family's residence.
The task of investigation was best left to Lai Guitou. With a few quick movements, he searched the Xing residence, except for the stables, but he couldn't find the woman in the portrait given by Cui Yulu.
Of course, Xia Lan'er wasn't idle either. After confirming Xing Dali's appearance with the portrait several times, she secretly followed behind him.
Compared to the real person, she felt that Cui Yulu's portrait beautified Xing Dali too much; the real person looked rather disgusting.
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