When Mu Jinnian returned home and told the old Marquis about the little dumpling being captured by the monster, the old Marquis was so angry that he almost fainted.
The whole family, who had been fast asleep, were now all dressed and gathered in the main hall.
"You've been a mischievous fourth brother since you were little, and now you've dragged your sister into it too! How could you take her to do such a dangerous thing!"
The old Marquis was both angry and anxious. As he spoke, he raised his fist at Mu Jinnian.
Upon seeing this, Zhen Shaoqing quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"My lord, please calm down. This is all my fault. I failed to take good care of the two children."
After Xiao Tuanzi was arrested, Zhen Shaoqing felt extremely resentful towards himself.
It's all his fault for underestimating the danger of this operation, which led to the little dumpling's tragic fate.
Mu Jinnian was in a bad mood too. The thought of how the little dumpling had been captured by that monster made his heart ache like it was being fried in oil.
Mu Jinnian knelt down with a thud.
"Father, grandfather, brother, it's all my fault this time. You can beat me or scold me, I won't say a word."
As soon as Mu Jinnian finished speaking, a strong hand pulled him up from the ground.
Mu Jinchen returned from outside in his military uniform, his face still covered in sweat, clearly from being anxious.
Mu Jinchen: "The most urgent thing right now is to rescue my sister. As for your mistakes, we can talk about them when she comes back."
After speaking, Mu Jinchen bowed to Mu Tingzheng and said:
"Father, the army has been mobilized and is ready to depart at any time."
Mu Tingzheng, who had been silent all along, stood up after hearing his eldest son's words.
He had already changed into his military uniform, and now he exuded a terrifying aura of ferocity.
"Walk!"
Mu Ting sneered, and his four sons immediately straightened their backs and followed behind him.
Originally, Mu Ting had not planned to let the old Marquis go, but ever since he learned that the little dumpling had been taken away, the old Marquis had been extremely anxious and restless.
Now all five of them are going to find Little Dumpling, and the old Marquis insists on going along.
"When your father was fighting on the battlefield, you were still playing in the mud."
With the old Marquis's bold statement, Mu Tingzheng could only nod in agreement.
Mu Yanxiu's hair was half down, and she was still wearing her pajamas. Her eyes were bulging from crying.
She hugged Mu Jinchen tightly and said, "Waaah, Daddy, you must save Auntie, waaah."
Mu Jinchen kissed her forehead. "Don't worry, Daddy will definitely bring your aunt back."
After Mu Tingzheng and the others left, they discovered that in addition to the Mu family army, the imperial palace's inner army had also been dispatched by the emperor.
Not only that, the other four princes also rushed over with their soldiers when they heard that the little boy had been captured.
The group stood in neat rows, waiting for Mu Tingzheng's instructions under the silvery moonlight.
With a tense expression, Mu Ting mounted his horse and led his group on an immediate journey towards Xuan Yun Mountain.
According to Mu Jinnian, after the monster abducted the little dumpling, it flew towards Xuanyun Mountain.
...
Deep in Xuanyun Mountain.
Holding a chicken leg in her left hand and a large meat bun in her right, the little dumpling was eating her fill in her sleep, unaware that her father, brothers, and uncles were frantically searching for her.
Glug glug—
Suddenly, a loud rumbling sound came from her stomach, waking the little dumpling up.
The more full I felt in my dream, the hungrier I feel now that I'm awake.
The little dumpling, clutching its empty stomach, pouted and went outside.
"Uncle Big Flying Insect, I'm so hungry, is there anything to eat?"
The little dumpling sat down next to the Gluttonous Beast and shook its arm with its two little hands.
In the evening, she was busy investigating the case with her brother and didn't eat much. Now her stomach was growling with hunger.
When the little dumpling saw that there was no food in the house, she had no choice but to wake up the Gluttonous Beast.
The mythical beast, the Glutton, was fast asleep, curled up, when it felt a series of whispers, as soft as mosquitoes, buzzing incessantly in its ear.
The gluttonous beast opened its eyes groggily and saw a little baby looking at it pitifully.
The Gluttonous Beast: "What are you doing? Why are you spying on me here so late at night instead of sleeping?"
Little dumpling: "Big flying insect, I'm so hungry."
"Oh dear! What's going on?!"
The gluttonous beast's face scrunched up; was this little one hungry?
"If you're hungry, just go to sleep. You can eat after you wake up."
The gluttonous beast was still sleepy. It swung its arms, turned over to face the wall, and prepared to continue sleeping.
Seeing that the Gluttonous Beast ignored her, the little dumpling had no choice but to lie on top of him and use her hair to brush against his face.
"Big flying insect! Big flying insect! I'm hungry, I want to eat!"
The hair brushed against the face of the Gluttonous Beast, making it chuckle. It quickly reached out and pushed the little dumpling away.
"Where am I supposed to get you something to eat so late at night?!"
Glug glug—
Her stomach growled again, and this time, the little dumpling felt her stomach cramp from hunger, and it even hurt a little.
The little dumpling clutched its stomach, its brows furrowing in pain.
"I'm so hungry, my stomach hurts from hunger."
"Hmm? Your stomach hurts?" The Gluttonous Beast turned to look at her, its expression fierce.
"A stomachache means you're about to die. Since you're going to die anyway, why don't you let me eat you?"
After saying that, he opened his mouth wide, making a face as if he wanted to eat a child.
The little dumpling knew he was talking nonsense, but she was still frightened by his fierce appearance.
Hungry and frightened by the monster, the little dumpling felt miserable and pitiful.
Her little mouth twitched, and she burst into tears, feeling wronged.
"Waaaaah, that big flying insect is bullying me, waaaah..."
Upon hearing the little dumpling's cries, the Gluttonous Beast suddenly felt a sharp pain in its head.
It was as if the cries had transformed into sharp knives, ramming and slashing through his brain.
The mythical beast, the Glutton, couldn't help but cover its ears, trying to block out the crying.
But he found it was no use. As the little dumpling cried louder and louder, the Gluttonous Beast's head ached more and more. His vision blurred and the world began to spin.
"Don't cry, don't cry, I'll cook for you, I'll cook for you!!"
"My little darling, don't cry! I'll make you something delicious!"
The Gluttonous Beast pleaded loudly.
"Hmm? Delicious? What's delicious?"
The little dumpling immediately stopped crying and blinked its big, watery eyes as it asked.
As soon as her crying stopped, the Gluttonous Beast's headache was immediately relieved.
Good heavens! What's going on? Could she be his natural nemesis?
Just like the golden headband that Tang Sanzang used on Sun Wukong?
The Gluttonous Beast covered its head, looking puzzled.
Seeing that the gluttonous beast didn't answer, the little dumpling leaned closer and asked again:
"Uncle Big Flying Insect, what delicious food are you going to make for me?"
The Gluttonous Beast looked at the little dumpling, and a feeling of resentment at being dominated by the child welled up in its heart.
He retorted, "What delicious food? Did I say?"
The little dumpling pouted angrily, and tears immediately streamed down her face.
"Liar, you're lying to me!"
The gluttonous beast grunted twice and made a face at her.
"Hehe, who lied to you? You just misheard."
Yes! It must be because the baby's crying is so annoying.
He doesn't believe in any nemesis or any kind of curse!
Seeing the gluttonous beast acting unreasonably, the little dumpling burst into tears again.
This time she cried even louder, and a piercing pain also appeared in the mind of the Gluttonous Beast.
The Gluttonous Beast covered its ears, rolling on the ground in pain.
This time he believed it!
Her cries were like a shackle to him!
The Gluttonous Beast begged for mercy repeatedly: "I was wrong, I was wrong, don't cry, I'll make you something delicious right now!"
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