"What?!" Mu Ting was utterly shocked. "How could such a serious case of a person biting another person occur?"
Mu Jinnian grabbed the servant who came to report and asked anxiously, "You said that Zhuang Yueyue from the Zhuang family bit someone last night? And the maid she bit also started biting people?"
The servant who came to report nodded. "Yes, the Dali Temple is alright now, with soldiers guarding it. But the Zhuang Mansion is in chaos. Almost everyone in the mansion has started biting each other."
Mu Jinnian's mind raced, and he immediately understood why the little dumpling wanted to lock herself up.
He quickly told everyone about the bloodthirsty demon child.
"Judging from Zhuang Yueyue's situation, this disease is probably contagious. Little Tuanzi probably knew this and was afraid of getting sick and hurting us, so she locked herself up."
Everyone was stunned.
Mu Jinnian slapped himself hard, knelt on the ground, and blamed himself:
"Father, Mother, Brother, it's all my fault for not keeping an eye on Little Dumpling, which is why she was bitten by the bloodthirsty demon child. It's all my fault! I deserve to die!"
Qingxi took a deep breath and recovered from her shock.
She was heartbroken and could not accept that her youngest daughter had contracted this strange disease.
“Jin Nian, get up. Now is not the time to settle old scores. The most important thing is to get your sister out.”
"No matter how strange or difficult to treat this disease is, I don't want Tuanzi to be alone!"
Mu Jinnian nodded, wiped away her tears, got up from the ground, walked to the door, and called inside:
"Little dumpling, your brother and parents already know."
"Don't worry or be afraid. Open the door and let us stay with you."
"No matter what illness you have, you will always be our precious little dumpling. We will be there for you through your treatment and help you get better."
Hearing Mu Jinnian's words, the little girl was deeply moved. She could no longer hold back and moved the things blocking the doorway aside before slowly opening the door.
The little dumpling's face was covered in tears, and her little shoulders were trembling from crying.
Upon finally seeing her, Mu Jinnian squatted down and hugged the little dumpling tightly in his arms.
"It's okay, it's okay, little dumpling, don't be afraid, your brother will always be with you."
The little dumpling reached out to push Mu Jinnian away, crying, "Waaah, brother, no! I'll bite!"
Mu Jinnian smiled, still holding the little dumpling tightly.
"Don't be afraid, brother. I will definitely find a way to cure you."
After saying that, Mu Jinnian asked her mother for a handkerchief and wrapped the lower half of the little dumpling's face.
"Okay, now you won't bite anymore!" Mu Jinnian patted the little dumpling's head.
The little dumpling blinked its big eyes a few times and nodded obediently.
Hmm~ It seems like she can't bite anyone even if she opens her mouth like this.
After finishing these tasks, Mu Jinnian went into Xiao Tuanzi's room, took out one of her brocade white cloaks, and put it on her.
"What are you doing?" Qingxi asked, puzzled, when she saw Mu Jinnian pick up the little dumpling.
Mu Jinnian replied, "Mother, I need to take Xiaotuanzi to the Dali Temple. We need to figure out the cause of this illness and how to cure it. The source is still the Bloodthirsty Demon Child."
"So I'm going to take the little dumpling there and ask Uncle Zhen to help take a look too."
"My father and I will go with you." Qingxi asked a servant to fetch their swords.
Mu Jinnian stopped them, "Father, Mother, since the Zhuang family is already in chaos, the capital city will probably be in chaos soon too."
"You and your father must hurry and lock the mansion up to prevent anyone in the mansion from being bitten and getting sick."
The Mu family are all important officials in the imperial court. Whenever something happens in the capital, the emperor will definitely entrust them with important tasks.
For the safety of the entire Mujin, and for the safety of the world.
Mu Jinnian decided to take the little dumpling there by herself.
Mu Ting and Qing Xi looked at the little dumpling with worry. On one side was their beloved daughter, and on the other was the greater good of the world. They were really struggling to make a choice.
Finally, Qingxi spoke up: "Tingzheng, you take your three sons and settle things in the manor properly, and make sure the Mu family doesn't cause any trouble."
"Then we'll wait and see how the Emperor handles the situation."
"I will go with Jin Nian to Dali Temple to ask if there is any way to save Tuanzi."
No matter what, Qingxi couldn't abandon Xiaotuanzi, so she had to entrust the important task to Mu Tingzheng.
Although Mu Tingzheng and the others were also worried about Xiao Tuanzi, the situation was dire, so they had no choice but to follow Qingxi's arrangements.
After taking their swords, Qingxi and Mu Jinnian, along with the little dumpling, rode together towards the Dali Temple.
They were praying silently, hoping that the streets were still relatively calm and that they could reach the Dali Temple safely!
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