Chapter 445 My Child is Timid
Qian, who was standing to the side, did not see the changes in the little dumpling. She quietly put away the paper, but a sense of worry crept into her heart.
Could this be a note for help thrown out by Young Master Qian?
But on second thought, Ms. Qian felt that she shouldn't have done it.
"Su Bao, what's wrong with you?" Just then, Madam Qian noticed that something was wrong with the little dumpling and couldn't help but ask worriedly.
Little Su Bao shook her head slightly, then subconsciously looked behind her.
Just as Ms. Qian was about to speak, she saw several figures walking over.
It turned out to be honeysuckle, and another woman they had never seen before.
Honeysuckle's eyes swept over Xiao Su Bao before finally settling on Madam Qian.
"Ms. Qian, you should hurry over there. Village Chief Tang and the others have already left!"
Honeysuckle said with a smile, reaching out to touch the little dumpling.
However, the little dumpling subconsciously took a step back, a hint of resistance in its eyes.
When Qian saw this, she frowned.
“Our child is timid!” Qian said, but she protected Xiao Su Bao even more tightly.
A strange light flashed in Honeysuckle's eyes, but she reacted quickly.
"Yes, it's normal for a little girl to be timid, but she should learn to be bolder in the future!"
After Jin Yinhua finished speaking, she led the people to the outhouse.
Little Su Bao turned her head and looked over, her big eyes blinking, seemingly lost in thought.
Madam Qian didn't care about this matter. She carried the little baby and quickly chased after her son and the others.
A cold glint flashed in Ling Buqi's eyes.
Others couldn't see it, but he could see it clearly: the woman had just been holding a needle in her hand.
If she were to stab her own little general...
Thinking of this, Ling Buqi's face instantly darkened, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"This woman is no good. Aunt Qian, you should be careful!"
Ling Buqi whispered in Qian Shi's ear.
Even without Ling Buqi saying it, Qian Shi could sense the strangeness of the village. She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she felt that the women around Jin Yinhua were...
Or perhaps it was that little girl from before; something seemed off about both of them.
Qian felt as if she were being controlled by these people.
Thinking of this, Qian couldn't help but feel a little more worried.
And for some reason, she remembered the pomegranate.
In Wang Mingtian's words, the pomegranate was poisoned by a kind of Gu poison.
With things on her mind, Ms. Qian walked even faster this time.
Sure enough, there was no one left on the path at this moment.
In other villages, it's considered taboo to plant willow or locust trees in front of one's house.
But surprisingly, every household in Feihua Village has locust trees planted in front of their doors, and willow trees planted behind their houses.
Madam Qian's face darkened, and the worry in her eyes intensified.
"Oh, you little girl, you really have a beautiful face!" At this moment, a female Taoist nun stood not far from them, her eyes fixed on Xiao Su Bao.
Little Su Bao shivered, looking somewhat frightened.
After Lan Shuyu died, Madam Zhou had many religious rites performed to put her mind at ease.
However, a Taoist nun insisted that Xiao Su Bao was cursed and that she was the one who had harmed her mother.
Xiao Zhou then instructed the Taoist nun to tie up Xiao Su Bao and place her on the fire.
If Lan Erlang hadn't happened to return and rescued the little girl, she probably would have died then.
Those memories were ones that the little dumpling originally didn't want to recall.
But seeing the female Taoist priest in front of her, she couldn't help but think of it again.
"Young lady, I see a connection between us. Why don't you become my disciple?"
The female Taoist priest flicked her whisk, and her gray-blue checkered Taoist robe made her appear even taller.
The little baby was so frightened that he clung tightly to Qian Shi. Even Qian Shi was experiencing the fear of the little dumpling for the first time.
Madam Qian's face immediately darkened, and she took two steps back, her eyes turning cold.
"No need, she's my only daughter, and I don't want her to become a nun!"
Qian directly refused the female Taoist priest, whose eyes turned slightly cold. She clenched her white hair ribbon slightly and raised her orchid-like fingers.
Qian glanced at the female Taoist priest and felt an inexplicable dislike for her.
"She and I are destined to be together..."
The female Taoist priest seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly smiled.
"You will agree soon. I said she is my disciple, and that means she definitely is!"
After the female Taoist finished speaking, she lifted her foot and walked forward.
Madam Qian frowned slightly, and couldn't help but tighten her grip on the little dumpling.
"Don't be afraid, Mom is here!" Madam Qian held Xiao Su Bao and gently patted Xiao Su Bao's back with her big hand.
Ling Buqi, standing to the side, narrowed his eyes slightly; there was something wrong with the woman's scent.
He quickly took out two pills from his pocket.
"Take this antidote pill first!" Ling Buqi said in a low voice.
Qian and Xiao Subao obediently ate the pills.
Then Qian said, "Let's hurry and rescue them so we can get out of here as soon as possible!"
Ms. Qian frowned, feeling somewhat uneasy.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine!" Little Su Bao poked her head out from Qian Shi's arms.
Her little tuft of hair swayed back and forth, making her look even cuter.
Seeing the little girl's appearance, Qian couldn't help but think of how timid the little dumpling had looked just now.
"Alright, Mother trusts our Su Bao, but we still need to hurry!" Madam Qian said with a smile, then looked at Ling Buqi beside her.
"Young Master Ling, let's hurry up!" Madam Qian said to Ling Buqi.
Ling Buqi was actually dawdling at this moment, which left Madam Qian speechless.
Xiao Su Bao ignored Qian Shi's words and instead looked at Ling Buqi.
They saw Ling Buqi staring blankly at something in front of him.
"Brother Ling..."
Little Su Bao called out, and Ling Buqi finally recovered, but his expression turned extremely ugly.
"Get out of here quickly, Aunt Qian, take Xiao Su Bao and go!"
Ling Buqi no longer cared about anyone else; he would take as many people as he could with him.
However, at that moment, a large group of people walked over.
Those people were dressed in wedding attire, so they looked like a wedding procession.
However, the faces of these people were painted in a strange way, not like those of living people, but more like those of dead people.
Qian pursed her lips, a hint of fear in her eyes.
She instinctively hugged the little baby, burying the baby's head in her arms.
Ling Buqi frowned, but his heart skipped a beat.
"The immortals summon a son-in-law, the ghosts summon a soul; under the sunlight, the wind and rain shatter; the guests arrive with joy, I am happy; fall down, let us not part..."
A strange song drifted over; Qian couldn't understand it, but Xiao Su Bao vaguely felt a strange attraction to it.
She raised her eyes and subconsciously looked over, and that one glance plunged the little dumpling into a strange fear.
Xiao Su Bao's body trembled, and her eyes were slightly unfocused.
Just then, a figure appeared beside them without them noticing.
Wang Mingtian reached out and covered Xiao Su Bao's eyes.
The little dumpling's feeling that her soul had been ripped out eased considerably.
"Master!" the little dumpling called out softly.
Wang Mingtian nodded, and then gently touched the foreheads of Ling Buqi and Qian Shi.
The two of them then came to their senses.
But their expressions changed simultaneously; there was no wedding procession in front of them at all, the place was completely empty.
"What's wrong with us?" Madam Qian's expression changed slightly, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Little Su Bao also looked at her master, her little face a little pale.
"It's nothing, just some tricks from demons and monsters!" Wang Mingtian said calmly, but took out three protective talismans from his pocket.
"Keep the amulets on. If you feel the amulets getting warm, call my name!"
After Wang Mingtian finished speaking, his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.
The three of them instinctively searched, but found nothing.
At this moment, Xiao Su Bao's brows furrowed even more.
The little dumpling felt a chill coming from all directions, as if it wanted to devour it.
Especially around Qian Shi and Ling Buqi, there was a faint black aura seeping in.
The little dumpling's expression changed slightly, and she said anxiously, "Don't come any closer!"
Ms. Qian was slightly taken aback and subconsciously looked at the little dumpling.
Xiao Su Bao looked at Qian Shi, her voice trembling slightly, but her eyes were filled with anxiety.
"What's wrong?" Madam Qian picked up Xiao Su Bao.
Just then, the black mist seemed to have spotted something dangerous and vanished instantly.
Just as Xiao Su Bao was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she noticed something was wrong.
Just then, a voice came from over there: "What are you doing here? Everyone is having a banquet over there!"
The speaker was the same Little Grass from before, and they were still standing at the entrance of the outhouse.
Qian and Ling Buqi exchanged a glance and couldn't help but gasp.
"Hurry up, the feast is about to begin!" Xiaocao said, taking quick steps forward.
Qian glanced at her palm subconsciously, and the yellow triangular amulet came into view.
It is clear that what they just saw was not entirely fake.
This was the first time in Qian's life that she had seen something so strange, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Looking at the little baby in her arms again, Madam Qian frowned even more deeply.
Ling Buqi, who was standing to the side, also turned pale and trembled slightly.
There must be ghosts in this world!
Despite his doubts, he remained silent and protected Qian Shi and Xiao Su Bao.
Even so, the three of them quickly walked forward.
The further you walk into the village, the cooler it gets.
And for some reason, even though it's a very festive piece of music, it always gives people a strange sense of chill when they listen to it.
"Our village chief's daughter is getting married for the first time, so she's not very experienced yet. If you feel anything is amiss, just keep it to yourself and don't say it out loud!"
Just then, a voice came from over there.
Everyone looked at each other for a moment, and then someone suddenly burst out laughing.
Then more people laughed.
The speaker coughed lightly and then said, "As you all know, our village chief adores this girl!"
"Of course, the village chief only has one daughter, so of course he likes her. But I wonder where the son-in-law is from. How lucky he is to have married the village beauty of Feihua Village!"
Someone shouted with laughter from below.
You should know that anyone who has seen the village chief's daughter thinks she is very beautiful.
Everyone raised their eyes and looked up.
Little Su Bao also looked over, but what she saw seemed a little different from what the others saw.
The little girl clung tightly to Qian, her body slightly tense.
That village chief's daughter isn't pretty at all; she's incredibly ugly!
Most importantly, the little dumpling noticed that those people seemed to have a faint gray mist on them.
Little Su Bao had never seen this kind of fog before, which made her very uneasy.
"What's wrong?" Madam Qian whispered in Xiao Su Bao's ear.
The little dumpling didn't speak, but simply shook its head slightly.
Just then, the man who was speaking up suddenly raised his hand and pressed it down.
The crowd fell silent, their gazes fixed on the man.
"The village chief said that this time, any guest who comes to offer their congratulations will receive a free pot of Feihua wine, and will also receive a Feihua Token from Feihua Village, granting them three opportunities to purchase Feihua wine!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, everyone cheered excitedly.
Feihua wine has recently become very famous in Anxian County and several surrounding counties.
When wealthy people entertain guests, they usually use Feihua wine.
Little Su Bao, however, was not in the mood to listen to them; the little girl's eyes were constantly searching through the crowd.
Finally, she saw Xiao Mobao, but the boy seemed to be in a strange state.
"Mom, look at the calligraphy!" Little Su Bao tugged at Qian Shi's arm and whispered to her.
Madam Qian raised her eyes and glanced at the distance, and sure enough, she saw Xiao Mobao.
However, no other members of the Tang family or Tangjia Village were seen around Xiao Mobao.
Qian Shi disregarded everything else and hurriedly walked towards Xiao Mo Bao with Ling Buqi.
At this moment, Xiao Mobao lowered his head and clenched his fists.
Just as they approached, Xiao Mobao suddenly raised her head.
Xiao Su Bao sensed something was wrong. Without saying a word, she broke free from Qian Shi's embrace and rushed towards Xiao Mo Bao.
Qian Shi and Ling Buqi's expressions changed slightly, and they both chased after them.
Just as Xiao Mobao was about to speak, Xiao Subao covered Mobao's mouth with her hand.
"Mo Bao, it's alright, Mommy's here!"
Little Su Bao spoke in a soft, babyish voice, while the little dumpling's other hand gently stroked Little Mo Bao's back.
Xiao Mobao's reddened eyes shifted for a moment, and he saw Xiao Subao's tense eyes.
Qian picked up Xiao Su Bao, while Ling Buqi, standing to the side, pulled Xiao Mo Bao along with a hint of disdain.
The four people stood there, but the people around them seemed to feel nothing at all.
At this moment, Ling Buqi sensed that something was wrong.
"I feel something's wrong here. Find the others, let's grab them and get out of here quickly!" Ling Buqi took a deep breath, his face serious.
Ms. Qian nodded, but her brows were tightly furrowed.
They looked around but couldn't find Tang Cheng and the others.
Keep in mind that the Second Prince and the Third Prince are still inside.
Don't be fooled by the old emperor's apparent complaints about his son; it's all just talk.
If something happens to the Second Prince and the others, the old emperor probably won't let them off the hook!
Ling Buqi thought to himself, but his eyes quickly searched his surroundings.
Just then, Xiao Mobao tugged at Ling Buqi and Qian Shi.
"Leave here immediately!" Xiao Mobao's voice was slightly hoarse, and her eyes looked a little strange.
Ling Buqi frowned, exchanged a glance with Qian Shi, and then both of them moved aside.
Just as the group approached them, a figure suddenly blocked their way.
Everyone was slightly taken aback.
Little Su Bao recognized the figure.
"Don't speak if you don't want to die!" The voice was slightly hoarse and deep.
"Little Grass, have you seen the woman and child you brought to Tangjia Village?" a man's voice came.
Qian's expression changed slightly, and she couldn't help but feel nervous.
You see, if the grass moves aside, those people will be able to see our group.
Ling Buqi slowly stood in front of the group, his hand gripping the soft whip at his waist.
"No!" Little Grass said softly, her head bowed.
The man didn't suspect anything, muttered a couple of curses under his breath, and turned to leave.
"Damn it, that brat is the village chief's pet. If I can't find her, he'll skin me alive!"
"Don't let me catch that brat..."
He left, grumbling and cursing.
Xiaocao waited until those people left before walking straight through the gate, but there was a strange look in her eyes.
Her gaze fell on Xiao Su Bao, and then she said, "Do you have any way to let everyone see the real situation here?"
Upon hearing Xiaocao's words, Qian glanced at her warily and then shielded Xiaosubao behind her.
Just as she was about to speak, she heard Xiao Su Bao say, "Sister isn't a bad person!"
Xiao Su Bao noticed as soon as she entered that most of the people here were entangled in karmic obstacles, while only Xiao Cao carried a faint glow of merit.
She knew that Xiaocao wasn't bad; in fact, the little dumpling suspected that the bloodstained paper was the one Xiaocao had left outside.
The smell of blood on it was very similar to the smell of the grass.
The two looked at each other, and Xiaocao couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"If you don't hurry, something bad will happen to Young Master Qian!"
Xiao Cao's face showed a hint of tension and a touch of annoyance.
Ling Buqi and Madam Qian exchanged a glance, but immediately thought of the servant's words.
"What exactly is going on with your village?"
Ling Buqi looked at the little grass, but his eyes still held a hint of wariness.
What if my little girl is too young and makes a mistake?
Let the bad guys do it themselves!
Little Su Bao glanced at Ling Buqi but didn't say anything, instead looking at the little grass with her index finger.
Xiao Cao paused for a moment, then said, "Three years ago, a Taoist nun came to our village. At first, everything was fine, but later, this nun started using the fresh blood of virgins to refine pills every day..."
It turns out that Feihua Village wasn't originally called that, and the men in the village didn't die so young back then.
But after the old Taoist priest arrived, the men in the village died every year, while the number of women increased, but the women's health improved.
It's as if I've been nourished by yang energy!
Xiaocao wasn't actually a girl from this village. Her parents encountered bandits on the road, and the whole family was killed, leaving only her and her younger brother.
They were saved by the Taoist nun, and Xiaocao initially thought they were good people.
But gradually she noticed something was wrong; the way the villagers were looking at her and her brother was too strange.
One day, she woke up to find herself lying naked in the middle of a group of women!
As she said this, Xiaocao's body trembled slightly.
She didn't say much about what happened that day, but she knew that the people in this village were not human!
They are a bunch of demons.
Those men weren't good people either. Thinking of this, Xiaocao felt a deep hatred welling up inside her.
Suddenly, her gaze fell on Xiao Su Bao.
"I met an old Taoist priest who said that a distinguished person would be coming today. Is that you?"
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