He turned around and was met with a big eye roll from his wife.
"Even after all this, you still want to chase after them? Are you out of your mind?"
Jiang Jiuniang was a little angry, feeling that Lu Baichuan was not taking her safety seriously at all.
I got all bruised and battered in Nantai before, and came back looking like a little old man. Have I forgotten all about it?
Lu Baichuan was surprised to see his wife and asked, "Wife, what brings you here? Where are the children?"
"Don't worry about the children, they're all fine. Look at yourself first, you're injured like this and you're still chasing after them, are you trying to kill yourself?"
Jiang Jiuniang pulled him back, feeling both heartache and anger.
The commotion was quite loud. Even though he pulled someone to block it, the small space in the shop made it seem very powerful, and he suffered many injuries.
He's been working non-stop these past few days without much rest. If this continues, even an iron body won't be able to withstand it.
The two returned to the inn, and Jiang Jiuniang ignored him the whole way, clearly angry.
He thought for a moment and apologized: "Honey, I know I was wrong. I won't do that again and neglect my health."
Jiang Jiuniang remained silent, then took the first-aid kit and began treating his wounds.
The dog was reading to his sleeping sister when he saw his parents return. He rushed over to see his father covered in injuries.
Although it wasn't very serious, mostly just abrasions, it was still shocking to see.
"Father..."
The dog was very sad. He wanted to go with his father, but his father wouldn't let him. Sure enough, his father was injured, and if he went, he would just be a burden.
"It's nothing, just minor injuries."
He rubbed his son's head to comfort him, but Jiang Jiuniang rolled her eyes again: "You still say it's just a minor injury? If I hadn't brought you back, who knows what might have happened."
The other party was able to lie low in Beiyan for so long and develop such a force, so they must be no pushover. Moreover, with so many people on the other side, it would be really overestimating his abilities to chase after them alone.
"What I gave you isn't a cure-all, otherwise you wouldn't be covered in injuries, would you?"
Lu Baichuan remained silent. Of course, he knew this wasn't a panacea, but thinking that the place the woman went to might hold new clues, he decided to go and see for himself.
We need to sort things out here as soon as possible before we can go play somewhere else.
"I see."
He smiled ingratiatingly, telling his wife not to be angry.
Jiang Jiuniang snorted coldly, treated his wound, and then said, "Go get some sleep. No matter how big the matter is, you need to rest before you talk about it."
His wife was in a bad mood, so Lu Baichuan didn't dare to argue and obediently went to sleep.
Jiang Jiuniang packed up her things, changed into some light clothes, then brought her sleeping daughter over and said to Gou'er, "You stay with your father and sleep for a while. I'll take my sister out for a walk."
The dog thought that since its mother was with its younger sister, she probably wouldn't do anything dangerous, so it agreed without thinking.
"Then Mother, come back soon."
Jiang Jiuniang nodded and left with her daughter.
After leaving the inn, I went into a deserted alley, put my daughter back in my space, and let her sleep in the electric crib. Then I chased after the woman who had run away earlier.
Although it delayed her for a while, it did not affect Jiang Jiuniang's tracking. Before the woman fled, she sprinkled the tracking powder on her body without any effort.
Upon arriving at a residential area, which looked quite similar to other houses, Jiang Jiuniang entered the innermost house.
Although there were guards, it was no problem for Jiang Jiuniang, who easily dealt with the situation and then went to the inner courtyard.
The courtyard was meticulously designed with traps, but fortunately Jiang Jiuniang discovered them early and didn't trigger them, thus preventing more people from being alerted.
She tried her best to hide herself and came to an inconspicuous courtyard, where she heard people talking.
"What are you doing here at this time? Are you trying to kill me?"
"It's alright. I was very careful on the way here. Lu Baichuan was injured and couldn't catch up."
"Regardless, it's better to be cautious. What are you doing here?"
Xu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, but still disagreed with the woman coming to find him.
"Lu Baichuan's weapon is too powerful; we're no match for him. Shall we run?"
The woman looked at him nervously. Things had already escalated to this point, and their identities had even been exposed. There was no way they could stay any longer; they had to find another place.
"Escape? You make it sound so easy! Do you know how much effort I've put into this?"
Xu Zhao exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling extremely unwilling.
"Are we to perish here? As long as we're alive, we can always rebuild!"
Seeing his reluctance, the woman became anxious and continued, "We've been planning for so long and mobilized so many people, yet only I escaped. Haven't you seen the truth? If you want to fight Lu Baichuan, you have to get what he has!"
Those things are not something you can just get by wishing for them.
Those were all done by Jiang Jiuniang; we'll have to catch her.
But they had investigated Jiang Jiuniang beforehand. That woman was even more peculiar than Lu Baichuan, with almost no flaws. How were they supposed to catch her?
Xu Zhao fell silent. He knew in his heart that he was no match for Lu Baichuan at the moment. It was a rare privilege to have the Ouyang brothers helping him take the blame. But he was still unwilling to accept it. He couldn't beat Lu Baichuan many years ago, so why couldn't he beat him now?
Although Lu Baichuan kept a low profile back in Nantai and even wore a mask, he has been in Beiyan for so many years that his popularity among the people is so great that it's hard not to know about him. If you carefully investigate his past, it's not difficult to find clues.
Furthermore, based on Lu Baichuan's reaction when he saw him that day, he was certain that Lu Baichuan was the Third Master Sun from Nantai back then.
It's laughable to think about it. Lu Baichuan spent three years infiltrating Nantai and did so many things. After returning, he rose through the ranks. Meanwhile, he has been in Beiyan for so many years and has achieved nothing. Now, he is about to be taken down by Lu Baichuan for a trivial matter. What good will come of him if he returns to Nantai?
"You can leave if you want, I'm not leaving!"
After thinking about it, this was his final answer.
Going back would not only bring him no good end, but his family there would also be implicated. Moreover, he knew too much, and the old emperor would not spare him.
Therefore, even if I die, I want to die in Beiyan.
The woman became anxious: "If we leave here, we can go somewhere else and start over. Don't do anything rash!"
Even if this mission fails, it doesn't necessarily mean we have to go back to Nantai.
But Xu Zhao didn't think so. Making a comeback wasn't just talk; it would require a lot of effort.
His efforts over the years have been utterly useless; he was easily taken down by someone else, not to mention how many years it would take to rebuild his business elsewhere.
I'm tired, really tired.
"Leave? I'm afraid you won't have that chance."
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