Zhang Shu kowtowed desperately, begging for mercy.
Chen Yuezhi sneered repeatedly, "So you're scared now? When you did that inhuman thing, why didn't you spare my daughter! She was your wife! You beast, if you had an ounce of humanity, you wouldn't have done this!"
Thinking of her daughter's suffering, Chen Yuezhi's blood boiled with rage.
She snatched the dagger from Jiang Pan's hand and ruthlessly stabbed Zhang Shu's most vital spot.
"Ah—"
Zhang Shu's screams echoed far and wide.
Zhang's parents wailed and cried.
Chen Yuezhi, holding the dagger stained with Zhang Shu's filthy blood, pointed it at Zhang's father. "Now, it's your turn. Where did you bury Xiao Bao!"
Zhang's father recoiled in terror, unable to utter a word.
"Speak! Or I'll stab you to death!"
Zhang's father, terrified, wet himself and stammered, "I... I threw him... threw him in... in a forest..."
The Jiang family's expressions changed drastically. "What did you say!"
Zhang's father, terrified, knelt on the ground and kowtowed incessantly.
He hadn't buried Xiao Bao at all. He found it troublesome and unlucky, so he took Xiao Bao to the mountains and discarded him.
There were wild beasts in the mountains, and after just one night, no trace would remain.
Jiang Pan delivered a fierce kick to Zhang's father's chest.
"You old beast! That was your Zhang family's bloodline! Even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs, but you're worse than pigs and dogs!"
Jiang Pan put all his strength into the kick. Zhang's father spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Chen Yuezhi dropped the dagger and said with a cold face, "Alright, we're even. From this day forward, the Jiang family and the Zhang family are sworn enemies!"
Jiang Pan choked back a sob, "Let's go to the forest and see, maybe we can still..."
He couldn't finish the sentence.
So many days had passed, what could they possibly find?
But they had to go and look, to let the poor child know that his maternal family hadn't abandoned him, that he was loved and cherished in this world.
The Jiang family left the injured and disabled in the courtyard, gathered the weapons lent to them by Madam Cheng, and drove their carriage towards the forest.
In the courtyard, Zhang Shu's concubine, pale-faced, got up, preparing to inform the Xu family. If Third Master Xu died here, she wouldn't fare well either.
However, as soon as she stood up, several snakes surrounded her...
The forest wasn't far, and they soon arrived.
The forest at night was inexplicably oppressive.
Thinking of the pitiable Xiao Bao, the Jiang family members couldn't help but shed tears.
Chen Yuezhi squeezed Jiang Wan's hand.
"Wan Wan..."
Jiang Wan said, "Mother, I know. Don't worry."
She activated her special ability and began to communicate with the trees in the forest, trying to ascertain the location where Xiao Bao's body had been discarded.
After a while, Jiang Wan opened her eyes and covered her mouth in excitement.
She quickly pulled her parents aside and, suppressing her voice, said, "Father, Mother, Xiao Bao is not dead!"
"What?!"
"Wan Wan, what are you saying?"
Jiang Wan's tears flowed, "Xiao Bao is not dead. After that old beast from the Zhang family threw him into the forest, Xiao Bao woke up. Someone happened to pass by and took Xiao Bao away."
"I can't find that person's whereabouts now, but Xiao Bao is alive, and that's the best news. As long as he's alive, we can find him!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuezhi was so excited that goosebumps erupted all over her body.
She knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed frantically, "Thank you, heavens, thank you for giving Xiao Bao a chance to live."
Jiang Pan also knelt down, kowtowing and weeping.
Da Lang and the others, hearing the commotion, rushed over. Seeing them kneeling and crying, they asked, "Father, Mother, what happened?"
Chen Yuezhi, filled with emotion, cried and laughed, "Good news, good news! Let's go, let's go home!"
Da Lang was a bit confused and looked back at the forest, "Aren't we going into the mountains to find Xiao Bao?"
Chen Yuezhi wiped away her tears, but her face was soon wet again.
"We're not looking anymore. Let's go home!"
She wanted to bring this good news back to Jiang Xiao, to let her know that Xiao Bao was alive!
As long as Xiao Bao was alive, her daughter could live well!
And so, the family hurried back to Yao County overnight.
On the way, Jiang Wan revealed the likely identity of Third Master Xu.
Jiang Pan gritted his teeth in hatred, "No wonder he was so malicious. He's from the Xu family, that explains it!"
Chen Yuezhi also hated him to the bone, "We've beaten Third Master Xu so badly this time, I'm afraid the Xu family will openly target us. It's a pity we're too weak!"
Their success in dealing with Third Master Xu was entirely due to his complete lack of preparedness.
But facing the Xu family, their own family would likely have no chance to fight back.
However, Chen Yuezhi did not regret what happened tonight. She even vaguely regretted not knowing Third Master Xu's identity sooner, otherwise, she would have stabbed that beast to death!
Jiang Wan didn't want her parents to worry about the Xu family, so she said, "We haven't revealed our whereabouts, and no one else knows about Eldest Sister's return home yet. So, before the Xu family connects today's events to us, we have time to deal with the Xu family."
Chen Yuezhi sighed, "But facing the Xu family, isn't that like ants fighting an elephant? Our family is still too weak..."
After thinking for a moment, she added, "Husband, why don't we send all the children away? Let them leave Yao County and go somewhere the Xu family's influence cannot reach."
Jiang Pan also seriously considered this method. If they stayed in Yao County, their family would be wiped out by the Xu family.
By sending the children away, they could stay in Yao County to attract the Xu family's attention, thus ensuring the children's safety.
Jiang Wan was touched, "Father, Mother, we are not going anywhere. We will face hardships together as a family, and there is no reason for us to abandon our parents and flee for our own lives."
"Moreover, who says we will definitely lose?"
If it really came to it, she would create another sensational case and kill all the Xu family members first!
"Father, Mother, rest assured, the old immortal won't stand by and watch us be bullied by the Xu family."
Chen Yuezhi said, "Wan Wan, do we have to trouble the old immortal with this? Having him deal with mortals might violate heavenly laws, right? That won't do. The old immortal has already helped our family so much, we can't implicate him."
Jiang Wan smiled slightly, "Mother, don't worry, the old immortal's methods will definitely not get him into trouble. There are plenty of legitimate ways to deal with the Xu family."