Chapter 357.1: Shocking Change (1/2)

Tang Doudou was given such a fright that she reflexively jumped away. Her heart pounded nonstop. It felt like a demon had grabbed her shoulder, that chilling sensation nearly made her heart stop.

Was this Ninth Uncle a human or a ghost? Tang Doudou looked at him in alarm as she tried to come up with a way to get away. Based how he had been able to get close to her without a sound, his martial arts were definitely better than hers. If she tried to go with force, she’d end up with even more severe injuries.

When Tang Doudou came to this conclusion, she swallowed and decided to go with the flow for now. Once a chance came up, she’d flee for her life.

“Run ah! Why aren’t you running? You wretch! You won’t be able to escape! I was actually thinking about how to find you, but you actually ended up sending yourself to my door! Hahaha… it’s truly help from the Heavens!”

Tang Doudou watched him nervously. “We’ve never met before, so there’s no reason you should resent me. Why are you trying to kill me?”

“Haha, you want to know why?” Ninth Uncle gradually got closer. His eyes were completely red. “I won’t tell you. I want you to die without ever obtaining peace!”

“Ah!” Right after he finished speaking, he abruptly pounced towards her. Tang Doudou screamed but managed to narrowly escape.

“Stay away!” As she was dodging, she picked up a stone from the ground. “If you get any closer, I won’t go easy on you!”

“Go easy? I’d like to see what you can do.” Ninth Uncle’s tone changed, then he started attacking like a starved savage wolf. Every single strike was aimed at a fatal spot. At first, Tang Doudou was able to fend the attacks off, but gradually the difference in skill became clear. After just a few exchanges, she got wounded on the arm. The burning pain made her groan.

Suddenly, she spotted moving figures in the forest behind Ninth Uncle so she hastily ran in that direction. “Save me! Someone save me!”

“Sister-in-Law, is that you?” It was Baili Yiling with the other tribesmen. Although Tang Doudou didn’t know if the rest of the people were friend or foe, she was relieved to hear Baili Yiling’s voice. However, before she could even relax, she felt sharp pain from the back of her head. Following that, her vision turned dark and she fainted.

Ninth Uncle picked Tang Doudou up with a dark expression. After glancing in Baili Yiling’s direction, he quickly moved in the opposite direction and disappeared from sight.

By the time Baili Yiling made it over, there was no one left. “Sister-in-Law! Where are you?

“Sister-in-Law!”

“Eldest Miss, that’s enough, there’s no point. Young Madam has probably been kidnapped by someone.” There were about twenty people with Baili Yiling. The person in the lead was a young man, about thirty years old, with tanned skin.

“Ah Jie, you have to help me find Sister-in-Law! I heard her voice earlier, they’re definitely still nearby. Let’s go chase after them, alright?” Baili Yiling really wanted to just kill herself right now. She thought that they would be completely safe as long as they reached this place, so she lowered her guard, which allowed someone to kidnap her sister-in-law from right under her nose.

If she couldn’t find Sister-in-Law, what was she supposed to say to Big Brother!?

When she said this, a strange expression flashed through Ah Jie’s eyes. However, Baili Yiling was too preoccupied and didn’t notice it.

“Eldest Miss, don’t worry, we’ll definitely look for her. However, you’re also aware of how this place is filled with traps. If that person came from outside, he’s probably already been captured by one of the traps. Let’s head back and turn off all the traps, then come back to inspect them. We’ll definitely be able to find Young Madam soon!”

Baili Yiling understood that his suggestion was logical, but they weren’t aware that Tang Doudou was pregnant. If they had encountered a trap, what if the person that got trapped was not the bad person but Tang Doudou…

She didn’t dare to keep thinking along those lines.

“That won’t do! I have to look for her right now!” Baili Yiling knew that she had to calm down. The more she panicked, the more of her judgement she’d lose. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes again, her eyes were once again completely clear. She turned towards Ah Jie calmly and commanded, “Ah Jie, assign some people who are familiar with the traps to me. The rest can head back to turn off the traps.”

Ah Jie hesitated in clear disagreement.

Baili Yiling abruptly raised her voice and looked over with a sharp gaze. “What? My instructions no longer hold weight?”

“Of course not!” Ah Jie hastily replied. At the same time, inwardly, he was shocked. Baili Yiling was clearly not a pureblood Saint Tribe member, so why was she also able to have such an imposing aura?

However, Baili Yiling didn’t give him any time to continue wondering about this. She walked directly into the group and asked, “Who’s familiar with the sinkhole?”