The whole family is reborn, and their five-year-old child becomes the darling of the entire capital.

Xiao Yuxi tilted her head slightly, a hint of doubt and fear in her eyes, staring intently at the mysterious, veiled figure before her. She hesitated for a moment, then slowly opened her mouth, her voice trembling slightly, "Mother...Mother?"

Madam Hu gently lifted the veil from her face, her icy gaze falling directly on Xiao Yuxi, causing Xiao Yuxi to shiver involuntarily.

Looking at the several hideous scratches on Hu Niangzi's cheek, Xiao Yuxi felt a nameless fear rise in her heart. Her body involuntarily shrank back, but she suddenly realized that her body was tightly tied to the wooden pillar.

She tried hard to recall what had happened. She had been sitting quietly waiting for her brother Xiao Xian to return, but shortly after he left, a pair of large hands covered her mouth and nose and forcibly carried her away. When she opened her eyes again, she was here.

Xiao Yuxi looked around and found herself in a dilapidated house with broken holes in the windows.

It's obvious that no one has lived here for a long time.

"The people of your Mu family are all heartless!" Madam Hu said coldly, slapping Xiao Yuxi's cheek forcefully as she spoke.

All she wanted was some gold and silver, but these people actually tried to take her life. They were utterly depraved and ruthless!

Xiao Yuxi didn't understand what Hu Niangzi meant. She looked up at Hu Niangzi with her eyes full of confusion and bewilderment.

She thought that her mother was probably angry again, so she had tied her up and brought her here to vent her anger.

If she behaves herself and waits for her mother to vent her anger, she might be untied from the ropes and be able to go home.

Xiao Yuxi felt a burning pain on her cheek, as if it were being scalded by fire.

Xiao Yuxi clenched her teeth tightly, trying not to let the tears in her eyes fall, but the grievances in her heart surged like a tidal wave.

She lowered her head silently, not daring to let the woman in front of her see the tears in her eyes.

She seems to have been spoiled too much.

During her time in the Mu family, everyone doted on her and indulged her every whim.

Back in the village, her mother slapped her more than a dozen times, but she never shed a single tear.

Xiao Yuxi thought of her gentle and kind aunt, her second older sister and brother who took great care of her, her potato brother who often teased her but always went along with her, her beautiful and gentle eldest sister in the palace, and her grandmother who was very protective of her.

As she thought about it, Xiao Yuxi could no longer hold back and began to sob softly.

Seeing this, Madam Hu curled up a malicious smile and mocked, "Oh, didn't you never cry no matter how much I hit you before? How come you cried after just one slap? I didn't even hit you hard!" Her words were full of sarcasm and disdain.

It seems the Mu family truly treats her like a legitimate daughter and spoils her!

It's ridiculous that they don't give them a single penny of all that money.

They spent a lot of money raising this little girl; there's no such thing as a free lunch.

She painstakingly raised the Mu family's children, but received no reward whatsoever, and was even nearly beaten to death by them!

If someone hadn't saved her, she probably would have been dead long ago!

Once she got the money from the Mu family, she immediately killed the little girl and then ran away with the money.

Madam Hu was secretly pleased with herself and said with a smile, "Let's see how much gold and silver the Mu family is willing to spend on you after dawn tomorrow."

Xiao Yuxi breathed a slight sigh of relief when she realized that Madam Hu hadn't beaten her completely immobile this time, as she had done before.

She seems to have caused trouble for her family again...

If Brother Xiao Xian doesn't see her there, will he keep waiting there?

With tears welling up in her eyes, Xiao Yuxi looked pitifully at Madam Hu and asked in a slightly trembling voice, "Could you please let me go and tell Brother Xiao Xian to stop waiting for me?"

Madam Hu frowned, not wanting to pay any attention to her, and turned to lean against the wall and fell into a deep sleep.

Xiao Yuxi looked at Hu Niangzi's sleeping back, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and tears fell uncontrollably.

Being tied up is so uncomfortable...

Xiao Xian stared intently at the remaining marks on the ground, his eyes dimming slightly. Just as he had expected, there was a clear shoe print of an adult woman on the ground.

Musiliao noticed that Xiao Xian was staring blankly at a rock, and a question arose in her mind. "What's wrong?"

Xiao Xian didn't bother with her question at all, focusing intently on observing the various clues on the ground.

This person probably doesn't know martial arts; her steps are unusually light and unsteady. Only when she picked up Yu Xi did the marks become slightly more pronounced.

Without hesitation, Xiao Xian followed these traces and arrived at the most chaotic slum in the capital.

Musiliao followed him silently, but as they entered the slums, she involuntarily took a step back, her brows furrowed, revealing obvious disgust.

Although her own residence was among the worst in terms of conditions among the masters of the Mu family, at least she could still ensure a clean environment and have enough to eat and wear.

The slum before them, however, presented a completely different picture, inhabited by a group of vicious and ruthless individuals. Previously, the Ministry of Justice had attempted to clean up and regulate the area, but many people died as a result. Left with no other option, they had to tacitly allow the slum to exist.

Xiao Xian turned to look at her, his eyes cold, and said, "Don't follow me anymore!"

After saying that, he walked forward alone without hesitation.

As Musiliao watched the small figure walk alone into such a dirty and chaotic place, an indescribable sense of worry welled up in her heart.

After all, this child had just saved her life not long ago. She simply couldn't bear to watch him fall into danger.

Musiliao gritted her teeth, tiptoed, and carefully followed Xiao Xian into the slum.

As Xiao Xian stepped into the path, his gaze fell upon the messy traces scattered on the ground, and a sense of irritation immediately rose in his heart. The environment here was far too dirty and chaotic; the traces left by that person were almost entirely covered by the jumbled objects.

Although the surrounding area was in complete disarray, Xiao Xian was still certain that the person was hiding here.

I just don't know if Xixi will be scared...

The man who took Xixi away had no idea what he wanted to do with her. If it was just for money, that would be easy, but if he was an enemy of the Mu family, especially if he was from the Sand Kingdom, it was hard to say whether she was still safe.

Xiao Xian felt a chill run down his spine and quickened his pace, searching house by house. Whenever he saw someone who had seen him, he would immediately knock them unconscious with a single blow before moving on to the next house.