Not following the expected path? Reborn and unexpectedly married to a demon.

He just went back to report the news.

Chen Shu's classmate was timid. When Chen Shu said that the murderer might not have completely left and might be in this dense forest, he refused to follow any further.

He tried to persuade Chen Shu to go back with him, but Chen Shu refused. So he left first under the pretext of going back to report the news.

Chen Shu witnessed the tragic state of Shouyuan Village firsthand. It would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid of those cruel murderers, but he couldn't allow the young lady and her party to be in danger. That would be neither the act of a gentleman nor in his true heart.

He insisted on persuading them to go out with him, which is why he kept following them.

"Young Master Chen, your persuasion is useless. I have unfinished business and will not go out with you. You have a bright future ahead of you, and a wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall. If you know the danger, then don't come along."

Chu Luo sternly advised Chen Shu, thinking that she had made her reasoning so clear that he should go back.

But Chen Shu didn't leave. He immediately followed up with, "Then I'll help you finish your business quickly, and then we'll leave together."

Chu Luo was about to try to persuade her again when she suddenly heard a child crying. Without bothering to explain, she went to investigate.

The deeper we went, the more we discovered those kinds of flowers and plants.

The moisture and mist in the forest grew heavier, and this damp feeling made Chu Luo very uncomfortable.

The child's cries came and went, and they could only listen as they walked around.

After reading the account of the corpses in Shouyuan Village and hearing the children's voices, I suddenly understood Chu Luo's intention: she was looking for the missing children of Shouyuan Village.

The left guard, who had led the advance, turned back and warned, "There's the sound of flowing water ahead; there should be deep ravines and cold pools. The path is slippery, so be careful."

"Okay," Xingzhu replied directly when she saw that Chu Luo had no intention of turning back.

Chu Luo wondered if absolute trust and obedience were the rules of the Jin family, meaning that once the superiors made up their minds, they would not ask many questions or interfere, and would even stick with them to the end.

After all, apart from the outsider who made the statement, the other three had not raised any objections.

Soon after, they also heard the sound of rushing water.

As they approached, they saw a small mountain spring flowing down into a huge, deep pit, too deep to see at a glance. They were on top of a moss-covered rock wall.

The water converges and flows down, forming a waterfall. Below the waterfall, at the bottom of the deep pit, is a sizable pool of water. The water in the pool is extremely clear, but upon closer inspection, the bottom cannot be seen.

The place exudes a chilly atmosphere, and is surrounded by dreamlike flowers.

"Miss, there seems to be a fisherman at the bottom of the pit," Xingzhu was the first to spot it.

"Shh, keep your voice down. This person might not be a good one. Don't alert him," Chu Luo warned.

They came following the sound of a child crying, but when they arrived there they didn't see any child, only a fisherman wearing a straw hat and a raincoat.

Another child's cry rang out, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to be stunned when they saw where the child was.

"How could he tie a child to a fishhook and put him in a deep pool?" Xingzhu exclaimed in surprise.

The child's terrified cries were muffled by the sound of water, sometimes clear and sometimes faint. Chu Luo saw something moving around the boy.

This fisherman is using the little boy as bait to catch some man-eating fish.

"Guards, can you save the child together?" Chu Luo looked up at the guards and asked.

The left guard glanced at the fisherman and said, "Judging from that man's physique, he is strong, but he probably hasn't practiced martial arts for many years. He should be able to do it."

"Alright, I'll have to trouble you two in a bit," Chu Luo said.

"Young Master Chen, if you don't want to go back, please wait here," Chu Luo stopped Chen Shu, not wanting him to go down with them.

"Wait a minute. This person is acting strangely. My classmate went back to report some time ago, so someone should be coming soon. It will be safer to act with more people."

Chen Shu opened his mouth to dissuade him, wanting to wait for his classmate to call someone over.

"No one should be coming," Chu Luo said.

"Why?" Chen Shu asked, puzzled. He had left marks along the way.

"Now is not the time to discuss this. If Young Master Chen firmly believes that someone will come, then wait here for backup."

Chu Luo didn't have time to analyze people's hearts for him; if the child wasn't saved soon, he might be eaten by the big fish in the water.

Chu Luo walked forward, and Chen Shu thought for a moment about leaving a mark, but then followed them down.

The sound of the waterfall was loud, masking the sounds of their movements, so they moved to a place where they could clearly see the child and hide.

The child was wearing only a thin layer of clothing covered in cuts, and the blood seeping from the wounds was gradually staining the pool water. Even those who were some distance from the water felt cold, and the cold water in the pool must have felt even colder.

Upon closer inspection, he saw that there was more than one fish around him. The fisherman threw a stone to scare it away, indicating that it wasn't the fish he wanted.

The child's face was as pale as paper, and slowly his lips turned purple and he could no longer make a sound. It seemed that he would die soon.

The man slowly lifted the child up, put a ginseng slice and a pill into the child's mouth, and when the child opened his eyes, he slashed the child's body several times before throwing the child back into the pool.

"What a terrible thing to do!" Xingzhu gritted her teeth in anger, and Chuluo quickly covered her mouth.

After waiting for half an hour, it seemed that another big fish appeared next to the child, circling around him.

This must be the fish the angler wanted. This time, he stood up and didn't throw the stone at it again.

"We can't wait any longer, we have to act quickly, or that child will become fish food."

The right guard reminded her, and Chu Luo nodded.

Chen Shu wanted to stop him, but seeing that there was no sign of anyone coming, and then looking at the child, he finally said nothing more.

The two guards acted one after the other. The man was caught off guard and was quickly subdued. The right guard pulled the fishing rod and snatched the child out of the fish's mouth.

The left guard brought the fisherman over for Chu Luo to interrogate, but he didn't say a word. He even tried to send a signal when they weren't paying attention, but Chen Shu saw it and knocked it away.

When the signal failed, he committed suicide by poisoning himself. The right guard came over carrying the child, who was covered in wounds.

Chen Shu hurriedly took off his outer robe and wrapped it around the child, who was about ten years old.

Chu Luo tried to treat the child's injuries with medicine, but the child stopped her, saying, "Don't worry about me, please go and save my friends, they're being killed!"

"Do you know the way? How many bad guys are there?" Chu Luo asked.

He nodded with difficulty, "I know the way. There are eight of them, but none of them are as capable as these two uncles."

He extended his finger, which was covered in bright red bloodstains.

The right guard released a yellow signal in his hand. Chu Luo had seen that he and Chen Shu had made marks along the way, and now it should be a call for help. However, the signal was not easy to see in the dense forest, so he released another one.

I heard there aren't many people, and their martial arts skills aren't very high.

The left guard said to Chu Luo, "You can wait here, or go back the way you came. The two of us will take the child to rescue them."

“There’s more than one child there, and they’re all seriously injured. You probably won’t be able to take them away easily. We can help,” Chu Luo said, and Xing Zhu agreed.

Chu Luo said to Chen Shu, "Young Master Chen, could you go back the way you came and deliver a message for us? I know you've also made a mark."

Chen Shu knew there was nothing wrong with reporting the news, but he still felt vaguely uneasy. "Since there aren't many of them, I'll go with you to help. Besides, I trust my classmate; he'll bring people with him."

Chu Luo thought that with guards on both sides, there should be no danger. Besides, it might not be safe for him to act alone, so she nodded in agreement.

The rescued child is named Xiao Wan. He said everyone calls him Xiao Wan. As they approached the place Xiao Wan mentioned, several strange signals suddenly lit up in the woods.

"Something's wrong!" the right guard exclaimed, looking at the signal.