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On the way, Chu Yang kept urging the driver to speed up.

It took nearly two hours to resolve the Universal Hotel issue. If all goes well, we should be able to resolve Lin Xiaoman's issue within an hour.

Just now, under the influence of the "Soul-Locking Soup," the emotionally fragile Yu Feihu answered all of Chu Yang's questions without reservation.

Lin Xiaoman, Xiao Yuening's childhood companion, does indeed have something to hide.

With the Xiao family's support, Lin Xiaoman's mother and younger brother lived a life of luxury.

However, their privileged lifestyle led the mother and son to develop many bad habits.

Gambling caused them to incur huge debts.

Yu Feihu, who had long coveted Lin Xiaoman's beauty, stepped in to help her family out of their immediate troubles several times.

"He who takes a favor is bound to do so." Even though Lin Xiaoman was unwilling to owe Yu Feihu too much and offered to express her gratitude with her body, Yu Feihu, in order to complete the task assigned by his father, always acted like a gentleman.

The purpose of afflicting Xiao Yuening with the Gu poison was the ultimate goal planned by the Yu family father and son.

To ensure everything went smoothly, Yu Feihu gave Lin Xiaoman and her son a lot of money yesterday, instructing them to lie and say that they were desperate and about to have their hands and feet chopped off and be thrown into the river to be fed to the fish.

Yu Feihu had already planned that once Xiao Yuening died, he could openly take the now-unsupported Lin Xiaoman as his own.

But I never expected that Gu Shuofeng from Miao territory would ruin things.

"Sigh! This silly girl, her best friend is such a fickle person, her childhood friend betrayed her. I wonder if she'll go crazy like my silly wife after she finds out."

The military driver was very good at driving, and seeing that Chu Yang was in a hurry, he didn't care about traffic lights at all, and the speed was no different from that of a highway driver.

In less than half an hour, Chu Yang arrived at the outskirts of the city, which was also the hiding place of the armed men provided by Yu Feihu.

More than 800 elites from the eight branches of the Black Tiger Chamber of Commerce have already laid an ambush in the surrounding area.

Li Heihu pointed to an abandoned village in front of him, where people had already moved out and only a dozen or so empty houses remained.

"Sir, I just observed through the binoculars, and I estimate there are over a hundred people inside. Their weapons and equipment are very advanced, including bulletproof vests. You're only letting us bring crossbows? Isn't that a bit...?"

Chu Yang glanced at him sideways. "You're questioning me?"

"No, no!" Li Heihu waved his hands repeatedly.

Chu Yang smiled. "You'll see the benefits of crossbows in a moment. Are the bombs all set?"

"Yes, yes, the bombs are all planted at various intersections. But... I still think there are too few bombs. According to the amount you ordered, even in the best-case scenario, each location can only kill one or two people at most."

As soon as Li Heihu finished speaking, Chu Yang slapped him on the back of the head.

"Enough with the nonsense. Once you see any movement inside, take action immediately. If you do a good job today, you'll be an officially certified civilian martial arts organization tomorrow. Give me the grenades and the megaphone."

After giving his instructions, Chu Yang made his way towards the small village ahead.

Inside a two-story villa in an abandoned village.

Lin Xiaoman, dressed in camouflage combat uniform, was tied to a chair with ropes and stared intently at a man opposite her who was completely covered in a black robe except for his eyes.

"Kill me if you want! I'll be a different soldier if I blink!"

"Very principled! But have you forgotten what you did to your master?" The man's voice was flat, devoid of any emotion.

Lin Xiaoman was immediately furious.

"Where's Yu Feihu? I'm going to kill that bastard who lied to me!"

After uttering those words, her tears flowed like a burst dam.

"I...I'm so sorry, Miss! I deserve to die! But I truly didn't know that bottle of water would cost you your life. Kill me, kill me now! I need to go down and apologize to you!"

The man seemed quite satisfied with Lin Xiaoman's condition.

"You must be in a lot of pain right now, right?"

"Clap clap clap!" The man clapped three times.

A man and a woman entered from outside the door; they were Lin Xiaoman's mother, Li Lan, and her younger brother, Lin Mao.

Upon seeing her loved ones, hope rekindled in Lin Xiaoman's empty eyes.

"Mom! Little brother! You're alright, that's great!"

But the mother and son only showed fear on their faces, not the joy of seeing their loved ones.

The man removed his hood and the black cloth covering his face, revealing a hideous and terrifying face.

Most of his face was covered in burns, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.

"My name is Gu Shuofeng, and I come from Miao territory. Now that you have killed Xiao Yuening, even if you die, Xiao Zhantian will not let your mother and brother go."

Upon hearing this, the mother and son immediately trembled with fear.

"Xiaoman, how could you do such a thing?"

"Sister, you're leaving Mom and me no way to survive!"

Lin Xiaoman's head buzzed as she looked at her mother and younger brother, who seemed so unfamiliar to her.

"I...I did make a mistake, and I deserve to die! But...how can you say that about me?"

Yu Feihu only said that the bottle of water would make Xiao Yuening unconscious for a day, thus preventing Xiao Yuening from taking action that day.

If she had known it would kill Xiao Yuening and so many soldiers, she would never have agreed to it.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

"Thump"

"Thump"

Li Lan suddenly knelt down before Lin Xiaoman, and pulled Lin Mao down to kneel down as well.

"My daughter, I'm not afraid to die. But the Lin family has to have a root."

Lin Mao was also crying miserably. "Sister, this Gu Master said that as long as you agree to become the 'poison puppet' he creates, he will release me and Mom, and give us a large sum of money. I can then take care of Mom in her old age and continue the Lin family line."

Lin Xiaoman looked at Gu Shuofeng with a puzzled expression.

"What exactly are you planning?"

Gu Shuofeng said with a serious expression, "I am currently studying an ancient Gu technique that can transform living people into puppets covered in deadly poison. Your physical condition is perfectly suited for it."

Lin Xiaoman scoffed, "Liar! If that's the case, why bother with all this trouble? I have no power to resist anyway, so just go ahead and refine it."

Gu Shuofeng's serious expression remained unchanged as he said in a deep voice, "No! You must agree to cooperate, otherwise the 'Poison Puppet' cannot be successfully crafted."

He pointed to the mother and child, "I've cursed them; they can only live for three days at most."

He then went to Lin Xiaoman, untied the rope, and stuffed a piece of paper with a phone number written on it into her pocket.

"I'll release the three of you now. If you've changed your mind and want to trade your worthless, treacherous life for your mother and brother's wealth and status, then call me."

Lin Xiaoman approached her mother and younger brother with a helpless expression.

She knew that even death could not atone for the sins she had committed, and her heart was already ashen.

She only wants to die now and doesn't mind being the 'poison puppet,' but she's not sure if Gu Shuofeng can keep his promise.

"Mom, little brother, I..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Lan and Lin Mao exchanged a glance and then knelt down to her, weeping.

"Xiaoman, your mother is old and has many illnesses; it's no pity for her to die. I just want your younger brother to live."

"Sister, I'd rather give my life to save you and Mom, but they don't want my worthless life. Just agree to Master Gu's request. After Mom passes away, I'll commit suicide to join you."

Lin Xiaoman clutched her chest, feeling as if her heart was being torn apart.

She looked at Gu Shuofeng, "Being your 'poison puppet' will kill you, won't it?"