After being poisoned by mushrooms, all the strange creatures became fascinated by me.

Tang Li took a deep breath and stared at the puppy that the woman was forcibly controlling.

It was clearly a well-bred dog; even with the woman in such a disheveled state, it remained plump, with glossy fur and full of energy, showing no sign of having suffered any injustice.

Tang Li pondered absently, "Did they have gas cylinders in ancient times?"

Actually, when she first arrived at the cellar, she had already noticed a dark shadow huddled behind the woman. At the time, Tang Li thought it was an extremely short and thin child, and even lamented that their child was so young and had been kidnapped.

just now……

She stared at the little dog. Given its size and build, it had already exerted all its strength to jump that high. And this little dog was trying to ambush her...?

A rare look of embarrassment crossed the woman's handsome face. She coughed and said, "I'm sorry, young lady, it has limited intelligence and didn't mean to attack you..."

Tang Li thought to herself, "This little dog must have been watching me wield the knife, loyally protecting its master."

"...Really, sigh, did you have some meat buns or meat pies hidden in your arms? It smelled them and couldn't resist..."

Yes, yes, when Tang Li bought the cakes just now, she bought an extra fragrant meat pie.

Since there was only one filled one, Tang Li was a little reluctant to share it with the golden eagle, so she secretly hid it to enjoy later.

Unexpectedly, I was targeted by a dog.

Tang Li cautiously tugged at her clothes.

The woman's expression became even more awkward: "My son has been spoiled by my husband and me, please forgive him, young lady."

My son?

Tang Li fell silent. You're not trying to tell me...

She unconsciously repeated, "What did you say this is?"

The woman blinked and stroked the puppy's fur: "My son."

—As far as Tang Li knew, they had kidnapped "Sand's" wife and children.

—Wife, and son.

Tang Li's vision went black again and again: "So..."

"My son with 'Sand'." The woman, seeing what she was thinking, added cheerfully.

Tang Li took a deep breath.

Okay, okay, whatever you want.

She silently lowered her head and continued to struggle against the chains binding the woman.

Ultimately, she was still savoring the strange feeling of that slash and trying to replicate it while it was still fresh in her mind.

He raised the knife high and chopped down with force.

However, before the blade touched the chain, the tip of the knife struck the ground first. A white mark was left on the ground; Tang Li, having misjudged the force, nearly threw herself off, while the chain remained unharmed.

The woman frowned, her lips twitched, and she involuntarily hugged the puppy in her arms tighter.

She gestured for Tang Li to stop and asked, "Haven't you practiced martial arts before?"

But looking at the knife that had almost hit the puppy, there was a clear flow of internal energy in the girl's body.

Tang Li glanced at her, feeling aggrieved, and after a moment's hesitation, she defended herself: "I'm only five years old."

However, martial arts training inherently involves practicing from childhood. The woman thought to herself, but since she was still counting on Tang Li to save her life, she naturally didn't refute it.

"Okay, I understand," the woman said gently. "It's alright, I'll teach you."

The woman was indeed a master; under her guidance, Tang Li finally learned the correct way to hold the knife and exert force.

"Jiang Hui: Han Zhou has already injected his internal energy into your body beforehand. Recall how your internal energy circulated in your meridians before, and simultaneously integrate it into this strike as you swing your sword down."

"Jiang Hui: There has been progress. The way you exert force is not the problem. It's just that your internal energy is too slow. Try it again."

"Jiang Hui: It's okay, try again. You have enough power in your body now to cut the chains. Have confidence."

Jiang Hui also started sending comments and giving guidance in the live stream. Tang Li suddenly realized that she had a reliable companion who could act as a teacher, and she felt much more at ease.

finally--

With each strike, the iron chain snapped.

Tang Li breathed a sigh of relief and, following the same method, freed the woman's wrists, which were chafed and bleeding.

The woman's expression had completely softened. She reached out and supported the woman's swaying body, which was about to collapse from the exertion, and involuntarily asked in surprise, "You..."

"He doesn't practice his skills properly, yet he already possesses internal strength at such a young age..."

"You must have an elder who dotes on you a lot, right?"

Tang Li: ...

Okay, okay, don't talk to me anymore.

Tang Li calmly bought three passively triggered protective shields for herself from the eerie live-streaming store, layered them on her body, and then got up to clear the way out of the cellar.

"You guys go first," Tang Li gestured.

The woman knew the young girl was still wary of her, so she smiled understandingly, holding the puppy in her arms, and took the lead up the steps, with Tang Li following half a step behind.

Having been imprisoned for a long time, the mother and son walked with a particularly unsteady gait, and the group dragged themselves out.

The woman didn't even flinch as she passed several corpses. "Sand's" wife was indeed no ordinary woman.

As they walked up the stairs and entered the lobby of the Fengman Restaurant, where corpses lay strewn everywhere, the woman suddenly stopped.

"Be careful!"

"Woof!"

She shouted, accompanied by the barking of a warning dog! Tang Li felt a sudden darkness before her eyes as a powerful force pushed her backward, and the next second, her back slammed heavily against the wall.

An unprecedented sound pierced the air and exploded at her feet. Tang Li belatedly realized that it was the sound of a bowstring being pulled and the whistling of an arrow shooting out like a meteor.

At the critical moment, the woman pulled her and the puppy into her arms, and clung to the wall to avoid the arrows.

The archer was positioned high up, his field of vision encompassing the entire hallway.

"He wants to keep us under control here."

A low, steady voice sounded in Tang Li's ear.

The puppy stopped barking and perked up its ears alertly in the woman's arms.

"Someone has noticed something's wrong, but he's alone, so he's just stopping us from leaving the restaurant." The woman's arms were firmly protective of Tang Li, and the weakness she had felt from being trapped in the cellar for several days was completely suppressed at this moment.

"Now is the best time to leave; we can't wait for him to call for help."

Otherwise, by then, none of us will survive.

Then we have no choice but to take a gamble.

"You stay here with it, I'll figure out a way to deal with him."

The woman's voice rose strangely high, and her eyes shone with an alarming brightness, as if something was burning within them.

"Jiang Hui: She's at her last gasp; she's preparing to fight to the death."

Tang Li's eyes were still fixed on the arrows, their arrowheads embedded in the ground, and even now, the shafts were still trembling, a testament to the strength of the archer.

Upon closer inspection, the woman's arms were also trembling slightly.

At the end of its strength.

"I understand," the little girl's voice rang out.

The woman lowered her head in surprise, meeting those dark, deep eyes. Just a moment ago, he had been clumsy when he picked up the knife, but now, she couldn't find the slightest trace of panic in them.

"Put me down," Tang Li said.

So that you may know.

This is by no means the first time I've been in danger.

And I'm never the one who holds everyone back.