Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2837: Chapter 2838: Little Dengdeng Mighty and Brave

"Good boy!" Little Dengdeng acted like a little adult, pretending to pat Chenxi’s head and messing up Chenxi’s braids.

Wan Caiyue covered her mouth and laughed, "Our Dengdeng is becoming more and more like a big brother."

However, Chushuang couldn’t laugh. She had a vague sense of unease. Suddenly, her expression changed, and she whispered, "Stay inside the room, don’t go out!"

She took out a bamboo flute and played it softly at her lips.

She needed to set up a barrier, a hallucinatory one at that, to see how that person would break into the room.

The door was wide open, and Wan Caiyue saw a drenched, coarse maid walk in with a ferocious expression. Based on her years of experience in danger, she immediately knew this little maid was not a real maid and certainly had issues.

How would a perfectly fine maid end up wet and run into the owner’s yard?

Moreover, this maid was wearing rough clothes from the laundry workshop, which were not supposed to be here at all.

As soon as she stepped into the yard, it seemed as if a faint golden light appeared on the ground, trapping her inside.

The little maid did not head straight for the room; she seemed lost, wandering in circles outside in the yard, without even glancing in their direction.

Wan Caiyue looked at Chushuang, feeling a great deal of admiration. She had learned some martial arts, which, according to Ruozhu, was to strengthen the body, but if she wanted to protect her family, she was still lacking.

If only she had Chushuang’s skills.

At this point, Gao Zhou arrived. He pointed at the little maid and yelled, "Poisonous one, you’re courting death!"

Had he not shouted, it would’ve been better. As soon as he did, the little maid snapped out of it, and with Gao Zhou suddenly rushing into the yard, Chushuang’s flute-playing was interrupted, and the hallucinatory array vanished.

"So you are here," came a hoarse male voice from the little maid’s mouth, accompanied by her little girl’s face, making it even eerier.

She dashed towards the door, her palm striking fiercely forward.

Chushuang swiftly moved her bamboo flute, dispersing a green smoke, though some of it wafted around.

"Step back and cover your mouth and nose," Gao Zhou hurriedly said.

"Heh heh, you can’t cover it. Once it contacts the skin, you’ll be poisoned. When you’re all poisoned, I bet Bai Ruozhu will bring out the ’Poison Classic’ to exchange for the antidote!" the Poison Master laughed loudly.

Little Dengdeng suddenly charged out, throwing a porcelain bottle at the Poison Master, "Bad guy, take this!"

Nobody expected Little Dengdeng to be so bold. Chushuang didn’t even have time to react; Little Dengdeng had rushed in front of her.

Chushuang was in a panic, just about to pull Little Dengdeng away, but unexpectedly, the little maid’s arm seemed to stretch, grabbing Little Dengdeng and pulling him into her arms.

"Little rascal doesn’t want me to play with you? Now can’t bear to part with me?" the Poison Master laughed bizarrely, scaring Chenxi and the others into loud cries.

Little Dengdeng’s neck was being choked, his face turning red, but he gritted his teeth and said, "Do what you will; crying out in pain is no man!"

Gao Zhou broke into a cold sweat. What was this? This child needs a proper re-education, too reckless.

"Let him go, or you won’t walk out alive," Gao Zhou said.

The Poison Master burst into laughter, "Sure, I can let go. He’s already poisoned anyway."

He suddenly threw Little Dengdeng out, and Gao Zhou hurriedly caught him, only to find the child’s lips had turned blue-purple.

"Dengdeng, how are you? Where does it hurt?" he asked anxiously.

"All over, it hurts, boo hoo," Little Dengdeng cried, feeling wronged.

In the time it took for him to catch the child, the Poison Master had made his escape, leaving his voice lingering in the yard, "Tell Bai Ruozhu to bring the ’Poison Classic’ in exchange for the antidote, or prepare for your son’s funeral! See if she values the ’Poison Classic’ more than her own son."

Gao Zhou, heart aching, held Dengdeng but couldn’t bear to scold him and quickly carried him inside, laying him on the soft lounge.

"What to do? Quickly send word to Ruozhu." Chushuang was so worried about Dengdeng that her voice trembled.

Unexpectedly, Dengdeng suddenly sat up from the lounge, smiling, "Grandpa, Grandma, I’m fine."

"Your lips are all blue-purple, how can you be fine?" Gao Zhou thought the child was being considerate, worried they’d be upset, and was pretending.

Dengdeng jumped off the bed, bounced twice, and said, "I’m really fine. Just now I was acting for that bad guy. Mom taught me medical skills early on and gave me a lot of detoxification medicine. I was afraid of being harmed, so I apply it every day. I even took some just now, so how could I be in trouble? Once the poison is fully detoxified, my lip color will return to normal."

He ran to the Bronze Mirror in Wan Caiyue’s room to look at himself, "Do I look ugly? Do I look like a demon?"

Gao Zhou was both angry and amused, "You’re not a little demon; who but you would play with medicine at such a young age? You apply it all over your body; aren’t you afraid you’ll stunt your growth?"

"In theory, no. Mom said it can also strengthen the body. I’m in great shape." Little Dengdeng playfully flexed his little arm, mimicking a strongman’s pose.

"Ruozhu loves to fool around," Gao Zhou said angrily.

Chushuang nudged him, "Stop talking nonsense. If Ruozhu hadn’t prepared in advance, we’d really regret it now."

"Isn’t it because of Ruozhu teaching Little Dengdeng to be too bold? If he hadn’t rushed in, would he have been caught?" Gao Zhou rebuked angrily.

"Clearly, you’re the reckless one. I had him under control, but you shouted. You should’ve just attacked," Chushuang complained.

Gao Zhou was at a loss, awkwardly rubbing his nose. Luckily, he hadn’t scolded Little Dengdeng for his impulsiveness, or he’d be in for a scolding himself right now.

Little Dengdeng puffed out his chest, "Grandpa, I did it on purpose."

He turned to glance at Chenxi and the others, continuing, "If I hadn’t charged out, that villain would’ve kept releasing poison. What if my younger siblings inhaled it? They’re still little, and even if detoxified, it would harm their health, unlike me, I’m already an adult."

Gao Zhou’s mouth twitched, adult? He’s barely to my waist, what adult?

"This way he thinks I’m poisoned, so he’ll try to escape, and my siblings will be safe," Little Dengdeng said with a mischievous smile.

Wan Caiyue’s eyes filled with tears, "Dengdeng, this was too dangerous, how can Aunt say anything to you?"

The feeling was mixed with admiration and heartache for the child’s maturity.

"Your grandma and I will think of a way; you’re still a child and shouldn’t take such risks," Gao Zhou said softly, feeling a deep tenderness for the child’s sensibility.

But Dengdeng laughed and said, "I’ve always protected my siblings, I have experience."

In the Jiuli Clan, which was so safe, did he need to protect anything? In such a frightening situation, which was rare, the child must have been scared, right? But for his siblings, he was extraordinarily brave and strong.