Bai Sheng looked at Lu Huo's swollen eyes and said gently, "Lu Huo, you may get up. This matter today is not your fault. You have done what you should have done. If the villains acted with malicious intent, no one can be absolutely flawless all the time.
I do wish for the children to be safe and sound, but it is not my intention to keep them confined to the house forever. They are full of curiosity about the outside world and want to see it. You have merely fulfilled their wishes, and for that, I should commend you.
As for the children's safety, we will think of other solutions and strengthen our defenses in the future."
"Thank you, Madam," Lu Huo stood up, deeply moved. She had not expected Madam not only to not blame her but to comfort her so considerately. From now on, she vowed to take even better care of the four young masters, lest she be unworthy of Madam's kindness.
Having experienced today's incident, Lu Huo felt utterly weak. If her combat prowess were sufficient, those villains would not have been able to snatch the second young master.
From this day forward, she would dedicate herself to martial arts training, striving to perfect her dart-throwing skills to an astonishing degree. This way, she could attack from a distance and prevent the young masters from being abducted.
Lu Ye sighed softly, "Today's event is also my negligence. I should have made more preparations. No matter how cunning the villains are, we must ensure nothing goes wrong on our end."
Bai Sheng held Lu Ye's hand, comforting him, "Husband, this is not anyone's fault. Our family has always lived peacefully, bothering no one, yet some villains, for their own gain, deliberately seek to harm us. This is not something we can control."
"Xiao Sheng is right. The world is full of dangers, and villains are impossible to guard against completely. We can only be cautious in all matters, but we needn't live in constant fear," Consort Mei said.
Su Jinfeng looked at Madam and the master worrying about this matter, feeling immense guilt. Wiping her tears, she said, "Master, Madam, it is all my fault. Those villains clearly agreed to let me bring one child tomorrow afternoon in exchange for my son, but unexpectedly, they came to snatch the child in advance."
Everyone, upon hearing Su Jinfeng's words, raised their heads in astonishment, unaware that there was such an event behind Rui Rui's disappearance.
Su Jinfeng glanced at everyone, sniffled forcefully, and explained the whole story to everyone, then presented the ear and the note for everyone to see.
Looking at the blood-stained, half-dried ear, everyone was aghast. Fortunately, Su Jinfeng had been sufficiently honest with Madam. Otherwise, if she had secretly taken a child, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Bai Sheng comforted Su Jinfeng, "Sister Su, rest assured, we will find a way to rescue your child immediately."
"Yes, Sister Su has been so candid with my brother and sister-in-law, we cannot abandon your child," Lu Hua said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Lu Yun patted his chest, "If the exchange at the Earth Goddess Temple goes smoothly, that is our street gang's territory. I will immediately mobilize the gang disciples and keep a close watch on that location."
Lu Tu, who had never spoken before, suddenly said, "Sister Su, rest assured, we will find a way to rescue your son."
Everyone cast meaningful glances at Lu Tu, exchanging ambiguous glances.
Su Jinfeng said tearfully, " I no longer have any connection with those ungrateful brats. Really, you don't need to trouble yourselves."
Bai Sheng sighed softly, "Sister Su, don't deceive yourself. I am also a mother. Even if the child is heartless and ungrateful, you cannot watch him die indifferently."
Su Jinfeng covered her face with a handkerchief and sobbed.
Lu Tu felt a pang of sadness and wanted to pat her shoulder, but under everyone's gaze, he could not act so recklessly.
Thus, he forcefully pressed his right hand with his left.
Lu Ye stroked the teacup in his hand and said in a deep voice, "The people who stole Rui Rui today and the people who threatened Sister Su are not the same group."
"This is the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind," Uncle Ding suddenly understood.
Third Uncle furrowed his brows, "Can Xiao Ye ascertain who these people are?"
Lu Ye nodded, "I will investigate and find out as soon as possible. However, we must first find a way to rescue Sister Su's child.
Sister Su, can you find any clothing that carries your child's scent? Tonight, I will have Bao Yu take Black Earth and the others to search. As long as the child is still in the capital, they will surely find him before noon tomorrow."
Seeing Lu Ye's confidence, Su Jinfeng breathed a sigh of relief, "I will go to Lu Dapeng's place right now to get it!"
Bai Sheng said, "Yang Ming, drive Sister Su there."
"Yes, Madam," Yang Ming replied respectfully. He glanced at Lu Tu and said to Bai Sheng, "Madam, let Lu Tu go too. If anything happens there, he can be an extra helper."
Bai Sheng nodded, "Good, that would be even better."
Lu Tu looked at Yang Ming gratefully, and Yang Ming winked at him.
After Su Jinfeng went to Lu Dapeng's house, both Lu Dapeng and Pan Shi did not allow her to enter. Yang Ming directly drew his sword and placed it at Lu Dapeng's throat. Only then did Su Jinfeng rush in to get a dirty piece of clothing belonging to her younger son.
The three returned to the Lu residence. Lu Ye took the dirty clothes and went out with Bao Yu and San Gouzi.
Besides Bao Yu and San Gouzi, more importantly, there were the rats. In the capital, no one could find people faster than them.
Except for Bai Sheng, no one knew he could command rats, so he had to do it discreetly.
Upon returning to the reception hall, Lu Ye left only Yang Ming, Tong Tietian Mu Shui Tu, and other young and strong individuals to wait for news at home. The rest of the people returned to their rooms to rest.
Lu Ye himself, along with the people from the Ya Sheng Sect, investigated the group that abducted Rui Rui overnight.
Bai Sheng took the four cubs back into the space. While bathing the cubs, she noticed two bruises on Rui Rui's buttocks.
"Rui Rui, does it hurt?" Bai Sheng asked with concern.
"Rui Rui, not afraid, it hurts," Rui Rui giggled.
Bai Sheng gritted her teeth and rubbed his cheek. This little brat could even lie. When she had touched those two bruises just now, he had clearly frowned.
After bathing the cubs, Bai Sheng also silently made a decision: starting tomorrow, she would have Lu Ye teach the cubs martial arts.
Her four cubs each had unique abilities and were exceptionally intelligent. If they also possessed peerless martial arts skills, they would be invincible. She wanted to raise them to be feared and respected by no one, and only then could their safety be guaranteed.
As dawn approached, Heng Heng said that Er Sha Zi had returned. Bai Sheng then brought Lu Ye into the space.
"Was Sister Su's child found?" Bai Sheng asked.
Lu Ye nodded, "Found. Treasure, you might not believe it, but do you know who kidnapped Sister Su's child?"
"Who?"
Lu Ye said with a sneer, "Lu Dapeng."
"Lu Dapeng?" Bai Sheng was shocked. "He kidnapped his own son, and then asked Sister Su to exchange him for my son? What for? Does he want to extort us?"
Lu Ye smiled and rubbed Bai Sheng's head, "He wouldn't dare to do this alone. Do you know why Lu Dapeng abandoned Sister Su and became obedient to that Pan Shi?"
Bai Sheng widened her eyes and shook her head.