"Me?"
Jing Jian was taken aback.
He didn't expect Lu Fei to ask him directly.
Seeing everyone looking at him, he said, "That's simple. Just get rid of that dog kid!"
"Do you believe I will first get rid of you?" Jiang Hao's just-suppressed anger flared up again.
Even if it was a malevolent creature, it was still his and Xiao Ya's child. Being called a dog kid by an outsider, who exactly was being insulted?
"Then what do you want to do? A malevolent thing that brings harm, are you not going to get rid of it but keep it for the new year? I don't think you have Xioa Ya's best interests at heart!" Jing Jian snorted coldly.
"If I'm not sincere to Xiao Ya, could a poor, rural bumpkin like you be?" Jiang Hao sneered with contempt, "Sincerity isn't just empty words. I can provide Xiao Ya with a life of luxury, any bag she wants, travel abroad whenever, can you do that?"
Jing Jian's face turned red with embarrassment, but he persisted, "Xiao Ya is not a materialistic person!"
"Hmph, a poor man's excuse. If someone can't provide a good life, they call others materialistic! You're still standing here all thanks to Xiao Ya. From now on, you should pray you can be of some help, or else, don't expect to leave Jiangcheng in one piece!"
Jiang Hao turned his head and immediately put on a polite tone.
"Mr. Lu, what do you think we should do?"
"First, we must stop the lady from breastfeeding, and separate her from the child." Lu Fei spoke solemnly, "Essential blood is not ordinary blood; it is the source of one's vitality. Losing too much can directly affect one's lifespan."
"Of course, I definitely won't let her feed him again." Jiang Hao nodded, glancing at his weak and sleeping wife in the bedroom, his eyes filled with concern.
"Second, we need to find a way to solve the problem with the child as soon as possible. This is the most important thing," Lu Fei said.
"How do we solve it?" In fact, Jiang Hao was already mentally prepared.
Originally, out of consideration for the fact that the child was his own flesh and blood, he still had some feelings for the child.
But when the child sucked his wife's blood, those feelings of paternal love vanished instantly.
From the moment he saw the child's strange appearance, he knew the child couldn't be kept, but he didn't show it out of consideration for his wife's emotions.
A child, if lost, can be born again.
But what Jing Jian said was too harsh; who wouldn't be angry hearing that?
Lu Fei, on the other hand, talked about the problem with the child, which sounded much more comfortable.
"Why not try to remove the evil energy from the child first? Without the yin energy, maybe the child won't suck blood anymore," Lu Fei suggested gently.
"Okay." Jiang Hao immediately agreed, "We shouldn't delay. While Xiaoya is sleeping, we should act quickly. This child is her most prized treasure; if she sees us, she definitely won't let us do anything."
Without wasting any time, everyone rushed to the baby's room.
The little dog-headed freak was in a sweet slumber, his plump body rising and falling slightly.
Lu Fei and Jing Jian approached the crib.
After a glance, Lu Fei's eyelids began to twitch uncontrollably.
The yin energy around this little freak had actually intensified. Could it be because of drinking blood?
"I'll do it!"
Jing Jian, eager to show off, immediately drew his peachwood sword.
Lu Fei didn't compete with him and was happy to watch him perform.
Anyway, they still didn't know what kind of evil creature this little freak was, so they might as well use him as a test subject.
The well-fed little monster was sleeping soundly, completely oblivious to the impending danger.
Jing Jian looked at its rosy body, furry little head, and slightly trembling eyelashes, and suddenly felt a bit reluctant to act.
After all, it was a small life.
And it was Xiao Ya's child.
But after a moment of mental struggle, he still raised his sword.
Lu Fei held the thunder-struck jujube wood staff, standing alert and calm.
Behind him, Jiang Hao clenched his fists tightly, his heart in his throat. Even Chen Jinfɑ, looked tense.
Slap.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the peachwood sword fell onto the little monster.
A sudden burst of black smoke rose up, the little monster's body shuddered violently, and it let out a pained wail.
"Wooow——"
The sound made everyone shudder.
Especially Jiang Hao.
His expression was complicated as he struggled to control the impulse to lunge forward.
"Woo!"
The little freak, using all four limbs, cowered in fear into the corner of the bed. On its delicate body, there was a charred wound.
The hideous dog face, all wrinkled, snarled at Jing Jian with an angry growl.
The baby, just over ten days old, already had a row of tiny sharp teeth in its mouth, with bloodstains still visible between them.
Its eyes glinted with a ferocity only seen in beasts, as if it might pounce and bite at any moment.
"Brother Jing, your sword has worked."
Lu Fei noticed that wisps of yin energy were emanating from the small monster's wounds, and he nodded at Jing Jian.
"Good." Jing Jian swallowed hard, tightened his grip on the peachwood sword, and attacked the small monster once again.
"Woof!"
A fierce light flashed in the eyes of the small monster, which immediately leaped up, dodging the peachwood sword. Its mouth opened menacingly, as if it still intended to bite back at Jing Jian.
Jing Jian hurriedly swung his sword to block.
The small monster reacted swiftly and jumped away instantly.
Jing Jian's several attempts to strike with the sword were unsuccessful, and he nearly got bitten.
He broke out in a cold sweat, not expecting this little monster to be so ferocious. The first successful strike was probably because it had been sleeping.
If it grows to adulthood, what then?
"Shopkeeper Lu, don't just stand there and watch."
Unable to subdue it quickly, Jing Jian became anxious.
"Isn't this an opportunity for you to show off? Otherwise, you wouldn't even be able to leave Jiangcheng in one piece," Lu Fei said kindly.
"Thanks a lot!"
Jing Jian was momentarily at a loss for words, not daring to stop the peachwood sword in his hand, or else he would easily get bitten by the little monster.
Although its teeth were small, they were very sharp and could also draw blood.
If bitten, not only would the skin and flesh be torn open, but there was also a risk of yin energy entering the body.
Seeing Jing Jian in a fluster, Lu Fei no longer observed and found an opportunity to strike, hitting it with a stick.
Buzz!
A faint blue arc of electricity flickered.
The little monster's body convulsed violently a few times, opening its mouth to spew out a large cloud of black yin energy, then its body went limp and fell powerless onto the crib.
Jing Jian couldn't help but be startled.
Lu Fei had actually knocked the little freak down with just one strike of his staff.
The peach wood he used to make his sword was already of superior quality, but compared to Lu Fei's lightning-struck wood, it seemed like nothing more than a firebrand.
"Woo! Woo!"
The yin energy kept emanating from the little freak. It had lost its strength, but its eyes were still fixed intently on Jing Jian, letting out piercing cries.
Lu Fei had been observing and noticed that this little creature was quite similar to a minor ghost, both of them being extremely vengeful and relentless until their goal was achieved.
Whoever angered it, it would keep biting until it killed the other party.
It seemed that having Jing Jian test the waters first was the right decision.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to land a decisive blow so easily.
"Little thing, don't blame me. I can't let you harm Xiaoya!"
Jing Jian raised the peach wood sword, preparing for the final strike.
At that moment, a dark shadow slipped into the nursery silently.