After that bout of severe diarrhea and the massive humiliation it caused, the entire family had hidden in their house for days. Eventually, they simply couldn't take it anymore—primarily because they were craving a decent meal.
Every day had been nothing but watery broth. Let alone meat, even their dried vegetables were entirely depleted. Right now, their bodies were completely starved of anything substantial. If they returned empty-handed again today, they feared they wouldn't even have the strength to walk into the city tomorrow.
Ever since they got back, they had been wondering where exactly they had been poisoned. No matter how they retraced their steps, they couldn't figure it out. In the end, they could only chalk it up to bad luck and eating something unclean.
None of them suspected that the unassuming old servant sent by the Bai Family could be hiding such formidable skills.
