Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1174: Chapter 1176 He Woke Up_1

The sage doctor noticed Bai Ruozhu’s confusion and said with a chuckle, ”I often practice medicine outside and have come to know a few people, including your master Lin Zhenghui.”

Bai Ruozhu suddenly realized. She wondered why the sage doctor had suddenly returned to the Capital and even volunteered to offer a cure for the poison. It turned out to be her master’s doing.

”Is my master coming to the Capital?” Bai Ruozhu asked anxiously. Since she and her family had come to the Capital and been busy with the Commerce Association, her master had always been running around and hadn’t been to the Capital City.

”He probably can’t come for the time being, and he is also concerned about your husband,” the sage doctor said with a smile.

Bai Ruozhu once again bowed respectfully to the sage doctor and said, ”I am grateful for your generous assistance, sage. I will remember this kindness.”

”I have already accepted your master’s favor, so I won’t take advantage of you younger folks,” the sage doctor said, still smiling.

The next day, Bai Ruozhu left the Palace with ease, but the emperor warned her again to seek help without exposing the ongoing secret affairs of His Majesty.

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”Ruozhu... Ruozhu... don’t be afraid...”

Seeing Jiang Yichun muttering ”Ruozhu” in his unconscious state, Nianrong puckered her plump lips and muttered discontentedly, ”Ruozhu Ruozhu, I don’t know what’s so good about that Ruozhu!” She even huffed loudly in irritation.

The Ghost Doctor, grinding medicine beside her, chuckled lowly, teasing, ”What’s this, are you already jealous?”

”Dad, am I really your biological daughter? Why do you always tease me?” Nianrong glared at her father.

The Ghost Doctor laughed harder and said, ”With such good looks, how could you not be my own? You and I are cut from the same cloth. Don’t worry, he is still unconscious. Once he wakes up and sees you, he will naturally forget about that Ruozhu or whatever.”

Nianrong, feeling flattered, touched her own cheeks and smiled as she took a look in the bronze mirror, reassuring herself. She felt her father was right; this man had merely lost his way for a moment because he had not seen anyone better.

Suddenly, the person on the bed started to cough violently, and a mouthful of black blood sprayed from his mouth. Nianrong was startled and was about to call her father when she saw Jiang Yichun’s thick black eyelashes flutter slightly, like the wings of a black butterfly.

”Dad, he’s awake!” Nianrong called out excitedly.

The Ghost Doctor stopped what he was doing and said, ”Wow, this lad has a strong constitution; he woke up a day earlier than I anticipated. Not bad, not bad!”

Jiang Yichun slowly opened his eyes, his gaze unfocused and lacking clarity. It took him a long time to bring the face in front of him into focus. He saw a girl with a flushed face he did not recognize, which alarmed him.

”Hey, don’t move around, you’ve been seriously injured and have been poisoned. If it weren’t for...” Nianrong was eager to brag but was pushed away by Jiang Yichun.

”Where is this? Who are you people? How long have I been unconscious?” Jiang Yichun asked anxiously, not knowing what time it was. He had promised to return and spend New Year’s with Ruozhu.

A silver needle flew suddenly, piercing Jiang Yichun’s right arm. He gasped in pain, unable to avoid the hidden weapon.

The Ghost Doctor hummed twice, got up and walked over, speaking displeased, ”If it weren’t for my daughter who insisted on saving you, you would have died many times over. Is this how you speak to your benefactor?”

Jiang Yichun’s face changed, and he said somewhat awkwardly, ”It was my oversight. I am deeply grateful to the two for their rescue. Should you need any assistance in the future, I will not hesitate to oblige.”

Nianrong saw the seriousness in Jiang Yichun’s expression as he spoke, and her eyes widened in awe. She screamed in her heart: He’s so handsome, how can he be so manly?

Jiang Yichun was still weak and fell back into a faint after asking a few questions upon waking. Just like before, Nianrong heated some water to wipe down his body and was about to change his undergarments when the Ghost Doctor stopped her again.

”Silly girl, men and women should not touch, wait until you are married,” scolded the Ghost Doctor.

Not pleased, Nianrong tossed the towel aside, ”Didn’t you say he’s going to be my husband eventually? What’s the big deal then?”

The Ghost Doctor kicked over, ”Pity that your mother died early. I’m just a rough man who raised you in seclusion in the countryside, and I turned you into a tomboy. If you keep this up, you’ll scare him away for sure. Let me tell you, a woman needs to be shy. If you’re too forward, men won’t take you seriously.”

Nianrong, who had not yet experienced affairs of the heart, couldn’t understand and left with a pout to gather herbs in the yard.

Lying in bed, Jiang Yichun was not actually asleep at the moment. He kept his eyes closed and pretended, listening to every word of the father and daughter’s conversation, and his heart sank.

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Bai Ruozhu, once again accompanied by Jianqi and Lu, headed to Wucang Mountain. Along the way, they messaged Muyu and Chen Feng, and the group met up a thousand li east of Wucang Mountain.

”Madam, we’ve searched everywhere, and there’s still no news of the master. Those people have disappeared too, as if they suddenly left this area,” reported Chen Feng.

Scratching his head in urgency, Muyu asked, ”Madam, do you think they might have captured the master and are hiding with him somewhere?”

”No, they were clueless when they captured me; they couldn’t have figured it out so quickly,” Bai Ruozhu hurriedly said, ”My master is also searching. Maybe we will hear from him soon.”

”Could it be that someone saved Officer Jiang and is hiding him?” Lu suddenly asked.

”It’s possible, which is why we need to disguise ourselves to inquire further,” Bai Ruozhu quickly laid out the plan. She would lead Jianqi, Lu, Muyu, and Chen Feng in disguise to gather information, while other subordinates would hide and wait for their command before emerging.

This time, the five of them went to a small town called Ping’an Town and chose a modest restaurant to dine and gather some news.

Shortly after they ordered their food, a man and a woman entered the restaurant. The man looked pale, and the woman, with a worried face, supported him. Both were dressed like Jianghu swordsmen.

What grabbed Bai Ruozhu’s attention was the poison in the man’s body. To her, it didn’t seem too difficult—she’d seen it in the Poison Scripture and knew how to counteract it. But she also knew that the poison acted quickly and that to survive, the afflicted person needed someone to constantly pour inner strength into them to suppress the toxicity, which was extremely draining.

In her previous life, Bai Ruozhu scoffed at the thought of ”inner strength” and reasoned that without immediate treatment, such a poison was fatal. But now, she was witnessing it firsthand—it was clear that the woman was continuously channeling her inner strength to the man.

”Waiter, I want to ask you about something.” The woman ordered their dishes and placed a Silver Coin on the table.

”Oh, feel free to ask, miss. I promise to tell you all that I know,” the waiter was quick with his words.

”Have you heard of any doctor around here who is skilled in medical arts? A man in his forties with a beautiful daughter,” the woman inquired.