Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1179: Chapter 1181 The Clue He Left Behind_1

Jiang Yichun, gravely injured internally, was unable to dodge and in the blink of an eye, Nianrong sealed his acupuncture points, even his mute acupoint.

His expression grew a few degrees more somber. The young girl before him appeared naive and cheerful, and seemed concerned for his internal injuries; yet in a flash, she started to scheme against him—indeed, looks can be deceiving.

The Ghost Doctor gave his daughter an approving look and weakly said, ”You’ve not been blinded by love.”

”Dad, your daughter isn’t foolish!” Nianrong said, somewhat irritably.

The Ghost Doctor said no more, simply sitting cross-legged to recover his breath. Nianrong paid no further attention to Jiang Yichun and hurried back into the room to pack, suggesting that this was not her first time dealing with a sudden move.

After a while, the Ghost Doctor spat out a mouthful of black blood. Nianrong, startled, rushed over to support him and asked, ”Dad, how are you? What poison have you gotten, that you can’t cure it yourself?”

Spitting out another two mouthfuls, the Ghost Doctor said angrily, ”It’s that damn woman’s Poisonous Insect, Dad was careless.”

”What? His wife raises Poisonous Insects?” Nianrong exclaimed, then looked disdainfully at Jiang Yichun and said, ”You would marry such a Demon woman who raises Poisonous Insects, and you still stubbornly refuse to leave her. Aren’t you under some love gu?”

Jiang Yichun’s mute acupoint had been sealed, naturally he couldn’t answer her, but the icy look and despising color in his eyes let Nianrong know that Jiang Yichun disliked her intensely.

She felt a bit aggrieved and sniffed her nose, mumbling, ”My dad and I saved your life out of kindness, and I like you so much, how can you detest me?”

Jiang Yichun snorted coldly in his heart; even with the great debt he owed the Ghost Doctor, he couldn’t condone his actions just for trying to kill Ruozhu.

Having packed nearly everything, Nianrong helped the Ghost Doctor up, and with some difficulty, lifted Jiang Yichun, heading deep into the valley—this Illusion Array had another exit at its end.

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The men Luan An found didn’t take long to arrive, only two days later. That person was also an expert, breaking the Illusion Array in just over two hours, but to their misfortune, when Bai Ruozhu and the others rushed in, the valley was already empty.

Judging from the rotten leftovers, they had probably left two days ago—the same day they had exchanged blows.

Bai Ruozhu looked around and, as expected, spotted a Black Obsidian Button on the ground.

In these times, buttons weren’t commonly used; clothes were either tied or fastened with clasps. This Black Obsidian Button had been created from a design drawn by Bai Ruozhu herself, specifically made for Jiang Yichun because he preferred to wear black or dark clothes.

The Black Obsidian Button lying there now must have been deliberately left by Jiang Yichun as a message for her.

Regrettably, the sealing of Jiang Yichun’s acupuncture points had been too sudden and he hadn’t been able to leave any additional information.

After searching the area themselves, they found that besides some medicinal materials the Ghost Doctor hadn’t had time to pack and the herbal medicine from the fields, no other useful clues were left, and soon they discovered the passage by which they had left.

Bai Ruozhu ordered her subordinates to pursue, while she hid behind and, with a thought, moved all the medicinal materials left by the Ghost Doctor into her Space—the spoils go to the victor, especially from that old scoundrel, the Ghost Doctor.

Just because he wanted Jiang Yichun to marry his daughter, he plotted to kill an innocent person, tearing a couple apart. This Ghost Doctor was indeed a despicable and unreasonable villain.

Bai Ruozhu quickly rejoined the group, and together they chased, but they couldn’t find a trace of the Ghost Doctor and his daughter no matter how they searched.

Just as Bai Ruozhu was about to despair, someone found a black obsidian button lost in the crevice of a stone by the roadside and immediately reported it to Bai Ruozhu.

”It’s a signal left by Achun. He must have sustained serious injuries and been taken hostage. They are likely heading toward Wuyuan City,” Bai Ruozhu said.

Luan voiced his doubts, ”Could it be? Heading to Wuyuan City is even more dangerous, isn’t it? Shouldn’t they be fleeing into the deep mountains instead?”

”Don’t they say the most dangerous place is often the safest? If it weren’t for the signal left by Achun, we would probably be searching in the deep mountains instead, right?” Bai Ruozhu narrowed her eyes, ”Arrange for people to search in Wuyuan City. We must not overlook any individual who has entered Wuyuan City in the past few days. The Ghost Doctor is likely very skilled in the Facechanging Technique.”

”Understood.” Luan acknowledged the order and immediately disseminated the news.

Bai Ruozhu looked in the direction of Wuyuan City and suddenly felt a sense of security; she believed she would soon meet Achun, and she vowed never again to let him undertake such perilous tasks!

The group set off toward Wuyuan City. When they were nearly there, they suddenly heard intermittent moans from the roadside bushes, suggesting that someone was severely injured.

Bai Ruozhu became guarded and told Luan to send someone to check. The Shadow Guard who went to investigate quickly reported, ”Young lord, it’s a woman who is gravely injured. It appears she has lost all her inner strength.”

Upon hearing this, Luan spoke softly, ”Young lord, it is not good to have unwarranted complications now. Let’s continue on our way.”

Bai Ruozhu nodded. She was no saint; she couldn’t go rescuing just anyone she encountered. She was just a selfish young woman, and right now, her top priority was to save her beloved husband, the father of her child.

Just as she was about to pass by, she suddenly heard the woman in the bushes biting her teeth and saying, ”Weng An, even if I become a ghost... I will not... let you off... ”

”Wait!” Bai Ruozhu stopped everyone and strode toward the bushes. Indeed, the injured woman was Xiu Cuicui, whom she had met before.

Bai Ruozhu felt grateful to Xiu Cuicui for providing the information that had led her to Jiang Yichun’s trail. She also greatly admired Xiu Cuicui’s devotion and, seeing her in such a state, could not bear to leave her unattended.

She knelt down and took out a silver needle to administer acupuncture to Xiu Cuicui. Xiu Cuicui was initially startled and about to ask ”Who are you?” but quickly guessed her identity from Bai Ruozhu’s attire and her needle technique.

It turned out that Bai Ruozhu had not had time to don a gauze cap and appeared to be a woman, so Xiu Cuicui did not associate her with the ”young lord” she had seen before.

”You, you’re actually a woman?” Xiu Cuicui asked incredulously.

Bai Ruozhu smiled and said, ”I’d better protect your Heart Meridian first. Otherwise, you’ll die within two hours.”

Xiu Cuicui’s face was pale, and her eyes showed utter despair, ”Let me die then. He knew that I wouldn’t survive two hours, which is why he left me to fend for myself. Otherwise, he would have killed me with a single sword strike long ago.”

Bai Ruozhu’s hands didn’t stop moving. She was in a hurry to save Jiang Yichun, so she couldn’t afford to waste much time. Fortunately, she had already arranged for Luan to have people search in Wuyuan City, and it would likely take a while before they found any clues.

”Was it Weng An who drained all your inner strength and then ran off?” Bai Ruozhu asked.

Xiu Cuicui showed a look of surprise, ”How do you know?”

”I just heard you calling his name, saying even as a ghost you would not let him go. If it’s not him, who else could it be?” Bai Ruozhu sighed.