Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1263: Chapter 1265: Sword Dance for Medicinal Materials_1

The concubine’s peach blossom eyes were fixed on Jiang Yichun, as though she wanted to devour him, but at that tense moment in the room, no one paid any attention to the concubine hiding in the bed.

”Ah, there’s a snake!” The concubine suddenly cried out, springing from the bed like a bullet, jumping off in one swift motion, and rushing towards Jiang Yichun.

She was only wearing a pair of silk ancient underwear, and her upper body was even more revealingly dressed in a red bellyband, which was held up by extremely thin red straps. As she ”frightfully” leaped out of bed, areas that shouldn’t be exposed were on the verge of bursting forth as if they were about to snap the delicate straps.

The concubine pretended to be panicked and tried to escape, but as she ran up to Jiang Yichun, she tripped, tumbling straight into his arms.

Bai Ruozhu found it infinitely amusing. The concubine’s curvy figure was quite good, and her skin was snowy white and delicate. No wonder Chen Daoru couldn’t let her go. However, wasn’t the concubine too foolish?

Jiang Yichun’s eyes flashed with a hint of disgust, and with a quick sidestep, he avoided her, leading to a thud as the delicate white flesh hit the ground squarely.

With fabric in the front and just straps in the back, the bellyband revealed even more, and the concubine lay on the ground like a snowball. But Bai Ruozhu surmised that her ’fierce pieces’ were about to burst.

”Where’s the snake?” Chen Daoru jumped out of bed with a start, searched around, but found no sign of a snake. Yet there lay his beloved concubine, so disgracefully sprawled on the ground in front of all these men!

Fuming, he went over to pull the concubine, ”Stop embarrassing yourself, get out of here now!”

Muyu suddenly leaped forward, placing his sword directly on the concubine’s neck, and loudly declared, ”Where did this assassin come from, daring to behave inappropriately towards my master? We’ll capture you now for interrogation!”

Chen Daoru’s mouth twitched, his face quivering with fat, as he looked at Jiang Yichun angrily and asked, ”What is the meaning of this, Lord Jiang? You know she is my concubine, why did you have your guard arrest her?”

”Lately, the border area has been in turmoil, and even children of five or six can disguise themselves to deceive us, let alone a woman? She suddenly rushed at me, exactly like the spies who attempt to assassinate me. Mr. Chen, by protecting her, aren’t you her accomplice?” Jiang Yichun said calmly and slowly.

Chen Daoru’s eyes bulged out, ”Nonsense! You’re just picking a fight...”

Before he could finish, Jiang Yichun’s sword had already swung out, heading straight for his head, frightening Chen Daoru so much that his legs trembled. Jiang Yichun’s sword was so swift that Chen Daoru barely had time to blink before it had already swung over his head. He felt only a coolness atop his head as several strands of hair fell to the floor.

”Ah, murder!” Chen Daoru shrieked, his legs shaking as he collapsed onto the ground. Soon a foul smell wafted through the room, and it became clear that Chen Daoru had wet himself!

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t hold back her laughter. On one hand, someone had wet their pants, and on the other, Chen Daoru’s bald spot shone even brighter and balder.

The concubine had just gotten up when she witnessed this scene. She had intended to throw herself at Jiang Yichun’s feet, beg for forgiveness, and then use her charm technique. But that one sword strike had terrified her to the point where her hand stretched out then retracted back.

That was no handsome man, but a heartless Rakshasa capable of killing without batting an eye. She must have been foolish to even think of approaching such a person.

Jiang Yichun signaled to Thunder, ”Find his token and the storage room keys. Send someone with the token to collect herbal medicine, then open his storage room to take away some of the things Mr. Chen doesn’t need for disaster relief. It’s time for Mr. Chen to contribute to the Imperial Court and the people.”

”Yes.” Thunder was extremely adept at finding things and quickly located Chen Daoru’s waist token and the key to the storeroom.

Bai Ruozhu could not stop smiling, her man really was devious. Not only did he take the token to collect medicinal materials, but he was also going to plunder someone’s private storage. That was brilliant!

Chen Daoru slumped to the ground, sobbing and muttering, ”Robber, robbers!”

Jiang Yichun glared at him and said, ”How does it become robbery when the Imperial Court and the people need a bit of your stuff? Is this the awareness a servant of the state should have? It seems Mister Chen believes the blade wasn’t cool enough just now.”

Before Chen Daoru could reply, another surge of Sword Qi swept over his head. This time, he simply rolled his eyes back and fainted away.

Having acquired the needed medicinal materials, Jiang Yichun then arranged for Lightning to take a good amount of Chen Daoru’s possessions that were listed in the records, sold them, and exchanged them for plenty of herbal medicine. He instructed Thunder to transport them back to Guangqi City ahead of the others.

At that moment, Zhou Shu arrived and saw Thunder leaving with a significant amount of medicinal materials. He felt both surprised and embarrassed; he had been busy for days without success, but the matter was resolved swiftly upon Jiang’s arrival.

”How did you persuade Chen Daoru?” Zhou Shu asked curiously.

”Nothing much, just performed a sword dance for his enjoyment,” Jiang Yichun answered indifferently. Zhou Shu paused, then understanding dawned on him, and he couldn’t help but be astounded. Only someone like Jiang had such courage and boldness; he, for one, was afraid of being sentenced.

Jiang Yichun seemed to read his thoughts and glanced at him, saying, ”When so many lives are waiting for these medicinal materials, who has time for nitpicking? The current Emperor loves his subjects like his children and certainly would not allow Chen Daoru to disregard the lives of the people.”

Zhou Shu bowed his head in shame. He finally understood why he was only on the periphery of the Shadow Guard; he realized how far he was from those close to the Emperor. He was too indecisive and lacked flexibility. If everything had to be done by the book and the law, why would the Emperor need their confidential Shadow Guards at all?

Afterward, Zhou Shu handled his duties with more insight and stopped hesitating. Within a couple of years, he had risen to the position of Team Leader for the Northwestern Region of the outer guards. However, every time he thought back to those days, he couldn’t help but thank Jiang Yichun’s actions for inspiring him and pointing him in the right direction.

But of course, all of that happened later.

Jiang Yichun looked at the time and decided that everyone should have lunch in Jinshui City before returning to Guangqi Town. The group headed towards the welcome inn of Guangqi City.

Halfway there, Bai Ruozhu suddenly noticed a very distinctive restaurant on the side of the road. Before they even got close, she smelled the fragrant breeze, and it seemed there was no waiter greeting guests at the door. As she approached, Bai Ruozhu turned her head to look inside and saw a scantily clad woman dozing off in a daze. The woman’s clothing had slipped off her shoulder, revealing a large expanse of skin with some bruises on it.

She realized that this was a brothel. But shouldn’t a normal brothel be in the Red-Light District? It was rare to see one openly placed on the main street like this.

Zhou Shu was quickwitted this time. Following her gaze, he immediately explained, ”Madam Jiang, this brothel should indeed be in the Red-Light District, but Chen Daoru is lecherous and fancied the girls from Liuyun Residence, so he allowed them to move their establishment to the main street.”

As soon as Zhou Shu finished speaking, Bai Ruozhu froze in her tracks because she saw a familiar profile!