Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1276: Chapter 1278: Beauty Protects the Hero_1

Jiang Yichun looked at her with an exceptionally tender gaze, regardless of whether she was tanned or not, he liked her. However, she didn’t like being tanned, so naturally, he didn’t want her to be tanned either.

”If we could go there and bathe in the hot springs, I wouldn’t be afraid of getting tanned, and my skin wouldn’t become rough,” Bai Ruozhu whispered to him. These days had passed, and she still hadn’t been able to enter the space, wondering if she might never be able to enter it again.

From a distance, Jin Jing had been watching Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun the whole time. She saw Bai Ruozhu applying something and quickly guessed what it was. She thought to herself, how could that woman be so fair-skinned? She prided herself on being charming, but her one flaw was not being as fair as the other woman. It turned out that the other woman had sun-protective ointment.

Thinking of this, Jin Jing decided she must snatch Bai Ruozhu’s ointment. Once she became fair-skinned, she wondered if that aloof man would still give Bai Ruozhu another glance.

But her own strength was not enough. After thinking about it, she leaned into her father and said in a low voice, ”Dad, I just saw that female doctor apply some ointment to her face. They’ve been in the Western Regions for some days now. Look at her fair skin; she hasn’t tanned at all. It must be the ointment’s doing. If we could get our hands on that ointment’s formula, we could definitely make a lot of money in Gaochang City.”

Jin Wanliang’s eyes also lit up. Although he was still very weak, the mere mention of making money could excite him as if injected with chicken blood.

”It’s just that you’ve offended her, otherwise, we could have talked things through and bought her formulas,” Jin Wanliang soon complained to his daughter.

Jin Jing’s face changed, and she quickly said, ”Dad, I think that woman isn’t very capable. Her curing your poison was sheer luck; it was the man who cut open your wound and let the poisonous blood out. Clearly, the team leader has some skills. Besides, I’ve heard that in Zhongyuan country, a legal wife usually stays at home to manage the family affairs and attend to the elders. She wouldn’t accompany her husband in his merchant endeavors. That woman might just be someone’s plaything. Isn’t that fine thing she has probably given by the man?”

Jin Wanliang, a native of Danliang Country himself, considered this and found it to make sense, nodding and saying, ”You’re right, we should build a good relationship with that young leader. To be able to lead a Merchant Team at such a young age, he truly is promising.”

Jin Jing’s voice became even lower, ”As long as that woman is around, the ointment won’t naturally be transferred to us, but...” she peeked around secretly, ”later on when they have to enter the town to rest, I’ll find an opportunity to give her some of the medicine my mother begged from the Holy Lady. As long as she dies, we’ll have a chance to get the ointment, and then is there anything we wouldn’t be able to analyze out of it?”

Jin Wanliang glanced at his daughter and suddenly laughed, ”You’ve taken a liking to that young man, haven’t you?”

Jin Jing blushed, ”Dad, you always said we have to fight for our own happiness. I think he’s not bad; I don’t want to miss out.”

Jin Wanliang nodded, ”Dad also thinks well of him. Let’s do as you said, but don’t confront that female doctor these days. Don’t give ourselves away.”

”Understood, daughter knows,” Jin Jing replied.

After another half hour, the team finally saw a village in the distance. The houses here were in the style of the Western Regions, and although they were homes of common folks, their design was different from that of Danliang Country, offering their own unique charm.

Jiang Yichun led the team into the village. The villagers must have frequently welcomed merchant teams, so there was no surprise in their reaction. Many had brought out local specialties and set them up on both sides of the road, hoping to trade with the merchants for some provisions.

However, the merchant teams heading to Gaochang wouldn’t buy much themselves; only those planning to leave the Western Regions upon their return would purchase some goods.

When they entered the Village, they saw a merchant team leaving, a team with orderly personnel and numerous guards that looked much more formal than Jin Wanliang’s team had.

Naturally, they also appeared more impressive than Jiang Yichun’s ”Merchant Team,” so when the two parties encountered each other, the other team’s members were extremely arrogant. They even bumped into Chenfeng and several dark guards, but Jiang Yichun had rules in place. His subordinates reined in their inner strength, and even after being bumped, pretended they dared not provoke them and stepped aside.

The guard who bumped into them let out a sneer, and the leading robust middle-aged man shouted loudly, ”These days, any small fry dares to trade in the Western Regions. They’ve never seen how formidable the Barbarian Clan’s Beast Team is. They dare to venture out before their fur has even grown in; might as well go back home to nurse, lest they wet their pants at the sight of a Beast Team.” After finishing his tirade, he burst into laughter, and the other guards joined in the mocking mirth.

Chenfeng and his companions clenched their teeth, fists hidden in their sleeves gripping tightly. Following Jiang Yichun, they had their own sense of pride, but now they were being humiliated by such people. Had they not been under orders, they would have already beaten these men to a point where they’d be unable to take care of themselves.

Bai Ruozhu observed their concealed restraint, her heart also burning with rage, but she wasn’t foolish enough to argue with the other party right now. She merely moved her hand hidden in her sleeve slightly and, pretending to dodge, subtly scattered some powder their way.

They thought the Barbarian Clan’s Beast Team was something fearsome, right? Let them have a close encounter with wild beasts then.

It seemed the matter would end there, but suddenly Jin Jing, from the team led by Jin Wanliang who had just arrived, righteously confronted the large merchant team’s guards, saying, ”What kind of language is that? They’ve encountered Beast Teams before, and they were led by none other than the Prince of Sangta. What do you count for? If you encountered Sangta, who knows if you could even survive!”

Bai Ruozhu’s lips twitched. What was going on? Was that young lady actually standing up for them? In the next second, she understood why—after Jin Jing spoke, she turned to look at Jiang Yichun, her peach-blossom eyes shy with a furtive glance, sending secret affections. Unfortunately for her, Jiang Yichun was as stoic as a block of ice, not even glancing in her direction.

She side-eyed Jiang Yichun, thinking to herself why she so easily drew animosity. It turns out it was another of his unwanted romantic entanglements. Thus, marrying a man too handsome was not all it’s cracked up to be, let alone one that resembled a banished Immortal.

At this moment, Jin Wanliang seemed in much better spirits and hastily interjected, ”Jin Jing, how can you speak like that? It’s not easy for everyone to be merchants out here; we should value harmony.”

Then he turned to the boss of the large merchant team, smiling and saying, ”Ah, Boss Feng, my young daughter is naive and ignorant, I hope you won’t take offense.”

Boss Feng glanced at Jin Wanliang’s condition and at his sparse team, a sneer flashing in his eyes, ”Boss Jin, you’ve had some bad luck, haven’t you? How did you end up like this?”

Jin Wanliang’s face struggled to maintain composure, and with a cough, he said, ”Who can stand against Sangta’s Beast Team? Indeed, it’s just bad luck. You’re leaving the Village now; take care on the road.”

Upon hearing this, Boss Feng’s expression shifted, but the robust middle-aged man who previously mocked Jiang Yichun spoke up, ”Boss, Sangta’s folks robbed a lot; they’ll definitely be heading back to their tribe. For us, leaving the Village now is actually the safest.”

Boss Feng, thinking it made sense, continued leading his team forward, without further dwelling on the earlier affront from Jin Jing. Jin Jing felt she restored some of Jiang Yichun’s prestige and gave Bai Ruozhu a provocative look.