Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1307: Chapter 1309: Peeling Layer by Layer, Jin Jing Is Different_1

Bai Ruozhu stole a glance at the great elder and thought about his affair with Diao Mo. She swallowed back the retort she was going to make against Diao Mo. It was only right to give people some dignity and not directly slap the face of their old lover.

So, Bai Ruozhu simply ignored Diao Mo and looked at the fourth Holy Guard, asking, ”Have you thought it through? Can you answer now?”

”We were protecting Lord Jin at the time, and Sangta and his men appeared very suddenly, so we failed to protect Lady Jin Jing. We accept our punishment,” the guard said.

Bai Ruozhu smiled again, her smile now more sinister, then she turned to the fifth guard and asked, ”Tell me, on ordinary days, when you encounter someone speaking disrespectfully and insulting the Holy Hall, what do you do?”

”Anyone who insults the Holy Hall must be captured...” the Holy Guard began, then suddenly halted, realizing he had almost fallen into a trap. He quickly corrected himself, ”Normal procedure is to capture them and bring them back to the Holy Hall for trial, but at that time Lady Jin Jing was seriously injured and needed immediate treatment, which is why we had no time to apprehend you.”

”Oh?” Bai Ruozhu drew out the word, ”There were five of you, and just any two could have taken her for treatment. Couldn’t the remaining three have captured me?”

The Holy Guard became somewhat anxious, ”How could just three of us defeat you? Even all five of us together could not defeat you, so how could we capture you?”

”Oh...” Bai Ruozhu gave a prolonged exclamation of surprise, then said, ”How did you know you couldn’t defeat us? Did you ever fight us?”

She pretended to ponder deeply and said, ”On our journey, we have been cautious and never fought anyone. There was only one time when Jin’s boss sent men to ambush us. Fortunately, they did not succeed. It’s not just the Barbarian Tribe who rob and assault travelers on the road; I would have never expected merchants from Danliang to be so arrogant in the Western Regions.”

She suddenly covered her mouth in shock, ”Right, the men from the Invincible Escort Agency he sent were ashamed of his actions and refused to protect him any longer. Only five masked experts who came to ambush us managed to escape. Could it be that...”

The complexion of the fifth Holy Guard changed drastically. How could he have let himself be lured into a trap?

”What nonsense are you talking about? When did my father ever send anyone to ambush you? You want to absolve yourself of guilt by implicating my father. I could just as well say that you are behind my father’s illness!” Jin Jing could no longer contain herself and cried out.

Bai Ruozhu continued to ignore her and turned back to the fourth Holy Guard, saying, ”The reason the five of you failed to protect Jin Jing is that she got bitten by a black panther when you were not present at all. Otherwise, would your master have spared you?”

She then looked at the third Holy Guard and said, ”What you said is also wrong, the description of the scene is incorrect, but clearly, it was my husband who was fighting Sangta. It was Jin Jing who, under the pretext of protecting my husband, attempted to ambush us and even mocked me for being unable to help, which is why she got bitten by the black panther. You can’t be blamed for your mistake, as you weren’t present at the time either.”

Jin Jing was about to speak when Bai Ruozhu preempted her by pointing to the second Holy Guard, saying, ”You got it wrong too. Jin Jing was injured before reaching Qinghao City. From there, they had to pass through a small town, and then they could reach Qinghao City. As for what you said about before Qinghao City, that was when you were dispatched to protect them. But that can’t be blamed on you since you appeared later.”

At this moment, she directed her gaze toward the first Holy Guard she had questioned, saying, ”You weren’t present at all, so how could you have heard what I said? It’s utterly nonsensical! But you can’t be blamed either, as you were only following instructions from your master. However, within the walls of the Holy Hall, divine beings are watching you. Aren’t you afraid of divine retribution for lying like this?”

The great elder had been silent until now. At this moment, his gaze toward Bai Ruozhu carried a hint of admiration. Five questions in succession, each leading to the next, then peeling back the layers one by one, exposing the logical issues.

”You’re talking nonsense, all this is just your side of the story, and it wasn’t me who ambushed Sangta and got hurt by him, it was clearly him trying to vent your anger that injured me. You’re in cahoots with Sangta, you’re no good!” Lady Jin Jing pointed at Bai Ruozhu and yelled.

Jiang Yichun threw her a deadly glare, ”Since this is the Holy Hall, how can we allow you to speak such filthy language? Is my wife someone to be criticized by someone like you?”

Bai Ruozhu smiled at Jiang Yichun and said, ”Husband, this young lady has gone to all this trouble just for you, you’re really letting down all of her efforts.”

Jiang Yichun’s mouth twitched, and he shot her a warning glance, don’t be jealous over nothing, this person isn’t even worth your jealousy!

”So I’m saying this again in public today, to spare her the trouble, she’s not even worthy of being compared to one of your toes, I feel nauseous just looking at her.” If it weren’t for Jiang Yichun’s usual cold demeanor and reluctance to speak, his words when he did choose to talk were venomous enough to make someone want to bash their head against a wall, Bai Ruozhu had often been frustrated by him in the past.

Of course, compared to that, his past sarcasm towards Bai Ruozhu had been quite gentle, and it was mostly just to tease her.

Humiliated and furious, Jin Jing suddenly charged at Bai Ruozhu, ”It’s all because of you, you wretch, I’ll kill you!”

Her face contorted hideously, and Bai Ruozhu noticed some blue qi at the junction of her neck and face. She was paying close attention but did not expect that Jin Jing had already reached her.

”Be careful!” Jiang Yichun rushed over and shielded her from Jin Jing’s attack.

A dark gleam flashed by, and Bai Ruozhu caught sight of some dark red at the tips of Jin Jing’s fingers, resembling the color of coagulated blood, carrying a hint of chill. She involuntarily shivered, instinctively feeling that if Jin Jing scratched her, it certainly wouldn’t end well.

Jiang Yichun embraced her and raised his hand to block Jin Jing’s attack, but his face also changed, Jin Jing had suddenly become stronger!

This strength was bizarre, as if her physical power had greatly increased, yet her inner strength didn’t seem to have grown much, but her overall ability had improved significantly from before.

Bai Ruozhu was also taken aback, she had just underestimated Jin Jing and had almost fallen for her ploy, she had really been careless.

”What kind of place is the Holy Hall that you behave so recklessly here, isn’t this an affront to the divine?” Bai Ruozhu quickly shouted, the people of the Holy Hall loved to bring up the divine, right? She would play along.

The great elder sighed and instructed several Holy Guards, ”Separate Jin Jing, this child has suffered a great shock and has lost control of her emotions, but this is not a place for her to act wildly.” He finished speaking and then cast a faint glance at Lady Diao Mo.

Lady Diao Mo’s complexion turned extremely sour in an instant, and the look she gave her daughter was tinged with reproach. Her daughter really was more trouble than she was worth, didn’t she realize where she was and that this was no place for her tantrums?

It took five Holy Guards a lot of effort to stop Jin Jing, and Lady Diao Mo glared at her fiercely, whispering sternly, ”Back off, do not make any more trouble.”