Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1331: Chapter 1333: Jin Wanliang Paraded Through the Streets_1

Bai Ruozhu noticed the gentle look in Ao Qi’s eyes when he mentioned ”that person”, and she became curious. Who could ”that person” he spoke of be? A person capable of having Seven-color Ganoderma couldn’t possibly be ordinary.

However, Seven-color Ganoderma was no small matter, and she did not feel it appropriate to ask further. It was the Grand Princess who, driven by curiosity, posed the question. Ao Qi quickly suppressed the smile on his face, saying, ”I encountered a reclusive master during my travels. She would not reveal her identity or name, so I can only be grateful to her in my heart.”

Ao Qi’s father and the Grand Princess also showed expressions of gratitude, silently thanking that benefactor. Ao Qi had never mentioned any dangerous encounters while outside that would require someone’s rescue, let alone be given rare medicine to detoxify, which suggested how perilous his situation must have been then.

Since Ao Qi’s body could be invulnerable to a hundred ailments, he was chosen to lead the team to capture Jin Wanliang and take him out of the city. Still, the Grand Princess remained somewhat worried, fearing that the Holy Hall might harbor resentment towards Ao Qi and secretly harm him.

After Ao Qi took a large number of people along with Bai Ruozhu and left, Ao Qi’s father put his arm around the Grand Princess’s shoulder and softly said, ”Don’t worry, our child is grown up and has his own path to follow. Even if we protect him as best we can, if the Holy Hall intends to harm the Ao family, he will inevitably become their prime target.”

The Grand Princess nodded, understanding this reasoning well, but as a mother, it was only natural for her to worry.

Ao Qi held an official position in Gaochang City and was the Team Leader of the Personal Guard. He took the Ao family’s horsemen and used his position to call up another team, heading directly to Jin Wanliang’s hiding place.

They had assumed the Holy Hall would station Holy Guards nearby, leading to some conflict, but surprisingly, there were only two Holy Guards watching the area, who were quickly subdued without having a chance to send word.

”It seems Mrs. Diao Mo doesn’t care much about her husband; hardly anyone is guarding him,” Ao Qi said with disdain.

”I’ve heard Mrs. Diao Mo’s clan requires a massive amount of money for expenses. Jin Wanliang was able to provide the financial support she needed back then. It was this support that raised her status within the Holy Hall. But now, her stature probably doesn’t require anything from Jin Wanliang anymore, or rather, the benefits he provides are no longer enough to catch her eye,” Bai Ruozhu said with a smile.

Soon, the group moved towards the yard, and many guards covered their noses and mouths. Damn, it stank!

It’s no wonder there were hardly any Holy Guards stationed here. The two from before had kept their distance. It seemed no one wanted to stand watch in this place, did they?

The guards complained about the stench just as they spotted a person who had fainted in the yard, dressed as a servant, likely the one attending to Jin Wanliang.

”Everyone, cover your mouths and noses to avoid infection,” Ao Qi shouted. Even if he was immune to all diseases, he still used cloth to cover his face because the stench was unbearable, almost causing him to vomit the food he had eaten.

Without delay, everyone covered their faces. Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun also used handkerchiefs to cover theirs, following Ao Qi into the room.

Upon entering the room, they saw Jin Wanliang lying on the sickbed, the foul odor even more intense here. His entire body was hidden under the blanket, and since his face couldn’t be covered, it was shielded with a thin kerchief cut with holes for the eyes, nose, and mouth.

Yet even so, numerous flies swarmed around his bed, with some landing on the holes over his nostrils and mouth.

Jin Wanliang, seeing the people rush in, opened his mouth in surprise, and in that instant, a fly flew right into it. He began to cough violently, but the fly wasn’t expelled.

Eventually, someone couldn’t hold back and rushed out to retch. Ao Qi, too, stepped back, feeling nauseous, but Bai Ruozhu, having administered the poison herself, knew what to expect and remained calmer than the soldiers.

”Bring him! Capture him and put him in a cage to be taken out of the city!” Ao Qi bellowed.

The guards were about to step forward when Ao Qi suddenly waved his hands and said, ”Forget it, don’t come any closer, lest you get infected. I’ll handle it.”

Without waiting for his subordinates to object, he activated his lightness skill and rushed over, grabbing Jin Wanliang by the collar, and quickly dashed out of the room, tossing Jin Wanliang into the wooden cage.

Once the cage was covered, Ao Qi stepped back with disgust, vigorously shaking his hands as if to rid himself of something filthy that had touched him.

Bai Ruozhu stifled a laugh and took out a small bottle of alcohol to pour over his hands, saying, ”This can disinfect.”

Ao Qi smelled the strong liquor and didn’t understand why it could disinfect, but the scent of the liquor indeed made him feel much better.

Previously, Jin Wanliang’s neck had been choked by Ao Qi’s grip, and once he was in the cage he began to cough violently, the thin scarf covering his face shaken loose, revealing a face and neck covered in pustules, and only then did everyone realize how terribly his skin had festered.

Of course, the flies still didn’t leave him alone, and everyone was puzzled: how could Jin Wanliang still be alive looking like that?

Bai Ruozhu sneered internally, sometimes living is far more torturous than being dead.

”You Bai couple, I knew it was you who harmed me. I’m like this and you still won’t let me go, aren’t you afraid of being struck by thunder?” Jin Wanliang coughed and then started screaming at Bai Ruozhu.

Jiang Yichun’s eyes narrowed slightly—his own man had been struck by lightning, and that bolt had originally targeted the woman he loved. Jin Wanliang still dared to mention this?

He snatched a horsewhip from someone nearby and lashed it onto Jin Wanliang’s body, grinding his teeth as he said, ”I’ve already witnessed a thunderstrike, thanks to your evil technique. You should be grateful it didn’t harm my wife, otherwise you would be suffering ten times worse than you are now!”

Ao Qi’s face turned an ugly shade of green, remembering Aunt Qingxuan’s death. The people of the Holy Hall were arrogant enough, and yet a dog under them was just as brazen.

”Take him and parade him through the Main Street. Tell the citizens along the way that he is the husband of Lady Diao Mo of the Holy Hall, who caught a vile disease and was smuggled into the city out of Lady Diao Mo’s personal feelings. Those who have attended to him have successively fallen ill. To ensure the safety of the city’s people, we must expel this man from the city, drive him out of the Western Regions!” Ao Qi said through clenched teeth.

One of the guards with a loud voice immediately responded, saying, ”Don’t worry, sir. I’ll make sure to explain it clearly to the citizens later.”

”Let me go, or the Holy Hall won’t let you off, the gods will punish you!” Jin Wanliang became panicked, yelling frantically.

Bai Ruozhu scoffed, ”You are just a Danliang person; the gods of the Western Regions will not bless you. Give up on that hope.”

”You two, I won’t let you off even as a ghost!” Jin Wanliang screamed hoarsely.

Jiang Yichun let out a scoff, ”Wait until you become a ghost, then we’ll talk.”

By this time, the procession had reached Main Street, and the guard with the loud voice had already started shouting to the citizens on both sides, revealing Jin Wanliang’s identity, as well as the fact that Lady Diao Mo had secretly brought a man into the city.