Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1407: Chapter 1409 She’s Not Herself Anymore_1

Honglian’s dance was eerily strange, with fresh red blood constantly gushing out from beneath her feet, flowing along the totems drawn on the underground floor, and then gradually seeping into the earth.

As she danced, her originally bright red lips began to blacken, and her azure hair also slowly lost its luster, turning into a dull gray!

The once breathtakingly beautiful Honglian suddenly seemed to have aged by more than a decade, while Jin Jing, standing not far away, wore a look of schadenfreude. Yuefeng, in pain, plunged his hands into his hair and knelt on the ground, emitting a low whimper.

Something black seemed to rise from the middle of the totem, and quickly drifted towards the distance. Honglian’s dance steps did not stop, but the corners of her mouth curled up, except her appearance now lacked that enchanting charm of the past when she smiled.

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Bai Ruozhu felt like she had a dream, yet it was not a dream—it was as if it were something she was experiencing right now.

She knew she was the daughter of a commoner’s family, whose livelihood depended on herding, and one day her father brought back an injured man while herding.

That man was truly handsome, with a high nose, thick eyebrows, and slightly upturned long eyelashes. She thought that although the man hadn’t opened his eyes, his eyes must be very beautiful, brighter than the stars in the sky.

The man’s lips naturally curved upward, the arc making her involuntarily reach out to touch, only to feel the man’s lips move. Startled, she quickly retracted her hand.

”Water, water...” spoke the man in his daze.

She hurried to get water, carefully feeding it to the man, who still hadn’t opened his eyes. In her panic to hold the bowl, she ended up grabbing her hand instead.

She tried to pull away, yet she couldn’t bring herself to do so; his hand was indeed rough, the calluses in his palm even hurt her, but she felt an unusual warmth.

Later, as the man’s injuries healed, he opened his eyes and saw her—the one who had been taking care of him for days. She looked particularly haggard from lack of rest, and thinking about her appearance, she quickly hid herself away.

The man stayed in her home, always finding opportunities to talk to her, even teasing her to annoyance. Life went on happily like that until one day, the man’s subordinates came looking for him.

She watched the man leave, tears streaming down uncontrollably, when suddenly, he flipped down from his horse and rushed to her, enveloping her in his embrace.

”Wait for me to come back and marry you, to make you my Beast Queen!” The man’s voice was firm and resolute, yet her heart softened.

Not long after, the man indeed returned faithfully to fetch her, saying he wanted to take her to meet his emperor father. But, they encountered an enemy attack on the road, and someone had set up a sinister array that separated them. Just as she was about to be killed, he rushed over to save her but ended up with a slash on his face, ruining his original handsome appearance.

She cried bitterly about this, feeling that it was her uselessness that had dragged him down. She did not find him ugly despite his disfigurement; on the contrary, she felt that she loved him even more.

One night, Bai Ruozhu suddenly opened her eyes, but those originally bright pupils had no focus. And Jiang Yichun beside her also sat up, in a similar state, neither speaking as they left the room one after the other.

Jianqi opened his eyes and chased after them, asking, ”Master, where are you going so late?”

Bai Ruozhu stopped, then suddenly attacked Jianqi. Jianqi didn’t expect Bai Ruozhu to strike at him, and in his surprise was hit on an acupoint.

Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun left the palace one after the other, and the guards at the Palace Gate, seeing the two departed in the middle of the night and considering there might be an urgent matter, did not stop them. However, once outside the palace, the two walked in completely different directions.

Jiang Yichun went straight out of the city. He had not glanced at Bai Ruozhu before leaving, as if he had already forgotten his little woman.

And Bai Ruozhu, devoid of energy, headed towards the embassy, going directly to the place where Sangta was staying!

The white tiger at the door recognized Bai Ruozhu. It remembered that she had once helped it with a broken bone, greeting her with a friendly roar. Sangta, who was sleeping inside, was startled awake. He found it strange— who could make the white tiger act so friendly? He knew all too well how haughty his Beast Pet was on ordinary days.

Sangta got up and asked in a low voice, ”Who’s there?”

”Prince, I’ve finally found you!” cried a woman’s voice from outside, filled with joy and tears. Immediately after, the door was burst open, and a petite figure threw itself into Sangta’s arms.

At the moment, Sangta froze. He hadn’t misheard, had he? It was Lin Zhu’s voice, and he saw clearly, indeed it was Lin Zhu.

”Hey, Lin Zhu, are you okay?” Sangta quickly pushed her away to get a closer look. He suspected that the person in front of him was an imposter. Lin Zhu had always been indifferent to him—how had she changed into a completely different person?

”I’m fine. But what about your wound? How has it healed?” Bai Ruozhu said, crying, as she gently stroked the scar on his face, her eyes filled with profound affection.

Sangta was stunned again, convinced that it was indeed Lin Zhu, but how had she changed so much? This characteristic of crying at the drop of a hat was completely unlike the Lin Zhu he had known.

There was a time when she was nearly killed in the Fog Array and threatened by the masked maniac, she hadn’t shed a single tear. Why had she suddenly become so emotional now?

Suddenly, Sangta remembered what Honglian had said about delivering her to him willingly...

Sangta became excited, yet there was something off in his heart. Although she was there, looking at him with such deep affection, he felt she was not the Lin Zhu he had been fond of all this time.

Her appearance hadn’t changed, but something was off about her core, which made him feel indescribably awkward.

”Aren’t we leaving? Didn’t you say that enemies were after you?” Bai Ruozhu asked, puzzled.

Sangta’s mind was a mess. Clenching his teeth, he decided to take Bai Ruozhu away first. Even if he wanted to find Honglian now, they were no longer in Gaochang City.

Sangta left a message for his subordinates, then climbed onto Xuanfeng’s back, and urged Bai Ruozhu to mount as well. Together, the two of them and the tiger vanished into the night.

In the royal palace, Jianqi finally broke free from his acupoints and urgently called everyone out, saying the young master and his lady had left strangely, and that the lady had even pressed his acupoints!

”Search the entire city immediately. Something’s definitely wrong with the young master and his lady,” Jianqi said with great annoyance. If he had been a bit more cautious, he wouldn’t have been immobilized by Bai Ruozhu.

Hao Feng emerged from Fen Wan’s room. Upon hearing Jianqi’s description, her expression turned extremely grave. She quickly took out a stick of incense and lit it, and to the confusion of those around her, the incense turned black.

”This is bad, it’s an Evil Technique. The practitioner may have offered their body as a sacrifice to the Evil God, which is why the power is so great. We must find them quickly, or the consequences will be unimaginable!” Hao Feng said anxiously.