Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1418: Chapter 1420: Following the Lady for a Meaty Reward_1

Bai Ruozhu didn’t know how to explain it to him, so she had no choice but to say, ”You can’t force feelings, and pushing too hard only turns people into enemies. What’s more important for you right now is to lead the people of the Western Regions to a better life, right?”

Sangta was silent for a long time and finally sighed, ”I know you can’t be forced. Even the Evil Technique that Honglian offered as a sacrifice to the Evil God couldn’t control you for long, let alone me. Even if I forced you to stay, you would rather shatter into pieces than remain whole only to serve someone else’s purpose, and might even end up as my enemy. In the end, it’s just my bad luck to have met you too late.”

”You’ve helped me so many times, and we’re good as friends. Are you, the noble Prince of the Barbarian Clan, lacking women? But a true confidant is hard to find, don’t you think? Consider which is more valuable,” Bai Ruozhu said playfully with a smile, easing the tension significantly.

Sangta burst into laughter. ”Women chasing after me could line up from the Barbarian Clan’s borders to Danliang, but I, Sangta, have high standards, not just anyone will do. I won’t stop you from leaving, and that’s all I have to say. Whenever you’re in trouble or need something, just come to me. Even if you can’t be my woman, you’re still an honored person among our Barbarian Tribe, and we value loyalty above all. Your concerns are our concerns!”

Bai Ruozhu felt her eyes heat up with emotion, and she nodded vigorously, ”Okay, I’ll remember that. I won’t stand on ceremony with you.”

From a short distance away, Jiang Yichun watched Ruozhu talking with Sangta with a gloomy expression, wanting to rush over but hesitating to move forward. Muyu leaned in and whispered, ”Master, after all the harm you’ve done to your lady, have you apologized? Look how warm Sangta is toward her. You’re always cold-faced. What if she really runs off with someone else?”

Jiang Yichun glared at him, ”Shut your mouth and get lost!”

Muyu had already observed that their master, influenced by the Evil Technique, couldn’t remember many things but one upside was that he wasn’t as severe as before and didn’t punish him as often, so Muyu felt braver.

”Ouch, I’m only trying to offer you some advice, don’t scold me,” said Muyu with a grin.

Jiang Yichun’s face remained stern, and after a long while, he awkwardly asked, ”Then what should I do?”

He seemed to have never really apologized to her before. He had only asked her once, and she immediately got angry, so he didn’t dare to say much more.

”Start with an apology, at least say you’re sorry or something, and explain? You were under someone else’s control; it’s not like you did it on purpose,” Muyu suggested.

Jiang Yichun saw the sense in this and strode towards Ruozhu and Sangta, who were still talking.

”Ruozhu, I’m sorry!” Without any preamble, he bluntly interrupted the conversation between Bai Ruozhu and Sangta.

”I shouldn’t have stabbed you, but I too was under the Evil Technique, controlled by that Honglian, it wasn’t intentional,” Jiang Yichun said, his voice stiff and awkward, parroting Muyu’s words as he was not accustomed to apologizing.

Hearing this, Bai Ruozhu’s anger surged, ”Is that the kind of attitude you have when you apologize? If it’s wrong, it’s wrong. What do you mean ’it wasn’t intentional’? Using Honglian’s control as an excuse? Wasn’t I controlled too? How come I came to my senses?”

Sangta gleefully added fuel to the fire, ”Such insincere apologies, as if you stabbing her was no big deal.”

”Scarface, what did you say? What is my conversation with my wife to you? Get your disgusting face out of here. Even in this state, you still fancy yourself a ladies’ man. Take a look in the mirror for once,” Jiang Yichun snapped back, revealing his venomous tongue.

Sangta was furious, ”What’s wrong with a man having some scars? Just because you have a pretty boy’s face, don’t find fault with others.”

So, the two of them started arguing again, and Bai Ruozhu, filled with irritation, simply ignored them and went straight to the tent that Sangta had arranged for the others.

”Nilu, this is the antidote for the poison in your body. Once you take it, the poison will be completely cleared, and you’ll be free,” Bai Ruozhu handed a small porcelain bottle to Nilu and then asked, ”How is your wound healing?”

Nilu subconsciously touched the wound on his left shoulder and said, ”It’s nothing, it’s basically healed.”

Bai Ruozhu was stunned for a moment. She really was unlucky. The location where she was wounded was similar to Nilu’s. Could it be that because she hadn’t given Nilu the antidote after he took a sword strike for her, even the heavens wanted to punish her?

”Madam, are you really letting me go?” Nilu asked with some joy, holding the medicine bottle.

”When have I ever broken my word? But you should know what can be said and what cannot be said. If you carelessly speak out of turn, even if I don’t settle the score with you, the Emperor of Danliang Country and the rulers of the Western Regions won’t let you off,” Bai Ruozhu said sternly.

Nilu immediately put on a serious face, which really looked quite comical.

”Madam can rest assured, I know the gravity of my words and wouldn’t dare to speak recklessly. I swear!” Nilu said, making an oath.

Afterward, he seemed to have something else to say but didn’t dare to speak. Bai Ruozhu noticed his hesitation and asked, ”Is there something else you want to say? Or if you have any needs, you can also mention them to me.”

”No, no, I wouldn’t dare negotiate with Madam. Madam is generous, and I’ve earned much more on this trip than I usually do,” Nilu said, rubbing his hands together and then mustering his courage to say, ”Can I, can I go into business with you, Madam? I can be your errand manager below you, I’m even willing to sign an indenture contract.”

He said with a sheepish grin, ”I’ve been doing business for years and haven’t seen much fortune. I’ve used all sorts of tricks and deception, yet it hasn’t been that great. So this is my level, and I need to find a good master to follow so that my wife and children can have a better life in the future.”

”You can follow me, but you mustn’t have a fickle heart, or else the consequences won’t be as simple as just being dismissed,” Bai Ruozhu said, feeling that having Nilu help her with the business in the Western Regions wasn’t a bad idea, but she needed to warn him to temper his too lively mind.

”I understand, Madam. I absolutely won’t entertain any other thoughts,” Nilu assured her quickly, then giggled and said, ”Following Madam means I’ll have meat to eat; I wouldn’t be foolish enough to mess up.”

Bai Ruozhu burst into laughter, ”Alright, I’ll add meat to your meal tonight!”

Nilu’s face fell, ”I was just making a comparison, never mind, never mind.”

There truly was an abundance of meat in the Barbarian Tribe, but fresh green vegetables and fruits were scarce. Eating meat every day was too much; what Nilu and the others were longing for now was Green Veggies.

Before long, the day of departure arrived, and Sangta brought a grand Beast Team, insisting on personally escorting them to the border so that no one would try to meddle with them on the way.

Bai Ruozhu, still preoccupied with Jiang Yichun’s Gold Qi, did not object. But shortly after they set out, another Beast Team chased after them, led by a young man dressed in luxurious clothing who somewhat resembled Sangta.