Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1500: Chapter 1601: Help Her Once Again_1

The horse was galloping when its front legs failed to maintain balance, sending it tumbling forward, and Bai Ruozhu on its back was thrown off.

Jianqi quickly summoned his light-footedness and rushed over, catching Bai Ruozhu in his arms just in time to prevent her from falling to the ground and suffering a tragedy.

Bai Ruozhu patted her chest, murmuring with lingering fear, ”That was close, that was close, I almost ruined my face.”

”Master, someone ambushed you, but I didn’t see any hidden weapons,” Jianqi said gravely.

Bai Ruozhu narrowed her eyes, scanning the surroundings, ”It wasn’t a hidden weapon, it was a magic technique.”

Just now, she had felt something was amiss—indeed, she had sensed the fluctuations of a magic technique. But since she was just a beginner with little experience, it hadn’t occurred to her at the time.

Jianqi’s body was tense. He knew the dangers of magic techniques, which were mysterious and unpredictable and couldn’t simply be countered with martial force.

At this moment, a figure flashed out, grinning maliciously at Bai Ruozhu, ”The disciple of Ning Ran, nothing to write home about, I see.”

Bai Ruozhu’s eyes narrowed slightly. She recognized this man. Although it was their first encounter, she had already seen his wooden puppet stand-in. He was the elder brother of the National Master, Duanyan!

Ning Yu was afraid that she might attract Duanyan’s attention, but now Duanyan had set his sights on her after all!

A chill rose in her heart. A Technique Master was far more formidable than a peerless warrior, for magic techniques were profound and mysterious, not something ordinary people could learn, leaving most with scant understanding of them.

Bai Ruozhu’s one hand secretly formed a seal in preparation to defend against Duanyan’s attack, while her other hand quietly released Poison Powder, then mentally alerted Furball and Xiaohei, getting them ready for battle.

She couldn’t worry about exposing her Space. If she died, everything else would be meaningless.

”I’m merely a disciple in name taken in by my master just before his death; naturally, I’m the weakest among his disciples,” she said, feigning calmness.

Duanyan was very thin, with a pair of eyes that shone with intense brightness, seemingly due to the cultivation of essence.

”Ning Ran that scoundrel really died? He’s not just scared of me, faking his death and fleeing, right?” Duanyan said skeptically, ”The weakest among his disciples? Could it be that besides Ning Yu, he had other disciples?”

Bai Ruozhu realized that this Duanyan was indeed very suspicious, thinking that the National Master wasn’t actually dead. Her few words had made him suspect that the National Master had other disciples. He could not outdo the National Master, perhaps it was related to his overly suspicious nature.

”My master has been buried, how could he fake his death? You’re overthinking this. Besides, your grievances with my master are your own business. Why scheme against a junior like me? Are you not afraid of becoming a laughingstock to the world?” Bai Ruozhu said.

Duanyan let out a harsh, mocking laugh, which made him seem very sinister.

”Naturally, I know he’s been buried. There’s no trace of him in the Astrology Tower or the Palace. I even dug up his bones, but who knows if he used a substitute? How could he have aged like that?” Duanyan said as he took a couple of steps forward, ”I’ve never been one to speak of righteousness. You’re his disciple, and I’ll kill if I feel like it!”

”You dug up the grave of the National Master?” In an instant, Bai Ruozhu’s face turned deathly pale with fury. Her fists clenched tightly, creaking with the strain. She wished she could kill this pervert right before her eyes!

Even in death, people should rest in peace, yet he refused to let go. Moreover, the emperor had arranged for a team of guards to protect the National Master’s tomb; those people were probably in grave danger now.

”So I dug it up, what’s it to you, girl? You seem to hold Ning Ran in high regard, that despicable wretch, so I might as well send you down to join him,” said Duanyan. Suddenly, with a swift motion, his hand transformed into a claw and lunged at Bai Ruozhu. Jianqi leapt in the way to defend her, but with a clang, his sword was knocked from his grasp, and he stumbled backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

This was just the first exchange, and their opponent had already gained the upper hand!

Bai Ruozhu knew her own magic techniques were no match for her adversary, but she had her own strengths; there was no need to confront him with magic techniques she was not skilled in.

She moved swiftly, switching to a different poison that she threw out. Immediately following that, she willed Furball to dash out and strike.

The bastard had been caught off guard before, unable to summon Furball in time, but today she had enough time to prepare.

Furball turned into a flash of white light and charged at Duanyan, only to be repelled as soon as it made contact and crash to the ground. Bai Ruozhu was shocked; Duanyan had a magic barrier for protection. She immediately ordered Furball to quietly flank him and attack from behind. However, when Furball zipped towards Duanyan’s back and lunged, it was once again deflected and tossed aside.

Its head drooped, and Bai Ruozhu felt a sweetness in her throat, coughing up blood. Furball was injured, and since it was her Poisonous Insect, bonded by blood, it was also her life Poisonous Insect. An injury to Furball meant internal injuries for her, but such a severe reaction was a first.

She quickly willed Furball back into the Space to rest.

”Turns out she’s a Poisonous Insect girl. Didn’t Ning Ran despise those wicked techniques the most? Yet he took on a Poisonous Insect girl as his disciple, he really was a hypocrite pretending to be upright!” Duanyan cursed venomously, his expression fierce, ”Back then, it was this scoundrel who used sweet words to deceive my master and inherit our sect’s secret arts, and even the position of sect leader. When he didn’t want it anymore, he simply passed it on to his uncle’s disciple. Where did that leave me, his senior brother, if not to be the laughing stock of everyone in the sect?”

He began to laugh crazily, ”But what does it matter? In the end, he still died before me. Once I’ve killed all of his disciples, he won’t even find peace in death.”

”You’re insane!” Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but curse. Duanyan must be mad, and even if he wasn’t, he was close to it.

Suddenly, Duanyan’s expression changed, ”What did you do to me?”

A cold smile formed in Bai Ruozhu’s heart. His magic barrier could block Furball, but it couldn’t stop poison powder suspended in the air. If she wasn’t worried about harming the innocent bystanders nearby, she would have made him pay painfully with a more severe poison.

Duanyan’s face turned several shades paler as he swiftly tapped acupoints on his body. Immediately afterward, he lunged towards Bai Ruozhu, feeling weaker with each passing moment. However, even in his weakening state, he thought it would be enough time to kill the annoying girl.

Bai Ruozhu wouldn’t confront him head-on; she activated her lightness skill to dodge, and Jianqi got up again to intercept. For a while, Duanyan couldn’t get close to Bai Ruozhu.

A cold light flashed in his eyes as he prepared to cast a magic technique towards the distant Bai Ruozhu. Suddenly, something was thrown his way, crashing heavily against his invisible shield and causing him to stagger back several steps.

The object that had flown out landed with a slap on the ground. Bai Ruozhu took a closer look and saw that it was an ordinary, unremarkable folding fan. Looking back towards the street corner, she saw that it had been Gao Zhou who had come to her aid.