Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1769: Chapter 1769: Know How to Get Back

”I have some matters to discuss with Senior Gao, so I’ll go to the previous room to have tea first, then visit Teacher later.” Bai Ruozhu pointed to the room where Gao Zhou treated Jianqi’s injury.

”Alright, you take care of that first.” Jiao Ling quickly glanced at Gao Zhou, seemingly very curious about this middle-aged man, but was soon blocked by Fen Jiu’s puffed-up face.

Jiao Ling almost laughed out loud, ’Fen Jiu, oh Fen Jiu, how are you still the same after all these years?’

When she was young, she didn’t understand and always thought he was immature, not someone who could accomplish great things. She chose the deep and stable Wei Yu back then, only to realize later that Fen Jiu had the heart of an innocent child, never hiding anything before her. As for Wei Yu, he wasn’t stable—he was deep and cruel. Otherwise, who could do such a thing as feeding a poisonous insect with his own flesh and blood?

Thinking of this, Jiao Ling felt pain again, wondering if she hadn’t misjudged people, would she have harmed her own daughter?

Fen Jiu, somewhat oblivious, didn’t notice Jiao Ling’s emotional change. Seeing Bai Ruozhu and Gao Zhou enter the room, he unhappily said, ”Little Lingdang, how could you give your MechanicalMechanism Cat to that little brat? That one has your heart’s blood. How many mechanical items can us mechanists have with our heart’s blood? You usually treasure it so much, so why suddenly become so generous?”

Jiao Ling snapped back to reality, glaring fiercely at Fen Jiu, ”It’s my thing, I can give it to whoever I want! Furthermore, when I die, it would still be left for the descendants. Since I have no descendants, why not give it to a child I fancy?”

Fen Jiu suddenly quieted down, afraid of reminding Jiao Ling of her daughter Lanlan, who was fed with a poisonous insect.

Since Lanlan’s misfortune, Jiao Ling had been devastated, living in a haze for years, and her body had taken a toll, making it impossible to bear more children.

Although Bai Ruozhu entered the room, she could hear the commotion outside. Though not entirely clear, she understood why Fen Jiu opposed.

She didn’t know that the MechanicalMechanism Cat contained Jiao Ling’s heart blood, which definitely needed to be returned.

However, for now, she needed to deal with the major trouble of Gao Zhou first.

”Did you use the Suturing Technique?” she asked.

Gao Zhou chuckled awkwardly, ”Yes, it helps the wound heal faster.”

Bai Ruozhu, somewhat annoyed, said, ”Back then, when you saw me using the method of infusion on Lady Le, you praised it marvelously. Actually, you saw right through me, didn’t you? I can’t believe you still said you admired it. That’s too much!”

”I didn’t mean to mock you. I also know about infusion, but didn’t think of what to use at that time. It was impressive to see you use this method in ancient times,” Gao Zhou explained.

Bai Ruozhu placed her son on a nearby chair. Little Dengdeng’s eyes were fully fixated on the MechanicalMechanism Cat, not caring what they were discussing,

”You are the Medicine Sage, so why pretend to be Gao Zhou? Are you originally from Chengshui Country? Is the Medicine Sage your false identity infiltrating Danliang?” Bai Ruozhu stared at him, asking a series of questions, ”Also, your face is fake too, right?”

Gao Zhou smiled wryly, ”You are really aggressive, girl. It’s true that I’m from Chengshui Country, but as the Medicine Sage in Danliang, I mean no malice. I just enjoy wandering around healing people.”

He answered her initial questions but deliberately avoided the last one.

Bai Ruozhu continued staring at him, ”Since we’re both transmigrators, wouldn’t you want to show your true face?”

”I don’t!” Gao Zhou eagerly shook his head, ”Too ugly, even I don’t want to see that face of mine. Don’t force it.”

Bai Ruozhu’s lips twitched. With such eyes, how bad can he look? At worst, just ordinary, nothing as exaggerated as he mentioned; he simply doesn’t want her to see his real face.

”I get it, you fear I might recognize you!” she suddenly said, ”Looking at all these incidents, you’ve helped me quite a bit, could it be that we’re relatives?”

She almost asked if he belonged to the Jiuli Clan.

But considering, it’s not likely. She’s pretty sure now that Jiao Ling and Fen Jiu belong to the Jiuli Clan, but since Jiao Ling doesn’t want to reveal too much, she didn’t press further.

And Jiao Ling and Fen Jiu obviously don’t know Gao Zhou, so how could he be related to Jiuli?

”Ah!” Little Dengdeng suddenly exclaimed. Who knows what he pressed, the MechanicalMechanism Cat suddenly sprang aside. The incident happened so abruptly that Bai Ruozhu and Gao Zhou didn’t react in time, and Gao Zhou’s cheek ended up with a cut, from the unprompted leap of the MechanicalMechanism Cat!

The exposed area did not bleed, indicating it was not his real skin but a human skin mask.

Bai Ruozhu smirked at the exposed part. Her son had been really helpful, randomly fiddling around and aiding her greatly.

Gao Zhou noticed the problem, reached out to touch it, and his expression changed. Yet somewhat defiantly said, ”What are you looking at? I have another mask, I’ll just change it later.”

”Go ahead, change it now, feel free,” Bai Ruozhu said, taking a seat at the table and leisurely pouring herself a cup of tea.

”You, you...” Gao Zhou was so angry that he pointed at Bai Ruozhu, unable to utter a word. The exposed area on his face revealed fair skin, making him look like a clean-faced uncle.

Imagining him younger, he was likely a fair gentleman.

For some reason, Bai Ruozhu thought of Achun’s image. His face, tanned healthily from martial arts, would turn fair after avoiding the sun for a while, complementing his handsome features, giving him a Painted Immortal vibe.

She must be missing him too much, thus linking to Achun. There are many people with good skin; she herself is also fair-skinned.

”Tell me, who are you really? Why keep helping me?” Bai Ruozhu asked solemnly.

Gao Zhou also became serious, ”I am just Gao Zhou. Medicine Sage is my other unknown identity. I love healing people, but I don’t want trouble due to my medical skills. Look, you are too good at healing, getting targeted by others.”

”As for helping you, isn’t it because I discovered you’re a fellow native that time, helping because we’re both transmigrators? In this world, being without a compatriot is quite lonely,” Gao Zhou said, his tone turning wistful.

Bai Ruozhu almost believed him, but thinking carefully, she felt it couldn’t be that simple!

”Have you ever thought about going back? Or do you know how to go back?” Bai Ruozhu was not necessarily determined to return now, just curious.

”I know, I had an acquaintance who went back,” Gao Zhou replied nonchalantly.

Bai Ruozhu’s eyes widened, ”There’s really a way? How to do it?”

Gao Zhou chuckled twice, ”They say dying might bring you back. That’s what my acquaintance told me before passing, but it must be a natural death—suicide or murder won’t work.”