Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 1998: Chapter 1997: A Century-Old Conspiracy

”Almost done.” Wei Yu smiled at her, ”Thank you.”

Jiao Ling wrinkled her nose, ”It’s me who should say thank you, my bandages are so ugly. Since it’s healed, let’s remove them.”

”No need, your bandages are pretty good.” Wei Yu’s cheeks actually turned slightly red.

Bai Ruozhu, watching from the side, was increasingly surprised. How did Wei Yu become the Gufeng later on?

”Jiao Ling, shall I have my mother propose to you later?” After walking quietly for a while, Wei Yu suddenly spoke.

Jiao Ling abruptly turned to look at him, then quickly lowered her head with a flushed face.

”I don’t want to get married.” After saying this, Jiao Ling became cold and indifferent again.

Wei Yu sighed slightly, ”Then I won’t marry either. Besides you, I don’t want to marry any other woman.”

”You...” Jiao Ling found herself at a loss for words and could only keep walking with her head down.

Soon, the two encountered their second challenge, which was a heart demon trial.

Jiao Ling found it very painful. She had a lot of resentment from her unhappy childhood.

However, Wei Yu quickly passed the heart demon trial, watching Jiao Ling with concern from the side all along.

At this moment, Bai Ruozhu was also watching Wei Yu. Logically speaking, someone so ambitious and greedy shouldn’t be able to pass a heart demon trial so quickly.

Moreover, Jiao Ling couldn’t see him at this moment, and there was no one else around. He had no need to put on a façade, yet his concerned gaze wasn’t fake at all.

What exactly did Wei Yu experience that led to such a drastic change? Could it have happened during this trial?

Bai Ruozhu’s heart skipped a few beats. She needed to watch closely. She might successfully discover Wei Yu’s weakness.

After a long time, Jiao Ling finally completed the heart demon trial and collapsed weakly.

Wei Yu hurriedly stepped forward to hold her, cradling her tenderly.

”Jiao Ling, are you okay?” Wei Yu asked.

”I’m fine, I can’t walk anymore. You keep going, don’t let me affect the trial’s outcome.” Jiao Ling spoke weakly, even trying to push Wei Yu away with her hand, but she was too weak to move him at this moment.

”Stop talking nonsense. I said I’d take you with me.” Wei Yu carried her on his back and marched forward.

Jiao Ling’s face turned red as his hand supported her bottom, rendering her speechless for a moment.

Bai Ruozhu, following behind, couldn’t help but slightly curl her lips. She was unavoidably touched by these two young lovers, yet when thinking of the Wei Yu who raised poisonous insects using his daughter, Bai Ruozhu couldn’t smile.

They walked in silence for a long time. Suddenly, Wei Yu stepped on some mechanism and fell forward, causing Jiao Ling on his back to fall off as well.

Next, a hole opened in the ground, and Jiao Ling rolled into it without stopping.

”Xiao Ling!” Wei Yu shouted as he lunged forward, but the ground closed up again before he could even grab Jiao Ling’s clothes.

This time, Bai Ruozhu remained much calmer. These events had already happened, and her aunt must be fine; otherwise, she wouldn’t meet her aunt later.

Wei Yu, in distress, circled around frantically, groping everywhere for a mechanism. Half an hour passed without any change on the ground, indicating the mechanism would only activate once; once someone fell in, it wouldn’t open again.

”I always thought I was capable, yet I couldn’t even protect her.” Wei Yu slumped to the ground, smiling bitterly.

But soon, he pulled himself together. ”This path doesn’t work, there must be another way to find Xiao Ling.”

After saying this, he quickly moved forward, and Bai Ruozhu hurried to follow.

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, he triggered another mechanism, opening a hole in the ground. He unhesitatingly went in, and Bai Ruozhu hurriedly followed as well.

There was a winding staircase at the entrance leading down. Anxious, Wei Yu sped up his pace, but upon arriving at another secret chamber below, they didn’t see Jiao Ling’s shadow.

He stood frozen in place. How could that be? Was there more than one secret chamber, meaning he and Jiao Ling had entered different ones, or had Jiao Ling already left?

Creak, creak, creak...

Mechanical sounds echoed, and a pile of parts in the corner began moving, quickly assembling into a mechanical puppet and attacking Wei Yu.

Wei Yu, filled with pent-up frustration, vented all his anger on the mechanical puppet, quickly dismantling it, revealing a wooden box inside.

He picked up the box, quickly found the mechanism, and smoothly opened it.

”It’s Cuan Lanxin, probably a reward for this level; it could be useful for Xiao Ling.” Mentioning Xiao Ling finally brought some smile to his face.

Suddenly, a white light flashed and hit Wei Yu directly, causing him to drop the Cuan Lanxin and kneel to the ground in pain.

”Who are you? Get out!” Wei Yu shouted, clutching his head with both hands.

Bai Ruozhu was startled, thinking he had seen her, but soon realized the ”you” Wei Yu referred to wasn’t her.

”I won’t let you succeed, get out!” Wei Yu yelled in pain, the veins on his neck popping out.

But soon his emotions gradually calmed down. When he stood up and reopened his eyes, they shone with radiance, filled with excitement and greed.

”Not bad, I didn’t expect to encounter such a genius, heaven truly hasn’t forsaken me.” Wei Yu laughed aloud.

This Wei Yu has definitely changed! Bai Ruozhu recalled the previous incidents and started to understand.

Without delay, ”Wei Yu” no longer sought Jiao Ling, rather he familiarly went to another location, activated an opening, and not long after, successfully acquired another wooden box. Opening it revealed another herb that Bai Ruozhu recognized could reconnect broken bones - unsure of the imposter Wei Yu’s intentions with this herb.

”Wei Yu” looked excited, with hands trembling slightly, but in the next moment, he tossed the herb to the ground.

He picked at the box’s bottom and soon found another mechanism, triggering a soft click, opening the bottom of the box.

”Wei Yu” carefully retrieved a small red gemstone and laughed, ”A hundred years, finally I’ve returned. Wei Aofeng, you couldn’t have expected this?”

After speaking, he swallowed the small ruby, leading Bai Ruozhu to realize it was not a gemstone - it was the Phoenix Poisonous Insect!

However, shortly after, he painfully regurgitated the Phoenix Poisonous Insect, furrowing his brows, saying, ”Damn, a man’s body can’t host the Phoenix Poisonous Insect. I need to think of another solution.”

Quickly, he reopened the wound on his shoulder, which had already healed, and hid the Phoenix Poisonous Insect inside.

Bai Ruozhu watched everything secretly, noting the remarkable recovery ability of Wei Yu’s body, significantly pleasing this imposter Wei Yu as well.

After a while, he suddenly collapsed to the ground, but soon reopened his eyes, his gaze now dazed and confused, returning to being the true Wei Yu.

He seemed unaware of the events that had transpired, rubbing his temples and muttering, ”There’s actually a heart demon trial here, how strange.”