Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2142: Chapter 2140: Achun’s Unusual Behavior

It was Feng Cheng’s figure that flashed past, saying to her, ”We lost him; it seems he hid in the mountain. Let’s retreat for now. Reinforcements will arrive in two days, and there’ll be a way to find him.”

”Okay,” Bai Ruozhu said.

Seeing Feng Cheng disappear, Bai Ruozhu sighed with slight relief, temporarily safe at last.

She hurried back to find Jiang Yichun, and when she arrived at the place where they had parted, she saw him standing there in a daze from afar, not knowing what he was thinking, and his face was very pale.

”Achun!” She called out and ran over, plunging into his arms.

”Ruozhu...” Jiang Yichun called softly, but his voice seemed to be stuck, the arms that were meant to embrace her relaxed again, pushing her away from his embrace.

Bai Ruozhu suddenly felt empty, her heart aching dully, ”What’s wrong with you?”

He said coldly, ”Nothing, let’s talk about it when we get back.”

He wanted to say something harsh to avoid her, but when the words reached his mouth, he couldn’t bear to say them.

”I received the message, how’s the curse on you?” Jiang Yichun asked.

”It’s temporarily fine, I can suppress it with medicine, but I still don’t know how to break the curse, so I was thinking of asking your father,” Bai Ruozhu said softly.

Jiang Yichun nodded, hesitating a bit before finally reaching out to hold her hand. A sweet smile appeared on Bai Ruozhu’s face, perhaps she just imagined it earlier, or he was just worried there was still danger.

They went back to have a look, and saw that the elders were all fine. They had rushed to the battlefield passionately, but then the monster ran away, and as they chased after it, Sun Xu’s body failed, and the monster ran off again. Their old bones were about to be exhausted, yet they still hadn’t caught the monster.

”Why did Second Brother faint?” Bai Ruozhu was startled when she saw her second brother on the side and hurried over.

Xiu Shao spoke up, ”Your second brother was too tired, he was trying to forcefully use his Divine Sense to help just now, but he couldn’t hold on and fainted, quickly take him home to rest.”

Jiang Yichun hoisted Bai Zepei up and accompanied Bai Ruozhu as they walked back.

Soon after they got home, Xuan Jizi and Xiaosi also brought Bi Tao back, then asked for directions and found Jiao Yunyun’s Diaojiao Building.

”Ruozhu, why didn’t your second brother wake up?” Si Yihuan asked worriedly.

”He overexerted his Divine Sense, it’ll be quicker for him to recover if he sleeps well. Forcing him awake would give him a severe headache,” Bai Ruozhu explained.

”But...” Si Yihuan paused, ”just now he felt so cold, it scared me.”

Bai Ruozhu reached out to touch her second brother’s forehead and hands, the temperature was normal, ”Probably because he fainted and was lying on the cold ground.”

”I see, let him rest well,” Si Yihuan said.

Bai Ruozhu and the family all stepped out, and then sat together for a good chat. Jiang Yichun and his group shared the events on their journey and how they got here. Bai Ruozhu also talked about what happened with the Jiuli Clan recently.

Upon hearing about a rebellion in the Jiuli Clan, Jiang Yichun looked more serious and asked, ”The Quanrong Clan people won’t give up easily, it’s not suitable for you to stay here. Now that I’ve returned the Barrier Jade Pendant to Elder Su, it’s better to leave with me as soon as possible.”

”No!” Bai Ruozhu regretted it right after saying it, she refused too quickly, would Achun be sad?

”It’s not a good time to leave, and we promised to hold a wedding for Grandma and Elder Three once things settle down,” Bai Ruozhu explained.

Jiang Yichun asked sternly, ”What about your own health? No one here can solve the curse on you, aren’t you worried about staying and something happening to you?”

”What curse?” Lin Ping’er got anxious, ”Ruozhu, what’s going on, why didn’t you mention this before?”

Bai Yihong and the others started asking too, and Bai Ruozhu felt a headache. What was wrong with Achun, he should know her character, she didn’t want her parents to worry, how could he announce it publicly?

Jiang Yichun’s heart ached under her glare, he did it on purpose, he just wanted to make her start hating him. Gao Deng looked at him, then at Bai Ruozhu, and sighed silently.

The family’s mood dropped, and just then, the clan chief sent people to invite them over for discussions, and the conversation had to be put on hold for now.

Bai Ruozhu, a bit peeved, walked out first, ignoring Jiang Yichun.

Xiaosi followed Bai Ruozhu, ”Sister, I’ll go with you.”

Bai Ruozhu didn’t want Xiaosi to know too much, ”You just got here and must be tired, stay home and keep our parents company.”

Xiaosi didn’t insist any further, but after Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun left, Lin Ping’er and Bai Yihong secretly wiped their tears and, not wanting Xiaosi to see, went back into the room to cry.

Xuan Jizi and Lin Lian were also tired. Jiao Yunyun arranged rooms for them to rest. Xiaosi, feeling a bit bored, went outside the main gate alone to the Peach Forest next door for a walk.

”Hey, you’re Sister Ruozhu’s brother, right?” a young voice spoke up. Xiaosi looked over, it was a little girl about his age, with double buns, a round face, and a rosy, particularly cute appearance.

Xiaosi couldn’t help but think of Rongrong and Niuniu, whom he had met not long ago, they had grown up but were not as composed as this little girl appeared.

”Yes, who are you?” Xiaosi replied.

The little girl had a very cute appearance, her voice was soft and tender, but her mannerisms were like an adult’s.

”You don’t need to ask who I am, the sword move you used just now was good, but if the sword tip shifted slightly to the right it would be better,” Feng Wuchen said seriously, like a little teacher.

Xiaosi was stunned; could this little girl understand his sword techniques?

”Why?” he asked.

Feng Wuchen suddenly smiled, and Xiaosi found her smile particularly pretty, but she only smiled for a moment before putting on a serious face again.

”Because the human heart is on the left, but when you face it, it’s on your right,” Feng Wuchen replied.

Xiaosi laughed, what kind of reasoning was that, his move was meant to be unstoppable, what difference did it make if it pierced the heart or not. Feng Wuchen seemed to notice his lack of interest, and said with some displeasure, ”Ignorant, ask your sister about it next time.”

The little girl turned away and walked with a posture like an adult, though her small stature made her look adorably tiny.

A few peach blossoms fell on her hair, adding a touch of brilliant color to her silhouette.

Over on Jiang Yichun’s side, he explained the situation to the elders, and talked about what happened outside the gate. Clan Chief Su listened and sighed, ”Zhao Ling and his son are pitiful, encountering such a thing. Luckily Zhao Gang survived, Zhao Ling’s efforts weren’t in vain.”

Then Clan Chief Su stood up and saluted Jiang Yichun, ”Young friend Jiang, thank you for helping the Jiuli Clan retrieve the lost items, the Jiuli Clan is deeply grateful.”