Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2311: Chapter 2310: Over Twenty Years Ago

Jiang Yichun said they absolutely don’t need help, and even if they did, they wouldn’t seek someone like him.

This made Qiu Zhi feel a bit frustrated. In the past, he was the most outstanding young person in Dragon Tiger Gate, but he never thought that once he left, he’d be so useless.

No, he did have some use... but it was all for doing bad deeds.

It’s better not to think about it; once he started thinking, Qiu Zhi couldn’t help but want to smack his head. Was his only use in doing bad deeds? It hurt his self-esteem too much!

When Bai Ruozhu and the others finished dinner and returned to their room, the sky was completely dark. With Jianqi and Yizi still not back, Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun realized something was wrong.

”Achun, I suspect they’ve encountered trouble,” Bai Ruozhu said to Jiang Yichun.

”Do you want me to go take a look?” Jiang Yichun asked.

Bai Ruozhu held him back, saying, ”No, if even Jianqi and Yizi can’t send a signal and come back, the situation is complicated. You might also get trapped if you go.”

Jiang Yichun felt she made sense; although Jianqi’s martial arts were not top-tier, he had enough skills to protect himself and could signal for help even in danger.

But without any signal, either the opponent was too powerful, or he had fallen into a very bizarre situation.

”Could it be that female merfolk?” Jiang Yichun asked.

”I think there’s a high chance it’s her. We just visited them today, and Jianqi and Yizi encountered a problem while tailing them. It should be that we’ve been exposed,” Bai Ruozhu was a little annoyed, thinking she should have been more careful.

”If we’re going, let’s go together. It’s too risky for you to go alone.” She couldn’t let Achun take this risk again.

Upon leaving the room, Bai Ruozhu straightforwardly brought Qiu Zhi along. At this point, it was better for everyone to stay together and not be scattered.

But she specifically instructed this guy not to act recklessly, and especially not to shout about catching demons at every turn.

”Master, I remember, I promise not to mess around!” Qiu Zhi said seriously, making a silent promise to himself that this time he must perform well and not be a useless subordinate eating and drinking for free.

The three of them cautiously sneaked near the Luo family’s residence, and still didn’t see Jianqi and Yizi. Bai Ruozhu felt something was amiss, but before she could ponder, her surroundings turned into grassland, with many wildflowers in bloom, and the night turned into day.

”Achun, this is...” Bai Ruozhu turned her head, only to find Jiang Yichun and Qiu Zhi were nowhere to be seen!

She was shocked; Jiang Yichun had been less than a meter away from her, and now he vanished in the blink of an eye. She regretted not holding onto him tightly.

”Achun?” She called softly a few times. All around was serene, with no response and no echo.

Where exactly is this? Or is it some kind of magic technique or drug causing me to hallucinate?

She wasn’t aware she had encountered the same situation as Yizi, and she wasn’t as cautious as Yizi. She stepped forward, thinking that if this was an illusory realm, Achun and the others might have also entered but were sent to different locations. She might bump into him if she looked around.

She walked on and eventually saw some dwellings in the distance, seemingly a small town. She quickened her pace, and when she got closer, she finally saw the words on the city gate: Xunyang City.

How could this be!

Bai Ruozhu was shocked. They had just been in Xunyang City, but the city gate didn’t look like this, and Xunyang City wasn’t so small and rundown, was it?

There were only two guards standing at the city gate, wearing clothes she hadn’t seen before when she entered the city, and not the standard attire worn by Danliang Country soldiers.

”What do you want? Are you coming in or not? We’re about to close the city gates!” one of the guards glared at Bai Ruozhu and asked.

Bai Ruozhu felt tense. Could this be a trap? But how could she figure things out if she didn’t enter the city?

Alright, nothing ventured, nothing gained. She gritted her teeth and walked in boldly.

At this moment, she suddenly saw an official notice posted on the wall beside her, stating a search was underway for fleeing demons, with a portrait attached.

Ancient portraits were extremely abstract. Unless the target had some distinctive mark, it was impossible to tell much. At least Bai Ruozhu couldn’t recognize anyone.

It was only when Bai Ruozhu’s gaze fell on the signature below that she was startled, because the date was over twenty years ago!

Could this be similar to the illusory realm she entered before in the Gufeng memory?

Bai Ruozhu touched herself, feeling that her current self was definitely physical, unlike last time.

However, she felt this matter must be related to the merfolk. It was useless to dwell on it; she might as well go to the merfolk’s house to see the situation.

The more she walked, the more she noticed this place was much smaller than the Xunyang City she had been in earlier, and the houses were relatively shabby. The pedestrians on the street wore very simple clothing.

If it was twenty years ago, that would make sense. Xunyang City gradually developed later. More than twenty years ago, it was still under the Yueqiu Tribe, and around that time, the Yueqiu Tribe harassed Danliang Country’s border. The former emperor sent a great general to confront them, and eventually, the Yueqiu Tribe retreated north, ceding the North Mountain and Xunyang City area to Danliang Country in exchange for peace.

Who was the great general leading the troops back then? Bai Ruozhu couldn’t quite recall. She had previously read some historical records of Danliang, especially things that happened in the last ten to twenty years, but she skimmed through this part. If she knew this would happen today, she would have studied it carefully.

Because the streets were too unfamiliar to her, Bai Ruozhu couldn’t find the Luo family residence despite searching for a long time. She felt a little annoyed; could it be the Luo family didn’t live here more than twenty years ago?

The night gradually fell, and the pedestrians on the street went home, with many households lighting candles.

Bai Ruozhu returned to the main street. She had to find a way to search again; perhaps she could find some clues on the main street.

At this moment, someone approaching from ahead caught her attention. She stared at that person’s face in a daze, and the other party noticed her, quickly assessing her, with suspicion flashing in their eyes. But soon, as if not seeing her, they brushed past her.

The person she saw was none other than General Ma Tongfang from over twenty years ago!

Although he was a young man, or rather a youth, Bai Ruozhu still recognized him from his square-shaped face.

The general who led the attack on the Yueqiu Tribe back then wouldn’t be someone as young as Ma Tongfang, but likely an elder from the Ma family bringing him to broaden his experience.

But just one look, and Bai Ruozhu felt Ma Tongfang was extraordinary. Young as he was, he was already so composed, no wonder he went on to become the mighty general who commanded the south.

Right, could the demon being sought in the government office’s notice be the merfolk? The conflict between the two countries back then possibly stemmed from the Yueqiu Tribe’s former chieftain capturing merfolk. Was Ma Tongfang’s infiltration into Xunyang City now also related to the merfolk? If she followed Ma Tongfang, she might soon find the Luo family, right?