Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2358: Chapter 2357: The Hidden Figure

Zheng Xin’s glimmer of hope was instantly extinguished, and he looked at Bai Ruozhu in horror, saying, ”You can’t do this to me! My uncle won’t let you get away with this!”

Bai Ruozhu sneered, ”What rank is your uncle’s official position, huh? Looking at the positions here, pulling one out alone is already higher than your uncle. Besides, we have so many people together, why worry?”

Tang Feng shouted from the side, ”Just poison him, don’t let him die too easily. Otherwise, how can those he harmed rest in peace? If anything happens, I’ll take the blame and say it was my order!”

Jiang Yichun glanced at him indifferently, ”No need to play the hero.”

Tang Feng sneered twice, ”If it weren’t for fear of him causing more trouble, I really couldn’t bear him dying so easily.”

Bai Ruozhu smiled as she walked toward Zheng Xin. Zheng Xin wanted to escape but found his limbs weak and unable to move. He screamed in panic, ”What have you done to me? What have you done to me?”

His mouth gaped wide open, and Bai Ruozhu seized the chance to throw a pill inside. Zheng Xin’s complexion changed dramatically; he tried to spit out the pill, only to find it had already dissolved. He spat forcefully, but unfortunately, some of the medicine slid into his throat.

The effects of the medicine worked quickly, and Zheng Xin began to moan in pain on the ground. Soon, pustules appeared on his skin at a visible speed, then burst one by one, with pus flowing down his skin.

Cries of fear erupted on the boat; this poison was terrifying!

Bai Ruozhu deliberately used such a dreadful poison to intimidate everyone here. She wasn’t someone who liked to control others, but now everyone was on the same boat, and couldn’t afford anyone having other thoughts; any mishap would harm the whole boat.

So she had to seize the opportunity today to knock some sense into those on the boat with ulterior motives. As for the honest ones, although they might be scared, they would still do their work diligently. The dishonest ones would weigh if they had Zheng Xin’s backing, and if they would end up worse than Zheng Xin.

Zheng Xin’s screams filled the sky. Even Teng Ya, who hated Zheng Xin to the bone, hid behind her mother in fear. Yet during all this, no one came to rescue Zheng Xin, nor used a diversion tactic to attack Elder Ding.

No one showed up until Zheng Xin ”breathed his last.”

Bai Ruozhu looked at the crowd and said, ”The biggest cancer on this boat has been cleared. I hope no other cancer appears. What do you all think?”

The crowd hadn’t recovered from their shock, and after a long time, Teng Liu was the first to speak, ”Yes, madam, we will definitely keep to our duties and not be like Zheng Xin.”

Bai Ruozhu nodded, ”Alright, everyone, go about your tasks.”

The ship workers descended into the ship cabin one after another, and Jiang Yichun secretly conveyed messages to Yuan Licheng, instructing him to arrange an array to watch over Zheng Xin’s ”corpse.” After this, he and Bai Ruozhu returned to Elder Ding’s room.

”If that person did all this to save Zheng Xin, there wouldn’t have been no movement at all just now,” Bai Ruozhu frowned and said.

”Perhaps he’s powerless and just discarded a pawn to protect the master?” Jiang Yichun said.

Bai Ruozhu shook her head helplessly, ”Even with Zheng Xin dead, he won’t show up. It’s likely very difficult to lure him out now. We’d better not make any extra moves to avoid alerting the snake.”

Jiang Yichun held her shoulder, saying, ”Don’t worry too much, there won’t be any trouble. Maybe that person isn’t on the boat but followed us here from the capital to oppose us. Unless he’s determined to die, he won’t push things too far.”

Bai Ruozhu’s eyes brightened, ”One phrase woke me from a dream. Thinking this way, it looks like this person is trying to help Zheng Xin but is actually opposing us. We can quickly draw that person out.”

No one dared to check Zheng Xin’s corpse on the boat. Bai Ruozhu, seeing no one do it, had Yuan Licheng hide Zheng Xin away.

”He’s not dead?” Yuan Licheng asked curiously.

”The Living Dead,” Bai Ruozhu replied quietly.

Yuan Licheng couldn’t help but raise his thumb, ”Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. I guarantee never to offend you.”

Bai Ruozhu burst into laughter, ”Hide him well, this person is still useful. Don’t let anyone discover him.”

”I understand. I won’t even tell Xiao Ying,” Yuan Licheng replied with a cheeky grin.

If Xiao Ying knew he had a Living Dead hidden in his room, she definitely wouldn’t come looking for him. At worst, even he might be disliked, so he preferred not to speak.

”Alright,” Bai Ruozhu nodded in satisfaction and left.

...

In the dark corners of the night, a shadow broke apart a cold steamed bun stolen from the kitchen and stuffed it into his mouth.

”They really killed him? No one’s as reckless as her,” the person muttered lowly.

Bai Ruozhu suddenly awoke from her dreams. She gasped heavily, and beside her, Jiang Yichun woke up too and rose to hold her shoulder, asking, ”What’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?”

After a while, Bai Ruozhu said, ”I dreamt of my past life, getting hit on the head by a machine, then suddenly a figure appeared and chopped off my head with a sword...”

”Don’t overthink it. It’s just a nightmare. Who dares hurt you? I won’t allow it! The boat doesn’t seem peaceful. From now on, let’s rest inside there at night,” Jiang Yichun said.

Bai Ruozhu nodded, ”That sounds good.”

Staying in Space more could help nurture her soul.

There was something she hid from Achun: the dream she had might be caused by an unstable soul. But as to what was causing her soul to be unstable, she couldn’t determine.

Perhaps the hidden opponent was using some method, but she couldn’t believe a powerful opponent who knew both poison and sorcery would hide in the dark just to occasionally cause trouble. Are today’s experts really so lacking in stature?

In the following two days, they encountered a storm. Fortunately, everyone on the boat worked together, and with the mutual cooperation of the five-person Zhinan Group, they successfully commanded everyone to avoid the typhoon and huge waves, safely sailing at sea.

On the third day, Elder Ding woke up. Bai Ruozhu supported him up and asked for a compass in his hand.

”How many days have we been sailing? In what direction have we gone? Did we change direction?” Elder Ding asked with difficulty.

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t say for sure, so she hurriedly said, ”I’ll call over the five chosen people; they’re the most knowledgeable about the sea.”

The elderly slightly nodded to show agreement.

Quickly, the five from the Zhinan Group were called over. Knowing the old man was Zheng Xin’s teacher and had been harmed by Zheng Xin for many years, they respectfully saluted.

Bai Ruozhu repeated Elder Ding’s questions, and the five quickly unified their answer.

”We’ve been heading east all along, but encountered a whirlpool once, then headed south for half a day, before continuing east,”

Elder Ding contemplated briefly and said, ”Starting tomorrow, head south for two days. If nothing is wrong, we should reach Luili Island.”