Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2422: Chapter 2423: Displeasure

Jiang Yichun’s eyes lit up, ”This method is worth a try.”

As he spoke, he tried it, but couldn’t immediately find the best way, and since the heavy rain outside hadn’t stopped, he simply practiced in the fish pond.

Gao Zhou and the others left with Jianqi and Yizi, not long after a shadow appeared in the dark, but he didn’t go after Gao Zhou and them; instead, he went in the direction Bai Ruozhu and the others had left.

The shadow naturally found nothing, ultimately returning empty-handed, but no one knew how much he had seen.

The rainstorm came swiftly and ended quickly. After an hour, it had weakened considerably, Jiang Yichun had already dried off the fish tail, restored his legs, and found clean pants to put on. He and Bai Ruozhu donned raincoats and went out.

The two were worried about the posthouse experiencing issues again, so they hurried back.

Thankfully, the posthouse encountered no further issues. Yizi had also awakened, her eyes red, probably from fright.

”Achun, are you all right?” Gao Zhou quickly approached when he saw Jiang Yichun return.

Jiang Yichun felt a bit guilty, scratched his head, and said, ”It’s fine now.”

Bai Ruozhu looked at Jianqi and Yizi, asking, ”Are you both okay?”

Yizi, with red eyes, said, ”Master, I’m fine. It’s my uselessness that worried everyone.”

”What are you talking about? We couldn’t touch those people; how can it just be you who are useless?” Bai Ruozhu comforted her.

Jianqi’s face still didn’t look good; the poison wasn’t entirely cleared, and he was relying on detoxification pills to sustain himself.

Bai Ruozhu gave him another green detoxification pill and then said, ”I’ll have someone prepare medicine soup. You should first tell us what happened.”

Yizi began speaking, ”Madam, when I was resting, I set up a minor array. It was when they broke through my array that I was awakened, but just as I was about to call for help, I was knocked out.”

”That mystical fragrance must have been brought to your nose later on, as they feared you’d wake up halfway,” Bai Ruozhu guessed.

”It seems so. When I was first awakened, I didn’t feel dizzy, and there didn’t seem to be any distinct smell in the room either,” Yizi said.

”Did you see the opponent?” Bai Ruozhu asked.

Yizi shook her head vigorously, ”No, at the time, I only saw a shadow, didn’t see anyone. Sister Lingzi said they were the shadow ninjas, only visible as shadows.”

Bai Ruozhu turned to Lingzi, who said with a serious expression, ”I realized they were shadow ninjas when I came out and wanted to tell you, but you’d already rushed out.”

Lingzi then explained her understanding of the shadow ninjas, as mentioned by Mo Beishan.

”Some say shadow ninjas are not human, but ghosts caught by Yin Yang Masters,” Lingzi added.

”Huh?” Bai Ruozhu’s mouth twitched. What’s all this nonsense? Watching too many anime?

Qiu Zhiyi overheard mention of ghosts and immediately said, ”No, there’s no ghost-like presence here. Otherwise, I’d definitely have sensed it.”

Lingzi pursed her lips, unable to clearly explain, ”I’ve never seen a shadow ninja. It’s said those who’ve seen them have died. I’ve only heard a bit.”

Bai Ruozhu turned to Jianqi, who briefly explained that when he rushed after them, he hadn’t seen anyone, only that someone suddenly threw hidden weapons at him. He dodged a wave of attacks and later found Yizi unconscious. In his attempt to protect Yizi, he wasn’t prepared and got hit by several cross darts.

”They both didn’t see anyone, only shadows. Could they really be shadows hidden underground?” Gao Zhou frowned, ”How do we deal with them next time?”

”Perhaps it’s an ancient ninjutsu from Fusang Country, but such mysterious ninjutsu must have weaknesses. First, let’s enhance our defense,” Jiang Yichun suggested.

”Lingzi said the shadow ninjas belong to the Emperor, but I feel the Emperor wouldn’t target us without reason. It’s likely their master isn’t the Emperor anymore, or besides the Emperor, someone else is nurturing these shadow ninjas,” Bai Ruozhu pondered aloud.

Lingzi’s face changed drastically, ”Impossible...”

But her voice abruptly stopped as she realized nothing is impossible, given She Zongyi’s recent dominance within just over a decade.

Bai Ruozhu leaned more towards She Zongyi’s involvement, but tonight’s incident seemed more like probing.

Soon Bai Ruozhu had Teng Ya prepare the medicine soup. She placed a tub of hot spring water from the space for Jianqi to soak in and then returned to the room to work on the antidote.

Jiang Yichun stayed behind to discuss defense strategies with Mo Beishan and Yuan Licheng.

Bai Ruozhu returned to the space with Xiaohei, and took out the cross darts removed from Jianqi’s body, carefully studying the poison on them.

After a whole night, Bai Ruozhu finally analyzed the poison’s ingredients, making the upcoming work easier.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and glanced at her pocket watch only to realize a whole night had passed.

She hurriedly exited the space and saw her Achun sitting by the table, asleep with his head resting on one hand.

Upon hearing her, he quickly opened his eyes, got up, and embraced her, ”Why did you take so long? Didn’t you know I was worried?”

Bai Ruozhu felt a pang of guilt, apologetically saying, ”I lost track of time and made you worry.”

His initially stern expression suddenly bloomed into a smile, ”As long as everything’s fine. You’re just too focused on what you do; I should’ve expected this.”

Seeing he wasn’t blaming her, Bai Ruozhu felt even more guilty, and she pulled him to the bed beside them, ”You won’t rest well sitting all night. Quickly, lie down for a good sleep.”

Jiang Yichun pulled her into his arms, ”You haven’t slept all night, you should rest well too. Stay with me.”

Bai Ruozhu considered that Jianqi’s antidote would last another three days and that creating the antidote would not take long, so taking a break wouldn’t hurt.

Besides, she couldn’t bear to see him work so hard.

The two embraced each other, knowing the other was tired, and soon slipped into a dreamless sleep.

The unexpected incident the previous night kept everyone busy until late, so in the morning, no one thought to wake them, and the couple slept until noon.

By then, Lord Sa Tian had already been waiting for quite some time in the front hall, a faint displeasure on his face.

Bai Ruozhu and the others had said they would visit Zhaoti Temple today and had requested Lord Sa Tian act as a guide and interpreter. In Fusang Country, temples are highly revered, and it’s best to visit them early in the morning.

However, Bai Ruozhu and the others slept until midday, showing a disregard for temple etiquette.

No one else understood Fusang’s customs, and without Jiang Yichun’s orders, no one dared bring up the previous night’s attack, and Lord Sa Tian nearly left in a fit of annoyance.

Bai Ruozhu, being observant, immediately sensed Lord Sa Tian’s displeasure upon seeing him and quickly guessed the reason.

She stepped forward and bowed, ”Sorry to have kept you waiting, Lord Sa Tian.”