Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2516: Chapter 2517: The Little Novice Monk

”Those words are just to comfort the weak, to give them a bit of hope in adversity. I’m actually surprised that Master Bai would naively believe in them,” She Zongyi forced a smile as he spoke harshly.

”Is that so? Throughout history, many treacherous people have met their retribution. Mister Shen, you’d better be careful,” Bai Ruozhu retorted.

The shopkeeper beneath She Zongyi was increasingly alarmed as he listened. He asked anxiously, ”Who are you? How dare you speak to our Dong Family like that? Do you know who our master is? Even the Emperor holds him in high regard. Who do you think you are?”

Bai Ruozhu smiled faintly, ”Indeed, your Dong Family has such a great reputation.”

The shopkeeper was about to speak again, but She Zongyi stopped him with a raised hand.

”Then let’s wait and see who has the last laugh,” She Zongyi said before turning to leave.

Bai Ruozhu laughed and said, ”Mister Shen, you’d better be careful not to fall ill again suddenly.”

This was a blatant threat. She Zongyi’s face turned ashen with anger. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down before striding into the back hall.

Bai Ruozhu snorted and said to Fo Lanying, ”The show’s over, let’s go.”

Fo Lanying couldn’t help but burst into laughter. Earlier, she had been focused on eavesdropping on the conversation between She Zongyi and the system, but with her level of Divine Sense, she could multitask. Now, as she reminisced about the verbal sparring between Bai Ruozhu and She Zongyi, she couldn’t help but applaud, wishing she had thrown in a few jabs herself.

However, after some thought, she realized she could only manage to call the other side despicable, which wasn’t very effective.

As they walked away, Bai Ruozhu asked in a low voice, ”What did you hear?”

”It’s infuriating!” Fo Lanying exclaimed before lowering her voice. ”As soon as you two met, he wanted to assassinate you, but the system reminded him that his points weren’t enough. It also mentioned that for the last time you poisoned him, he would need a very high-level antidote, advising him not to provoke you easily.”

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but laugh, ”He tried to attack me with a Divine Sense Attack last time, hoping to turn me into a fool. Just giving him a bit of poisonous insect poison was already courteous.”

”He later said it was fortunate that he robbed you of some goods to exchange for points, to at least vent his frustration. I was so infuriated listening to this; I almost couldn’t keep my expression in check,” Fo Lanying said indignantly.

Bai Ruozhu raised an eyebrow, ”Oh? So he gets points from robbery. No wonder he switched boats and arranged for someone to rob at sea. Anything else?”

”He said that your kind of poison probably isn’t abundant or might take a long time to prepare, otherwise, wouldn’t you be unbeatable? But the system expressed uncertainty, advising him to accumulate more points before testing you, so as not to put himself at risk. That’s about it,” Fo Lanying continued.

Bai Ruozhu nodded, ”It shows that his Divine Sense is strong, capable of multitasking. But your Divine Sense is even stronger, otherwise, you couldn’t have overheard their conversation. And he seems completely unaware that you were able to listen in.”

She smirked mischievously, ”Lan Ying, let’s find a way to strip his system away and let you use it.”

Fo Lanying was also eager to try, ”Sure, but I don’t really know how. I’ll just follow your lead and do whatever you instruct me to do.”

”I haven’t figured out a way yet. We can take our time.”

Just thinking about what would happen to someone like She Zongyi if deprived of his system was amusing.

The two returned to the Posthouse and recounted the encounter with She Zongyi. After some discussion, everyone got busy with their tasks.

Bai Ruozhu continued making medicine. Even though her Space had plenty of reserves, it was always necessary to be prepared.

Yizi was concocting medicines with her. As they chatted casually, they somehow drifted to the topic of the young monk they had encountered at Zhaoti Temple that day.

”That child is really amusing. I wonder if he’s an orphan or if his family is in difficulty. So young, yet he has already taken orders. He seems so mature, like a little adult,” Yizi said with a chuckle.

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but smile as the scene from that day replayed in her mind.

Suddenly, she dropped the wooden pestle she was using for grinding herbs and jumped up.

”Master, what happened?” Yizi was startled.

”Something’s not right, that little monk is suspicious!” Bai Ruozhu said, darting out, ”You stay home. I’ll go to Zhaoti Temple, I’ll be back soon.”

She dashed off in a flash, leaving Yizi concerned as she went outside to find Jianqi.

After hearing the situation, Jianqi was also puzzled, ”Don’t worry, the master knows what she’s doing. Since she asked us to stay here, let’s focus on what she instructed us to do.”

Yizi nodded, but she still felt uneasy.

Meanwhile, Bai Ruozhu mounted a tall horse and galloped toward Zhaoti Temple.

As soon as she entered the temple gate, a monk approached and greeted her, ”Is Master Bai here to follow up on the abbot’s treatment? We are truly grateful for your help.”

The monks were very sincere in their gratitude to Bai Ruozhu, always treating her with the utmost respect whenever they saw her.

”Let me ask you, do you have a little monk aged around five or six in your temple?” Bai Ruozhu asked urgently.

The monk was stunned for a moment, thinking for some time before answering, ”We have two or three in the Luan generation. I’m not sure which one Master Bai is referring to.”

”He looks very cute, with especially bright eyes,” Bai Ruozhu said.

”Most kids are cute. If Master Bai is in a hurry, shall I take you to see which one it is?” The monk smiled, ”May I ask what brings Master Bai to see the little monk?”

Bai Ruozhu calmed herself down. Her anxious demeanor could easily arouse suspicion.

”The last time I visited to check on the master’s treatment, I spoke with him and, being playful, pinched his cheek, almost making him cry. I thought it was quite inappropriate for someone my age to bully a child, so I wanted to apologize,” she explained.

The monk laughed heartily, ”Master Bai meant no harm, you’re just fond of children. I’ll take you to see which little junior monk it is.”

”Thank you.”

Soon, the two arrived at the part of the backyard where the young novices lived. Most didn’t have much contact with Pu Ru, some had never seen Bai Ruozhu, while others only saw her from afar. So today, seeing Bai Ruozhu at their living quarters was quite a sight.

”Are Luan Jing, Luan Xin, and Luan An here?” the monk asked.

”Brother, they’re inside. I’ll call them out now,” a young monk in his teens answered.

Three young monks came out quickly. They were eating, one with rice grains at the corner of his mouth, another still chewing, while only Luan Xin stood quietly, not like a child at all, though he seemed slightly surprised to see Bai Ruozhu.

They all saluted, and Bai Ruozhu pointed to Luan Xin, ”It’s this young master. May I speak with him alone?”

”Sure, sure. Master Bai and Luan Xin can go to the front yard to talk,” the monk said considerately, not wanting an adult to apologize to a young monk in public.