Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2563: Chapter 2564: When Did You See Through It

No wonder this person has been quiet recently. I thought he was overwhelmed with business matters and didn’t have the mind to plot against us. But he was brewing a big move, targeting our Array Master!

Normally, Yuan Licheng seldom went out alone, but since everyone was looking for people in the past two days, he wanted to contribute, so he wandered around the City.

Unexpected...

Perhaps She Zongyi had set the trap long ago, waiting for today.

”My mood was disturbed by the matter of my senior brother. I should have thought of it earlier,” Bai Ruozhu said apologetically, rubbing her temples.

Fo Lanying’s eyes were swollen from crying, ”It’s not your fault. I even passed the Enlightenment Tablet’s test and didn’t think to stop him from going out. I was too careless.”

”Lan Ying, we’ll remember this feud, but you must not act impulsively; let’s plan carefully,” Bai Ruozhu said, patting Fo Lanying’s shoulder.

Fo Lanying’s eyes were bloodshot, ”Fine, I’ll listen to you. But I must charge into She Zongyi’s Residence; he killed my man, so I’ll make sure his home is in chaos!”

”Alright, I promise you,” Bai Ruozhu squinted. This incident cannot be tolerated. Even if it exhausts all the Poison in her Space, she will give She Zongyi a big lesson.

The next day, the Astrologer visited them and learned about Yuan Licheng being ambushed. Bai Ruozhu candidly spoke of their grudge with She Zongyi. The Astrologer listened in disbelief, but he never cared about Court affairs nor paid attention to She Zongyi. After listening, he simply said, ”I’ll send someone to investigate.”

He’s a calm person, who won’t just take Bai Ruozhu’s side from hearing one story but will certainly support Bai Ruozhu if he finds it to be true.

Bai Ruozhu wasn’t angered by this; she had no reason to demand anyone unconditionally believe her.

Three days later, Yuan Licheng finally woke up and immediately sought Fo Lanying, only to see her haggard face. His heart ached, making his injuries feel even worse.

”Lan Ying, why didn’t you take better care of yourself?” he said, somewhat angrily.

Fo Lanying’s nose tingled, ”I don’t know how to take care of myself. Who told you to get injured and not be able to care for me? If you truly care for me, then get better soon.”

Yuan Licheng laughed, ”I will be fine. I promised to take care of you for life.”

Their sweet words made others quickly step aside. Once they said enough, Yuan Licheng asked Fo Lanying to invite everyone back into the Room, and he recounted his assassination encounter.

Turns out She Zongyi had also hired an Array Master and even deployed a slew of Ninjas to ambush him, all just to capture Yuan Licheng alive.

”That Array Master was no match for me and got an internal injury while competing with me. Later, She Zongyi, annoyed, directly ordered to kill me. Luckily, I kept something to save my life and escaped,” he said proudly, but everyone else listened with hearts pounding; a little more, and he might never have returned.

”Don’t hurry to avenge me; their Array Master surely set an Array. Wait for me to recover, and I’ll personally settle this score,” Yuan Licheng said through gritted teeth.

Luckily, Bai Ruozhu had already smoothed his scattered inner strength, and his internal injuries could heal quickly. Additionally, the Poison on him had been cured, though Bai Ruozhu hadn’t found any Poison from the ”Poison Classic”.

She privately chatted with Jiang Yichun, and both felt that if She Zongyi had Poison from the ”Poison Classic”, he certainly wouldn’t have held back when attacking Yuan Licheng, so why didn’t he use it?

Therefore, the person with the ”Poison Classic” must be another group—the same group that poisoned the Second Prince.

Bai Ruozhu pondered with chin in hand, should she expose some information and let them fight amongst themselves?

Because of Yuan Licheng’s situation, Bai Ruozhu forbade anyone from going out alone, temporarily pausing the search for Xinghai, and so two more days passed. The Astrologer came again, saying he still couldn’t find Xinghai. It’s unknown how that person vanished in Kyoto; they probably left by now.

Xinghai seemed like a riddle, but everyone lost the chance to solve this mystery.

”Moreover, I’ve found out; I’ll help you deal with him,” the Astrologer seriously said.

”Thanks,” Jiang Yichun nodded.

The Astrologer chuckled, ”No need to thank me; I’m also doing this for the people, might earn a good reputation.”

”Not necessarily, people might not know his true self, even think he’s often doing good deeds. If word spreads about dealing with him, we might bear the blame,” Bai Ruozhu said.

The Astrologer laughed even more, ”That makes me want to deal with him more. What’s a little blame to me?”

Everyone laughed, admiring the Astrologer’s candid nature.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door from outside, followed closely by Yaxi’s voice.

The Astrologer wanted to keep his close alliance with Bai Ruozhu secret for now, so he signaled Bai Ruozhu and retreated to another Room.

The Main Gate opened, and not only did Yaxi come, but Miaoluo too.

Bai Ruozhu’s smile widened upon seeing them, especially when she saw Miaoluo, her gaze lingered for a few seconds.

”How come you had time to visit?” she asked, smiling.

”We’ve not seen you these days, so we came over. Are we not welcome?” Yaxi, well acquainted with Bai Ruozhu, joked right away.

”Of course you’re welcome. By the way, I’ve yet to introduce you; you know my husband, Lord Jiang, and this is my adoptive father. In Zhongyuan, he’s famous as the Medical Saint,” Bai Ruozhu intentionally pulled the two to Gao Zhou’s side, introducing him to them.

Closer now, Gao Zhou could observe carefully. While greeting the two, he secretly signaled Bai Ruozhu.

Bai Ruozhu understood even more, feeling that Miaoluo truly walked into this trap herself.

”Come, let’s have tea in the Room, and I made some Zhongyuan Dimsum for you to try,” Bai Ruozhu invited them inside, then winked at Jiang Yichun.

Soon, tea and Dimsum were served. Yaxi and Miaoluo found it novel, but within moments, they both passed out at the table.

Yaxi collapsed straightforwardly, while Miaoluo followed afterward, even her eyes gleamed a little.

Bai Ruozhu raised her hand and pressed Miaoluo’s acupoint, then instructed Fo Lanying to move Yaxi out first.

”Alright, Miaoluo, no need to pretend. I know this little poison can’t bring you down, so I had to block your acupoint to prevent you escaping,” Bai Ruozhu said.

Miaoluo remained motionless, but her tense body betrayed her real feelings.

Bai Ruozhu sneered and called outside, ”Adoptive Father, come and remove her human skin mask.”

Gao Zhou responded and entered the Room, but before he moved, Miaoluo on the table opened her eyes.

Bai Ruozhu helped her sit up straight, making it easier for her to speak to them.

”When did you figure it out?” Miaoluo’s expression was complex.