Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2721: Chapter 2722: Feng Cheng Takes the Lead, One Is Worth Two

In the next moment, Feng Cheng was already standing on Merfolk Island. He entered silently without needing anyone to guide him.

Considering he could enter Bai Ruozhu’s Space without a sound, what’s the barrier of Merfolk Island?

Bai Ruozhu finished soaking in the Hot Spring and came out of the Space, but she was wide awake, staring out the window in a daze.

Suddenly, a fragrance of peach blossoms wafted over, making her tense up. There were no peach trees on Merfolk Island, and the aroma was very similar to that of the Jiuli Clan’s Peach Forest.

A peach branch suddenly extended in front of the window, startling her. She quickly retreated.

Realizing what was happening, she quickly grabbed the peach branch and looked outside.

A pale face broke into a smile, changing from white to a burst of colors instantly, making her heart lift with joy.

”Feng Cheng, why are you here?” she asked happily, not realizing the joy in her voice.

”Bored, just wandering around, and came to give you a peach branch. Plant it, and you’ll always be able to smell peach blossoms,” Feng Cheng said with a smile.

”I will, just for this,” she said, entering the Space. Feng Cheng thought for a moment and followed her in.

She knew he was by her side, so it wasn’t considered intruding.

Bai Ruozhu found an empty spot near the Spatial Tree and dug a small hole to plant the peach branch. Feng Cheng fetched some water from the pond and watered the branch.

Suddenly, the peach branch began to grow rapidly, visibly increasing by half a meter, then gradually stopping.

At this rate, she would soon be able to smell the peach blossoms.

”Are you here to help me?” she asked.

Feng Cheng averted his gaze, ”How could that be? I just happened to pass by.”

”I don’t want your help, not to refuse your kindness, but because I don’t want to see you weaken, and I don’t want the Curse on you to worsen,” Bai Ruozhu sighed.

”I know what I’m doing. I won’t take risks with my life,” Feng Cheng smiled again, smiling more than ever before.

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t say much more, ”I’ll go back to rest. Be careful and don’t let the Merfolk discover you.”

Feng Cheng chuckled, ”Even if they find me, they can’t hurt me.”

”Don’t underestimate your opponents,” Bai Ruozhu said before leaving the Space.

Soon, the dawn’s light appeared in the sky. Sibao had been wandering somewhere and had just returned.

”If you run around again, you’ll be caught and eaten by the Merfolk,” Bai Ruozhu warned.

Sibao wrinkled his little nose, ”How could the Merfolk catch me? Besides, I’m a Dream Demon, can’t be eaten.”

”Don’t underestimate the Merfolk’s special abilities,” Bai Ruozhu flicked his head.

”And don’t underestimate me!” Sibao said proudly, ”I entered Duannian’s father’s Dreamland and saw something.”

Bai Ruozhu knocked on his head, ”Speak quickly, or don’t follow me anymore.”

Sibao hurriedly said, ”He seems to have some memories removed. You couldn’t get him to confess during interrogation, but they appeared in his deepest dreams. In the dream, he was taken for some mysterious ritual, made unconscious by the great elder, and bled considerably.”

”Later, in his daze, he saw someone feeding his blood to several young girls, some only seven or eight years old.”

Bai Ruozhu was shocked, ”A holy maiden? But why would the holy maiden drink Duannian’s father’s blood?”

”Later, some girls fainted, some coughed blood and died, but there were those who persevered. The great elder was overjoyed, saying just a few more times and it would work.”

It was the ritual to cultivate a holy maiden, Bai Ruozhu thought excitedly.

”What else?” she pressed on.

”Nothing, the dream ended,” Sibao spread his hands.

”Keep an eye on the situation on the Island. Let me know if there’s any news. Also, enter Ayi’s dream tomorrow night and see if there’s any clue,” Bai Ruozhu instructed.

Before dawn, chaos broke out on Merfolk Island, the third elder was dead!

He was poisoned inside the Palace without any signs of struggle, and his head was chopped off before he could even call for help.

Bai Ruozhu was stunned, was this Feng Cheng’s doing?

Soon, investigators searched their residence, but due to Bai Ruozhu’s careful concealment, nothing suspicious was found.

Inside the Main Hall, the great elder was furious, and everyone was too scared to speak.

At this moment, Feng Ran entered the Main Hall with a sickly smile.

”Ha! Retribution is here. All you elders will die!” Feng Ran laughed loudly.

”Feng Ran, enough!” the great elder shouted, raising a hand to slap her, but ended up lowering it.

”I won’t stop! I’m a madwoman. I live to see how miserably you all die, for Shuangshuang’s revenge!” Feng Ran shouted fiercely.

The great elder’s face was bluish-purple, ”Take Feng Ran away. If she dares come again, kill her on the spot.”

Feng Ran laughed maniacally, ”Even if I’m not here, I can know how many of you die. Be careful.”

After Feng Ran left, the great elder continued examining the body and suddenly noticed something odd about the third elder’s ear. Lifting the hair aside, he found it cleanly cut off! Moreover, the ear wasn’t nearby!

Someone killed the third elder and cut off one of his ears. Who could it be?

At this moment, Bai Ruozhu received the news and was elated, though a certain someone appeared in her mind.

Suddenly, a figure appeared by the window, placing a cloth-wrapped item down before leaving. Bai Ruozhu unwrapped it layer by layer and found a bloody ear inside!

”You’re... you’re crazy?” Bai Ruozhu stammered.

Feng Cheng gave her a wicked grin, ”Feng Cheng alone is worth two!”

Bai Ruozhu smirked, ”Take it away. Don’t cause me trouble, and who wants to see such things? It’s disgusting!”

Feng Cheng took back the ear, ”Alright, I won’t disturb your rest then.” With that, he disappeared.

A knock came at the door, ”Ruozhu, it’s me.”

It was Yichun’s voice, and Bai Ruozhu went to open the door for her.

”I thought I saw Feng Cheng just now. Did he come? Was the third elder his doing?” Jiang Yichun asked.

”Not exactly his. I poisoned the Main Hall earlier,” Bai Ruozhu explained.

Jiang Yichun’s face darkened, ”That’s too dangerous! It’s reckless!”

Bai Ruozhu had to coax him for a long time before he calmed down, though he remained somewhat sullen, likely because he felt overshadowed by Feng Cheng’s strength.

Soon, the great elder ordered a thorough investigation of Merfolk Island. More guards came to watch over them, and by noon, a result was achieved.

The leader of Yuchen Palace was captured, and the great elder’s men claimed it was Yuchen Palace’s doing, in revenge for having used their blood in rituals recently. They hated the Merfolk and seized the opportunity to harm the third elder.