Abandoned Woman Busy Farming
Chapter 1257 - 1259: Just Thinking About It Makes Me Sick_1

Chapter 1257: Chapter 1259: Just Thinking About It Makes Me Sick_1

After Jiang Yichun had soaked in the Hot Spring for a quarter of an hour and came out, Bai Ruozhu went to massage his injured right arm, infusing some inner strength into it. Jiang Yichun felt a pleasant warmth on his arm which seemed to indicate that the broken meridians were healing somewhat.

The improvement was almost imperceptible, but his arm, which had nearly been useless, now had a chance of recovery. This immediately filled him with ecstatic joy.

"It really works! If I had known, I would have had you soak in it earlier," Bai Ruozhu said excitedly. She pondered in her heart that if Jiang Yichun soaked in the Hot Spring every few days, perhaps in a few months his right arm would be healed.

The two stayed in the Space for a while longer, and by then, daylight had fully broken. The dazzling sunlight shone down, and those Poisonous Insects scattered, either fleeing or burrowing into the ground.

Seeing that it was safe outside, Bai Ruozhu cautiously had Furball go out and scout around first. After not seeing any Poisonous Insects reappear, they both left the Space.

Jiang Yichun had yet to completely recover his wits and looked adorably dazed. At that moment, the sound of footsteps approached; it was officers on a search.

"Officer Jiang, doctor Bai, we’ve finally found you. The officials have been nearly out of their minds with worry," the leading officer said as he came up to salute.

However, he quickly noticed the sparse corpses of bugs on the ground and was taken aback, "What, what happened here?"

The number of Poisonous Insects that died last night was innumerable, certainly not just the few on the ground. However, the surviving Poisonous Insects would devour the dead ones, and many corpses had already been consumed, otherwise, the sight might have frightened these officers to the ground.

"A Poisonous Insect user has been causing trouble, but it’s safe for the time being," said Jiang Yichun, who reverted to his cold demeanor, and pulling Bai Ruozhu along, he added indifferently, "Tell my subordinates that we are heading back to the Quarantine zone and ask them to return quickly too."

It didn’t take long for the two to hurry back to the Quarantine zone. Sun Jia and others came to greet them, all worriedly asking what had happened. Bai Ruozhu said with a smile, "It’s nothing, just got ambushed, but there’s no serious harm."

Sun Jia sighed, "Why has our Town been faced with so many troubles recently? It’s no longer peaceful."

"How are the patients doing today?" Bai Ruozhu didn’t have much to lament about. They had killed so many Poisonous Insects last night, which should have caused some backlash against the Poisonous Insect user. She surmised the user wouldn’t dare to act rashly for the time being. But what mattered most now was the condition of the patients. She worried that the person using the Poisonous Insects, in a fit of rage, might harm more people in the City, leaving the innocent to suffer.

"The situation is all right, except for the little girl, Xiuxiu, who keeps crying. She is quite weak and seemed a bit feverish this morning," Sun Jia explained and sighed again, "That child really is pitiful."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ruozhu quickly went to find Xiuxiu. Of all the patients, she was most worried about that poor little girl.

"Auntie, I don’t want to see a doctor, I don’t want to take medicine!" Xiuxiu weakly protested, her emotions somewhat agitated, seemingly resistant to anyone treating her.

Bai Ruozhu could hardly bear to force her, but she didn’t want Xiuxiu’s condition to worsen. With a quick flicker of movement, she reached out and took hold of Xiuxiu’s wrist.

Xiuxiu’s arm was exposed, revealing pus-filled Red Envelopes that were particularly frightening to look at.

A nearby patient inhaled sharply, "How is this little girl’s condition getting worse?"

Bai Ruozhu herself was stunned, but she quickly concealed the odd feeling in her heart, appearing worried, and said, "Xiuxiu, Auntie knows you are a good child who misses your Grandpa, but your Grandpa’s biggest hope is for you to get well and return home soon. Do you want to make him unable to rest peacefully in the Underworld?"

Sun Jia also chimed in, "That’s right, Xiuxiu, you’re a good child. Once you get better, you’ll be able to see your mother."

Xiuxiu’s arm shrank back, hiding the festering area. She started sobbing quietly, and in a soft voice said, "Xiuxiu knows she was wrong, Xiuxiu will be good."

Such a well-behaved child really pulled at the heartstrings. Bai Ruozhu reached out to touch her head, yet no one noticed her movements were a bit stiff, because at that moment, her heart was filled with anger and disgust.

When no one was paying attention, her fingers moved slightly, and an invisible powder was sprinkled onto Xiuxiu’s head.

She took Xiuxiu’s pulse as usual, changed the Formulas, and comforted Xiuxiu a couple more times before she stood up and left.

Jianqi stood at the entrance of the drying ground and said when he saw her, "Master, you went into danger without calling us for protection; that’s too risky!"

Bai Ruozhu, complained about by her subordinates, let out a somewhat embarrassed chuckle and said, "It was dealing with a Poisonous Insect master, and you lot don’t have the means to counter the Poisonous Insects. Going there would’ve been more dangerous, and I couldn’t afford to be distracted protecting so many of you."

Jianqi was left at a loss for words, not knowing how to retort for a moment, and walked away somewhat annoyed.

Bai Ruozhu wrinkled her nose. Alright, it seemed her dark guard leader was getting more and more temperamental.

She went to the inner house to find Jiang Yichun, only to discover Muyu and Chenfeng also busily gossiping about him. She suddenly found it very amusing and chuckled out loud.

Jiang Yichun, a bit embarrassed, glared at Muyu and Chenfeng and said coldly, "Get out, now! Is it because the lady is too lenient with you that you’ve become more and more disrespectful?"

Muyu and Chenfeng shrank their necks and hurried out.

Bai Ruozhu didn’t have time to make more fun of him, took his hand, sat down and said, "I know who the Poisonous Insect master is!"

"Who is it? Someone from the sick?" Jiang Yichun narrowed his eyes.

Bai Ruozhu made an evil gesture and said in a low voice, "When I was treating Xiuxiu just now, I noticed there were red spots festering and oozing pus on her arm. Everyone else thought her condition was worsening, but even if it were, there should be a process, not sudden like this. Her arm rather seemed like the outcome of Poisonous Insect backlash!"

"That little girl?" Jiang Yichun was taken aback. For so many days, they hadn’t noticed anything abnormal about the little girl.

"I suspect that she isn’t the real Xiuxiu at all. Even Old Zhang’s death might have been his doing, to hide his identity. He may have used some Secret Method to turn himself into a child, so that nobody could detect his inner strength or that she was a Poisonous Insect breeder. That’s why I haven’t noticed anything these days. I even thought he was a little girl and held him. Just thinking about it makes me feel sick!" Bai Ruozhu said and retched again. The voice of the Poisonous Insect master hiding in the dark, clearly a man with a hoarse voice, emerged in her child’s play.

A murderous intent flashed in Jiang Yichun’s eyes. A man had held his wife; this grudge couldn’t be settled lightly!

"I’ve already secretly poisoned her. Once the poison takes effect, his Secret Method will fail, and his true form will be revealed. We need to keep an eye on Xiuxiu now," Bai Ruozhu said, pausing for a moment. "Of course, if I’m wrong, the poison won’t harm the child. I hope I am mistaken, otherwise, I wouldn’t feel right about it either."