Abandoned Woman Busy Farming
Chapter 1286 - 1288 Another business opportunity_1

Chapter 1286: Chapter 1288 Another business opportunity_1

Jin Wanliang’s body swayed, and he nearly fainted; he lunged forward to touch Jin Jing’s leg, unwilling to believe that the broken leg was his daughter’s. His daughter was just hopping around lively a moment ago; how could she be missing a leg now?

Sadly, apart from the one leg visible beneath the skirt, there was nothing—no sign of a second leg.

"Boss Jin, you must urgently beg the female doctor to save your young miss; if it’s later, I fear even her life won’t be savable," Housekeeper Lin reminded from the side.

Loathing flashed in Jin Wanliang’s eyes; he wished he could tear Bai Ruozhu to pieces, yet he still took a deep breath and quickly walked over, then fell to his knees in front of Bai Ruozhu with a thud.

"Doctor Bai, I beg you to save my daughter. Although she’s been headstrong and offended you, a doctor’s heart is compassionate. You can’t just watch her die," Jin Wanliang said as he started to cry, resorting to moral coercion.

Bai Ruozhu said with a cold face, "I can’t treat this; go find someone else. Besides, with the leg like that, how can it be reattached?"

Mockery flickered in her eyes. If it were anyone else, she would have felt sympathy, but Jin Jing deserved it. As she had said, no debt goes unpaid, the time for reckoning just hadn’t arrived; and now, retribution had come.

Jin Wanliang’s face suddenly contorted as he shouted at Bai Ruozhu, "You’re a doctor, how can you refuse to save someone? You clearly can save her, why won’t you?"

From a distance, the black panther suddenly let out a roar. Jin Wanliang shivered with realization, remembering that Sangta was still there, and so was the black panther.

Sangta and Jiang Yichun were still fighting; although Yichun had been suppressing his inner strength and had not used his best swordsmanship techniques, he had still managed to slash through Sangta’s robe.

Sangta quickly retreated, leaping onto the tiger’s back, and said with a laugh, "Exhilarating! Boy, you’ve got some skills. But that woman is the one prophesied by our high priest; I will have her!"

"Dream on, she’s my wife, and I will never let her go," Jiang Yichun responded coldly.

"We’ll see about that." After saying this, he looked towards Bai Ruozhu, smiled, raised his eyebrows at her, and said, "Woman, we’ll meet again. You’re destined to become my beast bride. I’m in a hurry today, I’ll come to fetch you next time!"

Bai Ruozhu glared at him in anger, "I have a husband and children already. If you force me to leave them, I’d rather die!"

The smile on Sangta’s face slowly faded, his gaze turning deep as he said, "I will make you change your mind." Without giving Bai Ruozhu another thought, he turned to his subordinates, "Let’s go!"

A team of people left in a cloud of dust, but the black panther remained, staring menacingly at Jin Wanliang and his company. Jin Wanliang turned deathly pallid with fear and no longer dared to trouble Bai Ruozhu. He said to Housekeeper Lin, "We must hurry to the town ahead and find a doctor; Jing Jing can’t die."

This time, the Jin Family’s merchant team did not follow Jiang Yichun, and they sped up, quickly disappearing from sight.

Jiang Yichun walked over to Bai Ruozhu, took her hand, and said, "Don’t be afraid, I won’t let him get near you."

She nodded at him, "I know, nobody will take me away."

Finally, a smile appeared on Jiang Yichun’s face, his wife’s words being the most pleasing to hear. Just now, he was in a very bad mood, but he knew Bai Ruozhu was not to blame and understood what she must have felt when Jin Jing was obstinately pursuing her.

"Let’s continue our journey; the wounded one is still not out of danger," Bai Ruozhu looked back at the horse carriage. Now there were two patients in their party; it was just unclear what the identity of the severely injured person was. Had Sangta and his men deliberately inflicted such injuries and tossed him by the roadside?

Because they were carrying two ill patients, the team did not travel too quickly, and by nightfall, they finally arrived at a small town where they could settle in for the night. Fortunately, this time they didn’t run into the Jin Family Merchant Team, who it seemed had not found a doctor capable of curing Jin Jing and had continued on to the next big city.

That night, the patient with sutured-up stomach wounds began to develop a fever, Bai Ruozhu watched over him all night, hardly closing her eyes. The patient woke up and fell asleep again and again, occasionally talking delirious nonsense that no one could make out clearly due to his slurred speech.

"Water, water..." At last, someone uttered a clear word, Bai Ruozhu called for someone to bring warm water and slowly helped him drink it.

After drinking water, the man seemed to regain some consciousness and said to Bai Ruozhu, "Girl, thank you."

Bai Ruozhu felt it strange to be called "girl," but the man was an elder, looking even older than her own father, so she let it be.

"May I ask how to address you, uncle, and how you got injured?" Bai Ruozhu inquired.

"My name is Qingyan, I am..." His voice grew fainter and he fell back into unconsciousness.

By dawn, Qingyan’s fever had receded, and Chu Hai’s complexion had also improved a lot. The merchant team continued on their journey, not daring to delay any longer.

The Western Regions at this time were not as vast as the ancient Western Regions Bai Ruozhu knew from her previous life, with its thirty-six countries. It was simply a country north of Danliang Country to the west, smaller in territory than Danliang, a theocratic state that had once been so powerful it made Danliang and other Zhongyuan countries especially wary. Although it had declined in recent years, it still should not be taken lightly.

Further west of the Western Regions, there were some small countries that did not interact with Zhongyuan, so the records about them were sparse. Bai Ruozhu suspected they might be countries like Loulan or Wusun.

The capital of the Western Regions was located in the southeast part of their territory, not too far from Danliang’s border. If it were in the farthest northwest, Bai Ruozhu and her group would have had a long way to go.

As for why they were headed to Gaochang City, it was because Chu Hai had said that the most dangerous places can often be the safest. Thus, their destination was Gaochang City.

After a day’s travel, the team finally arrived at the next major city—Qinghao City.

Chen Feng had gone ahead to find accommodations, and the team quickly settled in the Inn once they arrived. Chu Hai and Qingyan were also placed in the same room for convenience so Bai Ruozhu could treat both men.

Qinghao City was much larger and more prosperous than Red Cotton City. After settling in, Bai Ruozhu got excited and pulled Jiang Yichun to explore the city. They were dressed as a merchant team, and it would have been suspicious not to take a look around upon entering the city.

Having left some people to guard Chu Hai and Qingyan, Jiang Yichun brought Bai Ruozhu to the busiest market in the city.

Bai Ruozhu was soon attracted by the place, where all sorts of things were being sold, all filled with an exotic flair, and the prices were very cheap, much cheaper compared to those she had seen in the Capital City.

She picked out a few pieces of jewelry that were both cheap and well-made, thinking of giving them to friends when she returned. Jiang Yichun stroked his chin and said, "Such trinkets could be bought in bulk; we could make a good profit back home."

Bai Ruozhu chuckled. Had her man been turned into a Money Freak by her influence? But small items were easy to transport, indeed; it wouldn’t hurt to get more, and they could be sold alongside handbags and clothes at Hua Xiangrong.

She was just wondering about the new designs she had been considering for the next season. Perhaps she could draw inspiration from these and add some matching small items to them.