Abandoned Woman Busy Farming
Chapter 1358 - 1360: Repaying Grievances with Virtue_1

Chapter 1358: Chapter 1360: Repaying Grievances with Virtue_1

Lian Jia happened to wake up at this time, and upon hearing the conversation, he felt a bit embarrassed. He was roughly twenty years older than Jiang Yichun, yet his inner strength could not match the latter’s, and ultimately he felt as if he could not save face.

Seeing him awake, his subordinates quickly explained what had just happened. After listening, he shot Duo Lun a fierce glare. If it hadn’t been for this meddler, those words would not have been spoken so explicitly, and he would not have felt so embarrassed.

"Duo Lun, it’s fine to be impulsive on ordinary days, but during a crisis like this, how can we afford your pointless provocations? It’s trivial if you inconvenience everyone, but what if you cause a misunderstanding between both parties?" Lian Jia said angrily while reprimanding, "Say nothing more for now, we will deal with your punishment when we get back!"

Duo Lun’s face turned beet red with the scolding, and he muttered, "Subordinate was just worried about the Team Leader..."

"Your concern for me is well-intentioned, but concern doesn’t give you the right to stir up trouble. Let’s leave the matter here; go apologize to Madam Bai," Lian Jia said.

Ashamed, Duo Lun’s face turned the color of liver as he bowed to Bai Ruozhu and said, "I’m sorry, Madam Bai. I was rash."

"It’s alright, as long as things are clear now." Bai Ruozhu waved her hand, relieved that no conflict had flared up between them. The priority was to find Hao Feng as quickly as possible.

At that moment, Chu Hai emerged from the depths of the cave, saying, "I found the secret signal left by Master; it says she’s gone to the agreed-upon place, but she didn’t make that arrangement with me. Could it be with His Majesty the King?"

"I’m not sure about that. Master Hao Feng last had a private conversation with His Majesty," Lian Jia said after some thought.

"Let’s see if there are any other clues. We’ll leave this place in half an hour," Jiang Yichun told Lian Jia.

"Alright, I’ll follow your lead on the way," Lian Jia said politely, and deliberately glanced at his own people to imply they shouldn’t feel superior and should follow Jiang Yichun’s arrangements.

Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun re-entered the depths of the cave, followed by Lian Jia and Chu Hai. After another thorough half-hour search, they found nothing new and had to retrace their steps down the mountain, planning to report back to the King in Gaochang.

Jiang Yichun descended first with Bai Ruozhu, followed closely by Jianqi and his group, and then Lian Jia with his people.

As Bai Ruozhu’s feet touched the ground and waited for the others, suddenly there was a sound of vines breaking from the cliffside, followed by a scream as someone fell.

With her keen eyesight, Bai Ruozhu instantly recognized that it was Duo Lun, who walked at the very end. Perhaps feeling disgruntled after being scolded by Lian Jia, he wasn’t focusing while descending, and instead of holding onto the solid rock, he had grabbed a vine.

Lian Jia and his group were still clinging to the cliff, and despite the suddenness of the incident, they reached out to grab Duo Lun but because of the distance, they could only grasp a piece of his clothing.

Then, with a ripping sound, Duo Lun’s clothing tore, and he continued to fall.

However, the brief pause gave Jiang Yichun enough time to use his lightness skills and dash forward, catching Duo Lun mid-fall and quickly breaking the momentum. Although he still threw Duo Lun to the ground, because he had neutralized most of the force, Duo Lun suffered only a minor internal injury.

Duo Lun, scared witless, sat on the ground coughing, his complexion showing he was still in shock.

Bai Ruozhu approached and asked Jiang Yichun if he was alright, noting how dangerous it was to catch someone falling from a height barehanded. If not careful, one could also get injured or even break an arm.

Seeing the concern from his wife, Jiang Yichun smiled, "I’m fine, I know my limits."

"As long as you’re okay," Bai Ruozhu said reprovingly, but her eyes couldn’t hide her admiration and adoration for him.

She admired him for not letting personal grudges prevent him from rescuing Duo Lun, who had just provoked them. Of course, it was because her own man was very capable, with such high martial arts skills. She herself would not dare to catch someone with her bare hands even if she practiced for another ten years.

Jiang Yichun was very pleased by his little woman’s reaction, feeling like he had grown taller and more imposing. He couldn’t help feeling a bit proud.

At this moment, Lian Jia and the others had quickly climbed down and went over to inquire about Duo Lun’s condition. It was only now that Duo Lun had regained his strength and got up from the ground, and then knelt down in front of Jiang Yichun with a fist clasped in the other hand.

"Master Bai, thanks to your rescue just now, otherwise I would have either died or been gravely injured. I even doubted you all before, I..." Duo Lun’s face reddened with a bit of embarrassment, "I truly am ashamed."

Although Jiang Yichun originally did not like Duo Lun, seeing him so sincere at this moment, his opinion of him changed somewhat. This person might be too straightforward in speaking, but at heart, he was still pure and good.

"It was nothing, since we are on a mission together, I wouldn’t stand by and watch someone die," Jiang Yichun replied.

Bai Ruozhu noticed that Duo Lun not only had minor internal injuries, but also had a large scrape on his arm that was bleeding.

She took out a pill for healing internal injuries and a small bottle of Yunnan Baiyao ointment from her body and handed them to Duo Lun, saying, "The pill is for regulating the internal injury, and the ointment is to stop bleeding."

Duo Lun was stunned. At this moment his face was even redder, and he didn’t know where to put his hands. He felt ashamed and really had no face to take the medicine.

"Take it, our mistress has treated many people without asking for anything in return," Jianqi said from the side.

This made Duo Lun even more embarrassed. Refusing it would make it seem like he doubted Bai Ruozhu and did not want to use her medicine.

He hurriedly took the medicine, his voice somewhat choked as he said, "Madame Bai, I’m sorry, I, I thank you."

Earlier on the cliff, his apology to Bai Ruozhu was somewhat reluctant; he had apologised purely because he couldn’t disobey his supervisor’s orders, but this time his "sorry" was truly heartfelt.

Bai Ruozhu smiled at him, "It’s nothing, don’t worry about it."

Duo Lun nodded vigorously, understanding that when Bai Ruozhu said "don’t worry about it," it meant both that giving him medicine was a trivial matter, and that the conflict that had just happened in the cave was also trivial—suggesting he should forget it and not be too hard on himself.

In the face of such a magnanimous couple, Duo Lun realized he had been too rash, having wronged good people. Furthermore, Lian Jia’s men started to respect Bai Ruozhu and her husband quite a bit more after this incident, not only because of Jiang Yichun’s strength but also because of the couple’s way of conducting themselves.

After this little episode, the group continued on their way, needing to cross the mountain range in order to get back to their previous path and then hurry back to the royal palace as fast as possible.

But just as they reached an area in the belly of the mountains, the weather overhead suddenly changed; the sky inexplicably darkened. It was clearly only shortly after noon, not nearly sunset.

Bai Ruozhu found it strange and immediately noticed that fog had started surrounding them, significantly reducing visibility!

"Everyone, don’t move, stay put, something’s off!" Jiang Yichun warned loudly. Having experienced many dangerous moments before, he had his own experiences and his heart screamed a warning—danger was not far from them!

Bai Ruozhu took a sniff; it didn’t seem to be poison. She was just about to speak to Jiang Yichun when suddenly something hit her...