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Chapter 1380 - 1382 Desperate Saintess_1

Chapter 1380: Chapter 1382 Desperate Saintess_1

The woman’s expression was quite remarkable; she had her mouth open for a long time without closing it, slightly leaning forward, maintaining her previous position of vomiting, but tilting her head as she looked at Bai Ruozhu, taking quite a while before she finally gathered her energy to respond to Bai Ruozhu’s question.

But whether she was better or not didn’t need her answer, as everyone had already seen the result.

"Am I cured?" The woman showed a look of surprise and delight. Just moments ago, upon hearing that it was karma from her past life, she had felt utterly hopeless. She didn’t know if the retching would stop after retching or if she would continue to vomit until her death. She was terribly frightened inside; she hadn’t seen her son take a wife yet and didn’t want to die.

Bai Ruozhu smiled and nodded to her, "You are better now, but you need to take care of your stomach and intestines. Recently, avoid eating raw, cold, or spicy food, and eat less greasy food that’s hard to digest. Drink some porridge, eat some soup or noodles. After three days, you should be able to eat normally without much worry."

The Saintess had never said such things before. When the common people fell ill, the Saintess prayed for them, and it was the divine who healed them. Since they were healed, why would there be a relapse?

Saintess Honglian’s face grew more and more unpleasant. She quickly signaled to a maid by her side with her eyes. The maid got the hint and shouted at Bai Ruozhu: "Audacious wench, did you tamper with this woman and poison her? So by giving her the antidote you’ve made her better?"

In her heart, Bai Ruozhu thought they had indeed guessed correctly, but she would admit it only if she saw a ghost.

"Miss, you can’t falsely accuse people without evidence. Just now, so many eyes were watching. I was so far away from this aunty, and I only approached her because the Saintess’s prayers had no effect and she continued to vomit. You say I poisoned her, but from such a distance and through so many people, could I be so powerful? Am I still a mortal?" By the end of her words, Bai Ruozhu let out a mocking laugh, then turned to the onlookers and said, "Can any ordinary person do what she’s claiming? I was merely trying to save someone. How did that turn into being falsely accused? Should I have just stood by and watched this aunty suffer without lifting a finger?"

"Yeah, she was quite far away just now, how could she have possibly poisoned her?" a local murmured.

And an older woman who seemed to have a good impression of Bai Ruozhu said, "Miss, stop talking. We’ve always had the rule here that the Holy Hall is responsible for giving blessings. You’ve broken the rule; be careful that the people from the Holy Hall make things difficult for you."

With an air of righteousness, Bai Ruozhu replied, "Thank you for reminding me, grandma. However, I was guided by the divine to come here, and the divine has also clearly indicated that I am under his care. So I believe the divine wishes me to help everyone, to keep them away from illness and suffering, and to make their lives more comfortable."

She was actually thankful that she had run into trouble with the Holy Hall as soon as she arrived in Gaochang City, which had established her title as a person under divine care. It gave her some credibility in what she said.

"You, a member of a foreign clan, why would the divine care for you? You must be up to no good. I think you’re a demon who has infiltrated Gaochang to bewitch the people with small favors in order to fulfill your evil objectives," said Saintess Honglian’s maid loudly. She indeed had the gift of the gab.

"What does being from a foreign clan matter? God loves all people. Does he distinguish between the people of the Western Regions and those of Danliang? As long as one is kind-hearted and devout to the divine, God will treat all his children equally. How do you, a maid of the Divine Hall, not know this?" Bai Ruozhu said, turning with a smile to the audience, pointing to the brooch she was wearing, "Besides, I was named by the Grand Priestess Kailin as someone of destiny. I received her relic and was led by the divine to Gaochang, doesn’t this alone prove my point?"

The crowd of onlookers burst into exclamations. Although Grand Priestess Kailin had passed away many years ago, she still lived in the hearts of the people from the Western Regions. It was Grand Priestess Kailin who had led the Western Regions to glory and improved the lives of the people, enabling their present happiness.

"Look, that really is the Grand Priestess’s brooch; I’ve seen it in her portrait!" someone exclaimed.

Immediately after, a second and a third person echoed the sentiment, and many people’s gazes toward Bai Ruozhu changed.

The rescued woman suddenly knelt down with a thud, kowtowing towards Bai Ruozhu, excitedly saying, "Thank you, madam, for saving my life, thank you for saving my life."

Bai Ruozhu hurriedly helped her up, "It was just a minor ailment; it hardly counts as saving a life. You’re overestimating what I did, aunty."

"A minor ailment?" The woman was shocked, as she had just believed she was going to die.

"Yes, don’t you have some basic medicines at home? For diarrhea, bloating, catching a cold, external injuries—all these can be prepared. However, when you’re unclear about the cause of the illness, it’s still best to see a doctor." Bai Ruozhu deliberately mentioned the matter of the Western Regions’ people not seeking medical treatment.

"There’s no need for such trouble, we just need the blessings of the Saintess to get well..." The woman blurted out, but then she choked on her words.

Just now, she had been blessed by the Saintess, yet she hadn’t gotten better, and the Saintess even said it was due to the sins of her past life. Thinking back to the contemptuous looks from the onlookers as if she had committed some atrocity, discontent with the Saintess grew in her heart, yet having been oppressed by the Holy Hall for so long, it wasn’t possible for her to change her mind immediately.

"You impudent woman, spouting nonsense and slandering the power of the gods, you will be punished by the divine for this!" Honglian’s maid shouted out again.

Bai Ruozhu looked at her and said, "Wasn’t it just a few days ago that you all insisted on subjecting me to divine punishment, and the divine already graced me with the red incense?"

Upon hearing this, Honglian grew even angrier and said to the surrounding townsfolk, "Don’t be fooled by a foreign clan! Today’s events were likely prepared in advance by her, or perhaps she even bribed someone. Otherwise, why would she suddenly feel stomach pain and start vomiting for no apparent reason?"

"How does Saintess Honglian know that this aunty was fine before suddenly getting a stomachache? Did you ask her? How do you know if she wasn’t feeling unwell before leaving her home, how do you know she wasn’t already in pain?" Bai Ruozhu seized upon the loopholes in Honglian’s speech and pressed her persistently.

"This woman was not far from me, I saw clearly, naturally I knew she was fine before." Honglian’s face could no longer hold a smile; it was impossible to feign politeness anymore.

Bai Ruozhu feigned confusion, "I was so far away from her, yet your maid claims I could poison her. You were much closer and paying constant attention to her—it would be unfortunate if people were to misunderstand you."

"How dare you!" Honglian’s voice grew louder, "As the revered Saintess of the Holy Hall, how could I be subjected to your insults and slander? You repeatedly verbally attack me and cause me trouble. What exactly is your purpose?"

"Why is the Saintess getting angry now? I was just analyzing what your maid said. If we’re talking about insults and slander, it was your maid who insulted and slandered me first," Bai Ruozhu said.

The onlookers gaped in astonishment as the two women seemed ready to argue, especially since the Saintess, whom they regarded as pure and noble, also had such a fierce side.

"His Majesty the King has arrived!" The shout of the guard interrupted everyone’s thoughts, and the attention of the onlookers shifted to the king who had finally made an appearance.