Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 579 - 579 580 Just Set a Fire_1

Chapter 579: Chapter 580: Just Set a Fire_1 Chapter 579: Chapter 580: Just Set a Fire_1 Chen Yuhua immediately jumped to her feet, “He doesn’t like men at all!”

Muniang clicked her tongue, “Yuhua, you’re young and haven’t seen much of the world; you don’t know, but Zhong Yulang truly doesn’t treat women as well as he treats Dong.”

Chen Yuhua’s little face turned red and she stammered, “No, no, no…”

In the midst of her urgent panic, when she looked up, she saw Zhong Yulang standing at the doorway, holding an account book, looking very calm; only the hand clutching the account book was starting to show some bulging veins, which startled Chen Yuhua.

“Zhong, Zhong, Brother Zhong, when did you get here?” Chen Yuhua smiled awkwardly.

Muniang turned around in surprise, only to see Zhong Yulang enter with a dark face, “I have been here since you started discussing my sexual orientation.”

Muniang swallowed hard and then said, “Actually, about this matter, it’s not like that, what I mean is…”

“Check this account book first; I just finished sorting it out.” Zhong Yulang dropped the account book and left.

Muniang and Yuhua exchanged glances, looking like thieves who had stolen something.

Thinking that Zhong Yulang had simply left after dropping off the stuff, they were surprised when he stopped at the doorway and forced out through clenched teeth, “I am very normal.”

Then he strode away.

Muniang held it in for a long time, but could not help bursting into laughter; even Chen Yuhua, who had been feeling gloomy, found herself laughing.

“Brother Zhong will probably hold a grudge against the Lady now; you really shouldn’t have spoken out!” Chen Yuhua said with annoyance.

“Let him hold a grudge then. He’s never liked me anyway. Look, it’s still necessary to ask; if I asked him outright, wouldn’t he have said something? Otherwise, you would be worried too, unsure if he really likes men or women!”

Chen Yuhua glared, “I am not worried!”

“If he likes women, you have a chance – he definitely prefers beautiful women. Look at yourself now, all pale and thin; no wonder he wouldn’t like you. Eat more, get plump and fertile, and look after your health. I worry about how you’ll manage to have children with such a frail body!”

Chen Yuhua’s face was so red it seemed about to drip blood, “Lady, please stop; you’re way off topic!”

Muniang laughed, stood up, and went out. Chen Yuhua touched her cheeks, burning hot, but her mood seemed to brighten instantly, and she felt more sprightly. Thinking there might be some sense in what Muniang had said, she ate up the food that Muniang brought her.

Cui Cui thought to herself, it really is the Lady who knows how to handle things.

The Purple Winter Grass sent from the Capital had arrived, delivered urgently by a courier on behalf of He Fangfei. Muniang got her hands on it that same night and breathed a secret sigh of relief.

“Husband, when do we send it over? Do you know where that Divine Doctor lives, in Small Jade Valley?” Muniang asked.

“I had someone investigate the general location earlier; I have a rough idea. The valley is protected by an illusion, making it difficult for ordinary people to enter, but I have a way.”

“Why not let Nangong Anan come to meet us? After all, she’s the one who needs this herb.”

“No rush. She’s quite cunning. If we tell her, she might deliberately trip us up.” Yu Ze remembered the last time he met Nangong Anan, he could tell the woman was full of sly thoughts.

The following morning, Zhong Yulang had already gone to find a location, and seizing the opportunity to look for a residence for everyone to stay in, Muniang headed to Small Jade Valley with Yu Ze.

Small Jade Valley was quite secluded; Yu Ze and Muniang walked for most of the day and still hadn’t located its exact position. Yu Ze’s subordinates could only determine that it was somewhere within Little Jade Mountain. The question was, how were they to find such a valley in such a vast mountain range?

After much difficulty, they found a tiny village. Seeing that Muniang was exhausted, Yu Ze led her to one of the houses to ask for some water to drink.

The old farmer wasn’t stand-offish and warmly handed over some water: “Our village is out of the way, we rarely get visitors. What brings you here?”

Muniang smiled and answered, “Someone in our family is sick; we’ve heard that the Divine Doctor of Small Jade Valley is very skilled, so we’d like to ask for his help.”

The old farmer shook his head and said, “That’s going to be difficult. The Divine Doctor indeed resides in Small Jade Valley, but no one knows him or has ever seen him. He’s very capable, but he doesn’t easily treat people.”

“It’s alright, if we plead with him, he’ll surely agree. Old sir, do you know which way Small Jade Valley is?” Muniang asked tentatively.

However, the old farmer responded, “Even if you wanted to plead, you have nowhere to do so. You won’t be able to find it. I’ve been living at the foot of this mountain for many years and have never found Small Jade Valley. I’m starting to doubt it even exists.”

Muniang thought for a moment and then asked, “Is there any place particularly strange on the mountain?”

“There is, indeed,” the old farmer said. “The bamboo grove halfway up the mountain. Day or night, it’s shrouded in thick fog. If you enter even a little bit, you’ll get lost. I went there once several years ago and almost starved to death inside. Everywhere I looked was a white expanse. Going in there means certain death! I haven’t dared to take a single step closer since! You better not go.”

Muniang smiled and said, “Thank you for your kind warning, sir. It sounds quite frightening; we won’t be going then.”

The old farmer chuckled, “That’s good. When a loved one is sick, life and death are fated. Don’t risk your own life on it.”

After chatting with the old farmer a while longer, Muniang left, taking Yu Ze straight towards the middle of the mountainside.

“Didn’t you say we were not going?” Yu Ze asked.

“If I had insisted on going, the old man would have continued lecturing us. He is simple-hearted, and giving him peace of mind is a good thing,” she explained.

Yu Ze laughed and shook his head, “Your way of thinking, I simply cannot compare with it.”

They reached the mountainside and after searching, they indeed found the bamboo grove, just as misty as the old farmer had described.

Yu Ze concentrated his Inner Strength and suddenly exerted his power. His formidable Inner Strength surged towards the bamboo grove. Muniang felt a rumbling in her ears. With all his Inner Strength, not only the bamboo grove, but half the mountainside seemed like it would be turned upside down!

But the bamboo grove remained unscathed. The powerful Inner Strength entered the grove as if it were absorbed, seemingly unaffected by it.

Muniang was dumbfounded, “What kind of place is this?”

Yu Ze frowned and commented, “I thought the dense fog would disperse with the force of Inner Strength, but this bamboo grove is definitely odd, able to absorb Inner Strength. This Divine Doctor is not simple at all.”

Muniang gritted her teeth, “Then let’s set a fire. I refuse to believe this rotten grove can’t be dealt with!”

Yu Ze however cautioned, “Better not to offend him. He is currently treating Yu Jin, and given how peculiar this grove is, it must be something important to him. If we destroy it and he gets mad and abandons Jin, that would be the end of us. Besides, we’re on a mountain; starting a fire could easily lead to a larger blaze, and there are people living below.”