Chapter 1111 - 1113: Hidden Enemy_1
Wu Yunfeng’s eyes revealed a sinister color, as if the person standing before him was his hated enemy.
In fact, Jiang Yichun had killed Wu Wanqing, inevitably becoming Wu Yunfeng’s enemy. Hence, there was a time when Jiang Yichun also felt guilty towards Wu Yunfeng. However, Wu Wanqing’s act of bewitching Little Dengdeng with a Poisonous Insect was unforgivable.
"It’s nothing. Just a little thing related to Qingqing. If Qingqing hadn’t died because of you, it wouldn’t harm you," Wu Yunfeng said through clenched teeth.
Jiang Yichun’s body stiffened, but he maintained a calm demeanor on his face as he looked at Wu Yunfeng and asked, "Is that a Poisonous Insect? Master, when did you start raising Poisonous Insects?"
Wu Yunfeng did not seem to want to answer. He snorted coldly and stared straight at Jiang Yichun, watching for any sort of reaction.
Jiang Yichun, unaware of Furball on his body, felt nervous, while Furball hid in the shadows and did not move, remained still and did not attack the black dot.
As Bai Ruozhu helped Furball evolve time and time again, it had already developed a certain level of intelligence. Its inertia also had its reasons.
Master and disciple stood staring at each other for a quarter of an hour until finally a shadow flashed by, and the small black dot returned to Wu Yunfeng’s body.
Wu Yunfeng’s demeanor softened, "It’s fine now, you may go."
Jiang Yichun knew he had cleared himself of suspicion and left after giving a cold bow to Wu Yunfeng.
At that moment, a person emerged from the inner chamber. This person was cloaked head-to-toe in black robes, wrapped in a black cape covering their entire body, much like a person who is extremely cold in winter, even wearing a hood with their entire face hidden in shadow.
But upon closer inspection, something seemed to be writhing beneath the black cape.
There was a sense of dark Qi about this person that even Wu Yunfeng hesitated before, taking half a step back, but he dared not let the other party notice, so he was forced to stop in his tracks.
Indeed, this person was Wu Wanqing’s master, Gufeng, the mysterious expert known for his madness in raising Poisonous Insects.
Gufeng lifted his hand, and the small black dot that had been hiding on Wu Yunfeng’s body swiftly dived into the confines of Gufeng’s cape, mingling with the writhing mass.
"What do you think, Master?" Wu Yunfeng asked.
Gufeng snorted coldly. "Qingqing’s life Poisonous Insect would attack her killer before death, leaving a mark. I don’t think there are many in Zhongyuan who could remove it, so it probably wasn’t that kid."
Wu Yunfeng furrowed his brows, not content with the fact that his daughter’s death remained unsolved.
"What about his woman? Could it be her?" Wu Yunfeng felt it unlikely as he asked the question. He had previously used drugs on Bai Ruozhu for interrogation, with the Minister of Public Works present—Bai Ruozhu couldn’t control what she said, so how could she have concealed anything?
"I heard that woman killed another of my disciples. Regardless of whether she is Qingqing’s murderer, I won’t let her off." Gufeng’s eyes narrowed. "I will make her life worse than death, using her delicate body as my Poisonous Insect breeding jar."
As someone in the Ministry of Justice, Wu Yunfeng was well-informed about the situation where Jiang Yichun and Bai Ruozhu fought against bandits, and also knew they had killed Batianzhai’s third-in-command, You Shen, but he never imagined that You Shen was actually Gufeng’s disciple.
Unconsciously, he shivered. Using living people to raise Poisonous Insects was truly vicious, but his heart was also filled with satisfaction. If it weren’t for Bai Ruozhu’s appearance, Jiang Yichun would probably have reconciled with Qingqing, right? Perhaps his Qingqing wouldn’t have died.
"However, I need to go into seclusion to make a breakthrough soon. In a few days, I will settle the score with the Bai Family and investigate the cause of Qingqing’s death," Gufeng said, his eyes gleaming with excitement. Clearly, his strength would reach another level after this breakthrough.
Wu Yunfeng felt it was a pity; let Bai Ruozhu enjoy a few more days of freedom then.
...
When Jiang Yichun rushed back to the Manor, Little Dengdeng had already gone down for a nap, Bai Ruozhu had accompanied him for a few bites of food and after understanding the situation, finally took a deep breath of relief.
Furball quietly returned to Bai Ruozhu’s side and communicated with her telepathically for a moment; she had a rough idea of what was going on.
"I’m lucky you helped me remove that Poisonous Insect curse, otherwise I really couldn’t have hidden it today," Jiang Yichun said, his right fist tightening. If his right hand tendons were healed, maybe he could have contended with Wu Yunfeng, but now...
"That thing wasn’t raised by Wu Yunfeng. The real master must have been not far from you at that time. But for now, you’re safe; they won’t find anything," Bai Ruozhu said. However, she didn’t know she had already been targeted by Gufeng.
Since all was well, neither wanted to continue the topic and instead, they talked about the purpose of this manor.
"Dad likes to work on green farming; lately, he’s also been talking about wanting to farm. We could set up a rural retreat like in Beiyu City here," Jiang Yichun suggested.
Bai Ruozhu nodded, "That would be nice. If we get tired of the backstabbing in the Capital, living here for a few days is a different kind of pleasure."
Jiang Yichun raised an eyebrow, "Too bad there’s no hot spring." He laughed mischievously, his expression as if he was about to pounce on her and bite her. Bai Ruozhu understood instantly, blushed, and gave him a scolding glance, only to see him swiftly stand up, stride forward, and scoop her up in his arms, heading swiftly towards the Ear Room...
The next day, the family went to play on a nearby mountain but bypassed Jingxin Temple without entering, as they had their own manor and didn’t need to rest at the Temple.
At noon, Jiang Yichun even hunted some game, and the family enjoyed a meal of authentic wild flavors. Little Dengdeng was especially happy because his dad caught him a wild rabbit. He watched the rabbit hop and chuckled as he imitated its jumps, calling out "Bunny," in an utterly adorable way.
In the afternoon, the family returned to the Bai Residence. Bai Ruozhu spoke of the Manor, and upon hearing they could farm there, Bai Yihong was so excited that he said, "Yichun, why didn’t you mention this earlier? Otherwise, I would have gone to see the fields with you."
Lin Ping’er gave him a glare; he was totally lacking tact. It was clear that the son-in-law wanted to surprise his daughter, and here was her father-in-law spoiling the fun.
Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun couldn’t help but laugh. Her dad really did love farming; no matter how wealthy the family became, he always enjoyed tinkering in the fields.
"Dad, since you enjoy working in the fields so much, I’ll find you some special seeds to plant. The Capital’s trade is thriving; it’s easy to buy rare seeds. There are many delicious things that we don’t have here, and we’ll be counting on you to grow them for us to taste," Bai Ruozhu said smilingly.
Bai Yihong beamed with pride, "No problem, there’s nothing I’m better at than field work. I guarantee to satisfy your cravings, Foodie."
The whole room erupted in laughter, even Bai Yihong had learned to tease. He even picked up the trendy word "Foodie" and used it fluently.
As the Bai family chatted merrily, a servant from the gatehouse came running in, breathless, "Miss, someone from the Palace..."