Chapter 1135 - 1137: She is My Wife_1
Jiang Yichun raised his hand and struck Ghost Face with a palm, and Ghost Face let out a retch, with fresh red blood flowing out from underneath his eerie mask. His whole body immediately wilted; gone was the spectral bravado from before, only the blood-red lips on the mask still curled upwards as if mocking something.
Everyone looked towards Xiaosi, not understanding why he would protect the Ghost Face that had tried to capture him.
Bai Ruozhu also looked at Xiaosi in confusion, but Xiaosi turned his head to glance at the unconscious Elder Xuan Jizi and said, "He seems to have had some old connection with my master. I saw that my master didn’t wish to hurt him, and even when my master tried to take his own life, it was he who stopped him."
Ghost Face, ungrateful, said, "What nonsense, I wish I could gouge out his heart, and yours too, you little brat, I will eventually kill you!"
Jiang Yichun delivered a kick to Ghost Face, who fell to the ground and vomited another mouthful of blood.
Then, Elder Xuan Jizi was revived by someone nearby, and he said in an anxious voice, "Don’t, don’t hurt him!"
"Save your false kindness, you hypocrite, get lost!" Ghost Face coughed as he yelled.
Pain crossed Elder Xuan Jizi’s face as he said sadly, "What’s the point of this? It was all my fault back then. If you want my life, I’ll give it to you, just spare the others."
"If you have the guts, kill me now. I live in pain every day; I’d rather die early to rest in peace! If you don’t kill me, I’ll eventually kill your disciple. You take one in, I kill one, you take a pair, I’ll kill a pair. I want you to suffer for a lifetime!" After saying this, Ghost Face laughed maniacally.
"You, you..." Elder Xuan Jizi helplessly shook his head.
Bai Ruozhu helped Xiaosi to stand properly, then walked up to Ghost Face and suddenly took Jianqi’s sword and pressed it against Ghost Face’s throat.
"I don’t care who you are, nor what relationship you have with Elder Xuan Jizi, but you’ve hurt my brother, and there will be a price to pay." Bai Ruozhu was about to act when she heard Elder Xuan Jizi’s anxious cry from the side, "Madam Jiang, please show mercy!"
Bai Ruozhu withdrew her sword, but hit Ghost Face with the hilt, knocking off his mask.
A face half black, half white, with fresh red blisters all over it was revealed, and everyone present inhaled sharply at the sight.
Ghost Face’s first reaction was to cover his face, then he began to scream in pain, emitting low growls from his throat, saying, "Damn it, I will kill you."
If it weren’t for the internal injuries and the sealed acupoints, Bai Ruozhu believed that Ghost Face would have torn her to shreds, given the obvious hatred in his eyes at this moment.
"You’ve been poisoned." Bai Ruozhu spoke indifferently. For a moment, Ghost Face’s growling stopped, as Elder Xuan Jizi clutched his chest and rushed over, holding up the tottering Ghost Face.
"Get lost!" Ghost Face tried to shake off Elder Xuan Jizi’s hand, his expression as disgusted as if he had swallowed a fly. Elder Xuan Jizi’s body stiffened, and a look of pain crossed his face.
"Lin Lian, why put yourself through this?" Elder Xuan Jizi said with a choking voice.
Others may not have noticed, but Bai Ruozhu could see that the person before them was not a man as imagined, but a tall, upright woman, and she and Elder Xuan Jizi had some past emotional entanglement.
Bai Ruozhu returned the sword to Jianqi, and looking at Ghost Face, said, "Nobody wants to suffer from poison without an antidote, right? There’s only one possibility, that it can’t be cured. I think no woman would wish to become like this."
Ghost Face clenched her face in agony. She didn’t want to admit it, but Bai Ruozhu’s words stabbed at her heart. She hadn’t looked at herself in a mirror for many years.
"I can cure your poison," Bai Ruozhu suddenly spoke up. Ghost Face’s body trembled in disbelief, and he looked at Bai Ruozhu skeptically. Could such a young woman cure a poison even the "Medical Saint" couldn’t?
Xuan Jizi reacted more intensely than Ghost Face. He had seen Bai Ruozhu help the Huashan Sect in a Competition of Medical Skills against Chu Hai of the Bihai Sect, and he knew Bai Ruozhu’s capabilities.
He somewhat inappropriately grabbed Bai Ruozhu’s arm and asked, "Can you really cure the poison?"
Jiang Yichun quickly pulled Xuan Jizi’s hand away, his movements not only abrupt but also impolite, and he glared fiercely at Xuan Jizi. The previously tense atmosphere became somewhat comical due to his jealous actions, causing Muyu to couldn’t help but snicker on the side.
Bai Ruozhu gave him a helpless glare. Elder Xuan Jizi was old enough to be her father; a mere touch couldn’t mean much, could it? He was being too overbearing.
She turned to Xuan Jizi, who was eagerly looking at her, and said, "I have a way with Reincarnation Poison; naturally, I can cure Ghost Face Poison too. It’s just that it will take some time. However..."
As her voice trailed off, Xuan Jizi became nervous, and even Ghost Face fixed his gaze on her, fearing her next words would shatter their hopes.
"However, I couldn’t possibly go save an enemy. I wouldn’t kill her, in consideration of Elder Xuan Jizi’s feelings, but she hurt my brother, and I have no reason to help her cure the poison," Bai Ruozhu said and then turned, indicating her intention to leave.
"Ruozhu!" Xuan Jizi called out in desperation, stopping Bai Ruozhu, "She is my wife!"
At these words, Ghost Face’s body jolted, and she suddenly lost control, "Who’s your wife? I wouldn’t need your help even if I were a ghost. Get out, all of you!"
Her acupoints were sealed, and she couldn’t use her inner strength, but madly, she thrashed about with brute force. Fearing that she might injure herself, Xuan Jizi rushed over and sealed her acupoints to make her lose consciousness.
He held the unconscious Ghost Face in his arms, his gaze filled with guilt and sorrow, unaffected by her present state.
"I don’t want to force anything out of you or pry into anyone’s secrets, but since this concerns my brother’s safety, I hope that the Elder can explain the situation clearly," Bai Ruozhu stated.
Xuan Jizi nodded and surveyed the surroundings, saying, "Let’s change the location before we talk. I will explain everything to you."
Since Jiang Yichun had sealed Ghost Face’s acupoints and she was unconscious, unable to cause any further trouble, Bai Ruozhu let Xuan Jizi take her back to the Bai Residence.
The poison afflicting Xiaosi wasn’t a big issue for Bai Ruozhu, and Xuan Jizi easily found an Antidote on Ghost Face to cure Xiaosi. However, Xiaosi felt somewhat dejected, not understanding why his masters’ wife hated him so much that she wanted him dead.
And why did the woman who claimed to be his birth mother want to scheme against him?
Ning Yu saw that everything had been resolved and wasn’t interested in hearing Xuan Jizi’s secrets. He bid farewell to Bai Ruozhu and her husband and left alone towards the Astrology Tower. Jiang Yichun watched him go, feeling somewhat sentimental, "Ning Yu is quite a character, it’s just a pity that like the National Master, he doesn’t bother with worldly matters."
Bai Ruozhu pouted and said, "Yeah, he’s still so naive."
Indeed, Ning Yu spent his days in the Astrology Tower, rarely interacting with the outside world, clean as a blank slate.
Once everyone settled down, Xuan Jizi, with a look of defeat, began to tell the story to Bai Ruozhu, Jiang Yichun, and Xiaosi...