Chapter 566 - 568: I’ll Marry You Once You’re Well
Bai Ruozhu hugged Jiang Yichun’s head in the past, struggled to hold her tears back and gently said, "Don’t move, don’t speak, let me hold you, alright?"
She spoke very softly, her actions were incredibly gentle, as if using a little more force would cause him pain, she even feared that if she was not careful enough, she might never see him again.
However, Jiang Yichun reached out to wipe the blood from her mouth, even though his own chin was stained red with the blood he had vomited, he never thought of himself, and only wished to clean Bai Ruozhu.
Bai Ruozhu once again began to sob uncontrollably. Jiang Yichun tried to speak but started to cough, unable to say a word.
Xu Huilin staggered over, his face as pale as if he would collapse at any moment. Bai Ruozhu snapped back to reality and hastily handed him a pill. Xu Huilin was momentarily stunned before swallowing it down.
Seeing Xu Huilin take the pill, Bai Ruozhu felt even worse, Senior Fox would be saved after taking the pill, but what about her lover? No medicine could save him. Why, why did it have to be like this?
Jiang Yichun finally stopped coughing. He weakly tugged at Bai Ruozhu’s hand and asked, "You’re not giving me one? You want to watch me die?"
Bai Ruozhu was stunned for a moment before tightly grabbing his wrist and began to take his pulse. Gradually, a smile started to appear on her face, initially it was a smile of joy, and then it became a silly grin. She seemed possessed, laughing until tears streamed down her face.
Xu Huilin quickly rushed to speak, "Bai Ruozhu, snap out of it. My junior brother would not wish to see you in harm even if he dies."
However, Bai Ruozhu ignored him, took out a pill from her sleeve and shoved it into Jiang Yichun’s mouth. She excitedly said, "You won’t die; you won’t leave me. That’s fantastic!"
His memories that he could not recall, the other woman he had touched before. Bai Ruozhu pushed all those thoughts to the back of her mind. As long as he was alive, nothing else mattered.
"Jiang Yichun, recover quickly. Once you’re better, I’ll marry you and bear you a son. I’ll keep my word this time," Bai Ruozhu said, alternating between laughter and tears.
Jiang Yichun also smiled. "I want a daughter."
"Alright, we’ll have another child, then another, so Dengdeng won’t be alone," exclaimed Bai Ruozhu intensely.
Xu Huilin burdt into tears beside her. How could a normal woman speak so openly about such matters? She was consoling him, hoping that he would depart from this world with a peace of mind.
Jiang Yichun’s head rested in Bai Ruozhu’s embrace, he felt a bit better. Seeing Xu Huilin’s tear-streaked face, he couldn’t help but say, "Senior brother, why are you crying? Are you assuming that I’m dying?"
Xu Huilin suddenly looked up. What did he mean by that? Was Jiang Yichun not dying?
"Weren’t you unable to exert force due to the removal of the poisonous insect poison? If you did, wouldn’t your veins burst open and cause your death?" Xu Huilin asked in surprise. In fact, he already knew that Jiang Yichun wouldn’t die. He was just too emotional and wanted to hear an affirmative answer.
If his veins were to burst and cause his death, no medicine Bai Ruozhu gave him could help. The medicine might even make his bleeding faster if the effects were too potent and hasten his death instead. Bai Ruozhu was not that irrational. She took his pulse before giving him the medicine.
Bai Ruozhu also looked at Jiang Yichun, she too wanted to know why. Of course, she was more concerned about Jiang Yichun’s survival. Although he looked terrible now, he had survived.
"That was my junior sister’s method for the removal of the poisonous insect poison. I found another expert in the removal of the poisonous insect poison. His method also doesn’t allow the use of any force. But it just leaves a severe internal injury; it doesn’t cause death," Jiang Yichun said before coughing again.
Bai Ruozhu hastily said, "Stop talking now. We’ll talk when you’re better."
Although she was scolding him, a smile still hung on her face. Knowing how much the injury had damaged Jiang Yichun’s veins, she felt relief as he was still alive and she could slowly heal him.
Jiang Yichun looked at her, reaching out to wipe her tears. Her cheeks were cracked from the winter chill, and his fingertips were slightly calloused, causing a stinging sensation when he touched her, but she did not flinch away. This pain reminded her that he was still very much alive by her side.
Li Yi was restoring his Qi not far away; Xu Huilin picked up his sword and walked towards him one step at a time, seemingly intending to end him with a single stab.
There was hardly any fear in Li Yi’s eyes. He turned his head to look at Bai Ruozhu and said loudly, "You said calamities wouldn’t befall your family. I spared your family, so when I fall into your hands in the future, you should let me off too. Aren’t you going to break your word?"
Bai Ruozhu suddenly laughed. When she had said these words in the past, hadn’t he scoffed at her? He was indeed capable of bending and bearing humiliation.
"I said not to harm my family, but you injured my younger brother. I wish I could peel you alive and feed you to the dogs. Do you think I’ll let you off?" Bai Ruozhu smirked.
"As expected, women and villains are hard to maintain." Li Yi said mockingly.
Bai Ruozhu ignored him; this man was spent. Whatever he said was just a show of strength.
Jiang Yichun felt better after taking the medicine. He slowly got up and sat cross-legged to meditate and recover. Bai Ruozhu, seeing the situation, didn’t disturb him. She picked up the dagger he had used earlier to cut the ropes from the ground and slowly walked towards the Turkic man who had injured Xiaosi.
Xu Huilin was somewhat worried and reminded her, "Be careful Bai Ruozhu, you don’t know martial arts."
Without turning her head, Bai Ruozhu replied. "It’s fine, they’re all poisoned and won’t live long. But there is one person I don’t want to die so easily; I must cure his poison."
Xu Huilin was a little stunned. Cure the poison? Was this woman mad?
Bai Ruozhu walked in front of the man, stared at him coldly and asked, "Which leg did you use to kick my brother?"
This man was indeed Li Yi’s trusted right-hand and had faced life and death situations with him. Despite seeing Bai Ruozhu’s shining dagger, he showed not a shred of fear.
"I regret that I didn’t kick that little bastard to death in one go. You’re not happy about it? If you’re not happy, then kill me. Should I gasp, then I’m a coward!" The man yelled at Bai Ruozhu.
Bai Ruozhu chuckled lightly, "Is that so? Then, don’t beg for mercy later, lest you lose face for the Turkic people."
The man sneered in utter disdain. But the next second, his smile faded.
Bai Ruozhu’s dagger suddenly plunged into his thigh. This stab was not too deep. He initially thought that the woman before him didn’t have much strength. But the next second, she cut open his pant leg along the not-so-deep wound and began slicing the flesh from his thigh.
The man clenched his teeth tightly, a hint of fear finally appeared in his eyes. Was the woman in front of him insane?
Xu Huilin was also stunned; the woman was acting as if she was slicing a pig’s leg, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the object of her attention was a living person.
Of course, that was nothing. Once Bai Ruozhu had sliced enough, she stuck the dagger into the ground beside her and took out a small bottle of drug powder.
She curled up the corner of her lips and laughed, saying, "I won’t let you die, instead, how about letting you have a wound that will never heal?"