Chapter 820 - 822: Eliminated Them_1
Bai Ruozhu gave a sheepish smile. "I forgot about this, you don’t think I was hiding your old fling from you, do you? And using your stuff?"
Jiang Yichun’s mouth twitched. "What old fling? We were just kids back then, and I hardly played with her. Don’t get any wrong ideas. If you forgot, then you forgot. If you used it, then you used it. I’ll just find better medicine to repay her with later."
"My husband truly has a generous heart and a grand demeanor." With her second brother out of danger, Bai Ruozhu was in high spirits, praising Jiang Yichun while giving him a thumbs up.
Jiang Yichun rolled his eyes at her and muttered, "Look at you, fawning like that."
After he finished speaking, he stood up from the ground, dusted off his back, and reached out to pull her. Bai Ruozhu was in a good mood, and she didn’t take offense to his "fawning" comment. She felt very fortunate for having accepted Princess Diao Bin’s pill and even more so for always keeping it on her person, or she would never have been able to see her second brother in good health again.
She got up and checked her second brother’s pulse again, and quickly, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on her face as she turned to Jiang Yichun, "This medicine not only saved my brother’s life but also sped up his recovery. No other medicine would be necessary for him now, I think. Even if used, it might be in vain and might interfere with the pill’s effects."
"I don’t know the name of this medicine, but it’s definitely extraordinary," said Jiang Yichun. "So, you’re right. Let’s not be hasty with other medications. Your brother absorbing the pill’s effects should be enough."
Bai Ruozhu cheered up. "You watch over my brother for a bit. I’ll go and tell our parents, so they can stop worrying."
When she reached the door, she paused, turned back to smile broadly at him, "Why don’t you ask me where I got so many things from?"
Jiang Yichun crossed his arms over his chest and raised an eyebrow, "Are you short of secrets? You’ll tell me when you want to, and I can’t be bothered nagging you about it."
Her smile grew even wider, "Then, I’ll tell you when I have a chance later."
After speaking, she pushed the door open and went out, walking briskly towards the main house.
Inside the room, Jiang Yichun stroked his chin with one hand, pondering how she did it. Even though he said he wouldn’t ask, he was still very curious. After some thought, he couldn’t figure it out and started to feel regret. If he had known better, he wouldn’t have played tough just then. Not understanding such matters felt like something stuck in his throat, unbearably itchy.
Bai Ruozhu rushed into the main house, excitedly telling her family, "Second brother has passed the critical stage, he’ll be well soon. You all don’t need to worry anymore!"
Lin Pinger almost jumped up, then rushed over and grabbed Bai Ruozhu’s hand, asking, "How is he all right?"
Bai Ruozhu nodded vigorously, "He’s fine now. He just needs a good rest. Don’t worry too much and hurt yourselves."
"It’s good he’s fine, it’s good he’s fine," Bai Yihong murmured, his eyes welling up with tears.
Lin Pinger also cried, wiped her tears, and said, "Zepei is better now; what are we crying for? Let’s hurry and go see him."
"You can look, but only from the door," Bai Ruozhu tried to think quickly and simply said that. "Second brother has a deep wound, and getting too close can easily infect it."
Fortunately, the family didn’t ask too many questions and went to Bai Zepei’s door to check on him. Seeing that Bai Zepei’s complexion had improved significantly, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yichun, you’ve also worked hard," Bai Yihong patted his son-in-law on the shoulder, able to see the exhaustion on Jiang Yichun’s face.
"Little sister, you should go wash up too. You’ve been a great help today," Bai Zehao said, pointing at Bai Ruozhu’s clothes.
When Bai Ruozhu looked down, she got a scare—her body and hands were covered in blood, and she knew without checking that her face must be too. Indeed, such a sight could scare someone to death in the middle of the night.
Lin Ping’er hurriedly called the maid to fetch hot water, and Bai Ruozhu quickly washed up before it was Jiang Yichun’s turn. Those pills were indeed powerful, but nobody dared to let their guard down on the first night.
Afterward, Bai Ruozhu got everyone in the house to go to sleep, especially her elder brother and sister-in-law. Wan Caiyue was heavily pregnant, and it wasn’t good for her to stay up late. Besides, their staying up late wouldn’t be of any help, so why make more people suffer?
"You should rest too. You’ve depleted all your inner strength. You need some rest to recover," Bai Ruozhu said to Jiang Yichun after everyone had left.
"No need for that. You go sleep for a while. Mother will take care of Dengdeng tonight, so you can get a good night’s rest. You’ve been through too much joy and sorrow today," Jiang Yichun said as he lifted his hand to tidy the stray hairs by her ear.
Bai Ruozhu felt her cheek grow hot where he touched her and lowered her head, saying, "I’m fine. We still need to investigate the assassin, and you need to protect me. Of course, you should recover your inner strength as soon as possible. Go ahead."
Jiang Yichun thought about it and didn’t insist further. He kissed her forehead and then went back to his room to rest.
In the middle of the night, a very soft breeze carried a voice into the yard, "Young Master, are you asleep?"
Bai Ruozhu’s eyes immediately widened. The fact that Chuchen was seeking Jiang Yichun at this time meant he must have discovered something. She remembered that Jiang Yichun had sent both Chuchen and Muyu to investigate.
She quietly opened the door, and in a low voice, said to Chuchen, "Don’t disturb Achun’s rest. Tell me first."
Chuchen didn’t hesitate much; he knew that the young master wouldn’t keep his wife in the dark.
He stepped inside and whispered, "Madam, I have found out that the person who struck at the second young master is Qisha Pavilion’s top killer, Chasing Wind, who is famous for archery and possesses a bow that can shoot through a target a hundred steps away. You can imagine he must have attacked the second young master from a great distance. And he wouldn’t dare to offend the Beiyu Study Palace, so he waited until the second young master left the Study Palace before making his move."
Bai Ruozhu’s eyes narrowed slightly, and a murderous intent flickered in her gaze, "Have you discovered Chasing Wind’s whereabouts?"
"Not yet, but he is likely hiding in Qisha Pavilion’s Headquarters, which, as far as I know, is located in Anyuan Town not far from Beiyu City," Chuchen replied.
"Anyuan Town?" Bai Ruozhu was very surprised. She had spent quite some time in Anyuan Town and had not detected anything at all.
"Yes, the previous assassination attempt on the young master in Anyuan Town was also related to Qisha Pavilion. At that time, he had eliminated the team that was chasing after him," Chuchen added.
Bai Ruozhu recalled the first time she saved him, as well as the killer leader she recognized with an ear chamber; so he was also from Qisha Pavilion. Her teeth gritted with a grinding noise, "What is the background of Qisha Pavilion? Can’t it be directly eradicated?"
A gleam flashed in Chuchen’s eyes, and he said with some excitement, "Qisha Pavilion is an organization that kills for money, on behalf of the employer. They don’t care who the target is. As long as the employer pays well, they will stop at nothing to kill, even if the target is a child of a few years old."
A murderous look crossed Bai Ruozhu’s eyes, "In that case, it can’t be left alone."