Chapter 2857: Chapter 2858: Triple Protection
The journey was urgent, and Bai Ruozhu needed attention. Bringing Dengdeng was manageable since he could take care of himself, but adding two little ones was not feasible.
Therefore, Jiang Yichun decided to leave Jianqi and Yizi to protect the Bai Residence, in case of a Poison Master’s attack.
...
In a deserted alley, a masked man stood before a skinny old man, with eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Don’t forget your daughter was killed by her. Why can’t you bring yourself to act?" the masked man asked.
"That’s nonsense!" The skinny old man was incensed. "I would love nothing more than to tear her to pieces, but she’s always guarded, and even people from the Zhong Family of the Western Regions are around her. I really can’t find a chance. Ask the General to give me another half month of time."
The skinny old man was the Poison Master, who had been lurking near the Diao Residence. He dared not speak the truth at this moment. He sought revenge, but coveted the "Poison Classic" even more.
And the "daughter" mentioned by the masked man was someone who had become enemies with Bai Ruozhu outside the Jiuli Secret Realm and was later dealt with by Jiang Yichun.
Ma Tongfang discovered this matter and approached the Poison Master to use him against Bai Ruozhu. Yet, the Poison Master never succeeded.
"I will report truthfully to the General, but you must act quickly, or no one can help you," the masked man said, then leapt onto the roof, disappearing swiftly.
The skinny old man snorted disdainfully; he was merely using Ma Tongfang’s intelligence network to find the "Poison Classic," not truly submitting to Ma Tongfang.
...
In the following days, the journey went smoothly, and soon everyone transferred onto an official ship, sailing southeast towards Capital City.
On the pier, a laborer suddenly collapsed in a deserted spot without warning. A skinny old man emerged, quickly stripped off the laborer’s clothes, and poured some Medicine Liquid on his face, after which he peeled off his skin!
It was a living peeling, yet the skinned laborer showed no reaction, most likely already dead.
The skinny old man adhered the face skin to his own, then donned the laborer’s clothing, and carried the goods on the ground towards the official ship.
"Why so slow?" the overseer asked impatiently.
"Yes, yes," he responded submissively. The overseer wasn’t excessively strict, advising him to hurry and then allowed him on board.
The Poison Master boarded the ship, set down the goods, and slowly curled a smile at the corners of his mouth. His yellow eyes sparkled with greed and murderous intent.
At night, the boat was silent. Bai Ruozhu’s Ship Cabin was large, with her cold jade bed placed in the middle. The floor around was lined with intricate dark patterns, which upon closer inspection were Arrays.
Bai Ruozhu had mostly recovered these days. She wanted to return to her body and speak to Jiang Yichun properly, but Jiang Yichun, guarding the Room, was too exhausted and had dozed off. So she decided not to return to her body yet, allowing him to sleep a bit longer.
At that moment, a shadow flashed, making Bai Ruozhu instantly alert.
Someone was here and they were coming for her!
She squinted her eyes. Since they were here, she might as well deal with them; otherwise, they’d really think she was dead.
The shadow approached stealthily and scattered Drug Powder without a sound, but simultaneously, the first Barrier was triggered.
The Poison Master was surprised; even using poison could trigger the Barrier? There was such a Barrier?
But now it was too late to retreat. If he couldn’t obtain the "Poison Classic," he would kill Bai Ruozhu to give Ma Tongfang an explanation.
Jiang Yichun’s eyes snapped open, and he drew his sword to stab at the Poison Master. The Poison Master hurriedly dodged and secretly scattered more Drug Powder.
"Not good, it’s a fire-starting one!" Bai Ruozhu hurriedly shouted, but Jiang Yichun couldn’t hear her!
Fortunately, Ning Yu arrived, immediately noticed the problem, and voiced her concerns.
Upon hearing, Jiang Yichun immediately directed water from the river to enter through the window, flooding the Room quickly, with water covering the shoe tops.
Water was everywhere; let’s see how the Poison Master could start a fire now!
"So you have some tricks? Then she should die!" the Poison Master said, scattering a handful of Poison Powder. Jiang Yichun was alarmed, quickly waved his sleeve, scattering some poison, but also getting some on himself.
It was Glaze Corpse Dissolving Powder, specially made, usually for handling corpses, but potent enough to corrode the living body.
Fortunately, Jiang Yichun was quick to react, immediately washed himself with water, washing off much of the Poison Powder. However, some parts of his sleeve were corroded, revealing the reddened skin.
Bai Ruozhu’s heart ached fiercely as she forcefully entered her body, seemingly slipping into a hole and returning to her own body.
"Achun, apply the ointment." She sat up, retrieved a bottle of ointment from her Space, and tossed it to Jiang Yichun.
Jiang Yichun was overjoyed to see her awake. "Alright."
The Poison Master looked at her in surprise. "No wonder they went through so much effort to save you. So you really aren’t dead. But your man and child are poisoned by my Severe Poison. Hand over the ’Poison Classic’ obediently, and I’ll give you the Antidote."
Bai Ruozhu sneered. "Would you really give me the Antidote if you got the ’Poison Classic’? Do you take me for a fool?"
She got out of bed. "Isn’t it just Glaze Corpse Dissolving Powder and Seven-Day Drunkenness? You think I can’t cure it?"
"How do you know?" The Poison Master asked in horror.
Bai Ruozhu could float around the boat these days; how could she not notice that Dengdeng was poisoned? She just hadn’t figured out who poisoned him, and didn’t dare act rashly, fearing they might poison Dengdeng with something she couldn’t cure.
Luckily, Seven-Day Drunkenness acts after seven days, making people appear drunk, sometimes never waking.
For adults, being perpetually drunk is akin to death; what’s more for a child?
The choice of Seven-Day Drunkenness was intended to threaten her into surrendering the "Poison Classic." Yet, Seven-Day Drunkenness wasn’t the hardest poison to cure.
"You are quite patient. I underestimated you," the Poison Master scoffed, suddenly leaping forward, his body forming into a sharp black blade, charging towards Bai Ruozhu.
"Watch out!" Jiang Yichun shouted, not expecting the Poison Master’s inner strength to be so profound. It was too late to intercept.
Ning Yu pointed a stream of essence, "Rise."
Another defensive Barrier appeared, blocking the Poison Master’s path.
"I wonder how long you can block!" he shouted and punched at the Barrier.
Ning Yu and Jiang Yichun were about to advance but were stopped by Bai Ruozhu. "Don’t go near him; he’s covered in poison, even in his blood!"
"But you..." Jiang Yichun’s heart was anxious; she couldn’t afford any injuries in her current state.
Bai Ruozhu shook her head at him, conveying confidence.
With a crash, the Barrier shattered, and the Poison Master continued charging inside. In a flash, there was another loud bang as he slammed into the final Barrier.
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