Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2822: Chapter 2823: Scheming for the Grain Supplies

"Young Master!" Mr. Hua shouted, channeling all his inner strength into his palm, striking towards Jiang Yichun.

Jiang Yichun could only draw his sword to defend himself, but was still knocked back, crashing fiercely against the wall.

Mr. Hua’s inner strength was too overwhelming!

Seeing the situation turning bad, Bai Ruozhu had to give up attacking Zhou Ning, called out Xiaomao to attack Mr. Hua, and grabbed Jiang Yichun to escape from the inn.

As soon as she left Zhou Ning’s vicinity, she was able to enter space again.

The two hid in space, summoning Xiaomao back.

"Are you saying the red line on Zhu Ning isn’t a poisonous insect?" Bai Ruozhu looked at Xiaomao and asked.

Xiaomao flapped its wings and nodded, indicating it wasn’t a poisonous insect.

"Then what is it? Sorcery? Curse technique? I’ve never seen it before." Bai Ruozhu muttered.

Jiang Yichun sat cross-legged, regulating his breath, and only after a long while did he finish and stand up.

"That Mr. Hua’s inner strength is profound; I’m not his match." He said helplessly.

"It’s fine, after all, Ma Xingguo is doomed to die, we’ve achieved our aim, there’s no need to confront him head-on." Bai Ruozhu replied.

"Next, shall we go and check out Liuri City?" He was still a bit worried about Lin Zhenghui’s safety.

Bai Ruozhu nodded, "Alright, you rest a bit more, we’ll set out once we’ve contacted Jianqi and the others later."

Jiang Yichun regulated his breath for another half day, and the two emerged from space, signaling Jianqi and the dark guards, and headed towards Liuri City together.

Liuri City was in uproar; the citizens knew the Commerce Association led a group of martial heroes to confront the Turkic army.

Even some passionate young men in the city volunteered to face the enemy, but the Turkic army had already taken two major cities consecutively, so they were certainly no ordinary adversaries. Could these men withstand the battlefield?

If not, Liuri City might not be able to hold either.

Some were thinking of fleeing, but where could they go?

When Bai Ruozhu and the others arrived, the city gates of Liuri City were tightly closed, with defenses in a state of alert.

Jiang Yichun showed the official seal and token and was finally allowed into the city.

The group headed straight to the Commerce Association, wanting to first understand the current situation, but before they reached the door, they noticed guards eyeing them mysteriously at the entrance.

The Commerce Association rarely stationed guards at the entrance, and most of the horsemen had gone to confront the Turkic army. What was happening now?

"Something’s off, let’s sneak in from the back and take a look." Bai Ruozhu tugged on Jiang Yichun’s sleeve.

"Alright."

The two quietly entered the Commerce Association, where few people were inside; this time the association had deployed everyone.

Inside a room, there were shadows; Jiang Yichun signaled, and with Bai Ruozhu, they stealthily hid outside the window.

"As long as this batch of supplies is delivered, they’ll surely be defeated. At that time, Lin Zhenghui, the old fool, will be blamed for the Commerce Association and those martial heroes’ downfall, and I’ll see if he can bear that responsibility!" A sinister voice rang out, spoken by a man in his thirties.

Next to him stood a Commerce Association officer who nodded and bowed in agreement but revealed a look of worry, "Young Master Liu is right, but what if the Turkic people attack?"

"Liuri City’s walls are solid, can it not be defended? The Turkic people’s supplies are limited, if they can’t breach the defenses, they’ll surely retreat." The man said.

The officer relaxed, "Alright, I’ll carry out Young Master Liu’s orders, hoping in the future..."

"You’ll be well rewarded, and the Liu Family promises to keep you safe." The man continued.

The officer looked delighted, "Thank you, Young Master Liu."

Seeing the man about to exit, Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun hastily hid, Bai Ruozhu sending Xiaomao to tail Young Master Liu to see where he went.

Wars are not settled in one or two battles; Lin Zhenghui’s group might confront the Turkic people for a while, and Liuri City is their largest supply base.

Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun stealthily went to the granary and started inspecting.

"The grain is poisoned, with fragrant soft powder, that’ll sap people’s strength, even strong men will become weak and powerless." Bai Ruozhu furrowed her brows and felt the hay for feeding horses, and couldn’t help cursing, "Even the hay is poisoned, it’ll cause horses to have uncontrollable diarrhea, how despicable!"

"What kind of nonsense is the Liu Family up to, are they tired of living?" Jiang Yichun was also grinding his teeth in anger.

The country is in peril, invaded by foreign forces, with several cities already fallen, countless citizens dead. In such circumstances, not uniting to resist the enemy, but even stabbing one’s own people in the back?

Such people deserve to die a thousand times over!

And from Young Master Liu’s words, it seems he deliberately wants to frame Lin Zhenghui as a criminal, though whether he’s a Turkic spy is uncertain.

Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun exchanged a glance and walked out together.

The officer’s door was kicked open by Jiang Yichun, who charged inside, grabbed his neck with one hand, and hoisted him up.

"Speak, who ordered you to do this?" Bai Ruozhu asked.

"Wha...t? What have I done?" The officer’s eyes showed panic, but he held onto a glimmer of hope, thinking maybe Bai Ruozhu and Jiang Yichun didn’t know the truth, just here to scare him, so he had to deny everything.

Bai Ruozhu sneered, grabbed the officer’s pinky finger and snapped it lightly, causing a crisp rupture!

"They say the fingers connect to the heart, breaking them causes immense pain, how many fingers do you need broken before you tell the truth?"

She said and then chuckled, "But even if I break them all and you don’t talk, it’s no big deal. Perhaps you’ve never heard my reputation, I’m Bai Ruozhu, and with some poison, I can make you speak the truth, and after that, you’ll bleed from all seven orifices and die."

The officer screamed in agony, alarming the guards in the Commerce Association.

Seeing people rushing in, Bai Ruozhu immediately pulled out her token as a young elder, causing the guards to hesitate and not dare approach.

"Not talking, huh?" Her voice suddenly rose, and she snapped another finger on the officer’s hand.

The guards paled with fear, some with a sense of justice spoke up, "Lady Bai, Officer Zhang has been in the Commerce Association for over a decade, he’s painstakingly loyal, is there a misunderstanding here?"

"Right, he’s very reliable, that’s why the association entrusted him with transporting supplies. But?" She stretched her voice, "The supplies in the warehouse have been poisoned!"

"What?" The guards were astonished, no longer daring to say more.

Bai Ruozhu reached out again, "I’m not patient, if you don’t talk now, I’ll break all your fingers."

"I’ll talk, I’ll talk!" The officer screamed in terror, and Jiang Yichun tossed him to the ground.

"It’s Young Master Liu, the eldest son of Elder Liu, he hates Elder Lin for killing his father, so..." The officer cried in pain, "He took my family hostage to threaten me, I had no choice, Lady Bai, I beg you, spare me this time."

Bai Ruozhu kicked him, "Oh really? I heard you ask him for benefits, dare you say you weren’t motivated by self-interest?"