Free Web NovelChapter 2832: Chapter 3833: Acting Separately
Does it take that long to read a note with just two lines?
Jiang Yichun quickly offered an explanation, pointing to two places, he said, "There are still some secret codes preserved here, I won’t explain the specifics, but the general content is that they have been closely monitoring in secret. However, for the safety of the abducted infants, we can’t act rashly for the moment."
Bai Ruozhu nodded incessantly, indeed this is an underground organization with secrets, so much information is hidden in such a small note.
She also breathed a sigh of relief; at least those infants were still within control and temporarily not in mortal danger.
"But when will they be rescued? Even though they are not in danger now, their parents must be heartbroken over losing their children," Bai Ruozhu asked.
So they sent a message to me, asking me to organize this rescue operation.
"I’ll go with you!" Bai Ruozhu blurted out, but the next second she thought of Lin Zhenghui and the others.
Those people volunteered to resist the Turkic forces, and if she left too, the plan three days later would fall apart, and many at the frontline might lose their lives.
"Our plan with the master cannot change, even if we leave, subsequent grain transportation will most likely be intercepted," Jiang Yichun sighed, "I also trust you to handle this matter."
"I’m not comfortable with you going to rescue those infants alone either," Bai Ruozhu said.
Jiang Yichun held her hand, "Ruozhu, we both have responsibilities and must act separately; otherwise, we would feel uneasy abandoning either side. Since having children, I understand even more the pain of parents losing their children. I must do my best to save those infants."
"But you must also be careful, don’t forget you are a father of three," Bai Ruozhu said reluctantly.
"You too, don’t forget you are the mother of three," he smiled and touched her belly, "maybe four."
Bai Ruozhu blushed, "The pulses couldn’t tell, you’re just imagining."
Jiang Yichun laughed heartily, "It will be sooner or later."
Then he went to prepare for departure, while Bai Ruozhu went into the Space, searching through the books from the Astrology Tower.
Back when Ning Yu disappeared and the Capital City fell, the Astrology Tower seemed to have restrictions and was very mysterious, even King Rui didn’t dare to easily touch it at that time.
Later, before her return to the Capital and setting sail, she collected the precious books into the Space, but she was always too busy to thoroughly review them.
She quickly searched for books related to evil techniques and finally found one that mentioned an evil technique using the heartblood of infants to save a person whose heart was cut out.
"It requires eighty-one premature infants, as their heartblood is the purest at that time. If exposed to the mundane world too long, the technique won’t work. The rescuer mustn’t have been dead for more than a month, and the body should be preserved using ice, or else it can’t be revived."
"This technique is extremely cruel; after the procedure, all eighty-one infants would die, a great violation of natural law, and the practitioner would also die from backlash."
Bai Ruozhu’s mind spun quickly; if the infants need to be premature, they must hurry, or some would be full-term soon, making it impossible to gather enough.
And the condition of death within a month is also stringent; the other side must be planning to start soon.
Who is the practitioner? In her mind, Zhu Ning’s image with mysterious red lines on his hand seemed very evil; could it be Zhu Ning? But the practitioner would die; would Zhu Ning sacrifice his life to save Ma Xingguo’s? She didn’t feel that Zhu Ning had deep affection for Ma Xingguo.
Or could it be that Mr. Hua?
She came out of the Space to find Jiang Yichun and shared the information she discovered.
"After all, the Astrology Tower doesn’t involve evil techniques; it can only provide a vague understanding. Be very careful," Bai Ruozhu said, "If you can find the Ice Cellar and take Ma Xingguo’s body ahead of time, that would be best, but be cautious not to provoke them into harming those infants."
"I’ll send a message to the underground organization, with this new clue, it will be much easier to find," Jiang Yichun nodded.
Bai Ruozhu, still worried, gave him a bunch of medicine. Usually, when they were together, Jiang Yichun didn’t need to carry anything, as she could fetch it from the Space, so making him carry a large bag now was quite unfamiliar to him, but thankfully Muyu was there to help out.
"Be very careful on your way, keep in touch with me at all times," Bai Ruozhu instructed again, worriedly.
"You too," he reached out to touch her face, while Muyu laughed and turned his head away.
Bai Ruozhu helped him straighten his clothes, "Go quickly."
He suddenly leaned in, gave her a quick kiss, but couldn’t bear to let go, so he tightly captured her lips again.
Thinking of Muyu being nearby, Bai Ruozhu blushed deeply, and quickly pushed him but couldn’t move him.
Muyu quickly glanced, then quickly turned his head away, pretending he didn’t see anything.
When the kiss ended, he ruffled her hair, "Take care of yourself, I’m leaving."
After saying that, he turned and kicked Muyu hard, "What are you standing there for, let’s go!"
Muyu stumbled and almost fell, feeling unjustly treated, crying inside, poor him.
Bai Ruozhu laughed as she watched them leave the Commerce Association accommodation, then turned and went back to the Room.
At night, Jianqi joyfully asked, "Master, are you in bed?"
"Not yet," Bai Ruozhu replied.
"Master, Yizi is here," Jianqi said.
Bai Ruozhu opened the door, and Yizi, hiding behind Jianqi, looked at her pitifully, "Master, you can punish me if you want, but let me help you first during this time."
"You, I think you wanted to see Jianqi," Bai Ruozhu reached out to poke her head.
Yizi blushed down to her neck, "No, no, I just wanted to help."
"Alright, wait until you have a chance to prove yourself," Bai Ruozhu led Yizi and the others into the room, opened the Carriage Map, and pointed to a spot, "Yizi, do you have any array that can stop the horses from running fast? At this location, it’s very flat around, but you can’t set it up in advance, it must be realized immediately on-site, and the range needs to be large."
"I have one, but it’s too late to set it up immediately," Yizi worried, "I’ll think about it some more, there should be a way."
"Alright, you’re tired from the journey too, get some rest first, you can think more tomorrow," Bai Ruozhu said.
"Alright."
After Yizi and the others left, Bai Ruozhu tidied up and lay in bed, but couldn’t fall asleep.
She felt a vague sense of unease in her heart but couldn’t pinpoint what it was, worrying about Achun’s situation, she couldn’t settle into sleep.
It wasn’t until dawn that she dozed off for a bit, feeling very tired when she got up, but thankfully the Spatial Hot Spring helped a lot after soaking for a quarter of an hour.
"Master, I’ve figured out a way," Yizi excitedly rushed over when she saw Bai Ruozhu wake up.
Bai Ruozhu noticed the faint blue circles under Yizi’s eyes and felt a bit guilty; she shouldn’t have mentioned it last night, it caused this child to not sleep well the whole night.
