Bai Ruozhu’s group was still hurrying along the road, unaware of the tragic events unfolding at the Barbarian Clan. The bodies of the Barbarian Tribe mbers who helped Bai Zebo escape were gnawed by the Beast Team and then discarded by the roadside, gradually turning into piles of white bones.
"We’re about to enter the desert. Let’s take a break here before we move on," Gao Zhou stopped and said.
The group halted, gazing at the vast expanse of yellow sand in the distance, feeling indescribable emotions within.
Bai Ruozhu got off the horse carriage and, together with Jiao Ling, lit a fire and brewed so decoction for everyone to drink. It served to ward off the heat and prevent burns.
After Bai Ruozhu finished these tasks, she turned around and found Gai Yalai was missing.
"Where’s Madam Gu?" Bai Ruozhu asked with a stern expression.
A dark guard on their side said, "Went to relieve herself, it hasn’t been long."
Since the dark guards were all n, it wasn’t convenient for them to keep a close watch, but taking the opportunity to escape wasn’t impossible either.
"She should have returned by now. Go bring her back!" Bai Ruozhu frowned; at this mont, she didn’t want any more complications.
Jiao Ling, sitting nearby, let out a displeased snort, "Is she really Xiaojiang’s biological mother? She’s the least worried when her own son is in trouble."
Bai Ruozhu suddenly sat up straight, nervously looking at Gao Zhou: "Senior, what if she really isn’t Achun’s biological mother? Would her blood be worthless then? What if we can’t break that evil technique?"
Jiao Ling, seeing how anxious Bai Ruozhu was, felt a bit guilty and quickly said, "I was just speaking off the cuff. He’s their only child, how could he not be their biological son?"
"Exactly, don’t overthink it. If she wasn’t Xiaojiang’s biological mother, the Jiang Family mbers would have told you," Gao Zhou added.
Bai Ruozhu chuckled awkwardly, "I’m just too nervous."
Yao Yuxuan took a sip of the decoction and sighed: "It’s rare to see a mother as selfish as her, but that’s just her nature. Didn’t she also want nothing to do with the two children she had with Xue Junwang?"
Everyone showed a look of disdain. Although it wasn’t nice to despise Jiang Yichun’s biological mother, Gai Yalai was just too unpopular.
"Master, we couldn’t find Madam Gu, and there’s no sign of her nearby," the dark guard reported back at that mont.
"What? Did she manage to run off on her own? Such trouble!" Gao Zhou said with a displeased expression, "Let’s rest here for fifteen minutes. I’ll arrange for people to search again."
"I’ll go search as well." Bai Ruozhu stood up, and seeing the others about to object, she explained, "I’m just worried she’ll run off elsewhere. I sprinkled so of my special drug powder on her, and since I have a keen sense of sll, I can track her by that scent."
In reality, she didn’t use any drug powder, but she didn’t trust Gai Yalai. To be absolutely certain, she had Xiaomao make a mark on Gai Yalai, so Furball could find her.
"I’ll go with you," Jiao Ling stood up to accompany Bai Ruozhu, and Fen Jiu quickly followed.
Bai Ruozhu secretly communicated with Furball, following its direction westward. After walking for a while with no path in sight, Fen Jiu impatiently asked, "Could it be wrong? This place is entirely visible; there’s nowhere to hide."
Bai Ruozhu pointed ahead, "It should be there. It seems like there’s a trap below."
Fen Jiu rushed forward, cautiously jumped to the side, and carefully checked. Indeed, there was a trap, but it wasn’t particularly advanced, seemingly left by an ordinary hunter to capture wild animals.
He used an arrow to clear away the covering grass, imdiately revealing the scene inside the trap.
Gai Yalai lay at the bottom of the trap, covered in blood, which was quite disturbing. Beside her lay a rabbit killed by the sharp branches in the trap.
"This is bad!" Bai Ruozhu exclaid. She didn’t care about Gai Yalai’s life or death, but at this mont, Gai Yalai couldn’t die. To break the evil technique, Achun’s closest relative’s blood was needed, specifically taken from a living person on-site. If Gai Yalai died, even the blood taken afterward would be useless.
"Uncle, quickly get her up. If she dies, we won’t be able to help Achun break the evil technique!" Bai Ruozhu said anxiously, nearly in tears.
Fen Jiu, wearing a look of disdain, didn’t want to touch Gai Yalai, but under Jiao Ling’s urging gaze, he had to steel himself, jump down, and grabbed Gai Yalai by the collar of her clothes, pulling her off the spikes in the trap.
Gai Yalai was initially unconscious from the pain but woke up from the pain again this ti.
"Help ..." she said weakly.
Bai Ruozhu quickly went over to apply needles to stop the bleeding, while Jiao Ling signaled with their team flag. The main group, receiving the signal, hurried over.
Upon seeing Gai Yalai had fallen into a trap during her escape and almost lost her life, no one knew whether to say she deserved it or feel sorry for her bad luck.
Bai Ruozhu, exhausted and covered in sweat, prompted Gao Zhou to angrily say, "Stop treating her. I’ll do it. You must take care of yourself!"
"If she dies, what will happen to Achun?" Bai Ruozhu wiped the sweat from her forehead, face pale, "I’m fine."
Gao Zhou was so angry he wanted to kick Gai Yalai to death, but in the end, he handed Bai Ruozhu over to Jiao Ling for care, then reluctantly applied needles to stop Gai Yalai’s bleeding and bandaged her wounds.
Gai Yalai was indeed lucky. She fell into the trap and was pierced by sharp branches but didn’t hurt her internal organs, so her life was spared.
After Gao Zhou finished treating her and she took the blood-replenishing pill Bai Ruozhu had on hand, she finally regained so strength.
"I don’t want to go, please let go, I, I..." she pleaded.
Gao Zhou leaped over, pointed at her nose, and scolded, "Fine, you don’t have to go, but then you’ll no longer have Jiang Yichun as a son, nor have anything to expect for in the rest of your life. Let’s see who’s going to take care of you in your old age, and who you can rely on."
Gai Yalai imdiately deflated, like a punctured balloon, mumbling, "No, no, I’ll go, I’ll go."
From then on, until she was lifted back into the horse carriage, she didn’t say anything more. Plus, from the massive blood loss, she soon fell asleep again.
The group continued forward. Bai Ruozhu sat inside the horse carriage, recuperating, but soon she opened her eyes and observed the sleeping Gai Yalai. Why did she feel like Gai Yalai had sothing to say just now? It seed Gai Yalai was hiding sothing. Could it be, as Auntie casually guessed, she wasn’t Achun’s biological mother?
Bai Ruozhu shook her head in disbelief. It couldn’t be. The Jiang Family mbers witnessed her pregnancy and childbirth. If she wasn’t Achun’s biological mother, why would the Jiang Family mbers cover it up when she abandoned Achun and left initially?
From Achun’s description, his father was especially good to him since childhood. Why treat him so well if he wasn’t a biological son?
Given the Jiang Family’s situation at the ti, Gai Yalai didn’t need to adopt a son to consolidate her status, right?
Bai Ruozhu thought so hard she got a headache, and unknowingly fell asleep.
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