Two hours passed, and Bai Zepei finally deciphered the secret ssage in the letter and beca familiar with the pattern of the dark guard’s secret language.
"So it was to keep Ruozhu from knowing..." Bai Zepei muttered, his voice tinged with regret and a bit of admiration.
If it were him, he would have done the sa.
This letter was sothing Jiang Yichun wasn’t planning to write; he wrote it only because he feared the Emperor would beco suspicious of the Bai Family if he left. Besides, he ntioned in the letter that he wouldn’t live for more than three years...
Three years, gone in the blink of an eye, and even Little Dengdeng couldn’t enter the School, his life was too short.
Bai Zepei let out a long sigh. His little sister was unfortunate, eting a good man, only for things to end this way.
Should he tell his little sister the truth?
Bai Zepei was conflicted. He was not one to be indecisive, but this ti, he found it extrely difficult to make a decision.
Thinking about how Bai Ruozhu’s mood had gradually improved before he left, maybe in ti she would slowly forget.
But if she learned the truth, she would be in even more pain, maybe she would never forget that man and be in pain for the rest of her life?
Bai Zepei’s heart sank. Forget it, let him be the bad guy and hide everything.
He carefully put the letter away again, handed it over to his subordinates, and instructed them to send it to the post station as soon as possible and deliver it to the Emperor promptly.
He couldn’t help but think again of Jiang Yichun’s handso yet indifferent face. He sighed again. Just for his feelings towards his little sister, she really hadn’t chosen the wrong person.
It’s just a pity that fate plays tricks on people.
...
On the road leading to Duanyang City, a woman in tattered clothes walked with sowhat unsteady steps; it was none other than Chao Xiangman, who had been humiliated by Bai Ruozhu before.
Earlier, she found a hidden place in the mountains to treat her injuries, applied ointnt to stop the bleeding, and smoothed her Qi. Only when it was completely dark did she return to the main road.
Her clothes were in such a state; all her belongings were left at the inn in Duanyang City. She could only wait until night to sneak into the city to avoid being noticed.
To cover up and not expose too much skin, she even wrapped so rattan sticks and branches around her critical areas, from afar looking much like a wild person from the mountains.
Never having been in such a dire state, she gritted her teeth in anger and said, "Bai Ruozhu, just you wait, I must kill you! No, killing you alone isn’t enough, I will wipe out your entire family!"
Her voice was eerie, full of intense hatred; this was definitely not said in anger but with real murderous intent.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared from the roadside, blocking her path.
"I’ve been waiting for you for a while." Jiang Yichun’s voice echoed softly. The moonlight on his exquisitely handso face softened his sharp features, as if he was enveloped in a halo of misty light.
Chao Xiangman was stunned, looking at the man before her who seed like an ethereal being, really doubting he had co from the moon.
"Jiang Yichun!" she exclaid, then, with so grievance, said, "I’ve been desperately looking for you. Bai Ruozhu even said you went to Chengshui, which was clearly a lie. That shaless woman is very sinister. How could she tell the truth? I almost got tricked by her!"
Jiang Yichun’s gaze turned even colder. Unfortunately, enveloped by moonlight, Chao Xiangman didn’t notice the murderous intent in his eyes, only caring about her own happiness like soone foolishly in love.
Chao Xiangman, sowhat excited, walked over and said, "How did you know I was here? Was it inconvenient for you to appear during the day? I understand, I understand, I won’t bla you, I’ll only bla that wretched Bai Ruozhu for being so malicious..."
Chao Xiangman’s voice abruptly stopped as a pale hand suddenly and tightly gripped her throat; she hadn’t the slightest guard, and when sensing the danger, it was too late to break free.
"You are the wretch!" Jiang Yichun’s voice was icy cold, filled with a chilling murderous intent, like a demon erging from Hell.
Chao Xiangman couldn’t help but shiver, struggling as she said, "I misspoke, please let go, how can you do this to ?"
"It’s not that you misspoke; this is what you truly think," Jiang Yichun’s voice grew even colder, "I can tolerate you plotting against for Yue Lin’s revenge, but I cannot allow you to harm her. You can go to hell now!"
Jiang Yichun finished speaking, then exerted force with his hand, strangling Chao Xiangman’s neck fiercely.
A look of surprise, disappointnt, and unwillingness flashed in Chao Xiangman’s eyes—he was indeed waiting for her, but it was to kill her!
She showed a pleading expression, but at this mont, she could barely make a sound, only looking at him pathetically, hoping he would soften and spare her.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yichun’s eyes were as cold as a disease, and with a sudden twist of his hand, a cracking sound was heard as Chao Xiangman’s neck broke.
Before she died, she couldn’t believe Jiang Yichun would really kill her. She thought he was rely scaring her out of anger, so when death claid her, her face was full of disbelief and pain.
She was directly killed by the man she loved, and it was for another woman. Because of her love for him, she had no defenses at all.
Chao Xiangman’s body slowly fell, her eyes open, but her breath was gone.
Jiang Yichun shook his clothes, removing the poison powder that Chao Xiangman had inadvertently spread. With the Detoxification Pills Ruozhu gave him, he wasn’t afraid of the poison powder.
Then he disdainfully wiped his hands, for those hands had strangled Chao Xiangman’s neck, making him feel nauseous.
"In the Main Camp, she cared about Yue Li and the Emperor, really taking herself too seriously, wanting to kill Ruozhu? And the Bai Family too? That’s just courting death," Jiang Yichun gritted his teeth and said.
Afterward, he grabbed the vine wrapped around Chao Xiangman’s body and dragged her corpse back into the mountain, disposing of it discreetly.
Once everything was done, he hid again in stealth.
In fact, he had always been by her side, just hiding very far away; although he couldn’t see her every day, at least he wouldn’t be easily discovered by her. Otherwise, all his previous forbearance would have been in vain.
...
In the following days, Yizi’s internal injuries recovered significantly, prompting Bai Ruozhu to want to leave Jiuli and explore elsewhere. Especially since she noticed the clan leader and the third elder were looking at her with very eager eyes, clearly intending to groom her as an heir, sothing she couldn’t bear.
Before she could persuade her mother, a letter from her subordinates stationed outside arrived.
The letter ca from Chengshui Country. Bai Ruozhu’s heart trembled slightly but quickly realized he wouldn’t reach Chengshui Country so fast.
Ultimately, she still cared about him, which was so disgraceful, and Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but mock herself.
She accepted the letter and opened it to read. It indeed contained Tang Feng’s handwriting, stating that he was living comfortably in Chengshui Country. The young Emperor highly respected Princess Fu’an and was willing to implent new national policies. Therefore, he invited Bai Ruozhu to Chengshui Country for developnt, even ntioning Tang Yin’s heavy use of Du Zhongshu, saying Bai Ruozhu wouldn’t be happy to return anyway, so why not visit Chengshui Country instead, since they were friends, he would take good care of her.
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Don’t ask why this woman t her end as soon as she appeared. You ought to understand Achun’s heart, right?
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