The Abandoned Wife’s Rebirth - Chap 67
“Then…” Wu Zhu thought of the situation at the time. Until now, he still couldn’t help but shudder: “It opened its bloody mouth wide, like a bowl of blood. It came towards me, aiming to bite. I wanted to run away, but my body hurt too much, I couldn’t get onto my feet.
“Just when I thought I was dead for sure, it suddenly stopped its movements. It sniffed my body, then quickly after, it threw itself back a few steps and vomited.”
“Vomited?” Wu Qianqing, Guan Tong, and Wu Xi looked at him, disbelieving.
The corner of Wu Ruo’s lips turned up slightly.
Wu Zhu nodded his head: “Hn, it threw up. Even the corpses that it had just eaten were also thrown up.”
Wu Xi hurriedly clung onto Guan Tong: “Mum, how terrifying.”
Guan Tong patted her back: “It’s alright, it’s alright.”
Wu Qianqing found it strange: “Could it be that it got too bloated from eating too many people?”
Wu Zhu didn’t respond to this question of his and continued to say: “I took the opportunity while it was vomiting badly, and hurried to my feet to run away. Just as I had gotten out from the depths of the forest, I ran into 5 Wu family servants who had split up from the rest of us. Without a second word, they surrounded me and started attacking.”
Wu Xi said angrily: “These people are too despicable. They still wanted to kill you even at this sort of timing.Dage, what happened next? Did you kill them?”
Wu Zhu shook his head no: “Their spiritual levels were higher than mine, I was no match for them. I was lucky that I had a lot of equipment.
“Especially the weapon thatXiao-Ruo gave me was very amazing. In one stroke, the weapon knocked over two of them. The other three were swallowed by the hugeYaothat had caught up to us. It even swallowed the servants that I had injured into its stomach.”
Wu Xi clapped and said: “Well done.”
Guan Tong frowned: “What do you mean ‘well’? After the hugeYaoswallows the servants, it will eat yourdage.”
“That’s right, after the hugeYaoate the servants, it immediately turned its head around to bite me.” Right now, just at the thought of that enormous mouth filled with the stench of blood, Wu Zhu’s stomach immediately felt uncomfortable.
That mouth was not only terrifying, it was also extremely smelly. Especially when it was close to him, he could smell the odour of dead corpses from the exhales of its nose: “But, when it came close to me, it vomited again.”
Wu Xi found it strange: “Why did it vomit again?Dage, did you not shower?”
“Those two days, we were hurrying on the road, so I didn’t shower. But, it wasn’t only me who hadn’t showered, so I don’t think it was because of this reason.”
Wu Qianqing asked: “Then, why do you think it vomited?”
Wu Zhu touched the little pouch that hung at his neck, and looked towards Wu Ruo, and said: “I thinkXiao-Ruo can answer this question.”
When everybody heard this, they all looked toward Wu Ruo.
Wu Ruo looked at Wu Zhu with a blank expression: “Me? How would I know why the hugeYaovomited?”
Wu Xi said: “That’s right, how wouldergeknow that it would vomit?”
“Because I feel that the huge Yao only vomited after smelling the medicine in my pouch. Other than this, I can’t think of any other reasons.” After Wu Zhu had successfully escaped, he kept thinking about this question.
Wu Ruo laughed: “Dage, I only gave you some revitalizing medicine.”
Actually, Wu Zhu had guessed correctly.
That day after Manager Yu from the gambling den lied to Wu Shi and the rest that someone had asked him for help, which was the reason why he needed to borrow the weapons, Wu Ruo already knew that Wu Qianbin and the rest would definitely look for Manager Yu to investigate thoroughly.
That was why on that day, in the carriage, he instructed Manager Yu to find someone reliable to pose as his friend who wanted to capture a hugeYao. When Wu Qianbin and the rest came to investigate the situation, he was to tell them that there was a hugeYaosealed in Shouchong Forest. If they were willing to capture it, Manager Yu’s friend would reward them with 200,000 silver taels after the matter was completed.
This hugeYaowas something he had unintentionally discovered in his previous lifetime. After that, he had also unintentionally signed a master-servant contract with it, that was why the hugeYaohad to obey him. Later on, there was once when he was making a revitalizing pill, due to the smell of it being too pungent, it caused this hugeYaoto vomit badly for three days and nights straight.
It vomited until it almost died from exhaustion. However, humans could not smell this pungent medicine scent. It was only when one consumed it that it would agitate a person’s nerves, causing a revitalizing effect.
So, he had made this revitalizing pill earlier on. This was also the reason why he dared to let hisdagego together with hissishuand the others.
Wu Zhu was a little unconvinced: “Really?”
“Dage, you’ll know once you eat it.”
Wu Zhu took out one of the pills and swallowed it. In an instant, he felt much more energetic, his body felt like it had an unending source of energy: “It really is for revitalizing.”
“What else could it be? Did you think I could be like Elder Rong and the rest, able to divine that you would have some kind of disaster? And to even be able to accurately divine what sort of medicine to use to repel the hugeYao? If only I was that capable.”
Wu Zhu asked: “Then why did you give me revitalizing medicine? Shouldn’t you give me some life-saving medicine instead?”
“Dage was going on a task, so of course I would want to help, that’s why I made some revitalizing pills that I had just learned how to make. Revitalizing pills would help you, who has to hurry on the road, not feel tired so easily.”
Wu Qianqing was puzzled: “Xiao-Ruo, when did you learn to make medicine pills?”
Wu Ruo explained: “Didn’t Xuanyi hire a doctor to come treat me? When I was bored, I learned some medicine from him. This revitalizing pill can be made even without spiritual energy.”
“Oh, so that’s how it was.” Wu Qianqing frowned: “After hearing whatXiao-Zhu said, I think that people who want to killXiao-Zhu are either people from the Wu family, or people who disguised themselves as people from the Wu family much earlier on, then prepared an ambush in Shouchong Forest, waiting for an opportune moment to killXiao-Zhu.”
“I also felt that way, towards the end.” Wu Zhu nodded his head: “If they had mixed into the entourage much earlier on,sishuand the rest wouldn’t have realized.”
“If it was other people who had set up an ambush in Shouchong Forest much earlier on, then that’s not so bad. But if it’s…”
At this point, Wu Qianqing stopped. Everyone else’s gazes became incomparably grave and unpleasant.
Wu Ruo swept a look at everyone’s expressions, feigning carelessness as he said: “If it was done by people from our Wu family, then Dad’s spiritual field being destroyed by someone, was it also plotted by someone from the Wu family…”
“Xiao-Ruo, don’t spout nonsense.” Wu Qianqing reprimanded, his expression rapidly turning grim. Immediately after, he couldn’t help thinking back on the circumstances when he got injured and slowly realized that there were certain aspects that didn’t quite make sense.
Wu Ruo: “…”
Wu Ruo knew that before there was any evidence, his dad and the others would find it hard to believe that the people from the Wu family would want to harm them. However, he could also understand his dad’s point of view. Before he was reborn, he had also been like his dad and the others, believing in the people of the Wu family. And so, he had never thought that the people of the Wu family would harm them.
Now, looking at his dad’s expression, he must have realized some questionable things after Wu Ruo’s reminder.
Guan Tong spoke up: “Before the matter is properly investigated, we shouldn’t make any accusations lightly.”
“Hn.” Wu Ruo changed the topic: “Dage, just now, didn’t you say thaterbo‘s injuries were quite severe?”
“Yes.”
“Then shouldn’t we go and visiterbo?”
Wu Qianqing nodded his head: “Yes, we should go visit.”
Wu Ruo: “Shall we send some medicine over?”
Right now, he couldn’t wait to go over and take look at the expressions of Wu Yu and the rest of them.
“Alright.” Wu Zhu went to the storage to look for some valuable wound medicines, then he went together with Wu Qianqing and the others towards Shuli Garden.
Shuli Garden’s main hall was full of people. Wu Qiantong, Wu Qianbin, their wives, and children were all there.
When Wu Anyi saw them arrive, his gaze darkened, and he took the initiative to go forth and receive them: “Sanshu,sanshen, you’re here.”
When the others saw Wu Qianqing and his party, their expressions all darkened by several degrees.
Wu Qianqing asked, concerned: “Is your father alright?”
“Right now, the doctor is in the midst of taking a look at him, so we still don’t know what the diagnosis will be like.”
Wu Zhu handed the box of medicines that he was holding onto over to Wu Yu, who had walked over: “Xiao-Yu, these are the best medicines for treating wounds. I hope thaterbocan get well soon.”
Wu Yu’s expression stiffened, then he forced a smile: “Thank you.”
Wu Zhu comforted: “Heaven aids the worthy,erbowill be fine.”
Wu Yu eyed Wu Zhu from top to bottom: “Sige, this time while capturing the hugeYao, you didn’t get hurt, did you?”
“I’ve only got some slight injuries. I’ll be perfectly fine after taking a wound recovery pill, don’t worry about me.”
Wu Yu’s gaze flashed with a strange look.
Wu Ruo sneered inwardly.Dage, oh,dage, which part of that looked like Wu Yu was being concerned about you?
When Wu Xiao heard what Wu Zhu said, he humphed coldly.
Wu Shi lowered his voice and said: “How come he’s not dead?”
Wu Qianbin, who was sitting in front of him, turned around to glare at him, signalling for Wu Shi to shut up.
Wu Shi obediently kept his mouth shut.
At this moment, the doctor emerged from the inner room.
Wu Anyi immediately asked: “How is my dad?”
The doctor said: “It’s just that he has received some damage to his spiritual field, there’s no threat to his life. I’ll give you a prescription in a while. As long as you follow my instructions, I guarantee that Second Master will definitely be able to fully recover within a year or two.”
Wu Anyi let out a sigh of relief.
“It’s good as long asergeis fine.” Wu Qianbin said as he stood up: “Then, we won’t be botheringerge‘s rest.”
Wu Qiantong and the others also stood up.
Wu Yu said: “Sishu, I’ll walk you out.”
When Wu Xiao was walking past Wu Zhu, he suddenly stopped midstep: “Sige, everyone got hurt while capturing the hugeYao. How come you’re the only one who is fine?”
Everyone else stopped in their steps to look towards them.
Wu Zhu’s expression fell: “Wu Xiao, what are you trying to say?”
“I’m not trying to say anything. I’m just wondering ifsigeran away before the task even started.”
Wu Qianqing’s expression turned cold: “You mean that you want yoursigeto come back injured, only then will it prove that he put in any effort?”
Wu Zhu said: “Whether or not I ran, it was obvious tosishuand all the others. At the time, I was actually the last person to escape from Shouchong Forest.”
“At the time, the situation was so messy. Who would be watching your each and every move? Who knows, maybe you hid yourself much earlier on and left only after everyone else was gone.”
Wu Xi was extremely infuriated: “Wu Xiao, don’t spit on others with a bloody mouth.”
Wu Xiao’s expression darkened: “Wu Xi, I am older than you. You should address me respectfully asqige, and not address me directly by my full name. Otherwise, people who don’t know might think that you had a mother to give birth to you, but not one to raise you.”
Guan Tong, full of rage, said: “Whether or not I raised my daughter properly, I’m the one who knows best. Even if she has no manners, at least she’s much better than you, someone who goes around spouting nonsense, wrongfully accusing innocent people.”
“I’ve never wrongfully accusedsige, I’m just stating my opinion.” As Wu Xiao spoke, he eyed Wu Qiantong, hinting for him to hurry and speak up.
When Wu Ruo saw this, he laughed lightly: “Qidi, I see thatsishuandxiaoshuare also not injured. Could it be that they also ran away before the task even began? Or are you saying that you hope your dad and yoursishu, and the others, suffer severe injuries likeerbo, only then will you be happy?
“If you really think that way, then isn’t that a bit too unfilial?”
Wu Xiao: “…”
Notes:good grief, the amount of drama going on in those last few paragraphs. The whole time I was calculating hierarchy after Wu Xiao slung his accusations at Wu Zhu. If I’m not wrong, Wu Qianqing and Guan Tong are the highest up in the hierarchy in that scene, unless Ruan Lanru (Wu Qianli’s wife) is there.
Wu Xiao, you really didn’t think with your brains before you decided to accuse Wu Zhu, did you?
