The Abandoned Wife’s Rebirth - Chap 80
These words were too harsh. When everyone heard, some snickered while some sympathized with Wu Ruo.
Wu Xi was beside herself with anger, and she wanted to stand up for hererge, but Wu Ruo held her down by her shoulder with a death grip.
Wu Ruo respectfully said: “Elder Ye, it is exactly because this junior doesn’t know a single thing, that’s why I came to the academy to study. At least when others ask this junior questions about the Wu family’s style of magic, this junior will still be able to answer them, then I wouldn’t tarnish the Wu clan’s reputation. That’s why one doesn’t necessarily need spiritual energy to practice magic to come and study. And also, it’s not that this junior doesn’t know a single thing. There’s at least one thing that this junior is still very clear about.”
Elder Ye snorted coldly: “Well, I’d like to hear what exactly it is that you know.”
When Elder Ye had learned that Wu Ruo would be coming to the academy to study, he had objected vehemently. Because, to him, someone without spiritual energy coming to learn about magic was simply extremely laughable. It also wasted his time having to instruct just one person.
“Although it’s this junior’s first day attending lessons at the academy, I still know that someone who is an educator should have an open-minded and tolerant attitude. They should not have any kind of prejudices, or belittle others, and they also shouldn’t be so sharp and unkind. Yet it is obvious that Elder Ye has many of these negative mentalities. This is unfavourable when it comes to manipulating spirits, it becomes easy to get controlled by the spirits instead. I believe that Elder Ye must be more aware of this point than this junior.”
Wu Ruo’s attitude that was neither overbearing nor overly humble made everyone shocked to no end.
They realized that not only had Wu Ruo lost weight, even his personality had also gone through many changes. If this had occurred in the past, he would’ve long hidden in god knows which corner. Where would he have had the courage to stand his ground and criticize an elder?
“…” There was nothing Elder Ye could say to refute any of that, and he was so angry that his old face was red and swollen.
“Well said,erge.” Wu Xi couldn’t resist saying aloud.
Elder Ye’s expression darkened, and he reprimanded: “Wu Xi, stand outside the class.”
Wu Xi stuck her tongue out, but obediently went outside to stand.
Elder Ye glared viciously at Wu Ruo, whose expression was full of indifference. When it was time for classes to end, he immediately left the classroom.
Wu Xi ran to Wu Ruo’s side: “Erge, how was your first day of classes?”
Wu Ruo smiled: “I don’t have any special feelings about it.”
To someone like him who had already learned all of this before, it was extremely boring. His only reason for coming here was to accompany Wu Xi.
“Erge, let’s go back to eat.”
Wu Xi held onto Wu Ruo’s arm happily as they left the academy. As they were preparing to leave the central courtyard, five youths entered through the Northern main estate’s main gate. Four of them were disciples from the Northern main estate and the remaining person’s style of dress was extremely peculiar: “Erge, look quick! That person’s style of dress is really strange.”
When Wu Ruo heard this, he looked up. In an instance, a layer of icy coldness overflowed across his beautiful and eye-catching countenance. He pinned a death glare at the peculiarly dressed youth. That person had a clean and handsome appearance. A black teardrop was tattooed onto a corner beneath his right eye. It looked a little dark and evil. The robes that he wore were madefrom various kinds of feathers, like a multi-coloured rooster. A few beautiful feathers were even pinned to the top of his head and it attracted the gazes of many people.
Wu Xi saw that Wu Ruo kept staring at the man, and asked curiously: “Erge, you know him?”
Wu Ruo said coldly: “I don’t.”
It’d be stranger if he didn’t. Even if this person had turned into ashes, Wu Ruo would recognize him.
He was the person that Wu Xi had gotten married to in Wu Ruo’s previous life, Ba Se. Wu Ruo hadn’t thought that he would meet him a few years earlier than before.
Ba Se had also noticed Wu Ruo. His eyes flashed with amazement at Wu Ruo’s beauty, and he hurriedly asked the person next to him: “Anshu, who is that very beautiful man?”
Wu Anshu had also seen Wu Ruo, and he shook his head: “I don’t know, I’ve never seen this man before. I only know that the young lady next to him is called Wu Xi, she’s someone from the Southern main estate.”
“Dage, he’s Wu Ruo, Wu Xi’serge.” The youth next to Wu Anshu, Wu Rui, said: “He’s that big fatty that doesn’t have spiritual energy. Recently, he ate who knows what kind of spiritual pill or miracle medicine and suddenly lost all that weight, so he also turned good-looking.”
Wu Anshu was shocked: “He’s Wu Ruo?!”
Ba Se curiously asked: “Was he very fat previously?”
Wu Rui nodded: “Hn, very fat. I heard that his weight was up to 600jinand the width of his body exceeded 6chi.”
“…” Ba Se was truly unable to imagine that such a beautiful person could’ve possessed such a fat body before.
Wu Ruo didn’t want to let Ba Se have designs on Wu Xi again, so he quickly left the central courtyard with Wu Xi.
Ba Se saw that the beauty was leaving, so he felt very anxious. He wanted to chase after him, but he was held back by Wu Anshu: “Ba Se, you cannot go to the Southern main estate.”
Ba Se was puzzled: “Why?”
“Recently, our Northern main estate has gotten into a deadlock with the Southern main estate. It has gotten to the point where the situation is like water and fire. If you go over so recklessly and get found out by the people of the Southern main estate that you’re someone I brought along, they will definitely take action against you.”
Ba Se frowned: “It’s that serious?”
Then wouldn’t he have no opportunity to get close to the beauty? When he thought about this possibility, he couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed internally.
Wu Ruo saw Wu Xi back to Shuqing Garden, then immediately left the Wu estate. He returned to Hei Manor to get Shi Jiu and the others to inquire about the matters regarding Ba Se.
In less than half a day’s time, news had travelled back. Shi Jiu said: “This man called Ba Se, he’s someone that Wu Anshu had gotten acquainted with during his experience training. Currently, Wu Anshu isn’t very clear about Ba Se’s identity either. He only knows that Ba Se comes from a large clan in the Southeast and that his abilities are very unique. Wu Anshu bringing him here at this juncture, I’m afraid there’s a chance that he wants to use Ba Se’s strength to deal with the Southern main estate.”
Wu Ruo narrowed his cold gaze.
In his previous lifetime, Ba Se had been brought back by Wu Anqi. Everyone hadn’t known about Ba Se’s identity either until Wu Xi had gotten married to Ba Se. Then they found out that Ba Se was the Southeastern Kambujaclan leader’s son. And Kambuja people all knew Jiangtou arts, so they were called Jiangtou masters. Jiangtou masters were divided into two different categories, black Jiangtou masters and white Jiangtou masters. The former prioritized receiving money and riches to curse others and they had no morals or virtues to speak of. The latter mainly helped people to break curses and to harmonize interpersonal relations, etc. While the methods and processes of practicing this style of magic were countless, the practitioners often liked to go to dark forests to collect human bones, corpse fats, mummified fetuses, grave soil, and the like to use as materials for their practice. Their method of cultivating was extremely horrifying, as well as covert.
These were all things that he only understood later on. In his eyes, Jiangtou masters and shamans were similar. They both usedguparasites to harm others.
Wu Ruo’s gaze was cold and he snorted.
Ba Se, since you took the initiative to come to my doorstep so quickly, then don’t blame me for being ruthless.
Wu Ruo took medicinal ingredients and made a powder that could protect against insects. Then he got Shi Jiu to bring it to Shuqing Garden and mark a trail along the perimeter of the estate, sprinkling a circle of the powder, to prevent strange insects from entering the estate.
The next morning, on Wu Ruo and Wu Xi’s way to the academy, they ran into Ba Se again.
Ba Se saw Wu Ruo and his gaze brightened drastically. He immediately walked over and blocked Wu Ruo’s path.
Wu Ruo hurriedly pushed Wu Xi behind him and said coldly: “Yes?”
Ba Se grinned as he kept staring at Wu Ruo’s face: “This humble one’s name is Ba Se. I am the Northern main estate’s guest. Today, I had no matters to attend to so I came out for a jaunt, but I accidentally lost my way. Would this young master happen to know where the Northern main estate might be?”
Wu Ruo saw that Ba Se was looking at him lecherously, and his heart dropped. Could it be that this person only cared about whether the other party was good-looking, and liked them regardless of whether they were male or female?
He pointed in the direction of the Northern main estate: “The Northern main estate is this way.”
“Thank you.” Ba Se presented the plum blossom in his hand to Wu Ruo: “This is a plum blossom that this humble one just plucked. Thanks to the young master for helping this humble one with the directions.”
Wu Ruo’s gaze flickered slightly, and he smiled and said: “Thank you.”
Ba Se became a little distracted at the sight of Wu Ruo’s smile. When he saw that Wu Ruo had accepted the plum blossom, his smile widened.
Wu Ruo and Wu Xi continued towards the academy until Ba Se was out of sight, then Wu Xi spoke up and said: “Erge, this person seems a little strange.”
Wu Ruo glanced at her: “Strange? Why do you say so? I think he looks pretty elegant and carries himself in an intelligent manner. His bearing is extraordinary.”
In his previous lifetime, Wu Xi had commented on Ba Se like this.
Wu Xi anxiously retorted: “Erge, I think he seems like a bad guy, you mustn’t be fooled by his outer appearances.”
Wu Ruo remained quiet and didn’t speak.
They had also reasoned like this with Wu Xi in his previous lifetime, but Wu Xi wouldn’t listen, insisting that she wanted to marry this person. However, no one would’ve guessed that Ba Se had put Wu Xi under a love curse.
“Erge, are you listening to me?”
“Hn.” Wu Ruo shook the plum blossom in his hand. Suddenly, with a ‘pu!’sound, the plum blossom in his hand caught on fire.
“Ah!” Wu Xi cried out in alarm: “The plum blossom caught fire!”
Wu Ruo smiled meaningfully: “If it’s on fire, then it’s on fire. I don’t have any intentions to bring it back with me anyway.”
At the same moment, Ba Se, who hadn’t walked off too far, seemed to suddenly sense something. Immediately, he turned around and looked in the direction that Wu Ruo had left in and murmured to himself disbelievingly: “It’s broken?”
He could say quite confidently, other than Jiangtou masters like them and shamans, no one could break the curse that he’d set on the plum blossom. However, now, someone had broken the bewitching curse that he’d cast. Who was it? Who exactly had broken his curse?
Could it be that the Wu estate had other Jiangtou masters or shamans?
Ba Se didn’t dare to act carelessly. However, in the following few days, he would purposely bump into Wu Ruo every day, to find an opportunity to talk to Wu Ruo.
Wu Ruo always welcomed him with a smile as well. As long as this person didn’t have any designs on his loved ones, Wu Ruo wasn’t afraid of anything else.
“Erge, I heard that Wu Xia will come to the academy for classes today.” Wu Xi said.
Wu Ruo raised his eyebrow: “His injury has healed? Didn’t they say that after his injury recovers, he needs to self-reflect for a month?”
“I don’t know whether his injury has recovered. I just know, in order not to hinder his progress, Wu Xia’s father had pleaded with the elders saying that he would attend classes in the day and self-reflect at night. His self-reflection period would be extended from one month to three months.”
“If he comes, then he comes. We don’t have to be afraid of him. He won’t dare to do anything too overboard in the academy. However, this person has a grudge that he must avenge. In future, it’s still better if we’re more careful.”
“I will protectergeproperly.”
“You can’t even win against Wu Xia, how do you intend to protect me?”
Wu Ruo pinched her little nose with a grin, then, he sensed someone looking at them. He raised his head to look. The two brothers Wu Xia and Wu Sheng were standing at the main entrance of the academy, glaring at them. Their eyes were filled with irrepressible resentment and anger.
It could be said that the previous time, Wu Xia had lost his soldiers and even his general, he had taken a huge loss. He hadn’t succeeded in harming Wu Xi, and yet had gotten injured himself. Even his most prized spirit had been dissipated because of Wu Ruo’s equipment. So how could he not hate the two siblings, Wu Ruo and Wu Xi?
Wu Ruo took the initiative to walk towards Wu Sheng and Wu Xia to greet them: “Wu Xia, is your injury better now?”
“Don’t be cocky.” Wu Xia snorted coldly, and turned and left with Wu Sheng.
/wp:paragraphwp:paragraphWu Xi listened to Wu Ruo telling her about his previous run-in with Wu Xia: “Erge, this person is truly too petty. You don’t have to bother about this sort of person.”
/wp:paragraphwp:paragraphHolding a grudge against someone just because they had won a sledding competition? It was really too petty. Who would dare to hang out with him in the future?
/wp:paragraphWu Ruo didn’t say anything, smirking as he watched their distant silhouettes.
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