Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2699 - 2700: The Secret of Yuchen Palace

The people who were monitoring have reported back to the second elder, as the great elder is presiding over the newborn ceremony and cannot be disturbed.

"Second elder, should I go explain?" Wenyu asked.

The second elder shook his head, "No need, saying more would instead arouse suspicion. Let it go for now, if she asks, just say it was an expert from our clan who went astray in martial arts and ended up like this."

"Will she believe it? I think that woman is not simple." Wenyu said.

The second elder pondered for a moment, "What has Feng Ran been saying?"

"We dare not get too close, couldn’t hear clearly, seemed like her usual mysterious murmurs." The monitor replied.

"Keep an eye on them, report immediately if you find anything unusual." The second elder waved his hand.

"Yes."

Once the people left, the second elder looked at Wenyu, "Don’t be too nervous, we have the advantage here."

A cold light shone in his eyes, like the great elder, neither were easy to deal with.

Bai Ruozhu took Fo Lanying for a ’digestive walk,’ but after wandering for a long time, heard nothing, forgetting about the sound-blocking array and oversimplifying the situation.

When they felt it was enough, they returned to the room, had water sent for rinsing, then blew out the lights and went to sleep.

Bai Ruozhu feigned sleep, but her mind was spinning, the words of the madwoman, Ayi, and news of the newborn baby intertwined, leaving her heart a bit confused.

Perhaps it was also having Achun not by her side, making her miss him.

Suddenly, she widened her eyes, if this was the back of a Giant Turtle, and not a freshwater island, how did the Merfolk drink water?

Did they store rainwater?

It’s not impossible, she visited a village near W City in her past life, where there was no flowing nor tap water, just a large pond from which villagers drew water, settling it at home for a day, adding some disinfectant powder before use. The pond’s water was replenished by natural rainfall.

Perhaps the Merfolk did similarly, she would have the chance to check out where the Merfolk stored water.

Lost in such thoughts, it soon turned late at night, Fo Lanying already fell sound asleep, Bai Ruozhu stealthily got up, sprinkled some drug powder outside, waited for the monitors to nod off, then quickly slipped out the window.

The night on Merfolk Island was quiet, eerily quiet, with no insect calls or children’s cries, it felt not like a place normal people lived.

She recalled a western area she hadn’t been to, Wenyu particularly avoided it when leading the way, she stealthily headed that way, carefully checking for arrays or traps.

Soon, she saw the beach, seems like there’s nothing here, could it be she was overthinking?

Suddenly, faint footsteps were heard in the distance, she quickly hid in space, opened the ’big screen’ to observe the situation outside.

The footsteps approached, yet no one was seen, just as she wondered why, a woman appeared out of thin air, walking forward with her back to the sea, as if she came from beyond the sea.

Something peculiar here, it wasn’t a dead end but hidden by an array she couldn’t crack.

The woman had an upright posture, dressed in robes similar to Fusang Yin Yang Masters, with a waist token hanging, Bai Ruozhu saw clearly and widened her eyes.

Yuchen Palace!

Indeed, it was the Yuchen Palace waist token, Shanhu had one too, showed it to the astrologer to prove her identity, Yuchen Palace was quite recognized by Fusang’s Yin Yang Masters and the imperial family.

But Yuchen Palace was actually on Merfolk Island!

No wonder Shanhu couldn’t say anything, no wonder she was always entangled, she must know the direction of Merfolk Island.

But this woman certainly wasn’t Merfolk, Shanhu wasn’t either, why could they be on Merfolk Island?

Could it be Yuchen Palace was foreign people living on Merfolk Island, specialized in serving the Merfolk?

Bai Ruozhu wanted to follow the woman but wasn’t clear about Yuchen Palace’s details, opting for prudence, she didn’t rashly go out.

The woman slowly walked away, so she simply hid in space and continued to wait.

About half an hour later, the woman returned, holding a sizeable wooden box, though closed, a strong scent of blood still emanated.

"Purple River Carriage?" Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but exclaim, the scent was unmistakable, having given birth and assisted deliveries, she was well familiar with placentas.

A baby was born today, this Yuchen Palace woman went to retrieve the freshly produced Purple River Carriage, but what did Yuchen Palace want with it?

Could it be their palace master Yuchenzi wanted it for nourishment or beauty?

The woman continued walking forward, gradually disappearing into thin air.

There’s an entrance there, undoubtedly needing specific conditions to enter.

Bai Ruozhu waited a quarter-hour, confirming the woman wouldn’t return, then emerged from space, followed the route she walked.

As she walked, she reached the sea, yet that woman didn’t step into the water before vanishing, something surely was amiss.

Was it because she didn’t have a Yuchen Palace waist token? She had seen it, but returned it to Shanhu long ago.

She backed out, looking at her wet shoes, growing a bit concerned.

Seems today’s efforts might yield nothing.

Suddenly, her mind shifted, she took out the Jiuli Clan’s Golden Feather from space, it was rare, perhaps it had unexpected usage?

This time she walked forwards, indeed the scenery changed before her, entering a valley.

She swiftly entered space again, switched to dry shoes, these wet ones would leave traces when walking.

Once sorted out, she even changed clothes and donned a human-skin mask.

She sneaked forward through the shadowed parts, soon spotting a brightly lit palace, its sign with three conspicuous characters: Yuchen Palace.

Indeed it was them!

"Palace Master, the items were retrieved." The woman’s voice came out, followed by a slightly aged voice, "Go feed it."

"Last time she refused to eat, I’m afraid..." The woman said worriedly.

"Can’t you find a way if she doesn’t eat? If she dies, we’ll all be buried along!" The slightly aged voice shouted angrily.

"Palace Master, calm down, Jade will handle it now." The woman finished and walked out.

Shanhu, Jade, this woman should be of the same generation as Shanhu, the names have some association.

The woman exited the main hall, heading toward another dark grove, Bai Ruozhu cautiously followed out of space, immediately hiding in space at anything awry to avoid raising suspicion.

The woman walked for quite a while, finally arriving at a cave, though small, Bai Ruozhu couldn’t enter without evidently exposing herself, she had to observe from afar.

"Consume it." The woman’s voice coldly uttered.

No sound from the cave, unsure whom she was addressing.

"You must eat, today I saw Feng Ran, they say if you don’t eat, Feng Ran will die." The woman scoffed coldly.