Retired Villainess Transmigrates into a Cannon Fodder

The Strongest Fox-Demon (75)

The Jiang family weren’t opposed to Miss Jiang’s choice. The current situation was a bit chaotic. If she really married someone with background, she would be easily implicated. It was not worth taking risks for the sake of a concubine’s daughter. It was better to choose a Tanhua who has no background for her. The patriarch of the Jiang family supported Prince Qi, and the prince was currently in need of people. Zhuang Yulang seemed to be eloquent. If Prince Qi favored him, it would be beneficial to the Jiang family.

In this way, the youngsters of the Jiang family began to mingle with Zhuang Yulang, giving him some hints. However, Zhuang Yulang showed no interest. Although he felt complacent that the former magistrate’s daughter had taken a liking to him, he kept in mind that Bai Yi was the one who could make him the prime minister, so he could only marry her. Therefore, at the beginning, he didn’t give any response until he heard Miss Jiang talk about Prince Qi. He learned that Prince Qi was most likely to be crowned the next Emperor and that the Jiang family could help him work for Prince Qi.

He couldn’t help but feel excited. If he could do something well for the next emperor, wouldn’t it be a meritorious service to the throne? This was the shortcut for young people to rise to the top! He somehow recalled what Bai You had said, that people’s fate was ever changing. Bai Yi was his noble person in the past, but who could guarantee that she was still his benefactor at present? She was nowhere to be found. How could she help him to become the prime minister?

Meanwhile, Bai Yi had already arrived at the flooded area in the south. She followed Bai You, saw the suffering of the victims, personally cured their diseases, calmed their emotions, and tried to find ways to help them find food to fill their stomachs. She was too busy. Her heart also received a considerable shock.

Despite this, she didn’t forget to pay attention to her benefactor’s circumstances. The two foxes she left beside Zhuang Yulang were very spiritual. Before she left, she instructed them to take care of him and to send her a message through other little demons if anything happened to him. Only a few days ago, she learned that Zhuang Yulang and Miss Jiang were getting very close.

Bai You asked her worriedly, “Are you okay? Don’t worry. He won’t marry someone else. He knows you and him are a couple.”

Bai Yi looked at him and shook her head. “I think that’s not how things work.”

Bai Yi fell silent for a long time and said in a whisper, “Things never work out this way. My sister is right. I should live to make myself happy and must not continue nursing grievances like this. Otherwise, what’s the point of cultivating? I want to go back to the capital and put an end to this matter. Either he will never see another woman again, or I will break off my engagement with him. This will work better for everyone.”

“Alright, then go and come back quickly. Don’t forget. There are countless refugees waiting for your treatment here,” Bai You reminded her that there were more important things waiting for her.

Bai Yi responded seriously, left all her belongings and medicinal supplies, and rushed back to the capital as quickly as she could. The distance was nothing for a demon, so she was back in no time. She just wanted to be clear-cut and get things over with before attending to other matters with peace of mind. She detested being bothered with this kind of issue a moment longer.

She passed by a plague-ridden town and went to find Chu Xiang. Chu Xiang told her about Li Yufeng’s identity, and also told her about their enemies, Prince Qi and the Daoist masters, telling her to be careful and to find Li Yufeng if she needed anything. Of course, Chu Xiang supported her leaving Zhuang Yulang. In the past, Bai Yi might have blocked her ears, but now all she thought was that Chu Xiang was right. Deep inside, she has basically made a decision.

She went home with a heavy load, pretending to be happy. She also brought specialties from her hometown. Zhuang Yulang felt somewhat relieved and somewhat torn. She felt that his noble person had returned and at the same time wondered if his fate had changed.

Bai Yi saw through his dilemma and according to Chu Xiang’s teachings, she went out every day on the pretext of going to the shop, and then turned into a little fox to pester Zhuang Yulang, always staying by his side. Of course Zhuang Yulang would not guard himself against the fox. Bai Yi soon found out that Zhuang Yulang was wondering whether Bai Yi was still his noble person or not.

A thunderbolt from the blue was not enough to describe Bai Yi’s feelings. She thought they at least had feelings for each other. She never considered that she was only a “noble person” to Zhuang Yulang. He didn’t know that he had saved her, so when she gave him the Snow Lotus Pill, shouldn’t he be grateful to her? Why did her kind-hearted benefactor who was so generous with money in the past change into this?!