Chapter 86: Jiushiti's Heart Knot
Chapter 86: Jiushiti's Heart Knot
At the foot of the hill where the castle was located, a carriage was ready to set off.
Ivan stood in front of the carriage and said to the people who came to see him off, "I leave the territory to you."
The head of Fengchou Village replied: "Please rest assured, my Lord. When you return next time, you will definitely see a thriving Mulberry Valley."
There are still five days left until the one-month deadline, and Ivan and Jushi are preparing to take a carriage back to Flying Fish Port.
Now, everything in Sanggu is on the right track. Under Paul's arrangement, the people have begun to do the preliminary work of planting mulberry trees.
Lede has already formed a preliminary guard team.
The original Giant Shield Mercenaries were transformed into a caravan. The caravan will be led by the pharmacist Jiushiti and will also cooperate with the Hobson family. The prospects are foreseeable. As a knight, Dane chose to stay, and so did another deputy captain, Gro.
Before Ivan left, he gathered the key personnel of Sanggu Territory and told them that he was about to go to the Wizard Academy to study, and asked others to assist Reed and the Lord's wife.
Today, these people came to see him off.
Ivan looked around and turned to enter the car.
The driver was Noah, a former mercenary and now a territory guard.
The carriage moved forward slowly, and the roadside was filled with people who had heard the news and rushed to see him off. Ivan had no choice but to lift the curtain and wave to the side.
After the carriage left Sanggu, Ivan retracted his gaze and said with emotion: "It seems that my position as lord is not in vain."
Jiushiti nodded in agreement: "Of course, you are the great lord who solved the dilemma that has troubled Sanggu for many years. Everyone in Sanggu is grateful to you from the bottom of their hearts."
This time they rushed to Flying Fish Port five days in advance. One reason was that they were afraid that something might happen and they didn't dare to let the wizard wait. The other was that they wanted to visit the Gladden family where Jushiti lived, so Jushiti was also on the carriage.
"Tell me about your mother."
Hearing his question, Jiusiti's brows showed a trace of sadness: "I didn't lie to you on the boat before. My mother's condition is really bad. In fact, she is not sick, but injured. She was seriously injured ten months ago when she tried to save me, and she was also poisoned by a strange poison."
"Have you found someone to treat you?"
"I have consulted many people, but only Old Orr's medicine has some effect."
"Can't old Al be cured, too?"
Ivan frowned. In his opinion, Old Or's methods were already very good. Anything better than that could only be found in the collections of wizards or nobles.
Jiushiti shook her head sadly: "He said there was no way, so I wanted to find a way myself. After all, my mother ruined her entire face for me. She turned out to be such a beautiful and confident person."
After saying that, she stared at Ivan expectantly. In her opinion, among all the people she knew, the only one more powerful than Old Orr was the man in front of her.
Ivan asked again: "What was the injury?"
Jiushi lowered her head anxiously: "It was a poisonous weasel. I remember it clearly. It had a tuft of purple hair like an eye between its eyebrows, sharp claws, and could spray poison. It was attacking me, and my mother rushed over to stop it.
My mother yelled at me to run, and I ran away. I didn’t expect that it would lead to such bad consequences. I really didn’t expect that I shouldn’t have run away. If I hadn’t run, my mother wouldn’t have been disfigured—”
When talking about what happened, Jiushiti's face was full of regret, and even her body was shaking uncontrollably.
She grew up in an aristocratic family and was spoiled since childhood. She probably had never encountered any difficulties before. It was her first time encountering such a danger and she might react in any panic.
This should be Jiushi's heart knot. No wonder her breathing skills are so terrible. A person who has lost his edge is destined to go nowhere in the way of chivalry. Ivan held her in his arms and hugged her tightly, hoping to bring her some warmth.
"I regret it so much, I really regret it so much. I went to Old Orr to learn potions and went to Toins to learn spells, just to cure my mother. But I don't dare to go to the wizard academy again, for fear that if I go there and never come back, no one will take care of my mother anymore—"
"It has happened. I will do my best to treat Lady Selina. Everything will be fine."
With Ivan's comfort, Jiushiti spoke a lot of words intermittently, and finally fell asleep in his arms. The carriage was much slower than the horse, and it was not until mid-afternoon that they arrived at Flying Fish Harbor.
The next day, Ivan came to Gradden Manor to visit Justie's father.
Baron Glayton expressed his satisfaction with his son-in-law in his words and deeds, but the current Mrs. Glayton, Lady Nancy, was not very friendly.
Ivan mentioned at the right time that he wanted to visit Lady Selina. Baron Glatton did not refuse, but Lady Nancy looked unhappy.
Led by Jiushiti, the two came to a remote independent building in the manor. Jiushiti said that her mother had moved here for half a year.
"Is it Jiushiti?"
"Yes, mother. Have you seen my letter? I said I would bring my fiancé to see you. You can call him 'Ivan'."
On the second floor of the small building, Ivan saw a mature woman wearing a black veil. When he saw this lady, he understood who Jiushi inherited her figure from.
"I know you, Mr. Iven. She used to talk about you a lot."
"I guess he didn't say anything nice."
"She always said she wanted to surpass you, but now it looks like she has failed."
Unlike the weak mother who couldn't live without her as described by Jushi, Lady Selina behaved decently and generously. She looked like a capable person. No wonder she could stand up for her daughter when she was in the most dangerous situation.
Jiusi said coquettishly: "Mom, that happened a few months ago, why are you still talking about this."
Madam Selina said, "I want to thank you for bringing my daughter back. She has become more and more disobedient recently and always hides other things from me. Thank you for being willing to take care of her for me."
After hearing her words, Ivan really didn't know what to say. After all, he was about to leave the Principality of Xiangmai.
Jiusi came to his rescue: "Mom, Ivan is going to study at the Wizarding Academy. This was decided a long time ago. I hadn't become his fiancée yet."
Lady Selina said, "Then you should go to Sanggu Territory and wait for him to come back."
"I know." Jiushiti mentioned the treatment: "Mom, Ivan is here to treat you."
Lady Selina was unwilling: "Jiusiti, I remember what I said, I don't need treatment."
Jiushi said anxiously, "This time it's different. Ivan is not only a powerful pharmacist, but also a mid-level knight and wizard apprentice. He has more powerful methods. Mom, take this as my plea to you. Let him take a look, just one look."
Seeing that her daughter was holding her arm and refused to let go, as if she would not give up until she agreed, Selina reluctantly agreed.
The black veil was untied, revealing a face with many deep claw marks. The reddish-brown claw marks crisscrossed and extended all the way to the neck. Due to the influence of an unknown toxin, the claw marks had healed poorly, leaving obvious grooves and swelling on both sides.
This injury was caused ten months ago, and Lady Selina suffered a lot for it.
Ivan frowned slightly, seeming to be stumped as well.
After waiting for a while, Jiushiti couldn't help but ask, "How is it?"
Ivan looked at the two of them separately and said, "Can I talk to Lady Selina alone? I need to ask you some questions that will make you sad."
Hearing this, Jiushi couldn't suppress her emotions and tears came out from the corners of her eyes.
At Ivan's request, Jiushi returned to the first floor.
(End of this chapter)