There was some distance between the Solitary Enclosure and the Han Estate. No matter how fast Long Fei Ye was, it would still take some time. After a while, Han Yunxi started to feel uncomfortable, and her neck began to ache.
She lifted her head, and the howling wind blew against her face again. Her long hair flew around, and her face hurt like it was being cut by a knife.
Han Yunxi lowered her head again, but she quickly lifted it again. If she kept her head down like this, her neck would probably be stiff by the time they arrived at the Han Estate.
Long Fei Ye was naturally aware of the small movements of the person on his back, but he continued to stare straight ahead, as if he was used to it.
But … but … this was the first time His Highness Duke of Qin was carrying someone on his back!
After a long time, Han Yunxi's neck finally couldn't take it anymore. She was already tired from not sleeping the entire night, and now after being on Long Fei Ye's back for so long, she was exhausted.
She hesitated for a moment, then with a sneaky expression, she secretly licked her lips. The hand that was originally holding onto Long Fei Ye's shoulder carefully reached out and slowly wrapped around Long Fei Ye's neck.
Once she hugged him, Han Yunxi didn't dare to move. Seeing that Long Fei Ye didn't have any reaction, she timidly rejoiced. It was much easier to hug his arm like this.
Her eyes darted around, and she licked her lips again. She tried to carefully turn her head to the side, pressing her small face against his shoulder.
Of course, her movements were still stiff. Previously, when Long Fei Ye had taken her to kill the poisonous mosquitoes, it was Long Fei Ye who had domineeringly held her in his arms. But now, she was the one who took the initiative to get close.
Would this guy think that she was fickle and didn't abide by the virtues of a wife?
When she thought of his previous warning, Han Yunxi felt gloomy. Pedantic ancient people, ah!
Han Yunxi waited for a while, but didn't hear any dissatisfaction from Long Fei Ye. She thought that this guy was so fast that he probably couldn't take care of her.
At this moment, her tense nerves finally relaxed. She didn't even know what she was feeling guilty about. She secretly sighed in relief and muttered to herself, "Your Highness Duke of Qin, my apologies. I don't have any other intentions. I just wanted to lean on your shoulder for a moment."
Long Fei Ye's furrowed brows only loosened after the people behind him calmed down. From beginning to end, he remained calm and collected, but the light in his eyes grew deeper and deeper. There was a shadow at the bottom of his eyes, bright and dark, making it difficult for others to see through him.
The entire journey was silent. There was only the sound of the wind whistling past, and the thumping … heartbeats that neither of them was aware of.
When they arrived at the Han residence, the sky was still dark. The sun always rose late in the winter.
Han Yunxi pointed the way, and Long Fei Ye quickly and quietly landed on Third Madame's roof with her.
Although she received Long Fei Ye's promise, Han Yunxi still didn't want to find any clues in Third Madame's room. It was best if the Han family didn't get involved. There would always be a way to find clues elsewhere.
The Han family's courtyards were mostly the same. Based on her previous memories, Han Yunxi had a rough idea of the layout of Third Madame's courtyard. It was similar to a small courtyard house.
At this moment, the courtyard was completely silent. No one had gotten up yet. However, Han Yunxi knew that her old mama would get up in less than two hours.
"Can you tell me what the clue is now?" Long Fei Ye asked in a low voice.
Han Yunxi concisely recounted the spring tea she drank in Third Madame's courtyard that day, as well as her discovery in the small wooden hut. Long Fei Ye was a smart person and immediately understood.
It wasn't strange for snake venom to appear in Third Madame's small wooden hut. However, it just so happened that the snake venom had been replaced. This was a bit suspicious.
"So, I want to search the entire courtyard to see if there are any traces of other snake venom," Han Yunxi said seriously.
The reason she was able to discover the snake venom in the small wooden hut was because the snake venom's toxicity was stronger than normal poisons. The detoxification system was more sensitive to it. The second reason was because the two drawers of the medicine cabinet hadn't been cleaned.
Previously, Han Yunxi had hoped to find traces of other snake venom in this courtyard. Now, she truly didn't hope for that anymore.
"This clue is suspicious, but it's not very suspicious," Long Fei Ye said very objectively.
Of course, Han Yunxi understood. "I hope I'm just overthinking it."
As soon as these words came out, a mocking sneer appeared on Long Fei Ye's lips. Seeing this, Han Yunxi was especially displeased.
"Take me down," she said Coldly. Her tone carried an element of command.
Long Fei Ye stared blankly as he met her angry eyes. For some reason, he didn't bicker with her. He landed with her in his arms and quietly pried open the door.
Han Yunxi saw his nimble and experienced movements as he opened the door and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. This guy was the high and mighty Duke of Qin, but his potential as a thief was actually so good.
Needless to say, if it wasn't for Long Fei Ye, Han Yunxi really wouldn't have been able to enter.
As soon as the door was pushed open, Han Yunxi limped in. Long Fei Ye followed closely behind and quietly closed the door, leaving no trace behind.
As soon as they entered, they arrived at the guest hall. Although it wasn't very likely that there would be traces of snake venom here, Han Yunxi still limped around in a circle and activated the detoxification system to search.
Long Fei Ye was like a door god. He stood by the door and watched Han Yunxi's slowly moving figure in the dark.
If Han Yunxi's hands and feet were nimble, she would be able to walk around very quickly. However, her foot was injured, so it was inevitable that she would be delayed. Fortunately, she had the detoxification system. Otherwise, if she really had to rely on manual search, she would probably have to trouble Long Fei Ye to accompany her several times.
Very quickly, they searched all of Third Madame's courtyard but didn't find anything. Only Third Madame and Han Ruoxue's bedroom was left. At this time, the mother and daughter were both sleeping.
"Nothing?" Long Fei Ye was clearly a bit disappointed.
"There are still two bedrooms. Let's continue searching." Han Yunxi said lightly, but her heart was secretly delighted. Two or three snake venoms must be a coincidence. She must be thinking too much!
Long Fei Ye didn't ask any more questions. He walked with Han Yunxi to Han Ruoxue's bedroom. A woman's boudoir was indeed different. As soon as they arrived at the door, they could smell a faint fragrance. Long Fei Ye hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "We'll come back when the sun rises."
Han Yunxi looked at the sky and said seriously, "There's still time. We won't have to make another trip."
First, Han Yunxi had a bet on her and didn't have that much time to waste. Second, if she didn't figure out what was going on, she wouldn't be able to sleep when she returned.
There were no traces of snake venom anywhere. It was very likely that she was thinking too much. However, it was also very likely that the snake venom was hidden in the bedroom.
Long Fei Ye was about to speak when Han Yunxi took out something similar to sandalwood from her medical bag. She carefully lit it, poked a hole in the paper window, and reached in.
Don't say that sleeping incense was a despicable method, but it was always very useful at critical times.
Han Yunxi calculated the time and laughed at Long Fei Ye. "Your Highness, pry open the door."
No matter how Long Feiye heard this, he only found it odd. Actually, if he wanted to investigate Third Madame, he could simply come here in broad daylight. Even if he turned the entire house upside down and left, no one would notice. He really had to be crazy to bring this woman here in the middle of the night to do such a thing.
He pried open the door expressionlessly. Seeing Han Yunxi enter, he didn't move. He stood in the same place and didn't even look inside.
He always avoided women's rooms. Moreover, there was someone sleeping inside.
Han Ruoxue was already asleep, and with the addition of the sleeping incense, it would be difficult for her to wake up no matter how loud the commotion was. Han Yunxi looked around before finally coming to the bed to investigate.
Lifting the curtain, she saw that Han Ruoxue's sleeping posture was not good at all. The spring scenery was a complete mess.
Han Yunxi unconsciously turned to look outside the door. She thought that Long Fei Ye not coming in seemed to be the right thing to do.
She didn't know whether to say it was regretful or fortunate. She didn't find any clues in Han Ruoxue's room. Now, only Third Madame Li was left.
Han Yunxi didn't dare to look at Long Fei Ye's face. She thought that this guy should be so disappointed that his good mood for the night was about to disappear, right?
Han Yunxi did the same as before. She first used the sleeping incense to knock Madame Li unconscious before opening the door. Long Fei Ye was still standing outside the door. Although he was standing, he was closely watching the movements around him.
If Third Madame Li was a traitor, then this courtyard was far from as simple as it looked. At the very least, there would be guards roaming around in secret.
Madame Li's room was much bigger than Han Ruoxue's, and this was the most suspicious place.
Han Yunxi was very serious in her search. She was completely focused on the task, not wanting to miss a single clue.
However, after a serious search, the detoxification system didn't give any hints. Finally, Han Yunxi's gaze landed on the bed. That was the last place in the entire courtyard that hadn't been searched yet!
"Third Madame, you definitely didn't use the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison!"
Han Yunxi muttered to herself as she walked over step by step. If Long Fei Ye had followed her in, perhaps he would have already noticed that something was wrong. Unfortunately, Long Fei Ye was currently outside the door.
Han Yunxi approached the bed step by step. How could she, who didn't know martial arts, detect the terrifying murderous aura in the curtain? Third Madame woke up as soon as she smelled the sleeping incense. At this moment, she was holding a sharp dagger in her hand.
Third Madame's face was malicious and sinister. She was very different from her usual self. When she heard the voice talking to herself, she knew that it was Han Yunxi. She didn't think that Han Yunxi would really suspect her and actually dare to infiltrate the Han family to investigate her!
What right did this girl have to suspect her?
Could it be that she really found some clues in the small wooden house that day? The three drawers that she opened did indeed contain snake poison. However, they had already been cleaned and no scent was left behind. How did she find out?
This girl was able to cure Mu Qingwu's Ten-Thousand Snake Poison, so her poison skills shouldn't be bad. However, no matter how powerful a poison master was, they wouldn't be able to smell the residual scent of the three snake poisons!
Third Madame was full of confusion, but at this time, she didn't have time to think so much.
She hadn't even made a move yet, but this damned girl wanted to gain the initiative by striking first. Very well, she'll help her today!
If Han Yunxi died here, no one would know. With one less detoxification expert in Tianning's imperial clan, she could save herself a lot of trouble.
Thinking up to here, the killing intent in Third Madame's eyes grew stronger.
Han Yunxi stopped in front of the curtain. If she didn't have the detoxification system, she wouldn't have investigated so carefully. But with the detoxification system in hand, she couldn't miss a single trace, including Third Madame's hands!
She didn't want to find anything, but she had her principles. Since she'd promised the Long Fei Ye, she had to be serious to the end.
She focused her mind and all her concentration to increase the detoxification system's sensitivity. Behind the curtain, Third Madame's cold phoenix eyes narrowed. She held the dagger in one hand and grabbed the curtain with the other.
Han Yunxi raised her hand and grabbed the curtain as well. She was about to lift it when a Cold Voice suddenly came from outside the door. "Han Yunxi, are you done yet?"
Hearing this, Han Yunxi subconsciously turned her head. Behind the curtain, Third Madame suddenly felt a chill in her heart. Of course she recognized this cold, emotionless voice.
It was him, Long Fei Ye!
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