After bidding farewell to the Old Man Of Alchemy and Ye Xiao, Long Fei Ye and the others sped towards the north.
None of them mentioned Han Yunxi's pregnancy. Long Fei Ye didn't blame Gu Beiyue for keeping it a secret either.
There were only two reasons why they didn't speak of it. One was that it was slowly fermenting in their hearts and would explode one day. The other was that there was no need to talk about it and everyone knew what was going on. They believed that for them, it was the latter.
Along the way, other than hurrying on with their journey, no one spoke much.
Gu Qishao led the way in front, taking them through a shortcut between Medical City and Medicine City. He'd taken this path countless times since he was young.
Gu Qishao would occasionally glance back at Long Feiye, partly because he was puzzled over how Long Feiye had been able to support such a heavy sword. On the other hand, it was probably because of Mo Xie's sword spirit. The Ganjiang sword was back in Long Fei Ye's hands. Before the new sword was infused with Mo Xie's sword spirit, Gu would have to follow Long Fei Ye.
At this time, no one would pay attention to this matter. If Poison Girl was here, she would definitely laugh at him.
Poison Girl was pregnant. Would she lose her appetite and not eat well?
Where was she locked up? She wondered if she was sleeping well.
What was with the miscarriage? Would there be any lingering effects?
Gu's mind was unconsciously filled with all kinds of questions. He looked at Long Fei Ye and pondered another question. What was Long Fei Ye thinking now?
Over the past three months, not only had he been running around looking for people, he had also found a few old masters to thoroughly learn the Qimen Shield Technique. He wanted to see how Bai Yanqing was going to trap them this time.
They both had undying bodies, but he was at least younger than Bai Yanqing. He was waiting for the day he could face the man head on! Although Gu Beiyue couldn't be sure that Fourth Young Miss Ren had fallen into Bai Yanqing's hands, this was at least a clue.
Compared to the three months of cluelessness, this was actually a very good piece of news. However, they were in a hurry and didn't have time to be surprised. They just wanted to reach Medical City as soon as possible. They were so anxious that no one sent a letter to Ning Cheng in Northern Li to tell him about this.
Ning Cheng's letter to the Tian An Imperial Capital had to go through many twists and turns before it reached Gu Beiyue. Currently, Ning Cheng was on the battlefield. Although it was a small battle, he could only put his life on the line to kill his enemies so that he could forget about his worries.
Mu Ling 'er was far away at the Tang Clan taking care of little Tang Tang. She was worried as well, but she still listened to Lady Tang's advice and didn't go down the mountain to add to their troubles. With her mediocre martial arts skills, even dealing with Bai Yanqing and the poison guards by Bai Yanqing's side would be a big problem.
Mu Ling 'er wasn't just worried about her big sister, but Gu as well. She knew that Big Brother Qi must have gone on a rampage all over Cloud Realm Continent over the past three months.
A few days ago, Fifth Elder of the Di Clan's Myriad Merchant Hall had sent a letter asking for a batch of medicinal ingredients that Ning Cheng's army urgently needed. Mu Ling 'er thought of Jin Zi again.
Even now, he hadn't contacted her, much less asked her to go back.
A year ago, he'd kept his word. Mu Ling 'er would sometimes ask herself if she was a trustworthy person.
Little Tang Tang was no longer a baby in swaddling clothes. She could raise her head and sit up. The little girl's eyes weren't especially big, but they glowed with vigor and spirit. Lady Tang thought she looked like Tang Li, but Mu Ling 'er thought she looked like Ning Jing.
Mu Ling 'er and Lady Tang would carry little Tang Tang to sit by the mountain gates every day. Even though they knew Tang Tang's parents wouldn't be back so soon, they insisted on waiting every day. To Lady Tang, this was the only thing she could look forward to.
"Lady Tang, if Tang Li comes back, will he take a concubine?" Mu Ling 'er had wanted to ask this question for a long time. She was asking it on behalf of Ning Jing.
Lady Tang hesitated for a long time before replying calmly, "That's not for me to decide."
Mu Ling 'er immediately understood. She suddenly didn't want Tang Li and Sister Jing to come back. She hoped that Tang Li would rescue Sister Jing and take Sister Jing far away. She would definitely be responsible for stealing the child down the mountain for them!
Tang Li knew that Sister Jing couldn't have another child, so he should know what Sister Jing would face when she returned to the Tang Sect.
Seeing Mu Ling 'er remain silent, Lady Tang patted her shoulder and said calmly, "Don't think too much. As long as they come back safely, as long as my granddaughter has a father and a mother, it's more important than anything else!"
"Right!" Mu Ling 'er nodded seriously.
Little Tang Tang seemed to have felt the faint sadness between them. Her little mouth pouted, and she suddenly began to cry. Lady Tang quickly hugged her and coaxed her, her face full of heartache.
Those who didn't know the news anxiously waited, but those with clues were even more anxious.
In a few days, Long Fei Ye and the others secretly arrived at Medical City. On the way here, Long Fei Ye had arranged for the Shadow Guard to spread false news that they were in Jiangnan.
If Bai Yanqing was really hiding in Medical City, then this fake news would at least numb him for a while.
Once they arrived, Long Fei Ye wasn't in a hurry to find them because Fourth Young Miss Ren had only sent a message that they might be in Medical City.
Since Fourth Young Miss Ren was able to use one prescription, she would definitely be able to send out a second one. Given Long Fei Ye's understanding of Han Yunxi, he was confident that Han Yunxi would be able to use the prescription to send out accurate information in a short amount of time.
Thus, their current task was to secretly set up defenses without alerting the snake in the grass. They'd surround Medical City and the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds to prevent Bai Yanqing from noticing anything amiss and escaping.
Long Fei Ye transferred all of the Shadow Guard's elite troops here, with Chu Xifeng and Xu Donglin as the leaders. Baili Mingxiang had been with Chu Xifeng at the Tang Clan until he left to join the Shadow Guard.
It wasn't that she didn't want to return to the army, but that she wanted to do her part in rescuing the princess. When Bai Yanqing found out that the princess was dual cultivating with His Highness, there was no need for her to exist anymore. But the princess hadn't asked her for the Raging Flame Red Lotus back, but had left it for her to protect herself.
Not to mention other favors, just based on this matter alone, she couldn't leave at this time! After arriving at Medical City, she didn't stay with the Shadow Guard, but stayed with the female mercenaries from the City of Daughters. Long Fei Ye secretly set up tight defenses and remade a map of Medical City for everyone to study and discuss. Bai Yanqing's most likely hiding place was the Poison Sect.
The most likely place to hide was the Poison Sect, but it was huge and filled with secret areas that even Gu Beiyue and Gu Qishao didn't know about.
"Here, the altar is the most important area. That's where the mysterious black-robed man appeared last time, "Long Fei Ye pointed at the map as he spoke.
If the mysterious black-robed man was Bai Yanqing, then that meant he was hiding somewhere near the altar that they didn't know about.
If the mysterious black-robed man wasn't Bai Yanqing, then he had to be someone from the Poison Sect's orphans. Perhaps finding him would give them a lot of help.
Long Fei Ye rested his hands on the map on the table and stared at it with a serious expression. His thin, handsome face was still cold and cheerless, but there was a hint of seriousness and caution that hadn't been there for the past three months.
Gu Beiyue watched from the side, gratified. He knew that His Highness had returned.
Thank goodness, thank goodness Fourth Miss Ren was a clue. Otherwise, he couldn't imagine how terrible His Highness would feel when he found out about the princess's pregnancy and had no clues to find her. Would he break down?
His Highness's current calmness and rationality weren't just being responsible for the princess, but the little master as well!
Gu sat there the entire afternoon in a daze, not saying a word.
He suddenly stood up and said seriously, "Could he be inside the altar's barrier?"
Long Fei Ye and Gu Beiyue both looked at him in shock.
If he was inside the altar's barrier, then they'd never be able to go in and save him. Only the blood of the Poison Sect's direct descendant could open the barrier.
Moreover, the enchantment was filled with illusions. If Han Yunxi hadn't been brought in when she was conscious but unconscious, it was very possible that she wouldn't have realized she was in an illusion. In that case, she would've given out false information.
"In my opinion, that's not very likely. The illusions inside the altar's barrier are born from the heart and change with the heart. Bai Yanqing might not be able to control himself, so he wouldn't take such a risk, "Gu Beiyue said seriously.
Long Fei Ye agreed with Gu Beiyue's opinion. Moreover, they'd sent many people to hide in the vicinity after leaving the altar last time. If Bai Yanqing had appeared, he would've been discovered long ago.
Gu didn't say anything, but Long Fei Ye muttered to himself, "If that barrier isn't afraid of illusions, then it's an excellent hiding place."
After a moment of silence, Gu stood up again. "Long Fei Ye, if that black-robed man isn't Bai Yanqing, could he be secretly watching Bai Yanqing as well?"
Long Fei Ye and Gu Beiyue agreed with this theory. Bai Yanqing was the Poison Sect's orphan, so the black-robed man must be as well. The two of them should know each other, right?
Just as the three of them were pondering this question, Tang Li rushed in from outside and handed a prescription to Gu Beiyue. "Look! Look! This is a prescription from a small town west of Medical City! They said there's a big problem! "
The prescription wasn't the original, but a doctor had rewritten it from memory. With Fourth Young Miss Ren's previous instructions and Gu Beiyue's secret orders, the doctor didn't dare to startle the snake in the grass. He could only pretend he hadn't noticed anything and pass the prescription as usual. Either he had the customer go to a pharmacy to get the ingredients, or he could just get them from the clinic.
This prescription was very special, so the doctor had no choice but to act first and report later. He had the customer take the ingredients away before reporting it to Gu Beiyue.
There was a very strange name on the prescription. It was called "Drilling Earth Wind." It was a rare ingredient in Cloud Realm Continent, so very few people knew what it was. It wasn't meant to protect the fetus, but pregnant women had to be more careful when using it. Too much of it could loosen up the muscles, bones, and blood.
Judging from the prescription, Gu Beiyue was certain that it came from Fourth Young Miss Ren's hands. Normal doctors wouldn't be able to write such a prescription. But this "Drilling Earth Wind" really left him perplexed.
If he took away the three words "Drilling Earth Wind," then the prescription would be used to protect the fetus. What was Fourth Young Miss Ren trying to say by using "Drilling Earth Wind"?
"Drilling Earth Wind?" Long Fei Ye muttered to himself …
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