In Medicine City, the Mu, Wang, and Xie clans were the three great clans. Originally, the Wang Clan was the leader, but in recent years, the Wang Clan's heirs had withered.
Long Fei Ye had wandered the jianghu since his youth and had visited Medicine City many times. He could be considered close friends with the Wang Clan's head and knew a lot about the city, including the Mu and Xie clans. However, there were very few people who knew about this matter.
It was a chilly spring, but the Wang Clan's courtyard was already filled with blooming flowers. Those who didn't know would think they were ordinary flowers, but those in the know would know that this was a garden full of medicinal herbs. In Medicine City, every flower, every blade of grass, and every tree was medicine.
In the courtyard's pavilion, Wang Gong and Long Fei Ye sat across from each other and drank. One had the air of an immortal, the other mysterious and grave. One white and one black, they formed an indescribable scene in the courtyard.
"I heard you brought the princess consort. Why didn't she come with you?" Wang Gong asked with a smile.
"If I can't get rid of the trouble, why bring her up?" Long Fei Ye said indifferently.
"I heard this princess consort is quite capable? Has she cured a lot of poisons? "Wang Gong asked again.
"News sure travels fast," Long Feiye remarked mildly. In front of this old man, he lost some of his coldness and became more casual.
Wang Gong stroked his beard and smiled. "If she is truly capable, then it can be considered your good fortune. In the future …"
Wang Gong didn't continue. He glanced at Long Fei Ye and saw Long Fei Ye sipping his wine. He had no intention of continuing the conversation.
Wang Gong immediately stopped the topic and changed the topic.
The two chatted for a while until a servant came with news. "Master, there's movement in the Medicinal Forest. The Mu Clan has brought people there again, and …"
Long Fei Ye raised his eyebrows and looked over, a sharp light flashing through his eyes.
The matter of the Li Clan's spy was over, but he was still investigating the masked man's identity. He had been busy since the beginning of the year.
Not to mention that the masked man was most likely a high-ranking member of the Northern Li Royal Family and had an even bigger conspiracy behind his back, Long Fei Ye could not swallow the fact that he had kidnapped Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi had said that in order to concoct the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison, there must be three rare poisons: Rosemary, Bamboo Green, and Xiao Xiang.
Those who had these three herbs were either from a medical family or a pharmaceutical family.
Unfortunately, his investigation led him all the way to Medicine City. With the help of the Wang Clan, his investigation led him to the Mu Clan.
The Mu Family had sold a lot of Rosemary, Bamboo Green, and Xiao Xiang in the past two years. They had even secretly brought a masked man to the Medicinal Forest to catch these three kinds of poisonous snakes.
The Medicinal Forest was jointly managed by the three aristocratic families. The herbs planted in the forest were all very rare. Regardless of whether they were to be harvested or cultivated, the three families had to discuss it together. No one was allowed to make a decision on their own, nor were they allowed to bring outsiders in.
However, the Mu Clan's power was at its peak these past few years. The Xie Clan was also firmly attached to the Mu Clan, while the Wang Clan was weak. Even if they were resentful, they could only turn a blind eye.
"Moreover … they …"
The servant hesitated for a long time and stammered the rest of his words.
Wang Gong motioned for the servant to come closer and whisper in his ear. Unexpectedly, after hearing the servant's words, Wang Gong's expression changed and he stood up abruptly, "What? Is this true? "
"It's absolutely true. The news came from the guards stationed in the forest!" The servant was very certain, his face ashen.
Long Fei Ye saw Wang Gong's agitation and was about to speak when Wang Gong looked over with a heavy expression, "Your Highness, things have become troublesome."
"What do you mean?" Long Fei Ye asked calmly.
"They entered the forbidden area of the forest."
The forbidden area of the forest?
The forbidden area of the forest was a secret that the three great clans of Medicine City had jointly guarded for generations. It was also a place where no one was allowed to enter. Wang Gong didn't expect that the Mu Clan would dare to bring outsiders in. Now that things had gotten to this point, Wang Gong threw caution to the wind and no longer hid it from Long Fei Ye.
The Medicine Forest was a very mystical place. Not only could the soil there easily grow many rare and difficult herbs, but there was also a very unique forest in the center of the forest. It was called the forbidden area of the forest.
Inside the forbidden area, poisonous miasma blocked the way all year round. Therefore, even people from the three great clans rarely approached the edge of the forbidden area, let alone the inside. According to the legends passed down by their ancestors, there was a medicinal pond in the forbidden area. No matter what kind of herbs were grown in water there, they would become poisonous.
In other words, as long as one could grow herbs in water there, they could create new types of poisonous herbs. As for the new poisonous herbs, who could detoxify them other than the grower himself?
The masked man that the Mu Clan had hooked up with was definitely not simple!
After hearing Wang Gong's explanation, Long Fei Ye was also very shocked. This matter could be big or small!
After all, medicine could save people, but it was only medicine. Poison, on the other hand, could kill people. It was a terrifying weapon.
Just who was that masked man? What did he want to do?
"Duke of Qin, the forbidden area has poisonous miasma. We can only wait outside," Wang Gong said seriously.
Long Fei Ye's eyes flickered with a complicated look. Capturing the masked man was a big deal, but figuring out the forbidden area was no small matter either. He had to go inside and see what they were doing.
He stood up and murmured to the guards by his side, "Immediately have Chu Xifeng bring the wangfei here."
Currently, Han Yunxi was excitedly bidding in the auction hall. It hadn't even been two hours, but she'd already gotten her hands on many good things. The feeling of shopping was great to begin with, much less competing with others.
She blended in with the crowd and was completely immersed in the activity. She was about to raise her hand again when Chu Xifeng blocked her from behind. Han Yunxi turned back and saw Chu Xifeng, who gave her a fright. "You came too?"
"Esteemed wangfei, His Highness was anxious to find you. Don't buy anymore, let's go," Chu Xifeng murmured.
Han Yunxi grew nervous at the thought of a single room and a single bed. "He went back to the inn?"
"No, esteemed wangfei should hurry and leave with me. It's urgent," Chu Xifeng said.
After confirming that he wasn't going back to the inn, Han Yunxi wasn't in a rush. Nothing was more important than replenishing the detox system's reserves.
"What's the urgent matter?"
Han Yunxi raised her hand as she asked. "3,000 taels!"
"A human life is at stake. Esteemed wangfei should hurry and leave," Chu Xifeng was anxious.
Han Yunxi withdrew her hand in alarm. "A human life is at stake? His Highness? "
It wasn't easy to talk about it here, so Chu Xifeng could only explain. "It's not His Highness. In any case, a human life is at stake. The situation is very serious, so you should hurry and leave."
Han Yunxi finally relaxed, but her expression was still serious. "I didn't bring much silver, so I won't be able to leave the auction hall. Hurry and pay up, then we'll leave."
Urk …
Chu Xifeng was left speechless. He'd been standing guard here for quite a few hours, but this woman had already lost 50,000 to 60,000 taels. Moreover, it wasn't silver, but gold. This wasn't a small sum. He thought she'd brought money with her and even secretly sighed at how much money she had in her private stash. Who knew …
"Hurry, a human life is at stake." Han Yunxi urged. She really hadn't brought any money. She wasn't planning to return to the inn tonight, but bid until daybreak. Then she'd have the auction hall send word to Long Fei Ye and have him pay to get her.
Without a choice, Chu Xifeng could only act on his own and use up all of Long Fei Ye's cash and gold banknotes before taking Han Yunxi with him.
When Han Yunxi was brought to the entrance of the Medicine Forest and heard the details, she was given a fright. She never expected things to be so serious.
"New poisonous plants. In other words, once poisoned, I'll be under someone's control."
Her detox system seemed to have met its nemesis. As soon as a new poisonous plant appeared, her detox system didn't have any information on it. It was impossible to tell what kind of poison it was, much less detoxify it.
For the first time, Han Yunxi discovered that her detox system wasn't intelligent at all.
She wouldn't allow such a frightening thing to happen!
"Let's go in. The poisonous miasma shouldn't be able to stop me," Han Yunxi said seriously.
Chu Xifeng had brought many guards with him to stand guard outside the forest. Long Fei Ye brought Han Yunxi with him, their figures as agile as a cheetah as they silently weaved through the forest to avoid the guards.
Under the moonlight, Han Yunxi saw many rare medicinal plants, but the matter at hand was much more important. She didn't have time to think too much. Very soon, the detox system notified her that there was poison up ahead. They'd arrived at the forbidden area of the forest.
"It's still a swarm of poisonous mosquitoes, just like the ones we met before!" Han Yunxi immediately analyzed the situation and gave Long Fei Ye an antidote.
Han Yunxi was puzzled. This probably wasn't the masked man's first time here. Perhaps all the poisonous mosquitoes they'd met before had been lured out from here.
Or perhaps his nest was right here, and this was the first time they'd encountered him?
As they entered the forbidden area, the moonlight grew dim. They could barely see things up close. Soon enough, Long Fei Ye reached out a hand towards Han Yunxi.
That was the first time he'd held her hand at the inn. It was so fast and forceful that she hadn't even reacted.
But this time, it was official. This … could be counted as asking for her opinion?
Should she hold his hand?
Han Yunxi stared at his hand for a while, hesitating. But Long Fei Ye grew impatient and said coldly, "Hand! If you lose me, this prince will be in even more trouble. "
Han Yunxi's face immediately darkened. With a smack, she slammed her hand into his palm. She knew that this guy had a motive for everything he did!
Long Fei Ye immediately wrapped his hand around Han Yunxi's hand and held it as they walked.
Perhaps because he'd been practicing martial arts for years, the back of this guy's hand was well-maintained, but his palm was very rough. Han Yunxi could clearly feel it when he held her hand like this. She didn't know why, but she felt an indescribable sense of security even though she was clearly angry.
The forbidden area was obviously different from the outside. There were large rocks all around, and there wasn't any vegetation. Gradually, even the poisonous mosquitoes disappeared. It was so quiet that Han Yunxi couldn't speak even if she wanted to, for fear of alerting the other party.
The two of them walked in the direction that Wang Gong had pointed out, all the way to the center. Suddenly, Han Yunxi stopped abruptly. Long Fei Ye also stopped and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
They saw that Han Yunxi's eyes were closed, and her brows were tightly knitted. She looked like she was in pain.
"What's going on?" Long Fei Ye pulled her to sit behind a large rock.
Han Yunxi only waved her hand and didn't say anything for the time being.
It hurts too much!
She had just received a sudden alert from the detoxification system. It was so loud that deafening wasn't enough to describe it. Every nerve in her head was hurting!
Under normal circumstances, the detoxification system's alert was "dudududu". It would only appear when there was poison, but the detoxification system couldn't distinguish the specific poison. Also, the louder the sound, the more severe the poison.
That sound was so loud just now. Who knew what was in front of them!
Long Fei Ye looked at her, and a trace of worry flashed across his eyes. He asked again, "Are you okay?"
Han Yunxi pulled at her ears to ease the pain. She then said in a low voice, "We should be there soon. There's a strong poison, but I don't know what kind of poison it is."
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