Should Tang Li have succeeded?
Han Yunxi was surprised as she followed Long Fei Ye back to Medicine City's Wang Clan.
But even after they left, Leng Shuangshuang was still frozen in place. The ten assassins exchanged glances, but no one dared to speak.
To their left, Gu was leaning lazily against a large tree, the lush foliage covering his body. He didn't care who was chasing after Long Fei Ye. All he wanted was for the various factions of Cloud Realm Continent to join forces and wipe out the Duke of Qin's estate!
He only cared about Han Yunxi. That poison needle had clearly come from the Tang Clan, and the giant bat's poison wasn't simple at all. Just what had Han Yunxi done to the giant bat king in such a short time to cause internal strife?
Gu waited until Leng Shuangshuang and the rest had left before flying down to carefully examine the giant bat king.
Unbeknownst to him, someone was still lurking on the right side of the forest, watching everything. This person was none other than the head of Tianning's Imperial Physician Courtyard, Gu Beiyue.
His attention seemed to be focused on the giant bat corpses as well. When he saw Gu looting all of the giant bat corpses, a complicated look flashed through Gu Beiyue's eyes. Then he turned around and vanished into thin air. Even top experts would be flabbergasted at such speed.
This man had hidden his strength well!
By the time Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi arrived at Medicine City's Wang Clan, it was already daybreak. As for Mama Su, she had long been kidnapped by Tang Li and brought to the Wang Clan.
Han Yunxi realized in hindsight that the empress dowager had indeed found Mama Su at Medicine City's Mu Estate. She'd purposely released news to test Long Fei Ye while offering bounties to the City of Daughters and Carefree City to surround and attack Long Fei Ye. On the other hand, she'd sent a group of palace experts to secretly pick up Mama Su.
But as it turned out, Long Fei Ye played along and distracted the people of the City of Daughters and Liberty City so that Tang Li could kidnap Mother Su easily.
In fact, before the people of the City of Daughters and Liberty City retreated, Tang Li had already kidnapped Mother Su very smoothly.
It had to be said that when she saw Tang Li standing in the garden in his snow-white clothes from afar, Han Yunxi once again had a beautiful illusion. However, when he opened his mouth, all the beautiful thoughts were destroyed.
A long time later, Han Yunxi told Tang Li that every time she saw him, she wanted to poison him to make him mute. Tang Li broke out in a cold sweat.
As soon as Long Fei Ye walked over, Tang Li immediately claimed credit. "I didn't use any hidden weapons. I killed all of them with my bare hands, leaving only one alive to report back to the Empress Dowager. I think the Empress Dowager will be so angry that she won't be able to sleep for a few nights."
"Where is she?" Long Fei Ye asked.
Han Yunxi's eyes lit up. Tang Li didn't kill Mother Su immediately because he wanted to wait for Long Fei Ye to come back and interrogate her.
Could it be that she could use this opportunity to find out more about his background?
She didn't want to know so much at first, but this fellow had already told her about the Tang Clan. It'd be too fake if she wasn't curious.
If this fellow's mother was a member of the Tang Clan, then who was his father? The women of the Tang Clan didn't marry outside the clan, so why was Long Fei Ye brought to the palace as soon as he was born? He wasn't someone who coveted glory, wealth, power, and status. Why did he continue to stay in Tianning's imperial clan?
"I was bored waiting for you guys, so I forced a confession out of her … that …"
Before Tang Li could finish, Wang Gong cut in unhappily from the side. "She was accidentally forced to death."
Long Fei Ye's gaze turned cold at these words. His gaze shot towards Tang Li like an arrow. Tang Li immediately raised his hand and swore, "I found out before she died. Mother Su never told anyone about this. Those palace experts secretly kidnapped her. The Mu Clan didn't know anything either, so she can die."
Can die …
Han Yunxi's head was full of black lines. If this fellow wasn't the young head of the Tang Clan and Long Fei Ye's close friend, she would definitely doubt his reliability.
Seeing Long Fei Ye's cold expression, Tang Li quickly smiled apologetically and added, "The body's already been cleaned up. Don't worry."
"Duke of Qin, although the empress dowager didn't have any evidence, but … the truth was revealed in the end," Wang Gong said sincerely.
Mother Su's death didn't mean everything was over. It only meant that the empress dowager and Emperor Tianhui couldn't touch Long Fei Ye for now. Still, Long Fei Ye's origins had aroused their suspicions.
Emperor Tianhui had always been on guard against Long Feiye. Now that his suspicions had arisen, it was impossible for Emperor Tianhui to tolerate his unscrupulous ways of eliminating dissidents. He'd rather kill the wrong person than kill the wrong person. He'd never give Long Feiye a chance to rest.
In other words, Mother Su's death wasn't the end, but the beginning of a rain of blood!
Long Fei Ye gave Wang Gong a meaningful look. Without a word, he walked towards the depths of the flower gardens. Wang Gong and Tang Li immediately followed. Han Yunxi hesitated a bit before following as well.
She had many, many questions, but they all came to one conclusion: Long Fei Ye's ambitions!
Emperor Tianhui wanted to protect Tianning's throne and country, but did Long Fei Ye want these things, or more? It was impossible to estimate the breadth of this man's heart.
Han Yunxi stared at his cold and lonely back. For the first time, she felt a strong desire to know more about him.
When they reached the pavilion, there were only three seats at the stone table. All three of them sat down, leaving Han Yunxi forgotten on one side.
Long Fei Ye seemed to only notice her presence now. He glanced at her before rising to his feet and speaking to Wang Gong. "What's bound to come, can't be avoided."
He didn't intend to elaborate after that, but had Wang Gong arrange a carriage so they could return to the capital.
Did he stop talking because she was here?
Han Yunxi's eyes flashed with disappointment, but she remained silent. It wasn't until they bid farewell to Tang Li and Wang Gong and boarded the carriage that she spoke up. "Lady Tianxin, how much have you found out?"
Long Fei Ye didn't expect Han Yunxi to ask such a question. "What do you mean?"
"I also want to know my mother's origins, as well as her relationship with Medicine City.
I also want to know … "Han Yunxi hesitated before she continued." I also want to know who my birth father is! "
She really couldn't see through this man. He told her about the Tang Clan, but was also on guard against her knowing more. He'd nurtured her and given her assassination weapons, but sometimes drew a clear line between them.
If her birth was the reason for his unease, then she didn't mind telling him everything to dispel his doubts.
Not to mention that she only liked him a little, even if she liked him a lot, she still had her own principles and wouldn't lose herself. She was very clear about her situation.
Her status as Qin Wangfei meant that she had to hug this man's thigh in order to survive peacefully in the capital. She hoped that they could trust each other and treat each other honestly. She could help him a lot, and perhaps he could also uncover Lady Tianxin's secret.
Long Fei Ye looked at her with a complicated gaze. He had already interrogated Han Congan, so of course he knew about Han Yunxi's birth. What he was surprised about was this woman's attitude.
This wasn't a woman who would be swayed by emotions or led by the nose.
"What are you looking at? You already knew that I wasn't Han Congan's biological daughter, didn't you? "Han Yunxi asked openly.
"So?" Long Fei Ye still didn't bat an eyelid.
"So I'll make it clear to you today. If you think that I'm useful, please don't doubt me or be on guard against me. I've said it before, you're my boat. I have no need to trick you. If you have the slightest bit of doubt, please don't disturb me in the future. I'll pretend that I didn't hear anything that I heard before. I'll know my place and be a respectable Qin Wangfei. I'll guard the Duke of Qin's Manor and only be responsible for not embarrassing you. "
Han Yunxi looked at Long Fei Ye without blinking as she spoke very seriously. Actually, when she moved out of Hibiscus Courtyard that day, she had wanted to say these words to him. It had nothing to do with love or romance. It had to do with her position and even her fate.
Long Fei Ye's complicated gaze deepened. He also looked at Han Yunxi, but didn't reply for a long time.
Han Yunxi also didn't say much and waited.
Time slowly passed between the two of them in silence until the carriage stopped in front of the Duke of Qin's Manor.
The carriage driver had already set up the footstool, but unfortunately, neither Long Fei Ye nor Han Yunxi had any intention of dismounting.
After a long time, Long Fei Ye finally opened his mouth. His voice was cold and even contained a hint of warning. "Quickly understand the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion. This prince's other matters have nothing to do with you."
He rejected her. In the end, he still had to be on guard against her.
Her heart couldn't help but tighten, but Han Yunxi still maintained her calm. She said seriously, "So in the future, I'll have to trouble Your Highness to not let me know so much. This concubine's heart is small and timid. This concubine can't tolerate so many secrets."
"Keep your courage and heart in check. You don't know much." Long Fei Ye heartlessly stated the truth. She really didn't know much.
Han Yunxi's heart felt stifled. In the end, she couldn't say anything in response. She could only watch as Long Fei Ye got off the carriage.
Just like that, Han Yunxi was disappointed. Her self-confident and proud self even began to wonder if she'd thought too highly of herself.
Han Yunxi didn't bring up the matter again. As for the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, she still couldn't figure out its toxicity, so she couldn't store it in her detox system. For now, she could only keep it to herself.
After returning to the estate, Han Yunxi only told Grand Concubine Yi that Mama Su had died and told her not to worry. She didn't explain too much, and the palace was calm and peaceful.
Over the past few days, Han Yunxi was in a gloomy mood. She was easily angered and explosive, but the people of Carefree City just had to come knocking on her door. They wanted the antidote at a high price, but Han Yunxi went back on her word and demanded three times the price for the antidote.
She had no idea that her gloominess had thoroughly offended the people of Carefree City. Qi Yaotian personally swore that he'd make Han Yunxi spit out three times the price one day.
The calm days only lasted for a few days. Soon enough, Han Yunxi heard that there was a transfer of personnel in the imperial court. All of the civil and military officials were in a state of panic. Without a doubt, Emperor Tianhui had made a move against Long Fei Ye.
Long Fei Ye didn't meddle in the affairs of the imperial court, but he had plenty of people in the court. His influence was considerable, so Emperor Tianhui couldn't do anything to him. Naturally, he'd make a move against the people around him.
Among them, the most unexpected was the young general Mu Qingwu!
Nobody knew whether Mu Qingwu was one of Long Fei Ye's men, but everyone knew that Mu Qingwu was one of the crown prince's archenemy, the second imperial prince. He'd always been hated by the crown prince's faction.
Emperor Tianhui's move against him this time proved that even if he wasn't one of Long Fei Ye's men, he still held an important position in the game of power.
Rather than an important position, it was more accurate to say that he held an important position in the military.
Emperor Tianhui ordered Mu Qingwu to gather 300,000 taels of pay and provisions for the troops and 200,000 dan of grain within half a year. Otherwise, he'd be demoted and investigated!
300,000 taels of pay and provisions was a matter of money, but 200,000 dan of grain was a problem that even money couldn't solve.
When Han Yunxi heard the news, she felt that Mu Qingwu had gotten shot even when he was lying down. Unexpectedly, she was in trouble as well.
This trouble was …
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