Jun Yi Xie sat cross-legged on the praying mat in front of the Buddha statue, mulling over Long Fei Ye's words. 'Exchanging Northern Li's empire for a woman …'
He looked calm, but his clenched fists betrayed him.
He might be mad, but Long Fei Ye was even crazier!
He assumed that Long Fei Ye would team up with Han Yunxi to kidnap Long Tianmo, but that fellow didn't even show up.
All of Xuankong Temple's inescapable net had been laid for naught.
Today, Jun Yi Xie sat from noon until sunset. By the time the skies fell, he was certain that Long Fei Ye wouldn't show up.
They'd agreed to silence him if he missed the deadline.
But what was he supposed to do if he missed the deadline?
Jun Yi Xie had to think it over carefully.
If Han Yunxi hadn't taken off his mask in Medicine City and exposed his true face to Long Fei Ye, he would've been happier if Long Fei Ye didn't show up today. He would've chopped off Long Tianmo's head without hesitation and delivered it to Emperor Tianhui so he could bite off Long Fei Ye's head.
Unfortunately, his identity had already been exposed. Northern Li's Duke of Kang represented the Northern Li imperial clan, so he couldn't help but have misgivings. He had to be on guard against Long Fei Ye using his identity to make a fuss.
He wasn't of imperial blood, but he was the most favored Duke. Plenty of Northern Li's imperial clan members would want to find fault with him.
Seeing Jun Yi Xie rise to his feet, one of his attendants stepped forward. "Master, Long Fei Ye wouldn't really care about that woman, would he?"
Jun Yi Xie laughed coldly. "Long Fei Ye … does he have a heart?"
The attendant was even more confused. "Then he shouldn't …"
"A single lie in exchange for a useful woman's heart …"
Jun Yi Xie paused as he spoke, then turned around with a serious expression. "It's worth it!"
Han Yunxi's poison skills were not only exquisite, but also mysterious. With the help of such a woman, how many surprises would there be?
To Jun Yi Xie, one Han Yunxi was equivalent to a group of Poison Men that he had raised. Hence, even though Han Yunxi had ruined many of his plans and had even poisoned him, he had never really intended to kill her and still wanted to rope her in.
Lying to a woman?
The attendants didn't understand. In his impression, His Lord had never been close to women. When facing women, let alone lying and coaxing, he wouldn't even greet them.
"Master, then … Tianning's crown prince …" the attendant was more concerned about this matter.
What should he do with Long Tianmo now? They couldn't kill him, but they couldn't just let him go. Wouldn't that be too cowardly?
His subordinates were alarmed and worried for their master. However, Jun Yi Xie already had a plan. He said in a low voice, "Bring me the Hundred Leaves Purple Jade Grass."
The attendant grew alarmed at his words and reminded him, "Master, this poison … we still don't have an antidote!"
His Lord wanted to poison Long Tianmo before letting him go.
He could let him go then.
But he had to have a handle on him first.
The Hundred Leaves Purple Jade Grass was a poison that Jun Yi Xie had named after Jun Yi Xie because it was a completely new poison that had never been seen before.
Jun Yi Xie had been cultivating new poisons in Medicine City's Medicine Forest. Although Han Yunxi had interrupted his work, he still had some ingredients on hand. Over the past few months, he'd managed to cultivate three new poisons.
The poisons had been cultivated, but the antidote was still missing.
In other words, there was no cure for these three poisons.
The Hundred Leaves Purple Jade Grass's poison wasn't fatal, but it was extremely torturous. It made one's bones ache all over and made them immobile.
"It's precisely because we don't have an antidote that there's no chance of failure!"
Jun Yi Xie laughed coldly as he walked towards the rear courtyard of the monastery. This time, he'd like to see if Han Yunxi had the skills to deal with the Hundred Leaves Purple Jade Grass. He wanted to make it impossible for Han Yunxi to survive in Tianning and force Long Fei Ye to give up on Han Yunxi!
In the rear courtyard, Long Tianmo was still lying in his carriage, completely unconscious and powerless. His body was covered in thick bedding, so anyone who didn't know better would think he was a normal person sleeping peacefully.
Jun Yi Xie boarded the carriage and only glanced at Long Tianmo's face before looking away. Forget about the Tianning crown prince, he didn't even care about the Tianning emperor.
In all of Tianning, only Long Fei Ye could be considered a hindrance to him.
He sat silently on one side until an attendant delivered the Hundred Leaves Purple Jade Grass. Then he personally lifted Long Tianmo's ink-black bedding and revealed Long Tianmo's protruding belly.
This … what's going on?
Jun Yixie revealed a rare expression of shock, while the surrounding attendants were caught off guard as well, their faces filled with surprise.
A grown man actually had a big belly?
Before Jun Yi Xie could move, the attendants who'd recovered their wits rushed forward to take off Long Tianmo's robes. Once they did, the truth was revealed. It really was a big belly, as if he was pregnant.
"Master, this … how is this possible?" the attendants were stunned.
Everyone knew that Tianning's crown prince had been ill for a long time. As for what illness he was suffering from, there were all sorts of different theories. No one knew the truth.
This time, Luo Zuishan had beaten the drums in the justice courts to lodge a complaint, so everyone knew about it. Unfortunately, they still didn't publicize the crown prince's "relapse."
Jun Yi Xie only knew about the medical academy's consultation, but he didn't know about Long Tianmo's illness. He didn't care either.
"Ascites?"
This was Jun Yi Xie's first reaction. Medicine and poisons were one family, and he was an expert in poisons. Naturally, he knew quite a bit about medicine as well.
But when Jun Yi Xie examined him carefully, his expression changed. His cold eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
Seeing this, the attendants didn't dare to ask any questions, but Jun Yi Xie continued to mutter to himself, "It's not ascites, but …"
Jun Yi Xie didn't finish his sentence, as if he wasn't certain. He carefully examined him again, but this time his brows furrowed even more. He was absolutely certain that this wasn't "ascites," but … Gu!
Long Tianmo wasn't suffering from any illness, nor was he suffering from a relapse. Someone had used Gu on him.
Gu was one of the most terrifying poisons in the world.
Gu was a poison technique created by the Poison Sect of the medical academy. After the medical academy's Poison Sect was banned, Gu had disappeared from Cloud Realm Continent for many years.
Leaving aside Gu, very few people even knew about the Poison Sect's existence in the medical academy.
There were three types of Gu: high, medium, and low. Grass as Gu, insects as Gu, and humans as Gu.
Using humans as Gu was Jun Yi Xie's ultimate goal in raising Poison Humans and Poison Corpses — human Gu.
Jun Yi Xie understood Gu.
"Xi Yubo knows Gu arts? Luo Zuishan knows them too? "he was puzzled.
Long Tianmo's illness had been caused by Emperor Tianhui using Xi Yubo to frame Han Yunxi, so Xi Yubo was the only one who'd used the Gu. Meanwhile, Luo Zuishan had requested a decree from the Council of Elders to overturn Xi Yubo's diagnosis and request a consultation. It looked like Luo Zuishan knew that Long Tianmo had been afflicted with Gu as well.
With the qualifications of the two directors, it wasn't impossible for them to secretly learn some Gu arts. But Jun Yi Xie couldn't figure out why Luo Zuishan dared to request a public consultation if it was Gu. After all, Gu was a huge taboo in the current medical academy. Leaving aside a public consultation, even private discussions about it were forbidden.
Could Luo Zuishan have misdiagnosed it as some other illness?
How could Luo Zuishan make a mistake when things had gotten so big?
There was something fishy going on here that made Jun Yi Xie smell the scent of a conspiracy. Of course, he didn't have the leisure to care about the medical academy's affairs. His target had always been Han Yunxi.
Thus, that very night, Jun Yi Xie cured Long Tianmo of the Gu and gave him the hypertoxic Hundred Leaf Purple Jade Grass.
In one night, Long Tianmo's big belly disappeared, leaving his entire body in pain.
Early in the morning, Jun Yi Xie didn't even spare Long Tianmo a glance before ordering coldly, "Send him to the medical academy before he wakes up."
He thought that since he'd interfered like this, the consultation would definitely be splendid.
Han Yunxi, if you can cure the Gu this time, then your lordship will admire you!
But if you can't, then just wait for Emperor Tianhui to punish you. Your lordship would like to see if Long Fei Ye can still protect you!
Long Tianmo was on his way to the medical academy while Qinwang Rong was still doing his best to track down Long Tianmo's whereabouts. Luo Zuishan, Xi Yubo, and Gu Beiyue had already arrived at the medical academy, but Gu was nowhere to be found.
Long Tianmo and Han Yunxi were both missing, so the consultation naturally couldn't proceed.
Emperor Tianhui had spread word that the medical academy had to send Gu Beiyue back to Tianning's capital city in five days. Long Tianmo and Han Yunxi's disappearance had to be explained to Tianning as well.
The Council of Elders didn't express any opinions, but sent out plenty of men to search for the missing men.
Everyone was waiting for news. Han Yunxi didn't go to the medical academy immediately after arriving in Medical City, but was taken to an inn by Long Fei Ye.
It was the best Cloud Auspicious Inn in Medical City, the Sky Room 1. From the window of the room, one could see the main doors of the medical academy.
Currently, Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye were standing side by side in front of the window.
"Has there been no news from Jun Yi Xie's side?" Han Yunxi was rather worried. Although there was no proof that Long Tianmo hadn't been silenced, who knew if Jun Yi Xie would let him go?
"One more day without news from Long Tianmo means you can rest for one more day. What's the rush?" Long Fei Ye retorted.
They hadn't stopped the entire way here, but the number of words they'd exchanged could be counted on one hand. There didn't seem to be anything more or less between them.
However, when he hugged her and held her hand, his strength seemed to be a lot tighter than before. She also felt a lot more natural and was no longer awkward.
"Didn't His Majesty only give Medical City five days' time?" Han Yunxi asked next.
Long Fei Ye arched a brow at her with a cold smile. "Aren't you overestimating Tianhui too much?"
The medical academy represented Medical City. Emperor Tianhui wouldn't be stupid enough to oppose Medical City for the sake of a deposed crown prince.
Han Yunxi wasn't clear on the strength of Cloud Realm Continent's powers, but she was more concerned about Long Tianmo's condition. Would he change after five days?
After some hesitation, she said, "I'd better not rest. Let's go to the medical academy. I have to see Gu Beiyue."
Luo Zuishan wouldn't give her any answers, so she had to discuss things with Gu Beiyue first.
Hearing this, Long Fei Ye's eyes flashed with displeasure. Coldly, he said, "I have something to do tonight, so I won't be going."
"What is it?" Han Yunxi was puzzled. Was there anything more important than a consultation in Medical City?
But Long Fei Ye didn't answer her, but called for dinner instead.
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