In the dead of night, the bright moon hung high in the sky. All of Medical City seemed to be draped in a veil of moonlight as everything fell into a deep sleep.
Medical City was shaped like the Eight Trigrams. The medical academy was at the center of Medical City, backed by the tallest mountain in Medical City, called Lotus Mountain.
This mountain had five peaks that looked like a lotus flower about to bloom. Each peak was abnormally steep, with only one path leading up and down. It was carved into the cliff like a staircase to the heavens, and the stone steps were extremely narrow. Only one person could pass at a time.
In the era when the Medical Sect and Poison Sect coexisted, the medical academy belonged to the Medical Sect before and the Poison Sect behind. This Lotus Mountain belonged to the Poison Sect.
Now, the entire medical academy belonged to the Medical Sect. Lotus Mountain was the only place that no one dared to enter. It was sealed off as a forbidden area for the medical academy, and the older generation privately called it the Poison Sect's forbidden area.
Legend had it that Lotus Mountain was filled with poisonous gas all year round. Birds, beasts, and even plants were all exterminated. It was a dead mountain.
Legend had it that Lotus Mountain was filled with the vengeful spirits of the Poison Sect. Every night, cries would rise and fall.
Legend had it that the Poison Sect had left behind a storehouse of poisonous plants in Lotus Mountain. Over the years, the plants had grown wildly, filling the entire mountain range with poison.
… …
Legends were both true and false, but Long Fei Ye was certain that the poison beast Gu Shu was trapped in the Sky Pit in the middle of the five peaks.
Entering the Sky Pit at night, and the Poison Sect's Sky Pit at that, was the craziest thing to do.
Tang Li tried to persuade him the entire way, but Long Fei Ye remained unmoved.
By now, the two of them had already avoided the medical academy's heavy defenses and were standing at the edge of the Sky Pit in the middle of the five peaks. They'd only explored up to the edge of the Sky Pit, but tonight, Long Fei Ye wasn't just going to enter the Sky Pit, he was also going to take the poison beast away!
At this point, Tang Li finally turned serious. "Long Fei Ye, does it have to be tonight?"
Their original plan was to wait a few days and follow the medical academy's people inside. They'd wait until the poison beast was drugged and unconscious before making their move.
Long Fei Ye nodded. He took out a pair of silver gloves from his sleeve and tossed one to Tang Li.
Tang Li caught it and looked at it. He was dumbfounded. "You're serious!"
The Silver Silk Gloves were a treasure that was immune to poison. As long as one wore the gloves, they would be fine even if they came into contact with any poison.
Tang Li grew up with Long Fei Ye, but he had only seen this pair of gloves once.
Long Fei Ye's birth mother had left him two things. One was the Silver Thread Glove, and the other was the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion kept by Han Yunxi.
Unless it was a matter of life and death, Long Fei Ye would never take out the gloves so easily.
Long Fei Ye calmly said, "According to Duke Wang's understanding, the terrain below is very complicated. It's like a maze with hundreds of hidden traps. Don't be careless."
Tang Li shook his head. "Long Fei Ye, it's not too late to find Han Yunxi now. You're wasting God's gift by not using a woman like that."
Long Fei Ye didn't answer. He put on the Silver Thread Glove and said indifferently, "She doesn't know martial arts … She's a burden."
Tang Li glanced at the Heaven Pit and sighed helplessly. "It's quite dangerous to come here without knowing martial arts."
"Let's go!"
Long Fei Ye didn't continue the topic. He jumped down, and his black figure quickly disappeared into the night like a ghost.
Tang Li immediately gathered his thoughts and followed. Although his body was whiter than snow, it was quickly swallowed up by the darkness of the Heaven Pit.
Not long after Long Fei Ye and Tang Li entered the Heaven Pit, two figures flew out from the surrounding forest, accompanied by crisp laughter.
The newcomers were a man and a woman. They were none other than Gu and Mu Ling'er, the genius pharmacist of Medicine City's Mu Clan. It was impossible to see the injury on Gu's shoulder. His red robes were as luxurious as ever, and he was as enchanting as a spider lily blooming in the night. Mu Ling'er's smile was especially mischievous. Her iconic pair of large eyes seemed to gather the spirit of water from all over the world, making her unforgettable.
This time, Medicine City and Medical City had joined forces to seal the poison beast. The medicine provided by the Mu Clan was the main force, and the Wang and Xie Clans were the support. Mu Ling'er was not only responsible for delivering the medicine to the head of the medical academy, but also assisting the doctors in administering the medicine to the poison beast.
This was the first family-level mission she had accepted. At this time, she was supposed to deliver the medicine to the head of the medical academy, but instead, she snuck out to see her sweetheart, Gu.
As headstrong as she was, she had long grown tired of the restraints of her clan. The position of head of the clan was not a temptation to her, but rather a burden. Being able to be together with Qi Brother was the happiest thing in her life.
"Qi Brother, why are you stealing the poison beast?"
Even now, Mu Linger still couldn't figure out Gu Qishao's motives. Many people in the world were coveting this poison beast, but none of them knew that it wasn't easy to control it. If they made a mistake, they'd be devoured by it and die a horrible death.
Gu stared at the frighteningly dark Heaven Pit and didn't answer for a long time.
"Qi Brother, I'm asking you a question!" Mu Ling'er pushed him.
Gu came back to his senses and smiled. "I'll kill it and make a stew. You can have a sip."
"Just a sip? Stingy! "
Mu Ling'er pouted. Her delicate appearance was cute and charming. Unfortunately, Gu was absent-minded. He took out a map from his sleeve and carefully studied it under the moonlight.
Mu Ling'er blinked her big eyes, smiled slyly, and asked jokingly, "I heard that your sweetheart is also in the Medical City. How much do you plan to give her?"
Last time at the inn, Qi Brother looked at Han Yunxi differently. He also said that he had someone in his heart. Mu Ling'er was still brooding about it. She really hoped that Qi Brother was joking.
She thought that Qi Brother wouldn't answer her boring question, but Gu immediately looked back and smiled like a devil. "Give her as much as she wants."
As soon as these words came out, Mu Ling'er's good mood instantly became gloomy. Her unhappiness was written all over her face. Unfortunately, Gu didn't pay much attention to it. He was thinking about the map and muttering something to himself.
Mu Ling'er sulked for a long time and stamped her feet several times. Seeing that Gu still ignored her, she was about to cry. However, even so, she didn't throw a tantrum and took the initiative to approach him.
Anyway, even if she threw a tantrum, Qi Brother never coaxed her. She would feel embarrassed if she didn't have a way out.
Seeing the map in Gu's hand, Mu Ling'er was shocked. "How did you get this?"
"I stole it." Gu admitted frankly.
According to Mu Ling'er's knowledge, there were hundreds of poisonous traps in the sinkhole. These traps were not set by the medical school, but were originally there. If someone accidentally touched them, they wouldn't even know how they died.
However, the dean of the medical school had a map of the sinkhole. According to the map, they could smoothly reach the secret room at the bottom.
"Are you serious? How did you steal it? "Mu Ling'er leaned closer. However, she had never seen the map before and couldn't tell whether it was real or fake.
"Is there anything in the world that Qi Brother can't do?" Gu asked cheerfully.
"No!" Mu Ling'er also smiled. In fact, she didn't know much about Qi Brother. However, in her opinion, there wasn't so much to know about a person. It was fine as long as they were happy together.
Gu seemed to be in a good mood. He stretched out his hand and put it around Mu Ling'er's shoulder. "Let's go. I'll give you a mouthful of soup when we catch the poisonous beast."
Judging from Gu Qishao's expression, they looked like brother and sister with their arms around each other's shoulders. Mu Linger felt as sweet as if she'd eaten honey. She thought, if Qi gege was willing to take me to wander the jianghu freely and unfettered, even if I had to abandon the Mu Clan and change my name, I'd be willing!
Soon, Gu and Mu Ling'er's figures also disappeared into the darkness of the sinkhole.
The seemingly peaceful sinkhole had already been filled with crises. At this time, the medical school was also in a state of chaos.
Han Yunxi looked for Gu Beiyue for the whole afternoon but couldn't find him. Someone said that they saw him go out, but no one knew where he went.
In the evening, Han Yunxi looked for him again, but still couldn't find him. When she returned to her room, she saw Luo Zuishan pacing back and forth at the door, as if there was something urgent.
"Director Luo, what's the matter?" Han Yunxi asked suspiciously.
When Luo Zuishan saw Han Yunxi, it was as if he had seen a life-saving straw. "Qin Wangfei, you're finally back. Something bad has happened!"
"What happened to Gu Beiyue?" Han Yunxi was frightened. She had asked Luo Zuishan this question during the day.
"Something happened to Qi 'er, something big happened!" Luo Zuishan was so anxious that his face was deathly pale.
Qi 'er?
"Gu?" Han Yunxi was even more puzzled.
"He … he, alas! You … "Luo Zuishan was anxious, but he didn't know what to say.
The dean's map of the sinkhole had been lost, and the medical school's higher-ups were holding an emergency meeting. Although the news hadn't spread, Luo Zuishan was still able to find out with his connections.
Others didn't know how the map had been lost, but Luo Zuishan didn't need to think with his toes to know that Gu had stolen it. He was one hundred percent sure that Gu was in the sinkhole right now.
If Gu wasn't in Medical City, then someone else could have stolen it. But as long as he was in Medical City, it had to be him. There was no mistaking it.
He knew that the brat wouldn't come back for anything good, but he didn't expect him to come for the poison beast.
Seeing Luo Zuishan's incoherent speech, Han Yunxi grew anxious. "What happened?"
"Gu stole the dean's map and went to the Poison Sect's Sinkhole to steal the poison beast!" Luo Zuishan could only speak frankly.
Before he met Han Yunxi, no one in the world could persuade Gu. He thought that the only person who could stop him now was Han Yunxi.
He had to stop Gu before he got the poison beast out. That brat was filled with hatred for Medical City. It was fine if he didn't come back, but once he did, who knew what earth-shattering things he would do?
Besides, even if he had the map, it was still very dangerous to steal the poison beast. Without the three great clans of Medicine City working together, even the dean and the others would have a hard time subduing the poison beast.
That brat was practically throwing his life away!
"Sinkhole, poison beast?" Han Yunxi was clueless about this.
But after Luo Zuishan's concise explanation, Han Yunxi instantly understood what Gu's joke meant.
He told her to wait for him until tomorrow night. Tomorrow night was the deadline for her bet with Third Elder.
He knew that she hadn't cured Long Tianmo's bone poison, so he went to steal the poison beast. Its blood could cure a hundred poisons.
"That damned guy, why didn't he bring me along!" Although Han Yunxi cursed him, her heart felt warm. How could she not know how well Gu Qishao treated her? How could she not remember it in her heart?
"Let's go, take me to the Sinkhole!" Han Yunxi made a prompt decision.
"Hurry, hurry, we might be able to stop him." Luo Zuishan clung to his last hope. He hoped that Gu wouldn't have entered the Sinkhole by the time they arrived.
If Gu went down, then everything would be over. Sneaking into the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds was already a last resort. As for the Sinkhole, he didn't dare, nor did he have the ability.
"Let's go!"
Han Yunxi's eyes flashed with determination. The poison beast's blood was Long Tianmo's only hope, as well as her and Gu Beiyue's last hope. She was determined to get it!
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