As soon as they passed through the wooden door, they saw another secret passage. It wasn't made of stone, but more like a natural cave. It was pitch-black inside without any luminous pearls to illuminate the way.
Strangely enough, they didn't smell anything before entering the room, but as soon as they did, they caught a whiff of a strong acidic odor. Anyone could tell that it came from something extremely corrosive.
"This is the right path."
Long Fei Ye took out a luminous pearl from the secret passage to illuminate the way, making the difference between the scents even more obvious.
Han Yunxi had long activated her detox system, but couldn't find any traces of poison in the air.
Her nerves were taut as she raised her guard. She was afraid that the detox system wouldn't be able to detect the poison and they'd be poisoned by it.
"Is this smell poisonous?" Aunt Ru was worried as well.
"You guys stay here, I'll go take a look."
Long Fei Ye was very straightforward, but Aunt Ru stopped him with a stern expression. "Ye 'er, your life is more important than anyone else's! You can't go! "
There was nothing wrong with her words. Long Fei Ye's life was too valuable. Few people in Cloud Realm Continent could compare to him. But Han Yunxi found it strange no matter how she heard it.
In the midst of her bewilderment, Aunt Ru added, "Han Yunxi, you go. Hurry!"
Her tone was practically an order! She made it sound like her life was worthless.
Han Yunxi wanted to say that she'd go take a look first. With Lil Thing around, she'd at least have an extra layer of protection. But hearing Aunt Ru order her around made her feel uncomfortable.
"The Perplexing Butterfly Illusion belongs to you guys. It has nothing to do with me. Why should I go?" Han Yunxi replied offhandedly.
Long Fei Ye was about to speak, but fell silent at these words. His expression was Cold, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking. Aunt Ru knitted her brows. So much for looking at Han Yunxi in a new light. In the end, this was the girl's attitude!
Even if Long Fei Ye doted on her, she shouldn't be so arrogant!
It seemed that she did not need to interrogate Tang Li anymore. This woman could not be used, no matter how capable she was!
Aunt Ru did not avoid the topic and said directly, "Ye 'er, you never keep useless people by your side. Those who can't be used by you, haha …"
Aunt Ru didn't continue speaking. Instead, she chuckled meaningfully.
"Some?"
Obviously, he was talking about Han Yunxi.
"Hehe?"
Was this a threat? Get rid of them just because they're useless? Silence?
Han Yunxi did not refute. She also fell silent. She always knew that her greatest value to Long Feiye was that she was "useful!"
She couldn't understand why Long Fei Ye still wanted to save Duanmu Yao after rejecting the marriage proposal. Perhaps Duanmu Yao was still useful to him.
She glanced at Long Fei Ye. Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, she became even more silent.
The two of them did not speak. Aunt Ru did not say anything else and walked forward with large strides.
Aunt Ru wasn't putting on an act. She was serious. As long as she could solve the secret of the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, she was willing to pay any price.
The reason she let Han Yunxi go was because she considered that Han Yunxi's poison skills were better than hers.
After Aunt Ru left, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi fell even more silent. Not long after, Long Fei Ye silently followed Aunt Ru. He didn't say a single word to Han Yunxi.
Watching his back disappear into the distance, Han Yunxi unconsciously bit her lip. She didn't even realize that she had bitten her skin. In the end, she still chased after him.
She thought, since I've already come this far, I might as well help him to the end.
When Han Yunxi caught up, she discovered that the secret passage was actually a cave. At the end of the cave was a cliff. The cliff was very small, only able to accommodate four or five people standing on it. Unknown poisonous herbs grew on top of it. They were shaped like orchids, but they weren't blooming.
The corrosive smell in the air was emitted by these herbs. If one stood in front of the cliff for too long, they wouldn't be able to stand it.
Seeing Han Yunxi arrive, Aunt Ru only snorted softly. Long Fei Ye didn't say anything.
"These herbs are poisonous. They're extremely corrosive. They should be a new variety cultivated from the cross-breeding of several poisonous herbs. The poison is distributed in the roots, but the smell they emit isn't poisonous."
Han Yunxi told Aunt Ru everything the detoxification system had analyzed. The detoxification system could analyze how many kinds of poison a herb contained, but it couldn't analyze the overall toxicity of the herb.
This herb should be a new variety, at least to the detoxification system!
Aunt Ru ignored her. Long Fei Ye nodded, put on his silver-threaded gloves, and picked the herbs himself. Aunt Ru lifted her clothes to store them.
"You can't!" Han Yunxi stopped her. "Your clothes will be corroded."
Aunt Ru coughed softly, but didn't say anything.
Han Yunxi immediately took out a glass box from her medical pouch and handed it to Long Fei Ye. "These herbs are all the same. Just pick a few and it'll be enough."
Long Fei Ye didn't say anything, but he did as he was told. He picked five or six herbs, filled the glass box, and put them away personally.
According to the clues Aunt Ru had found, the highly corrosive poisonous herbs needed for the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion recipe were in the poison warehouse. It looked like this trip hadn't been in vain.
Long Fei Ye swung his sword and chopped down a large boulder at the cave entrance, sealing off the path to the cliff.
Han Yunxi stared blankly at the pile of rocks. Perplexing Butterfly Illusion seems to be the Poison Sect's treasure. How did it end up in Long Fei Ye's hands?
Long Fei Ye's mother was a member of the Tang Clan, so what about his father?
Why was he trying so hard to figure out the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion? Did it have anything to do with the Poison Sect?
"It's good that you have some self-awareness. Let's go," Aunt Ru muttered to herself, but her words were clearly meant for Han Yunxi to hear.
Han Yunxi really didn't know what Aunt Ru took her for. Was she Long Fei Ye's assistant? Or was she his wangfei and subordinate?
Han Yunxi didn't want to refute her. She'd found the clues anyway, so she'd still return the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion to him.
But just as she was about to take out the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, Long Fei Ye quietly took her hand. He didn't say anything, but walked back the way they came.
Han Yunxi held the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion in her other hand. She held on to it for a long time, but in the end, she silently placed it back in her medical pouch.
Aunt Ru stood on one side, feeling as if she'd been left behind. Her brows were furrowed.
Ye 'er's actions were like a slap to her face!
How could this be?
They didn't speak the entire way back.
As luck would have it, Long Fei Ye's group had just emerged from the first door when Duanmu Baiye and the rest came out of the second. All three of them were in a sorry state, each of them paler than the other. It was obvious that they'd lost too much blood.
Duanmu Baiye and Chu Tianyin were both shirtless, their bodies covered in bites from the black spiders. Duanmu Baiye, who'd been the first to break in, was covered in cuts and bruises. There were even two gashes on his face.
Duanmu Baiye's robes were nowhere to be seen. Most likely, they'd been bitten to shreds. Chu Tianyin's robes were wrapped around Chu Qingge's body, covered in a thick layer of spider silk. If one didn't know better, they'd think it was a layer of yarn.
Heaven knows how miserable they'd been in the past two days and nights!
The two groups emerged at the same time and saw each other, giving a start.
In the silence, Han Yunxi saw Chu Qingge's panicked expression and burst into laughter. "Haha, there were a lot of black spiders in there, right?!"
Leaving aside Chu Qingge, even Duanmu Baiye was angry and embarrassed. One of them took out a bow, while the other unsheathed his sword.
"Han Yunxi, you liar!" Duanmu Baiye was the angriest of them all.
"What did I lie to you about? Did I tell you there was something good inside? "Han Yunxi couldn't help but laugh again.
"Slut! Give me your life! "Chu Qingge was flustered and exasperated as she prepared to shoot.
But Chu Tianyin quickly stopped her and muttered, "Let's go!"
"Big bro!" Chu Qingge was so angry that she'd lost all reason. She didn't realize that the three of them combined were no match for one Long Fei Ye. Their injuries were too severe, so they had to treat the spider poison quickly.
"Treat the poison!"
Chu Tianyin raged. Only then did Chu Qingge set down her bow. He glanced at Duanmu Baiye before leading Chu Qingge away without a word.
Duanmu Baiye brought up the rear. As he retreated, he warned, "Long Fei Ye, my Western Zhou imperial clan isn't so easy to bully!"
Then he turned to flee. Long Fei Ye didn't say a word, but tightened his grip on Han Yunxi as he chased after them.
There was only one path and one direction in the secret passage, but Long Fei Ye had almost caught up when Duanmu Baiye's trio suddenly disappeared around a corner.
Long Fei Ye chased after them and inspected the passage before discovering a switch in the corner that led to another path. No wonder the tree trunk outside was perfectly fine while they were here.
"We can't stay here for long. Let's go back the way we came first," Aunt Ru said seriously. Heaven knows if the path Duanmu Baiye and the rest took would be dangerous.
Long Fei Ye listened to her and didn't chase after them. But he walked quickly with Han Yunxi in his arms. It wasn't long before Aunt Ru had trouble catching up.
Han Yunxi could tell that he was doing it on purpose. Is he trying to shake off Aunt Ru?
But Long Fei Ye used this time to … start asking questions.
Despite his silence, he was still as domineering as ever. As soon as he opened his mouth, he got straight to the point. "What did you use to save Long Tianmo?"
Han Yunxi didn't get used to it. She assumed that this fellow didn't know how to talk to her anymore.
"I've been concocting an antidote this entire time. Fortunately, I succeeded that night," Han Yunxi had long thought of an answer. When Gu asked, she'd give him the same answer.
Heaven knows if these two fellows would try to take advantage of Lil Thing. Lil Thing hadn't fully recovered yet, so it was still too weak to protect itself.
If they wanted to take it by force, she really wouldn't be able to fight them.
Actually, if Lil Thing hadn't jumped onto Gu Beiyue's body that day, she wouldn't have told Gu Beiyue about Lil Thing's existence.
She didn't want anyone to know about this. If this were to spread, not to mention how the medical school would deal with her, the people fighting for the poisonous beast in the world wouldn't let her off.
"Such a coincidence?" Long Fei Ye was obviously suspicious.
However, as long as Han Yunxi didn't change her story, he didn't believe that he wouldn't be able to find any loopholes.
"How did that white-robed man save you?" Long Fei Ye asked again.
"A chance encounter," Han Yunxi said lightly.
"Why did he save you?" Long Fei Ye asked again.
Han Yunxi had a helpless look on her face. "I want to know too."
Her words were the truth. Seeing Long Fei Ye's complicated gaze, she smiled and asked openly, "Long Fei Ye, do you also suspect that I'm the orphan of Western Qin, the person that the Shadow Clan wants to protect?"
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