Deep into the night, the entire Medicine City was bathed in a hazy moonlight. Everything was extremely quiet.
Gu led Han Yunxi all the way to the Mu Estate.
Han Yunxi had a deep impression of the Mu Clan the first time she came to Medicine City, but she had never seen what they looked like. She couldn't help but ponder a question.
The Mu Clan had colluded with Jun Yi Xie to plant a new type of poisonous plant in the Herb Forest's poisonous pond. What was their goal?
With the Mu Clan's current strength in Medicine City and its numerous talented juniors, there was no need for them to ask a tiger for its skin and hook up with Jun Yixie.
Medical City and Medicine City were originally one family. Medical City's support greatly affected the three great clans' status in Medicine City. If Medical City were to find out that the Mu Clan had colluded with the Hundred Poisons Sect, then the Mu Clan would undoubtedly be asking for trouble.
"Hey, do you know about the Mu Clan and Jun Yi Xie colluding?" Han Yunxi asked in a low voice.
Unexpectedly, Gu only answered with a casual "mhm."
This guy really did know about it.
"Are you very familiar with the Mu Clan?" Han Yunxi asked again. She recalled how he had tricked her and Long Fei Ye into coming to Medicine City to find the Herbal Tea Sapling. He had also lied that the sapling was with the Mu Clan, but it was actually with the Xie Clan.
Gu chuckled, "Not at all. I only know Mu Ling 'er."
Han Yunxi instantly understood.
This evildoer had undoubtedly tricked that ignorant girl Mu Ling 'er!
If he hadn't used Mu Ling 'er, then how would Gu have found out about the Mu Clan's secrets?
Although he still had a debt to settle with Mu Ling 'er, Han Yunxi still despised Gu's behavior of deceiving a young girl's heart.
She didn't ask any more questions and only shot him a disdainful look.
Unexpectedly, not only did Gu not mind, he even earnestly said to her, "When I find that girl, I'll immediately avenge you! You can whip her or cut her to pieces as you wish. "
Han Yunxi chuckled and didn't say anything else.
She thought that there was no need for her to look for Mu Ling'er to take revenge for that push. As long as she threw Gu's words at her, that girl would cry for the rest of her life.
How pathetic!
Very soon, Gu Qishao brought Han Yunxi through the Mu Estate's back courtyard, avoiding multiple layers of guards before finally leading her into a small, dark forest.
Han Yunxi couldn't help but ask, "Have you been here many times?"
"Mu Ling 'er has brought me here many times. If it wasn't for her, I really wouldn't have known that there was such a place hidden in the backyard of the Mu family." Gu answered truthfully.
The small forest was so dark that one couldn't even see one's own fingers. Outside the small forest, however, there was a completely different world. It was actually a not small lake, and a bamboo house was built on top of the lake.
There were no lights in the bamboo house, so it was impossible to see if there was anyone inside with the help of the moonlight. Gu and Han Yunxi landed on the balcony of the bamboo house together.
"This is Mu Xin's residence. There are things that she left behind when she was alive inside." Gu explained.
Upon hearing this, Han Yunxi picked up a match and couldn't wait to go inside.
However, at this moment, Han Yunxi sensed a poison approaching from behind!
She was about to turn around when the sound of a hand drum suddenly came from behind her.
Han Yunxi felt her hair stand on end when she heard this sound in the dark. However, when she turned around, she was immediately shocked.
Unknowingly, an old woman had appeared behind him. She was short and had a serious face. Her small eyes were shining with a sharp light, which was even more obvious in the dark night. She was holding a small hand drum in her hand, which she kept shaking.
Han Yunxi immediately sensed the old woman's hostility. However, Gu said, "She's deaf and mute. She can't hear or speak."
Han Yunxi was slightly shocked. Only then did she understand why the old woman's eyes were so bright. She couldn't hear, so she could only use her eyes to make up for it.
She activated the detoxification system and carefully scanned the old woman. She only found that the old woman was poisoned, but she couldn't determine what kind of poison it was.
This situation could only mean that the poison in the old woman's body wasn't simple and wasn't easy to cure.
Han Yunxi didn't care about it for the time being. She asked in a low voice, "She is …"
"She has been guarding here for many years. Mu Ling 'er said that this old woman has been guarding here since she was a child. She doesn't know who she is either." Gu answered truthfully.
In the beginning, this mute old woman was full of hostility towards him. However, after coming here with Mu Ling 'er many times, Mute Old Woman became familiar with him.
Mute Old Woman was illiterate and didn't understand sign language. She couldn't communicate at all. When Mu Ling 'er discovered this place at the age of seven, Mute Old Woman beat her up. Later, that girl secretly sent her food every day. Only then did she get close to Mute Old Woman.
Unfortunately, after so many years, Mu Ling 'er still couldn't communicate with Mute Old Woman.
"Is this the person you want to bring me to see?" Han Yunxi asked, puzzled.
Gu was about to explain when Mute Old Woman suddenly stretched out her hand and pointed at Han Yunxi. She shook the wooden drum violently, as if to ask who Han Yunxi was.
Gu smiled and pointed at Han Yunxi's medical pouch. Mute Old Woman finally noticed the medical pouch and was shocked.
Mute Old Woman was so excited that she threw the wooden drum on the ground and rushed towards Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi was frightened and instinctively retreated. However, Mute Old Woman was too fast. As soon as she caught up, Mute Old Woman grabbed hold of Han Yunxi's medical pouch and yanked it down.
"What are you doing?!" Han Yunxi quickly grabbed hold of Mute Old Woman's pouch, but she didn't expect Mute Old Woman's grip to be so strong.
Han Yunxi was about to snatch the medical pouch when she saw that Mute Old Woman didn't rummage through her things. Instead, she held the medical pouch and gently stroked the embroidered "Xin" (心) character. Soon, tears began to roll down her face.
Seeing this, Han Yunxi didn't know whether to move forward or retreat. She just stood there.
She couldn't bear to see old people cry!
Han Yunxi glanced at Gu. Gu shrugged, indicating that he had no choice but to wait.
After a long time, Mute Old Woman finally wiped away her tears and raised her head to look at Han Yunxi. However, this time, there wasn't a trace of hostility in her eyes. Instead, it was filled with deep affection.
When she met such a gaze, Han Yunxi was slightly startled. She felt that she couldn't bear it.
Such a gaze made Han Yunxi let her guard down. She even softened her voice. "Granny, this belongs to my mother. Do you recognize it?"
Only then did Han Yunxi realize that Mute Granny couldn't hear her.
"Can I take a look inside the house?" Han Yunxi gestured towards the house.
Mute Old Woman seemed to understand and quickly went into the house to light the lamp. Han Yunxi and Gu walked in and saw that everything in the bamboo house was neat and tidy. There wasn't even a speck of dust.
However, other than the large pieces of furniture, there wasn't much else.
"The things that Mu Xin left behind are in the inner room. Go in and take a look."
As soon as Gu finished speaking, Mute Old Woman took out a pouch from the inner room and handed it to Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi opened the pouch. It was nothing more than a handkerchief, a purse, and other small things. However, without exception, there was a "Xin" (心) character embroidered on all of them. It was exactly the same as the one on her medical pouch.
Mute Old Woman deftly unfolded all the small things. Then, she took the medical pouch and compared them to Han Yunxi.
She opened her mouth as if she wanted to talk to Han Yunxi. Unfortunately, she couldn't even make a sound.
Seeing her like this, Han Yunxi was puzzled.
In general, deafness and muteness were caused by deafness. In other words, because of deafness, the person couldn't hear and couldn't learn to speak or communicate. It wasn't that they couldn't make a sound.
Mute Old Woman couldn't even make a sound. She obviously wasn't a normal deafness and muteness.
When she recalled the traces of poison in her body, Han Yunxi blurted out, "She was poisoned into a mute!"
Gu Qishao immediately snapped his fingers. "Smart!"
"What's the matter?" Han Yunxi asked seriously.
"Not only was she poisoned, but she was also poisoned deaf. It's just that I can't find out what kind of poison it is. If you can cure her, maybe she'll tell you everything about Mu Xin. "This was the real reason why Gu had brought Han Yunxi here.
Gu couldn't find out what kind of poison it was. No wonder her detoxification system couldn't confirm it. This was a tricky problem.
Gu was right. If she wanted to know everything about Mu Xin, who Mute Old Woman was, and why she was guarding Mu Xin's belongings, the only way was to cure Mute Old Woman.
Mute Old Woman looked at Gu and then at Han Yunxi. She couldn't hear what they were saying. She seemed to be in a hurry. She stuffed Mu Xin's belongings and medical pouch into Han Yunxi's hands and waved her hand, indicating that she should leave.
Han Yunxi wanted to leave. After all, it wasn't safe here.
She packed up her belongings and extended her hand to Mute Old Woman, indicating that she wanted to take her away. However, Mute Old Woman didn't leave. Instead, she went into the inner room.
Han Yunxi and the others followed. As soon as they entered, Han Yunxi saw a portrait. The woman in the portrait was dressed as a doctor. She carried a cloth bag that was similar to her medical pouch.
The woman was very young. Her facial features were delicate and pretty. She couldn't be called a beauty. However, the smile on her face was bright and sweet. She gave people an indescribable feeling of kindness and beauty.
Perhaps it was the blood flowing in her veins, or perhaps she was really infected by the smile. Looking at the woman's smiling face, Han Yunxi felt that the whole world was beautiful.
She noticed the signature next to the portrait. The woman was none other than Mu Xin, but the signature of the person was "unknown."
Could it be her father?
"Granny, can you take the portrait with you?"
Han Yunxi said. She wanted to take the portrait, but Mute Old Woman stopped her. She shook her head.
She only knew that Mute Old Woman didn't allow her to take the portrait.
"Granny, I'll take you away. I'll help you detoxify." Han Yunxi patiently gestured, but even if she understood sign language, Mute Old Woman couldn't understand her.
Han Yunxi even tried to drag Mute Old Woman away, but she refused to budge. She clung to the pillar for dear life.
In the end, Han Yunxi pulled Mute Old Woman to sit down on one side and activated the detoxification system.
Since Mute Old Woman wasn't leaving, she'd do a thorough examination first. Perhaps she'd be able to detoxify the poison right here and now.
While Han Yunxi was hiding in the Mu Estate to detoxify herself, Long Fei Ye had already arrived at the Wang Estate's Medical Materials Association with astonishing speed.
Wang Shuchen was originally planning to arrange for Chu Qingge to stay at an inn. Even if Long Fei Ye was in Medical City, it'd take him at least a day to get here. Who knew that Long Fei Ye would show up before the sun even rose?
Currently, Lil Thing hadn't left yet. It was still eating and eating by the medicine cabinet.
Wang Shuchen and Wang Ruochen didn't take Long Fei Ye to see Chu Qingge, but brought him to see the little squirrel first.
"Your Highness, this pet of yours is quite interesting. It doesn't look very big, but its appetite is astonishing."
Long Fei Ye had long asked about the situation before coming here. He had never liked small animals, so he'd never raised a pet. All he knew was that he'd given Han Yunxi that gold card.
He didn't even take off his cloak as he hurried into the association, his body covered in dust. His handsome face was as cold as ice …
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