Faced with Gu's deep affection, Han Yunxi couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.
"I really do miss you," Gu said seriously.
Perhaps she'd heard too many jokes from him, but Han Yunxi wanted to roll her eyes even more now that he was serious.
People who joke seriously are the most hateful, aren't they?
"And?" Han Yunxi asked helplessly.
Gu finally got to the point. "Where's Mute Granny?"
He'd wanted to tail Chu Xifeng that night, but couldn't stop worrying about Poison lass. In the end, he'd followed them instead.
At the mention of Mute Granny, Han Yunxi's bright eyes dimmed. In a low voice, she murmured, "She was kidnapped and fell off a cliff."
Gu was alarmed. "And then?"
Mute Granny was too important. If they wanted to uncover Han Yunxi's true identity and identity, they'd have to rely on Mute Granny.
"We don't know if she's alive or dead," Han Yunxi said, before adding, "We haven't found her body yet."
Gu's eyes flashed shrewdly before he asked, "Who kidnapped her?"
"Black robes and masks. I don't know who they are," Han Yunxi had already asked Chu Xifeng about the details of the incident.
"Who could kidnap someone from Long Fei Ye's hands?" Gu had his suspicions.
"If Long Fei Ye had taken Mute Granny with him that day, then she wouldn't have …"
Han Yunxi was very upset. She'd always remembered Mu Ling 'er's words. She was the one who'd harmed Mute Granny. If she hadn't taken Mute Granny away from the Mu Estate, none of this would've happened.
"It wasn't easy to kidnap someone from Long Fei Ye's subordinates, was it?"
Gu's words had a deeper meaning, but Han Yunxi didn't catch it. She said mildly, "It wasn't Mu Yingdong. He still doesn't know about this. Aye … I don't know what Mute Granny's kidnappers are planning. "
Gu pondered for a moment before saying, "Poison lass, do you have the antidote for Broomcorn Millet Poison?"
Previously, Han Yunxi had already detoxified Mute Granny, but she still needed the antidote to cure her deafness and muteness.
"What's the point of finding the medicine if we can't find the person?" Han Yunxi said helplessly. She had given the prescription to Long Fei Ye, but she reckoned that he still hadn't found the person. Long Fei Ye was so busy, so he probably wasn't in a hurry to find the medicine, right?
Gu stretched out his hand. "Let me have a look. I'll help you find it."
Not only did he have to find people, but he also had to find the antidote. Was Gu too idle? Han Yunxi almost wondered if this guy had nothing better to do.
Of course, Han Yunxi was still very happy to give the antidote formula to Gu. This guy's ability to find medicine was much better than Long Fei Ye's.
The antidote for Broomcorn Millet Poison only required three ingredients: Serpent Fruit, Bear Chuan, and Panoptic Red Lotus.
When Gu saw this, he couldn't help but click his tongue. "These are all good stuff!"
"Isn't that so? I haven't seen any of them with my own eyes. They're not easy to find," Han Yunxi said seriously.
If Mute Granny was still alive, she might not be able to find these three ingredients even if she found Mute Granny. This was because these three ingredients had very strict requirements for their growing environment. They also took a long time to grow and were rare to begin with. Add to that the fact that they died prematurely in the middle of their growth, and there weren't many left.
Although they were rare, Gu was still very confident. "Poison lass, don't worry. Leave these two things to me."
With one more person searching, one more source of strength and one more hope. Han Yunxi nodded seriously. "Mm!"
"How are you going to repay me after I find the person?" Gu asked with a smile.
The serious Han Yunxi immediately chuckled. She narrowed her eyes and laughed coldly. "You don't have to find her."
Gu Qishao's smile turned stiff. Is this woman my natural enemy? Aside from that one time in the cave, he always felt like he'd lost to her.
Han Yunxi liked seeing Gu's speechless expression more and more. But jokes aside, she couldn't help but probe, "Gu, if I'm really a remnant of the Poison Sect, will you not like me anymore?"
She could see Gu's good points, but she could also see through Gu's motives.
This guy had been interested in her poison skills, then the Tang Clan's hidden weapons, then the embroidery on her medical pouch. He'd investigated Lady Tianxin, then found Mute Granny. Everything he did was to investigate her background.
He was very concerned about whether or not she was related to the Poison Sect.
Now, he was looking for Mute Granny to find out if the rumors about Mu Xin and the Poison Sect were true. Was her biological father a remnant of the Poison Sect, or was it Han Congan?
If she told him right now that her biological father wasn't Han Congan, but was most likely a remnant of the Poison Sect, how would he react?
Why was he so concerned about whether or not she was related to the Poison Sect?
"There are no ifs." Gu was still smiling, but he couldn't hide the determination in his voice.
"I say, what if there are ifs?" Han Yunxi continued to ask.
Gu suddenly stood up and leaned forward across the tea table. Han Yunxi didn't move, allowing him to get close to her.
Gu didn't speak, but his eyes locked onto Han Yunxi's. At this moment, his gaze was as cold as a falcon's as it locked onto its prey.
Han Yunxi's heart skipped a beat. She allowed him to stare at her in a daze, caught off guard. She never expected Gu to look at her like this.
Did this guy have a grudge against the medical academy or the Poison Sect? Was he looking for a descendant of the Poison Sect for revenge?
Han Yunxi immediately went on guard. She was about to dodge when Gu suddenly backed away. His eyes narrowed into two crescent moons as he smiled like a bear. "Hehe, Poison lass, are you scared?"
Han Yunxi was about to fall back, but his teasing made her unable to stop herself. She gaped at Gu before her entire body toppled backward.
Gu rushed to the table and hurriedly grabbed Han Yunxi. Carrying her, he spun her around and landed firmly on the ground.
He hugged her as tenderly as before. "Poison lass, if you really are, then I'll pretend you're not. Do you believe me? "
"Why are you looking for a descendant of the Poison Sect?" Han Yunxi asked seriously.
Sometimes, she felt that Long Feiye was especially hateful because he was like a taciturn gourd who never spoke a word. But right now, she realized that Gu Qishao was the most hateful of all. He always laughed and joked about anything, but never spoke the truth.
"As a catalyst to refine an antidote." Gu was still grinning from ear to ear.
Han Yunxi pushed him aside. "Using a human as a catalyst to refine an antidote? What kind of poison are you infected with? "
"The world's most poisonous poison," Gu chuckled.
Han Yunxi ignored him. She'd been treating poisons for so many years, but she'd never heard of anyone using a human as a catalyst to refine an antidote.
It didn't matter if this guy didn't tell her the truth. She wasn't going to tell him the truth anyway.
Han Yunxi finished the tea on the table and turned to leave. She still had important matters to attend to and couldn't be bothered to waste her breath on Gu.
But Gu stopped her and handed over a canister of tea leaves. "Here, new tea."
He knew she liked new tea. Long Fei Ye had sealed off his tea plantation in Tianning, and this was the best tea he could find in Cloud Realm Continent. Even he couldn't bear to drink it himself!
"Thanks." Han Yunxi really did like it.
She was already at the door when she turned back. "Gu, Mu Ling 'er really likes you. Don't let her down."
"Han Yunxi, I really like you. Don't let me down," Gu said confidently.
This guy … he's really something!
Han Yunxi casually threw the canister at him and left without looking back.
Gu caught the canister and smiled helplessly.
Even after Han Yunxi's figure had disappeared from sight, Gu was still smiling. His smile was flirtatious and dazzling. If Long Fei Ye's eyes were unfathomable, then Gu's smile was unfathomable.
He stood by the window and soon spotted a familiar figure at the entrance of the inn across the street. It was none other than Mu Ling 'er.
Actually, he'd bumped into Mu Ling 'er many times in the capital. When he saw Mu Ling' er, Mu Ling 'er didn't see him. But each time, he didn't react at all. It was as if he was just a passerby who didn't recognize the girl.
This time, Gu stared at her for a long time before his lips curved up in a naughty smile.
Mu Ling 'er had just received a messenger pigeon from her father, telling her not to return to Medicine City for the time being and to hide outside.
News of her taking matters into her own hands at Tianning's empress dowager's birthday banquet and supporting the Duke of Qin, Long Fei Ye, by not sending any congratulatory gifts had already reached Medicine City.
The Wang and Xie Clans were extremely dissatisfied and called for a meeting in Medicine City to punish her. Everyone in the Mu Clan was demanding that she be punished severely.
Perhaps the Wang and Xie Clans supported Long Fei Ye, but how could they easily let go of such a good opportunity for a genius from the Mu Clan?
As for the Mu Clan, both the older and younger generations wanted their favorite Mu Ling 'er to suffer a setback. They were even more eager than the Wang and Xie Clans for Mu Ling' er to be punished.
No matter how strong Mu Yingdong was, the pressure of public opinion and opposition from his own clan was too much for him to handle as the head of the clan! Besides, this was Mu Ling 'er's fault in the first place!
He could only use Mu Ling 'er's whereabouts as an excuse to delay matters.
Mu Ling 'er was in a terrible mood when she received the news. She went back to her room and flopped onto her bed. As soon as she closed her eyes, her beautiful brows creased into a frown.
As a genius pharmacist, how many people in Medicine City truly took pride in her? Her father was probably the only one. Almost everyone wanted her to die! She really didn't want to fight for anything. If possible, she'd rather be a person with average talent.
Aye, I wonder where Qi Brother is right now.
She sighed in her heart, but in the next instant, she heard that familiar voice.
"You damned girl who bites the hand that feeds you, hehe."
Mu Ling 'er immediately shot up from her bed and cried out in alarm, "Qi Brother! Qi Brother, where are you? "
Gu descended from the roof and looked at her Coldly. "Mu Ling 'er, how come I didn't know you were so vicious when I first met you?"
Mu Ling 'er naturally knew that he was talking about the incident in the Sky Pit. She bit her lip and lowered her head. "I also think I'm vicious."
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