On the roof of the palace directly opposite the Duke of Qin's guest room, Long Fei Ye's movements were graceful as he slowly put away his bow. His handsome face was as cold and emotionless as ever.
A shadow guard hurried forward to take the bow. Long Fei Ye stood with his hands clasped behind his back. He stared coldly at the door of the guest room, his wide black cloak flapping in the cold wind.
Soon, the door to the guest room opened. Zhao mama hurriedly ran out and shouted something. Not long after, Imperial Physician Huang rushed over with a medicine box. Not long after, the archers arrived as well. They surrounded the guest room and protected it from all sides.
Long Fei Ye frowned slightly at this moment. The confusion between his brows was faintly discernible, making it difficult to see through.
He continued to watch without batting an eyelid.
Not long after, a shadow guard arrived. "Reporting, the Tang Sect sent a messenger pigeon to report that Young Master Tang has already been escorted to the bridal sedan. His mood … isn't very good."
Long Fei Ye was supposed to stay at the Tang Sect for a few more days. According to his plan, he was supposed to personally escort Tang Li to the Medicine Ghost Valley with Tang Li to settle accounts with Gu Qi Sha. However, no one had expected him to leave so early. This made Tang Li, who was already so depressed that he was about to go crazy, even more depressed.
Today was the day of the wedding. Tang Li was probably on his way to the bridal sedan.
"This prince has already made arrangements for him. If he still can't escape, then tell him not to come," Long Fei Ye said.
"Yes!" The shadow guard respectfully withdrew.
Long Fei Ye sat down on the roof and stared at the guest room door with interest. This made the shadow guard beside him secretly sigh with emotion. After following the Duke of Qin for so many years, he had never seen him be so patient with another man. Gu Beiyue was the first.
At this time, the atmosphere in the guest room was very heavy. No one expected that there would be an arrow after the assassination. In the panic just now, Han Yunxi stopped Gu Beiyue's bleeding first. Now they were waiting for Imperial Physician Huang to pull out the arrow.
One had to know that Gu Beiyue had just woken up, and his body was already very weak. However, this arrow had hit him squarely in the abdomen. This was a fatal injury to Gu Beiyue's body.
"Judging from this depth, sigh …"
Imperial Physician Huang had already sighed several times. According to the length of a normal arrow, this sharp arrow had shot right at Gu Beiyue's dantian. Although the arrow had only penetrated a little, at this location, just a little was enough to take a person's life.
He could not estimate how much blood Gu Beiyue would lose if he pulled out the arrow, nor could he estimate how much damage it would cause to his Dantian acupoint.
At this time, Gu Beiyue still had some consciousness. However, once the arrow was pulled out, would he …
In fact, Han Yunxi knew what was going on. When Imperial Physician Huang rushed over, she had already checked everything clearly. She was just like Imperial Physician Huang, unable to imagine what would happen. She really hoped that Gu Beiyue knew martial arts. In that case, things would be much simpler. As long as he used his martial arts, the arrow would be shaken out.
How could there be so many ifs in this world!
Han Yunxi hoped that she could think of another way, but at this time, her mind was in a mess. She couldn't even think about what was going on with today's assassination. Was this arrow related to the previous assassination attempt? Who was the target of today's assassination attempt?
Her mind was full of regret. She regretted getting acquainted with Gu Beiyue.
Gu Beiyue had been the head of the Imperial Physician Courtyard for so many years. He'd always played it safe and never offended anyone. But after meeting her, he'd become the target of public criticism. He'd been framed, locked up in the imperial prisons, tortured, and assassinated!
With his intelligence and temper, he could've lived a peaceful life in Tianning's capital city!
After Imperial Physician Huang finished his examination, he carefully explained the situation to Gu Beiyue. Gu Beiyue's medical skills were far superior to Imperial Physician Huang's, so it was better to let him decide whether to pull out the arrow while he was still conscious!
If he pulled out the arrow, he might bleed nonstop until he died. If he didn't, the arrowhead would stay in his body for too long and become infected. Delaying it for too long would result in death either, or an even more miserable death.
Gu Beiyue's lips had long lost all color from the torment. He listened carefully to Imperial Physician Huang's words while glancing at Chu Xifeng out of the corner of his eye. His movements were so fast that even Chu Xifeng didn't notice.
"Imperial Physician Gu, that's the situation. You decide for yourself."
Imperial Physician Huang's expression was especially heavy. Actually, the danger was the same whether he pulled out the arrow or not. Before Gu Beiyue was a choice between life and death.
In the silence of the room, everyone was looking at Gu Beiyue, waiting for his answer.
Time trickled by until Gu Beiyue's ashen face revealed a relieved smile. "Esteemed wangfei, this official's life was saved by you. Please make a decision for this official."
Han Yunxi immediately turned her head away, her eyebrows furrowed! Gu Beiyue was handing his life over to her!
"Esteemed wangfei, don't be afraid. This official believes in you."
If Han Yunxi had turned around, she would've seen Gu Beiyue's warm smile like an April spring breeze. She would've found strength in that smile.
Unfortunately, she didn't have the guts to do so. If this happened to her, she would've acted decisively and decisively. But facing Gu Beiyue … she couldn't bear to be so ruthless.
"Give me a bit of time!"
Han Yunxi said as she strode out the door. She had to calm down. Perhaps she'd be able to come up with a better plan. Han Yunxi didn't go far before she sat down on the stone steps by the front door. Her hands were pressed together against her forehead to hide her worried expression.
Although her expression was hidden, her entire person seemed to have dimmed. Her former confidence and splendor were nowhere to be found.
Long Fei Ye watched her from a distance, a trace of dissatisfaction rising to his cold eyes. He really didn't like this woman's gloomy look, especially when she was sad because of a man.
Despite his dissatisfaction, Long Fei Ye remained calm. Some things could be settled later. He'd spent so much effort on Gu Beiyue that he couldn't leave empty-handed.
Gu Beiyue knew martial arts, but Gu Beiyue hadn't been able to sense his pulse. That was proof enough that his martial arts skills were extremely high. Moreover, he'd been able to keep his cool during the two dangerous situations he'd faced so far. He hadn't even tried to save Han Yunxi or himself. That was enough to prove how deep Gu Beiyue's heart was!
If they hadn't bumped into each other that time, perhaps Long Fei Ye would've let Gu Beiyue go this time. But that was because he'd confirmed that Gu Beiyue knew martial arts. Long Fei Ye wouldn't show any mercy.
He wouldn't allow such a person of unknown origins to be hiding in Tianning's capital city, much less allow such a person to exist by Han Yunxi's side.
The arrow had entered his dantian by a fraction. With his body's current condition, the only way was to use his internal energy to force it out. He wanted to see whether Gu Beiyue would choose to die or expose himself!
Long Feiye's icy gaze shifted away from Han Yunxi as he continued to wait without a word.
Han Yunxi shut her eyes as she thought and thought. The more she thought, the more agitated she became. She knew there wasn't much time left.
But …
She was so annoyed that she stood up abruptly. However, at this moment, she suddenly remembered something!
Gu Beiyue had once been struck in the heart by Gu's Plum Blossom Needle at the Han Estate. Fortunately, it hadn't hit him directly, but had missed by a hair's breadth. Back then, she hadn't dared to cut him open, so she'd used poison to neutralize the Plum Blossom Needle to save his life.
Heavens, how could she have forgotten something so important?!
This time, she could use the same method!
Using poison to neutralize the arrow, then neutralize the poison in time. She'd already used such an ingenious method on Gu Beiyue, so why hadn't she thought of it?!
That's great!
Han Yunxi was so excited that she was jumping up and down in the courtyard. She was so happy that even Long Fei Ye could sense her joy from afar. Long Fei Ye's eyes had already narrowed into slits. Seeing this, the guards on the side couldn't help but worry for their esteemed wangfei!
Han Yunxi quickly entered the room. "I have an idea. There's no need to pull out the arrow!"
Everyone looked over in disbelief. Imperial Physician Huang was the most excited of all. "Esteemed wangfei, what good idea do you have?"
"The same old method!" Han Yunxi smiled mysteriously.
Gu Beiyue's lips curved into a smile that no one noticed, as if he'd known all along.
"All of you, get out. Zhao mama, close the windows and close the door."
Han Yunxi didn't have time to explain. She gave orders as she took out the poison, antidote, and other necessities.
Imperial Physician Huang couldn't figure it out. "Esteemed wangfei, you …"
"Imperial Physician Huang, it's fine … don't worry," Gu Beiyue said weakly.
Han Yunxi was amused. "You remembered it too?"
"Mm," Gu Beiyue nodded with a grin.
No one understood the tacit understanding between the two of them. Chu Xifeng's mouth twitched at the sight. He was curious about Han Yunxi's self-confidence while feeling conflicted. He didn't know how to report this to his master outside. One had to know that for this test, Master had spent a lot of effort. Not to mention how many death warriors and shadow guards had been sacrificed in order to make this matter real. Even that long distance and incomparably accurate arrow had consumed a lot of internal energy.
Chu Xifeng waited by the door, silently praying to the gods in his heart: Please let that woman who combines wisdom and stupidity fail!
Would Han Yunxi fail? No one knew yet.
Long Fei Ye had risen to his feet at some point. He saw that the doors and windows of the guest room were shut tight and that a group of people were waiting by the door. In other words, Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue were alone in the same room.
After all, Gu Beiyue's injury was in his dantian region, which was three inches below his navel.
How was that woman planning to save Gu Beiyue?
Long Fei Ye's cool-headedness wouldn't lose to Gu Beiyue's, but under these circumstances, it was very, very dangerous!
Suddenly, Zhao mama cried out from the doorway. "Not good!"
Everyone jumped in fright. Imperial Physician Huang asked urgently, "Zhao mama, what's wrong?"
Zhao mama finally remembered where the arrow had struck. Everyone had been too flustered just then. Moreover, esteemed wangfei had only sprinkled medicine around the arrowhead to stop Imperial Physician Gu's bleeding. No one had noticed anything amiss.
But as soon as the doors and windows were shut, Zhao mama realized … that something bad had happened!
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