Gu Qi Sha pretended to break the Serpent Fruit into two halves, thinking that Long Fei Ye would stop. However, not only did Long Fei Ye not stop, but he also kicked out with his other leg.
Gu Qi Sha was dumbfounded at that moment!
Long Fei Ye kicked Gu Qi Sha's abdomen with both legs and borrowed the momentum to do a somersault in the air before landing in front of Gu Qi Sha.
Time seemed to have stopped at that moment. The entire courtyard was silent and still.
Gu Qi Sha stood motionless on the spot, but soon, the Serpent Fruit in his hand slowly slid to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Long Fei Ye did not even look at it, instead, he stared at Gu Qi Sha with a Cold gaze. Soon after, the door behind Gu Qi Sha exploded into pieces with a loud bang.
Gu Qi Sha slowly lowered his head to look at the Serpent Fruit on the ground, unable to believe what he had just seen.
"Long Fei Ye, you …"
Before he could finish speaking, he spat out a mouthful of blood, drenching his black mask.
Long Fei Ye was not threatened by the Serpent Fruit. Did he not want the Serpent Fruit anymore?
How could this be?
Gu Qi Sha felt the blood in his body go haywire. Soon, he spat out another mouthful of blood. Long Fei Ye's two kicks were definitely not for nothing!
Finally, Gu Qi Sha could not hold on any longer and fell to one knee!
At that moment, Gu Qi Sha almost couldn't stop himself from throwing out the medicinal seed. One had to know that if he had planted it anywhere on Long Fei Ye's body, it would have taken his life.
However, in the end, he did not make a move.
Long Fei Ye bowed and lifted Gu Qi Sha's mask, revealing a face that could not be any paler, with blood smearing the corners of his mouth.
Just as Long Fei Ye had expected, this face was very young, but he did not recognize it.
However, Long Fei Ye still sized him up before standing up. "There are still two more kicks. Elder, you can use two more medicinal herbs to exchange for them. Whether you want to live or not, it's up to you. "
He was high and mighty, and his voice was as cold as ice. It was as if he was the highest king in the world, and no one could offend him.
Gu Qi Sha had been defeated, but he didn't look like a loser at all. Instead, his bloodied lips were curled into a cynical smile. "If Your Highness Duke of Qin wants two medicines, just tell me. This old man is very afraid of dying!"
"Bear chuan and Panoptic Red Lotus." Long Fei Ye was very straightforward. He didn't come to the Medicine Ghost Valley just for revenge.
In this world, there were probably no more than three people who were better at finding medicine than Pill Fiend. If Pill Fiend couldn't find him, then he couldn't find him either.
"The Bear Chuan and the Panoptic Red Lotus … Tsk tsk tsk, Your Highness Duke of Qin sure has good taste!" Gu Qi Sha sighed.
"I'll give you one year." Long Fei Ye said.
Gu Qi Sha, on the other hand, didn't seem to mind. Instead, he asked curiously, "Serpent Fruit, Bear Chuan, and Panoptic Red Lotus? What kind of prescription is this? This is the first time this Old Man has heard of it. "
Long Fei Ye didn't answer. Instead, he warned, "Don't go back on your word, unless you have less than a year to live."
"Heh heh, Your Highness Duke of Qin also knows that these medicines aren't easy to find!"
Long Fei Ye's one year wasn't a very long time. He might not be able to find these two medicines even after three years.
"What do you think?" Long Fei Ye wanted a definite answer.
"Did this old man even have the chance to say 'no'?" Gu Qi Sha laughed.
Long Fei Ye glanced at him, then turned to leave without another word.
"Your Highness Duke of Qin, let's chat for a bit longer."
"Hey, don't you want the serpent fruit anymore?"
"Long Fei Ye …"
Long Fei Ye ignored Gu Qi Sha's shouts and disappeared through the door without looking back.
Once he was sure that Long Fei Ye had left, Gu Qi Sha took two steps back and almost fell to the ground. He clutched his abdomen with a frown.
It really fucking hurts!
Long Fei Ye, you'd better not fall into my hands one day. Otherwise, I'll make sure you suffer a fate worse than death!
At that moment, the frightened old steward hurried over. "Master, are you alright?"
"Do I look alright?" The smile on Gu Qi Sha's face had long since disappeared. He was in a very bad mood.
The old steward shut his mouth, not daring to utter another word.
Gu Qi Sha looked at the shattered serpent fruit on the floor and muttered, "Which damned bastard gave him the serpent fruit?"
Long Fei Ye had personally made two trips here just for the serpent fruit. He couldn't have just given it up, so he must have already obtained it.
Gu Qi Sha hatefully thought to himself, 'If I find out who gave Long Fei Ye the serpent fruit, I'll definitely make that bastard suffer a fate worse than death!'
'That bastard ruined my plans!'
When the old butler saw the blood flowing from the corner of his master's mouth, he couldn't help but say, "Master, let's treat your wounds first."
"I won't die!"
Gu Qi Sha said in annoyance. He turned around and casually threw a human skin mask at the old steward's face.
Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows. I, Gu Qi Sha, have plenty of human skin masks. There's no way you'll be able to see my true appearance!
Long Fei Ye, you're looking for medicine behind Han Yunxi's back, aren't you? I'll definitely find it for you as soon as possible!
Han Yunxi really didn't know that Long Fei Ye had been looking for medicine all this time. During Long Fei Ye's absence, Han Yunxi had frequently harassed Tang Li, asking him for hidden weapons.
Although Tang Li had used up all of his weapons, it was still easy for him to secretly transfer them from the Tang Clan. Who told him to have a mother who doted on him so much?
A few days later, Long Fei Ye returned from Medicine Ghost Valley. Chu Xifeng immediately reported the bad news: General Mu and Mu Qingwu had received an imperial edict. Mu Liuyue and Crown Prince Long Tianmo's wedding was set for the end of the month.
"Has General Mu gone to the palace to see the emperor recently?" Long Fei Ye asked.
Chu Xifeng had investigated thoroughly. "He hasn't. That night, esteemed wangfei and this subordinate ran into the crown prince and Mu Qingwu at the back door of the general's estate. Perhaps the Mu family was the one who asked for the wedding! "
Mu Qingwu couldn't complete Emperor Tianhui's mission, so only His Highness Duke of Qin and the imperial uncle had the skills to help him. Mu Qingwu had been rejected by His Highness Duke of Qin, so he could only seek out the imperial uncle.
Long Fei Ye didn't speak, but Han Yunxi immediately denied Chu Xifeng's guess. "Mu Qingwu isn't that kind of person. Moreover, His Majesty might not dare to do anything to the general's estate at a time like this."
Long Fei Ye asked mildly, "So you think that Emperor Tianhui's trying to rope in General Mu's estate on his own accord?"
Still, Han Yunxi denied it. "No, I think it's the crown prince who's taking the initiative. The crown prince … is quite a character!"
Long Fei Ye nodded with amusement. He suddenly realized that this woman wasn't just clever in small matters, but in big ones.
General Mu had indeed given her a gift at the empress dowager's birthday banquet, but it was nothing special. General Mu had lived through two generations of emperors, but he'd always taken a neutral stance in the struggle for the throne. He was neither servile nor overbearing, but rather independent and neither too conservative nor too radical.
After all, anyone who was independent and independent would always have some sort of bargaining chip in their hands.
If Emperor Tianhui could rope in General Mu's estate, then he wouldn't have tried to pressure Mu Qingwu with the military pay and provisions.
In other words, it was the crown prince who'd roped in General Mu's estate this time. For the sake of dealing with Long Fei Ye, Emperor Tianhui had no choice but to let the crown prince's power grow.
The only thing Long Fei Ye didn't understand was how the crown prince and the imperial uncle's estate had managed to convince General Mu.
"There's definitely something fishy about this. Could it be that the crown prince has some sort of leverage over Mu Qingwu?" Han Yunxi couldn't figure it out either. She secretly wondered if she should go see Mu Qingwu.
The wedding was at the end of the month, which was only 10 days away.
Han Yunxi hesitated for a few days before she finally invited Mu Qingwu out to a private room in a teahouse.
Han Yunxi hadn't forgotten Mu Qingwu's expression of righteous indignation when he found out that the imperial uncle's estate had embezzled all of the disaster relief supplies.
She had always believed that Mu Qingwu was the most magnanimous person in the imperial court. His honest and upright eyes wouldn't lie.
Before Mu Qingwu arrived, Han Yunxi had already thought of countless possibilities.
But Mu Qingwu gave her an answer she never expected. "Esteemed wangfei, my little sister's getting on in years."
Mu Liuyue's reputation had been ruined. If she wanted to marry, she'd have to marry into a family beneath the general's estate. But how could she accept Mu Liuyue's attitude?! She was already being mocked by others. If she married into an ordinary family, wouldn't she become a laughingstock?
Han Yunxi knew that Mu Qingwu and General Mu both loved Mu Liuyue very much. She knitted her brows and shook her head. "Do you think that Mu Liuyue will be happy if she marries the crown prince? She'll become nothing more than a tool! "
"Esteemed wangfei, Liuyue only wants her reputation. At least she'll be happier than marrying beneath her status." Mu Qingwu indifferently said.
"So, for the sake of Mu Liuyue's so-called happiness, you're willing to wallow in the mire with the imperial uncle's estate?" Han Yunxi angrily said.
Mu Qingwu didn't reply and avoided Han Yunxi's gaze.
Han Yunxi angrily said, "You!"
Should she regret saving the wrong person, making the wrong choice, or saving the wrong person? Or should she sigh at how quickly people changed?
Once upon a time, this upright young general in front of her had earnestly said to her, "Esteemed wangfei, if there's anything this official can do for you in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."
But now, he was standing on the opposite side of the Duke of Qin's estate.
Mu Qingwu lowered his head and didn't say a word.
Since he'd made his choice, Han Yunxi would rather he argue with her in a righteous manner. But he kept his head bowed and didn't say a word, like a coward. Han Yunxi couldn't help but look down on him.
"Young General, just pretend that this wangfei never came today."
Han Yunxi was extremely disappointed. She got up and left first.
Although she was very surprised, when she thought about how Mu Qingwu was willing to take off his clothes and run around for Mu Liuyue, it wasn't impossible for him to do this now.
After a long, long time, Mu Qingwu slowly raised his head to look out the window. He watched Han Yunxi's figure disappear into the distance before exhaling.
"Esteemed wangfei, I hope Qingwu can help you one day," he muttered to himself, his voice so low that even he couldn't hear himself.
Nobody knew that the cooperation with the crown prince had caused a huge uproar in the general's estate.
That day, the crown prince had found him of his own accord and expressed his intentions to rope him in. He was willing to gather money and grain for him.
He knew his chance had come, so he agreed without a second thought.
For one thing, he wanted to take back the grain that belonged to the common people; for another, he wanted to help esteemed wangfei one day and repay her for saving his life.
Actually, he'd given the crown prince the idea of marrying Liuyue. The crown prince had convinced Emperor Tianhui to grant the marriage, while he used Liuyue's vanity to convince his father.
For this reason, Liuyue had caused a ruckus for three days and three nights. She'd even threatened to commit suicide to force his father to accept the marriage. Once the imperial edict arrived, his mentally and physically exhausted father had no other choice.
The end of the month would arrive soon. He only hoped that everything would go smoothly …
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