Han Yunxi stood guard for an entire day and night. Outside the door, Chu Xifeng, Tang Li, and Gu Beiyue had all stayed by her side without rest.
By now, the irascible Tang Li had calmed down and was sitting on the steps with his head bowed. He didn't seem angry at all.
He'd never doubted Long Fei Ye's choices, but this time he had to reconsider whether Long Fei Ye had done the right thing by locking that man up in the secret room.
If not for Han Yunxi, he wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to imprison that man, much less attract such danger tonight.
While Tang Li was lost in his thoughts, the silent Gu Beiyue finally spoke up. "Guard Chu, there's one thing this one really doesn't understand. May I ask for your guidance?"
Chu Xifeng leaned weakly against the wall and said, "I don't dare ask for guidance. Imperial Physician Gu, you may ask whatever you want."
"From what this one understands, His Highness's martial arts skills aren't low. How could someone have injured him in such a fatal place?"
Gu Beiyue naturally knew that Chu Xifeng was on guard against him. He didn't want to ask at first, but after a day and night of thinking, he still couldn't figure it out.
With Long Fei Ye's martial arts skills and vigilance, it was more likely that he'd been poisoned. How could he have been injured so severely?
After all, the heart was the weakest part of the human body. Even the world's number one expert, Tianshan Kenzō, would collapse after being stabbed so deeply by a dagger!
Gu Beiyue mused that someone who could injure Long Fei Ye so severely had to be someone Long Fei Ye trusted deeply, or someone whose martial arts skills were far superior to Long Fei Ye's.
On second thought, the people whose martial arts were far above Long Fei Ye's were either from Tianshan Kenzō, Liberty City, or the City of Daughters. Tianshan Kenzō wouldn't hurt Long Fei Ye like this, and Liberty City and the City of Daughters had two or three experts who could hurt Long Fei Ye. However, they had no reason to attack! Those old seniors had already retired from the world of assassins for several years.
Gu Beiyue thought about it and still felt that the person who injured Long Fei Ye was someone trusted by Long Fei Ye. It was very likely that there was a traitor in the You Prison.
Gu Beiyue's question had left Chu Xifeng puzzling over it for an entire day and night, but he couldn't figure it out either.
His Highness Duke of Qin's sneak attack on the black-clothed man was to stab his sword directly into the man's heart. Although he was behind him and didn't get a good look, he wasn't mistaken.
He was certain that His Highness Duke of Qin had not only hit the target, but stabbed very deeply.
His Highness Duke of Qin had never made a mistake, so the depth of his sword had to be even deeper than the man's dagger.
Logically speaking, the black-clothed man shouldn't have lived for more than the time it took to brew a cup of tea. Moreover, the black-clothed man looked like he was on the verge of death. Otherwise, His Highness Duke of Qin wouldn't have gotten so close to him, much less uncover his face.
Who would have thought that the black-clothed man could still sneak attack His Highness Duke of Qin despite being so heavily injured? That dagger hadn't been light at all! After the dagger, he could still strike with his palm. Most frightening of all, he still had the strength to escape.
Who else in the world could survive a stab to the heart and still have the skills?
This defied all common sense.
Chu Xifeng could only suspect that His Highness Duke of Qin's sword had gone astray, and very, very astray at that.
But that didn't make sense either. Didn't His Highness Duke of Qin know that his sword had gone astray?
The more Chu Xifeng thought, the more confused he felt. His heart was filled with worry for His Highness Duke of Qin, so he gave up on the thought altogether.
No matter what the truth was, as long as His Highness Duke of Qin was fine, everything was fine!
When Chu Xifeng didn't reply, Gu Beiyue added, "Guard Chu, if it's inconvenient, just pretend this one never asked."
Chu Xifeng was even more guarded against Gu Beiyue than he was against Tang Li. He didn't want to say much, but even if Gu Beiyue didn't ask, esteemed wangfei would ask anyway. By then, Gu Beiyue would find out.
If he told Gu Beiyue this mystery that defied the laws of the human body, perhaps he'd be able to explain it.
Of course, Chu Xifeng wouldn't mention a word about the prisoner in the secret room.
"Imperial Physician Gu, it's quite strange. That night, His Highness was attacked by an assassin. The assassin's martial arts skills were average, far below His Highness's. His Highness's sword stabbed him in the chest. Although it went astray, it still counted as a wound to the heart. His Highness thought the assassin was dead, so he went closer. Who knew that the assassin would sneak up on him? "
Although Chu Xifeng didn't tell the truth, it didn't count as a lie either.
By now, Tang Li was looking over as well. He didn't understand either.
Gu Beiyue was an intelligent man, but he still didn't understand. He asked, "Are you sure it was the sword that went through the heart?"
"I'm sure! His Highness was certain that the assassin was dead, so he didn't put up any defenses, "Chu Xifeng was certain.
Gu Beiyue's heart grew cold. Although he didn't show it, his ashen face turned even paler.
He had carefully examined Long Fei Ye's wound and found that the dagger had stabbed him with a lot of force. A dying man couldn't possibly have that kind of strength. Even if he took 10,000 steps back, it was impossible for him to be heavily injured.
"Imperial Physician Gu, after the assassin stabbed His Highness, he hit him with a palm before escaping. Even ten guards couldn't catch up to him!" Chu Xifeng added hastily.
Hearing this, Gu Beiyue's heart skipped a beat, but he only expressed doubt. "That's impossible. His Highness probably didn't hit any vital points and was tricked. "
Tang Li couldn't help but speak up. "That's impossible. My big bro isn't so careless!"
"His Highness was too careless to approach before he even died," Gu Beiyue sighed helplessly.
With Long Fei Ye's personality, he'd only let his guard down around dead people. Although the black-robed man was dead for sure, he wasn't dead yet!
Moreover, many assassins knew how to use poison before they died. Long Fei Ye was a veteran of hundreds of battles, so he should have known.
"That person was dead for sure. It's really strange!" Tang Li cleverly avoided Gu Beiyue's questions.
Gu Beiyue faintly sensed that there was more to the story that Chu Xifeng and Tang Li were unwilling to share.
Of course, he didn't have time to ask. Right now, the most important question wasn't whether or not Long Fei Ye had been careless, but how the black-robed assassin had escaped unscathed with a wound to his chest.
"Strange, strange. It doesn't make sense."
Gu Beiyue muttered to himself as he began to worry. Could it be that Long Fei Ye had run into a Poison Gu human?
In this world, only Poison Gu humans were immortal and indestructible besides Lil Thing. Leaving aside a single stab, even stabbing a Poison Gu human in the chest multiple times wouldn't kill them. At most, it'd hurt them a little.
Only Poison Gu humans could explain this. But how could there be Poison Gu humans in this world?
Methods to raise Poison Humans and Poison Corpses had been passed down through the ages, but the method to raise Poison Gu humans remained a mystery.
Some said that the Poison Sect's sect master hadn't succeeded in his research, so there was no way to raise Poison Gu humans in this world. Others said that the Poison Sect's sect master had been killed by the medical academy before he could raise a Poison Gu human. Thus, the method to raise Poison Gu humans disappeared with the Poison Sect.
However, Gu Beiyue knew that the secret method to raise Poison Gu humans hadn't been invented by the Poison Sect, but by the medical academy itself. It was a top secret of the academy and had been sealed away in a forbidden area. No one was allowed to get close to it.
The Poison Sect had indeed tried to get their hands on the secret recipe in the past, but never succeeded.
That was why he was so shocked by today's events.
With the Poison Sect gone, if there really were Poison Gu humans in this world, they could only have been raised by the medical academy.
Leaving aside how they'd been raised, how had Long Fei Ye provoked them in the first place?
Gu Beiyue dearly hoped that this was all a misunderstanding and that Long Fei Ye had been careless. If there really were Poison Gu humans in this world, then it'd be dangerous!
Seeing that Gu Beiyue couldn't explain himself, Tang Li and Chu Xifeng were too lazy to ask any more questions. If they kept asking, Gu Beiyue wouldn't be able to explain himself at all. Instead, he'd ask them a lot of questions. What a loss!
It was already dark outside, but there was still no sound from the room.
Tang Li and Chu Xifeng exchanged glances, both anxious and helpless.
They could only comfort themselves with the fact that no news was the best news …
While Long Fei Ye was unconscious, another fellow was having a hard time as well. This was none other than the black-robed assassin from that night — Gu!
Even now, he still hadn't changed out of his black robes. After shaking off the guards from the Hidden Pavilion, he'd ended up sprawled on a nearby roof like a corpse.
His wound was really painful!
At first, he hadn't felt any pain and could still muster his strength. But when he stopped to rest, the pain intensified.
He didn't even know how much blood he'd lost, but right now he was both tired and in pain. He wanted nothing more than to sleep for a few days straight.
Every time he was in extreme pain, he'd want to sleep for a long, long time. The longest he'd ever slept was three whole months.
But this time, he was doing his best to stay awake. How could he sleep without checking if Long Fei Ye had been buried?
Thinking up to here, Gu's pale, bewitching face broke into a smug, satisfied smile.
Actually, he didn't want to make a move because it would expose his secret. But he couldn't resist Long Fei Ye's stab.
It was a heaven-sent chance. How could he be satisfied if he didn't kill that arrogant, hateful man?
He couldn't help but imagine the current situation at the Hidden Pavilion. Chu Xifeng and Tang Li must be in a panic right now.
Even if Tang Li and the rest wanted to hide it, they couldn't hide it for long. He had to wait for news of the Duke of Qin's death to spread and for his Poison lass to find out about the secret room at the Hidden Pavilion. Then she wouldn't be sad anymore and would know who was truly good to her.
The more Gu thought about it, the happier he felt. He decided to eat his fill before going to the Hidden Pavilion to see what was going on.
Gu still had no idea that his Poison lass loved that man more than he imagined. Right now, she was so sad that tears were about to fall from her eyes …
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