Actually, it wasn't just Han Yunxi who suspected Jun Yi Xie's poison skills. Long Fei Ye had been investigating the matter for a long time as well. Long Fei Ye wasn't just curious about Jun Yi Xie's poison skills, but also about Jun Yi Xie's background.
Long Fei Ye had already investigated the Hundred Poisons Sect more than once. Unfortunately, the sect was so mysterious that he hadn't been able to find any useful information.
Last time, Medical City had been causing trouble for the Hundred Poisons Sect because of Jun Yi Xie's Gu arts and the fact that he'd planted Gu in Long Tianmo. Unfortunately, Medical City hadn't been able to topple the Hundred Poisons Sect even after a year.
The Hundred Poisons Sect was a hidden power that didn't rely too much on the secular world. Thus, they weren't restricted by Medical City much. On the other hand, Jun Yi Xie's situation was rather tragic.
If Jun Yi Xie hadn't been exposed as a spy in Tianning last time, no one would know that he was the head of the Hundred Poisons Sect.
"His master must be the previous head of the Hundred Poisons Sect. Could this person be a member of the Poison Sect?" Long Fei Ye asked doubtfully.
Han Yunxi laughed. "Your Highness, your imagination is a little wild."
"What do you mean?" Long Fei Ye didn't understand.
Han Yunxi's smile grew even more joyful. "I mean that you're thinking too much."
Long Fei Ye was expressionless. "It looks like you're in a good mood?"
He was in a bad mood after Jun Yi Xie had escaped, but this woman was still in the mood to joke around.
Han Yunxi resentfully withdrew her smile. "Your Highness, if it was someone from the Poison Sect who saved Jun Yi Xie, why would Jun Yi Xie waste so much effort to join forces with Duanmu Yao to search for the poison beast in the Sky Pit?"
"At the very least, it has to be related to the Poison Sect," Long Fei Ye said mildly.
The Poison Sect was the main sect of Cloud Realm Continent's poison world, and the Hundred Poisons Sect was originally a branch of the Poison Sect.
Han Yunxi agreed with this point. She sighed with emotion. "If my father really is a remnant of the Poison Sect, then that's pretty good too."
If her father was still alive and really was a remnant of the Poison Sect, he might be able to help Long Fei Ye.
Han Yunxi's heart was on Long Fei Ye's side. She always wanted to help him.
Long Fei Ye rolled his eyes at her. "Madam Tianxin wouldn't leave your father for no reason."
"I only hope that he is not a heartless man, otherwise I will definitely kill him for my mother!"
"Patricide?"
In Long Fei Ye's eyes, this woman was not a truly ruthless person!
Han Yunxi felt awkward. "I mean if, if …"
She wasn't the real Miss Han, so how could she kill her father?
Fortunately, Long Fei Ye didn't pursue the matter.
They had already confirmed that Madam Tianxin was Mu Xin of Medicine City's Mu Clan, but whether Mu Xin had an affair with a remnant of the Poison Sect was a rumor still needed to be verified. Han Yunxi silently mused that if they couldn't find anything soon, they would have to make a trip to the Mu Clan sooner or later.
The two of them walked out of the cabin as they chatted. Long Fei Ye gazed out at the vast sea and asked in confusion, "How do you apply poison in such a wide area?"
"The person who applied the poison must be very familiar with the weather, especially the direction of the wind, the strength of the wind, and the moisture in the air. They must have a very precise grasp of the poison's toxicity to control it."
Han Yunxi's lips curved in self-mockery as she spoke. "I don't know the specifics, but I can't do it."
"The direction of the wind … the strength of the wind …" Long Fei Ye muttered to himself, as if recalling something.
"Mm, to be able to control such a large area of poison fog, the person must be very familiar with the direction of the wind and the strength of the wind. Otherwise, the fog would quickly disperse with a single gust of wind."
Han Yunxi explained seriously, not noticing the complicated look in Long Fei Ye's eyes.
"In that case, wouldn't it be very difficult to guard against this person's poison attack?" Long Fei Ye asked again. He needed to be more careful when it came to things he wasn't skilled in.
"That's not necessarily the case. To apply poison on such a large scale, one must pay attention to the right time and place. The person who set up the poison fog must have been guarding this area for a long time. If another poison fog were to appear, it would take a while more to guard this area. However, Jun Yi Xie has such a helper, so we really can't be careless in the future, "Han Yunxi explained.
Not long after, the mermaid soldier who had been following Jun Yi Xie returned.
"Your Highness, Jun Yi Xie came ashore at Northern Li's harbor. The one who saved him was a yellow-robed girl. When he reached Northern Li, it was difficult for this subordinate to follow him, "the mermaid soldier replied truthfully.
"A girl?" Long Fei Ye was very surprised.
"About sixteen or seventeen years old," the mermaid soldier replied.
"The person who applied the poison and the person who saved him should not be the same person," Han Yunxi said, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Highness, it's time to retreat."
Jun Yi Xie had already reached Northern Li, and the news had already been released. There was no use for them to stay here.
Long Fei Ye was very unwilling to give up. He couldn't wait to have the Baili Navy attack Northern Li directly. However, now was not the time.
That afternoon, Long Fei Ye had Baili Yuqi make preparations to retreat. Such a large navy had stayed here for more than three months, so there was still a lot of work to do.
Using this time, Han Yunxi seized the time to prepare medicine. This group of soldiers and archers seemed to be unharmed, but there was still some poison left in their bodies.
Although these toxins would not act up again, Han Yunxi still wanted to get rid of them. Long Fei Ye's soldiers must all be strong, and no risk was allowed to exist.
Fortunately, there was the detoxification system. Otherwise, Han Yunxi would be busy to death.
She was busy for the entire afternoon and didn't see Long Fei Ye for the entire afternoon. She didn't know where he went.
However, when it was time for dinner, Long Fei Ye appeared as usual and brought a plate of steamed lobsters.
Han Yunxi was dumbfounded. "Your Highness, you went to fish for lobsters?"
At this time, lobsters were in season in Yu Zhou Island's Illusory Sea Lake. However, it was not something that could be caught overnight, so basically no one was willing to come.
"The mermaid soldiers sent it. They sent a basket. It's just right for you to nourish your body."
Long Fei Ye was very calm. He lifted his robe and sat down. Seeing that Han Yunxi was still standing there, he knocked on the seat beside him, indicating for her to sit down.
"The mermaid soldiers aren't afraid of being exposed!" Han Yunxi was very surprised. The Illusory Sea Lake was not frozen, so it was much easier for the mermaid soldiers to catch lobsters in the water. However, once they were seen by others, it would be a big problem.
"There's no one on the island."
As Long Fei Ye spoke, he picked up a piece of pink and chewy lobster meat. He originally wanted to put it in Han Yunxi's bowl, but seeing that she still wanted to say something, he directly stuffed it into her mouth.
Han Yunxi, the foodie, immediately fell in love with it as soon as she ate it. Needless to say, the lobsters of Yu Zhou Island lived up to their reputation. The meat was delicious and the texture was tough. Ordinary lobsters could not be compared to it.
Anyway, it was fine as long as there was something to eat. It didn't matter where it came from. Han Yunxi soon ate with relish, and Long Fei Ye looked quite satisfied at the side.
These lobsters were indeed not caught by him, but by the mermaid soldiers. However, he was a guard for the mermaid soldiers and guarded the Illusory Sea Lake alone for the whole afternoon.
After Han Yunxi ate several pieces, she asked, "Your Highness, don't you want to eat?"
Long Fei Ye shook his head, "I don't like it very much."
Han Yunxi was a foodie, but Long Fei Ye was not. She was a carnivore, but Long Fei Ye was very vegetarian.
It had to be said that it was quite a tragedy for a foodie to meet a person who had no requirements for food, because they had no common language in the things they liked the most!
However, Han Yunxi did not feel sad at all, because this guy who was not particular about food could always find a lot of things to nourish her body.
Knowing Long Fei Ye's habits, Han Yunxi did not persuade him anymore. Soon, she finished a steamed lobster alone.
She thought that the lobsters were very big, so a basket could only hold five or six of them at most. Who knew that she would have lobsters for every meal for the next few days? Besides steamed lobsters, there were also boiled lobsters, roasted lobsters, salt and pepper lobsters, spicy lobsters, minced garlic lobsters, and so on.
In any case, by the time they returned to Tianning's capital city, Han Yunxi wanted to vomit at the sight of ordinary lobsters, much less ordinary lobsters!
Unexpectedly, Long Fei Ye threw a lobster to the kitchens as soon as they returned to the Duke of Qin's estate and told them to stew an old hen.
Just who was it that told Long Fei Ye that old hens were good for nourishing the body? Please stand out, esteemed wangfei promises she won't beat you to death!
The head chef of the kitchens held a chicken in his left hand and a lobster in his right, his face bewildered. He didn't know where to start. In all his years as a chef, he'd never heard of lobsters being used to stew an old hen! What would it taste like if they were stewed together?
The head chef had no idea what it would taste like, much less Han Yunxi.
But before the head chef finished stewing, Chu Xifeng suddenly reported, "Your Highness, something's happened at the Hidden Pavilion. It's better if you make a trip there."
Long Fei Ye didn't ask any questions, but told Han Yunxi to rest well before hurrying out the door.
As soon as he reached the door, Chu Xifeng murmured, "Your Highness, Medicine Ghost Valley sent word that Bear chuan's been looking for you. He says he wants you to go pick it up personally."
"So fast?" Long Fei Ye was surprised.
"I don't know what's going on, but Gu Qi Sha wouldn't dare to extort you," Chu Xifeng paused, then added, "Your Highness, esteemed wangfei's side …"
Han Yunxi had asked Long Fei Ye about the fifteenth, but Long Fei Ye had told her that Gu Qi Sha hadn't found the medicine yet. Long Fei Ye paused, then simply said, "Let's go."
Master and servant set out that very night for Medicine Ghost Valley. But as soon as they were far enough away, Gu appeared at the gates of the Duke of Qin's estate. This time, he didn't climb over the walls, but openly knocked on the door with a large bag of items.
But a group of guards appeared before the pageboy who opened the door. His Highness Duke of Qin had ordered them to break Gu's legs as soon as he showed up!
Gu swept his gaze around the room before chuckling. "Is this how your Duke of Qin's estate treats its guests?"
"You're a guest too? Pah! "the guard said bluntly.
Gu Qishao's eyes turned fierce as he suddenly kicked out with his foot. The force of his kick sent the guard flying.
"If Han Yunxi wasn't here, I wouldn't have come even if Long Fei Ye begged me!"
"Impudence!"
The leader of the guards roared angrily. More than a dozen guards behind him charged forward, while another dozen guards flew out from the side to surround Gu.
A few guards wouldn't be able to beat Gu Qishao, but a large group of them could at least trample him a few times, right?
Soon, Gu was surrounded by more than thirty guards, and a fierce battle ensued.
But it wasn't long before Han Yunxi's voice rang out. "All of you, stop!"
The Hibiscus Garden was located in the deepest part of the Duke of Qin's estate. No matter how loud the commotion at the gates was, it wouldn't affect that area. Han Yunxi had just rejected the lobster stewed with chicken and lobster from the kitchens. She was hiding in Baili Mingxiang's room, preparing to use the leftover charcoal from the explosion to conduct an experiment. Xu Donglin had already gone to report before she even started.
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Note to the reader: Two corrections. First, Jun Yi Xie is from the Nether Clan, not the Black Clan. Yesterday, I wrote the wrong clan name! Second, my master's name is Bai Yanqing. In 439, there are two places where I wrote 'Bai Yanqing'.
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