If it was in the past, the Duke of Qin's hidden guards would never listen to Han Yunxi. But now, with her command, everyone stopped.
Gu turned around from the encirclement and saw Han Yunxi standing at the doorway, slender and elegant. His murderous aura disappeared and was replaced with a smile. "Poison lass, long time no see. Did you miss Qi Brother?"
How long had it been since he last saw this lass? He was the only one who knew what was going on.
Han Yunxi was also thinking about how long it had been since she last saw this fellow. She almost couldn't remember the last time she saw him. She almost believed that this fellow wouldn't pester her anymore!
Han Yunxi walked over. "Long time no see. I thought I'd never see you again!"
"So, you thought I was dead?" Gu's smile became even more brilliant as he walked towards Han Yunxi. The hidden guards didn't want to retreat, but they were even more afraid of offending this Princess Consort than before.
If they offended her, who would speak up for them in front of His Highness Duke of Qin in the future?
Han Yunxi stopped in front of Gu and looked him up and down. She sighed softly. "Ai, it's a pity that you're still alive."
Gu looked very hurt as he stared at Han Yunxi. He shook his head and didn't speak.
Han Yunxi didn't banter with him anymore. "Do you need something from this Princess Consort?"
"There's nothing special about a Princess Consort. It's not nice to call yourself that." Gu said seriously.
"If there's nothing else, I'm leaving. You can continue fighting."
Han Yunxi said and really turned to leave. Gu anxiously grabbed her hand in front of everyone. "There's really something!"
Seeing this, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. Han Yunxi flung his hand away as if she had been electrocuted. She angrily said, "Don't touch me, or I won't be polite!"
Although he was used to being rejected, Gu's heart still skipped a beat.
He clearly felt that this girl was different from before. Although she was angry when he touched her before, she wasn't this angry.
This time, there was a trace of disgust in her anger.
Why did this happen?
Han Yunxi didn't believe that men and women shouldn't touch each other, but after being with Long Fei Ye for a long time, she unconsciously minded some things. Previously, she didn't think it was a big deal when they held hands. She just hated this guy's flirting. But now, she actually felt guilty towards Long Fei Ye. She felt that she had done something wrong to him.
She did not notice the disappointment in Gu's eyes as she urged, "If you have something to say, say it quickly!"
Gu had already recovered his smile. "This is an extremely important matter. Aren't you going to invite me to your residence to have a cup of tea before we talk?"
"Please!"
Han Yunxi was very generous, but she was puzzled in her heart. This guy really knew how to pick the right time. The moment Long Fei Ye left, he arrived right after!
The shadow guard hurriedly came forward and whispered, "Esteemed Princess Consort, His Highness has instructed …"
"Since you're a guest, I will naturally explain to His Highness." Han Yunxi did not treat Gu as an enemy in her heart. Moreover, Gu said that there was an important matter!
The shadow guard could only move aside. Gu specially tidied up his luxurious red robes and followed Han Yunxi into the Duke of Qin's Residence.
The shadow guards seemed to have dispersed, but they were all secretly watching.
Han Yunxi brought Gu to the guest hall and served him tea. Gu took a few sips. "This tea is just so-so!"
Han Yunxi directly asked the servant girl to remove the tea. She was too lazy to talk nonsense. "What's the matter? Can you say it now?"
Who knew that Gu actually took out a tin of tea leaves. "Red Nanshan! I know you like to drink it, so I specially brought it over. "
Red Nanshan was a special black tea from the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse. It got its name because it was picked from the south mountains of the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse. This was Long Fei Ye's favorite black tea.
Han Yunxi had personally gone to the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse to pick these tea leaves. Because of this, she was kidnapped by Jun Yi Xie's subordinates. Since then, Gu had always mistakenly thought that Han Yunxi liked to drink these tea leaves.
"Wasn't the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse closed down? Where did you get it? "Han Yunxi asked suspiciously.
"From another teahouse. The tea is the same. Try it." Gu was very attentive.
When had Han Yunxi ever received anything from Gu?
She directly avoided it. "What's the big matter? Are you going to tell me or not? I still have important things to do!"
Han Yunxi was indeed busy. She had already thought of a way to detect the explosives in the charcoal ashes. She only needed to do one more experiment to get the results.
When Han Yunxi smiled at him, Gu smiled even more brightly. When Han Yunxi was angry at him, Gu was still able to smile.
He opened the big bag that he had brought and mysteriously motioned for Han Yunxi to come over and take a look. "Good stuff. You definitely won't be able to imagine it."
Han Yunxi was curious. She stood up and came over. Who knew that when she saw the things in the bag, she would be so disgusted that she wanted to vomit.
Giant lobsters!
She hurriedly ran away. "Take it away, take it away. It's too disgusting!"
Gu looked puzzled and confused. "These are giant lobsters from Yu Zhou Island. They're very nutritious. This young master was super lucky and only managed to catch three of them!"
He had originally planned to stay on Yu Zhou Island for a month to fish for lobsters while poisoning Jun Yi Xie to death. Then he'd leave his corpse on the beach and throw it into the sea to feed the fish.
If not for the fact that he wanted this lass to eat something new, he would've stayed a few more days. Then he wouldn't have let Jun Yi Xie escape! Then he wouldn't have been chased down by multiple assassins before he even reached Tianning's capital! He had almost exposed his identity as a Poison Gu human in order to draw the assassins away.
But this lass was telling him that … it was disgusting?
Gu had no idea that Han Yunxi had been eating giant lobsters for nearly ten days now. She was already disgusted at the sight of them, so he really felt hurt. He stared silently at Han Yunxi for a long time without saying a word.
It was also at this moment that Han Yunxi saw the darkness in Gu's eyes for the first time.
She gave him a probing kick. "Hey …"
Gu Qishao glanced at her without a word, then quietly tied up the bundle.
"Hey? That's the important matter you were talking about? "Han Yunxi asked.
"Glutton, what's so important about eating?" Gu looked askance at her, his tone still doting.
Han Yunxi exhaled when she saw that this fellow was finally responding to her. She asked seriously, "Gu, Seventh Master, just what kind of important matter do you want to discuss with me?"
Gu chuckled. "I don't want to talk about it now. Goodbye!"
So speaking, he picked up the large bag and turned to leave.
Han Yunxi was flabbergasted. This should be the first time this fellow has left of his own accord. Could it be that he's really angry?
Was he really angry because she rejected his giant lobsters?
Han Yunxi didn't say a word the entire way to the door, but she couldn't help but burst into laughter. If she'd known things would turn out like this, she would've been more ruthless. If she'd angered this fellow, he might've stopped teasing her in the future.
The shadow guards by her side were all puzzled as well. How could a demon like Gu leave so soon after coming in? Were their eyes playing tricks on them?
Gu left the Duke of Qin's estate before turning to look at Han Yunxi. His long, narrow eyes were still smiling brightly. "Poison lass, maybe next time. Next time we meet, it'll definitely be something big."
There was a hidden meaning in his words. Even Han Yunxi, who didn't trust him, could tell that something was amiss.
She chased after him. "Gu, just what do you want? Can't you talk properly? "
Gu waved her back. "Take care of your body and wait for me!"
Han Yunxi was even more puzzled. She wanted to ask more questions, but Gu had already used his lightness techniques to leave.
"Did something big really happen? What does he want to do? "Han Yunxi muttered to herself. She couldn't help but feel that Gu Qishao was different this time.
After Gu left, the shadow guards sent a messenger pigeon to Long Fei Ye. Long Fei Ye and Chu Xifeng were still on their way to Medicine Ghost Valley.
As soon as he read the letter, Long Fei Ye was both unhappy and bewildered. "Gu hasn't shown his face in ages."
"Your Highness, I just heard the news yesterday. The City of Daughters and Carefree City's top assassins are all hunting him down. I don't know who he's offended," Chu Xifeng replied.
Long Fei Ye only smiled coldly. If he hadn't offended the City of Daughters and Carefree City, he would've paid a sky-high price to hire assassins to kill Gu long ago.
Han Yunxi actually invited him in for tea. Very well, he'd settle the score when he got back!
It was already the middle of the night, but Long Fei Ye and Chu Xifeng didn't rest. Instead, they rode as fast as they could. Meanwhile, Han Yunxi was still up in the Duke of Qin's estate.
She felt uneasy after being disturbed by Gu, but she couldn't guess what Gu was up to.
She'd planned to wait until morning to do her experiments, but now she simply got up.
Han Yunxi went downstairs and bumped into Baili Mingxiang. Baili Mingxiang's injuries had mostly healed and he'd long gotten out of bed.
"Why aren't you sleeping?" Han Yunxi asked.
"I was thinking about things and couldn't sleep," Baili Mingxiang said mildly.
She'd heard about Jun Yi Xie's escape and knew esteemed wangfei had returned. She'd been looking for a chance to comfort esteemed wangfei, but esteemed wangfei had been too busy and hadn't gotten a chance to talk to her yet.
"If you can't sleep, then come help me. I've already figured out a way to check if there's any explosive residue in the charcoal ash. Guess what it is."
Han Yunxi entered the study and placed porcelain bottles and plates on the table.
Seeing esteemed wangfei like this, Baili Mingxiang knew there was no need for words of comfort. This woman was much more optimistic and open-minded than she'd imagined. She followed her in and locked the door behind her.
If the furnace explosion had been an accident, then there were only a few suspects. As long as they had evidence, they'd have to interrogate the culprit!
Whether it was an accident or not, they'd have to look through the charcoal ash to find the proof.
There were porcelain bottles on the table, some for charcoal ash, others for poison. Baili Mingxiang carefully looked them over one by one before asking in confusion, "Esteemed wangfei, Mingxiang is stupid. I don't understand what this is for."
"It's for poisoning!" Han Yunxi said seriously.
She'd thought of this method before going to Fishery Island, but she hadn't decided what kind of poison to use. She'd thought of everything on the way back.
"Poisoning the charcoal ash?" Baili Mingxiang asked in a doubtful voice.
Han Yunxi was very surprised. She never thought that Baili Mingxiang would understand. What she needed to do was to poison the charcoal ash. She had found a kind of poison that could be mixed with any explosive substance to create a new kind of poison.
As long as this poison was poured into the charcoal ash, once a new kind of poison was formed, it would mean that there was still explosive residue in the charcoal ash. It was just that they hadn't been able to find it before.
Baili Mingxiang understood this principle. She took the initiative to ask, "Esteemed wangfei, I'll try it!"
Han Yunxi agreed. Baili Mingxiang carefully worked, pouring the poison into the charcoal ash. Very soon, the charcoal ash and the poison turned into a paste. It began to bubble and gradually released a disgusting smell.
Smelling the smell, Han Yunxi and Baili Mingxiang looked at each other and smiled!
As expected, there was still explosive residue in the charcoal ash!
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