Long Fei Ye remained calm at the mocking look in Gu Qi Sha's eyes, but Chu Xifeng found the sight to be an eyesore.
He raged, "Gu Qi Sha, the winner is king. Put away your laughable face!"
When His Highness Duke of Qin had come to ask for medicine, he'd tried peaceful means before resorting to force. It was this fellow who didn't know how to appreciate favors and made things difficult for him on purpose. Otherwise, His Highness Duke of Qin wouldn't have hurt him and threatened him directly.
"The winner is king? I think you're forcing me, "Gu Qi Sha's smile grew even more disdainful." His Highness Duke of Qin is stronger than this one. "
Chu Qingge couldn't get used to hearing this and retorted, "It's good that you know you're weak. There's no need to show off!"
"So you're saying that His Highness Duke of Qin is bullying the weak?" Gu Qi Sha chuckled.
"So what if he's bullying the weak?!"
Chu Xifeng really wanted to argue with this fellow, but Gu Qi Sha's strange smile only made him want to piss him off to death.
Long Fei Ye saw all of this and felt a faint sense of familiarity. He felt like he'd seen such a cheap mouth somewhere before.
But he had no time to dwell on it now because he had something else to do.
"Long Fei Ye, how can your lordship be sure that this Bear chuan is real?" he asked.
Leaving aside Gu Qi Sha, even Chu Xifeng was surprised. Both of them assumed that Long Fei Ye had something important to do! But instead, he asked if the Bear chuan was real.
"Didn't you already inspect it? What, you're only asking if it's real now that you've accepted it?" Gu Qi Sha asked unhappily.
Although Chu Xifeng didn't speak, he didn't understand either. His Highness Duke of Qin had written at least ten letters to Medicine City's Wang Gong before coming here. He'd asked about the Bear chuan, Panoptic Red Lotus, and Serpent Fruit in detail, as well as how to make the antidote for Broomcorn Millet Poison.
Each letter was a dozen or so pages long. Chu Xifeng had read two or three of them, but couldn't understand why His Highness Duke of Qin was so specific about the antidote. Couldn't he just get it and make it?
Even if he didn't make it for esteemed wangfei, Old Yao had said that any poisons master could make the antidote as long as the medicine was real.
Since His Highness Duke of Qin knows so much, he should be able to tell if the Bear chuan is real or fake!
Furthermore, even if Gu Qi Sha didn't want the Medicine Ghost Valley anymore, there was no reason for him to use a fake to trick them even though it hadn't even been a year.
"This prince does not understand these things, so how would I know if they are true or false?" Long Fei Ye said.
Hearing this, Chu Xifeng realized something was off. Still, he couldn't figure out what His Highness Duke of Qin was planning, so he could only keep quiet.
The Bear chuan that Gu Qi Sha had taken out was the real deal, so he couldn't bring himself to laugh at being doubted like this. "There's only one Bear chuan. If you don't believe me, then forget it. Go find someone else!"
At this time, Long Fei Ye's lips curled into a mocking smile. "What if I don't?"
Chu Xifeng's mouth twitched at the words. He never expected His Highness Duke of Qin to act so shamelessly. Just what was he planning to do?
Long Fei Ye's question left Gu Qi Sha feeling helpless. Who asked him to be unable to defeat Long Fei Ye?
Gu Qi Sha's eyes flashed with shrewd light as he endured it!
"Your Highness Duke of Qin, get to the point. Just what else do you want?"
"Your lordship's Serpent Fruit and Panoptic Red Lotus are both genuine goods. Together with the Bear chuan, these three ingredients can be combined into an antidote. Do you understand?" Long Fei Ye asked.
"That's the antidote for Broomcorn Millet Poison. What, has Your Highness Duke of Qin been poisoned?"
Since Gu Qi Sha knew the antidote for Broomcorn Millet Poison, he should have known as soon as Long Fei Ye asked for the ingredients. Why did he have to ask? It was obvious he'd brought it up on purpose.
Still, Long Fei Ye was very satisfied with this answer.
If Gu Qi Sha knew the antidote, it'd save him a lot of time and effort.
"Since you know the antidote, why don't you make the antidote to verify the authenticity of the Bear chuan?" Long Fei Ye said.
A complicated look flickered past Gu Qi Sha's eyes, but he didn't speak.
"According to your lordship's understanding, if the antidote is fake, then there's no way to combine it with the other two ingredients," Long Fei Ye said seriously.
Gu Qi Sha laughed coldly to himself. Since you know so much, why can't you tell if the Bear chuan is real?
On the sidelines, Chu Xifeng finally figured out what His Highness Duke of Qin was planning!
His Highness's circling around in circles … it really takes a lot of thought!
Last time, His Highness Duke of Qin and esteemed wangfei had come to Medicine Ghost Valley to ask for antidotes to save Baili Mingxiang. Esteemed wangfei found out that His Highness Duke of Qin had come to Medicine Ghost Valley to ask for the three ingredients.
Now that he'd found all three ingredients, how was he supposed to keep hiding the truth from esteemed wangfei?
If he told Gu Qi Sha to shut up now, it'd only be a coincidence. Gu Qi Sha would find out that His Highness Duke of Qin was hiding the truth from esteemed wangfei. If things didn't go well, Gu Qi Sha might even tell esteemed wangfei about it.
However, Gu Qi Sha wouldn't have a handle on His Highness if he used the Bear chuan as an excuse to make the antidote. Moreover, His Highness only needed to take a small portion of the antidote for Mute Granny. The rest could be taken back to the Duke of Qin's estate and explained to esteemed wangfei as well.
Serpent Fruit, Panoptic Red Lotus, and Bear chuan all had different sizes of antidote. Esteemed wangfei had never seen the Bear chuan before, so she had no idea how much antidote it was.
Chu Xifeng finally understood why His Highness Duke of Qin had asked Medicine City's Wang Gong for so much information about the antidote. As it turned out, he'd been thinking of ways to keep hiding the truth so esteemed wangfei wouldn't get suspicious.
How much thought must he have put into coming up with such a plan and excuse?!
As expected, one needed to come up with more lies just to cover up one lie.
With His Highness Duke of Qin's power and influence, why would he waste so much effort trying to cover up a lie? No matter what he did or said, when did he ever need to explain himself to anyone?
When Han Yunxi had asked him questions in the past, His Highness hadn't even bothered to explain himself, much less answer them.
Now even the heavens had changed!
Long Fei Ye and Chu Xifeng were both waiting for Gu Qi Sha's reply.
Chu Xifeng mused that Gu Qi Sha was a shrewd man, but he'd never guess His Highness Duke of Qin's intentions. After all, he had no idea what was going on between His Highness and esteemed wangfei, much less Mute Granny.
Gu Qi Sha's eyes darted around in their sockets. Heaven knows what he was thinking.
Still, he quickly agreed. "Heheh, then I'll have to ask Your Highness Duke of Qin to take out all three ingredients! I'll make the antidote right here and now! "
The three of them arrived at the medicine hall before Long Fei Ye took out all three ingredients. Gu Qi Sha began to make the antidote right in front of them.
His skinny, bony hands moved quickly and smoothly as he weighed, sliced, crushed, ground, and mixed the ingredients together. His movements were as fluid as flowing water. With Gu Qi Sha's black robes concealing his movements, it was easy to miss him if he wasn't careful.
Long Fei Ye and Chu Xifeng both watched closely. Soon enough, the antidote for Broomcorn Millet Poison was complete. Gu Qi Sha presented the antidote to Long Fei Ye with a cold smile. "Your Highness Duke of Qin, take a look and see if this is real or fake. If you take it out of Medicine Ghost Valley, this one won't recognize it!"
Long Fei Ye glanced at the antidote before personally pouring the powder into a porcelain bottle. Without a word, he turned to leave.
This was his personality. If there was nothing important, he wouldn't waste words.
Although he didn't need to see him off, Gu Qi Sha still walked him all the way out of the valley. "Your Highness Duke of Qin, may we meet again someday!"
Long Fei Ye didn't even look back. He'd gone in such a big circle today that he could finally give Han Yunxi an excuse. Once he cured Mute Granny's poison and figured out what was going on with Lady Tianxin, he'd bring the antidote back to Han Yunxi.
He hadn't been away from that woman for so long ever since he came back from the disaster areas. He figured it'd take at most five days before he could go back.
That woman probably wouldn't be so docile as to stay at home and recuperate. She'd probably be running out every day.
Gu Qi Sha stood on top of the mountain and watched Long Fei Ye's figure disappear into the forest. Then he took out a bottle of antidote from his sleeve.
He was a genius at making medicine. Forget about Long Fei Ye, even the three clan heads of Medicine City wouldn't be able to tell what he'd done just then.
Only half of the antidote he'd given Long Fei Ye was real. The other half was a bunch of powders with no medicinal properties whatsoever. The bottle in his hand was the other half of the antidote.
He couldn't say that the antidote he'd given Long Fei Ye was fake, either, but the amount was fake.
Long Fei Ye and Chu Xifeng wouldn't be able to tell. Even if they'd had someone check carefully, they'd have to be a top expert to figure it out.
Still, Gu Qi Sha was 100 percent certain that Han Yunxi would be able to tell!
"Your Highness Duke of Qin, we'll meet again someday!"
Gu Qi Sha was in a very good mood as he muttered to himself, almost humming a tune.
As soon as he returned to his courtyard, he told the old steward, "There's no need to send that secret letter. Things are more interesting than this old man thought!"
The old steward had no idea what Gu Qi Sha was talking about. He wanted to destroy the letter, but couldn't bring himself to do it.
His Highness Duke of Qin had come again and again, but his master had secretly sent a secret letter to Qin Wangfei. He was curious as to what was written inside.
After some hesitation, the old steward secretly opened the letter and read its contents. He grew even more confused.
His master had only told esteemed wangfei that His Highness Duke of Qin had come for the Bear chuan.
"That's it? I thought there was something going on! "the old steward muttered to himself. By the time he returned to his courtyard, Gu Qi Sha had already disappeared.
Two days later, Long Fei Ye and Chu Xifeng arrived at Tianning's capital city on horseback. They passed by the Duke of Qin's estate without stopping, but headed straight for the Solitary Enclosure.
Mute Granny had been locked up here ever since she'd returned from South Ning Prefecture, not the Hidden Pavilion.
Tang Li was thrilled to see Long Fei Ye return. "You got it?"
Long Fei Ye didn't reply, but entered the study and opened a secret chamber. They walked through a small maze before arriving at Mute Granny's secret room.
Even Tang Li and Chu Xifeng couldn't enter. They exchanged helpless glances.
"I'm so looking forward to it!" Tang Li couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He'd watched over Mute Granny for so long, but he still didn't know who she was or what secrets she held.
"I'm so nervous!" Chu Xifeng kept fidgeting with his fingers. He only hoped that Mute Granny's secrets and esteemed wangfei's identity wouldn't embarrass His Highness too much.
Long Fei Ye opened the door to the secret room and saw Mute Granny sitting at the table drinking tea. Compared to her previous outburst, she was much calmer now.
Still, Mute Granny grew agitated at the sight of Long Fei Ye.
This young man had a portrait of Mu Xin and her daughter in his hands, but he'd imprisoned her. Just what did he want to do?
Long Fei Ye galloped past the house without entering, but this place was much calmer.
He sat down by the table and brewed a new pot of tea. Just like before, he tapped the table lightly to signal Mute Granny to sit down.
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