By the time Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye left Medicine Ghost Valley, it was already daybreak.
Han Yunxi didn't catch up on sleep after a sleepless night. Instead, she leaned against the window and stared at Long Fei Ye the entire time.
If this was any other day, Long Fei Ye would have picked up a book and started flipping through it. She used to stare at him like this all the time anyway.
But this time, Long Fei Ye seemed a little uncomfortable. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Your Highness, there's something chenqie can't figure out."
Han Yunxi shifted into a more comfortable position as she spoke. She was exhausted after a night of tossing and turning.
Long Fei Ye asked, "What is it?"
"Your Highness, judging from Gu Qi Sha's appearance …"
Han Yunxi trailed off in thought. Long Fei Ye looked at her, a complicated look in his eyes as he waited.
After a long time, Han Yunxi continued. "I'm afraid he really doesn't know who bought the antidote. Could the buyer have something to do with Mute Granny? Could it be … that Mute Granny isn't dead yet? "
"Perhaps it's just a coincidence." Long Fei Ye didn't hesitate. "After Mute Granny fell off the cliff, Chu Xifeng immediately sent people to search for her. Although they didn't find her body, it's unlikely that she was rescued."
Han Yunxi had hesitated for so long because she didn't think it was likely either. Perhaps it really was just a coincidence that someone else had been poisoned with Mute Granny's Broomcorn Millet Poison.
Han Yunxi sighed softly and gave up in the end.
Long Fei Ye wasn't planning to speak, but for some reason, he asked, "Han Yunxi, don't you suspect your lordship?"
Han Yunxi was amused. She took it as a joke. "If chenqie suspects Your Highness, will Your Highness admit it?"
Long Fei Ye's heart ached for her as he looked at her innocent smile. He had seen this woman's infatuated expression countless times, but this was the first time he saw her foolishness.
Han Yunxi, you're such a smart and foolish girl!
Since I lied to you, no matter what, I will lie to you for the rest of my life.
Long Fei Ye scooped Han Yunxi into his arms and hugged her tightly. His voice was as firm as Gu Qi Sha's. "Even if you beat me to death, I won't admit it!"
Han Yunxi burst out laughing. She really didn't think too much about it.
She was a pure and resolute person. If she chose to believe, she would not doubt. Once she doubted, she would no longer believe.
After a long while, Han Yunxi finally spoke, "Your Highness, if you dare to lie to me, I'll treat it as a hundred times and never believe you again!"
"Qin Wangfei, are you warning me?"
Long Fei Ye's hot, threatening breath brushed against Han Yunxi's shoulders. Han Yunxi immediately shrank back, but she still replied stubbornly, "Yes!"
Long Fei Ye didn't speak, but lowered his head to plant a deep kiss on her neck. After a long time, he finally let go. "Mm, your lordship will remember!"
Han Yunxi wilted. She didn't dare to banter with him anymore and changed the topic. "Your Highness, chenqie is planning to open a chain of pharmacies for Pill Fiend Pharmacy."
"Chain?" This was the first time Long Fei Ye had heard of such a thing.
"It means opening branch stores. Once we open the first one in the capital, we'll start opening branches in the larger counties and counties. We might even open branches in Northern Li and Western Zhou! At the very least, we'll be able to gain a foothold in the medical community, "Han Yunxi said seriously.
She was doing all this because she couldn't stand Gu Qi Sha's way of doing things, and because she was thinking far ahead.
Cloud Realm Continent's most unique power lay in the medical community. Medical City controlled the right to practice medicine, while Medicine City monopolized the market for high-quality medicinal ingredients. For example, the imperial pharmacies of the three countries all came from Medicine City.
Under these circumstances, they would never be able to break free from Medical and Medicine City's control if they didn't control their own medical resources.
Now they had Pill Fiend Valley to rely on, as well as a strange old man like Gu Qi Sha who knew how to grow herbs. At the very least, she and Long Feiye wouldn't be restricted by Medicine City when it came to medicinal ingredients.
Medicine didn't mean much when it wasn't needed, but when it was needed, it could mean the difference between life and death.
Last time they went to the disaster areas, Gu Beiyue had given her three brocade pouches to prevent the spread of the plague. Fortunately, the plague hadn't broken out on a large scale. Otherwise, she'd have to find Medicine City to get her supplies even if she knew how to use them.
A plague like this was fine on a small scale, but on a large scale, the amount of medicine needed was comparable to the amount of grain used. Moreover, on the battlefield, countless people would be injured or injured. Whether it was the front lines or the rear lines, there would be no shortage of doctors and medicine.
Although she was on good terms with Third Elder in Medical City, while Long Feiye had Wang Gong as his friend despite the difference in age in Medicine City, neither Third Elder nor Wang Gong could represent Medical City or Medicine City. Thus, they had to have their own bargaining chips.
Han Yunxi told Long Fei Ye all of this, which surprised him greatly. Seeing Han Yunxi's serious expression, Long Fei Ye's heart throbbed.
He never expected Han Yunxi to think so far ahead! With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?
When they returned to Tianning's capital city, the first thing Long Fei Ye did was give the keys to the abandoned courtyard to Steward Luo and order him to find someone to build a medicine hall according to Han Yunxi's requests within a month.
Apparently, Noble Consort Chu from the palace had sent two more invitations, but Long Fei Ye had refused on Han Yunxi's behalf.
Han Yunxi had only rested for a few days before she ran all day to the construction site. Without a doubt, Pill Fiend Pharmacy would be her future base of revolution! She originally wanted to find Gu and Mu Ling 'er to talk about becoming a pharmacist at Pill Fiend Pharmacy, but found that she had no idea how to find them.
Without a choice, Gu could only come find her. In any case, Pill Fiend Pharmacy would take some time to finish, so she could only wait.
Su Xiaoyu's scalp had healed, but her hair hadn't grown back yet. Her buzz cut made her look like a tomboy. She moved back to the Leisurely Cloud Pavilion and stuck to Han Yunxi even more than before. She followed Han Yunxi to the construction site every day.
Long Fei Ye's second order of business was to have Chu Xifeng investigate the grudges between Gu Qi Sha and Medical City. Despite his busy schedule, Chu Xifeng didn't forget one thing. Last time, esteemed wangfei had invited Gu inside. Had His Highness Duke of Qin forgotten? Wasn't he going to settle accounts with esteemed wangfei?
Of course, Chu Xifeng didn't have the guts to ask. He only assumed that His Highness had forgotten about the matter.
Today, as soon as Han Yunxi returned, Baili Mingxiang sent Su Xiaoyu away and said in a low voice, "Esteemed wangfei, this servant found something that might belong to little Yu 'er."
As she spoke, she took out a small pouch from her sleeve. Han Yunxi opened it and saw a bunch of rainbow-colored beads inside. They looked very much like signal flares.
"Where did they come from?" Han Yunxi asked.
"They came from the banyan tree behind the Leisurely Cloud Pavilion. There's a small hole in the tree," Baili Mingxiang replied honestly.
Han Yunxi pondered over it for a long time, but couldn't figure out how to use them. She quickly handed them over to Long Fei Ye.
Baili Mingxiang stopped at the entrance to his sleeping quarters. Han Yunxi didn't notice, but hurried into the study.
She discovered that Long Fei Ye had fallen asleep on his desk. A few secret missives were strewn across the surface, some of which had been read while others were still unopened.
No matter how urgent the matter was, Han Yunxi didn't panic at the sight. Fine, her heart ached.
She sat quietly on one side, afraid to wake Long Fei Ye. He told her to rest every day, but he was so tired himself.
Han Yunxi waited until night fell.
Long Fei Ye's sleeping quarters were filled with stones. It was already cold, but at night, it was even colder.
Han Yunxi was the mistress of the house. She easily found Long Fei Ye's cloak in the bedroom and wanted to put it on him. Who knew that just as she approached, Long Fei Ye would wake up and choke her without any explanation.
Han Yunxi didn't expect this and was stunned. Long Fei Ye saw that it was her and immediately let go. "Does it hurt?"
Han Yunxi coughed for a while before she recovered.
It hurt!
This guy's grip was so strong. If he choked her a little longer, she might really stop breathing. He was so alert even when he was sleeping here. No wonder he was so tired.
Did this guy ever truly relax?
"It doesn't hurt."
Han Yunxi put on the cloak. "Your Highness, if it's possible, let chenqie share some of your worries."
"Why are you suddenly here? Is something the matter? "Long Fei Ye asked. He knew that Han Yunxi basically wouldn't come here if there wasn't anything important.
Han Yunxi then remembered the thing in her hand and hurriedly showed it to Long Fei Ye.
Long Fei Ye was shocked when he saw it. "Where did you get it?"
"Baili Mingxiang found it in the tree hole behind Leisurely Cloud Pavilion. It's very likely that it belongs to Su Xiaoyu," Han Yunxi said.
Long Fei Ye led Han Yunxi to the courtyard. She put one in her mouth and spat it out. This small thing actually shot up and exploded in mid-air, emitting a blinding white light! Although it was fleeting, it was still clear if one looked carefully.
Then, he tried another one. It actually emitted a dazzling red light.
"Your Highness, this really is a signal flare!" Han Yunxi was astonished. Without a doubt, this thing really did belong to Su Xiaoyu.
"This is the Western Zhou imperial clan's unique seven-colored signal. Different colors represent different meanings. Only the imperial guards can understand what it means."
Long Fei Ye and Western Zhou's princess, Duanmu Yao, had known each other since childhood. Duanmu Yao had played with this thing when they were very young, so he recognized it.
"Western Zhou! Duanmu Yao? " Han Yunxi immediately thought of this woman. Western Zhou's Princess Yao, Long Fei Ye's junior sister, and the woman who wanted to marry into the Duke of Qin's estate.
"It's unlikely to be her."
Duanmu Yao had been deposed by Western Zhou's emperor after being exposed for colluding with Jun Yi Xie. She had been hiding in Tianshan Kenzō all this time, so it wouldn't be easy for her to arrange for Su Xiaoyu to enter the Duke of Qin's estate. Moreover, it wasn't her style to do something so meticulous.
"Your Highness, does Chu Qingge understand the imperial clan's secret signal?" Han Yunxi asked again. Besides Duanmu Yao, the only other person she could think of was Chu Qingge. Hadn't they saved Su Xiaoyu because of her?
"That doesn't seem like her style! But it's definitely related to Western Zhou's people! " As Long Fei Ye spoke, he used up his signal flares one after another, causing them to explode in the air.
"Now that we have a clue, there's no need to fear that we won't be able to find it!" Han Yunxi knew that Long Fei Ye had a plan in mind.
She took out a signal flare of her own and copied Long Fei Ye's actions. Unfortunately, she didn't have any internal energy, so she couldn't detonate it.
At this moment, a tall white figure stood on a rooftop not too far away from the Duke of Qin's estate. He looked in the direction of the Duke of Qin's estate, his dark eyes reflecting the flashes of light.
After a while, Ning Jing returned to the air above the Duke of Qin's estate. He muttered, "The Nether Clan has finally come …"
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