They'd arrived at the black market!
How was Long Fei Ye planning to deal with Zhangsun Zelin?
The three of them entered the black market and stopped at Wu Shu's grain store. When the informants of the Wu Clan saw Han Yunxi, they all gathered around to take a look.
After all, Long Fei Ye's subordinates in the black market had all admired and worshipped their mistress ever since the incident at the imperial uncle's estate.
How they hoped that one day, their mistress would come to the black market and lead them to do something big. With their mistress's ability to "trick people", they would definitely become a big force in the black market of the Tianyu Domain within a year and a half.
Of course, when they reached the backyard, this group of people consciously stopped and didn't dare to follow them in. Only Uncle Wu followed.
As soon as Long Fei Ye sat down, Wu Shu presented him with a stack of documents. It detailed all of Zhangsun Zelin's businesses in the black market, including his stores, warehouses, and residences.
Han Yunxi was secretly alarmed. She never expected that Long Fei Ye's men in the black market would be able to dig up so much information as soon as Ouyang Ningnuo gave them the information. Most likely, this fellow knew more about the black market than they'd imagined.
Long Fei Ye looked at the documents intently, but Gu Qi Sha couldn't sit still. "Long Fei Ye, what are your plans? Tell this old man!"
Long Fei Ye ignored him, but Han Yunxi wanted to ask him the same question. Although she'd come with Long Fei Ye, she wasn't sure how he was going to deal with Zhangsun Zelin.
Ouyang Ningnuo had given them enough clues, but this wasn't an easy task.
If evidence of Medicine City and Zhangsun Zelin's collusion reached the hands of others, it would be a blow to Medicine City's reputation and Zhangsun Zelin's reputation.
As long as this matter was made public, Zhangsun Zelin's businesses would be ruined! Who would dare to do business with someone who would betray their partners?
Thus, there was only one way to force Zhangsun Zelin to hand over the evidence. That was to threaten him with evidence of smuggling gunpowder.
Here was the crux of the matter.
The matter of gunpowder was a hundred times more serious than the matter of medicinal ingredients. This was an enemy of Tianning's imperial clan! Zhangsun Zelin definitely would not easily leave behind any evidence that could be used against him. Even if they found it, Zhangsun Zelin might not admit it.
After all, this was a black market. They couldn't possibly bring a large group of soldiers here to search, could they?
Moreover, if the Long Fei Ye wanted to use this chance to get rid of Chu Qingge as the empress candidate, he couldn't beat the grass and startle the snake. He'd have to find some evidence to present to Emperor Tianhui first.
Han Yunxi carefully considered the matter. The more she thought, the more she felt that they shouldn't have come to the black markets so early. Perhaps it'd be easier to start with Chu Qingge instead.
After Long Fei Ye finished reading the information, he casually tossed it to Gu Qi Sha. "Take a look and see which of these places are most likely to hide gunpowder."
"What are you trying to do?" Gu Qi Sha asked in confusion.
"Look for gunpowder," Long Fei Ye said.
Han Yunxi and Gu Qi Sha were both surprised and asked in unison, "And then?"
"Let's talk after we find him!" Long Fei Ye said indifferently.
"That's the stupidest way to do it. Even if you find him, Zhangsun Zelin won't admit it! " Gu Qi Sha said, before adding kindly, "Moreover, you'll lose a good chance to deal with the Chu Clan!"
"How about we make a bet?" Long Fei Ye asked with interest.
"What are we betting on?" Gu Qi Sha was interested as well.
"Let's bet on Zhangsun Zelin," Long Fei Ye said.
"And the stakes?" Gu Qi Sha asked next.
"If your lordship wins, all the medicinal ingredients in your courtyard will go to Han Yunxi. If your lordship loses, you can do whatever you want."
Han Yunxi couldn't help but laugh at Long Fei Ye's words.
But Gu Qi Sha only chuckled and said, "I'm not betting!"
Gu Qi Sha wasn't as easy to goad as Mu Ling 'er, nor was he as stupid as Mu Ling' er. He didn't know anything about the black markets, so he wouldn't bet against Long Fei Ye just for the sake of winning.
Why would this guy take the initiative to make a bet if he wasn't completely confident?
Han Yunxi chuckled. Long Fei Ye's lips curled into a sneer, but Gu Qi Sha continued to hum a strange tune as he flipped through the documents.
He looked like he wasn't paying much attention, but after a while, he was still able to accurately pick out a few suitable places to hide gunpowder.
He asked suspiciously, "Long Fei Ye, are you planning to investigate them one by one?"
"Do you have a better idea?" Long Fei Ye asked.
Gu Qi Sha didn't need to think about it, because even if he did, he didn't have one. He stood up and stretched lazily. "Take your time, then. I'm going to catch up on some sleep. Where's the best room you have?"
"Half of Pill Fiend Pharmacy belongs to you. If you want to stand by and do nothing, turn right when you leave. I won't be seeing you out!" Long Fei Ye said.
Turning right was the way to leave the black market.
Gu Qi Sha shrugged resentfully. "Fine, I'll look for them one by one with you. That should be fine, right?"
Han Yunxi didn't understand. Long Fei Ye had always been a loner and was straightforward in his dealings. This time, however, he seemed to be deliberately dragging Gu Qi Sha into this.
Could this guy have some other motive? The matter with Pill Fiend Pharmacy has already been settled, so what other motive could he have?
Han Yunxi couldn't figure it out, so she remained silent.
She was about to follow him when Long Fei Ye told her to stay in the grain store.
"Your Highness!" Han Yunxi panicked.
"You won't be able to help with a secret investigation," Long Fei Ye said indifferently.
"Girl, he's saying that you'll only be a burden if you go. You don't even know how to climb over a wall, right?" Gu Qi Sha laughed.
Han Yunxi glared fiercely at him. Gu Qi Sha was amused. "If that's not what he meant, then what is he trying to say?"
Han Yunxi was furious, but she couldn't refute him. Long Fei Ye and Gu Qi Sha were going on a secret investigation. Bringing her along would indeed be very troublesome.
She knew her place very well. "Your Highness, I'll be waiting for your good news."
Long Fei Ye lovingly stroked her bangs and gently said, "Be good. You don't have to climb over a wall. Go and rest."
The dark clouds in Han Yunxi's eyes dissipated. So there's only a difference between disdain and pampering. So what if I don't know martial arts? As long as I have someone to protect me!
Seeing Gu Qi Sha staring at her, Han Yunxi purposely stretched her back lazily. Her languid and leisurely posture was enough to make anyone who couldn't sleep envious and jealous!
After a sleepless night, Gu Qi Sha's eyes were filled with doting love. He wanted nothing more than for this girl to eat and sleep well and grow fat. How could he really let her be a burden?
Just like that, Long Fei Ye and Gu Qi Sha left the house, leaving Han Yunxi alone at the Wu Clan's grain store.
Her laziness was nothing more than an act. As soon as Long Fei Ye and Gu Qi Sha left, she carefully flipped through the documents and wondered if there was anything she could do to help.
At this moment, a rustling sound came from her wide sleeves.
What's that?
Han Yunxi quickly grabbed it.
"Cheep …."
Lil Thing immediately shrieked. Mama Yunxi, you can't do this! You're squeezing my insides out!
Han Yunxi pulled Lil Thing out and dangled it in the air. "When did you follow us here? I thought you weren't coming back!"
Lil Thing ran to Gu Beiyue's place every two to three days. Most of the time, it wouldn't show up for days, so she'd almost forgotten she had such a poison beast.
Lil Thing had no idea what Han Yunxi was talking about. It waved its paws wildly as it tried to act cute. It only hoped that Mama Yunxi would put it down quickly.
But Han Yunxi didn't let it go. Instead, she looked at it with interest, her smile growing wider and wider.
She'd thought of a good idea!
"Lil Thing, I'll give you a chance to curry favor with His Highness Duke of Qin! Do you want it? "Han Yunxi asked seriously.
"Cheep, cheep …."
Lil Thing replied seriously as well. Actually, it had no idea what Mama Yunxi was talking about.
Han Yunxi quickly took out a medicine from her medical pouch. Sulfur!
That's right, sulfur was a chemical substance that could be used to make medicine or poison! Most importantly, sulfur was an important component of gunpowder!
As soon as she took it out, Lil Thing covered its mouth with its paws. So smelly!
Seeing this, Han Yunxi was amused. She placed the sulfur in front of Lil Thing and said, "Take a good sniff. Gunpowder has this smell as well."
Lil Thing wasn't half an animal. Although it couldn't understand human speech, it was very perceptive. Seeing Han Yunxi's actions, it immediately understood that Mama Yunxi wanted it to find something by smelling.
Its nose was even sharper than a canine's. Any poison within a one li radius wouldn't be able to escape its nose. As for this kind of extremely pungent smell, it was confident that it could find it!
The little thing grabbed the small piece of sulfur and sniffed it seriously. It didn't know why, but the more it sniffed, the less smelly it felt. It was even a little addicted and almost ate the sulfur!
Fortunately, Han Yunxi stopped it in time. "You're looking to die!"
Sulfur wasn't medicine or poison on its own. It had to be mixed with other things to create both effects. Heaven knows what the consequences would be if it ate it alone!
Lil Thing gave an aggrieved squeak. It wasn't a glutton, but it hadn't eaten anything good in ages.
Recently, it had given all the nourishing medicines it found to Imperial Physician Gu. As for poisons, Mama Yunxi's weren't to its liking!
Its body hadn't recovered yet, and its blood hadn't recovered its detoxification properties yet.
Lil Thing let go of the sulfur and scuttled to the windowsill. It didn't run out immediately, but stared unblinkingly at Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi saw through it at a glance. Without a choice, she took out an extremely rare poison from her medical pouch. "Here, be a picky eater!"
As soon as Lil Thing smelled the delicious food, it pounced on it and wolfed it down. It knew Mama Yunxi was hiding something good! How could it not loot a burning house?
Seeing Lil Thing eat like this, Han Yunxi was both angry and amused. She couldn't bear to take out another rare poison. "Here, eat until you're full! The black market's huge, there'll be plenty for you to run around! "
Lil Thing turned around and opened its mouth wide, swallowing the poison in one gulp. If she wasn't hallucinating, then Lil Thing's mouth had been wider than its body!
Frightened, Han Yunxi looked at her hand to make sure it was still there before she relaxed.
The little thing grinned at her and quickly flew out of the window to look for the smell of sulfur!
Naturally, Han Yunxi wouldn't follow it. Even if she wanted to, she didn't have the strength. She'd long seen Lil Thing's speed for herself.
She could only sit there and wait with a clear conscience!
She wasn't sure if Long Fei Ye and Gu Qi Sha would find the gunpowder first, or if Lil Thing would come back to give her a surprise.
If someone made a bet with her this time, she wasn't sure she'd win.
But what would the result be?
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