Of course Gu knew there would be guards at the Han Estate. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come here so openly.
He chuckled disdainfully. "You think you can stop me?"
"Gu, if you really have the skills, then go find those assassins. Stop stirring up trouble here!" Chu Xifeng huffed.
Gu laughed out loud. "So you're saying that Long Fei Ye doesn't have the skills to find those assassins?"
"You're the one who doesn't have the skills!" Chu Xifeng raged.
"So His Highness Duke of Qin has already found them?" Gu feigned shock.
Chu Xifeng couldn't beat him in words and drew his sword in a fit of rage. Gu's gaze turned cold before he kicked the weapon out of Chu Xifeng's hands. "Poison lass's injury hasn't been treated yet. This old man will deal with you later!"
Esteemed wangfei was injured? Untreated?
Chu Xifeng grew anxious as well. He followed Gu to knock on the door, but there was no response.
Han Yunxi could naturally hear Chu Xifeng and Gu's voices, but she didn't have time to pay them any attention. She was too busy inspecting the wound on her shoulder.
It had to be said that the way the wound had been treated left her astonished.
She'd been shot very deeply. The three-inch bolt had practically sunk into her flesh, but the person who'd treated her wound had pulled out the arrow without even taking off her clothes! They hadn't even … hadn't even cut open the clothes around the wound.
How had they done that?
Han Yunxi quickly tore off the gauze and took off her clothes to get a better look at the wound. But the sight left her even more stunned.
The person who'd pulled out the arrow hadn't stitched it up at all! More importantly, the wound hadn't worsened or bled out.
"How did they pull out the arrow?" Han Yunxi muttered to herself. She suddenly realized that all the stitches she'd stitched up for Gu were too weak!
Although the wound had stopped bleeding, it still felt like her flesh had been split open. Han Yunxi quickly rebandaged the wound before putting on her clothes.
After she was done, she saw a bottle of medicinal powder and a crossbow wrapped in white gauze on the bedside table.
This medicinal powder was actually the famous Guang Ning Yu Zhi Powder. It was a top-grade medicinal powder for blood coagulation and muscle growth. The Han Family did not have such a good thing.
She looked at the white gauze again. This gauze looked like a mask. There was no pattern at all. She couldn't recognize the head at the moment.
Who was the person who treated her wound?
Although her head was still a little heavy, it was not as dizzy and messy as it was during the day. Han Yunxi touched her forehead and felt that she had a high fever.
Was she unconscious from the fever, or did someone deliberately drug her? Otherwise, with such a deep wound and the arrow being pulled out, it was impossible for her not to wake up.
She looked at the white veil again and thought of that white-robed man. But, was that fellow's medical skills that good? His ability to treat wounds was not inferior to Gu Beiyue's!
In the midst of her bewilderment, the door to the room was kicked open. Gu, Chu Xifeng, and Lady Helian all rushed in.
Han Yunxi gave a start. They were stunned as well. After knocking for so long, they wondered what had happened to this great aunt.
"Esteemed wangfei, how's your wound?"
"Poison lass, have you treated your wound yet?"
Chu Xifeng and Gu were both anxious, but Lady Helian's eyes were sharp enough to notice the object by the bed. "Esteemed wangfei, you've treated your wound?"
With Lady Helian's words, Han Yunxi was certain that the person who'd treated her wound wasn't a member of the Han Family.
A seed of doubt had been planted in her heart. She silently hid the white gauze and said, "Mm, it's taken care of. The small wound is fine now. You can all leave. "
Gu examined the wound carefully and saw that it had been treated. Only then did he relax.
"Esteemed wangfei, you should return to the Duke of Qin's estate with this subordinate. His Highness has already gone back," Chu Xifeng urged.
He did not dare to reveal that His Highness had suffered internal injuries, but he said that His Highness had already returned to the palace. The Princess Consort should have guessed that something had happened to His Highness. Otherwise, at this critical moment, His Highness would have searched for the assassins and would not have stayed in the palace.
Unfortunately, Han Yunxi only pretended not to hear. "Seventh Madame, you and Guard Chu should both leave."
She wasn't stupid, but too smart.
With the city gates closed, the assassins wouldn't be able to escape. If she was the Long Fei Ye, she'd return to the estate to drink tea and sleep. Long Tianmo and Mu Qingwu had already escalated the situation to the point of endangering the capital. In that case, Emperor Tianhui should be the first to worry. The assassination and gunpowder cases were so close to each other that Emperor Tianhui had his own suspects. He'd rather kill the wrong person than the wrong person.
"Esteemed wangfei, you're only leaving Gu alone?"
Chu Xifeng suddenly broke into a cold, disdainful laugh. Esteemed wangfei and His Highness had fallen out because of Gu Qishao, but she still left him alone in a room with a single woman?
Did this woman really not know how to avoid arousing suspicion, or was she really a fickle woman who wanted to have a foot in two boats?
Seeing Chu Xifeng's expression, Han Yunxi felt unwell all over. Long Fei Ye was doubting her, and now this servant was doubting her as well!
"Do I need to explain to you what I do?"
She'd always done things her own way. Back in the medical academy, she'd refused to budge even when the academy head and board of directors threatened her. Ever since she was young, she'd lived two lifetimes, but she'd never taken the initiative to explain herself to anyone except Long Fei Ye. But Long Fei Ye would never listen to her explanations.
If not for the fact that she held the title of Qin Wangfei and was afraid of tarnishing it, why would she care about the rules and etiquette of this world? Why were there so many rumors and slanders?
She, Han Yunxi, would never give face to anyone, much less this world!
Chu Xifeng fell silent. "This subordinate has overstepped his bounds. Esteemed wangfei, please forgive me."
"Scram!" Han Yunxi said bluntly.
Chu Xifeng was both angry and aggrieved as he turned to leave. Lady Helian glanced at Gu and hesitated to coax him, but Han Yunxi turned to Cold Water and said, "Seventh Madame, you should leave too."
Helpless, Lady Helian could only silently withdraw from the room. As soon as she was outside, she chased after Chu Xifeng to put in a good word for esteemed wangfei. Perhaps esteemed wangfei had left Gu Qishao behind for business, but Chu Xifeng was long gone by the time she ran after him.
Heaven knows if Chu Xifeng would complain to the Duke of Qin!
Meanwhile, Han Yunxi had left Gu alone in the room because she had business to discuss.
"Have you taken care of the injury on your back?" Han Yunxi asked.
"Mu Ling 'er's taken care of it, don't worry."
Gu would never seek out Gu Beiyue. What if that guy picked up on some clues? Actually, he hadn't sought out Mu Ling 'er at all. Once the bleeding reached a certain point, it would stop on its own, so he was too lazy to treat it. Mu Ling' er had long been poisoned by him and was now sleeping in the inn.
Han Yunxi was relieved to see that Gu seemed to be in good spirits. She sat down and fell silent for a while before speaking. "Gu, Gu. Gu Qi Sha, how should I address you?"
She'd remembered the favor of saving her life, but she still had to pay for his deceit.
Gu could guess that Han Yunxi had asked him to stay because of that. He grinned as he sat down. "Qi Big Brother would be the best."
Han Yunxi was in no mood to joke around. She said coldly, "You're investigating my origins too. Why did you bring me to Mute Granny? Why did you fall out with Medical City? Are your poison skills related to the Poison Sect? "
Gu laughed heartily. "Girl, don't you get tired of thinking so much?"
"Answer my question!" Han Yunxi said seriously.
"Hey, Qi Big Brother, let me tell you something. Before Qi Big Brother met you, he already had two identities. The medical academy will keep an eye on Gu Qi Sha, but not on Gu, understand? This is Qi Big Brother's own secret, "Gu said with a smile.
Han Yunxi understood. Everyone had their own secrets and there was no need to explain them to anyone. Just like the secret of her transmigration and the secret of her detoxification space, there was no need to tell anyone.
She didn't want to pursue these questions, but there was one thing she had to clarify.
"Why are you investigating my origins?" she asked sternly.
From the time this fellow started to pay attention to her poison skills, to the Tang Sect's hidden weapons, to the embroidered words on her medical bag, to investigating Madam Tianxin, to finding Mute Granny from the Mu Family. All of this was to investigate her background.
Don't think that just because he's always joking around, she'll take him for a fool.
This guy still doesn't know that her biological father isn't Han Congan, but a descendant of the Poison Sect. When he first brought her to Mute Granny, he was already suspicious of her relationship with the Poison Sect.
The reason he'd noticed her at first was probably because he suspected that her poison skills were related to the Poison Sect.
Han Yunxi had asked him why he was looking for a descendant of the Poison Sect.
He'd joked, "As a catalyst to refine an antidote."
She'd even asked him what kind of poison he'd been afflicted with, and he'd said, "The most poisonous poison in the world."
Han Yunxi didn't believe his joke, but she firmly believed that this guy had a motive for getting close to her!
This time, Gu wasn't smiling. Instead, he wore a rare expression of seriousness, but he didn't answer Han Yunxi's question. Instead, he said seriously, "Poison lass, trust me. No matter what I do, I won't harm you."
Is he trying to brush me off?
Han Yunxi was clearly angry, but when she saw Gu's stubborn and sincere gaze, she couldn't bring herself to question him. She was afraid that she'd hurt his heart.
Just yesterday, he'd risked his life to save her. What reason did she have to not trust him?
Han Yunxi was silent for a long time before she said, "I believe you. But I have the right to know the truth, don't I?"
She'd inherited everything from this identity, but she still didn't know the secret behind it. She really was a failure.
When he saw Han Yunxi's stubborn and sincere gaze, Gu Qi Sha suddenly laughed. "Poison lass, you're not the person I'm looking for. This matter has nothing to do with you! You have no right to know. "
He'd been investigating all this time, looking for the descendants of the Poison Sect. Ever since Poison Woman and Mute Granny had been imprisoned, all his leads had been cut off.
So far, this woman in front of him was the biggest suspect. However, his words today weren't just brushing her off, nor were they a lie.
He hadn't just said it for Han Yunxi's benefit, but for himself as well.
His Poison lass wasn't the person he was looking for. She definitely wasn't!
Even if she was, he'd pretend that she wasn't!
He had plenty of ways to take revenge on Medical City, but as for the antidote …
Her existence, every smile, every frown, every word was the best medicine for him. Antidote my ass! It's fine if you don't understand!
Han Yunxi was skeptical, but she couldn't refute Gu. He was right, she had no right to know anything that had nothing to do with her.
Gu Qishao rose to his feet and stretched lazily. "Poison lass, Qi gege likes to joke around, but I've never lied."
He turned to leave, but when he reached the door, he turned back and added, "That's right, Poison lass, Qi Brother really didn't hide the antidote for the Broomcorn Millet Poison."
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