He didn't keep the ten percent antidote for himself?
What did he mean? If he didn't keep it, where did the antidote go?
Han Yunxi's other reason for keeping Gu Qishao here was to ask him who he'd sold the antidote to back then. Who knew that Gu Qishao would leave her with such a line?!
"Gu Qishao, wait!"
Han Yunxi chased after him, but Gu Qishao was already nowhere to be seen.
She stood at the door in a daze. Her fever and sleeping pills had just subsided, but her head was still a little heavy. She tried to recall what happened with the antidote, but soon her head started to throb.
Back at Pill Fiend Valley, she'd used the Serpent Fruit to calculate the true amount of antidote. Meanwhile, Gu Qishao had used useless medicinal powders to mix with the antidote, causing the inside of the bottle to turn black. This proved that he'd given Long Feiye a full bottle.
At that time, she didn't think too much about it and immediately assumed that the inner wall of the bottle that Gu had given her was completely black, thus denying Gu's evidence.
If Gu had mixed the fake antidote, then so be it. Why did he choose the fake antidote that would react with the porcelain bottle? Why did he have a trick up his sleeve?
At that time, she had also thought about this question, but she didn't think too much about it. She just thought that Gu had left this trick up his sleeve so that he could cheat them of the antidote.
To be honest, although she had been so serious about the "quantity," she didn't want to prove anything. She just wanted to deny Gu. Because before she went to the Medicine Ghost Valley, she had already denied Gu completely!
She couldn't possibly doubt her own husband and trust someone who had mixed the fake antidote to cheat them.
But!
What about now? The person who had mixed the fake antidote to cheat them was Gu!
It was Gu who had brought her to find Mute Granny. Therefore, Gu had no reason to kidnap Mute Granny and secretly hide the ten percent antidote for Mute Granny.
Ten percent of the antidote was just enough to cure the Broomcorn Millet Poison once. If it wasn't Gu, then who had the ten percent antidote? What was he going to do with it?
Han Yunxi suddenly realized that she was afraid. She didn't dare to think further, nor was she willing to think further.
Now it seemed that Gu had purposely used the ineffective powder to blacken the inner wall of the porcelain. Did that guy know something?
"Gu! Come out! "
"Gu, I know you're here. Come out and explain yourself!"
"Gu!"
…
Han Yunxi chased him to the courtyard and shouted desperately. Unfortunately, this time, Gu really left. No one responded to her for a long time.
"Can I pretend to be stupid?"
"Can you pretend you don't know anything?"
…
Han Yunxi asked herself in her heart. She had never been a timid person, but this was the first time she felt scared.
If … if the Long Fei Ye had lied to her, then what was the purpose of the Long Fei Ye!
She felt like she needed to calm down. She didn't dare to think any further and weakly turned around, only to see a familiar figure standing in front of her door.
That tall and proud figure, that cold and stern face, was him, Long Fei Ye!
"Your Highness …"
As if out of habit, she couldn't help but call out his name. But as soon as she opened her mouth, she stopped abruptly and chose to remain silent.
Long Fei Ye looked at her in silence as well. Dressed in black robes, he emanated a merciless air.
The two of them were less than ten steps apart, but it felt like they were separated by centuries.
When you were born, I wasn't. When I was born, you were already old. Time was the greatest distance!
Long Fei Ye, if I hadn't transmigrated here, would you have grown old in my world and become history? Would I not be so sad then?
Long Fei Ye didn't speak. Han Yunxi's mind was a mess, and her heart was even more confused. She needed to calm down. She turned to leave, but Long Fei Ye suddenly said coldly, "You're looking for Gu?"
So Chu Xifeng went back to complain?
Thus, it took him an entire day and night to find his way here because of Gu Qishao?
She'd realized she'd left her medical pouch outside the brothel, but purposely didn't go upstairs to get it. Hadn't she left it there for him? She'd left him with a reason to find her.
She knew he'd check the room and find the pouch.
But he'd only come now because Chu Xifeng had complained!
Han Yunxi's heart grew cold. She didn't answer, but turned to leave.
Long Fei Ye flew over to block her way. "You still haven't answered your lordship's question."
Han Yunxi took a deep breath and bowed respectfully. "Yes, I'm looking for him! May I ask if Your Highness Duke of Qin has any other business? "
Her reverence was an eyesore to Long Fei Ye.
"What, you can't bear for him to leave? It looks like your lordship came at the wrong time, "he laughed coldly.
Han Yunxi's eyes began to sting, but she stubbornly held them back. She gave him a provocative look. "Yes!"
"Han Yunxi!"
Long Fei Ye flew into a rage. He pressed down on her shoulder and gripped it so tightly that he almost crushed it.
At this moment, Lady Helian arrived. Seeing the situation, she cried out in fright, "Your Highness Duke of Qin, please have mercy! Your Highness Duke of Qin, esteemed wangfei's shoulder is injured, you can't! You can't! "
Long Fei Ye finally remembered that he'd seen her shoulder injured at the brothel. He abruptly released her, but it was already too late. Fresh blood seeped out from her bandages and clothes to stain his hands.
He stared blankly at his bloodied hands, then at Han Yunxi's pale, stubborn face. His heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. He was about to apologize when Han Yunxi smiled, her dimples as beautiful as a flower.
Long Fei Ye, everyone can see my injury. You're the only one who hasn't seen it since last night!
She said, "Your Highness Duke of Qin, if there's nothing else, please do as you please. I'm still in a rush to find Qi Brother."
Qi Brother?
Long Fei Ye's entire being emanated a terrifying killing intent. His bloodied hands slowly clenched into fists that crackled as if ready to punch her at any moment. Lady Helian was scared witless. She gaped and couldn't speak.
Han Yunxi's shoulder hurt like hell, but it couldn't compare to the pain in her heart.
She didn't say anything else, nor did she want to ask about Broomcorn Millet Poison. She curtsied and turned to leave. Long Fei Ye narrowed his eyes at her retreating form. She was already far away, but he didn't move.
It wasn't until Chu Xifeng found him that he recovered his wits.
"Your Highness, this subordinate … this subordinate …"
Chu Xifeng didn't know what to say. He wanted to go back and complain, but he couldn't find His Highness anywhere in the Duke of Qin's estate. He had no choice but to turn back, only to find His Highness at the Han Estate.
Before Chu Xifeng could figure out the situation, Long Feiye had already turned to leave. The hand behind his back had been clutching a medical pouch. If it wasn't Han Yunxi's, who else could it be?
"Guard Chu, did you complain to the Emperor? Which servant doesn't want the best for their master? It's fine if you don't try to mediate, but you even added oil to the fire. What are your intentions?! Yunxi definitely isn't that kind of person. She must have something to discuss with Sir Gu! I'm telling you now, His Highness won't forgive you easily once they make up! "Lady Helian warned angrily.
Chu Xifeng felt wronged. "I didn't say anything! I've just found His Highness! "
"Then why are they arguing again?!" Lady Helian huffed.
"Go ask your family's great aunt!" Chu Xifeng was filled with grievances and anger as well. He couldn't care less about that now, but he should hurry and chase after His Highness.
Who cared if that ignorant woman lived or died? His Highness's health was more important. He'd need two or three days of closed door cultivation to treat his internal injuries, or else he wouldn't be able to hold on.
With everyone gone, the Han Estate resumed its silence.
Han Yunxi hid in the medicine room and treated her own wounds. They were very deep to begin with, but Long Fei Ye's pinch had wasted all of her previous efforts. Fresh blood kept flowing out.
She used the bottle of medicine left behind by the white-robed gentleman and the Han Estate's own medicine to stop the bleeding. Fortunately, the effects were good.
After bandaging the wound, she was exhausted and weak. She lay paralyzed in the pile of medicine, unwilling to move. Her head hurt, so she didn't want to think too much. But Mute Granny's incident, Gu's reminder, and Mu Ling 'er's curses kept popping up in her head.
As she thought about it, she didn't know why she fell asleep in the end.
Lil Thing popped out from the side and looked at Mama Yunxi's injuries with heartache.
It had been hiding on the side, itching to bite His Highness Duke of Qin to death. But in the end, it didn't dare. It knew that Mama Yunxi couldn't bear to part with him.
It could only obediently curl up by her side. It really, really wanted the gentleman to take Mama Yunxi away. The gentleman was the last person in the world who'd hurt her.
The night was still quiet. All of the capital city was brightly lit, and the imperial guards were still searching for assassins from house to house. How many people could sleep peacefully?
Not far from the Han Estate's medicine room, Gu was lying on a roof with his hands behind his head as he stared at the stars.
As he stared, he began to mutter to himself, "Qi 'er be good … Qi' er be good …"
When he was young, his father must have coaxed him to sleep like this.
It had been a long time since he thought about his childhood, but Poison lass's questions today made him recall his childhood.
He'd already forgotten how old he was back then, only that he was like a wild child who liked to roll up his sleeves and pants and run around the mountain forests behind the medical academy barefoot.
Every time his father found him, he'd carry him high up in his arms and ride him on his neck all the way home from hiding in the woods.
Back then, he had a strange illness that made it difficult for him to fall asleep. No matter how tired he was from playing during the day, he needed someone to coax him to sleep at night.
His father would hold him and call out softly, "Qi 'er be good … Qi' er be good … Qi 'er be good … Qi' er be good … Qi 'er be good …"
But one day, his father suddenly handed him over to the head elder of the medical academy and told him, "Qi 'er has been afflicted with a demonic illness and needs to be adopted by the head elder. In the future, he can only follow the head elder and take medicine every day."
His father explained a lot, but Qi 'er didn't understand. Later, he learned that his father was the head of the medical academy and that his reputation was very important. He didn't allow illegitimate children to exist, and his hidden home in the mountains was forbidden to the public because it was a forbidden area of the Poison Sect.
From then on, he became the head elder's adopted son. From then on, he never saw his father again. It was also from then on that he began to take medicine every day for three meals.
Every time he was about to vomit, his adopted father would tell him that he only had to obediently take his medicine and stay alive to see his father again.
He wanted to see his father because he didn't have a mother. He only had one father from the time he could remember …
Suddenly, there was a loud bang that shook the entire capital.
Gu snapped out of his daze and shot to his feet!
Where did that explosion come from? What happened?
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