Gu smiled wickedly. "Does Your Highness Duke of Qin want this young master to state his conditions?"
"You can choose not to," Long Fei Ye replied.
"Your Highness Duke of Qin means … we can't come to an agreement?" Gu smiled again.
Of these two men, one loved to talk glibly, while the other cherished his words like gold. One laughed like a second nature, while the other had been expressionless for years. How were they supposed to talk?
Long Fei Ye wished he could just leave, but he couldn't. More than that, he wanted to kill Gu with a single blow, but that was even more impossible.
Gu's threat just then might not have been real. It was very possible that it was just a threat, but he couldn't afford to gamble on it.
Of course, Gu Qishao wanted nothing more than to take advantage of Long Feiye, but he knew it was impossible. He couldn't afford to gamble on his undying body either.
Once this secret was exposed, how many people would come looking for him? He might even become the public enemy of all of Cloud Realm Continent and become a rat that everyone wanted to beat up. Hadn't the Poison Sect been destroyed by the medical academy because the Gu poison was too dangerous?
Thinking up to here, Gu Qishao's smiling eyes flickered with a touch of sorrow.
Death was a man's greatest fear, but immortality was his greatest sorrow.
"State your conditions," Long Fei Ye was too lazy to argue.
Gu got straight to the point. "Just two. First, keep the secret of my undying body. Second …"
Gu's expression turned vicious. "Second, help me destroy Medical City!"
"Medical City!" Long Fei Ye laughed.
"What, you don't dare?" Gu was disdainful.
Medical City was Cloud Realm Continent's number one power. Leaving aside the medical field, its wealth and martial prowess couldn't be underestimated. A single city was enough to form a country of its own.
Long Fei Ye had never been afraid of anything in his life. He was curious about the grudges between Gu and Medical City.
"Where did your undying body come from? What does it have to do with the Poison Sect? "Long Fei Ye asked.
"Long Fei Ye, you only need to agree or not. Everything else has nothing to do with you." Gu's face was gloomy, and he no longer smiled.
Knowing that he wouldn't say anything, Long Fei Ye didn't pursue the matter. Instead, he asked, "What can you promise this prince?"
"Keep your mouth shut about Mute Granny."
At this point, Gu's lips curled into a self-deprecating smile. "As for the matter of the antidote, this Young Master will admit defeat!"
"These two matters are one and the same." Long Fei Ye said.
As soon as he said that, Gu knew what he meant. "Those are two different things. They're not the same thing!"
He had made two conditions to Long Fei Ye, but Long Fei Ye had only made one condition for him. If the antidote was included, both of them had made two conditions, which was fair.
Unfortunately, Long Fei Ye was far more shrewd than the businessman Ouyang Ningnuo, much less Gu.
He said, "Gu, you schemed against this prince regarding the antidote for Broomcorn Millet Poison, but this prince didn't pursue the matter. What else do you want to pursue?"
Gu's face darkened, but he had nothing to say.
Unexpectedly, Long Fei Ye scoffed, "You're digging your own grave!"
If not for the matter of the antidote, Long Fei Ye would never have guessed that the black-robed man who had barged into the Hidden Pavilion was Gu. Nor would he have known that Gu had an undying body.
Gu Qishao had thoroughly lost this battle.
Gu was silent for a long while before he spoke, "You're just relying on the fact that Han Yunxi likes you!"
Given that Poison lass's intelligence, if she hadn't been bewitched by Long Fei Ye, how could she not have seen through the trick?
"Stay away from her!"
Long Fei Ye narrowed his eyes, a threatening aura emanating from his entire body. Gu was disdainful. "Why should I?"
Without a doubt, these words angered Long Fei Ye. He moved quickly and grabbed Gu by the neck.
Gu didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he turned serious and asked Long Fei Ye, "Why should you?"
"Han Yunxi is this prince's wife!" Long Fei Ye laughed coldly as he retorted to Gu. "Why should you question this prince?"
Gu Qishao laughed out loud. "Long Feiye, did you marry her?"
During the grand wedding, the Duke of Qin's estate had sent a wedding nanny to the Han Estate to pick up the bride. It was even Han Congan who'd hired the bridegroom.
On the day of the wedding, Han Yunxi had been turned away at the gates. Her words, "You missed the auspicious hour, come back tomorrow" had become the biggest joke in all of Tianning.
If Han Yunxi hadn't been smart enough to spend the night at the Duke of Qin's estate, would she really have been able to enter?
How would she have gotten off the sedan chair? How would she have entered the Duke of Qin's estate?
Long Fei Ye, did you marry Han Yunxi? Did you?
Marry … what did it mean to marry and take a daughter? Fetching a woman was called marriage.
Faced with Gu's questions, Long Fei Ye suddenly fell silent.
But Gu wasn't done yet. He lowered his voice and asked again, "Long Fei Ye, what did Mute Granny tell you?"
Without a doubt, Mute Granny knew the secret of Han Yunxi's origins. Long Fei Ye had imprisoned Mute Granny, cured her of Broomcorn Millet Poison, and then killed her. What was he trying to hide from Han Yunxi?
When Long Fei Ye didn't answer, Gu asked again, "It's not just about the Poison Sect, is it?"
Gu had always assumed that Han Yunxi's origins were only related to the Poison Sect. He'd always wondered whether Han Yunxi's birth father was a member of the Poison Sect, or Han Congan.
However, Long Fei Ye's attitude towards Mute Granny, as well as Third Elder Shen's words about Lady Lianxin, made him realize that Long Fei Ye hadn't hidden the Poison Sect from Han Yunxi.
If it wasn't about the Poison Sect, then it had to be something else.
Long Fei Ye evaded Gu's question. "This prince will protect your secret of immortality. You've forgotten about Mute Granny. That's settled then."
In other words, there was no room for discussion about destroying Medical City.
However, Gu didn't pursue the matter. He stopped Long Fei Ye and said, "Long Fei Ye, don't you feel guilty for deceiving Han Yunxi like this?"
Although Gu didn't want to admit it, he knew better than anyone how much that stupid girl Han Yunxi liked Long Fei Ye.
Wasn't it precisely because she liked him that he couldn't go all out against Long Fei Ye?
Long Feiye's entire being grew still, his tall figure seeming even lonelier. He still didn't answer, but strode past Gu Qishao.
Gu was as stubborn as a child as he chased after him again. "Long Fei Ye, what right do you have?"
He'd been deceiving her to begin with, so he owed her everything. What right did he have to keep his distance from her?
Gu Gu taunted coldly, "Long Fei Ye, what are you afraid of? That girl will really leave with me one day? This young master is telling you, she'll leave with me one day! "
Was he afraid because he had a guilty conscience?
"Shut your mouth for today's agreement!" Long Fei Ye didn't explain. He shoved Gu aside and left.
However, he hadn't taken more than a few steps when he turned back. "Gu, she won't! She never will! "
Gu snorted disdainfully. He rubbed his chin and thought about Mute Granny. He recalled what had happened in the Poison Sect's Sky Pit.
That poison beast had actually recognized Han Yunxi as its master. It seemed that Han Yunxi's father was most likely from the Poison Sect. However, aside from Long Fei Ye, only Mu Yingdong knew what kind of person he was.
Of course, he was merely curious. He'd already given up on the poison woman that night at the Han Estate.
As Gu pondered, he suddenly recalled the white-robed man from the Shadow Clan. A terrifying thought flashed through his mind, but he quickly dismissed it.
"How is that possible?"
He muttered to himself. Even he found his thoughts laughable. That Shadow Clan fellow had only gone to the Sky Pit for the poison beast.
Meanwhile, Long Fei Ye was on his way back to the city, mulling over another matter.
Gu claimed that he'd killed Mute Granny, but the truth was that Mute Granny had hanged herself and was buried near the Hidden Pavilion.
Did Gu run into Mute Granny's corpse, or did Gu lie to him?
After returning to the city, the first thing Long Fei Ye did was find Chu Xifeng to examine Mute Granny's corpse.
After that, he went to find Han Yunxi, only to find out that Han Yunxi had gone back to the Duke of Qin's estate.
By the time he returned to the Duke of Qin's estate, Han Yunxi had already fallen asleep …
How could this woman be so assured?
Who knows what she'll ask tomorrow?
Long Fei Ye stood at the bottom of Leisurely Cloud Pavilion, seemingly in a bad mood. After some hesitation, he decided not to go upstairs. He was about to leave when Baili Mingxiang returned.
Baili Mingxiang had just returned from Pill Fiend Pharmacy, her eyes red and puffy. As soon as she saw Long Fei Ye and Zhao mama, her heart flustered and bowed. "Your Highness Duke of Qin."
Long Fei Ye didn't take her to heart and strode away without a word. Zhao mama's sharp eyes, however, immediately asked, "Mingxiang, are you crying? Who bullied you? "
Baili Mingxiang had purposely returned late because she didn't want to run into Zhao mama. But the more she was afraid, the harder it was for her to hide.
"Today is my mother's birthday. When I thought of my childhood … I felt a bit sad," Baili Mingxiang replied.
Zhao mama didn't know much about the details, so she assumed it was true. She quickly comforted Baili Mingxiang and told him to sleep in her rooms tonight.
As for Su Xiaoyu, ever since Pill Fiend Pharmacy was built, she often spent the night there, researching medicinal ingredients. It was common for her to not return home.
At this time, Su Xiaoyu was indeed in Pill Fiend Pharmacy. She was alone in the pharmacy, looking through medicinal books as she searched for herbs. She could spend most of the day studying a small leaf in her hand.
This little girl was truly talented and diligent. Unfortunately, she had a bad heart. Even if she became skilled in medicine in the future, she might not be willing to help others.
At this time, Lil Thing was right next to her.
Lil Thing didn't like this girl at first, but because it often came to the pharmacy in the middle of the night for supper and often ran into Su Xiaoyu, the two of them gradually became familiar with each other.
Of course, Lil Thing didn't know that Su Xiaoyu had pushed Baili Mingxiang to Gu Beiyue.
In the dead of night, Pill Fiend Pharmacy and the Duke of Qin's Mansion were quiet. All of South Ning City seemed to have fallen asleep.
Everyone thought that Mu Ling 'er had been taken away from South Ning City, but in reality, Mu Ling' er and Head Elder Xie's group were still at the inn.
Mu Ling 'er was unconscious on the bed, while Head Elder Xie was drinking tea and chatting with a masked man in black next door.
It wasn't clear what they were talking about, but there was a lot of laughter.
The masked man only left when the sky was about to brighten. However, as soon as he left, another young master arrived.
He lightly knocked on the door, "Head Elder Xie, this one is Ouyang Ningnuo. I wonder if it's convenient for you to have a cup of tea?"
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