Han Yunxi seriously sized up Long Fei Ye, then looked up and down at Gu. She saw that both of them were in good spirits. Long Fei Ye was dressed in black, looking handsome and mysterious. Gu was dressed in a black robe, looking tall and proud.
It seemed that both of them were fine. Han Yunxi secretly rejoiced. She thought that the result of the duel should be as she had expected. Long Fei Ye won against Gu, but he remembered that Gu had saved her, so he showed mercy and stopped there.
Long Fei Ye still had this bit of grace.
Gu's martial arts were far inferior to Long Fei Ye's, and even inferior to Jun Yi Xie's. Therefore, even if Gu knew the art of poison, the speed and strength of the poison were restricted by his martial arts, so it could not escape Long Fei Ye's eyes.
Han Yunxi had already guessed it in her heart, but she still deliberately teased, "Long Fei Ye, did you win?"
Long Fei Ye acted as if he did not hear her and sat expressionlessly beside her to make tea. Han Yunxi did not let it go. She moved closer, "Who won?"
Long Fei Ye still did not speak. Han Yunxi actually snatched his teacup, "I'm asking you."
Gu watched from the side. The more he watched, the more astonished he became. When did this girl become so bold?
Didn't she act like a little wife in front of Long Fei Ye before?
Long Fei Ye was not angry that his teacup was snatched away. He actually took Han Yunxi's half-finished tea and drank it. As for Han Yunxi's question, he still did not answer.
Strictly speaking, the duel between him and Gu Qishao last night didn't end in a clear victor.
How should he explain it to Han Yunxi? Last night, both of them came back separately and did not discuss what to say.
Long Fei Ye was still hesitating, but Gu said confidently, "He won!"
Han Yunxi was not surprised, but Long Fei Ye raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu.
"He remembered that I saved your life, so he didn't kill me." Gu Qishao accepted his loss. His heart didn't ache, but for some reason, the open wound on his chest was extremely painful!
He really wanted to say that it was a tie. Even if Long Fei Ye didn't help her repay the debt of saving her life, they were at most tied. She was only bound by the long whip and couldn't die, so how could it be considered a loss?
Besides, Long Fei Ye might not be able to bind him for long.
Unfortunately, some secrets were destined to rot in the stomach.
Gu sat down casually and crossed his legs. He had obviously admitted defeat, but he acted as if he was number one in the world. He was especially arrogant.
Long Fei Ye didn't say anything, but poured a cup of tea and placed it next to him. Gu generously picked it up. "Thanks!"
"You're welcome," Long Fei Ye said indifferently.
Han Yunxi saw all of this and finally felt relieved. No matter what, at least … at least she didn't lose Gu as a friend!
Only by being united could they face the enemy together!
Han Yunxi impatiently asked, "Let's discuss how to rescue Mu Ling'er?"
Every day that Mu Ling'er stayed in Medicine City was another day of suffering. Not to mention, Mu Yingdong was not easy to deal with. This time, he didn't show up and allowed Head Elder Xie to take Mu Ling'er away. There must be something going on here.
"If we take down Medical City, Xie Deyi and Mu Yingdong will obediently lick our feet. What's a single Mu Linger compared to that?" Gu Qishao looked provocatively at Long Feiye.
This was both sarcasm and provocation.
Without Poison Girl, he wouldn't be able to deal with Medical City.
Long Fei Ye replied with two words, "You're going?"
"You've already beaten this young master, so of course you're going." Gu was very modest.
"What does your Pill Fiend Pharmacy's business have to do with this prince?" Long Fei Ye retorted.
"Long Fei Ye, you said it yourself! It's best if you don't interfere in this matter! "Gu was delighted. He was more than happy to join forces with Poison Girl.
However, Long Fei Ye indifferently replied, "This prince is fine with anything."
Of course, this didn't mean that he was going to follow Gu's wishes. Rather, it was up to him whether he interfered or not.
Han Yunxi's face darkened as she listened. When did His Highness, the taciturn Duke of Qin, start arguing with Gu's cheap mouth?
But … it seemed that Long Fei Ye was quite capable of dealing with Gu's mouth.
Gu narrowed his eyes and was about to retort when Gu Beiyue suddenly appeared.
Compared to sitting here and watching Gu and Long Fei Ye bicker, Han Yunxi preferred to chat with Gu Beiyue. Gu Beiyue was an old hand in the medical community, so he might be able to give some good suggestions.
But Gu Beiyue came with unexpected news. "Your Highness, esteemed wangfei, Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's Ouyang Ningnuo is requesting an audience."
Last time, it was Ouyang Ningnuo who'd told Chu Tianyin about the gunpowder. Otherwise, Chu Tianyin wouldn't have acted so quickly and used the crossbow archers to kidnap Han Yunxi.
Naturally, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi would pin this debt on Ouyang Ningnuo's head.
Long Fei Ye's lips curved up coldly, while Han Yunxi gave a cold snort. "Since he dares to show up, let him in!"
Very soon, Ouyang Ningnuo strode in openly, dressed in scholarly and refined robes. Those who didn't know better might mistake him for the young master of some scholarly family.
"Your Highness Duke of Qin, esteemed wangfei."
He bowed humbly and politely, not missing a single person in the room. "Your Excellency Pill Fiend, Imperial Physician Gu."
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi both wore cold expressions and didn't reply. Gu didn't think much of the man, either, and simply crossed his legs to play with his bony hands.
"President Ouyang," Gu Beiyue bowed as well. "You may call this one Doctor Gu. This one is no longer working at the Imperial Physician Courtyard."
Compared to Gu Beiyue's modesty and gentleness, Ouyang Ningnuo's refinement was especially hypocritical.
"So … Haha, then this one will call you Doctor Gu from now on." Ouyang Ningnuo smiled.
Gu Beiyue smiled and nodded, but didn't say anything else.
Just like that, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi took the main seats, while Gu and Gu Beiyue sat on either side. No one invited Ouyang Ningnuo to sit.
Ouyang Ningnuo had seen all sorts of situations in his life, so he remained calm and composed, not revealing the slightest trace of awkwardness.
"Esteemed wangfei, Your Excellency Pill Fiend, this one has come to discuss a business deal. Would the two of you be interested? "he asked earnestly.
Han Yunxi stared at him Icily, but didn't say anything. As for Gu, he seemed more interested in his own hands and hadn't even spared Ouyang Ningnuo a single glance.
After a moment of silence, the atmosphere grew even more awkward. However, no one present felt the slightest bit of awkwardness. Each one was calmer than the other.
"This business deal naturally has something to do with Medicine City," Ouyang Ningnuo probed.
Unfortunately, none of the four present reacted.
A complicated look flitted across Ouyang Ningnuo's eyes, but he continued with a smile. "This one has an eighty percent chance of rescuing Mu Ling'er. The remaining twenty percent … requires the assistance of esteemed wangfei and Your Excellency Pill Fiend."
He had already said so much, but still, no one paid any attention to him.
"Haha, it looks like esteemed wangfei and Your Excellency Pill Fiend have already given up on Mu Ling'er. It looks like this one has worried for nothing. "
Ouyang Ningnuo turned to leave, but Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue still didn't ask him to stay. They allowed him to leave.
Even though he knew that they wouldn't give up on Mu Ling'er, Ouyang Ningnuo couldn't help but lose his cool in the face of their silence. He turned around and said, "Esteemed wangfei, Your Excellency Pill Fiend. If you don't act now, Mu Ling'er will be married off to the Northern Li imperial family in less than a month! "
"What?" Han Yunxi shot to her feet. "Ouyang Ningnuo, what do you mean by this?"
She hadn't planned on paying any attention to this guy, but who knew that he would bring such terrifying news?
When did the Northern Li imperial family get involved in this matter? Han Yunxi was shocked, but she quickly thought of Jun Yi Xie. Jun Yi Xie had been in cahoots with Mu Yingdong for a long time!
Wasn't it all thanks to Mu Yingdong that Jun Yixie had been able to freely enter and exit the Medicine Forest and grow new poison plants in the mysterious poison pond that Mu Yingdong had opened up?!
When he saw Han Yunxi stomp her feet, Ouyang Ningnuo knew that his trip today hadn't been in vain.
"Esteemed wangfei, may I have a cup of tea?" Ouyang Ningnuo was here to ask for a seat. He had come here with the intention of having a long and detailed discussion.
But Han Yunxi only replied Coldly, "Just what do you want to do? Get to the point!"
"Esteemed wangfei, this one sincerely wishes to cooperate with Pill Fiend Pharmacy. We must sit down and discuss the details," Ouyang Ningnuo felt helpless. After so many negotiations, this was the first time he didn't even have a seat.
At this moment, Gu Qi Sha glanced back and said Coldly, "There's no need to talk. Only Pill Fiend Pharmacy can sell my Medicine Ghost Valley's medicinal ingredients!"
Han Yunxi immediately understood.
So Ouyang Ningnuo wanted to sell Medicine Ghost Valley's medicinal ingredients!
"You're thinking too much!" Han Yunxi gave a cold snort.
Medicine City had a monopoly on the supply of medicinal ingredients, while Cloud Realm Trade Consortium controlled the market for them. Pill Fiend Pharmacy had finally managed to squeeze in a share of the profits, so how could it work with the consortium again?
In the future, Pill Fiend Pharmacy would expand and open more and more branch stores. Once it expanded its cooperation with Medicine City, it would definitely be able to contend against the consortium.
It wasn't Medicine City that feared Pill Fiend Pharmacy the most, but Ouyang Ningnuo!
Ouyang Ningnuo pretended to be mysterious and sighed lightly. "Aye, what a pity for Miss Ling 'er."
"Mu Ling 'er's in the hands of the Council of Elders. How could Mu Yingdong marry her off just because he wanted to?" Han Yunxi probed.
"If Mu Yingdong wasn't confident, why would he allow Head Elder Xie to bring her back to Medicine City?" Ouyang Ningnuo retorted.
"Where did you get that information? How certain are you that you can save Mu Ling 'er? "
Han Yunxi was only probing. There was no way she'd cooperate with Ouyang Ningnuo.
But Ouyang Ningnuo didn't say a word. "Since esteemed wangfei has no plans to cooperate, then this one will take his leave."
"Besides Medicine Ghost Valley's medicinal ingredients, everything else is negotiable," Han Yunxi finally relented.
"Esteemed wangfei, if you've thought things through, you can come find this one at any time within a month."
Ouyang Ningnuo had already reached the door when he turned back and added, "Of course, after a month, no matter how sincere esteemed wangfei is, this one will be powerless to help."
So speaking, he strode out the door with a sinister smile on his lips.
His ultimate goal was indeed the Medicine Ghost Valley's medicinal ingredients, but today he wasn't here to talk about cooperation, but to deliver a message to these people.
He, Ouyang Ningnuo, had been in the business world for many years and loved to sit on top of the mountain and reap the spoils of war.
He believed that with Long Fei Ye's skills and Han Yunxi's intelligence, they'd definitely be able to take care of Jun Yi Xie!
He was looking forward to a month's time.
After Ouyang Ningnuo left, Han Yunxi and the rest of the group remained silent as they exchanged glances … This is going to be troublesome …
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