"Han Yunxi, Long Fei Ye, just you wait!"
Ouyang Ning Nuo raised his head and roared. The anger in his chest had yet to subside. He had always been able to keep his composure, and he was the type of person who could afford to lose. But this time, he had lost too miserably!
Once he got involved with the Hundred Poisons Sect, how was he supposed to do business with the rest of Cloud Realm Continent?! One of his most profitable businesses, medicinal ingredients, would be the first to collapse. Other troubles would follow.
The entire Cloud Realm Trade Consortium could very well be destroyed because of him. After all, the consortium didn't belong to him alone, so he couldn't bear the responsibility.
Ouyang Ning Nuo was racking his brains for a solution when a few masked women dressed in green flew towards him. These were the high-level servants of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium, the Green-Robed Slaves.
The leader of the group said respectfully, "Young Master Nuo, the master has already sent Miss Jing over. You … please return."
Ouyang Ning Nuo furrowed his brows as he hesitated to speak. In the end, he left with the Green-Robed Slaves.
Soon enough, Han Yunxi and the rest received news from Wang Gong that Cloud Realm Trade Consortium had removed Ouyang Ning Nuo from his position as acting president. They'd sent a female executive named Ouyang Ning Jing to apologize to the Council of Elders and say that they'd yield 20% of their profits for the next three years.
"They sure move fast!"
Gu laughed coldly. After all, they'd only just returned to the inn from the prison cells.
"Ouyang Ning Nuo is the acting president? What a joke! "
As the name implied, the acting president was just a figurehead in name. He didn't actually manage the affairs of the consortium, while the acting president was the one in charge. Ouyang Ning Nuo had always been the president of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium to the public, but now he'd made a mistake and become the acting president?
Why didn't the consortium call him a temporary worker instead?
Despite her dissatisfaction, Han Yunxi knew that Medicine City wouldn't be able to refuse Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's cooperation in the short term. Medicine City and Cloud Realm Trade Consortium had been doing business for decades, so their interests were intertwined and complicated. Medicine City couldn't afford to lose them all at once. Long Fei Ye's conditions of a year for Wang Gong were already harsh enough.
Han Yunxi was very happy to teach Ouyang Ning Nuo a lesson this time.
"Ouyang Ning Jing? As expected, Cloud Realm Trade Consortium doesn't belong to him alone. " Long Fei Ye's lips quirked up into a cold smile. Without a doubt, this was a breakthrough in his investigation of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium.
Gu wasn't interested in Ouyang Ningnuo. His mind was preoccupied with the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion. He couldn't wait to decipher it so he could urge Long Fei Ye to attack Medical City.
"Poison lass, hurry up and take out the Ten Thousand Year Blood Jade to play with!" He urged anxiously.
Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye hadn't forgotten about the matter. Long Fei Ye had Chu Xifeng and Tang Li stand guard outside while he shut the door himself. Han Yunxi took out a pile of glass bottles and jars: a bottle of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, a bottle of Beauty's Blood, a bottle of Water of Ten-Thousand Poisons, a few drops of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion mixed with Beauty's Blood to create Beauty's Tears, a mixture of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion and Water of Ten-Thousand Poisons, a mixture of Beauty's Tears and Water of Ten-Thousand Poisons, as well as a mixture of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, Beauty's Blood, and Water of Ten-Thousand Poisons.
Long Fei Ye was a layman, but even he was confused at the sight. He only found it troublesome, but Gu could tell the difference at a glance.
He took out a small glass plate and poured out the contents of the bottles one by one. Only then did Han Yunxi notice the difference. She saw that the mixture of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion and Water of Ten-Thousand Poisons had solidified into a teardrop that was very similar in shape to Beauty's Tears.
She had already mixed the two things together last time at the black market, but had been too focused on the poison to notice its shape. She quickly examined the other mixtures, but found nothing out of the ordinary. However, Gu was doing the same thing.
The two of them finished examining the mixtures at practically the same time. They looked at each other in tacit understanding. Han Yunxi placed the Ten-Thousand Year Blood Jade on a clean porcelain plate. Han Yunxi took a drop of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion and dripped it on the Ten-Thousand Year Blood Jade.
This drop of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion actually corroded the sturdy jade stone, causing it to sizzle and emit white smoke at the same time. When the white smoke dissipated, the thumb-sized blood-colored jade had been corroded into a small teardrop the size of a teardrop.
The Water of Ten-Thousand Poisons, Beauty's Blood, Ten-Thousand Year Blood Jade, and Perplexing Butterfly Illusion were all mixed together. They all had the same poison as Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, but their corrosiveness was not as strong.
Han Yunxi hurriedly put the three drops of poison together. Unfortunately, there was no reaction. They did not repel, but they were also incompatible.
"Could it be that we need to put all nine drops of poison together to find the answer?" Han Yunxi asked suspiciously.
The Water of Ten-Thousand Poisons, Beauty's Blood, Ten-Thousand Year Blood Jade, and Perplexing Butterfly Illusion all had the same result. In that case, the remaining six poisons would probably all turn into poison tears as well.
"We'll know once we find them. There's no point in thinking about it."
Gu chuckled as he helped Han Yunxi tidy up. He was in a good mood. He was right. There was no point in thinking about it. Before they found all the ingredients, they would not be able to solve it.
After a short while, he finished tidying up everything. He placed the three drops of poison tears in a glass bottle, separated some Perplexing Butterfly Illusion from the remaining mixtures, and put them away.
Han Yunxi saw how nimble Gu was. She suddenly realized that even if she kept Baili Mingxiang and Su Xiaoyu as assistants, she wouldn't be as useful as Gu.
Of course, Han Yunxi didn't dare let Long Fei Ye know about this. What she didn't know was that Long Fei Ye, who had been silently watching from the side, had an ugly expression on his face.
As a layman, he didn't like the tacit understanding between her and Gu at all!
Han Yunxi placed the two glass bottles in her medical pouch and was done with it. "Thanks!"
"Tsk tsk, when did you become so polite?" Gu chuckled.
Han Yunxi rolled her eyes at him. As expected, she couldn't be too serious when dealing with this guy.
"Poison lass, there's nothing left for us to do in Medicine City. Let's go, we're going to Medical City right now! "Gu was in a rush to find the Earth of Ten-Thousand Poisons in the Poison Sect's poison grounds.
However, before Han Yunxi could reply, Long Fei Ye cut her off Cold. "You go by yourself. This prince still has matters to attend to in Medicine City."
Gu replied offhandedly, "It's not like I'm asking you to go."
Long Fei Ye's eyes turned cold as he looked at Han Yunxi.
Actually, Han Yunxi wanted to refuse because they still had matters to take care of in Medicine City. The cooperation between Medicine City and Pill Fiend Pharmacy still needed to be discussed. Moreover, she needed to personally bring Mu Ling'er back to Pill Fiend Pharmacy before she could feel at ease. But now that she was stuck between Long Fei Ye and Gu, she suddenly didn't know what to say.
If they wanted to fight, they could do it themselves. Why drag her into it?
"You guys can discuss the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion among yourselves. I'm going to eat, I'm so hungry …" So saying, she slipped out the door while Long Fei Ye wasn't paying attention.
An hour later, Han Yunxi returned with some snacks. She even packed some for them, only to see Gu squatting by the door while Long Fei Ye was drinking tea inside.
Actually, Gu and Long Fei Ye had only exchanged one sentence in the past hour, and it was the Long Fei Ye who'd said it.
He said, "It's fine if you don't go. This prince isn't in a hurry."
Gu grumbled, then squatted by the door.
"You … what are you doing?" Han Yunxi asked suspiciously.
I'm waiting for you to come back and say goodbye, idiot!
Gu didn't say anything. He simply snatched the food from her hands and squatted by the door to eat with relish. He finished two servings of food and was very satisfied.
Only then did he stand up. "Poison lass, wait for my good news!"
With a dashing wave of his hand, he left without looking back.
Han Yunxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She couldn't help but chase after him. "That thing is in the Poison Sect's underground palace. There's a secret passage that leads to a cliff filled with poison orchids."
Actually, Han Yunxi wanted to wait until they were done with their business in Medicine City before they went together. However, she guessed that Long Fei Ye wouldn't go. After all, that place was no longer dangerous. Long Fei Ye would at most send someone over.
It was good that Gu went. He was familiar with poisons, so he should be able to retrieve the Earth of Ten-Thousand Poisons.
"Also, Long Fei Ye blocked the secret passage. It's hard to open it with big rocks. We ran into people from Western Zhou's Chu Clan on our way back last time, so you should be careful, "Han Yunxi reminded him.
"Silly, your Qi Brother grew up in that mountain forest. Which part of it isn't familiar to me?"
Although Gu didn't need the reminder, Han Yunxi's words warmed his heart. Even his bewitching smile warmed up like the sun.
"Let's go!"
He handsomely put on his black hood and happily left.
Whether it was Long Fei Ye, Han Yunxi, or Gu himself, none of them paid much attention to this trip to the Poison Sect. But in reality, Gu's trip hadn't gone smoothly …
After Gu left, Han Yunxi turned around to see Long Fei Ye standing behind her at some point, quietly watching her.
Han Yunxi hadn't done anything at all, but she suddenly felt guilty under his gaze.
It wasn't that she was weak, but that Long Fei Ye's gaze was just too frightening!
Doing her best to ignore the fear in her heart, Han Yunxi smiled as she walked over. "I'll go eat with you."
"I already had the waiter bring it up," Long Fei Ye said mildly.
Han Yunxi thought that this "petty" guy wouldn't let her off so easily, but he entered the room without saying a word. She followed him in and sat down beside him. Both of them were silent.
Perhaps it was because she'd gotten used to Long Fei Ye's abuse, but Han Yunxi wasn't used to his "generosity."
Actually, Long Fei Ye didn't talk much. The two of them were often silent, but this time, Han Yunxi couldn't help but feel that something wasn't right with Long Fei Ye.
She was about to speak when the waiter brought the dishes over.
As soon as the dishes were placed on the table, Han Yunxi was dumbfounded. There were ten dishes and one soup on the table: hot and sour rainbow soup, hot and sour vermicelli, vinegar cabbage, vinegar pork ribs, vinegar shredded potatoes, vinegar mou, vinegar three delicacies, vinegar osmanthus fish, vinegar lotus root slices, vinegar shrimp, and vinegar old hen!
Han Yunxi hadn't even started eating when she choked on the vinegar smell. She couldn't eat at all!
She recalled the vinegar pastries she'd made before. They were so weak compared to this!
Long Fei Ye glanced at her and handed over a pair of chopsticks …
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