Tang Li and Han Yunxi hadn't said a word before Chu Tianyin surrendered.
However, the two of them still ignored him and continued to haggle over the wager.
He'd already admitted defeat, so what else did they want? Chu Tianyin had suffered setbacks in his life before, but none like this!
As Tang Li and Han Yunxi took turns pressing down on his neck, the soreness and weakness grew until Chu Tianyin grew dizzy.
He knew that if this continued, it wouldn't just be a matter of lowering his head, but of becoming a cripple. His neck might never be able to straighten again, and he'd either die or hang his head forever.
He could accept losing an arm or a leg, but his neck …
Han Yunxi, you win!
Chu Tianyin was finally convinced …
"I only know that the Di Clan lives in seclusion on the border between Tianning and Western Zhou. They're a merchant clan, but I'm still investigating which clan they are!" Chu Tianyin said loudly.
At this, Tang Li and Han Yunxi stopped.
Actually, Chu Tianyin understood the Shadow Clan better than anyone else, but he'd never betray them.
For one thing, the Nether Clan wouldn't let him off even if he was the eldest son of the Chu Clan. In the face of his clan's mission and righteousness, he was willing to give up his life for it, much less be humiliated like this.
For another, he was hoping that the Shadow Clan fellow would come save him! That fellow had been very close to Long Fei Ye recently, but the Nether and Shadow Clans had been friends for generations. They'd never leave him in the lurch.
With that fellow's skills, it was possible for him to rescue him from Long Fei Ye's clutches.
Of course, Chu Tianyin would choose to keep quiet if possible, but Long Fei Ye wouldn't believe him if he didn't reveal some valuable information.
Thus, he could only reveal the Di Clan that the Chu Clan had painstakingly discovered.
The Di Clan was the only merchant clan of the Seven Noble Families. Both men and women in the clan were merchants, and their businesses were spread across all of Cloud Realm Continent. They were the wealthiest of the Seven Noble Families. The Di Clan was loyal to the royal family of Western Qin. It could be said that they were the money bags of the royal family of Western Qin. There were many people in the Great Qin Dynasty who wanted to win over the Di Clan. The Merchant Clan had always been cunning. They had made friends with all kinds of forces and benefited from both sides. However, when it came to the benefits of the Western Qin Royal Family, the Di Clan would not budge an inch. They had secretly offended countless people.
During the internal strife of the Great Qin Empire, the Di Clan was the first noble clan to be suppressed. Their businesses were ruined, and their clansmen were scattered everywhere. In less than two years, they had disappeared without a trace.
Some people said that the Di Clan had offended too many people and were suppressed by the large forces, causing their wealth to be plundered. Some people said that the Di Clan was just putting on a show, taking a large amount of wealth to hide among the common people, leaving a way out for their descendants. Some people said that the Di Clan was destroyed by the East Qin Royal Family and all their wealth was taken by the East Qin Royal Family. After the East Qin Royal Family was destroyed, their wealth was buried in the East Qin Royal Tomb …
In short, there were many theories, and it was hard to tell the truth from the lies.
At least the matter of the wealth being stolen by the East Qin Royal Family was fake because Long Fei Ye's wealth was not stolen.
"And then?" Han Yunxi asked.
"I only know this much. Hehe, how much my father knows, how much the elders of the family know, that is hard to say. Perhaps you can use me as a bargaining chip to discuss conditions with my father!"
Chu Tianyin's neck was soft, but his attitude was still firm.
If he was locked up, his will would be worn down. If Long Fei Ye brought him to talk to his father, it would at least be a chance. His father would definitely be able to think of a way to save him.
Long Fei Ye sat far away, looking at the man with his head lowered in the darkness. He felt a bit of admiration in his heart, at least he had not given up yet.
This fellow, if he was not destined to be his enemy, he could make friends with him.
Since he was an enemy, Long Fei Ye had to deal with him quickly, otherwise he would be a big problem in the future.
Han Yunxi was not that easy to trick. She deliberately squatted down and looked up at Chu Tianyin, "Young master Chu, if the poison in your neck is not cured in an hour ….. Even if the gods came, they would not be able to raise your head. Do you believe me?"
"I believe." Chu Tianyin said without hesitation.
"There is still a joss stick's worth of time left. An hour will be up. Think carefully about whether you want to tell me or not."
Han Yunxi deliberately had Tang Li light a joss stick at Chu Tianyin's feet. He could see it clearly with his head lowered.
"A joss stick's worth of time is not short. Take your time to think about the Seven Noble Families."
Han Yunxi stood up after speaking and also stared at the joss stick. The room was silent and dark. The smoke rose in spirals, as if time was slowly passing, disappearing into the darkness.
"Qin Wangfei, why waste time?" Chu Tianyin said indifferently.
Tang Li only sneered. Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye did not say anything. Chu Tianyin let out a light laugh and also fell silent.
A joss stick's worth of time was not short, but it was also not long.
Soon, the fire reached the end of the cigarette. It flickered and would be extinguished in a while. Although Chu Tianyin did not make a sound, he could clearly feel the pain in his neck. It was as if there were ants crawling all over his neck and gnawing on it.
Han Yunxi glanced at the end of the cigarette and said with a careless smile, "It hurts, doesn't it?"
She originally thought that Chu Tianyin would not answer, but he unexpectedly smiled and said, "It does. It hurts a lot."
Han Yunxi's eyes flashed with curiosity, but she smiled again. "It's fine. It won't hurt in a while. It won't hurt forever."
Of course, Chu Tianyin knew what Han Yunxi meant. He also believed that Han Yunxi did not lie to him just now. However, even if his entire body was crippled, let alone his neck, he still could not betray that fellow from the Shadow Clan.
That fellow was the only bloodline of the Shadow Clan. If something happened to him, the Shadow Clan would really be finished.
The joss stick had reached its end and the fire was about to be extinguished. Han Yunxi was finally sure that Chu Tianyin would not say anything. He would not say anything even if he died.
As for how much he knew, she could not figure it out.
Actually, she had just lied to Chu Tianyin. After a joss stick's worth of time, even if she did not detoxify the poison, Chu Tianyin's neck would not be completely crippled.
After all, Chu Tianyin was the eldest son of the Chu Clan. He was very useful. If he really was crippled, how could the Long Fei Ye fight with Western Zhou's Chu Clan?
Seeing that the time was almost up and the lie was about to be exposed, once Chu Tianyin was sure that they would not really make a move, it would not be easy to pry information out of him.
Han Yunxi squatted down again and silently looked at the nearly extinguished cigarette, her eyes dark and gloomy. However, just as she was worrying, Chu Tianyin suddenly opened his mouth. "Qin Wangfei, Su Xiaoyu is still by your side, right? I don't know about the matters of the Seven Noble Families, but I know very well about Su Xiaoyu's matters."
Han Yunxi was overjoyed. She was just thinking about how to get out of this embarrassing situation when Chu Tianyin unexpectedly gave her a way out.
In the end, Chu Tianyin still lost this game.
"Why did you send Su Xiaoyu to ambush the Duke of Qin's Estate? There's not much time left. If you continue to spout nonsense, don't blame me when the time comes! "Han Yunxi said Coldly.
"Looking for the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion. When we met in the underground palace, I suspected that you had it. It's just that that stinky girl listened to Qingge's orders and wanted to hurt you for revenge. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been discovered. I've said everything that needs to be said. Can you help me detoxify the poison now? "Chu Tianyin was very anxious, but in reality, he was still lying.
He was gambling, using his own neck as a stake. Only in such an urgent situation would Han Yunxi believe his words!
Only the Nether Clan and the Shadow Clan knew about the birthmark on the back of Western Qin's legitimate daughter. No one else knew.
Han Yunxi believed him. Su Xiaoyu had been in the Duke of Qin's Estate for so long, and other than deliberately scalding her and Baili Mingxiang, she did not have any killing intent. Chu Tianyin's explanation made sense.
Moreover, Chu Tianyin was in such a hurry to detoxify the poison, so it was unlikely that he would lie.
Han Yunxi took out an antidote and stuffed it into Chu Tianyin's mouth, helping him detoxify the poison.
Chu Tianyin inwardly let out a sigh of relief. Although he had been deceived in this game, he had still come out on top. He had protected the Shadow Clan and the Western Qin's legitimate daughter's birthmark.
Han Yunxi and Tang Li both believed him, but Long Fei Ye did not.
If there had to be a real winner, then Long Fei Ye would be the biggest winner.
Long Fei Ye had learned about the relationship between the Shadow Clan and the Nether Clan from Mute Granny. How could he still believe Chu Tianyin's words?
Coldly, he looked at Chu Tianyin as his lips curved up into a disdainful smile. He had no plans to expose Chu Tianyin. If Chu Tianyin didn't reveal the Shadow Clan, he had his own ways to lure them out. Even if he couldn't, he could use this chance to drive a wedge between the Nether and Shadow Clans!
After the poison was cured, Chu Tianyin slowly raised his head, only to meet Long Fei Ye's scornful gaze. He avoided the man, not wanting to provoke Long Fei Ye any further.
Provoking this man any further would only be asking for trouble. He would endure and wait for the Shadow Clan member to show up!
Currently, the white-robed gentleman was in Western Zhou's Chu Clan's secret room.
There were only two people inside. One was the white-robed gentleman, while the other wasn't the head of the Chu Clan, General Chu, but the head of the Nether Clan, Chu Tianyin's uncle, Chu Yunyi.
Chu Yunyi lived up to his reputation as the head of a clan. Even after such a huge event had happened in the Chu Clan, he was still calm and collected. He slowly sipped his tea and smiled. "You're still wearing a veil when you're with this old man?"
"I'm used to it," the white-robed gentleman was even more relaxed and carefree than he was.
"Witch Aunt and Tianyin went to search for the Earth of Ten-Thousand Poisons. Yesterday, she came back by herself. Tianyin … has fallen into Tianning's Duke of Qin's hands," Chu Yunyi said.
"Everything was fine, so how did he end up in the Duke of Qin's hands?"
The white-robed gentleman was clearly the one who put out the fires in the underground palace, but he pretended to know nothing.
Only then did Chu Yunyi tell him the whole story. "You're close to the Duke of Qin. If you want to rescue Tianyin … it shouldn't be hard, right?"
"I told you long ago not to provoke the Duke of Qin. Why didn't you listen?" the white-robed gentleman was in a rare fit of temper.
"Since the Duke of Qin knows about our Driving Arrow Arts, he must be plotting against the Seven Noble Families. Even if we don't provoke him now, we'll have to. It's not necessarily a bad thing for things to happen now. After all, the Duke of Qin is our greatest enemy!" Chu Yunyi said seriously.
"You and me? What does the Duke of Qin want to take over the world have to do with us? "the white-robed gentleman asked.
Chu Yunyi's eyes flashed with a cold smile, but he remained patient. "You might be the only member of the Shadow Clan left, but you can't forget your mission to revive Western Qin! You haven't been living peacefully for so long that you've forgotten about your clan's mission, have you? "
"Clan Head Chu, reviving Western Qin is a matter for the imperial clan. The Nether and Shadow Clans don't have the right to do so!" the white-robed gentleman said Coldly.
"Naturally, we don't have the right, but we have the responsibility to assist you. Over the past few years, my Nether Clan has been conserving our strength in Western Zhou while searching for the whereabouts of the imperial clan. What about you? Are you planning to hide in Pill Fiend Pharmacy and be a doctor for the rest of your life? "
As Chu Yunyi spoke, he seemed to recall something and asked in alarm, "Could it be that there's someone you want to protect in Pill Fiend Pharmacy?"
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