Long Fei Ye's troops were stationed at the northern outskirts of Yaoshui. They could join forces with Western Zhou's forces in Youyun at any time to pincer Fenglin Prefecture. Even if they had to face off against Ning Cheng's reinforcements, they still had a chance of victory.
The Chu Clan's choice must have angered Long Fei Ye. Ning Cheng's performance today had also angered Long Fei Ye. Just how would he deal with the Chu Clan and Ning Cheng?
What would he do if he fought, and what would he do if he didn't? Everything was in his heart. Even Han Yunxi had no idea. But Han Yunxi had no time to ask questions now. Her attention was focused on Gu Beiyue's injuries.
As soon as they left Fenglin Prefecture, Han Yunxi summoned her guard Xu Donglin. "Immediately send a messenger hawk to Medical City and have them bring Third Elder Shen here. Just say that Doctor Gu's knee joint has been torn and has been delayed for a long time. His injuries are serious. Have him hurry to Yaoshui Prefecture as soon as possible. "
Once Xu Donglin left, Han Yunxi instructed another guard, "Send a message to Medicine City to find Wang Gong. Tell him that I need the best Dragontendon Powder and have it delivered to Yaoshui Prefecture as soon as possible. Also, send someone to Yaoshui Prefecture first and find all the doctors there to wait in the courtyard. "
Long Fei Ye didn't speak the entire time. Tang Li stole a glance at him and saw Long Fei Ye's calm demeanor. Then he glanced at the unconscious Gu Beiyue and couldn't help but sigh with emotion. How could things be so coincidental?
If they weren't certain before, then both he and Long Fei Ye were now certain that Gu Beiyue was a member of the Shadow Clan. In other words, he was the one who'd been taken away by Chu Yunyi at Thousand Buddha Cave that day.
The wounds on Gu Beiyue's shoulder and leg were proof!
That day, Han Yunxi was busy looking for the Wood of Ten-Thousand Poisons and didn't notice, but he and Long Fei Ye both saw the arrow on the bearded man's shoulder.
Although Tang Li had always suspected that Han Yunxi had something to do with the royal family of Western Qin, he didn't dare to think further. That time at the crater, did Gu Beiyue really go there just for the poisonous beast? Was there really no other reason for him to set up shop in Pill Fiend Pharmacy?
Tang Li thought about it and kept looking at Long Fei Ye. He couldn't help but think of Mute Granny. What did Long Fei Ye and Mute Granny talk about in the secret chamber that day? Why did Mute Granny commit suicide? What was it that Long Fei Ye didn't even want to hide it from his cousin?
Long Fei Ye was silent, and so was Tang Li … Han Yunxi didn't notice anything strange about them.
After getting into the carriage, Han Yunxi suddenly thought of Gu and Mu Ling 'er. Mu Ling 'er was definitely in Pill Fiend Pharmacy. As for Gu, he said he was going to Western Qin, but there was still no news from him. She didn't know if she could get in touch with him. But no matter what, Han Yunxi still wanted to give it a try. She immediately sent someone to get in touch with the two of them.
Mu Ling 'er was a genius pharmacist, and Gu was a Pill Fiend. Perhaps they knew of some miraculous medicine that could heal Gu Beiyue's injuries and save his leg.
Fortunately, the carriage was spacious enough for Han Yunxi to let Gu Beiyue lie down in the carriage. But after Gu Beiyue lay down, there were only two seats left. Tang Li took the initiative to sit outside with the coachman.
The carriage sped along, heading south from Fenglin Prefecture to Yaoshui's residence. If they were fast, it would take a day's journey. In a war-torn land, it wasn't easy to find medicine and doctors. Han Yunxi didn't touch Gu Beiyue's injuries the entire journey. She was the worst at dealing with bones and muscles, so she couldn't touch them. She could only let him lie down for now.
Even though Gu Beiyue was in a sorry state, his face was as clean as ever. It was as if he was just sleeping. He was as calm and gentle as usual. The little thing was carefully licking the blood around his wound. From time to time, it would raise its head to look at its young master. There were even a few times when it stopped and sniffed at his nose to see if its young master was still breathing.
Lil Thing was afraid that its young master would suddenly stop breathing and never wake up again.
Han Yunxi looked at this scene and thought of Gu Beiyue's warm smile. She thought of how well Gu Beiyue had treated her, Lil Thing, and those who came to seek medical help. Her eyes couldn't help but sting.
How could such a good person be crippled? It was too cruel.
Coldly, she said, "Long Fei Ye, I will definitely take revenge for this!"
"I will," Long Fei Ye replied indifferently. Whether it was the Chu Clan or Ning Cheng, whether it was the joint operation of the three armies, or the Chu Clan's choice this time, he would settle all the debts together.
If his calculations weren't wrong, the Chu Clan and Ning Cheng would be in big trouble in ten days' time. He didn't plan to send troops to Fenglin Prefecture, nor did he plan to fight with Ning Cheng for Tianning. However, this didn't mean that this competition was over. As long as he didn't leave the Western Regions and stayed in Yaoshui, everything wasn't over yet.
On the way, the two were silent, each with their own thoughts. Tang Li hesitated outside for a long time. In the end, he opened his mouth and asked, "Big Brother, how do you know that Sister-in-law's needle wasn't meant to kill you?"
Although Tang Li didn't dare think about it, he had to think about it. He had to seriously consider Long Fei Ye's situation.
If Han Yunxi really was the descendant of Western Qin's imperial family, then she would be the Tang Clan's enemy, East Qin's enemy, and Long Fei Ye's enemy.
The current Han Yunxi didn't know any martial arts, but if she wanted to kill Long Fei Ye, she could do so at any time.
How could Tang Li not be cautious?
In fact, Long Fei Ye had already exposed his weakest back to this woman more than once. If he really died at her hands, then he, Long Fei Ye, would … accept it!
Long Fei Ye ignored Tang Li and didn't intend to answer.
Separated by the curtains, Han Yunxi couldn't see Tang Li's furrowed brows. She answered for Long Fei Ye, "Because your big brother trusts me."
As soon as she walked into the pavilion, she knew that Ning Cheng had added distiller's grain # 7 to his wine. This was an auxiliary ingredient for wine making, but it was also the most poisonous ingredient. The difference between strong wine and poison was not only in the quantity, but also in the other ingredients. At first, she didn't pay much attention to it. She only thought that Ning Cheng was a good drinker. Later, when Ning Cheng asked Long Fei Ye to drink, she knew what Ning Cheng was planning. For her, to neutralize distiller's grain # 7, she didn't even need an antidote. All she needed was a needle.
When she shot that needle, she really wasn't worried about whether Long Fei Ye would dodge, although she knew that he had the ability to detect and dodge.
He trusted her …
"Heheh, then if my big brother points his sword at you one day, will you trust him?" Tang Li asked.
At these words, Long Fei Ye immediately looked up. Although they were separated by the curtains, his dark pupils were frighteningly deep. His gaze seemed capable of piercing through the curtains to stare straight at Tang Li!
Han Yunxi didn't answer, but said, "He wouldn't lie to me."
Last time on their way back from Pill Fiend Pharmacy to Tianning's capital, Long Fei Ye had asked her the same question. Did she trust him?
If she said yes, she would. But if he lied to her once, she'd fall for it a hundred times. After being lied to a hundred times, would she believe him again? Of course not.
Thus, as long as he lied to her once, she'd never believe him!
A complicated look flitted past Long Fei Ye's eyes before his gaze rested on Gu Beiyue again. Still, he didn't speak. Tang Li hadn't asked enough questions before he spoke up again. "Sister-in-law, then if …"
Before he could finish his question, Long Fei Ye cut him off coldly. His voice was as cold as Ice, so cold that even Han Yunxi felt the chill. "Meddlesome!"
Han Yunxi knew that this fellow didn't like discussing such topics. He didn't even like talking to her, much less Tang Li. Tang Li, however, understood the warning in Long Fei Ye's voice.
He quickly joked, "Sister-in-law, I don't know if you trust my big brother, but he definitely trusts you. Otherwise, how could he not mind if you're so anxious about Gu Beiyue? "
Mind?
Gu Beiyue was already injured to this extent. Why would he mind? Wasn't it also because of them that Gu Beiyue was taken hostage out of the blue?
If Long Fei Ye was jealous over this matter, Han Yunxi would definitely reward him with the word "unreasonable".
Long Fei Ye really wasn't jealous this time. Other than Han Yunxi's background, there was probably nothing else that could stop him from being jealous.
Thus, neither Han Yunxi nor Long Fei Ye paid any attention to Tang Li's joke and pretended not to hear it. Tang Li waited outside for a long time, but there was no response from inside. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was amiss. The more he waited, the more flustered he felt. He was worried that he had asked too many questions just now and angered Long Fei Ye.
One had to know that during this period of time, he didn't deliberately avoid it. He had basically exposed his identity, and the news would soon spread to the Tang Sect. His father and Aunt Ru would definitely come looking for him. When that time came, Long Fei Ye would still have to protect him.
Since there was no response from inside, Tang Li was afraid that he would make more mistakes if he said too much, so he could only shut up. However, he still wanted to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Long Fei Ye in private.
He was certain that Long Feiye had to know some things.
After they quieted down, Han Yunxi gently leaned on Long Fei Ye's shoulder. Now that she was close, she could smell the alcohol on his body. Although she had given him an injection, that injection only dissolved distiller's grain No. 7. It didn't completely remove the alcohol. Long Fei Ye drank a lot of alcohol, but he was very sober and didn't reek of alcohol.
Han Yunxi, who had always hated the smell of alcohol, didn't dislike the smell on his body. She even deliberately sniffed it. "I didn't know that you could hold your liquor so well."
Drinking tea was a habit of being alone, while drinking wine was a mood of two people. Drinking tea was a meditation of the heart, while drinking wine was a wanton indulgence. Long Fei Ye didn't have the time to drink by himself or raise a cup to drown his sorrows.
Strictly speaking, he had only drunk to his heart's content with Medicine City's Elder Wang and his master from Celestial Mountain. As for the last time with Gu, it didn't even count as drinking.
Long Fei Ye replied to Han Yunxi, "Without this prince present, you're not allowed to touch wine!"
A few years ago, at Princess Changping's Yellow Flower Banquet, Han Yunxi had been forced to compete in drinking with men. She had almost fallen into Princess Changping and Murong Wanru's trap.
At the time, he had also been paying attention to her every move, but he hadn't taken her seriously and had only watched coldly from the sidelines. Now that he thought about it, he was actually afraid.
Han Yunxi casually replied, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in wine."
As they traveled south, Han Yunxi fell asleep in Long Fei Ye's arms at night. Only now did Long Fei Ye reach out a hand towards Gu Beiyue.
Seeing this, Lil Thing was on guard. When it saw that Mama Yunxi had fallen asleep, it immediately bared its fangs at Long Fei Ye in warning. Papa Long didn't like the gentleman, it could feel it.
Long Fei Ye ignored Lil Thing and kept reaching out. Lil Thing grew anxious and was about to wake Mama Yunxi up when Papa Long took the gentleman's hand and took his pulse.
Lil Thing immediately understood what was going on and obediently nestled by the gentleman's side. Papa Long was a martial arts practitioner, so he could tell from his pulse that the gentleman's martial arts had been crippled and that his dantian was clotted with blood.
Yes, Long Fei Ye knew that Gu Beiyue's martial arts had been crippled as soon as he took his pulse. It was this pulse that allowed Long Fei Ye to confirm Gu Beiyue's identity once more.
He silently withdrew his hand, but it was then that Gu Beiyue slowly opened his eyes …
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