The only thing Gu Beiyue was certain of was that Chu Yunyi hadn't told Ning Cheng about his identity. Otherwise, Ning Cheng wouldn't have ignored him like this, much less let him go so easily.
In the past, the Di Clan's Ning Clan was even more loyal to Western Qin than the Shadow Clan! The Di Clan's Ning Clan had never involved themselves in politics, but only in business. But what about the current Ning Clan? Ning Cheng had hidden himself in Tianning as a general and controlled a third of the country's troops. He also led Tianning's cavalry regiments and colluded with Chu Qingge to threaten the emperor. What was he up to? Was the Di Clan's Ning Clan still the Di Clan of the past?
Gu Beiyue's eyes flickered between light and darkness as his emotions grew complicated.
"Doctor Gu, what's wrong?" Han Yunxi could tell that something was amiss.
"Nothing, just an accident. I didn't expect so many things to change in the west in just a month." Gu Beiyue seemed to be speaking casually, but he was actually probing Han Yunxi to understand the current situation in the west. After all, the situation had changed drastically and he'd been locked up for so long that he didn't know a thing. Under these circumstances, it was inevitable that he'd lose confidence in facing off against Long Fei Ye.
Unfortunately, Han Yunxi didn't say much beyond a soft sigh. "Don't worry about anything else. It's more important that you recover from your injuries. You need to take good care of your body. Speak, do you want to prescribe your own medicine, or should I find someone else? "
Gu Beiyue smiled. "I'll prescribe it myself."
He then listed a few ingredients for Han Yunxi to memorize. Han Yunxi noted them down one by one before she went to find the ingredients. She hadn't been idle since arriving at this courtyard. Long Fei Ye saw all of this and endured it in his heart. He wanted nothing more than to lock this woman up in her room forever, but he understood that Han Yunxi was a woman who couldn't be trapped.
After confirming that Han Yunxi had left, Long Fei Ye immediately returned to Gu Beiyue's room, where Gu Beiyue was waiting for him.
"Why?!"
Long Fei Ye immediately continued with his previous question. If he hadn't been interrupted by Han Yunxi, Gu Beiyue would have already answered.
Many questions can be summed up in one sentence, "Why did you deliberately approach Han Yunxi?"
Gu Beiyue was actually waiting for Han Yunxi to leave so that he could have a good chat with Long Fei Ye. Even if his identity as a Shadow Clan member was exposed, he could still remain calm in front of Long Fei Ye.
Looking straight into Long Fei Ye's cold eyes, Gu Beiyue indifferently replied, "Because she's a direct descendant of the Poison Sect."
Long Fei Ye had a complicated look in his eyes. Could it be that Gu Beiyue didn't know about Han Yunxi's other identity? Despite his suspicions, he didn't bat an eyelid as he waited for Gu Beiyue to continue.
However, Long Fei Ye's calm expression caused great waves in Gu Beiyue's heart. He asked, "Could it be that Your Highness Duke of Qin already knew about this?"
When did Long Fei Ye find out about Han Yunxi's identity as a direct descendant of the Poison Sect? Did Long Feiye find out about Han Yunxi's status as the Poison Sect's heir from the Mu Clan? If so, then did he also know about Han Yunxi's identity as a direct descendant of Western Qin's imperial clan?
After all, the secret of Western Qin's imperial clan was hidden in Medicine City's Mu Clan.
A few years ago, he'd found some suspicious clues among his grandfather's belongings by chance. He'd followed those clues all the way to Medicine City and spent a great deal of effort to track down Mu Xin.
By the time he'd found out, Mu Xin had already been missing for a long time. All that was left was a rumor that she had an affair with a descendant of the Poison Sect.
To others, this might be a rumor, but to him, it was the only clue. Unfortunately, he'd chased after this clue for many years, but still couldn't find Mu Xin's whereabouts.
During those years, he'd learned almost everything about the Poison Sect. He knew that the Xuan gold door in the Poison Sect's Skypit was a Dao-sensing door that could only be opened with the blood of a direct descendant of the Poison Sect.
After that, he'd basically given up until Han Yunxi's appearance gave him hope once more. When he'd first met Han Yunxi at General Mu's Estate, he'd only been attracted by her bearing. What truly caught his attention were her poison and strange acupuncture techniques.
Even though the Poison Sect didn't have such techniques, he still firmly believed that this woman was related to the Poison Sect. Because the Poison Sect was the origin of Cloud Realm's poison world, such a profound detoxification needle technique was likely a secret technique that the Poison Sect didn't teach to outsiders.
From then on, he began to investigate Han Yunxi's origins. The Han Family's background couldn't be clearer. If Han Yunxi had any secrets, it must have come from Lady Tianxin. Thus, rather than investigating Han Yunxi, it was more accurate to say that he was investigating Lady Tianxin. Once he found out that Lady Tianxin was related to Medicine City's Mu Family, everything became clear.
The Han Family's Tianxin was the Mu Family's Mu Xin. Han Yunxi was the daughter of Mu Xin and a direct descendant of the Poison Sect. Not only was Han Yunxi a direct descendant of the Poison Sect, but she was also the orphan of Western Qin's imperial family.
In order to confirm this, he'd specially lured Han Yunxi to the Poison Sect's Skypit and tested her with the Xuan gold door. It was absolutely true!
He'd only found this because of the clues left behind by his grandfather. How had Long Fei Ye found out?
Seeing Long Fei Ye's calm and stern face, Gu Beiyue's heart was thrown into chaos.
He was afraid!
That was the thing he feared the most.
If Long Fei Ye had long known about Han Yunxi's origins, then was he using Han Yunxi to his advantage? The news of Qin Wangfei's favor had shocked all of Cloud Realm Continent, because no one dared to believe that Tianning's Icy Duke, Long Fei Ye, would truly dote on and indulge a woman.
"Your lordship has long known that she has connections to the Poison Sect," Long Fei Ye admitted openly.
Gu Beiyue wanted to test whether Long Fei Ye knew about Western Qin's imperial family, but he carefully swallowed back the words on the tip of his tongue several times. He had to be cautious, because Long Fei Ye wasn't so easy to test. What if Long Fei Ye didn't know about Western Qin's imperial family in the first place and grew suspicious?
In the end, Gu Beiyue chose to remain silent and didn't say anything else.
Seeing Gu Beiyue's silence, Long Fei Ye began to make plans in his heart. He wanted to see if Gu Beiyue knew that Han Yunxi was a direct descendant of the Western Qin imperial family as well as Han Yunxi's origins. He thought about it for a long time, but didn't know how to go about it. Because Gu Beiyue was such a shrewd man, it wasn't easy to test him.
If Gu Beiyue didn't know that Han Yunxi was a descendant of Western Qin's imperial family, then he'd definitely suspect Han Yunxi. If Gu Beiyue already knew, then he'd definitely expose himself if he kept probing.
Long Fei Ye didn't speak either, but waited for Gu Beiyue to continue. Just like that, the two shrewd men fell silent.
After a few moments of silence, Long Fei Ye spoke first. He couldn't tarry for too long; Han Yunxi would be here soon.
Although he spoke first, he didn't reveal anything. Cold, he said, "Gu Beiyue, you haven't finished answering this prince's question!"
Gu Beiyue sighed inwardly at Long Fei Ye's unfathomable depths. He couldn't fathom the man's thoughts at all, so he could only reply, "Your Highness Duke of Qin, this one didn't intentionally get close to esteemed wangfei. It was only by chance that I learned of esteemed wangfei's origins."
"What kind of chance?" Long Fei Ye asked.
"Does Your Highness remember the Xuan gold door?" As Gu Beiyue asked, he seized every moment to mull over each word. He had to be careful with every word he said to Long Fei Ye.
Changing the topic was the best way to buy himself time to think. Unfortunately, Long Fei Ye didn't say anything and only nodded. Gu Beiyue couldn't buy much time at all.
"Only the blood of a direct descendant of the Poison Sect can open the Xuan gold door. The Poison Sect's poison beast recognizes a direct descendant of the Poison Sect as its master, so there's a saying: the one who can open the Xuan gold door is the poison beast's master. At the time, the situation was urgent, so the Xuan gold door suddenly opened. This one was also very surprised. Later, when I thought about it carefully, I remembered esteemed wangfei's fingers didn't bleed very much. That was how I learned of esteemed wangfei's secret. "
Gu Beiyue explained, "Your Highness Duke of Qin, this one went to the Sky Pit to retrieve the poison beast's fangs to create a medicine. When I met esteemed wangfei, I wanted to coerce esteemed wangfei into using her poison arts to capture the poison beast. Unfortunately, the discovery of the Xuan gold door forced this one to retreat. Because this one knew … that once the poison beast has recognized its master, no one can steal it away. "
"Xuan gold door …" Long Fei Ye muttered to himself, as if he was pondering something.
"Exactly! That time was truly unexpected. " Gu Beiyue hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still decided to test Long Fei Ye. He said, "Although it was an accident, when I think about it carefully, I suddenly understand. Esteemed wangfei's poison arts are exquisite. If she didn't learn them from Doctor Han, then she could only have learned them from Lady Tianxin. The Han Family is a medical family and has no connections to the Poison Sect. Lady Tianxin's origins are mysterious, so she must be a daughter of the Poison Sect! "
Long Fei Ye was surprised. He hadn't expected Gu Beiyue to have learned of Han Yunxi's Poison Sect origins because of the Xuan gold door. It seemed that Gu Beiyue had misunderstood Lady Tianxin and didn't know that Tianxin and Mu Xin were the same person.
Mute Granny had said that she was the only one who knew of Mu Xin's true identity. If Gu Beiyue didn't know that Tianxin was Mu Xin, then it was even more impossible for him to know of Mu Xin's relationship with the Western Qin imperial family.
From another perspective, if Gu Beiyue knew that Han Yunxi was the orphan of the Western Qin imperial family, he would've made a move a long time ago. There was no way he would've done nothing until now.
Long Fei Ye had a grasp of the situation, but he still questioned Gu Beiyue. "As expected, you had ulterior motives for entering Pill Fiend Pharmacy!"
"Your Highness has misunderstood. This one admires esteemed wangfei's poison skills and respects esteemed wangfei's character. I had no ulterior motives for entering Pill Fiend Pharmacy for the convenience of my medical practice and to repay esteemed wangfei for saving my life. If esteemed wangfei hadn't saved me, this one would've died at Empress Dowager Li's hands last time. "
"Does the Shadow Clan have any regard for a trifling Tianning's empress dowager?" Long Fei Ye mocked.
Gu Beiyue's eyes flashed with vigilance before he smiled helplessly. "Your Highness Duke of Qin may not know this, but my Shadow Clan has withered away. Today, I'm the only one left with this sickly body. The Shadow Clan … hehe, it's long gone."
"Is that so? Back then, the Nether and Shadow Clans worked together to put on a good show and preserve the bloodline of Western Qin's imperial family. The Nether Clan's Chu Clan has already announced to the world that they're searching for the imperial family to restore Western Qin. The Chu Clan ambushed Western Zhou and seized military power to rebel. Your Shadow Clan ambushed Tianning and deliberately entered Pill Fiend Pharmacy. What are your intentions? "Long Fei Ye asked.
Gu Beiyue furrowed his brows as his heart trembled. He never expected Chu Yunyi to reveal everything while he was imprisoned! He deserves to die!
Heaven knows how many related and unrelated people will be searching for the whereabouts of Western Qin's imperial orphan now?
He endured the pain in his shoulders and legs as he got off the bed. His legs couldn't support him, so he could only stand on one leg and lean against the side of the bed. Long Fei Ye didn't pity him at all. He only stared at him with Cold eyes …
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