Gu Beiyue didn't need anyone's sympathy for his injuries. He clasped his hands in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, his pale face earnest and persistent. "Your Highness Duke of Qin, the Nether Clan's Chu Clan has wild ambitions. Their so-called revival of Western Qin is nothing more than a pretense. My Shadow Clan will never wallow in the mire with such wolves! Moreover, I'm the only one left of the Shadow Clan. Even if I have the heart, I'm powerless. "
Long Fei Ye's lips were curled into a mocking smile as he watched Gu Beiyue lie with cold eyes. But Gu Beiyue's attitude remained earnest and sincere. "Your Highness Duke of Qin, although Western Qin's imperial clan left behind orphans in the past, there's no guarantee that any of their descendants are still alive today. Even if there are, there's no guarantee that they'll be able to find them, much less seek revenge. Although I bear heavy responsibilities for the clan, I have neither the heart nor the strength to help my master revive the country. I only hope to be able to treat illnesses and injuries in my lifetime. Practicing medicine for a lifetime is quiet and ordinary. If I had any other choice, I would never reveal my shadow arts, much less my identity. "
Despite Gu Beiyue's words, Long Fei Ye remained unmoved. It had to be said that Gu Beiyue's heart was lacking in confidence right now. He'd only felt so uncertain in front of Long Fei Ye in his life.
Gu Beiyue felt even more uncertain when he saw Long Fei Ye's cold expression. Despite this, he continued to speak with sincerity.
His explanations came from the bottom of his heart and were the most sincere of lies.
"Isn't Your Highness curious as to why I was injured by the Chu Clan's arrows?" he asked seriously.
Long Fei Ye really didn't understand. Even though he'd instigated things first, Chu Yunyi and Gu Beiyue wouldn't go so far as to kill each other in Thousand Buddha Cave.
"Why?" Long Fei Ye finally spoke.
"Because Chu Yunyi ordered me to kill you and wangfei in Thousand Buddha Cave, but I refused," Gu Beiyue said frankly.
His lips curled into a self-deprecating smile. "I originally wanted to save you and esteemed wangfei. Haha, now that I've come back, I've overestimated myself …"
If he had known that the Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi in the guard of honor were fake, he would never have refused Chu Yunyi, much less risked his life to save them. Neither would he have been injured and kidnapped by Chu Yunyi. None of this would have happened.
He had paid such a huge price because he was too concerned about her. However, he would never tell Long Fei Ye the truth.
After hearing this explanation, Long Fei Ye finally let go of his last bit of concern.
There were too many reasons to prove that Gu Beiyue did not know Han Yunxi's identity, but there was no doubt that he knew about Han Yunxi's identity.
Even the paranoid Long Fei Ye believed him this time. Actually, with his personality, killing Gu Beiyue would be the safest and most direct way. Unfortunately, he had to worry about Han Yunxi as well.
Mute Granny's death was enough of a headache for him. Now there was Gu Beiyue as well. How much effort would he have to put in?
He loathed his own lies!
Keeping Gu Beiyue alive would be a good assistant for Han Yunxi's Pill Fiend Pharmacy.
Long Fei Ye nodded wordlessly and prepared to leave, but Gu Beiyue stopped him. "Your Highness Duke of Qin, please wait a moment. This one has something I don't understand, and I don't know if I can ask you for guidance."
"Speak," Long Fei Ye said from inside the room.
"How did Your Highness find out that esteemed wangfei is the Poison Sect's orphan?" This was Gu Beiyue's greatest doubt.
"Lady Lianxin said it herself. Tianxin is Mu Xin from back then. You should know!" Long Fei Ye replied.
"So …"
Lady Lianxin must have been desperate enough to reveal Mu Xin's secret at the Grand Medicine Testing Convention. Neither Lady Lianxin nor Mu Yingdong knew about Western Qin's affairs.
"Your Highness, can this one … hide this matter from esteemed wangfei?" Gu Beiyue knew that Long Fei Ye already believed him, so he wanted to reassure Long Fei Ye.
"That's your own business. It has nothing to do with this prince," Long Fei Ye said before leaving.
He clearly knew that Gu Beiyue wouldn't say anything, so he wanted Gu Beiyue to bear the consequences of his own lies.
So even Long Fei Ye was afraid of Han Yunxi!
Gu Beiyue couldn't help but smile. His pale face looked especially beautiful when he did so. He'd never felt so relaxed ever since he'd exposed his shadow arts.
He knew that as long as Long Fei Ye trusted him, he could stay by Yunxi's side forever as long as he didn't die.
Both his shadow arts and legs were crippled. No one knew how he'd survived Ning Cheng's imprisonment. Even he couldn't remember. Perhaps he'd simply forgotten, or perhaps it was too much for him to bear, so he subconsciously refused to remember.
He only remembered seeing Han Yunxi's anxious little face before his heart stopped hurting.
He had lost his shadow arts and his legs, while she … still had Long Fei Ye. Was that enough? And he would do his best to help her make Pill Fiend Pharmacy a better place …
Just like that, the two men who knew Han Yunxi's dual identities the best lied to each other and misunderstood each other. How long could they keep this from each other? How long could this misunderstanding last?
Han Yunxi didn't like lies, so how could she forgive white lies? One day, Han Yunxi would realize that she'd been an idiot. Not only had she been tricked by Long Fei Ye, but Gu and Gu Beiyue as well!
Currently, she was frantically searching for medicine for Gu Beiyue. It was hard to find ingredients in these war-torn lands, so she didn't have enough on her person. She could only ask Medicine City to send them over. Fortunately, Gu Beiyue's ingredients were all available in Medicine City's Wang Clan.
By the end of the day, all the ingredients had been gathered. Mu Linger had replied as well with a wondrous medicine called White Mountain Oil. Gu Qishao, on the other hand, didn't reply. It wasn't clear whether he hadn't received the flying hawk message or hadn't replied in time.
Gu knew more rare ingredients than Mu Ling 'er, and even if he didn't have the ingredient, he could still cultivate some. Han Yunxi ordered the servants to send more letters to urge him.
After ten days of recuperation, Gu Beiyue's complexion looked much better, but his leg injury showed no signs of improvement. Fortunately, the White Mountain Oil that Mu Ling 'er had sent over stopped the injury from worsening. Han Yunxi kept trying to contact Gu while urging Third Elder Shen.
"Esteemed wangfei, don't be anxious about finding the medicine. Third Elder Shen should be here in a few days." Gu Beiyue didn't want her to be anxious. Whenever she was anxious, she would frown.
Long Fei Ye also didn't like Han Yunxi frowning. It was as if he had obsessive-compulsive disorder. When he saw her frown, he would immediately reach out his hand to caress it without saying a word.
When Han Yunxi relaxed her frown, he didn't let go. She had to hold his hand first. It wasn't clear who was comforting who, but when Han Yunxi pulled his hand down and intertwined their fingers, Long Fei Ye calmed down.
If it was Gu, he would have stared at this scene. However, Gu Beiyue chose to look away. Only the two of them could understand this feeling. Ever since he had a showdown with Long Fei Ye, Gu Beiyue had been recuperating in bed. When Han Yunxi arrived, Long Fei Ye had just returned. Other than that, Long Fei Ye hadn't taken a single step in. It was as if nothing had happened between them.
"Third Elder Shen will arrive in five days." Han Yunxi said simply. After leaving, she immediately said to Long Fei Ye, "How about I make a personal trip to Medicine City?"
"Let's find Gu first. Have Chu Xifeng make a trip to West Jing." Long Fei Ye said simply. Although Han Yunxi was the King Of Medicine's disciple, she was only a disciple in name. If he went to beg the King Of Medicine now, he'd owe him a favor. How could he agree? After all, the King Of Medicine wasn't so generous. What if Han Yunxi was forced to stay at the Medicine Hut?
Damned Gu. He didn't show up when he should, but when he shouldn't, he couldn't be chased away.
When he thought of Gu, Long Fei Ye couldn't help but knit his brows.
"Could something have happened to Old Fiend?" Han Yunxi suddenly exclaimed.
"He won't die!" Long Fei Ye's voice was a little loud as he grew impatient.
Han Yunxi resentfully shut her mouth. She should be thanking the heavens and earth that Long Fei Ye hadn't sent Gu Beiyue back to South Ning Prefecture.
That night, Han Yunxi personally cooked a bowl of yam porridge for Long Fei Ye and delivered it to his rooms.
Long Fei Ye was currently opening a pile of secret missives on the table. He glanced at her without a word.
"Winter nourishment is better than spring nourishment. This is a premium yam sent over from Medicine City. It's good for nourishing the soul," Han Yunxi said in a low voice.
The new year passed by unknowingly. Spring had already arrived …
Long Fei Ye patted his thigh, indicating for Han Yunxi to come over. As soon as Han Yunxi came close, he wrapped his hand around her waist and carried her to sit down. He hugged her from behind and whispered into her ear, "Your punishment is to accompany this prince for one night."
She was well aware of why he used the word "punishment." She could only sigh inwardly at how this guy had another way to get jealous. As for accompanying him for one night, there were too many meanings behind those words that she didn't understand and didn't dare to understand. She only replied, "This concubine accepts her punishment."
As soon as she said this, he tightened his grip on her hand, as if he was blaming her for doing it despite knowing full well that she was guilty. Her waist hurt, but her heart was filled with sweetness.
He nuzzled her ear and lightly pecked it a few times. It seemed as if he was keeping her at arm's length, but in reality, he couldn't bear it any longer.
"Eat the porridge and go back to sleep." In the end, he released her and chased her away.
Although Han Yunxi got up, she didn't leave. She fed him the yam porridge and said, "I'll leave after you finish eating. If you don't, I'll accompany you until dawn."
He knew that since he let go of her, he would have to stay up all night to read these letters. Although the war in the west had stopped, the situation was still delicate. Moreover, he still had to prepare to deal with Ning Cheng, so he naturally had to be busy.
"Are you threatening this prince?" Long Fei Ye raised his brows and looked over.
"Yes!" Han Yunxi also raised her brows and looked over provocatively.
The two of them coldly stared at each other for a long time. In the end, neither of them was the first to back down. Instead, they laughed at the same time.
"You finally know how to laugh, haha!" Han Yunxi said cheerfully. Long Fei Ye only grinned. After hearing her words, his large palm covered her face and blocked her view.
Han Yunxi pushed his hand away and said seriously, "Eat. I won't leave after you finish eating. I'll accompany you."
Long Fei Ye's lips curved up again. It was a faint smile, but it was a real one.
Han Yunxi carefully flipped through the letters and began to worry about the situation in the west. Over the past few days, the situation in the west had changed quite a bit.
The Chu Clan had taken Western Zhou's Fenglin Prefecture and publicly thrown in their lot with Tianning. Tianning's Empress Chu had accepted the surrender of the Chu Clan troops and denounced Western Zhou's Emperor Kangcheng for listening to Empress Xue's slander and persecuting the loyal. Ning Cheng moved the troops from Tianning's western borders west to Fenglin Prefecture. From now on, Fenglin Prefecture was part of Tianning's territory, while the Chu Clan and Western Zhou's decades of marriage alliance were officially broken!
"Long Fei Ye, how do you plan to deal with Ning Cheng and the Chu Clan?" Han Yunxi asked seriously.
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