Han Yunxi asked in a low voice, "Long Fei Ye, what's the real cause of death?"
"Internal injuries," Long Fei Ye muttered back.
"Internal injuries …" Han Yunxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Just what happened?"
"Using internal energy to injure the five viscera without leaving any marks on the surface. Once the chest is cut open, everything will be clear at a glance," Long Fei Ye said.
"How can it injure the five viscera without leaving any marks? That's not something a normal person can do, right? "Han Yunxi asked.
"Only Celestial Mountain's internal energy can do it," Long Fei Ye replied honestly.
Han Yunxi finally realized how dangerous the situation had been. If Duanmu Yao had been a little more ruthless and had Cao Tong cut open the chest, the truth would've been revealed!
Anyone who knew Celestial Mountain's internal energy arts was either Long Fei Ye himself or one of his subordinate swordsmen.
This was what it meant to kill without spilling blood.
Han Yunxi's heart was filled with emotions. After a long silence, she asked, "Long Fei Ye, Empress Xue is innocent, right?"
"Her status makes it impossible for her to be innocent," Long Fei Ye replied.
Han Yunxi wanted to retort, but didn't know how. She asked, "Then what about her status as Qin Wangfei?"
Long Fei Ye looked at her with furrowed brows. "What are you thinking about?"
"A general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand. How many skeletons are piled up for the glorious throne?" Han Yunxi sighed with emotion.
"It's destined to be piled up with thousands of skeletons. The only difference is whether or not the person sitting on the throne can start a golden age so that Cloud Realm Continent will no longer suffer from famine, war, or displacement."
As Long Fei Ye spoke, his gaze flickered to the sobbing Duanmu Yao kneeling on the ground. His eyes were as cold as ever, devoid of sympathy or pity.
After circling around in such a big circle, everything was still under his control. Ning Cheng and Duanmu Yao could fight it out.
Han Yunxi had almost forgotten how big this man's heart was. At this moment, she remembered.
She interlocked her fingers with his. "Long Fei Ye, I'll accompany you!"
Long Feiye tightened his grip on her hand without a word. Before he left, he walked up to Cao Tong and questioned, "Where are the golden needles?"
As soon as Cao Tong took out the golden needle, Long Fei Ye snatched it away. "Return it to its rightful owner."
Cao Tong looked up at Long Fei Ye. Other than smiling, what else could he do? This needle originally belonged to the Princess Consort, so it should be returned to its rightful owner. Besides, even if it wasn't esteemed wangfei's, he had no choice but to give it to His Highness Duke of Qin.
"Return it to its rightful owner." Han Yunxi smiled and reached out to Long Fei Ye.
"From today onwards, anything you lose belongs to your lordship. Don't even think about getting it back," Long Fei Ye was very unhappy.
Han Yunxi was resentful, but didn't dare to fight with him. She felt that she should be more careful in the future so she didn't cause any more trouble.
Long Fei Ye wrapped the needle in a handkerchief before putting it in his sleeve. Han Yunxi knew that this mysophobic fellow would definitely wash the needle multiple times when he got home …
Duanmu Yao wanted to kneel on the ground and cry, but Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye were already preparing to leave. To them, this matter was basically over.
The only thing they could be sure of was that Chu Qingge and Ning Cheng had forged evidence to deceive Duanmu Yao. That made them the biggest suspects!
Han Yunxi thanked Cao Tong before preparing to leave with Long Fei Ye. The King Of Medicine quickly chased after her with a chuckle. "Lass, aren't you going to stay for a few more days?"
The King Of Medicine's tone made it sound like they were very familiar with each other.
Because the King Of Medicine had once wanted to keep Han Yunxi at the Medical Hut, Long Fei Ye no longer had a good impression of it. Before Han Yunxi could speak, Long Fei Ye asked Coldly, "Is there anything else?"
The King Of Medicine didn't have a good impression of Long Fei Ye either. He had long guessed that if it wasn't for Long Fei Ye, Han Yunxi might have agreed to stay with him at the Medical Hut!
Still, the King Of Medicine was a shrewd old man. He wasn't stupid enough to offend Long Fei Ye in front of Han Yunxi.
He was still smiling kindly. "It's nothing important. Be careful on the road. Lass, you … you should take a look at that ancient medical book of yours. "
"I will, I will. I'm reading it already." Han Yunxi might have been half-hearted, but her attitude was better than before. At least she wasn't so hostile to the King Of Medicine anymore.
Cao Tong saw this with his own eyes and heart.
He knew that Han Yunxi was the King Of Medicine's disciple, but never expected Han Yunxi to be so impudent in front of the King Of Medicine. This lass really didn't know how lucky she was!
If the King Of Medicine hadn't been willing to take out the Rising Dead, she wouldn't have been able to escape punishment so easily. She was really too impudent!
The King Of Medicine watched as Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye left. He was grinning from ear to ear. He didn't mind Han Yunxi's impudence at all. Han Yunxi's attitude towards him this time was clearly much better than the last time. He thought that he had done well as a master. To be able to take in such a genius as Han Yunxi as his disciple, he didn't wait at the Medicine Hut for nothing all these years!
The King Of Medicine returned with a chuckle. The moment he saw Cao Tong and Duanmu Yao, he immediately resumed his serious expression and didn't smile.
"You're still not leaving?" He rudely chased them away.
Cao Tong hurriedly bowed. "Senior, sorry for the disturbance. This one will take his leave."
Duanmu Yao was still crying, immersed in her sorrow. Cao Tong was about to leave and felt really bad about it, so he came back to persuade her. "Princess Duan, you should leave. Don't hurt your eyes from crying."
"Princess Duan, let's go. You can only avenge esteemed empress after you recover, isn't that right? "
The word 'avenge' successfully roused Duanmu Yao's fighting spirit. She rose to her feet and said Coldly, "Chu Qingge, I, Duanmu Yao, swear that I won't rest until I get my revenge!"
Around three days after Cao Tong and Duanmu Yao left the Medicine Hut, news spread throughout Cloud Realm Continent.
Because of Cao Tong's participation, Western Zhou's Emperor Kangcheng had no doubts. He angrily dispatched troops to the west of Fenglin Prefecture to warn Ning Cheng that if he didn't hand over the Chu Clan troops, Western Zhou would wash Tianning in blood to avenge the empress!
Duanmu Yao pulled herself together again and led a group of Celestial Mountain swordsmen to push an empty coffin filled with blood to the gates of Western Liang's imperial city. She wanted Chu Qingge to meet her outside.
In any case, Western Zhou and Tianning were at daggers drawn and on tense terms.
Ning Cheng had been busy teaching Ning Jing a lesson at Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's headquarters, but rushed back to Western Liang as soon as he heard the news.
As soon as he saw Chu Qingge, he raged, "What are you doing?! What did you promise your lordship in the first place?! "
Ning Cheng was no fool. If Chu Qingge hadn't told him that she'd found a reliable person to fake the wound, he wouldn't have acted rashly.
"Cao Tong didn't find out that the wound was fake. They used the Medicine Hut's miracle medicine to restore the corpse!" Chu Qingge explained hastily. "Ning Cheng, just who killed Empress Xue? Just how did she die? "
Ning Cheng gave Chu Qingge a Cold look. He didn't want to waste any more words with this woman!
If Empress Xue hadn't been killed by Long Fei Ye's men, they would have found the cause of death long ago.
They hadn't found the cause of death or the true culprit, but they'd succeeded in convincing Duanmu Yao that he and the Chu Clan were the culprits.
Now that the corpse was gone, he and the Chu Clan were set to take the blame.
"Ning Cheng, what do we do now? Emperor Kangcheng's looking like he'll really start a war! "Chu Qingge said anxiously.
Ning Cheng didn't answer. He wasn't worried about Emperor Kangcheng, but Duanmu Yao. Long Fei Ye had done all he could to sow discord between Duanmu Yao and the Chu Clan for a reason.
The central regions of Cloud Realm Continent were home to the aristocratic families; the eastern regions were home to the merchants; and the western regions were home to the jianghu. The Three-Way Battlefield spanned thousands of li and was home to many factions of the jianghu. Now that they'd offended Duanmu Yao, they'd offended Celestial Mountain as well as half of the jianghu. That was a lot of trouble!
While Ning Cheng was lost in thought, a eunuch rushed in. "Your Highness Duke of Ning, the Ministry of War has sent word that the three batches of military grain from Three-Way Black Market have all been robbed."
Ning Cheng grew alarmed. "Where were they robbed?"
"Eternal Space Mountain. They were robbed as soon as they entered," the eunuch replied. Eternal Space Mountain was the territory of the Eternal Space Faction. Besides themselves, who else would dare to rob the goods passing through their territory?
Ning Cheng slammed a fist on the table and said Coldly, "Pass down my orders. All military supplies are to be on guard against the jianghu's forces! And also, contact Carefree City and the City of Daughters. Have their young lords come see your lordship and tell them there's something we need to discuss! "
The eunuch hastily left with his orders. Chu Qingge's face was ashen. "Ning Cheng, if we start fighting with Western Zhou and Duanmu Yao joins in, then won't we …"
Before she could finish, Ning Cheng cut her off Coldly. "Don't worry. It was the Chu Clan who killed Emperor Xue. It has nothing to do with Tianning. "
He was clearly planning to hand over Chu Tianyin! Chu Qingge understood.
She hesitated as if she wanted to plead on Chu Tianyin's behalf, but in the end she said nothing. She always remembered that it was Chu Tianyin, her father, and her uncles who'd arranged for her to end up where she was today.
She'd been ruthless to herself for so long, so how could she show mercy to anyone else now?
She smiled and said, "Handing over Chu Tianyin and the Chu Clan troops isn't a bad choice. In any case, the Chu Clan's Driving Arrow archers don't have much fighting power left."
Ning Cheng ignored her and prepared to leave when he suddenly remembered something. He turned back and asked Coldly, "Where's your lordship's item?"
"What item?" Chu Qingge was lost.
"The acupuncture needle!" Ning Cheng said coldly. "Don't tell your lordship that you lost it!"
Only then did Chu Qingge remember. She felt helpless as well. "I … I … that thing, I – I told Duanmu Yao about it, but …"
"Lost it?" Ning Cheng didn't want to hear her explanation.
Chu Qingge didn't even dare to see Duanmu Yao, so how was she supposed to know where the item had gone? She had no answer.
"You better find it back, or else your lordship will hand you over too!" Ning Cheng said Coldly before leaving without looking back.
"You! Ning Cheng, what do you mean by this?! " Chu Qingge was furious. She chased after him for a few steps, but couldn't catch up. "Am I not even worth one of Han Yunxi's needles? Ning Cheng, what do you want that acupuncture needle for? "
As soon as Ning Cheng left, he found the same guard from before and asked Coldly, "Where's the item?"
"To reply master, this subordinate couldn't get close to the medicine hut, so I don't know who has the item," the guard reported.
Ning Cheng's face was gloomy. After a while, he asked, "Can you find another one?"
The guard looked troubled. He was about to reply when a warm voice spoke up. "Duke of Ning, what time is it now? You're still thinking about Han Yunxi's acupuncture needle? What do you want to do? "
Looking in the direction of the voice, they saw that the person who had come was …
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