There were a total of 49 rooms in the Abstinence Courtyard, each with its own courtyard. They were divided into two sections: a light room and a dark room. The light rooms were no different from ordinary rooms, while the dark rooms were stone chambers and secret rooms.
If it was a minor offense, the offender would be confined to the light rooms and forbidden from leaving to concentrate on sword practice. If it was a serious offense, the offender would be imprisoned in the dark rooms until his sentence was over. No one was allowed to visit him while he was serving his sentence.
Long Fei Ye's punishment was to face the wall and reflect on his misdeeds, which was equivalent to being imprisoned in the dark rooms.
Old Kenzō had come in secret to give Long Fei Ye a few words, but Granny You was well aware of the situation. She arranged for Long Fei Ye to stay in the most secluded and safest Abstinence Courtyard.
In front of Kenzō, Long Fei Ye hugged Han Yunxi as if no one else was around.
He had spoken a lot on the way here.
This was the first time Han Yunxi had heard him speak so much in a single day since they were together. He had told her everything that needed to be told, as well as things that didn't need to be told.
But now, he just hugged her quietly, very quietly.
Han Yunxi hadn't had a chance to speak the entire way here. She was about to speak up when Long Fei Ye suddenly released her. "Wait for me."
"I will."
Han Yunxi agreed. When she saw that he was about to let go, she hastily added, "Wait, I have something else to tell you."
"Mm," Long Fei Ye waited.
Han Yunxi scooted closer to Long Fei Ye's ear and told him the secret behind the needle she'd given Cang Qiuzi.
Long Fei Ye nodded. "Excellent."
"Is there anything else?" he asked.
Han Yunxi shook her head. He was about to release her when Han Yunxi stopped him again. "There's something else!"
He patiently pressed his ear closer to her and waited for her to speak.
But this time, she couldn't say anything big. Actually, there was nothing much she could say. She just … wanted him to hug her a little longer.
Elder Kenzō and Granny You watched from the side. Granny You smiled silently at Elder Kenzō, but Elder Kenzō pretended not to see it. He looked out the door with a serious expression.
Long Fei Ye knew what Han Yunxi was thinking, but he still let her go. "Good girl, it's only for a month."
Han Yunxi had always been free and easy, but for some reason, she didn't want to let go this time.
Although she didn't want to think about it, she still let go.
Suddenly, Long Fei Ye lowered his head and captured her lips, kissing her deeply. He didn't linger, but decisively let go, and walked into the secret room without looking back.
Han Yunxi wanted to follow, but Granny You stopped her. After Old Kenzō entered, he closed the door behind him.
Han Yunxi stared at the tightly shut stone door, feeling inexplicably flustered. She didn't know what to do, only feeling that the world had suddenly emptied out and that she was the only one left.
She'd prepared herself long ago, but why did she feel so caught off guard?
Ever since he took her away from the capital that night, the two of them hadn't parted at all. Actually, she had no idea that he'd been watching her from the shadows even in the capital.
It could be said that they hadn't been apart for long after that night in the bridal chamber when she cured his poison.
But now they were separated by a single wall for a month.
This was the first time in her life that Han Yunxi had experienced the torment of being so close, yet so far apart. He'd barely entered the room, but she was already having a hard time.
She thought that she must love this man more than she had imagined.
Elder Kenzō said he'd leave after a few words, but an entire hour passed with no sign of him.
Granny You didn't rush him, but only told Han Yunxi, "You're here to receive punishment. Behave yourself and don't run around if there's nothing important."
"Understood. Many thanks, Granny You," Han Yunxi said seriously.
Granny You didn't wait for Elder Kenzō, but turned to leave. Han Yunxi only knew that Elder Kenzō had gone in to assist Long Fei Ye in his cultivation. She didn't know anything else.
She leaned against the stone door, trying to hear what was going on inside, but couldn't hear a thing.
She wanted to calm her heart and seize the time to cultivate. She was still stuck at the first level of the poison storage space and couldn't break through to the second. Although they were on Celestial Mountain, various factions were stirring beneath the mountain, especially that mysterious poisons expert. He was hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
She was a martial arts trash, so her poison skills had to be even stronger. She had to be the strongest!
Time always passed very quickly during cultivation.
Han Yunxi sat cross-legged on the bamboo bed, trying her best to calm her heart. But instead of calming herself down, she accidentally summoned Lil Thing out of the room.
Lil Thing had been nurturing its poison blood in the poison pond, so it was still in a daze when it was summoned. Like a ball, it rolled on the ground a few times before slamming into the door with a thump.
Lil Thing crawled to its feet and rubbed its butt as it stared at the door in bewilderment.
It didn't hurt after such a big bump?
Lil Thing thought, I must have put on some weight.
It looked back at Mama Yunxi, then at the door. It was about to jump out when Han Yunxi called it back. "Come here, don't run around!"
Lil Thing immediately scurried onto Han Yunxi's body and began to squeak non-stop.
Han Yunxi didn't understand, so it used its nose to nudge Han Yunxi's white jade crystal bracelet, as if asking Han Yunxi, Where's Papa Long? Why did he disappear?
"He's going into closed door cultivation for a month, so we have to rely on each other for survival, understand? You're not allowed to run around or cause trouble. There's a lot of eyes on us. "
Han Yunxi pointed at the door to the secret room as she instructed in a low voice. Lil Thing didn't understand, but it knew Papa Long was inside.
Neither the gentleman nor Papa Long was here.
Fine, I'll protect Mama Yunxi!
Thus, Lil Thing nestled in Mama Yunxi's arms and began to struggle with a question. Should I protect Mama Yunxi for the gentleman, or Papa Long?
I should be protecting the gentleman, but Papa Long hasn't thrown me out the window in a long time.
If Han Yunxi knew what Lil Thing was thinking, would she kick it off Celestial Mountain? Lil Thing's mission was to protect her, all right? Did it need to protect anyone else?
One day later, Old Kenzō emerged. As soon as the stone door opened, Lil Thing scurried out of Han Yunxi's arms like a gust of wind. It wanted to barge into the secret room, but Old Kenzō simply waved a hand and sent it flying out the door.
This time, Lil Thing was in a lot of pain from the impact, but it still gritted its teeth and charged in. Unfortunately, the door to the secret room was already shut. Mama Yunxi was blocked in front of the door by an old man with a head full of white hair.
Lil Thing had no idea who the old man was, but it rushed over and tugged at Mama Yunxi's robes while scratching at the stone door. It was anxious!
There was a faint scent of blood in the secret room, but it could still smell it. Papa Long must be in trouble.
"Grandmaster, I'll just take a look," Han Yunxi begged. She didn't smell any blood, but she was worried about Lil Thing's restlessness.
"If you don't want to be a burden to him, then stay put and guard this place," Old Kenzō said bluntly.
Han Yunxi retreated without a word, making Lil Thing even more anxious. It wanted to attack Old Kenzō, but Han Yunxi caught it in time and held it in her arms.
"Be good, he'll be fine. He's just in closed door cultivation."
Han Yunxi's comforting words calmed Lil Thing down. Old Kenzō glanced at Lil Thing curiously.
"This is …"
"A spirit beast that Feiye gifted me," Han Yunxi replied. Even in front of Old Kenzō, she couldn't reveal her Poison Sect identity.
Old Kenzō had seen plenty of spirit beasts before, so he didn't think much of Lil Thing. He simply turned to leave.
Han Yunxi stared at the stone door for a while before shutting it behind her.
She had Lil Thing stand guard by the door and tell her as soon as someone came in. She found a hidden spot to sit on the ground and begin to cultivate.
She believed that Long Fei Ye would be even stronger after a month, so she had to get stronger as well!
Old Kenzō left in secret, so Cang Qiuzi's spies had no way to track him down.
"Long Fei Ye went to Abstinence Hall yesterday. Han Yunxi is staying there as well," the spy reported.
Cang Qiuzi had just finished stabbing needles into his fingernails and was in so much pain that his head was throbbing. After a while, he recovered and said Cold, "Old Man will definitely pay back this debt with interest!"
He'd sent Jun Yi Xie's blood samples and poison needles, but had yet to receive a reply. Without a choice, he could only follow Han Yunxi's instructions and stab his fingernails with needles every now and then to ease the pain.
Jun Yi Xie still hadn't recovered, so Cang Qiuzi had sent multiple poison doctors to check up on him. All of them came to the same conclusion: his abdomen had been poisoned, but there was no cure. Aside from his abdomen, there were no other areas poisoned.
As the pain in his abdomen subsided, Cang Qiuzi stopped pinning his hopes on Jun Yi Xie. Three days later, the poison in his abdomen was completely gone. He didn't feel any pain at all.
Actually, Jun Yi Xie hadn't received Cang Qiuzi's letter at all, because it had fallen into Bai Yanqing's hands. Jun Yi Xie was still with the Wintercrow Clan, plotting against Northern Li's crown prince and second imperial prince while communicating with the barbarians about the horse trade.
He knew nothing of his master's actions during this time. All his thoughts were on the horses. As long as he could get his hands on them, Northern Li would be able to get involved in the war between the three countries. After staying in Northern Li for so long, he still hadn't stirred up any trouble between Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi. His heart was itching for action!
The grasslands in April were indescribably beautiful.
Wild flowers dotted the fields like stars in the sky. Rather than grasslands, it was more appropriate to call this a field of flowers. The most beautiful part of the grasslands was none other than Flower Lake. Flower Lake was a lake filled with blooming flowers.
Aquatic plants grew wildly on the surface of Four Moon Lake, causing large swaths of them to float in the air. Colorful flowers bloomed on the surface, stretching as far as the eye could see. Nothing could be more beautiful than a fairyland in the human world.
Bai Yanqing sat in a skiff and fished in Flower Lake. Soon enough, he caught a fish that was black all over. It was obvious that the fish had been poisoned to death as soon as it took the bait.
Bai Yuqiao was alarmed by the sight, but not by the fish, but by the hook. It was obviously made from the needles Cang Qiuzi had sent to senior brother! As for whether master had poisoned the fish, or the needles themselves, Bai Yuqiao had no idea.
She stared hatefully, knowing that master wasn't planning to tell senior brother about Cang Qiuzi's letter.
Recently, master hadn't paid much attention to the martial arts circles. He didn't even care about Lady Leng Yue's death.
He was focused on the war between the three countries and the south central regions' commander-in-chief's estate. Just what was he planning?
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