That's right, Duanmu Yao had flown straight to the Ninefold Palace to find her master.
With her master's help, she'd managed to recover some of her qinggong, but it was only the recovery.
Her Dantian was obviously heavily injured and she was unable to gather Qi. However, she did not know how her Master did it. After repeatedly transferring Qi to her, her Dantian's injuries actually recovered by 20%.
When she recovered, she could vaguely hear her master muttering to himself about finding something to heal her. She wasn't worried about her martial arts at all. She knew her master would have a way to save her.
The Ninefold Palace was the last floor of the Nine Mystical Palace. It was also where Elder Kenzō lived. Even Duanmu Yao didn't dare enter this place.
But today, she'd clearly lost her mind.
Nine dragon-headed locks locked the doors to the Ninefold Palace. Duanmu Yao was secretly delighted. Only she and Long Fei Ye knew that once the Ninefold Palace was locked, it meant her master had fallen ill.
Every time her master fell ill, he would lock himself in the Ninefold Palace while he was still conscious.
Before Duanmu Yao could speak, a shadow guard appeared. "Princess Duan, without Master's permission, no one is allowed to enter. Please return."
"I have something to discuss with Master. Open the lock immediately!" Duanmu Yao ordered.
"Princess Duan should know the rules of the Ninefold Palace. Please don't make things difficult for this subordinate."
Duanmu Yao was even more certain that her master had fallen ill.
Excellent!
She'd originally planned to provoke her master and draw him out of his madness. Now, it seemed she could save a lot of effort.
As long as her master didn't interfere, she could kill Han Yunxi without fail.
Killing Han Yunxi was a matter of acting first and asking later. With her master's love for her, what could he possibly do to her?
"Alright, this princess won't make things difficult for you! Haha! "
Duanmu Yao turned to leave. The shadow guard could see her strange behavior, but as long as she didn't force her way into the Ninefold Palace, it had nothing to do with him.
Duanmu Yao returned to her room and took out a bottle of poison without hesitation. She drank it all in one gulp.
This poison was a gift from Jun Yi Xie. It was a highly toxic poison in the poison world, Rose Vine. Once poisoned, a strange pattern would appear on the ten fingertips. It was shaped like a vine, and it would spread along the back of the hand, up the arm, and over the whole body.
Once the veined patterns covered the entire body, the vines would begin to suck human blood and blossom into blood-red roses.
When the flower was at its most brilliant, it was also the time when the rose vine killed people.
His blood would spurt out from the rose, and not a single drop would flow out.
From the time the vines grew to the time the flowers bloomed, there were only three days. If he didn't get the antidote after three days, he would definitely die!
Jun Yi Xie had given Duanmu Yao the antidote when he had given her the poison, but Duanmu Yao had said that once she used the poison, she would not give it to anyone else.
She never thought that there would be a day when she would use the rose vine on herself.
Three days was enough for her to risk everything and gamble. If Han Yunxi didn't die, then she would!
Duanmu Yao's lips curved up into a cold smile as she watched the vines spread across her fingertips. Then she headed straight for Lockheart Courtyard to find Cang Qiuzi.
It wasn't clear what she said to him, but he only asked, "This is an excellent idea. But are you sure your master won't suddenly emerge from closed door cultivation again?"
"At least not today. I swear on my life!" Duanmu Yao spread her hands to show Cang Qiuzi her resolve.
Every time his master fell ill, he would stay at Nine Xuan Palace for a few days even if he recovered on the same day.
Cang Qiuzi was very satisfied. "Good! Yao Yao, you didn't disappoint Old Man after all! "
Duanmu Yao smiled until she suddenly burst into tears. "Master, please save Yao Yao! Master's in closed door cultivation and can't take care of this. Only you can save Yao Yao! "
Without a doubt, Duanmu Yao was starting to put on an act.
"Aiya, what's wrong with you now?" Cang Qiuzi played along.
"Han Yunxi, she … she … she sent someone to poison the tea. She wants to kill me!" Duanmu Yao really did cry.
"Preposterous! She made Feiye suffer punishment and still doesn't know how to repent. Old Man's definitely going to take care of this today! Let's go, Old Man will take you to get the antidote! "Cang Qiuzi said to his trusted aide before leading Duanmu Yao to the Abstinence Hall.
As soon as the Abstinence Hall disciples saw Cang Qiuzi, they went to report to Granny You.
By the time Granny You returned, Cang Qiuzi and Duanmu Yao had already broken into the Abstinence Hall at the back of the mountain, searching room by room.
Granny You somersaulted in the air before landing in front of them and blocking their way with her sword!
Although she had no idea what was going on, Cang Qiuzi and Duanmu Yao must have made preparations if they dared to barge into the Abstinence Hall.
Today was the last day of Feiye's closed door cultivation. No matter what, she had to get through it.
Over the past month, Celestial Mountain had been plagued with poisons. More than a few times, poisons had appeared to disturb the disciples' cultivation. She knew that Cang Qiuzi and Duanmu Yao were behind all of this.
Duanmu Yao was in cahoots with the Hundred Poisons Sect, so it was easy for her to get her hands on the poisons. Their goal was to lure Han Yunxi out of the room.
But Han Yunxi hadn't disappointed her. She still hadn't taken a single step out of the Abstinence Hall.
She couldn't allow the Abstinence Hall and Celestial Mountain's rules to be challenged like this. She couldn't fail Feiye's trust, much less betray Han Yunxi's persistence!
As soon as Granny You unsheathed her sword, her ten disciples chased after her and unsheathed their swords to protect her.
"Granny You, what do you mean by this?" Cang Qiuzi demanded.
"I was just about to ask you, what do you mean by barging into the Abstinence Hall and Abstinence Hall? It doesn't matter if you look down on my Abstinence Hall's rules. That's because I'm the Hall Head, so my words carry little weight. " As Granny You spoke, her tone turned cold. "But the Abstinence Hall's rules are Celestial Mountain's rules. As an elder, you're leading the charge to flout the rules, so this old woman has to deal with you!"
As soon as she finished, she ordered the disciples by her side, "Go to the peak and invite master here!"
Granny You was very clear that she was no match for Cang Qiuzi, so she could only stall for time. She had already sent for the sect head as soon as she received the news, so her words were meant for Cang Qiuzi and Duanmu Yao to hear.
Duanmu Yao feigned weakness and didn't argue, but she was laughing in her heart. You want to use master to scare me? Save it!
Cang Qiuzi glanced at Duanmu Yao and saw that she didn't believe him, which only gave him more confidence. "Heheh, inviting senior brother here is the best! Let senior brother be the judge of today's events! "
"What is it?" Granny You asked.
Cang Qiuzi gave a cold snort. "Han Yunxi sent someone to poison Yao Yao's tea!"
"Nonsense!" Granny You denied immediately. How long were they going to play the same trick?
"Han Yunxi is accompanying her punishment in the Abstinence Hall. For the past month, she hasn't taken a single step out of the hall. This old woman can testify for her!"
"If she doesn't leave the hall, then naturally someone else can poison her!" Cang Qiuzi retorted.
"Who is it? Call them out for this old woman to see!" Granny You refused to budge.
Unexpectedly, Duanmu Yao really did summon a guard from the peak. He was here to turn himself in, claiming that he'd received Han Yunxi's secret letter and poison to murder Duanmu Yao.
If witnesses and evidence couldn't be faked, then why were there so many unjust and false cases in this world?
Granny You didn't believe it. "How can a servant's one-sided words prove anything?"
Duanmu Yao immediately rolled up her sleeves and held out her hands. By now, the vines had crawled out from the backs of her hands and extended up her arms.
"This …" Granny You didn't understand poisons, but she could tell that this was no ordinary poison.
"I've already had a poison doctor examine her. This is a hypertoxic rose vine. If poisoned for three days without an antidote, she'll die without a doubt. It's an extremely rare poison, so not many people have seen it before," Cang Qiuzi said Coldly.
"Besides Han Yunxi, who else on Celestial Mountain would have a poison like this?" Duanmu Yao said in a choked voice. "Auntie You, I came today not only to ask for an antidote, but also to seek justice. I've already told your disciples that I had no intention of forcing my way in!"
A complicated look flickered past Granny You's eyes. The poison on Duanmu Yao's hands was so obvious that it couldn't be faked. But even more than that, she refused to believe that Han Yunxi would do something so stupid.
It was very likely that Duanmu Yao had taken the poison herself to frame Han Yunxi.
"Without this old woman's permission, you forced your way in!" Granny You's tone was unyielding. "You should report this to your master first, not run here with the head elder and run amok!"
"Auntie You, master's in closed door cultivation. Martial Uncle Cang is the head of the Council of Elders, so he should be the one to decide things for me," Duanmu Yao retorted.
Hearing this, Granny You cursed in her heart. It looks like Duanmu Yao had calculated the time to come.
"Isn't there still three days? Wait until your master comes out!" Granny You added.
"Youmin, what are you saying? If anything happens to Yao Yao, can you bear the responsibility? "Cang Qiuzi demanded.
Duanmu Yao started sobbing before turning to leave. "I'll just wait. If master comes out on five days, I'll wait five days. If she comes out on ten days, I'll wait ten days!"
She was clearly threatening Granny You!
Granny You hesitated. If anything happened to Duanmu Yao, she wouldn't be able to bear the consequences. Even if she didn't think for herself, she had to think for the Abstinence Courtyard disciples. Their futures all depended on her.
Seeing her hesitate, Cang Qiuzi pretended to yield. "Youmin, it's fine if we don't enter the Abstinence Courtyard. Go call out Han Yunxi and treat the poison first! Right or wrong, it won't be too late to wait until senior brother comes out! "
After some hesitation, Granny You said, "Fine. Since we know the poison came from rose vine, this old woman will just go find Han Yunxi for the antidote. She doesn't need to show up. As for who poisoned her, we'll do as you say. Wait until senior brother comes out of closed door cultivation to explain. "
Duanmu Yao cursed inside. This Youmin is a real pain in the neck!
Seeing Cang Qiuzi shoot her a look, Duanmu Yao burst into tears. "If she doesn't apologize to me, I won't treat this poison! Even if I die, I won't! "
"Youmin, this isn't something we can take responsibility for. Either call out Han Yunxi or let us in! Choose for yourself! "Cang Qiuzi lost his patience.
Granny You was at her wit's end, but she didn't want to use force against them. Without a choice, she could only agree and hope that Han Yunxi could stall for time until Feiye came out.
"Alright, this old woman will take you there," Granny You said to her trusted aide. As Granny You spoke, she instructed her confidant beside her, "Everyone, be on guard and surround the Abstinence Hall. No one is allowed to spread what happened here!"
If Han Yunxi can't stall for time, I'll just fight it out with Cang Qiuzi. Duanmu Yao had lost all her martial arts, so she shouldn't be able to do anything to Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi was currently facing the wall, counting the time with her fingers as she waited for Long Fei Ye to come out. In the silence, Duanmu Yao's voice drifted in from outside. "Han Yunxi, you slut! Get out here right now!
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