Someone knocked on the door, but Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi seemed to know who it was and tacitly ignored it.
Long Fei Ye asked faintly, "How's the poison beast?"
Even though he didn't see how the poison beast protected Han Yunxi, he heard the commotion and knew that if it wasn't for the poison beast, Han Yunxi would have died under the swords of that group of people.
At the mention of Lil Thing, Han Yunxi's heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife. Once her poison storage space was restored, she put Lil Thing into the poison pool to recuperate. She put almost all of the expensive poisons in the poison storage space into the pool to increase its toxicity, hoping to help Lil Thing a little more.
Even though she didn't take the poison beast's blood this time, Lil Thing was beaten back to its original form right after it was restored, so it must have been severely injured.
"It's recuperating in the poison storage space, still unconscious." Han Yunxi said solemnly.
Long Fei Ye was silent, not saying a word.
"You're not allowed to throw it around again!" Han Yunxi said seriously.
Ever since he lost the bet, Long Fei Ye hadn't thrown Lil Thing around again. He lowered his head, a little embarrassed, "I haven't thrown it around in a long time …"
"Then you're not allowed to bully it, look down on it, dislike it, be fierce to it!" Han Yunxi glared at Long Fei Ye, very serious.
Long Fei Ye avoided her eyes. Seeing his attitude, Han Yunxi was angry. What did this guy mean? Did he dare to dislike Lil Thing?
Han Yunxi was about to explode in anger, but Long Fei Ye said, "I … will … I will treat it well."
Long Fei Ye said it awkwardly, but if he could say such words, it was enough to show that he really would treat Lil Thing well.
"That's more like it!" Han Yunxi was finally satisfied.
Han Yunxi hadn't realized how big of a benefit she had given the little thing.
Long Fei Ye had said these words twice. The first time, he had said it to Han Yunxi in his heart, "This prince will treat her well." The second time, he had said it to Lil Thing.
It was a pity that the little thing was unconscious. Otherwise, it would definitely be jumping around in excitement. After all, it could understand human language now.
The knocking on the door finally stopped as a low, hoarse voice spoke up. "Feiye, let's talk about tomorrow's ranking matches …"
The person who came was none other than Kenzō's old man, Kenshin.
Long Fei Ye glanced at Han Yunxi and finally went to open the door. If Kenshin Lee did not come, Han Yunxi's words would have been in vain.
When he opened the door, he saw Kenshin still in a sorry state. He must have come here immediately after leaving the Ninefold Palace. He seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, no longer looking like his former self. Fortunately, his eyes were still clear and sharp.
This meant that he was sober, very sober.
Han Yunxi stood behind Long Fei Ye and studied the old man. Although she had seen him with her own eyes, it was hard to imagine him in such a helpless state.
Kenzō purposely avoided Han Yunxi's gaze, so Long Fei Ye invited him inside to talk. Han Yunxi had no idea how dangerous tomorrow's matches would be, but Kenshin Lee was well aware.
After three days and three nights of fierce fighting, they were finally able to sit down together. They were both smart people and didn't need to talk about reconciliation. Both of them understood the severity of the situation.
"Just how confident are you in tomorrow's matches?" Kenzō Lee got straight to the point.
If Long Fei Ye hadn't come out of closed door cultivation early, he wouldn't have asked this question. If Long Fei Ye had full control over the Lustbite energy, then dealing with Cang Qiuzi would be a piece of cake.
But Long Fei Ye had come out of closed door cultivation early and fought for three days and three nights. Kenzō Lee had no idea what Long Fei Ye was up to. All he knew was that Long Fei Ye wasn't certain of victory.
"One night's rest should be enough," Long Fei Ye said mildly.
Kenzō Lee knitted his brows in disbelief. He was about to ask when Long Fei Ye shot him a look. It was obvious that Long Fei Ye didn't want Han Yunxi to know the truth.
Only then did the sword sect master remember that Long Feiye had concealed the Lustbite energy from him. "Let me take a look at your pulse," he said.
Long Fei Ye reached out without hesitation. Kenzō Lee's face turned green as soon as he felt his pulse. Even Han Yunxi could tell that something was amiss.
"What's going on?" Han Yunxi asked anxiously.
"It's nothing serious," Long Fei Ye replied immediately.
Han Yunxi was much more clear-headed than before. When she saw the wounds on Long Feiye's back, she'd cried herself silly. Now that she thought about it carefully, how could she still believe Long Feiye's nonsense of 'no major injuries'?
He was only trying to comfort her.
Han Yunxi glared at him, her gaze enough to kill. "Liar! I'll never believe you again! "
Long Fei Ye's heart skipped a beat as he felt an indescribable sense of dread. He looked at Han Yunxi's furious expression and couldn't find an explanation.
Han Yunxi didn't notice his strange behavior, but asked Kenzō Lee, "Just what's going on? Is it serious? What will happen if we fight Cang Qiuzi again? "
Han Yunxi thought that they wouldn't fight unless they were 100 percent certain. After all, one was responsible for one's own life and death in the ranking matches. Once Cang Qiuzi's weakness was exposed, they'd have nine chances of survival.
Seeing Kenzō Lee remain silent, Han Yunxi got straight to the point. "Li Kenshin, you raised this wolf Cang Qiuzi yourself, so you'll deal with him yourself! Long Fei Ye isn't playing anymore! "
Although the sect leader couldn't participate in the ranking matches, he could deal with Cang Qiuzi tonight. Was Duanmu Yao's exposure of Cang Qiuzi's crimes still insufficient to convict him of his crimes?
All that talk about not wanting internal strife, not liking bloodshed between factions, and not wanting to attract Heretical Sword Sect members were just excuses. Why should Long Fei Ye risk his life to maintain peace on Celestial Mountain? It wasn't like Li Kenshin didn't have the strength to deal with Cang Qiuzi! Whatever should be messed up should be messed up.
Long Feiye's heart finally returned to normal at the sight of Han Yunxi's worried and indignant expression. He smiled dotingly but didn't say a word.
Kenzō Lee was actually smiling as well. His silver hair was disheveled and his face was mottled with tears, but his smile was amiable and amiable. He said, "It doesn't matter whether Celestial Mountain is in chaos or not now. Lass, rumors must be spreading all over Celestial Mountain. Celestial Mountain can fall into chaos, and Old Man can kill Cang Qiuzi right now, but Feiye needs to win tomorrow's ranking matches. He needs Kenzō's position as sect leader and the strength of the martial arts circles. Otherwise, it'll be hard for him to face off against Medical City or protect you. "
Han Yunxi calmed down and understood.
No matter what, Long Fei Ye had to win this match!
"How's the situation?" Long Fei Ye finally spoke up.
"I'll help you tonight, don't worry," Kenzō Lee said seriously. He finally stopped avoiding Han Yunxi's gaze and looked at her seriously. "Lass, you're right. Old Man raised a wolf, so Old Man has to deal with him personally."
Just what was Kenzō Lee planning? And what about Long Fei Ye's situation? Han Yunxi still didn't understand. She wanted to ask Long Fei Ye, but she was afraid that Long Fei Ye wouldn't tell her the truth. She could only wait for Kenzō Lee to arrive tonight.
Not long after Kenzō Lee left, Han Yunxi and the rest received news that Duanmu Yao had been thrown into the Celestial Prison by Kenzō Lee.
The Celestial Prison was Tianshan Kenzō's highest-level prison cell. It was a true prison cell right below Celestial Sword's main hall. Each cell was surrounded by four dead walls and a hollow iron mesh at the top. Anyone locked inside would be forever trampled underfoot, never to rise again.
"He's finally awake," Long Fei Ye intoned.
After all these years, he'd always felt that his master wasn't ill, but drunk. Han Yunxi had dug up his old wounds, but the pain had awakened him instead.
Before nightfall, Xu Donglin arrived with two letters from South Ning Prefecture. The situation was dire.
News of Han Yunxi's Poison Sect disciple spread throughout Cloud Realm Continent. Medical City was the first to make things difficult for Medicine City, demanding that they stop all dealings with Pill Fiend Pharmacy. At the same time, they restricted the medical community's activities in South Ning's commander-in-chief's estate.
As soon as the rumors spread, Gu Beiyue was the first to voice his suspicions and demand proof.
Han Yunxi was far away at Celestial Mountain, so only its disciples had seen the poison beast. Medical City couldn't produce any proof right away, which was why Medicine City didn't give them a formal answer. The medical community hadn't completely retreated either.
However, South Ning's commander-in-chief's estate was already divided into two factions. One faction insisted on believing in Long Fei Ye and that Han Yunxi wasn't the Poison Sect disciple, so they demanded proof. Another faction wanted Long Fei Ye to give Long Fei Ye to Medical City to atone for his crimes.
The war between the three nations was still ongoing. Ning Cheng stood on Medical City's side and accused Long Fei Ye of colluding with the Poison Sect. Tian An and Western Zhou didn't make their stance known, but simply watched from the sidelines.
That wasn't even the worst news. The worst news was that Ning Cheng had transferred over a large batch of red coat cannons from somewhere to defend the eastern front against the Mu family troops. He was going to personally lead the Ning Clan troops into a fierce battle with the Chu Clan troops. Western Zhou's imperial prince had staked everything on a single throw and placed all of his troops on the battlefield in Fenglin Prefecture.
Long Fei Ye's expression was grave. It was obvious that Ning Cheng's move was completely unexpected. He guessed that Cloud Realm Trade Consortium had more red coat cannons in their hands, and that Ning Cheng was keeping them to defend against Northern Li. Otherwise, Ning Cheng's prudence would never allow him to leave the northern front open and the Chu Clan troops on the eastern and western fronts.
Just what had made Ning Cheng so impulsive? Why was he staking everything on a single throw?
It had to be said that the situation was grim. There were sudden changes in the war between the three nations and internal strife in the south central regions. No one knew how long Gu Beiyue could hold out. Once Medical City punished the south central regions, Ning Cheng wouldn't even need to kick them while they were down. The south central regions would crumble on their own.
Han Yunxi's face turned ashen at the sight. She always knew that Medical City was powerful, but she never expected the medical industry to replace the banks, grain, and military industries and hold the government hostage.
Once there were no doctors, the people would panic, and the country would fall into chaos.
Even if she was a descendant of the Poison Sect and had done all sorts of evil deeds, the medical academy couldn't threaten Long Fei Ye with withdrawing their medical services!
They were treating the lives of the common people as a joke!
Treating and saving lives and researching medical skills were secondary to the medical academy. To those people, medical skills were a sharp weapon that could eliminate dissidents.
Han Yunxi hadn't been curious about the Poison Sect's past or the grudges between them and the medical academy, but now she was curious.
"I really shouldn't have come to Celestial Mountain," Han Yunxi began to blame herself.
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