It wasn't until Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue reached the entrance of the Apricot Woods Conference that Gu suddenly poked his head out from behind Han Yunxi. "Poison lass, good morning!"
Han Yunxi jumped in fright when she saw Gu's disguised face. She almost didn't realize it was him, but the words "Poison lass" helped her recover quickly.
This guy's finally showing up. Han Yunxi silently exhaled.
"Did I scare you?" Gu asked with a grin.
"Where's the big gift?"
Gu had said he was going to prepare a big gift for Gu Yuntian, but he'd taken two days to prepare. It was hard for Han Yunxi not to be curious.
Gu seemed to be in a good mood. Even though he was wearing a human skin mask, his smile was still beautiful. "It's ready," he said. "I'll give it to him when I see him later."
Han Yunxi figured that the gift had to be related to the Poison Sect. Gu was the adopted son of the medical academy's head elder, so his poison skills were exquisite. Perhaps he'd studied them since he was young.
This guy is probably going to expose the medical academy's true colors today.
Mm, I'll wait and see!
Han Yunxi was looking forward to it, but Gu Beiyue's eyes flashed with pity when he saw Gu's flower-like smile. Unfortunately, Han Yunxi didn't notice.
They were about to enter the Apricot Woods when a disguised servant rushed over to report in a low voice. "Esteemed wangfei, Ning Cheng defeated Chu Xifeng last night and led his troops south. General Baili also led his troops north the night before yesterday. I'm afraid they'll fight the day after tomorrow at the earliest!"
"Ning Cheng really is impatient," Han Yunxi smiled coldly.
"The day after tomorrow?" Gu Beiyue grew amused. Long Fei Ye really is formidable. He even guessed the time so accurately.
The day after tomorrow. The Apricot Woods Conference should be finished by then, right?
"The day after tomorrow? What plans? "Han Yunxi smiled.
"Esteemed Wangfei, if the Apricot Woods Conference goes smoothly, how about … we go to the battlefield together?" Gu Beiyue asked. Actually, this was what Long Fei Ye had asked him to ask.
"Okay!" Han Yunxi didn't consider. She had long been unhappy with Ning Cheng.
Gu didn't quite understand what they were talking about, and he was too lazy to figure it out. He pulled Han Yunxi's arm a little anxiously. "Let's go. It's not over yet. Why are you talking about the day after tomorrow?"
The Apricot Woods Conference was really held in a large apricot forest. This apricot forest was located in the southwest of Medical City. It covered a very large area and belonged only to the Medical College. Unless it was a special occasion, it was generally not open to the public.
In the apricot forest, there were only apricot trees and nothing else. In the middle of the forest, there was a huge circular open space, which was the main venue of the conference. At this time, it was already full of distinguished guests.
Han Yunxi's group of three had disguised themselves as doctors. Because they had an invitation, they smoothly passed through the guards and entered the apricot forest.
The reason this event was called the Apricot Woods Conference wasn't only because it was held in the forest, but also because the forest was synonymous with traditional Chinese medicine. People often used the phrases "Apricot Woods Warm in Spring" and "Apricot Woods Full of Praise" to praise a doctor's medical skills and ethics.
By the time Han Yunxi's group arrived at the venue, most of the people were already there. Everyone was chatting in groups of three or five, making small talk and bonding.
"As expected of Cloud Realm's great conference. It's rare for friends from all over to have the chance to gather together." Han Yunxi said the word "friends" with special mockery.
Now, all of Medical City's friends were probably their enemies. Being able to participate in Medical City's grand conference at least meant that they didn't oppose Medical City's full sanctions against the commander-in-chief's estate.
"Yes, it's rare for us to be able to coexist peacefully." Gu Beiyue sighed with emotion.
Gu was still chuckling. "Poison lass, you have quite a few friends too. Why don't you go say hello?"
Han Yunxi rolled her eyes at him and ignored him. However, she had to admit that many of the people present were her friends. Or rather, they used to be.
Thanks to Gu Beiyue's invitation, they were seated in the fifth row, which was quite close to the front. In order to get a clear view of the "big shots" in the first two rows, they deliberately went around to the front and walked from the first row to the back.
In addition to Medical City's people, foreign guests with high status also sat in the first and second rows.
Medicine City had sent the most people, including Elder Wang, his son, and three elders. These people weren't just friends. They'd even said that they'd serve Long Feiye in the past.
Tian An's representative was none other than Young General Mu Qingwu. Han Yunxi's gaze lingered on Mu Qingwu for a while. She hadn't seen him for a long time, but he still looked the same. Those thick eyebrows and large eyes couldn't hide anything. However, Han Yunxi didn't know if this man was still as open and upright as before.
Sitting next to Mu Qingwu was also someone she hadn't seen in a long time. It was Western Zhou's crown prince, Duanmu Baiye. Han Yunxi had to admit that she was narrow-minded. She didn't have a good impression of this guy to begin with, but when she thought of Duanmu Yao, she hated him even more.
The changes and internal strife in Western Zhou had caused the once arrogant crown prince to more or less rein in his temper. He was currently whispering to Mu Qingwu with his head lowered, but she couldn't hear what they were whispering about.
Han Yunxi only felt that these two "precious little sister protectors" were quite compatible sitting together.
Looking to the right, she saw that the person sitting next to Duanmu Baiye was actually an envoy from Northern Li. Northern Li and Western Zhou had been at odds for so many years, but now that they'd come to Medical City, they were willing to give Medical City face and sit together.
No matter how strong Northern Li's military force was, they would still have to give in to Medical City.
When Jun Yi Xie's identity as a member of the Hundred Poisons Sect was exposed, Medical City had pressured the Northern Li imperial family. When it was revealed that Ouyang Ning Jing had colluded with Jun Yi Xie to plant medicinal herbs in the snowy mountains of Northern Li, Medical City had directly denounced the Northern Li imperial family. The Northern Li imperial family could only remove Jun Yi Xie's title as an explanation to Medical City.
The envoy from Northern Li was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. He wore a long grey robe and had a goatee. Han Yunxi had never seen this person before. She walked past him and saw the name plate on the table that read "Head of Northern Li's Imperial Hospital, Nazha Delin".
Because Han Yunxi was looking at the name plate, she didn't notice the steps under her feet. She missed a step and was about to fall down, but the maid beside Nazha Delin caught her.
Gu Beiyue and Gu were behind her, but it was too late to help her.
"Be careful." The maid's voice was quite pleasant.
Han Yunxi raised her head and saw that the maid was about sixteen or seventeen years old. She had a pair of especially bright eyes. Han Yunxi couldn't help but think of Su Xiaoyu. Su Xiaoyu's eyes were even prettier than hers.
"Many thanks." She stood up.
"It's nothing." The maid quickly returned to her position.
At this time, Nazha Delin turned around and glanced at Han Yunxi. He didn't take it seriously.
Gu Beiyue hurriedly chased after Han Yunxi and whispered, "Is your foot okay?"
Before Han Yunxi could reply, Gu Qishao scooted to the other side and murmured, "Lass, did you twist your ankle? Let me help you rub it? "
Han Yunxi didn't say anything. She stared to the right. Gu Beiyue and Gu followed her gaze and saw a familiar figure not far away.
"Family Head Xiao!" Han Yunxi said through gritted teeth.
As the head of the number one family in the south central region, Family Head Xiao represented all the major families in the south central region. His arrival was obviously a slap to the Commander-In-Chief's Office and Long Fei Ye's face!
Could it be that he couldn't defeat the Baili Army in the south central region, so he came to Medical City to seek outside help?
"How bold." Gu Beiyue was also quite shocked.
"Indeed."
Han Yunxi was still relatively calm. She continued to look for a seat. When they found it, the three of them were very surprised and looked at each other in dismay.
The people sitting next to them were none other than Tang Li and Ning Jing.
Han Yunxi and the others were in disguise, so Tang Li and Ning Jing naturally couldn't recognize them. However, Han Yunxi saw Tang Li's immortal-like handsome face at first glance.
Ning Jing was sitting upright and still, looking ahead expressionlessly. Tang Li was like a slave to his wife. He held her arm with a fawning expression and whispered in her ear from time to time. It didn't seem like he was whispering, but more like he was asking for forgiveness after making a mistake.
Judging from their seats, it seemed that the Ouyang Chamber of Commerce had received the invitation and Ning Jing brought Tang Li to attend.
Han Yunxi sat down by Tang Li's side, her lips curled into a smile as she maintained her composure.
As soon as she sat down, she faintly heard all kinds of mushy and explicit words of love from Tang Li to make Ning Jing happy. Han Yunxi thought she was very calm, but in the end, she couldn't stand it and changed seats with Gu. She sat between Gu Beiyue and Gu.
She couldn't help but think that Long Fei Ye and Tang Li were blood relatives. Why was there such a big gap between the two brothers? The words that Tang Li said, Long Fei Ye probably couldn't say it in his lifetime.
Long Fei Ye couldn't say it, but Gu could. He listened to Tang Li's whispers and whispered to Han Yunxi, "Poison girl, guess what he said?"
Han Yunxi wanted to say that she didn't want to listen, but Gu had already whispered in her ear, "You must not know how much I love you. For you, I can give up everything, including myself. Do you believe it? "
Tang Li's original words were, "Jing 'er, you must not know how much I love you. For you, I can give up everything in the Tang Sect, including myself. Do you believe it?"
But Gu Qishao had left out 'Jing' er 'and' Tang Clan 'in his story. It wasn't clear whether he'd done it on purpose or not, but Han Yunxi felt uncomfortable listening to it. She really felt like Gu Qishao was confessing to her!
She felt that it was more appropriate for her to change seats with Gu Beiyue. Just as she was about to get up, Gu pressed her hand down and asked again, "Do you believe it? What do I have to do to make you believe it? I'm not playing with you, and I won't joke with you. From the moment I met you, except for hiding my identity, everything I said to you was true. I'm sincere. Do you believe it? Answer me. "
Han Yunxi was stunned. Her heart was thumping wildly.
How could she not understand Gu's feelings? She didn't like how he was always so playful and joked about everything. However, when he stopped joking with her one day and leaned close to her and whispered sweet nothings to her in such a gentle and serious voice, she realized that she couldn't resist and didn't know what to do.
Gu, if it's always a joke, then we'll always be good friends. But if, if one day the joke turns out to be true, how can I continue to treat you as a friend?
Han Yunxi's face was a little pale. Gu suddenly chuckled and said in a low voice, "Poison Girl, what are you doing? Don't tell me you're disgusted by Tang Li's words? "
Han Yunxi's clenched heart suddenly relaxed.
Tang Li had indeed hidden his identity and lied to Ning Jing from the moment he met her. When Gu had said those words, she had thought that he was talking about Gu Qi Sha's identity.
How could she scare herself like that?
"You're disgusting me. Can you shut up?" Han Yunxi said exasperatedly.
Gu Qishao chuckled. "Poison lass, do you believe those words?"
Before Han Yunxi could reply, Gu Qishao's bright, starry eyes abruptly turned cold and filled with ruthlessness!
This was the first time that Han Yunxi had been frightened by Gu. She never knew that this pair of smiling eyes could be so frightening when they were angry. She followed his gaze and saw that the head of the medical college, Gu Yuntian, was already standing on the stage.
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