Could it be that even Gu Beiyue wasn't confident, so he'd placed all his hopes on Gu?
But just what did Gu Qishao want to do?
"Doctor Gu …" Han Yunxi murmured.
Gu Beiyue finally recovered his wits and smiled at Han Yunxi. "Don't worry."
At this moment, a man who looked like a military officer stood up from the crowd and declared loudly, "Academy Head Gu, Tianning's Great General Ning has already sent troops south. Our Tianning Empire would rather cooperate with Medical City's arrangements and disregard our former enmity to unite all sides to destroy the Poison Sect and protect Tianning!"
"How could my Western Zhou miss out on such a righteous cause?!" Duanmu Baiye immediately raised his hand.
A man sitting next to the Northern Li doctor also raised his right hand. "Count my Northern Li in!"
"Han Yunxi took advantage of His Highness Duke of Qin's absence to collude with the Baili Army and monopolize military and political power. Our five great clans have been framed for injustice. Old Man has come today to ask everyone to save the south central regions' citizens!" Clan Head Xiao stood up.
As expected, there were no eternal alliances or eternal enemies. There were only eternal benefits! For the sake of benefits, allies could kill each other and brothers could betray each other. For the sake of benefits, old enemies could ally and different races could walk the same path!
How could any of these people care about the lives of the common people? What righteousness? All they wanted was benefits. Once they destroyed the south central regions' commander-in-chief's estate, they could divide the fertile lands between themselves.
Han Yunxi looked coldly at Mu Qingwu. She found it strange that Tian An would send a young general like Mu Qingwu to the Apricot Woods Conference.
As it turned out, Tian An had long predicted that Medical City would make such a move.
Medicine City didn't express their stance, but they'd long cut off all supplies to the south central regions' commander-in-chief's estate. Several other great clans expressed their stance, but Mu Qingwu still didn't say anything.
Perhaps she still had a trace of hope for this upright man, but Han Yunxi stared fixedly at Mu Qingwu.
Unfortunately, Mu Qingwu had disappointed her in the end.
Mu Qingwu raised his hand. "Tian An is willing to work together with everyone!"
With a soft sigh, Han Yunxi turned her head back. Her disappointment wasn't because Mu Qingwu didn't remember her as his savior, nor did he care for old sentiments. She was simply disappointed that such a straightforward man, such a righteous general, could protect his little sister, but when it came to matters of right and wrong, he actually approved of Medical City's despicable methods of threatening the common people's lives?
Mu Qingwu despised Medical City very much. He was indignant, but there was nothing he could do.
Before he came to Medical City, his father had warned him repeatedly that he must act according to the situation and not stand out. Father's orders could not be disobeyed, and military orders could not be disobeyed even more.
For the sake of helping Han Yunxi, he'd once disobeyed his father and contradicted him. But he'd never disobeyed a military order. He'd been in the army since he was a child and knew that military orders were like mountains that couldn't be disobeyed.
Almost all of the powers had expressed their stance. Han Yunxi had finally witnessed Medical City's powerful rallying power, as well as their most hypocritical faces.
This was the first time in her life that she'd been so serious and fervent in her desire to join hands with Long Fei Ye to destroy all of these powers today. They'd ruthlessly trample on their hypocritical faces and conquer all of Cloud Realm Continent. Then they'd establish a brand new nation with a new set of world rules.
Gu Yuntian was very satisfied with the enthusiastic responses of the various powers. He raised his hands to signal for everyone to quiet down.
"Since everyone shares the same sentiments as Medical City and wants to rid the people of evil, then I hope that everyone will stay for a few more days after the Apricot Woods Conference ends. Old Man will take the lead and we'll discuss how to eliminate the remnants of the Poison Sect together!"
Before anyone could respond, a vine suddenly shot out from the ground by his feet. In a flash, it grew into countless vines that surrounded Gu Yuntian with bared fangs and brandished claws.
In a flash, everyone rose to their feet in alarm. Medical City's guards immediately rushed onto the stage to hack at the vines with their swords.
"There's an assassin!"
"Who's there, come out!"
"Someone come, surround the scene. Don't let anyone leave!"
… …
Everyone panicked, but no one dared to move. Gu Yuntian lived up to his name as Medical City's leader. Despite being surrounded by vines, he was still very calm. He even signaled for his guards to withdraw.
He gently stroked the vines with a smile. "Thorns, this counts as a type of medicine."
"What if I told you that this is a type of poison?" Gu stood up and walked step by step towards the stage.
Although Gu Yuntian didn't show any fear, he stopped stroking the vines.
"Who are you? You clearly have the ability to kill Old Man, so why don't you? What do you want? "Gu Yuntian asked.
He was right. If Gu could plant a seed at his feet without anyone noticing, then he had the ability to make the vines kill him.
Only then did Medical City's people relax.
Every year, there were many family members of patients who came to seek treatment. When they couldn't get what they wanted, they resorted to extreme measures. Thus, everyone assumed that Gu Qishao had come to seek treatment.
Sneaking into the Apricot Woods Conference to seek treatment was a smart idea. Academy Head Gu couldn't refuse in front of everyone, so he could only make an exception.
However, Gu's answer surprised everyone. He didn't stand on the stage, but below. Coldly, he looked up at Gu Yuntian. "I'm here to seek justice!"
Finally, even Gu Yuntian was shocked. "Just who are you?"
Gu Qishao tore off his human skin mask to reveal his bewitching, seductive features. If this face of hers smiled, it would definitely be devastatingly beautiful and bewitching!
Unfortunately, Gu didn't smile. Even his eyes were cold, without a trace of warmth.
Even Han Yunxi, who saw his smile most often, couldn't help but feel fear. She grew uneasy. Something big must be going on between Gu and Gu Yuntian!
Gu Qishao was absolutely serious this time.
Her peerlessly beautiful appearance shocked everyone present.
"He's Gu! He's the one who summoned a horde of poison corpses to attack Carefree City! "
"Yes, yes, he's Gu!"
"He must be from the Poison Sect too!"
"He must be! Only someone from the Poison Sect can raise so many poison corpses! It's too terrifying! Surround him, don't let him escape! "
… …
Cries of alarm grew louder, but no one dared to take a step forward. Northern Li's imperial physician, Nazha Delin, stared at Gu in shock. It took him a long time to recover his wits.
Gu and Gu Yuntian ignored the growing clamor. Coldly, they stared at each other as if everything around them had nothing to do with them. They were in a world of their own.
Beneath the calm surface of this world, there were perilous waves that only they could comprehend. Mountains crumbled and the earth cracked!
If Gu Yuntian hadn't believed Head Elder Ling's guess before, he did now.
Gu was Xiao Qi Sha, his son. Xiao Qi hadn't lost his memories. Xiao Qi had returned. Xiao Qi had come back for revenge!
Back then, his Xiao Qi had lost his memories. Gu Yuntian and Head Elder Ling had put on a show for the people of Medical City. They'd planned to banish Xiao Qi from the city, then secretly kidnap him and lock him up for further research.
But Xiao Qi had vanished into thin air after leaving Medical City. Their pursuers had dug three feet into the ground within a hundred li radius, but they still hadn't found him.
Many years later, when Xiao Qi had grown up and established Medicine Ghost Valley, Gu Yuntian finally learned that the child was still alive. Actually, he'd already guessed that Xiao Qi had pretended to lose his memories in order to beat them at their own game and escape.
How many years had it been? His Xiao Qi had finally come back! Back for revenge?
Thinking up to here, Gu Yuntian suddenly smiled. He'd done everything so discreetly and cleanly that he hadn't left behind a single shred of evidence. So what if Xiao Qi knew the truth? What could he do?
With Little Seven's status, who would believe the words of Little Seven?
In truth, he'd been hoping for Xiao Qi's return. Only with Xiao Qi's return would he have a chance to continue his unfinished research! He couldn't understand how Little Seven's body recovered after the plague, even though he didn't have a pulse. How did he recover? How did his body recover?
Gu stared coldly at Gu Yuntian, his lips curled in a contemptuous smile that made one's hair stand on end. Gu Yuntian knew that his smile was malicious, but he couldn't figure out what it was.
The world seemed to come to a standstill. Father and son stared at each other from a distance, each with their own thoughts.
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the crowd. "Maybe Gu is Han Yunxi's older brother, and they're all remnants of the Poison Sect! We have to kill them … "
Before he could finish speaking, Gu rushed out of the father and son's world. He turned to the source of the voice, his eyes as fierce as a wolf's as he roared, "Nonsense! Be careful that I don't poison your mouth! I'm not related to Han Yunxi at all! "
Han Yunxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Did he have to despise her bloodline so much?
Gu Beiyue smiled helplessly. Just how much does this guy care about this?!
He was so ferocious that everyone was intimidated. Everyone quieted down.
The man trembled, but he still cared about his face and asked, "Who are you? How did you raise so many poison corpses? "
Gu's lips curled into a contemptuous smile as he replied in a strange voice, "I'm Gu Qi Sha, Head Elder Ling's adopted son …"
At this point, he deliberately paused and turned to look at Gu Yuntian.
"This voice, he-he's Gu Qi Sha! He's Gu Qi Sha! "
"How … how is this possible? Gu is actually Gu Qi Sha! He's from the Medical Academy! "
"Gu Qi Sha, Gu … He's Xiao Qi from all those years ago! Xiao Qi! "
There were many people from the medical world present. Many of them had been to Pill Fiend Valley and had seen Gu Qi Sha before. They had also heard his unique voice before. They were all extremely shocked. Even the older members of the medical academy were astonished.
They had all seen Xiao Qi before.
Xiao Qi had returned …
Xiao Qi had been banished from Medical City because he had raised a poisonous plant in the medicinal field and had stolen medicinal herbs from the storehouse. In order to not tarnish Medical City's reputation, they had concealed the matter of the poisonous plant and only announced that Xiao Qi had been banished for theft.
How had Xiao Qi managed to grow a poisonous plant back then? How had he learned how to raise poison corpses? Who had he learned it from?
The vice presidents, the three elders, and the council members were all whispering to each other as they discussed the matter.
Gu Yuntian woke up from his reverie of father and son staring at each other. He carefully studied Xiao Qi's face. He hadn't expected his son to be so handsome all of a sudden.
He'd already forgotten what Xiao Qi's mother looked like. Xiao Qi probably resembled her more.
Gu Yuntian's heart was wild with joy, but his expression remained calm. "Xiao Qi, I didn't expect you to side with the Poison Sect!"
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