Faced with Gu Yuntian's scrutiny, Han Yunxi really wanted to tear off her disguise and tell him who she was, then give him a good scolding.
But the revolution hadn't succeeded yet! She could only keep hiding.
Gu's identity was still up for debate, but Medical City had already decided that she was from the Poison Sect.
If she revealed her identity now, Gu Qishao wouldn't need to take a blood test, while Gu Beiyue would lose his right to participate in the competition. If they weren't surrounded, they'd be chased out of Medical City.
Han Yunxi endured and replied in an even lower and hoarser voice, "Who I am isn't important. Academy Head Gu, please do the blood test first."
In order to divert Gu Yuntian's attention, Han Yunxi deliberately provoked him. "Academy Head Gu, are you afraid?"
Gu Yuntian cast her a disdainful glance, but didn't pursue the matter.
"Someone, bring me a knife."
He rolled up his sleeves and made a cut on his finger, then raised his hand for everyone to see.
Is this old thing really not afraid?
Han Yunxi grew uneasy. She looked at Gu and saw that Gu's smile had frozen.
Where did Gu Yuntian get his confidence from?
Just as Han Yunxi and Gu were feeling uneasy, Gu Yuntian had already dripped his blood into the clear water.
The clear water was placed on the table in front of the stage. The people below the stage stirred and wanted to move closer, but no one dared.
Han Yunxi already knew the result, but she couldn't relax. She stared fixedly at the clear water, afraid that something would happen to it. Gu Yuntian and Gu both lowered their eyes and remained silent.
For a moment, the entire venue was silent.
The two drops of blood that landed at the bottom of the bowl gradually dispersed. In the end, the blood actually slowly mixed together and dyed the clear water a faint red.
Gu smiled, his lips curling into a soundless grin. It was both pure and evil, like a three-year-old child who'd won a prank and was overjoyed, but also very genuine.
"It's merged!"
Gu smiled as he glanced at Gu Yuntian. Gu Yuntian was abnormally calm. He only stared at Gu, not saying anything.
Han Yunxi should've exhaled in relief, but Gu Yuntian's attitude made her uneasy. She really couldn't set her mind at ease.
Gu personally carried the water down the stage and passed it around to the people in the first row. Before the water spread, the people in the first few rows swarmed over.
The three Vice Principals and several Elders were the first to see the results. All of their expressions changed instantly. They were dumbstruck and speechless.
Facing the chaotic crowd, Luo Zuishan shouted, "What are you all squeezing for? Are you watching a show? Sit back down, or you'll all be kicked out! "
As soon as these words came out, everyone consciously returned to their seats. They were all people of status, who would want to lose face?
Luo Zuishan already knew the truth. He didn't need to look any further to know that the blood was fused together.
Back then, he'd saved Xiao Qi and hidden him in his room in the city. Thus, Gu Yuntian and Head Elder Ling had sent people to search outside the city, but they'd never found him.
Xiao Qi hadn't told him the whole truth back then. He only knew that Xiao Qi had been wrongly accused. Xiao Qi and Gu Yuntian's relationship and Xiao Qi's undying body were all revealed many years later when Xiao Qi came to his door in the middle of the night to tell him. That night, Xiao Qi said a bunch of things before falling asleep. He slept for three days and three nights.
Later, he found out that Xiao Qi had been unable to sleep for seven days and seven nights before that night.
Xiao Qi had suffered from severe sleep disorders ever since he was young.
Gu and Gu Yuntian didn't say a word, so the crowd was silent as well. But when the bowl of water reached the seventh row, the discussions grew louder and louder.
The blood had fused. Gu really was Gu Yuntian's son!
This was the truth …
"How is it? Did you all see it clearly?"
Gu looked back with a smile like a flower. "Everyone, tell me, if I don't call Gu Yuntian 'father,' what should I call him?"
The people in the first row all turned pale and couldn't move. Even the representatives of the major powers, Northern Li's imperial physicians, Western Zhou's imperial princes, Tianning's military officers, Tian An's young general, Medicine City's elders, and the heads of the central regions' aristocratic families were all stunned. They couldn't accept this reality!
Gu was Gu Yuntian's son. Just then, he'd said that Gu Yuntian had taught him his poison skills. Wasn't Medical City embezzling? Were they using the pretense of justice to do shady things behind the scenes?
What right did Medical City have to denounce the Poison Sect? What right did they have to punish the central regions' commander-in-chief's estate? What reason did they have to work together to seal off the central regions?
Medical City was probably powerless to protect itself now, wasn't it? At the very least, Gu Yuntian was powerless to protect himself!
It's over!
The situation they'd worked so hard to set up was about to collapse!
Although everyone acknowledged this fact, they were all whispering to each other. No one dared to answer Gu's question.
At this moment, a teasing voice drifted over. "Aiya, so Gu was Medical City's young master!"
Everyone looked towards the source of the voice and saw that it was none other than the young head of the Tang Clan, Tang Li. The Tang Clan didn't get involved in worldly affairs, so Tang Li was attending the Apricot Woods Conference in the name of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's son-in-law.
Ning Jing secretly tugged at Tang Li's sleeve to stop him, but Tang Li only pretended not to notice.
If Tang Li still couldn't guess that the woman by Gu's side was his sister-in-law by now, then he'd really be blind.
He stood up and bowed towards Gu with his hands clasped in front. "My apologies for my lack of manners!"
Gu was in a good mood and returned a charming smile. His long, flirtatious eyes were enough to mesmerize any woman present.
While Han Yunxi was worried, she didn't know what to say when she saw his self-confidence.
Gu Yuntian still hadn't expressed his stance or changed his expression. Was he really that easy to deal with?
"Academy Head Gu, you keep denouncing the Poison Sect and those who raise Poison corpses. You can't really be unaware that you have such a son, right?" Tang Li was simply adding oil to the fire. "Academy Head Gu, could it be that you've forgotten about your romantic past as well? But … how did Gu Qishao end up being adopted by Head Elder Ling? Don't tell this junior that it's all a coincidence! "
The Tang Clan didn't get involved in worldly affairs, so the medical academy couldn't restrict them in any way. But Tang Li was here in the name of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's son-in-law. He was clearly helping Gu and causing trouble for the consortium at the same time!
Ning Jing was already clutching his thigh, but he still ignored her. He continued to ask loudly, "Academy Head Gu, was Gu really expelled for stealing medicinal ingredients back then? Gu said that you taught him his poison skills. Aren't you going to explain? "
"Your Excellency Academy Head, please give us an explanation. The medical academy's reputation can't be sullied!" Luo Zuishan couldn't help but stand up.
Third Elder Shen stood up as well. "Your Excellency Academy Head, please give us an explanation!"
Next, Medicine City's Wang Gong stood up as well. "Academy Head Gu, just what's going on here?"
"Academy Head Gu, the truth is right before our eyes. What do you mean by keeping silent? Do you admit to it? "Mu Qingwu actually stood up as well.
Han Yunxi looked at them and felt a bit of warmth in her cold heart. She was still willing to believe that a human's heart could be true, kind, and beautiful.
It didn't matter if these people were fence-sitters or really hoped that Gu was telling the truth. At least they were willing to stand up for him at a time like this. At least they weren't still trying to defend him.
Everyone's gaze fell on Gu Yuntian as they waited for his answer.
Gu Yuntian suddenly laughed heartily. "Gu is Old Man's son? A drop of blood to identify relatives? Everyone, do you know what research Old Man is going to announce at this Apricot Woods Conference? "
Han Yunxi's heart suddenly felt uneasy. She seemed to have realized something …
"Young Master Tang, Old Man can answer your question, but can you help Old Man with something first?" Gu Yuntian asked.
"Please speak, Academy Head Gu." Tang Li was very amiable.
"Please bring that bowl of water over for Old Man, is that alright?" Gu Yuntian asked.
Tang Li didn't know what Gu Yuntian was up to, and everyone else was also puzzled. Tang Li generously took the bowl of water and walked over.
Gu Yuntian had Tang Li place the bowl of water on the table. Tang Li did as he was told.
"That's it?" he asked.
"Young Master Tang, can I borrow a drop of your blood?" Gu Yuntian asked again.
As soon as these words came out, Han Yunxi quivered and straightened her back. Her heartbeat suddenly sped up, pounding non-stop.
Gu Yuntian, he couldn't be …
"What do you want this young master's blood for?" Tang Li didn't understand.
"Young Master Tang, Old Man won't harm you. Could it be that you're afraid?" Gu Yuntian asked with a chuckle.
Tang Li could withstand a woman's provocation, but not a man's. He decisively bit his finger and squeezed out a drop of blood. "Here!"
Han Yunxi wanted to stop him, but it was too late. Gu Yuntian immediately pulled his finger and let the drop of blood fall into the bowl of water.
The scene was a bit noisy, and there were many discussions. However, Han Yunxi clearly heard the sound of the drop of blood. "Plop!"
This drop of blood seemed to have dripped onto Han Yunxi's heart. She, who knew the truth of the blood test, was filled with panic.
Everyone didn't understand Gu Yuntian's purpose for doing this. Their attention was once again focused on the bowl of water. Gu and Tang Li were also puzzled and stared at it.
Only Han Yunxi looked away. She really didn't want to accept the truth.
Gradually, everyone quieted down. Han Yunxi could even hear the sound of her own heartbeat.
Suddenly, Tang Li exclaimed, "The blood is fusing!"
Gu Qishao couldn't believe it. He drew closer and saw that the blood really was fusing together. Tang Li's blood was fusing with Gu Qishao and Gu Yuntian's as well.
What was going on?
Gu frowned and looked at Tang Li. Tang Li's face was ashen. He was looking at Gu Yuntian, but his mind was filled with thoughts of his parents.
Damn it! How was he related to Gu Yuntian by blood? What the hell did he do?
It was obvious that neither Gu Qishao nor Tang Li had any doubts about the reliability of the blood test.
Han Yunxi was also stunned. She couldn't help but admit that Gu Yuntian was indeed a medical genius. He actually knew that the blood test was wrong.
Gu Yuntian personally picked up the bowl, walked to the first row, and handed it to Vice Principal Lin. "Pass it down. Everyone, take a look. I originally wanted to announce this research after the Apricot Woods Conference began, but now I'm taking this opportunity to let everyone know."
The bowl of water and the bowl of evidence were quickly passed down. Everyone saw that the three drops of blood had fused together. The item was passed to Gu Beiyue. He glanced at it and sighed softly.
Just as everyone was puzzled, Gu Yuntian asked jokingly, "Young Master Tang, Old Man's love affair, don't tell me that you're included?"
"You!" Tang Li's face alternated between red and white. Gu Yuntian wasn't just insulting him, he was also insulting his parents!
Murderous intent appeared in his eyes. Unexpectedly, Gu Yuntian laughed loudly. "Young Master Tang is someone who likes to joke. Why? Old Man was just joking with you, and you're really angry? This old man and your mother are pure and innocent. The reason why the blood fused is because … "
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