Seeing Bai Yanqing's interest in Baili Mingxiang, Gu Beiyue was certain that Bai Yanqing had already fallen for Long Fei Ye's bait!
In order to hide the truth about the Lustbite energy, he had helped Long Fei Ye trick Han Yunxi into sending Baili Mingxiang to Celestial Mountain under the pretext of treating her with acupuncture.
"This Miss Baili is the young miss of the Baili Estate and Baili Yuanlong's own daughter. I don't know how she ended up in the Duke of Qin's estate as the princess's servant girl," Gu Beiyue said.
"Old Man has heard of this as well. Back in Tianning's capital city, people even talked about it," Bai Yanqing asked. "The young miss of the Baili Estate couldn't have really become a servant girl, right?"
"Of course not! To outsiders, she's a servant girl, but she's actually learning acupuncture and poisons from the princess. The princess wasn't happy about it, but she couldn't chase her away. As this junior sees it, it's probably because of Long Fei Ye's face. I heard that the Duke of Qin's estate never accommodates guests, but this Miss Baili managed to live in the Duke of Qin's estate under the guise of a servant girl, "Gu Beiyue said.
Bai Yanqing fell silent, a shadow in his eyes. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking about.
Gu Beiyue continued, "That's not strange. What this junior doesn't understand is that when Long Fei Ye was injured on Celestial Mountain, he specially summoned Baili Mingxiang to the mountain to treat him with acupuncture. In terms of acupuncture skills, both the princess and this one are far superior to Baili Mingxiang. "
Bai Yanqing finally spoke. "You and the princess were busy with Medical City at the time. You probably didn't have time to rush to Celestial Mountain, right?"
"Uncle Bai, there's something you don't know. This junior and Long Fei Ye recommended Imperial Physician Huang, but Long Fei Ye insisted on Miss Baili!" Gu Beiyue said seriously, "In this junior's opinion, there must be something fishy about this matter!"
A complicated look flashed past Bai Yanqing's eyes as he nodded. He did not tell Gu Beiyue about the Lustbite power and dual cultivation.
These days, he had sent people to keep an eye on Baili Mingxiang and investigate everything about Baili Mingxiang.
Not long ago, he had sent spies into the East Qin camp to investigate. When he came to find Gu Beiyue, he had just received news that the three dancer spies had failed their assassination and had been captured.
In fact, the assassination was secondary to the fact that he had sent out the three dancer assassins. His main purpose was to probe.
Although he was very suspicious of Baili Mingxiang, he was not completely sure that Baili Mingxiang was the one who had dual cultivated with Long Fei Ye. He would only kill Baili Mingxiang personally after he was completely sure.
In terms of swordsmanship, if they really competed, he would still be slightly inferior to Long Fei Ye. However, his poison skills were enough to suppress Long Fei Ye. Therefore, he had to stop Long Fei Ye from cultivating to the third stage of the Lustbite power. The third stage was an invincible state. At that time, Long Fei Ye could easily avoid his poison skills!
Gu Beiyue's words and the failure of the dancer spies had undoubtedly dispelled the last concerns in Bai Yanqing's heart. He thought that he could start planning and do it himself!
Gu Beiyue didn't say anything else. This was all he could do to help Long Fei Ye. Although he wished that he could help a little more, he couldn't be impatient in front of Bai Yanqing.
Bai Yanqing had underestimated him, but he wouldn't underestimate Bai Yanqing either.
"Uncle Bai, how did the Feng Clan find out about the princess and Long Fei Ye's origins?" Gu Beiyue asked seriously.
Bai Yanqing told him about the mermaid blood that Jun Yi Xie had brought back from Fishery Island. As for Han Yunxi's origins, he hesitated for a long time before saying indifferently, "You must have heard about Lady Tianxin's affair with a descendant of the Poison Sect in Medical City when you were young, right?"
Gu Beiyue was shocked. Although he had guessed, he didn't want to be right.
"I heard grandfather mention it," he replied.
Bai Yanqing sighed. "That descendant of the Poison Sect … was me, your Uncle Bai!"
Gu Beiyue's hands stiffened. He couldn't speak for a long time. Bai Yanqing, the descendant of the Poison Sect, really was Lady Tianxin's lover and Han Yunxi's birth father!
"So, Uncle Bai, you already knew that Lady Tianxin was a descendant of Western Qin?" Gu Beiyue asked.
Bai Yanqing nodded without denying it.
"Then why did Lady Tianxin marry Han Congan? Why didn't you ask about the princess at all? Why? "Gu Beiyue asked again.
"I didn't know that Tianxin was Lianxin. I've been looking for her all these years. By the time I found out that Lianxin was Tianning's Tianxin, she … she had already died in childbirth! Yunxi had already grown up! "
Bai Yanqing grew emotional as his eyes shone with tears. "My father is a descendant of the Poison Sect and my mother is a descendant of the Wind Clan. Back then, I didn't know that Mu Xin was a descendant of Western Qin's imperial clan until I saw her phoenix birthmark. I didn't even have time to tell her that I was a member of the Wind Clan before she mistook me for having an affair with another woman. She ran away with my child … "
Bai Yanqing choked on his words, unable to speak.
Gu Beiyue's eyes flashed with suspicion. He could tell that Bai Yanqing's tears were real. Why would a man cry unless he was truly moved? But he didn't believe Bai Yanqing's words at all.
Bai Yanqing was Han Yunxi's father, so it was very likely that it was true. However, everything else was a lie!
Helian Zuixiang's existence as a spy proved that Bai Yanqing had long known about Han Yunxi's identity and had long set up an ambush at the Han Estate.
If Bai Yanqing really wanted to revive Western Qin for the sake of Han Yunxi, he should've recognized Han Yunxi long ago. He should've made his move long ago instead of being stuck between the Long Fei Ye, Ning Cheng, and Northern Li!
Gu Beiyue had assumed that Bai Yanqing's ambition was to rule the world, but now he was lost and afraid. If Han Yunxi knew that Bai Yanqing was her father, how would she feel? How would she disobey?
"Uncle Bai … why don't you recognize the princess? If the princess knows that her father is still alive, she'll definitely be very happy, "Gu Beiyue probed.
Bai Yanqing let out a long sigh. "Uncle Bai owes her far, far too much. And, if we announce all of this at a time like this, I'm afraid … the Di clan will become disloyal."
Gu Beiyue expressed his understanding. Although they were both loyal to Western Qin, the two clans obviously had to contend for power.
Bai Yanqing wiped away the tears at the corner of his eyes and smiled. "Nephew Beiyue, you're the only one who knows about this. You …"
"Don't worry, uncle Bai. Beiyue knows what I'm doing," Gu Beiyue promised in a hurry.
Only then did Bai Yanqing nod. "Come, uncle Bai will brew some medicine for you. You need to recover your inner qi as soon as possible. Medical City … is still counting on you to return! With the assistance of Medical City, the Northern Dynasties Emperors will definitely rely on us even more. "
"This junior can return to Medical City right now!" Gu Beiyue probed.
As expected, Bai Yanqing refused. "There's no rush, no rush. Treat your injuries well. When the time comes, uncle Bai will take you back!"
Gu Beiyue's lips curved into a cold smile. "I'll listen to everything uncle Bai says. As for the princess, I'll have to ask uncle Bai to tell her that Beiyue is safe."
"Don't worry. Yunxi knows you're here with me and wants you to recuperate well. If you need any medicine, just say the word," Bai Yanqing replied.
Gu Beiyue wanted to brew the medicine himself, so Bai Yanqing politely went over to help. When the medicine was ready, Bai Yanqing insisted that Gu Beiyue drink it while it was hot.
Gu Beiyue didn't know what kind of poison was in the medicine, but he was certain it had to be a slow-acting one.
For the sake of avoiding Bai Yanqing's suspicions, he would always drink it all in one gulp in front of Bai Yanqing, then secretly take medicine to induce vomiting. This method could only reduce the effects of the poison, but there would still be traces of it left in his body.
Bai Yanqing's medicine did help with his internal injuries, but only by a very small amount.
After taking the medicine, Gu Beiyue sighed. "Uncle Bai, can you have the princess lend Lil Thing to this one? This junior really misses that little fellow."
"It's being raised in the poison storage space. You have to hurry and recover. Once this poison beast recovers, it can rival an entire army!" Bai Yanqing refused.
Gu Beiyue suspected that Lil Thing was in Bai Yanqing's hands and had been trapped by Bai Yanqing. Otherwise, with Lil Thing's temper, it would've escaped to find him long ago.
After Bai Yanqing left, he immediately took medicine to induce vomiting, causing his organs to twist in discomfort. He tidied everything up and collapsed onto a stool. His already pale face was drained of color, his body so frail that it seemed like he could turn to ash at any moment.
To reduce the amount of poison left in his body, he used a lot of medicine. Every time he vomited, his stomach and throat would hurt for an hour. Just like that, he suffered for an hour before exhaling a mouthful of turbid air.
Ever since he was young, he'd endured all sorts of ailments, much less a trifling hour of agony. He was still weak, but his eyes flashed with a sinister light.
He'd already found a way to send out the letter.
Bai Yanqing, just you wait!
At this moment, Gu was still lying on a large tree in a forest on the outskirts of Tianning's capital city. He was supposed to bring Bai Yuqiao out yesterday to rescue Su Xiaoyu. They were about to set off when Mu Ling 'er suddenly said, "Qi Brother, today's the Double Seventh Festival. Let's leave tomorrow."
If not for Mu Ling 'er's reminder, he would've forgotten the date.
The Double Seventh Festival was his birthday and the origin of his name "Xiao Qi". Unfortunately, no one knew about it except for the imprisoned Gu Yuntian and Ling Guyi.
Even Mu Ling 'er and Han Yunxi, who loved him the most, didn't know.
Gu left Mu Ling 'er in the palace and ran out by himself. He slept for an entire day and night in this quiet forest.
In the past, he couldn't sleep, but now he could easily fall asleep. That was pretty good!
When the birds in the forest began to chirp noisily, Gu jumped down from the tree and stretched lazily before returning to the city.
As soon as he entered the palace, he saw Mu Ling 'er standing in front of him with her bright red rabbit eyes.
"Qi Brother, where did you go? Ling 'er thought … thought …" Mu Ling' er was choked with sobs before she could finish her sentence.
She thought he'd left her behind like before and disappeared without a trace.
"Crybaby!" Gu cast her a sidelong glance.
At this moment, Ning An walked over. "Gu, where did you go? We've been looking for you for an entire day and night!"
"We agreed to set off today. What are you looking for this young master for?" Gu was lofty and unfriendly. When he was cold, he wasn't enchanting at all, but cool and elegant.
"Ning Cheng is on the way. He wants you to wait for him. He wants to go with you!" Ning An replied.
Gu immediately asked, "Then what about Han Yunxi?"
Eastern and Western Qin had stopped fighting. No matter what, Han Yunxi had to write a letter to him. There had to be a reason for this.
Ning An glanced at Mu Ling 'er and said, "Although the two armies have stopped fighting, the situation is not optimistic. The princess has to stay in the army. The princess said that Long Fei Ye is in the East Qin camp, so she will definitely be stationed in the Western Qin camp! "
Gu still wanted to ask, but Mu Ling 'er tugged on his clothes and said in a low voice, "Qi Brother, my elder sister sent a letter. It's with me."
Mu Ling 'er's elder sister was naturally Han Yunxi. She refused to call her elder sister in front of Han Yunxi, but she was proud of it in private and called her very naturally.
Knowing that Han Yunxi had sent a letter, Gu was too lazy to pay attention to Ning An.
"I'll let you know tonight whether we're waiting for Ning Cheng or not. This young master has something to do." As he spoke, he pulled Mu Ling 'er away. He was anxious to see Han Yunxi's letter.
Ning An didn't stop him. Instead, he smiled meaningfully …
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