Regret?
Han Yunxi's first reaction was to shake her head. She had made this decision at the Three-Way Black Market and had persisted until now. Although it seemed like a wrong decision now, she did not regret it. She did not want to regret it!
When she first learned about Long Fei Ye's childhood, she made this decision. She only had one thought, and that was to stand side by side with Long Fei Ye, hand in hand, and be together openly. This man's literary and military skills were unparalleled. This man's lofty ambitions were also unparalleled. This man had suffered unimaginable hardships as he grew up.
She loved him, respected him, and felt sorry for him.
This kind of person should not be bound by hatred. He should not live for East Qin, he should live for himself.
Whether it was his ideals or his ambitions, he had the right to go further and fly higher. She did not want the hatred between East and West Qin to drag him down. She did not want him to give in again and again because of her.
She wanted to be his support, not his stumbling block.
In the current situation, the battle at Hundred Poisons Sect was their best opportunity. If they missed this opportunity, she did not know how long they would have to wait. Perhaps after leaving Hundred Poisons Sect, they would have to go their separate ways.
Seeing Han Yunxi shake her head, Long Fei Ye seemed to feel that it was not enough. He looked at Han Yunxi and asked seriously, "Answer me."
Han Yunxi threw caution to the wind and said loudly, "I won't regret it! East and West Qin have no grudges. There will never be hatred between us! "
Wasn't that what Long Fei Ye had been waiting for?
He pulled Han Yunxi into his arms and hugged her tightly before letting go.
As long as she did not regret it, it was enough.
What kind of mess could he not clean up after her? Now that Gu Beiyue had returned, even Bai Yanqing could not stir up the world that he was determined to conquer.
Long Fei Ye said, "We don't need the truth, we just need an opportunity to cooperate. The world is full of people, and everyone has their own opinions about what is right and wrong. Even if Bai Yanqing shows up and exposes everything we did today, so what? Not everyone in the world would believe what he said. "
After Long Fei Ye finished speaking, he turned around and instructed the Shadow Guard, "Pass down the order. Spread the news that Bai Yanqing escaped by faking his death after being stabbed in the heart."
As soon as Long Fei Ye said this, Gu Beiyue, who had been tense all this time, suddenly relaxed and smiled. In the end, he was still inferior to Long Feiye when it came to scheming.
Long Fei Ye's preemptive strike had caught Bai Yanqing off guard!
If they waited until Bai Yanqing showed up to explain everything that had happened today, the world would definitely not believe them. However, if they made the first move and released the news that Bai Yanqing had faked his death, the public would still support them more when Bai Yanqing appeared again.
Moreover, Long Feiye's declaration of 'the sword in the heart won't die' would probably shake all of Cloud Realm Continent! Bai Yanqing's background as a descendant of the Poison Sect would definitely make the world think of the legendary Poison Gu humans.
The Poison Sect was already viewed as a public enemy when they researched the secret recipes for Poison Gu humans, much less Bai Yanqing.
No matter whether he was really a Poison Gu human or not, the world would dread him and view him as an enemy. No one would believe him so easily!
Han Yunxi's heart also settled back into her chest. She had to admit that Long Fei Ye's move was ruthless and ruthless. She could already imagine how much Cloud Realm Continent would stir up once the news got out.
As the Poison Sect's sect head, she had to "fan the flames" a bit.
"Send orders to the Poison Sect to remove Bai Yanqing from the list of direct descendants," Han Yunxi instructed.
The guard hesitated before asking, "Princess, that's all?"
"That's all. There's no need to say anything else. Leave it to the world to guess!" Han Yunxi's gloomy mood suddenly brightened.
Now it looked like she didn't need to bear the crime of "patricide."
Bai Yanqing and she were both direct descendants of the Poison Sect, so naturally there would be people who would suspect their relationship. If she used her status as sect head to remove Bai Yanqing's name now, she could prevent Bai Yanqing's notoriety from affecting the Poison Sect that had just been rehabilitated. Secondly, if Bai Yanqing came to acknowledge his daughter, she could interrogate him properly. If necessary, she didn't mind placing righteousness before family and cutting ties with Bai Yanqing in front of the world.
"Your Highness, princess, the most important thing right now is to stabilize the Di Clan and find a way to neutralize the Poison Gu humans! Since there's a secret art to nurture them, there must be a secret art to neutralize it! "Gu Beiyue said seriously.
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi both agreed on these points. After weighing the pros and cons, finding a way to neutralize the Poison Gu humans was even more urgent than stabilizing the Di Clan.
Before, they hadn't known that Bai Yanqing was a Poison Gu human, so they hadn't sensed the threat. Now that they knew the truth, they still felt lingering fear.
In truth, even if they joined forces, they still wouldn't be a match for Bai Yanqing! Bai Yanqing must have hidden his true strength because he had his own misgivings and didn't want to become public enemy number one.
Everyone in this world yearned to be immortal and live forever. But who wouldn't be afraid when an unkillable monster like that appeared? Who wouldn't want to destroy such a monster?
Even the major factions would do everything in their power to destroy it if they couldn't control it. A monster like this not only threatened the safety of the common people, but also the rule of the various major factions.
"As for the Di Clan, let's have Kangan Private Bank put some pressure on them first." Long Fei Ye said.
Although the Myriad Merchant Hall elders didn't know that Kangan Private Bank belonged to Long Fei Ye's faction, they all knew that it had close ties with Han Yunxi.
As long as Kangan Private Bank put pressure on the auction houses, the Myriad Merchant Hall elders would understand that Han Yunxi was planning to make a move against the Di Clan's treasury. They only had two choices: help Han Yunxi convince Cloud Realm Trade Consortium and the Ning Clan troops, or join forces with the consortium and the Ning Clan troops to resist Han Yunxi.
There were many factions within the Di Clan as well. If they wanted to control them, they had to sound them out first before making any plans.
"Alright," Han Yunxi nodded. She wanted to test the strength of the Di Clan's support for peace.
There was still no news of Ning Cheng being kidnapped by Bai Yuqiao. If Ning Cheng was here, things would be much simpler.
The most direct and effective way to control the Di Clan was through Ning Cheng. Actually, she didn't have such a strong desire for control. Instead, she hoped that Ning Cheng could set aside his years of obsession and join forces with Long Fei Ye to deal with the Wind Clan.
Back then, Ning Cheng had abandoned commerce for the army and started as a small soldier. It hadn't been easy for him to build such a large army. The Di Clan was a family of merchants who had been doing business for generations. What they needed most was peace and prosperity!
Han Yunxi had always thought that if Ning Cheng hadn't joined the army and the Di Clan hadn't put so much thought into military affairs, perhaps Kangan Private Bank wouldn't be Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's biggest bank today. Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's businesses wouldn't have been destroyed so easily by Long Fei Ye, either.
The fatal flaw of the Ning Clan troops was that Ning Cheng had been getting very little money from the national treasury over the years. He was using Cloud Realm Trade Consortium to support the Ning Clan troops. As long as Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's finances were in trouble, the entire Di Clan would be in trouble as well.
Although Long Feiye was a rich man, the Baili Navy had been raised by the Tianning imperial court. Moreover, they'd continued to do so until Tianning fell into civil strife and Emperor Tianhui fell from power. Meanwhile, Long Feiye rarely supported the troops in the south with their salaries and salaries. Most of them were raised by the powerful families and financial groups of the south. Long Fei Ye had the ability to balance out the checks and balances between the aristocratic families and financial groups, so he didn't have to submit to anyone's whims.
Even if the Baili Army was dissatisfied with Long Fei Ye, the aristocratic families and financial groups of the south would still support Long Fei Ye. The only problem between the aristocratic families and Long Fei Ye now lay with her. Still, it wasn't to the point of falling out. Last time, when she'd met with difficulties at the south central regions' commander-in-chief's estate, the aristocratic family heads had only targeted her. They didn't dare to touch Long Fei Ye.
The southern families and financial groups simply wanted to marry off their daughters to Long Fei Ye, but that was still a long way off. At the very least, they still had to rely on Long Fei Ye to conquer the world and rely on the Long Fei Ye to provide them with all sorts of favorable conditions. They didn't dare to challenge Long Fei Ye yet.
If the Baili Army rebelled, Long Fei Ye still had the southern armies. The Bai Clan would cling to the grudges between Eastern and Western Qin, but the aristocratic families and financial groups of the south wouldn't. What they wanted was tangible benefits.
Compared to Long Fei Ye, Ning Cheng lost because he didn't spread out the risks.
The Di Clan had succeeded because of wealth, so it was likely that they'd lose because of it too.
They didn't even need to use a single soldier to keep the Di Clan in check. All they needed to do was keep Myriad Merchant Hall in check!
They'd probe the Di Clan first while putting the Poison Gu humans at the top of their list. But that wasn't an easy task.
How were they supposed to understand a monster like that?
"Let's take a trip to the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds," Gu Beiyue said seriously.
Han Yunxi thought for a moment before she suddenly exclaimed, "The Poison Sect's sacrificial altar, the wordless stele!"
Back in the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds, she'd accidentally stumbled upon the Poison Sect's sacrificial altar and seen an ancient and mysterious wordless stele. Later on, she'd dreamed of that place. In her dreams, she'd seen words appear on the stele, which recorded the cultivation methods of the poison storage space. But there were so many words that she couldn't read them all. She only remembered that there were three levels to the poison storage space and how to cultivate them.
Would there be an introduction to the Poison Gu humans on the stele? Or perhaps some other secret of the Poison Sect? Or perhaps, they could find some clues from the sacrificial altar?
Han Yunxi didn't believe that Bai Yanqing had created the Poison Gu Human Secret on his own. He must have discovered something in the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds and obtained some sort of inheritance.
Han Yunxi told Long Fei Ye and Gu Beiyue about this.
Long Fei Ye immediately decided, "We'll head to the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds immediately!"
Gu Beiyue nodded. It was about time for him to make a trip back to Medical City.
"I'm afraid the little thing is still with Bai Yanqing," Han Yunxi sighed. It would've been better if she hadn't brought it up, but now that she did, she missed the little fellow dearly.
Gu Beiyue's gaze softened. He missed it too.
That day, Han Yunxi met with Shi Jiuxia and arranged for a few poison guards and mercenaries to be stationed at Hundred Poisons Sect. At the same time, she inquired about Bai Yuqiao's whereabouts. Shi Jiuxia had received Bai Yuqiao's letter, but it didn't reveal her whereabouts.
Han Yunxi gave Shi Jiuxia a year's time to reform Hundred Poisons Sect and give up on the trade of poisons. She told him to think of a way out for Hundred Poisons Sect himself.
She also said that if Hundred Poisons Sect didn't turn over a new leaf after a year, she would disband it.
After settling matters with Hundred Poisons Sect, Han Yunxi and the others set off for Medical City in secret.
Before Long Fei Ye boarded the carriage, he gave them three secret orders …
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