Long Fei Ye's three secret orders were as follows: Warn Gu that he would suffer the consequences if he didn't come to see him; order Baili Mingxiang to change their route and wait in Medical City; keep a close eye on all the routes from Hundred Poisons Sect to Northern Li, in case Bai Yanqing went north to seek refuge with Jun Yi Xie.
Medical City was northeast of Hundred Poisons Sect, and was where Hundred Poisons Sect would pass on their way to the Land of Three Roads. Long Fei Ye had been very cautious this time.
Bai Yanqing had an undying body. If he wanted to take revenge, Long Fei Ye wouldn't be able to deal with him, no matter how strong his martial arts were. Thus, Long Fei Ye eliminated five teams of Shadow Guard and disguised them as Hundred Poisons Sect's members, heading in different directions. Meanwhile, he, Han Yunxi, and Gu Beiyue only took a few poison guards with them. They entered the deep mountains and forests of Western Zhou's eastern region and secretly headed for the Poison Sect.
At the very least, their mission at Hundred Poisons Sect had been a success. Disregarding everything else, discovering Bai Yanqing's undying body was their greatest reward.
It was hard to imagine what would have happened if they hadn't known about Bai Yanqing's secret.
Bai Yanqing must have never imagined that Long Fei Ye would purposely go down the abyss after kicking his corpse into it.
At this very moment, Bai Yanqing was heading west. He had no intention of going to Northern Li to seek refuge with Jun Yi Xie. West? Where was he going? Only he himself knew.
After Long Fei Ye's group left, news that Bai Yanqing was a Poison Gu human spread quickly. Emperor Kang Cheng and Long Tianmo were still in Great Central County when they heard the news.
Even Mu Qingwu was scared out of his wits, to say nothing of the two of them.
"Poison Gu human? How … how is that possible?" Emperor Kang Cheng had been restless all afternoon.
Long Tianmo was silent, but his expression wasn't any better.
Long Tianmo didn't say anything. As a subordinate, Mu Qingwu couldn't be too unruly in front of outsiders. He was also silent.
Emperor Kang Cheng had just sat down when he stood up again. "Could this be a scheme by Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi? Tell me … how is this possible? Wasn't the Poison Sect destroyed by Medical City back then? "
"They … have no reason to make up such a rumor," Long Tianmo said lightly. "What are you afraid of? Bai Yanqing has no enmity with you or me. Even if the sky collapses, we still have Eastern, Western Qin, and Northern Li to support us! "
Emperor Kang Cheng disagreed with Long Tianmo's opinion. "You can't say that. If Bai Yanqing really is a Poison Gu human, then wouldn't the world be his sooner or later? A Poison Corpse was enough to fight against dozens of soldiers, wouldn't a Poison Gu Human be even more so? If Eastern, Western Qin, and Northern Li are destroyed, we won't be able to protect them either! "
"Let's just wait and see!" In truth, Long Tianmo was also somewhat apprehensive.
At this point, he no longer had much ambition. He only wanted to protect his little piece of land in Tianan, avoid war, and live in a corner.
He'd only recently discovered that General Mu's ambitions weren't small. However, he still didn't understand why General Mu wanted to make such a big deal out of Hundred Poisons Sect.
This morning, Emperor Kang Cheng had probed him many times, but he'd only brushed him off half-heartedly. In the end, Emperor Kang Cheng hadn't brought up the matter until news of the Poison Gu human arrived.
"It's getting late. We must take our leave." Long Tianmo rose to his feet.
Emperor Kang Cheng didn't linger. After saying a few words of farewell, he walked Long Tianmo to his residence. Long Tianmo was about to board his carriage when he suddenly remembered something.
He smiled. "Since Western Zhou and Tian An are going to advance and retreat together, why don't we continue our marriage ties?"
Emperor Kang Cheng was overjoyed. Long Tianmo only had one empress and no children. When he said marriage ties, he meant that he wanted Western Zhou's princess to be married off to Tian An.
"Excellent! Excellent! "Emperor Kang Cheng nodded with a smile. Having a princess in Tian An would serve as an informant. At the same time, it would strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
Western Zhou's emperor used to be full of ambition, but after experiencing so many battles, especially against the imperial clans of Eastern and Western Qin, he'd long since retreated. His thoughts were the same as Long Tianmo's. He wanted to live in seclusion and have the country prosper.
Western Zhou and Tian An were separated by the forces of Eastern and Western Qin. Neither Western Zhou nor Tian An could surpass the forces of Eastern and Western Qin and face them head-on.
Since there was no direct conflict between the two countries, marriage ties were the best way to stabilize their relationship. Western Zhou's princess married off to Tian An wouldn't be ostracized or guarded against.
Emperor Kang Cheng wasn't an easy person to deal with. He'd inquired about the situation of Tian An's empress, Mu Liuyue. Now that he heard Long Tianmo's suggestion, he could more or less sniff out the secret struggle between Long Tianmo and General Mu's estate.
He was certain that Western Zhou's princess would be favored by Tian An. She might even give birth to Tian An's first heir!
Emperor Kang Cheng immediately agreed and promised to marry Western Zhou's Princess De He to Long Tianmo as his consort.
Princess De He's full name was Duanmu Jin. She had just turned sixteen and was the daughter of an imperial concubine. She was the youngest princess of Western Zhou and the daughter Emperor Kang Cheng doted on the most after Duanmu Yao.
A few years ago, Emperor Kang Cheng had been waiting for Duanmu Jin to come of age so that he could marry her off to Chu Tianyin to keep the Chu clan in check. He hadn't expected the Chu clan to rebel so quickly.
It was rumored that before Duanmu Yao was expelled from the imperial clan, she'd suppressed Duanmu Jin quite a bit. Now that Duanmu Yao and the empress were both in trouble, the little princess had become Emperor Kang Cheng's favorite.
Long Tianmo didn't know who Duanmu Jin was, much less what she looked like. He didn't care about any of that. When he returned to the palace this time, he was going to face the selection of consorts. He needed a noble consort who could suppress Mu Liuyue.
Since General Mu wanted to cooperate with Western Zhou, a Western Zhou princess was the perfect candidate.
Long Tianmo and Emperor Kang Cheng's meeting went smoothly. Both of them were delighted and exchanged a few more words in low voices before parting.
Mu Qingwu stood behind Long Tianmo. His heart was heavy as he listened to the marriage proposal.
Liuyue had already caused quite a ruckus in the palace because of the selection. He didn't even dare to report it. If news of the marriage proposal got back, Heaven knows what kind of chaos would ensue in Tian An's harem.
Mu Qingwu suddenly didn't want to go back, but he had to escort Long Tianmo back and ask his father about certain things.
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi left, as did Emperor Kang Cheng and Long Tianmo. Everyone else left as well. In less than three days, news of Bai Yanqing being a Poison Gu human spread throughout Cloud Realm Continent, leaving everyone in a state of panic.
Many of the great clans wrote a joint letter requesting a clear explanation from Medical City. The medical academy and the Poison Sect issued a joint statement admitting to the matter and expelling Bai Yanqing from the Poison Sect.
Jun Yi Xie soon learned of the news as well. The secret missive in his hand fell to the ground as he fell to his knees.
His master had chosen to return to the Hundred Poisons Sect instead of coming to Sky River to find him, which was already a disappointment. He never expected Bai Yanqing to tell him the truth about the Great Qin Empire, or that Bai Yanqing had already turned him into a Poison Gu human!
He had studied poisons with Bai Yanqing and asked him more than once about the Poison Sect's Poison Gu human secret arts. Every time, Bai Yanqing's reply was "I don't know."
Just what was Bai Yanqing planning to do by hiding it so deeply? He'd called Bai Yanqing master for so many years, but Bai Yanqing had no feelings for him at all!
"Poison Gu human … hehehe, what a Poison Gu human!"
"Very good … very good!"
As he muttered to himself, he suddenly raised his head and roared, "Bai Yanqing! You lied to me! "
The resentment in his heart finally exploded. Jun Yixie was so angry that his eyes turned red. "Bai Yanqing, my Black Clan will break all ties with you! We're irreconcilable!"
Jun Yi Xie spent an entire night calming himself down and convincing himself to forget about their master and disciple relationship. No matter what Bai Yanqing wanted to do, they would be enemies if they ever met again.
At daybreak, Jun Yi Xie went to find Ning Cheng. After all, he had more important matters to attend to.
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi had reconciled, but how could Eastern and Western Qin still be allies? It was as if they had become a family!
He'd like to ask Ning Cheng what he thought of the matter.
When Long Tianmo came over, Ning Cheng had just woken up. There were wine jars all over the floor and the air was still filled with the smell of alcohol. Of course, those wine jars were military wine and not the ones Bai Yuqiao bought.
"What's the matter? Trying to drown your sorrows with alcohol?" Jun Yi Xie asked sarcastically, "You, the princess of Western Qin, can finally be together with Long Fei Ye. Ning Cheng, you're done for! "
Ning Cheng raised his head and looked at him. He was drunk and despondent. He sneered, "Hehe, haven't I been done for a long time?"
Jun Yi Xie suddenly grabbed him by the collar and said angrily, "Ning Cheng, you said that the world is mine and Han Yunxi is yours! You better get your act together! You want 30,000 war horses, right? I'll give them to you right now! "
Ning Cheng's dejected eyes flashed, but he still pretended to be dispirited. He pulled Jun Yi Xie's hand away, turned around, and fell from the warm couch to the ground. He pointed at Jun Yi Xie and laughed drunkenly. "Okay, it's settled then! The world is Long Fei Ye's and Han Yunxi's … Han Yunxi's and Long Fei Ye's! Long Fei Ye's! Hehe! "
Jun Yi Xie was already furious. When he heard this, he became even angrier.
He brought a basin of cold water and poured it on Ning Cheng's head without hesitation. Then, he smashed the metal plate on his face. "Ning Cheng, wake up! Wake up right now! "
Ning Cheng rubbed his temples, looking as if he had just woken up. He glanced at Jun Yi Xie and walked out without saying a word.
"Stop right there!" Jun Yi Xie said coldly.
Ning Cheng kept walking forward. These days, he and Jun Yi Xie were in a deadlock. Jun Yi Xie didn't give him any war horses, and he didn't give Jun Yi Xie any military pay.
"Ning Cheng, write a letter to Myriad Merchant Hall immediately and have the Ning Clan Army prepare. I'll give you the 30,000 war horses of Sky River City!" Jun Yi Xie said generously.
Jun Yi Xie had just said these words. Ning Cheng had been putting on an act all this time to completely dispel his doubts. Jun Yi Xie didn't immediately bring up the matter of military pay. In other words, Jun Yi Xie had accepted his previous condition: he would only provide military pay if the war horses were successfully controlled by the Ning Clan Army. Otherwise, there was nothing to talk about.
"Okay!"
Ning Cheng didn't look back, nor was he happy. Instead, he had a complicated expression.
He hadn't been drunk last night. Instead, he had been thinking all night about who he should write to in the Di Clan.
This letter was very difficult to write. Jun Yi Xie would definitely keep an eye on it.
He pondered for a while and finally thought of someone.
This person was …
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