On the way back to Medical City, Han Yunxi mulled over the strange plants. She had all sorts of guesses, but they were just guesses. She couldn't deduce anything from them.
Long Fei Ye and Gu Beiyue weren't familiar with poisonous plants, so they were trying to figure out the identity of the mysterious man.
Without a doubt, if that mysterious man was from the Poison Sect, then he had to have lived there for a long time. Perhaps he knew about Bai Yanqing and Lady Tianxin's past.
They didn't return to their original residence. Gu Beiyue had arranged for them to stay in a secluded and quiet courtyard closest to the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds in the forest behind Medical City.
Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye walked into the courtyard and saw that it looked like a courtyard house. There were many rooms, including a tea room, a dining room, and a kitchens.
"From the looks of it, we'll be staying here for a while. There's enough room here, "Han Yunxi said.
It was already evening, and everyone was a little tired after a busy day.
"Let's all rest. We'll talk about the altar tonight," Long Fei Ye mused. Gu should be here by now. He refused to believe that Gu wouldn't come!
Gu definitely knew more about the Poison Sect and the Poison Gu people than they did. Now that the situation at the altar wasn't clear, they should wait for Gu to arrive before planning a second attempt.
Everyone returned to their rooms to rest, leaving Baili Mingxiang and Xu Donglin for last.
"Miss Mingxiang, your room is on the west side. You should rest early," Xu Donglin said.
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi stayed in the main room, Gu Beiyue in the east wing, and Baili Mingxiang in the west wing. Although the west wing's status was lower than the east wing, it was still more honorable than the lower wing Xu Donglin and the Shadow Guard's rooms.
"Guard Xu, we haven't settled on dinner yet. How about I write down a few menus so you can have your subordinates prepare the ingredients? Shall I cook a meal for you later? "Baili Mingxiang asked.
In fact, Xu Donglin was only in charge of security. Her Royal Highness really did need a maid to take care of the daily affairs. Baili Mingxiang was thoughtful and considerate, but unfortunately …
Xu Donglin secretly sighed in his heart. He smiled and said, "Fortunately, you reminded me. Otherwise, I would have really forgotten about this matter!"
Just like that, when the sky fell, Baili Mingxiang laid out a table full of fragrant dishes. Not only did she cook a table full of dishes for her masters, but she also prepared a table full of dishes for Xu Donglin and the other Shadow Guards.
Xu Donglin patrolled the surrounding area and asked the Shadow Guards to eat. Baili Mingxiang also stayed in the kitchen to eat with the Shadow Guards.
Han Yunxi and the others ate in the courtyard. Gu Beiyue praised after tasting the first mouthful, "I didn't expect Miss Baili to have such good culinary skills."
Han Yunxi was actually very used to it. She also liked Baili Mingxiang's dishes very much. She smiled and said, "Her culinary skills are very good. Even Granny Zhao can't compare to her, let alone me."
As soon as she finished speaking, Long Fei Ye exposed her. "When have you ever cooked?"
Other than the extremely sour pastry he had eaten, this woman had never personally cooked a meal for him or boiled a bowl of soup, right?
Long Fei Ye doted on Han Yunxi very much, but in some matters, he would also have requirements.
Gu Beiyue snickered and lowered his head to eat.
Han Yunxi clearly saw Gu Beiyue snickering. She was embarrassed and didn't say anything. She lowered her head to eat.
"Let's have a taste sometime." Long Fei Ye's words weren't a request, but an order. They were especially domineering.
"Alright, but don't eat too much. I'll make supper for you later," Han Yunxi agreed. She wanted to see if Long Fei Ye could eat.
They discussed the Poison Sect's altar as they ate. They decided to observe for a couple of days and send a few poison guards to search the area before making further plans.
"Is there no news of Bai Yanqing at all?" Gu Beiyue asked.
It had been a few days since they came from Hundred Poisons Sect. They'd made the secret of the Poison Gu humans known to the world and caused an earthquake in Cloud Realm Continent, but Bai Yanqing hadn't reacted at all?
Where had he gone? Had he gone into hiding, or was he plotting something?
Long Fei Ye said indifferently, "It's not that there's no news of him. At least for now, it's good news for us."
Han Yunxi nodded in acknowledgment of this point …
That night, before they began dual cultivation, Han Yunxi really did go to the kitchens to cook. There were limited ingredients, so she only made a pot of noodles.
She had Xu Donglin deliver a bowl to Gu Beiyue. She didn't know if Gu Beiyue had eaten or not. But when the noodles reached Long Fei Ye, Long Fei Ye glanced at them and immediately waved for Xu Donglin to throw them away.
"Hey! You should at least try it! "Han Yunxi panicked.
Shouldn't this guy have taken a bite and found it disgusting? But because she made it herself, he had to endure the disgust and eat it all?
"Have you tried it before?" Long Fei Ye countered.
"It's not bad." Han Yunxi had tried it before, but that was before she put it into the pot. When the noodles were cooked, it was clearly noodle soup. But after it was put into the pot, it turned into dough lumps. There was no soup left.
"Then you can eat it yourself," Long Fei Ye said.
Han Yunxi was speechless. She complained, "At least it's my first time cooking."
But Long Fei Ye replied, "There will be plenty of chances in the future. Once it's cooked, I'll have enough to eat it for the rest of my life."
What could Han Yunxi say? She could only let Xu Donglin send the noodles away.
The moment Xu Donglin left, he immediately laughed out loud.
How rare!
It was rare for His Highness to reject the princess so thoroughly. He was worried that if His Highness continued to spoil the princess, he would eventually become a slave to his wife!
In the east wing, Gu Beiyue faced a bowl of dough lumps, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
However, he still silently finished the entire bowl. From his expression, it was hard to tell whether the noodles tasted good or not.
When the Shadow Guard came over to clean up, he said, "Please thank the princess for me."
The Shadow Guard looked at the bowl that was clean. Thinking of the dough lumps that Xu Donglin threw away, he couldn't help but admire him. As a subordinate, Gu Beiyue was absolutely competent.
The Shadow Guard didn't know that the reason why Gu Beiyue ate so cleanly was not because he was competent and obedient, but because he knew that it would be very, very difficult for him to have the opportunity to eat something personally cooked by the princess again.
At this time, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi had already started dual cultivation. Everything went smoothly last night. Today, Han Yunxi was more familiar with cultivation and quickly entered the state.
After cultivating, she wasn't as energetic as last night. Instead, she lazily lay on the bed, her eyelids almost closing.
Thinking of her initiative last night and seeing her like this, Long Fei Ye almost suspected that she was faking it.
But he couldn't bear to torment her. Instead, he lay down next to her and gently stroked her soft hair. "Sleep."
Before long, Han Yunxi really did fall asleep. Long Feiye gently caressed her cheek with a soundless smile, both helpless and doting.
He pulled her into his arms and tucked her in. He didn't know when it had become a habit, but he always had to hug her to sleep.
Long Fei Ye quickly fell into a deep sleep as well. He didn't know that Han Yunxi wasn't really asleep, but that her soul had returned to the Poison Sect's altar!
It was like a dream, but also not!
This feeling was very similar to when her consciousness entered the poison storage space, but it was also different. Han Yunxi couldn't tell what was different.
She knew that she was in a dream. She was clearly awake, but she couldn't wake up.
At this moment, she was standing outside the ancient altar in the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds, staring at the wordless stele from a distance.
Last time when she returned from the altar, she also dreamed of the wordless monument and saw the words on the monument.
Could it be that this time...
Han Yunxi was overjoyed. She didn't care if she was dreaming or just letting her mind wander. She immediately ran over to the stele.
When she got close, she saw that it was exactly the same as they'd seen during the day. The stone layer had been peeled off to reveal a stele made of Xuan gold. But there were no words on it.
Han Yunxi was disappointed. But at this time, the stele suddenly emitted a faint golden light. From top to bottom, words began to appear.
Han Yunxi was overjoyed. She hurried to read and realized that the words were the same ones she'd seen last time. The words sped up. At first, they appeared word by word, but later, they appeared line by line, paragraph by paragraph.
Han Yunxi skipped the first part and read ten lines at a glance. She was so anxious that she couldn't help but hold her breath. In the end, she fell to her knees in front of the Xuan gold stele.
But when Han Yunxi finished reading, the words on the Xuan gold stele didn't disappear.
Han Yunxi was so nervous that her forehead was covered in sweat. She stood up and looked at the motionless words. She almost couldn't resist kicking the Xuan gold door.
These words were all about the secrets of the poison storage space. Part of it was about the poison storage space's cultivation, while the other part was about its rules.
Since the words hadn't disappeared, Han Yunxi put the secret of the altar aside and carefully read the introduction to the poison storage space's cultivation and rules.
Han Yunxi had never been able to fully control the poison storage space before because she wasn't familiar with the rules.
Now that she'd carefully read these words, she finally understood.
Just as she'd guessed, every advancement in the poison storage space required an opportunity. This opportunity varied from person to person and wasn't fixed. In other words, she was now at the second level of the poison storage space. As long as she had enough foundation, she could advance once she encountered an opportunity. But if she didn't encounter an opportunity, no matter how hard she worked, it would be futile.
After the third level of the poison storage space was cultivated to the maximum level, and once it reached the maximum level, she would be able to control the poison storage space's supreme power.
But what kind of power this power was, the stele didn't say.
Han Yunxi was very curious, but she didn't have the time to think about it. She continued to read carefully, because there was a mention of the poison beast's cultivation.
Once the poison beast formed a contract, it wasn't just a contract with her, it was also a contract with her poison storage space. So, as long as she didn't forcefully interfere, the little thing could enter the poison storage space at will, and could sense everything outside the space.
Once the master entered the second level of the poison storage space, the poison beast would be able to understand human language. In the first two levels, the master's cultivation would affect the poison beast's cultivation, and in the later levels, the poison beast's and the master's cultivation would affect each other, promoting each other. It was equivalent to cultivating the poison storage space's power together.
With the poison beast's help, the speed of advancing to the third level would be faster. At the third level, the poison beast would be able to communicate with its master at any time through divine sense.
Han Yunxi had some understanding of this before, but the stele recorded something else she didn't know.
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