If the Poison Sect hadn't been destroyed and its bloodline still existed, then the problems Han Yunxi and the others were facing today wouldn't have been a problem at all.
The Snow Wolf Clan would never reveal their clan's secrets, but after the Poison Sect and the Snow Wolf Clan merged and gradually gained power, the Snow Wolf Clan no longer had the final say in many matters.
Both the poison pills and the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion were developed after the Poison Sect and the Snow Wolf Clan merged.
After understanding the history of Medical City's poison doctors establishing the Poison Sect, Han Yunxi firmly believed that their poison skills couldn't compare to the Snow Wolf Clan's.
In other words, if the Snow Wolf Clan wanted to develop the poison pills and the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, they wouldn't have waited until the Poison Sect got involved.
Why did they only develop the poison pills and the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion after the Poison Sect got involved?
The reason couldn't be simpler. The Snow Wolf Clan had no ambitions. They only wanted to conceal their identities and protect the poison beasts. The Poison Sect's poison doctors were ambitious!
There was no smoke without fire. Back then, Medical City didn't destroy the Poison Sect on the grounds that they were Poison Gu humans. It was just that the Poison Sect hadn't been using poison the entire time.
Medical City must have never expected the Snow Wolf Clan to exist. Even they hadn't expected the truth to be like this when they tried to rehabilitate the Poison Sect.
"Since they had the secret recipe, why didn't they use it?" Gu Beiyue muttered to himself. "Could it be that they couldn't find the poison, or …"
Before Gu Beiyue could finish, Gu cut in. "They were waiting for the poison plants in the glass wall to bear fruit and ripen!"
Everyone suddenly understood a lot. Han Yunxi said with certainty, "So Bai Yanqing ate those fruits!"
The Poison Gu Human's immortality actually meant that they couldn't be killed, nor could they be injured or sick to death. It wasn't true that they were immortal. They couldn't beat time and would die of old age.
Based on the time it took for the fruits to ripen, Bai Yanqing was probably the first Poison Gu human in the history of the Poison Sect.
Now, even if he had the secret recipe, it would be impossible for him to grow another one. This was because it would take at least a few hundred years for those poisonous herbs to blossom and bear fruit to ripen.
If Bai Yanqing couldn't wait, they couldn't wait either …
Long Fei Ye didn't make a sound. He silently poured tea for everyone. Although he was serving everyone, his elegant movements and noble sitting posture didn't look like he was serving at all. Instead, it looked like he was bestowing rewards.
Gu Beiyue looked at Long Fei Ye, "Your Highness, if you were to choose between the two, would you choose the Poison Gu Human or the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion?"
"Perplexing Butterfly Illusion." Long Fei Ye answered without hesitation.
"That's right! Perplexing Butterfly Illusion can restrain the Poison Gu Man! "Gu Beiyue said.
At these words, everyone understood. Baili Mingxiang and Xu Donglin had appeared at some point and nodded in understanding.
If they could control and restrain the Poison Gu Man, then seizing control of Cloud Realm Continent wouldn't be a problem.
If the Poison Gu Man wanted to return to normal, he had to rely on Perplexing Butterfly Illusion. If the Poison Gu Man wanted to remain undying, he had to be wary of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion.
In the end, the Poison Sect's strongest weapon was Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, not its poison pills!
"The one who has Perplexing Butterfly Illusion controls the world. These words must have come from the Poison Sect!" Han Yunxi said with certainty.
Only the Poison Sect knew of the secret of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion.
Why would the Poison Sect spread such a rumor while researching the Poison Gu Man? Logically speaking, the Poison Sect should have kept Perplexing Butterfly Illusion a secret!
"It looks like the Poison Sect is divided internally … Interesting," Long Fei Ye said indifferently.
Only the Poison Sect's orphans knew the truth. Of course, Han Yunxi was an exception.
After a round of discussion and speculation, Han Yunxi and the others had a rough idea of the Poison Sect's past and what the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion and the Poison Gu Man were all about.
Although they hadn't found the catalyst yet, they at least knew how to restrain Bai Yanqing. Their goal for this trip had been achieved.
Now, all their questions were focused on Bai Yanqing.
Had Bai Yanqing learned of the poison pill's secret from the wordless stele, or had he dug it out from the ruins of the Poison Sect's Cloudwater Palace like Gu? Or had the Poison Sect's orphans passed the secret down through generations?
Just how many orphans were left in the Poison Sect?
Who was that mysterious person in the forest?
These matters didn't affect their plan to deal with Bai Yanqing, but they were related to Han Yunxi's origins.
The clues they had were limited, so this was all they could speculate.
Han Yunxi suddenly wished she could quickly ascend to the third rank so she could communicate with Lil Thing through her consciousness and ask it about the Snow Wolf Clan and the Poison Sect.
Lil Thing looked small, but it was already very old. It had experienced everything that had happened in the Poison Sect, so it must know much more than Bai Yanqing and the murals in the wordless stele.
Gu Beiyue was also thinking about Lil Thing. He suddenly smiled and said, "It looks like Lil Thing is also very old!"
If Lil Thing heard this, would it be in a bad mood? Is the gentleman disdaining me for being old?
Actually, I might be old, but my heart is still young!
Gu smiled. He had a good impression of Lil Thing. "The Snow Wolf's true form is actually a squirrel. Did it eat those poisonous plants and turn into a wolf?"
Gu Beiyue nodded with a smile. "Those poisonous plants in the Sky Pit have all withered. What a pity."
At this moment, Han Yunxi fell silent. She was really conflicted about her origins. She wanted nothing more than to kill Bai Yanqing, but she also didn't want to bear the infamy of patricide.
Right now, Mu Xin was pregnant and had left because the Poison Sect's young master had an affair with another woman. The Poison Sect's young master had once given Mu Xin a ten-thousand-year-old blood jade as a token of love. Later, Mu Xin gave it to Lady Lianxin, who then arranged for Han Congan to become a director.
If this Poison Sect's young master really was Bai Yanqing, then which woman had Bai Yanqing been with back then?
If this Poison Sect's young master wasn't Bai Yanqing, then who was Bai Yanqing to the Poison Sect? How was he related to the Poison Sect's young master? How did Bai Yanqing know that Mu Xin had gone to the Han Family and gotten pregnant? Moreover, how did Bai Yanqing know that she had a birthmark on her back? How did he know that she was a descendant of Western Qin's imperial clan?
Han Yunxi was a little tired from knowing and speculating too much. She shot a pitiful look at Long Fei Ye, asking for help. She wanted Long Fei Ye to help her think things through.
Han Yunxi didn't know that this was the first time she'd acted so coquettishly. She also didn't know that a woman's coquettishness was the best way to capture a man's heart.
Seeing her inadvertent pitiful expression, Long Fei Ye couldn't help but stroke her bangs and say dotingly, "Don't worry, I'll figure out Bai Yanqing's background."
Gu saw all of this and pursed his lips. He didn't disturb them like before.
However, his gloominess was written all over his face. He secretly thought that he had to figure out a way to investigate Bai Yanqing's background!
Seeing Long Fei Ye withdraw his hand, Gu said loudly, "Hey, now let's discuss what to do next."
They had to face Bai Yanqing and guard against the Di Clan and Northern Li at the same time. They couldn't do two things at once!
If Gu didn't have to protect them, he could focus on finding the Fire and Metal of Ten Thousand Poisons. However, Gu couldn't be too far away from Han Yunxi now.
He had to guard against Bai Yanqing's revenge at all times!
"Bai Yanqing hasn't done anything for so many days. There must be something else going on," Long Fei Ye said calmly. "Let's wait a few days and see what he does.
Long Fei Ye's style had always been to deal with changes by sticking to the status quo. He wanted to deal with the Di Clan and Northern Li more. It was at this moment that Xu Donglin suddenly received a secret missive from the Shadow Guard. Seeing that it was from Northern Li, he hurried over and interrupted Long Fei Ye.
"Your Highness, an urgent missive from Northern Li," Xu Donglin said respectfully.
Long Fei Ye was slightly alarmed. An urgent missive from Northern Li at this time couldn't be anything good.
He opened it and was still surprised by the contents.
"Ning Cheng is at Jun Yi Xie's place. He and Jun Yi Xie are working together. Last night, they started moving 30,000 battle horses!" Long Fei Ye read the letter.
Everyone was stunned. The Di Clan … had really rebelled!
If it had been the elders of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium or the deputy generals of the Ning Clan troops, Han Yunxi might still have some hope.
Ning Cheng was her last hope.
But neither Cloud Realm Trade Consortium nor Ning Jing's troops had openly betrayed her, but it was Ning Cheng who had betrayed her!
It had to be said that Han Yunxi was caught off guard by the sudden news!
In her heart, she'd always held onto a sliver of hope for Ning Cheng.
She didn't hope that Ning Cheng would betray her, but that Ning Cheng would return to Western Qin and the Di Clan's years of persistence and loyalty to his own dreams.
But who knew that the first real rebel of the Di Clan would be Ning Cheng himself!
So Bai Yuqiao had really gone to seek refuge with Jun Yi Xie, while Ning Cheng had been at Jun Yi Xie's place all this time!
He'd made up his mind to rebel because of that needle and her alliance with Long Fei Ye to declare the enmity between Eastern and Western Qin to be a misunderstanding.
But Ning Cheng and Jun Yi Xie's alliance was still quite troublesome.
Long Fei Ye made a prompt decision and ordered Leng, "Go to Three-Way Black Market. Xu Donglin, summon Manager Luo of Kangan Private Bank to East Origin Hall! "
Ning Cheng and Jun Yi Xie's alliance was purely because of Jun Yi Xie's war horses. Jun Yi Xie and Ning Cheng's alliance was purely because of Jun Yi Xie's money.
He couldn't get their horses or money even if he wanted them!
Long Fei Ye's hatred towards Ning Cheng and Jun Yi Xie was the same. It wasn't just because of the enmity between the two camps, but also because of their personal grudges!
Xu Donglin obeyed and left. A complicated look flashed across Han Yunxi's eyes. She thought of Ning Jing and Ling 'er.
Deacon Jin wasn't moved by their generous offer. Could it be that Deacon Jin was going to find Ning Cheng?!
"Xu Donglin, quick, tell Tang Li that Ning Jing might be with Ning Cheng!" Han Yunxi exclaimed.
Ning Jing and Mu Ling 'er were indeed with Ning Cheng.
When Uncle Cheng and Deacon Jin brought the two girls to Jun Yi Xie's camp to find Ning Cheng, Ning Cheng was so angry that he almost kicked Uncle Cheng to death. But in front of Jun Yi Xie, he had no choice but to endure!
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