Chapter 140: Heart moved, accepting you (2/2)

After being kidnapped, fighting back against Lady Xu’s plot, and resolving her bet, Han Yunxi still hadn’t gotten a good night’s sleep yet. Though her heart was full of cares, she was still tired out. Before she even reached the bed, she collapsed on the long seat and played dead, lying there for a long while until she turned over. And yet, this movement allowed her to see a pair of bewitching eyes staring at her from the ceiling.

“Ah!”

Han Yunxi cried out shrilly before sitting up. Her fright had completely banished her drowsiness. This fellow…wasn’t this fellow the Celestial Fragrance Teashop’s evil-looking owner, Gu Qishao?

“How did you get in here?” she asked in surprise.

The Duke of Qin’s estate was heavily guarded, especially this Hibiscus Courtyard. Yet this guy had managed to sneak in undetected. Seeing Han Yunxi’s reaction, he smiled even more brilliantly. His legs hooked over the ceiling rafters as he hung upside down like a bat and laughed at Han Yunxi. “I thought you weren’t afraid of anything, but you’re actually a scaredy-cat!”

Han Yunxi rolled her eyes, growing cautious as she asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Poison lass, is this how you treat your lifesaver?” Gu Qishao asked seriously.

Han Yunxi copied his tone of voice and asked back, “Where’s the lifesaver?”

Gu Qishao arrogantly jabbed at himself with his thumb. “Here!”

Han Yunxi put on a false smile. “I don’t know you.”

“You…” Gu Qishao immediately flipped onto the floor to sit next to Han Yunxi. “Hey, all things considered, I still risked my life to rescue you. You’re really turning against a friend like this?”

Han Yunxi immediately stood up and increased the distance between them, her face filled with dislike. “Speak quickly. If you have words to say, spit them out!”

No matter who this rascal was, his licentious, wild ways, unruly silk clothes and loitering habits made him an unprincipled ruffian without any morals. It was better to keep her distance.

“Tsk tsk, lass. You have no conscience,” Gu Qishao looked disappointed.

“That’s enough from you! If you had made your move earlier, you wouldn’t need to risk your life!”

Although Han Yunxi had pleaded for mercy on Gu Qishao’s behalf, that was just her acting difficult for Long Feiye. Gu Qishao’s reason for saving her was identical with Long Feiye. Both of them wanted to delay the rescue until the end, ignoring her safety to lure out the mastermind behind the scenes. Gu Qishao’s martial arts skills were definitely comparable with Qingyi, so he could’ve whisked her out when she was still in the cave if he wanted.

After being exposed by Han Yunxi, Gu Qishao tucked his hair behind his ears as he followed her without quibbling the point. Han Yunxi raised an eyebrow to look at him, sighing with emotion in her heart. Why did this fellow’s movements look even prettier than a girl’s when he tucked his hair away? Everything flowed so smoothly.

Could it be that when a person was beautiful, everything else about him turned beautiful as well?

Of course, Han Yunxi wouldn’t be bewitched by his good looks. She was very blunt. “Exactly what did you find me for?”

Long Feiye was unhappy even when she took off a shoe. If he found out that a man had barged into her rooms, Heaven knows what kind of reaction that Giant Iceberg would have.

“Business,” Gu Qishao replied immediately.

“Then speak.” Truthfully, Han Yunxi was still curious. He risked coming here to see her probably because he really did have things to discuss.

Gu Qishao gave a mischievous laugh before drawing closer. Han Yunix immediately backed away. “Stay away from me, or else I’ll call for help!” If you gave this guy a hint of sunlight, he’d insist on shining brilliantly. Yield him an inch, and he’d ask for a mile.

Only then did Gu Qishao still his steps and earnestly ask in a low voice, “Lass, who taught you your poison skills? Who told you that goldfish could be used to test for Ten-Thousand Snake Poison?”

Last night, Gu Qishao had been by the justice court doors and saw Han Yunxi’s poison testing clearly. Leaving aside Madame Li, even he didn’t know goldfish could sense Ten-Thousand Snake Poison. Perhaps the masked man behind Madame Li didn’t know, either.

This lass is truly impressive!

Who’s her master? Who taught her poison skills?

If Han Yunxi remembered correctly, this fellow had asked her the same question in the cave. He chased her all the way here just for this? “I thought you were coming to plea for the Celestial Fragrance Teashop,” Han Yunxi was surprised.

“This gentleman can afford to lose a trifling teashop,” Gu Qishao smiled easily. “This gentleman is more interested in you and your poison skills.”

What a bully and a rascal!

Han Yunxi actually felt quite sorry for that teashop. Originally, she wanted to find a chance to track down Chu Xifeng and ask how Long Feiye was dealing with the matter. It looked like there was no need to now. Her poison skills, on the other hand, could be attributed to three parts: her natural talents, her hard work and persistence, and her detox system’s assistance. If anyone were to ask about her master, she could only say it was her detoxification system. This formless system contained all the knowledge of ancient and modern-day poisons. Right now she was using it while she learned about them.

Of course, this was a secret, her biggest one. She definitely wouldn’t tell.

“Where did you learn your poison skills? A teashop owner skilled in martial arts and good with poisons, it’s no wonder Long Feiye would investigate you,” Han Yunxi cleverly changed the topic to Gu Qishao himself.