Chapter 208: Consequences too ghastly to contemplate (2/2)

Accursed poison arts!

Han Yunxi watched quietly as she analyzed things on the side. As a waste in martial arts, she felt that coming to such conclusions was already a pretty good feat. If she had the Pear Blossom Rain Needles on hand, she wouldn’t hesitate at all against Jun Yixie, but the Pear Blossom Teardrop Rain in her arsenal only held one-third its strength. She had to find the best position for herself. Seeing that no one else was paying attention, she withdrew her head, bent her waist, and crept silently out of the window like a little mouse before tumbling to the ground. There, she played dead until she was sure no one had noticed. Then, she began to crawl forward, stopping intermittently to observe her surroundings.

While Long Feiye and Jun Yixie were fighting fiercely, both had kept their thoughts on the carriage below. They’d already noticed when Han Yunxi first stuck her head out the window. Long Feiye’s icy eyes caught a glimpse of Han Yunxi crawling on the ground and couldn’t fathom what she was doing. Running away? Didn’t she know that the safest choice was to stay put inside the carriage? Jun Yixie’s lips twisted up into an amused arc. He was puzzled over this woman’s actions, too.

Suddenly, Long Feiye turned sideways and swept his sword forwards, forcing Jun Yixie to retreat. Long Feiye took the chance to leave and fly towards Han Yunxi. With that woman by his side, he wouldn’t need to worry about Jun Yixie’s poisons. Jun Yixie saw through his intentions right away and hastily gave chase. Originally, he’d wanted to kidnap Han Yunxi out of curiosity and interest in her skills. Now there was another reason; namely, he couldn’t allow Long Feiye to keep a poisons master whose skills matched his own! Long Feiye and Jun Yixie’s speeds were completely indescribable. It took them not minutes, but seconds, to reach Han Yunxi. Meanwhile, she was curled up on the ground with her head bowed, secretly restocking her Pear Blossom Teardrop Rain. How could she know that they were getting closer?

Just look, she had a fright as soon as she lifted her head and saw the two figures speeding her way. Suddenly, the lagging Jun Yixie threw out a poisoned dart that left white powder in its wake.

“Poison! Venomous Wasp Pollen!” Han Yunxi shouted. She wasn’t just the operator of the detox system, but a professional poisons doctor. Without the detox system on hand, she could recognize plenty of poisons on her own. Faced with such poison, Long Feiye was forced to dodge. This too, was the method that Jun Yixie had used to keep him constantly on his toes.

Long Feiye gave Han Yunxi an unhappy glance before turning his body to swerve out of the way. Jun Yixie smiled coldly as he pressed on towards Han Yunxi. Even so, Long Feiye countered with a vicious sword strike that forced Jun Yixie to turn sideways. When he tried to get closer, Long Feiye’s sword qi blocked his way again. His movements with the sword grew faster and faster until Jun Yixie was inexplicably forced onto a complete defensive position. Once again, the two of them fell into a locked struggled before Han Yunxi.

Han Yunxi didn’t know why Long Feiye had glared at her. But as she lay on the ground with her head upraised, her lips gradually curved into a smug snigger. With both of them so close, another chance had come! She silently turned around to lie on her back, narrowing her eyes to approximate the target. Without either Long Feiye or Jun Yixie noticing a thing, she lightly brushed against her wrist. In a flash, the newly reloaded Pear Blossom Teardrop Rain unleashed 39 poison needles that rained like a whirlwind upon Jun Yixie. He was currently preoccupied with Long Feiye and hadn’t thought to guard against Han Yunxi. Though he knew Han Yunxi’s poison skills were formidable, her ability to poison others were dregs compared to the rest!

The needles landed in his flesh without warning, while a few more flew straight past his face. Jun Yixie seized up in alarm, never expecting Han Yunxi to be so quick and potent with her needles. Long Feiye’s sword took this chance to sweep over and cut towards his waist. With the poison needles in his body, then a fatal strike like that, Jun Yixie was thrown directly into a grove of trees and plummeted to the ground. The large commotion attracted the attention of the assassins, who saw their injured master and retreated as one. They formed a barrier in front of Jun Yixie to protect him, while the man himself hastily got to his feet and turned to flee. Chu Xifeng immediately led the black-robed guards over to continue their slaughter. Long Feiye’s lips curved into a cold smile as he lifted his sword to give chase, but it was then that Han Yunxi hastily grabbed his hand.

“What?” Long Feiye asked coldly.

“Don’t give chase,” Han Yunxi was very serious. She had hesitated over the matter before, but now there was no time.

“Let go!” Long Feiye didn’t even bother to ask her the reason, but violently shook Han Yunxi’s hand aside. There was no time to lose. He’d been waiting for Jun Yixie for ages. This time he wouldn’t let him escape!

But Han Yunxi ran in front of him. “I have something very important to discuss with you. I have to say it now!”

For the first time, Long Feiye felt that this woman was different from other females. She couldn’t be reasoned with and caused him inconveniences! Casting her a cold glare, he prepared to leave. Since Han Yunxi couldn’t hold him back, she grew anxious and blurted, “Did you know that Murong Wanru is Grand Concubine Yi’s real daughter and that you’re adopted?”

Abruptly, Long Feiye stopped in place, spinning back to look at Han Yunxi. For a split second, killing intent flashed in his eyes. Why would this woman know that secret?

Han Yunxi knew by his reaction that she’d successfully stopped him. She didn’t notice the killing intent in Long Feiye’s eyes, but hastened to explain. “They were in the carriage. Murong Wanru wanted to kill Grand Concubine Yi to frame me, but Grand Concubine Yi said those words herself. I didn’t mean to overhear. Just then, I accidentally injured Murong Wanru with narcosis poison. If it’s not treated in time, she’ll be comatose for the rest of her life. The choice is up to you!”

Murong Wanru wasn’t easy to deal with. Once she knew she wasn’t an adoptive daughter, but a proper princess, would the Duke of Qin’s estate have it easy? The consequences were too ghastly to contemplate if the secret got out!