Chapter 244: Tomorrow night, I’ll take you with me (2/2)

At the end of his speech, he finally released Han Yunxi and allowed her to tumble to the ground, where she stayed paralyzed against the wall. Her entire body was in shock, her lip slightly swollen against that pale white face. By now, the fighting had stopped around them. The black-robed Poison Humans were all dead or heavily wounded. Quite a few had escaped as well. From a distance, Tang Li stood watching Long Feiye and Han Yunxi in astonishment. It was only until Long Feiye walked in front of him that he recovered enough to exhale, “You…just then, you…”

Had he seen wrong? Just then, this fellow had been kissing Han Yunxi!

This chilly, fickle, ascetic fellow actually knew how to kiss a woman? And he’d kissed her for so long? Was he seriously serious about her? What did it feel like to be kissed by the Duke of Qin? Dammit. Tang Li realized his train of thought was a little inappropriate for a man like himself.

“Where’s Jun Yixie?” Long Feiye asked coldly. He and Tang Li had brought along the Tang Clan Sealed Death with them to capture Jun Yixie. Of course, implicating Gu Qishao wasn’t outside of the plan, either. Jun Yixie had been poisoned by Han Yunxi, then attacked by the Pear Blossom Rain Needles. Tang Li should be a match for him then.

Only now did Tang Li recover and reply in a rush, “A white-robed female rescued him. Her swordsmanship was extremely formidable. It seemed very similar to the Celestial Mountain Sword Sect style.”

Celestial Mountain Sword Sect and Shu Mountain’s Tang Clan were equally famous. Long Feiye’s sword skills were from a teacher of the Celesital Mountain Sword Sect. Tang Li’s words seem to hint at something, but Long Feiye didn’t say much. He only lowered his voice and ordered, “Make preparations. We’ll infiltrate the Poison Sect’s territory tonight and take advantage by striking proactively.”

“What?” Tang Li shouted.

Take advantage by attacking proactively? Long Feiye’s meaning was that they weren’t going to explore around tonight, but steal the poison beast directly? Just what was wrong with this man? Did he need to be in such a rush? After all, the Mu Clan representative hadn’t even arrived with the medicine yet, so the poison beast was stil awake. Those who took the first risk were in the most danger.

When Long Feiye finished speaking, he didn’t even turn around before walking off. Han Yunxi looked quietly at his retreating form, her face expressionless. Tang Li hesitated before walking to Han Yunxi’s side. She lightly wiped away the questionable flavor by her lips before getting up and straightening her clothes as if nothing had happened at all. Still, her heavy gaze betrayed her.

“Cough cough…Jun Yixie was rescued by a white-robed female, more’s the pity,” Tang Li really had nothing else to talk about.

But Han Yunxi only said mildly, “Don’t worry. Besides me, there’s no one else who can cure the poison in his arm. He’ll come back.” Their faceoffs before had been too rushed. This time, Han Yunxi finally had enough time to poison Jun Yixie with help from the poison pond water. She’d naturally left herself a backup plan.

Tang Li was surprised. “You’re no fool!”

Han Yunxi rolled her eyes at him but didn’t speak, seemingly preoccupied with her thoughts. She also seemed tired as she turned to leave. Tang Li felt conflicted. Should he tell Han Yunxi about the poison beast? Though this woman was useless when it came to martial arts, her poison skills were first-rate. If Long Feiye really was going to take the risk, he’d gain one more protector if he brought her along!

But why hadn’t Long Feiye told her himself just then? Was he not planning to let her come along?

Tang Li realized he was beginning to understand these two people less and less. After some internal conflict, he still couldn’t work up the nerve to tell Han Yunxi and only watched her leave silently. By the time she was some distance away, a guard rushed up and respectfully reported, “Young master, Qin Wangfei used concealed weapons to kill two of our guards! It wasn’t weapons from our Tang Clan, but it was extremely formidable!”

When Tang Li heard this, he felt like bashing himself against a wall. It took him a while to calm down before he murmured, “Don’t let word of this spread, especially to my father. Understood?”

The guard didn’t know why, but still promptly nodded his head.

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Han Yunxi wandered aimlessly in the streets before finally returning to the medical academy. Luo Zuishan had been waiting half the day in her courtyard.

“Where’s Gu Qishao?” Han Yunxi asked, extremely downcast. Luo Zuishan had longed been warned by Gu Qishao and treated Han Yunxi without any of his previous deceit or difficulties.

“He told you to wait, and that he’d definitely come to take you away before tomorrow night,” Even Luo Zuishan himself felt awkward saying these words. Still, those were the exact things Gu Qishao had told him to say. Just when would that guy start acting a little more respectable?

Han Yunxi felt extremely listless. When she thought of how impossible it was to save Long Tianmo, she felt even more listless and didn’t take those words to heart at all. Instead, she just carelessly nodded her head. Seeing this, Luo Zuishan didn’t look into it either. In his eyes, Gu Qishao’s words were a colossal joke. He didn’t know that Han Yunxi had yet to cure Long Tianmo’s poison, but what he had to do now was follow Gu Qishao’s orders and tell Han Yunxi how Xi Yubo had planted Gu in Long Tianmo’s body. Since the public consultation was already canceled, the three elders wouldn’t allow news of planting Gu to spread without their permission. All they’d do was punish Xi Yubo severely.

“Qin Wangfei, guess why the Tianning crown prince’s chronic ailment flared up again,” Luo Zuishan wore a very mysterious smile. But right now, Han Yunxi had lost all interest in the subject. She was more concerned with whether Long Tianmo would live or die.

Tomorrow night were the last hours before her deadline came. There was no hope of curing Long Tianmo’s poison before tomorrow night. Judging by the detox system’s analysis yesterday, Long Tianmo would survive ten days at most without an antidote. Even if she did her best to stave off the full effects of Bone Poison, Long Tianmo would die all the same within eight days after that.

Leaving the purposely mysterious Luo Zuishan to dry on the side, Han Yunxi suddenly rose to leave. She had to find Gu Beiyue, the man who shared her fate, to discuss the matter…