Chapter 248: Tang Li’s suspicions (1/2)

Chapter 248: Tang Li’s suspicions

Han Yunxi was right here, but where was she? Why couldn’t he hear her?

If the person before him was anyone but Gu Qishao, he might have harbored some doubts. Though there were tons of king cobras around him, they were still of a common species. Poison like theirs should be nothing for Han Yunxi, so she shouldn’t be in danger. But because it was Gu Qishao who had spoke, Long Feiye was too anxious to think twice. It was all too possible for Han Yunxi to go with Gu Qishao and look for the poison beast’s blood in the Sky Pit. With a shudder, Long Feiye expelled internal energy from his back, viciously dislodging a hand that Gu Qishao had placed on his shoulder. He wasn’t even aware of how angry he’d truly become.

“Where is she?!”

But Gu Qishao only laughed out loud. “She’s still at the medical academy!”

“Gu Qishao, you dared to lie to your lordship!” Long Feiye raged. He could count the number of times he’d been tricked on his fingers, but this was his first time accepting a lie.

“It’s an honor for this gentleman!” Gu Qishao was in excellent spirits.

“Long Feiye, hurry and go! These snakes have been drugged!” Tang Li shouted as soon as he heard that Han Yunxi wasn’t here. He landed to one side some distance away from Long Feiye and Gu Qishao. Against the mass of poisonous snakes, his formidable assassination weapons were all useless. Luckily, he still had one of Long Feiye’s silver thread gloves so he could deal with them barehanded. Still, there were simply too many snakes, all of them vicious. He wouldn’t be able to keep it up if this kept on. If Han Yunxi wasn’t here, they should leave immediately.

Gu Qishao had only seen Tang Li once, but had no idea who he was. He only assumed that he was one of Long Feiye’s personal guards and ignored his very existence. “Long Feiye, this gentleman will have you taste the flavor of a merciless death, too!”

So speaking, he ignored the snakes around him and had them bite him as he wished, before scattering two clouds of white powder onto Long Feiye’s body! It wasn’t that Long Feiye couldn’t dodge, but that he never expected Gu Qishao to cut off all means of retreat and attack him with both hands despite the snakes. Just what kind of deep set grudge did this fellow have against him? Was it worth taking such a large risk?

Although king cobra poison wouldn’t take effect so quickly, once its poison surpassed a certain threshold, even antivenom wouldn’t be able to save the victim in time. Of course, Long Feiye didn’t have time to consider such details now. Though he immediately dodged to the side, he was still covered in quite a quantity of white powder. Heaven knows what it was, but as soon as it hit him, a fragrant aroma began emanating from his body. It was also impossible to wipe off.

Long Feiye’s sole weakness was probably poison. Under such circumstances, there was no way he could gain an advantage. The fragrant scent from his body immediately attracted the surrounded cobras to him like bees to honey. They even ignored Gu Qishao and Tang Li as they threw themselves at the duke. Long Feiye’s reaction was quick enough. His first move was to leap in the air so as to protect his feet. At the same time, he drew out his sword and swung it in a circle, clearing out a swath of snakes around him.

But more snakes soon rushed forward to replace their fallen brethren!

Above his head, snake after snake dropped from the ceiling; below his feet, snake after snake piled up to reach for him, with the snake at the very top of the pile arching its head to reach him. Around the pile was a dense swarm of the creatures that formed a circle to surround Long Feiye. One could well imagine how terrifying it was to be surrounded by thousands of snakes in a dim, damp, underground cave.

There were snakes all around Long Feiye, each of them revealing their blood-red tongues and sharp fangs. It was impossible for him to retreat. He could only stop in place and hack at them incessantly while avoiding the ones near his body. The crazed cobras knew no fear, so no matter how Long Feiye treated them, they’d keep attacking until he killed them all. Admittedly, his swordsmanship was immaculate. The aura of the sword gleamed with multiple colors, each strike capable of toppling the mountains and overturning the seas. Though he couldn’t escape, neither could the snakes get any closer to him. As the sword swung in circles again and again, the poison snakes were repeatedly hacked to pieces, their fresh blood splashing everywhere.

On the side, Gu Qishao leaned against the wall, looking on with interest while he flayed a snake alive with his bare hands until his fingers were soaked in blood. Once that was done, he reached his hand into the cobra’s mouth and elegantly pulled out its fangs. Once they fell out, the venom hidden behind the fangs began to flow out. Gu Qishao smeared the venom all over the snake’s body before he took out another bottle of medicine and covered the corpse in that as well. When everything was finished, the bloody snake had already turned black from the poisonous substances.

Since the poison cobras were all focusing on Long Feiye, Tang Li and Mu Linger could see what Gu Qishao was doing clear as day. Mu Linger hurried forward and said, “Qi gege, here! The antidote, take it quickly!”

Gu Qishao ignored her as he kept fiddling with the snake in his hands.

Mu Linger was really worried. “Qi gege, hurry and take the antidote, you’ll…”

“Shh…” Gu Qishao placed his blood-covered index finger to his lips. The motion, when paired with his devastating good looks, gave him an exceptional, demonic beauty. Though Mu Linger was still anxious, she dared not urge him anymore.

Meanwhile, Tang Li was absolutely stupefied. Leaving aside Gu Qishao’s skills in making poisons, his injuries were enough to shock a man. Gu Qishao now seemed leisurely and carefree despite his wretched condition. Besides the original wounds on his back, his entire body was covered in wounds. His beautiful red robes had long been torn to shreds, while the white inner robes beneath it was stained with large patches of fresh blood.