Chapter 250: Protection from the Shadow Clan (1/2)

Chapter 250: Protection from the Shadow Clan

Aside from Mu Linger, everyone else present recognized this voice, but none of them expected the speaker to be in the Sky Pit. Gu Qishao’s eyes brightened before he looked towards the darkened path. In disbelief, he muttered to himself, “Poison lass came too.”

It wasn’t easy to bypass the hundred or so poison traps to capture the poison beast. The last trap was the most dangerous one of all, so he hadn’t taken Han Yunxi with him. This lass didn’t even know martial arts, so who did she come with? Thinking up to here, Gu Qishao couldn’t help but glance below his feet. Long Feiye and Tang Li were still trapped below, so how could the friendless and family-less Han Yunxi find anyone else to help her in Medical City?

As soon as she heard ‘Poison lass,’ Mu Linger’s cherry lips pursed in unhappiness. Unfortunately, nobody paid attention to it. Soon enough, Han Yunxi emerged from the darkness, followed by a white-robed man wearing a face veil. Han Yunxi’s steps were calm and steady, while the white-robed man’s steps were light and unhurried. He emanated the air of an April breeze, gentle and warm. Nobody would ever think that he had kidnapped Han Yunxi, but that he was acting as her bodyguard instead. Actually, though Han Yunxi had been following the white-robed man the entire way, she hadn’t suffered any difficulties at all. Their entire journey had been extremely smooth. The white-robed gentleman was going to take them on another path when her detox system had sensed the multiple sources of poison here. A lot of them were ancient poisons that the detox system only had records of, but no samples. She said she wanted to take a look. When the white-robed man actually agreed, she gave up all pretense of politeness and went right on. Who knew that the first thing she’d find was Gu Qishao being threatened by those other two?

Duanmu Yao wanted to endure, but the sight of Han Yunxi made that impossible. Coldly, she said, “Han Yunxi, it seems that enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road.”

Duanmu Yao had kept tabs on how Han Yunxi had played her at Pill Fiend Valley and humiliated her in Tianning’s capital city. She was a closed door disciple of the Celestial Mountain Sword Sect and Western Zhou’s princess born from the first wife. But this woman of humble birth had belittled her every single time, even ruining her marriage alliance. Now that they were here with no Long Feiye in sight, how could she simply let the matter go?

“Since when has Western Zhou’s princess started carrying on with Northern Li’s Duke of Kang? Does Western Zhou’s emperor know?” Han Yunxi really was surprised.

When she recalled Tang Li saying how a white-robed woman with formidable sword skills had rescued Jun Yixie, she figured that he meant this woman right here. Western Zhou and Tianning were allied countries through their relations by marriage! Both of them had always been on the same side against their common enemy, Northern Li! Even if Duanmu Yao couldn’t marry Long Feiye, Western Zhou and Tianning still managed to sign an agreement to guard their borders together. Were Duanmu Yao’s actions now just a personal choice, or an indication of some secret agreement between Western Zhou and Northern Li?

“Once I silence you, he’ll never know!” Duanmu Yao said fiercely, her attitude all aggression. Judging by this, she’d probably decimate Han Yunxi if Long Feiye didn’t exist.

When Han Yunxi heard these words, she knew that Duanmu Yao had teamed up with Jun Yixie for personal reasons. Unwilling to be outdone, she said, “If you can’t silence this wangfei, this wnagfei will make sure all of Cloud Realm Continent knows about this matter.”

“Try me!” Duanmu Yao raged as she raised her sword. But Jun Yixie actually strode forward and blocked her behind him with a warning glance. Duanmu Yao might have been cooperating with Jun Yixie, but she still dreaded his existence. With a light sniff, she stopped speaking.

“Han Yunxi, just what kind of poison did you use on your lordship?” Jun Yixie asked coldly.

“It’s the same as Bone Poison, a type without an antidote.” Han Yunxi’s serious expression made Jun Yixie’s entire person unwell. His original motive for coming to Medical City was also for the poison beast. This time he’d come early because there was no way to cure the poison in his arm, much less convince Han Yunxi to treat it. Risking his life to find the poison beast’s blood was his only choice.

“Since that’s the case, then there’s no need for your lordship to spare your life,” Jun Yixie had truly turned ruthless this time. He’d been like this since childhood, choosing to destroy the things he couldn’t get his hands on! The Frost Moon blade was raised in the air again, its edges glinting with a cold, shocking light. Seeing this, Duanmu Yao made to take out her sword as well.

“Duke of Kang, leave this woman to me.” Although she’d been away from Tianning’s capital city these few months, she’d been keeping tabs on Long Feiye and Han Yunxi. She knew all about Han Yunxi’s poison skills and assassination weapons, but she’d never taken either seriously. She was certain that as long as she didn’t give Han Yunxi a chance to sneak attack, the woman wouldn’t be her match!

“No! Your lordship wants to kill her personally.” Jun Yixie’s eyes reflected Han Yunxi’s image as if he could swallow her whole. Such a gaze made Han Yunxi realize that his killing intentions were real. Her poisons couldn’t threaten either of them.

“If you can’t get the poison beast’s blood, then no one else besides myself can save that hand of yours!” she warned coldly.

“Your lordship is determined to win the poison beast’s blood!” Jun Yixie was very self-confident. As soon as he was conscious of Han Yunxi’s caution, he took steps to walk towards her. At the same time, Gu Qishao prepared to pull Han Yunxi aside. He was just about to grab her hand when she disappeared from his eyes.

Where did she go?

Gu Qishao unconsciously turned around, only to see that the white-robed man had already pulled Han Yunxi behind his back to shield her.

What speed! Gu Qishao silently marveled in his heart, but Jun Yixie actually stilled his steps. “You’re from the Shadow Clan?”

Only the Shadow Clan’s shadow arts could develop one’s lightness techniques to the acme of perfection! Such skills were never taught to outsiders. Once upon a time, Cloud Realm Continent had a Great Qin Empire that was divided between the two imperial clans of East Qin and West Qin as well as the Seven Noble Families. The Shadow Clan was one of those aristocratic families, charged with the sole protection of West Qin royalty. Rumors had it that the Shadow Clan protected their charges with their lives. None of them had ever abandoned their duties, much less betray their charges. After the Great Qin Empire was destroyed along with its imperial clans, the Seven Noble Families gradually laid low and disappeared. Unbelievably, he’d witnessed the shadow arts first hand again today!

As soon as he heard ‘Shadow Clan,’ Gu Qishao finally realized the fast speed he saw came from the shadow arts. If this white-robed man was protecting Han Yunxi, did that mean…