Chapter 268: The real bully (1/2)

Long Feiye didn’t go in with them. Like the other people, he focused his sights on the entrance to the house to wait, but his furrowed eyebrows revealed the unease in his heart. That woman had been avoiding his gaze the entire time before simply walking in like this. What was the meaning of this? Couldn’t she tell that he was here to salvage the situation? Did she have the means to save Long Tianmo? But where had she gotten the antidote?

No matter what, she would always spare him a glance, but she hadn’t. It seemed like she’d ignored his existence entirely. Because of that, Long Feiye felt extremely unwell!

“Hey, what’s Han Yunxi up to?” Tang Li was at a loss as well. At first, he thought Han Yunxi would cooperate with their act until the end. They could forget about the bet and leave Xi Yubo and Luo Zuishan to argue over the consultation. Unexpectedly, she had actually gone to save that man, and filled with such self-confidence, too.

Long Feiye didn’t reply, but his gaze darkened. Tang Li fell silent as well. After a long time, he finally asked, “Could it be that man from the Shadow Clan helped her find the poison beast’s blood?” Tang Li might look like a careless and casual man, but his thoughts ran deep. Even if he didn’t ask questions all the time, he could still tell what was going on. Just then, he’d caught sight of how Long Feiye’s expression had shifted as soon as Han Yunxi showed up.

This time, Long Feiye had even delegated his personal troops to action. They were soldiers he’d been raising in secret for many years, but he hadn’t hesitated a second. What else could cause him to lose his cool beyond news of West Qin’s last orphan? If the Shadow Clan was so willing to protect Han Yunxi, but not for the sake of the poison beast, then it had to be because Han Yunxi was that very orphan.

Tang Li’s question couldn’t be any more clear, but Long Feiye still didn’t react. Tang Li only ended up looking at him unhappily. “Your woman has a high possibility of being the West Qin imperial clan orphan!” Tang Li said even more obviously.

“Mm,” Long Feiye replied.

“So then? What next?” Tang Li was disconsolate. Han Yunxi’s existence had caused their original plans to veer off track. That they could change, but now that the Shadow Clan had shown up, it wasn’t simply a matter of making new plans. He paused for a bit before stating, “At least take back the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion first. It can’t be left with her!”

But Long Feiye just wouldn’t answer him.

Tang Li didn’t know what to do with the man. He could only comfort himself with the fact that Long Feiye had kept calm upon noticing those white robes, so he couldn’t have fallen for her too deeply. Despite this, he still couldn’t guess how Long Feiye was planning to deal with Han Yunxi.

Both people inside and outside the rooms were waiting. Han Yunxi sat by the bed, surrounded by the few Elders, two Directors, and Qinwang Rong. Duanmu Yao stood on one side, her eyes fixated on Han Yunxi’s hands as if trying to hunt for clues for what she’d do. Han Yunxi allowed her to do as she wished. She wasn’t stupid enough to take out the poison beast’s blood in front of everyone here. She’d long stored it away in her detox system and dipped her acupuncture needles in them. As long as she inserted her needles, the poison beast blood would enter Long Tianmo’s joints all the same. Moreover, she’d added on some especially good drugs to faciliate the absorption of the antidote. It’d be even more effective than Long Tianmo taking it orally.

Long Tianmo was stuck in a state of half-consciousness. He was half-dead from all the pain and completely oblivious to everything happening around him. At the very least, his half-opened eyes could make out the figure of Han Yunxi above him. In the silence of the room, nobody spoke. Han Yunxi didn’t explain anything either, but stuck in the needles just like last time to expel the poisons from each joint in Long Tianmo’s body. Then she applied medicine. The entire process was a painstaking one for Han Yunxi, and a slow one for her spectators. But whether it was a crowd of six to seven or the entire world watching, she could still be wholly concentrated on her task in a systematic way. This time, Long Tianmo wasn’t only going to fully recover, but gain full consciousness as well!

Third Elder and the rest stared at Han Yunxi while trading looks. It didn’t seem like she was doing anything different from last time, so how could this be called a re-examination? She was clearly treating him all over again. Since Third Elder couldn’t save Long Tianmo himself, he dearly wished to abolish the bet. But now that that was impossible, he’d rather pick out shortcomings from Han Yunxi so they could even out into a tie. This way, he would at least lose with some dignity.

“Qin Wangfei, this is your re-examination?” Third Elder asked.

Han Yunxi had her head bowed as she inserted needles and threw him an answer. “If not, then what?”

“You’re just treating him all over again, right? Three days ago, you didn’t expel his poisons full at all,” Third Elder guessed.

Han Yunxi restrained her gaze to Long Tianmo’s joints, a cold smile forming on her lips. Her reply was careless and casual. “This is how you re-examine someone via needle expelling poisons. Did Third Elder not know?”

“This old man doesn’t understand how to expell poisons with needles to begin with!” Third Elder replied huffily. Only then did he realize that he’d fallen into Han Yunxi’s pace, but by then it was too late.

“Since Third Elder doesn’t understand, then don’t speak nonsense,” Han Yunxi smiled.

Third Elder ate a big loss. After that, who else dared to speak? Xi Yubo and Luo Zuishan each stood on one side, lost in their uneasy thoughts. Duanmu Yao watched on the sidelines and waited in silence. It was unclear what she was thinking about.

“Third Elder, help me check the crown prince’s complexion.” Han Yunxi suddenly spoke up. The people who were staring at her hand now moved to look at Long Tianmo, only to find themselves unable to look away. They’d never seen a patient recover his complexion so quickly. Long Tianmo’s previously ashen face was as white as paper with no traces of blood. His eyes were half-lidded as well, as if they could close at any minute. But now he looked ruddy all over.

“Is this his last recovery of consciousness before death?” Duanmu Yao couldn’t help but ask.

That would be the usual case, but many of the people present were established doctors. Even the lowest ranked Fifth Elder Lady Lianxin could tell that Long Tianmo wasn’t dying, but recovering. Third Elder wore a face full of disbelief and immediately went to take Long Tianmo’s pulse. As it turned out, his previously weak and feeble pulse had suddenly grown stronger, just like a normal person’s pulse.

“He’s really recovered?” Fourth Elder hastened to ask.

Third Elder didn’t want to admit it, but still nodded his head. “About 70 to 80 percent.”

“Once these needles are taken out, it’ll be 90 percent,” Han Yunxi said simply.

“How did you do it?” Third Elder grew serious.

But Han Yunxi simply recovered all her needles and personally tucked in Long Tianmo, before telling him, “Your Highness Crown Prince, you’ll need ample convalescence to get the last 10 percent back. Once you return to Tianning, remember to take plenty of rest. Don’t worry, all the poison’s gone from your body.”