Chapter 277: I’ll walk in the front with you (1/2)
Chapter 277: I’ll walk in the front with you
Aunt Ru’s weapons arrived at the same time she did!
Whoosh! A five-pointed flying dart flew in from behind them to bury itself in the tree branch before them. Han Yunxi subconsciously looked over, but didn’t get a clear view before the weapon stuck in the tree actually recoiled to fly towards her face. Long Feiye had expected this, but not at such insane speeds. Because he had no time to dodge, he immediately raised his hand to block the weapon for Han Yunxi.
The blades immediately sank into his skin. Unlike its brush with the tree, this time the weapon entered completely into his flesh. Even a rebounded weapon had this sort of power behind it, how ruthless!
The pain had to be excruciating!
Han Yunxi’s eyebrows furrowed, but Long Feiye’s expression didn’t change at all. He stopped hesitating and plunged straight into the dense forest. But as soon as he did, Aunt Ru shouted, “Ye’er, get out!”
She’d spent all these years secretly exploring all of Lotus Mountain’s main peak, but she’d never dared to enter the forest here. If she hadn’t caught word that Ye’er was coming, she wouldn’t have come this time either. This forest was like a maze. If the person who entered couldn’t get out by nightfall, then they’d be eaten alive by the swarm of creatures that came out to feed in the dark.
“Ye’er, get out! Get out this instant!”
“Ye’er, if there’s anything, we can talk it over! Be sensible!”
Aunt Ru shouted and shouted, but Long Feiye kept going farther and farther in until his figure grew hazy. Frightened, Aunt Ru immediately ran to catch up. If she dawdled any longer, she probably wouldn’t be able to find him anymore. As soon as she entered, she stopped using any hidden weapons. Long Feiye, too, slowed down his steps.
Once she caught up, Aunt Ru forcefully grabbed Long Feiye by the hand. “Right now we can still tell the way back. Hurry up and get out of here with me.”
“Since we’ve come, we might as well search around,” Long Feiye said mildly.
“Ye’er, you’ve gone insane! There’s only six more hours before it gets dark,” Aunt Ru raged. Though she came by the mountain often, she’d yet to find a way to deal with the creatures of the night. She wouldn’t take any hapless risks. Instead of being tough, cold, and unyielding, Aunt Ru was more worried and impatient now. Still, Long Feiye only said, “If Aunt Ru is afraid, you can leave first.”
For a second, Aunt Ru could only gape at him. Over the last decade or so, Ye’er had always treated her coldly, but he’d never speak so presumptuously to her face. She rushed to Long Feiye’s side and gave a resentful glare to the woman he was protecting in his embrace. Coldly, she reminded him, “Feiye, your life isn’t something to be tossed aside so casually! Leave with me this instant!”
Han Yunxi didn’t know what Aunt Ru’s words meant, but she could feel that Long Feiye’s hand had turned stiff for awhile. After a long while, Long Feiye still didn’t speak, but kept protecting Han Yunxi as he turned around. Only then did Aunt Ru exhale a breath. “Let’s go.”
But it was then that the silent Han Yunxi spoke up. “You guys are looking for strong corrosive plants, right?”
Aunt Ru ignored her, but Long Feiye stopped. “What did you find out?”
“It’s just around here,” Han Yunxi was very certain, because she’d been silently searching for it the entire time. Nearby, the corrosive properties of the plants were very strong. Though she couldn’t tell which plant it was, she could sense the deeply hidden poisons within.
“You’re certain?” Long Feiye rejoiced. Heaven knows how much he wanted to solve the mystery of the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion.
“Just around here?” Aunt Ru looked contemptuous.
Besides the giant, straight trees around them, there weren’t any poison grasses about. Moreover, these were all toxic birch trees with no corrosive properties. Han Yunxi was simply speaking nonsense!
When Han Yunxi had married into the Duke of Qin’s estate, she was still in seclusion. It was only a few days ago that she left her seclusion to take a trip to the Duke of Qin’s estate and found out everything that had happened. She’d assumed that Grand Concubine Yi would torment that Han Clan’s useless trash to death, but the woman had actually replaced Grand Concubine Yi to control the Duke of Qin’s estate. Even more unbelievable was the fact that she could treat poisons and had saved quite a few people.
From Chu Xifeng, she learned that Ye’er wanted to go to the main peak of Lotus Mountain, so she immediately went to stop him. As soon as she met Tang Li, she tied him up and interrogated him until she found out that Han Yunxi’s poison skills were only so-so at best. She wasn’t of much help to Long Feiye and even had unclear relationships with other men. Despite this, Ye’er had handed over the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion to her hands! Women like this were typically average types who were full of tricks. Heaven knows how she’d gotten involved with Ye’er. When she first arrived, she’d even seen Long Feiye and Han Yunxi in a tussle and thought her eyes had problems. When had Ye’er ever fooled around with anyone, or even laughed or joked before?
Heaven knows what kind of methods Han Yunxi had used to fool his eyes! A woman like her would only delay a man’s plans!
“It’s just nearby. I’ll look around, it won’t take too long,” Han Yunxi said seriously. Long Feiye’s words were right. Since they’d come anyways, they shouldn’t leave empty-handed.
Aunt Ru’s face was somber. “Search for it yourself if you want. I don’t have time to pay attention to you. Ye’er, come with me!”
Han Yunxi lost her temper at these words. “As if I’m the one who wants to search! The Perplexing Butterfly Illusion isn’t even mine! You think I have nothing better to do?”
“You’re the one who said you were going to look around just then. Who told you to search?” Aunt Ru immediately countered.
Urk…