Chapter 296: She’ll never be it (1/2)
Chapter 296: She’ll never be it
As soon as he got the news from the City of Daughters, Tang Li had rushed to report it to Long Feiye. Once the bounty posters had been posted up, they’d received more news than posters from all over the place. Tang Li had already filtered through many of the false ones, or else Long Feiye would definitely be led astray by them in his current frenzied state.
Actually, Tang Li had been conflicted for a while over whether to tell him at all. If Han Yunxi really disappeared just like this, it might be good news for Long Feiye. He narrowly went to investigate the rumor himself, but since he didn’t know what he’d do if he actually found the woman, he decided to tell Long Feiye in the end. Once Long Feiye emerged from his room, he hastened to speak up.
“Someone caught a glimpse of Han Yunxi at the City of Daughters, the news can’t be wrong!”
Long Feiye shut the door behind him and asked coldly, “City of Daughters?”
“That’s right, the person who delivered the message delivered this as well.” Tang Li handed over a jade hairpin, the exact same one that Han Yunxi often wore in her hair. Long Feiye gave a light snort as his eyes briefly flashed with cold killing intent. Who else could it be but Gu Qishao who had spread the false information with her real hairpin? If Lil Thing hadn’t exposed Han Yunxi’s whereabouts, he really would’ve run off to the City of Daughters for a look. Undoubtedly, there was an ambush lying in wait there for him!
Gu Qishao, you should worry about your own life rather than trying to take your lordship’s!
“Someone come, send out orders to close up all businesses within Tianning Country’s borders that have connections with the Tender Fragrance Teahouse. Freeze all of Gu Qishao’s assets in all the banks, and kill him without mercy on sight!” Long Feiye commanded coldly.
“Yes!” the hidden guards obeyed before leaving to do their jobs.
Tang Li realized that something was wrong and said in surprise, “You found Han Yunxi?” What else would make Long Feiye so calmly recognize the jade hairpin as part of false information? Long Feiye didn’t speak, which only cemented Tang Li’s speculations. He wanted to push open the doors to Long Feiye’s room, but was stopped.
“Don’t bother her. Ever.” Long Feiye’s tone was mild as he spoke, but his gaze was firm.
Tang Li slowly lowered his hands, his eyebrows furrowed. He couldn’t understand the meaning behind Long Feiye’s words. Long Feiye didn’t bother explaining either, but flew onto the roof to lie down with his arms crossed beneath his head. Tang Li hurried after him and asked, “What do you mean by ‘forever?’ Are you planning to keep that woman forever by your side?”
Long Feiye didn’t answer, but stared at the sky full of stars with his dark, deep pupils.
“Big bro! She has an 80 to 90 percent chance of being West Qin’s imperial orphan!” Tang Li reminded him again.
Long Feiye told Tang Li about everything the Mu Clan and Mu Xin, before giving a firm resolution. “Han Yunxi is a descendent of the Poison Sect. Her mother was a woman of the Mu Clan, and her father a remnant of that same Poison Sect. She has no relation whatsoever to the West Qin imperial family.”
Tang Li was caught off guard, not expecting Han Yunxi to have connections with the Poison Sect. “But even if she’s a descendent of the Poison Clan, it doesn’t erase the fact that she’s also the orphan of the West Qin imperial clan. The Shadow Clan would never protect the wrong person!” Tang Li was convinced as well.
After some thought, he added, “It’s not right to say that Lady Tianxin was Mu Xin just because of a single embroidered ‘Xin’ (心). Even if Mu Xin was Lady Tianxin, the rumors of her affair with a Poison Sect member was only gossip at most. That might not be even true. Instead, the Shadow Clan’s protection is proof we witnessed with our own eyes!”
When Tang Li saw that Long Feiye looked absolutely indifferent, he further added, “Big Bro, even if she is a descendent of the Poison Sect, I suspect they had connections with the West Qin imperial clan as well. Otherwise, why would that Shadow Clan guy be so familiar with the Poison Sect’s Sky Pit?” Tang Li’s words were very logical. With Long Feiye’s meticulous personality, how couldn’t he understand such words?
Gu Qishao and Han Yunxi had uncovered a secret in Mute Granny, so perhaps she held a completely different story from what they knew so far.
In response, Long Feiye simply said coldly, “If I say she isn’t, then she isn’t. She’ll never be it!”
“You!” Tang Li grew depressed. He finally understood that Long Feiye was planning to hide Han Yunxi’s connection to the West Qin imperial clan forever. Whether or not she had such a connection, he would suppress the facts and keep her by his side.
But how could that be possible?
Even if Tang Li agreed, the rest of the Tang Clan wouldn’t, especially Aunt Ru! If they took 10,000 steps back and somehow got the Tang Clan to compromise with the coverup, what about the Shadow Clan? How were they supposed to hide anything when the Shadow Clan had already gone knocking on their doors?
What did an orphan of an imperial clan represent? The bloodline of the clan, and the possibility of its dynasty reviving once again! And what if Han Yunxi discovered her own lineage one day? What would she think then?
Tang Li shook his head in disbelief. “Big bro, Aunt Wan wouldn’t agree, either.”
His Aunt Wan was none other than Long Feiye’s mufei, Aunt Ru’s elder sister Tang Yiwan.1
The living might not agree, but now he was dragging in the dead as well?
Just how much nerve did Long Feiye have? How many difficult decisions did he have to make over the past few days in his frenzied state? And yet all he did was keep silent, his thoughts unknown to all beyond himself.