Chapter 318: The purpose of the uncle’s visit (1/2)
Chapter 318: The purpose of the uncle’s visit
When Gu Qishao saw Mu Linger looking so disappointed, he asked with interest, “And?”
“I don’t know,” Mu Linger said honestly. If this was the past, she’d boldly let him deal with him as he wished, but Qi gege was still being so serious even after Han Yunxi had let her go. It saddened her and made things a little unbearable.
Gu Qishao beckoned her over with his finger. “Help me out with something. Once it’s settled, I won’t dispute the matter with you anymore.”
Mu Linger’s gloomy eyes immediately lit up as she glowed with a smile. She scampered over and ask happily, “What is it? Just tell me.”
Gu Qishao tossed her the antidoteprescription for Broomcorn Millet Poison and said, “Help me find Bear Chuan and Panoptic Red Lotus.”
Mu Linger was unparalleled with formulating prescriptions and other pharmacy skills. She’d seen all sorts of strange and marvelous prescriptions before, but not this one. “This is an antidote, right?” Mu Linger asked in puzzlement. She recognized the ingredients on this list, but not their effects when put together.
“All you have to do is find the ingredients. Why ask so many questions?” Gu Qishao didn’t tell Mu Linger that Mute Granny had been poisoned into a deaf-mute. He wasn’t planning to tell her this was Broomcorn Millet Poison’s antidote, either. It wasn’t that he had reservations against Mu Linger, but that he was simply too lazy to tell her things she didn’t need to know.
Mu Linger asked resentfully, “Then what about the Serpent Fruit? That’s not easy to find.”
Gu Qishao grinned. “I have Serpent Fruit.”
“Where did you get it from?!” Mu Linger was astonished. Because she was Medicine City’s genius pharmacist, she had all sorts of strange medicines and ingredients from Cloud Realm Continent in her hands. Though she knew that Pill Fiend from Pill Fiend Valley had a Serpent Fruit in his hands, she wasn’t sure if it was ripe yet.
“I stole it,” Gu Qishao replied carelessly.
“You…you went to Pill Fiend Valley to steal their things?” Mu Linger grew frightened. She’d met Pill Fiend once, but the memory still made her tremble in fear! That old thing was a horrific eccentric and difficult to deal with. If he knew Qi gege had stolen his Serpent Fruit, he’d probably give him no end of trouble.
Gu Qishao didn’t answer her question, but threw Mu Linger a tin of tea leaves. “Newly picked tea leaves, for you.”
Mu Linger hastily caught the tin, afraid that she’d accidentally drop it and shatter it into pieces. She was a little curious. “I’m not someone who likes drinking tea.”
“I do, though.” Gu Qishao said as he walked out. Mu Linger opened the tea tin and sniffed doubtfully at its contents. How come she didn’t know Qi gege had a hobby like that?
“Qi gege, you…” The next time she looked up, Gu Qishao was already gone. “Qi gege where are you going? Wait up!” Mu Linger chased him all the way out of the inn, but Gu Qishao had long disappeared.
“It’s not like you’ll die from chatting a bit longer!” Mu Linger pouted, dissatisfaction written all over her face. Of course, she soon returned to the inn and started packing up her things without a second thought. She was going back to the Mu Estate. Bear Chuan and Panoptic Red Lotus were two rarely seen medicinal ingredients. She couldn’t remember clearly, but she had to return to check her notes about them both. As to the message sent by her father via flying pigeon, she’d long pushed it to the back of her head…
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Han Yunxi returned to the Duke of Qin’s estate just after noon. She was planning to go to her study and study the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion while waiting for Long Feiye to return. Unexpectedly, Long Feiye was actually in the flower gardens. She’d forgotten how long it’d been since he was at home during the daytime. While Han Yunxi was walking over, Chu Xifeng was currently reporting on how Aunt Ru had met with Baili Mingxiang at General Baili’s estate. At her approach, he withdrew.
Han Yunxi cut straight to the chase. “Your Highness, is Beauty’s Blood related to the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion?”
Beauty’s Blood was made with the help of hundreds of different poisons. If Long Feiye wanted the blood, it was probably tied up with the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion. Long Feiye was about to explain when Zhao mama suddenly came to report, “Your Highness, Aunt Ru’s arrive. She’s waiting at the Sunset Cloud Pavilion with urgent news.”
Long Feiye had purposely blocked out time to stay at the estate today, just to wait for Han Yunxi’s arrival. He didn’t expect Aunt Ru to come here after she left General Baili’s estate. A flash of unhappiness flitted past his eyes before he rose to leave. He left Han Yunxi with the parting words, “Wait for me. I’ll find you later.”
Han Yunxi had a bad impression of Aunt Ru. She was a bit uneasy as she replied, “Alright, I’ll wait for you.”
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As soon as Long Feiye arrived at the Sunset Cloud Pavilion, it was to see Aunt Ru wearing a stern expression as she asked, “You’re even going to tell Han Yunxi about the Beauty’s Blood secret?”
“Is there a problem?” Long Feiye countered coldly.
“Ye’er, you’ve changed!” Aunt Ru rebuked. For the past few days, she’d been trying to find a chance to finish off Han Yunxi, but there had been none. Even though she knew being so direct would only annoy Long Feiye, she still couldn’t take it. A girl as good as Baili Mingxiang didn’t even have the right to know the secret of Beauty’s Blood. What made Han Yunxi any different? Ye’er’s simply lost his reason because of he’s infatuated with Han Yunxi!
Someone who held the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion held the world in their hands. She couldn’t stop him from giving the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion to Han Yunxi, but she’d never let the woman know the secret of Beauty’s Blood.
“If Aunt Ru has nothing else to say, I’ll take my leave,” Long Feiye’s cold aura made things all the more hopeless.
But Aunt Ru simply said, “Your uncle wants to see you at the old place.”