Chapter 348: Wedding, big news (1/2)
Chapter 348: Wedding, big news
Chu Xifeng only escorted Gu Beiyue to the gates of the Gu Estate before coming back himself. He really wanted to see his master’s reaction upon finding out that all was well with the man. As he saw it, Han Yunxi didn’t have to try anything else to make His Highness unhappy. Just the simple fact that she’d saved Gu Beiyue would be enough to test Long Feiye’s limits. When he finally saw His Highness Duke of Qin reading peacefully over his missives, he was thoroughly astonished. Carefully, he tried to sound him out. “Your Highness, Gu Beiyue has already returned safely…”
“Mm,” Long Feiye replied mildly.
That’s it?
Chu Xifeng was starting to feel doubtful. This doesn’t make any sense! His Highness had kept his eye on Gu Beiyue for quite some time before seizing this chance to test him. He even made such a huge sacrifice to ensure its success, only to see it all fail. Isn’t His Highness even a little bit mad? Just what happened?
As soon as Chu Xifeng retreated, he went to seek out Zhao mama, who was smiling so broadly that she couldn’t even close her mouth.
“Esteemed wangfei certainly has ways to deal with His Highness!”
“Just keep bragging, won’t you? What in the world happened?” Chu Xifeng didn’t believe it. His Highness had the kind of personality that would keep his cool even when faced with someone he liked.
“Esteemed wangfei had an ultimate technique to turn His Highness completely docile!” Zhao mama was in excellent spirits.
“Zhao mama!” Chu Xifeng grew impatient.
Finally, Zhao mama lowered her voice to explain everything that had happened. Chu Xifeng was left stupefied by what he heart. He couldn’t believe that there even existed a woman with the gall to seduce His Highness.
“No wonder he didn’t look into anything else…” he muttered to himself. Chu Xifeng couldn’t help but imagine other scenarios. If Han Yunxi accidentally burns down the entire Duke of Qin’s estate one day, will a single kiss take care of His Highness then as well?
Women were seriously formidable!
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The messages from the Tang Clan came in a never ending stream, but it was already too late for Long Feiye to hurry over. Tang Li would only have to rely on his own luck to get out of there. Would Tang Li die from depression if he ever found out the real reason Long Feiye rushed home so soon?
As the night grew darker, both Leisurely Cloud Pavilion and the main sleeping quarters of the Hibiscus Courtyard fell into silence. Han Yunxi leaned against the window, a hand propping up her chin while the other stroked her lips. She was still feeling foolishly happy. He’d taken offense. It was something she could sense intuitively, even if it couldn’t be expressed in words. Han Yunxi had once taken offense to him because of Duanmu Yao. She wondered whether Long Feiye had felt the same way about today? It really was a happy occasion when the person you liked for ages took offense because of you. It felt like she’d finally discovered that he liked her just as she liked him.
In times of peace I chat with you; in times of peril I plot with you; in times of prosperity I grow old with you. Since I’m willing to win your heart, I won’t leave you even when I’m old!
Long Feiye, the skies will always be clear if you take offense.
Inside his sleeping quarters, Long Feiye held a small wine cup in his hand as he silently stared out the window. It wasn’t clear whether he was staring at Leisurely Cloud Pavilion or the crescent moon hanging in the sky. A long time later, he finally opened his mouth. “Any news on the Bear Chuan and Panoptic Red Lotus?”
Serpent Fruit, Bear Chuan, and Panoptic Red Lotus were three ingredients needed to treat Mute Granny’s poison. Right now, nothing was more important to him than finding these medicines. He was only certain that Serpent Fruit was in Gu Qi Sha’s hands, but he had no idea where to find the other two items.
In the shadows, the guard said, “To reply Your Highness, we haven’t found any news of either of them, only that the Bear Chuan once appeared at a large auction ground. We’re still looking into the details.”
Long Feiye waved a hand to dismiss the guard. He knew it wouldn’t be easy to find these ingredients, so he could only wait until Tang Li escaped with the Pear Blossom Rain Needles before they teamed up to get the Serpent Fruit…
The night had grown darker, but a figure still lingered persistently around the perimeter of the Duke of Qin’s estate. His seductive red robes looked bewitching in the night, like red spider lilies coming into bloom. It was a mysterious yet elegant sight. It wasn’t until day broke that this red-robed landed on the roof of a nearby inn. Few people dared to dawdle so long around the Duke of Qin’s estate, but Gu Qishao happened to be one of them. He’d been pacing the entire night, but couldn’t figure out a way to sneak past the guards and get inside.
He remembered that he’d made a few trips inside a few months back. Heaven knows when Long Feiye had tightened the security.
“Aye, I miss my Poison lass!” he murmured to himself, his arms lazily crossed behind his head. Of course, it wasn’t just that. He actually wanted to sound her out on something of his own. He went to sleep, but it wasn’t long before a carrier pigeon woke him up with a message from Mu Linger. She had agreed to his request to search for Bear Chuan and Panoptic Red Lotus. He had no idea where she was going to search, but he never saw her again after their last meeting.
Gu Qishao unfolded the message as he pondered over a question. If he ever told Mu Linger to find an impossible ingredient, would she keep searching and never bother him again? The thought made him grin.
Over the next few days, Long Feiye kept put at the Duke of Qin’s estate. Because of that, Han Yunxi rarely went out, either. She saw him practicing his sword skills for the first time, dressed all in white. The silvery-white blade in his hands led his movements as they alternated between quick and slow. His slashes, stabs, dots, piercing, aiming, and raising were all clean-cut and agile. Han Yunxi didn’t understand sword techniques, but she felt that he looked extremely dashing. Since Long Feiye practiced for an entire afternoon, Han Yunxi ended up watching him for an entire afternoon, too.
If not for the fact that she couldn’t use inner energy, she’d like Long Feiye to teach her sword skills, too. When he stopped, she immediately handed him some water like what a retainer would do. Actually, she had quite some things to do, but it was rare for him to stay at home so she wanted to be by his side.
“Are things going well with Baili Mingxiang and her pills?” Long Feiye asked mildly.
After getting ‘offended’ that day, he’d more or less reverted to his usual self. Nothing much had changed, so much that it seemed nothing had happened in the first place. Of course, that’s what it looked like to outsiders, but Han Yunxi could feel that they were much closer now. At the very least, she could harass him more often without fear.
“It’s all going very well, but…” Han Yunxi paused, but ended up speaking her mind anyways. “Your Highness, it hasn’t been easy for that girl. I want to try and save her.”