Chapter 447: Does he really not want her anymore? (2/2)

“What do you mean by that?” Baili Mingxiang asked.

Han Yunxi explained, “If they wanted to set up something like this but not to take my life, why make up such a complicated scheme? First an explosion, then a scalding?”

“Esteeemed wangfei, those two must hate you to the bones,” Xu Donglin laughed out loud. It was only after Han Yunxi shot a look at him that he shut up. Baili Mingxiang couldn’t help but cover her mouth to hide a grin. Esteemed wangfei’s reasons made sense, thus clearing both girls from suspicion.

“Esteemed wangfei…” Baili Mingxiang began to ask, but Xu Donglin interrupted.

“Aiya, Miss Mingxiang, stop asking already. As I see it, that girl won’t last more than three days before we ask her ourselves. Furthermore, when His Highness Duke of Qin comes back, we’re guaranteed to find out everything!”

Baili Mingxiang’s eyes flashed helplessly before she fell silent. Han Yunxi didn’t speak, but looked in the direction of the gardens. In the distance, Su Xiaoyu’s skinny little body hung high above the air like a desolate, floating leaf. She really couldn’t figure out the girl’s intentions. News had already been sent to Long Feiye, but he was busy elsewhere and there was no telling when he’d return.

After standing for awhile, Baili Mingxiang urged, “Esteemed wangfei, it’s time to change your medicine.”

Actually, Baili Mingxiang was too preoccupied with the winged phoenix birthmark to think about Su Xiaoyu at all. She was still trying to decide whether to speak up before His Highness Duke of Qin returned.

Meanwhile, Su Xiaoyu had been rendered listless from hunger. Her hands and arms were tied behind her back, but she curled in on herself with a drooping head as she hung from the tree. She was very clear that Master Chu wouldn’t come to save her, but she’d risked her all regardless. Still, when he really didn’t make a move after two days, she couldn’t help silently grieving.

Master really doesn’t want me anymore.

Master was the one who had picked her up and raised her, and she always saw him as her older brother. Although she knew she’d have to pay her debt of gratitude with her life one day, it was still hard to accept her reality. What’s master doing now? Will he miss me? Is he really going to abandon me just like this?

She hadn’t seen him in so long that she wished she had one last look.

She knew that Han Yunxi wasn’t just planning to starve her, but give her a warning with Wang Laifu’s fate. Moreover, Long Feiye wasn’t even back yet. Heaven knows what he’d do to her once he returned. Su Xiaoyu thought it over for a long time before quietly deciding a course of action. She’d wait it out a few more days. If master really wasn’t coming by then, then there was only one choice left…suicide!

Su Xiaoyu feared Long Feiye the most of all, but he hadn’t even gotten the latest news yet. When he and Chu Xifeng headed to Pill Fiend Valley, the only person they told was Tang Li. The rest of the guards had no way to reach him. There were some things that Long Feiye hid so finely that even his own men had no idea. Tang Li received news of Han Yunxi’s burns promptly, but didn’t immediately tell Long Feiye. He trusted the woman to have the skills to uncover the plot and capture the spy. Long Feiye was meeting up with Gu Qi Sha to get his medicine from Pill Fiend Valley and couldn’t afford the disruption! Things had been delayed for far too long.

Moreover, he had his own selfish motives at heart. He dearly wanted Long Feiye to get the antidote and treat Mute Granny fast. Once that was done, he’d finally be free from guard duty! It took him monumental effort to escape his wedding and earn his freedom, but guarding a mute and deaf old woman for half a year was enough to drive him mad. In other words, he was depressed and dejected!

Long Feiye and Chu Xifeng arrived on time at Pill Fiend Valley, but Gu Qi Sha was late! For the first time, Long Feiye had the patience to wait without a word for two entire days before the man arrived.

“Where is it?” Long Feiye came straight to the point.

But Gu Qi Sha only replied, “Where’s esteemed wangfei? Why didn’t she come with you?”

Long Feiye’s original plans was to hide everything from Han Yunxi, but Gu Qi Sha had purposely been loose-lipped last time and caused him more complications. Hearing his words now only made him unhappy and he said coldly, “Where is it?”

Gu Qi Sha was very generous as he opened up his robes to take out a brocade box. “Here!”

Long Feiye had done his research before coming here and was able to determine the Bear chuan in the box was real.

“You’ve finally got all the ingredients. Your Highness Duke of Qin, you must be excited, right?” Gu Qi Sha asked with a chuckle.

Long Feiye didn’t even spare him a look, his face expressionless as ever. Gu Qi Sha knew this guy was physically paralyzed when it came to facial expressions, so his words were just an offhand comment. Now he grinned and said, “Your Highness Duke of Qin, the Panoptic Red Lotus and Bear chuan were all given to you within a year. You can spare my little life now, right?”

Gu Qi Sha’s voice was weird to the extreme and filled with a sneer. It didn’t sound like he was begging for his life at all. Instead, he was ridiculing Long Feiye! As he spoke, he turned to make for his house, but Long Feiye called him back.

“Hold it!”

Gu Qi Sha grew puzzled. With Long Feiye’s personality, he’d stop wasting words and leave as soon as he got his things. What else does he want?

“Your Highness Duke of Qin, are you still looking for other medicines? Want to fight me again?” Gu Qi Sha asked with a derisive smirk.