Chapter 514: Will he come? (1/2)

Chapter 514: Will he come?

The skies gradually grew dark. They would have to start lighting lamps at any minute now, but Gu Qi Sha still hadn’t shown up. Thanks to the work of a few instigators, the crowds in front of Pill Fiend Pharmacy were like a seething cauldron now. Various voices urged and accused, questioned and pressed like a wave, almost as if it was Pill Fiend Pharmacy who owed them something.

Finally, Han Yunxi herself came out, only for the voices to grow louder.

“Esteemed wangfei, is Gu Qi Sha coming or not?”

“Give us an answer, come on! Gu Qi Sha’s still half the owner of your Pill Fiend Pharmacy.”

“Heheh, esteemed wangfei, why don’t you acknowledge defeat in Gu Qi Sha’s place so we can all go home? We’ve been waiting for an entire day.”

These people were just dying to stir up trouble even though Han Yunxi had never asked them to show up, much less collect ticket fees for the show. Why all the racket? Han Yunxi was feeling irritable to begin with, so she prepared to retort when Long Feiye suddenly appeared. His icy expression as he stood behind her silenced all the naysayers until they didn’t dare to say a word.

As expected, His Highness Duke of Qin carried a different aura from other men. But the crowd was quick to direct their attentions to Mu Linger instead.

“Stop overrating yourself, Gu Qi Sha isn’t coming!”

“Haha, he’s never put you in his eye at all. A simple ninth young Miss of the Mu Clan insists on attracting attention like some petty, jumping buffoon? If it was me, I’d have left long ago instead of losing face here.”

“Lass, say something already. You haven’t gone stupid from waiting so long, right? Heheh.”

“She was stupid to begin with, or else why would she challenge Gu Qi Sha in the first place? Isn’t that right, everyone~”

While everyone laughed, Mu Linger stood unmoving with hooded eyes, her skinny, petite form looking especially lonely when surrounded by the crowd. Still, her back was ramrod straight and filled with an unyielding stubbornness!

She would wait.

Everyone here had been waiting for an entire day, but she’d been waiting for years. Whether or not that was stupid, it was something she chosen willingly. In the midst of the hubbub, she stole a glance at Han Yunxi and gave her a wink as if telling her to ignore the crowd. The ones who didn’t know the truth were the stupidest ones of all! Han Yunxi couldn’t help breaking into a wry smile at the action. She didn’t know what to say about this girl anymore, but Mu Linger made her feel both helpless and distressed. At this moment, Han Yunxi was even regretting using this move in the first place. What would happen to Mu Linger if Gu Qishao never showed up?

Finally, the skies grew dark. The lamps were lit and Pill Fiend Pharmacy was blazing brilliantly with the light. Although there wasn’t a set time for the challenge, Gu Qi Sha still hadn’t shown up after night fell.

“Let’s go back, what a disappointment! We waited all day for nothing.”

Heheh, Gu Qi Sha sure is a coward! He didn’t even show his face!”

“Go on, go on, Gu Qi Sha’s even afraid of a little girl. I say he doesn’t deserve his reputation.”

Gradually, the crowd broke up until half of them were gone. The scattering of the onlookers made Han Yunxi feel like the sadness after a joyful reunion—although she didn’t want to believe it, the truth showed that Gu Qi Sha hadn’t come. A few middle-aged women approached Mu Linger and patted her on the back.

“Lass, go back. You’ve been standing an entire day, it’ll tire you out.”

“Silly girl, it’s already dark. His Excellency Pill Fiend’s not coming, you should wake up.”

Mu Linger stood with her head hanging, not moving an inch or making a peep. The women had no choice but to leave her alone. Surrounded by the crowd, she had looked extremely solitary, but now that they were gone, she looked even lonelier than before. Her petite, skinny form still stood as straight as perfect, as if she was planning to wait until the end of time.

Han Yunxi felt grieved by the sight. She was about to walk over when a strange, horrific cackling filled the air. A black shadow suddenly descended from the skills like a massive bat.

“Kekekek…hehehe…hehe…”

The laughter seemed to come from the very depths of Hell, eerie and extreme, at times gloomy, bitter, and ghastly. It was an unbridle, wanton cackle whose volume grew in intensity until it rang endlessly in everyone’s ears.

This sound… The crowd was startled; before long all of them turned around or walked back to their places. The next thing they saw was a large black figure looming over Mu Linger in front of Pill Fiend Pharmacy’s gates.

Gu Qi Sha was here!

Mu Linger finally raised her head, so thrilled that she almost cried out; fortunately, Han Yunxi gave her a look in time to calm her down. Han Yunxi exhaled in relief then, while Long Feiye only smiled coldly at Gu Qi Sha, his expression unreadable. Heaven knows what kind of schemes he’d arranged in his mind; in any case, he wouldn’t do anything now since Gu Qi Sha still needed to accept Mu Linger’s challenge.

It didn’t take long before the space in front of Pill Fiend Pharmacy filled up with crowds of people again. This time, everyone was absolutely silent, because Gu Qi Sha was arrogantly surveying Mu Linger.

“Lass, how are you planning to challenge this old man?” he asked disdainfully.

Mu Linger had prepared ahead of time, so she quickly replied, “I want to compete with you in drug efficacy!”