Chapter 542: Toxic teardrops again (2/2)

But Han Yunxi didn’t get to reply before Long Feiye said coldly, “You go on your own. Your lordship still has matters to take care of in Medicine City.”

“I wasn’t asking you,” Gu Qishao shot back.

Long Feiye’s eyes glittered like ice as he glanced at Han Yunxi. She was planning to refuse Gu Qishao’s offer anyways, since she needed to stay for discussions about Medicine City and Pill Fiend Pharmacy working together in the future. Moreover, she also had to bring Mu Linger to the pharmacy before she could set her cares at rest. But now that she was stuck between Long Feiye and Gu Qishao, she suddenly didn’t know what to say. If the two of them want to fight, they can do it themselves. Why drag me into it too?

“You guys can talk about the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion stuff yourselves. I’m going to eat, I’m so hungry…” she said before slipping out the door and completely ignoring Long Feiye.

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Han Yunxi ate some snacks and packed a few for the two men before coming back an hour later. She found Gu Qishao squatting by the door while Long Feiye was drinking tea inside. Actually, they had only spoke a single sentence in the hour she was gone, and it had come from Long Feiye.

He had said, “It’s fine if you don’t go, either. Your lordship isn’t in a rush.”

Gu Qishao simply spat and went to squat at the door.

“What…are you doing?” Han Yunxi asked him now.

Waiting for you to come back so I can say goodbye, stupid! Gu Qishao said nothing, but grabbed the food boxes from her arms and started eating with relish right at the entrance. He finished off Long Feiye’s portion as well as his own, feeling very satisfied.

Then he got up and declared, “Poison lass, wait for my good news!” With an easy wave, he headed off. Han Yunxi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry as she chased after him.

“The dirt’s in the underground palace at the Poison Sect grounds. There’s a secret entrance there that leads to a cliff covered with poison orchids!”

Actually, Han Yunxi wanted him to wait until they were done with their Medicine City business so they could all go together. Still, she could guess that Long Feiye wouldn’t want to come alone since it wasn’t dangerous there anymore. At most, he’d send a bunch of men to go in his stead. In some ways, it was better that Gu Qishao went because he was familiar with poisons. He should be able to find the Earth of Ten-Thousand Poisons just fine.

“There’s another secret entrance, but Long Feiye’s blocked it up. It’s the one with a giant boulder so it’s not easy to open. Last time we went, we ran into two people from Western Zhou’s Chu Clan, so you have to take care,” Han Yunxi added.

“Silly, your Qi gege spent his entire childhood living in the mountain woods. Why wouldn’t I be familiar with any of those places?” Although Gu Qishao needed no reminders, he still felt warm hearted after Han Yunxi’s words. His sly and seductive smile began to shine like the sun.

“I’m off!” he dashingly put on his massive black hooded cape and left in high spirits.Neither Long Feiye, Han Yunxi, nor Gu Qishao had any reservations regarding the Poison Sect’s forbidden grounds, but it turned out that Gu Qishao would have a rough trip…

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After Gu Qishao left, Han Yunxi turned back and saw Long Feiye had already shown up behind her, looking at her quietly. She hadn’t done anything, but she began to feel guilty beneath his gaze. It wasn’t because she was weak-willed, but because Long Feiye’s stare was too frightening! Han Yunxi did her best to ease the nervousness in her heart and strode over to him. “I’ll accompany you for a meal.”

“I’ve already told the waiter to bring it up,” Long Feiye said mildly.

Han Yunxi never thought such a petty fellow would let her off so easily, but he simply went into the rooms without a word. She went in after him and sat down at the table, where the two fell into silence. Perhaps she’d gotten used to his bullying, but Han Yunxi suddenly felt unused to Long Feiye’s unusual show of ‘forgiveness.’ Actually, Long Feiye was a taciturn man to begin with, so the two of them often shared long silences, but Han Yunxi couldn’t help but sense something off this time.

She was about to speak when the waiter arrived with their dishes. The sight of them stunned Han Yunxi. There were a total of ten dishes and one soup, but they were none other than: hot and sour seven-hued soup, hot and sour vermicelli noodles, Chinese cabbage in vinegar, vinegar spareribs, sliced potato strips in vinegar, vinegar moo shu pork, vinegar seafood and meat trio, osmanthus scented fish in vinegar, lotus roots steeped in vinegar, vinegar shrimp, and vinegar-soaked old chicken!

Han Yunxi couldn’t even begin to think of eating before the table full of vinegar fumes made her choke. She couldn’t stomach any of this?! When she recalled her own vinegar pastries, they seem to pale in comparison!

Long Feiye simply looked at her before handing over the chopsticks…

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