Chapter 548: Successfully taken in (2/2)

Nobody was around in the space, so Lil Thing’s round pupils turned crafty as it looked around. Once it was sure Mama Yunxi wasn’t around, it dove headfirst into the poison pond. Han Yunxi wasn’t sure what it was up to. Lil Thing couldn’t be trying to kill itself, right? But soon enough, she knew what was up.

“Lil Thing, you get out this instant! Right now!” Han Yunxi shouted as she ran over, but she was one step late. In just a few seconds, the water level in the poison pond had dropped significantly.

Water of Ten-Thousand Poisons was tastier than any poison in this space. How could Lil Thing resist? Perhaps it was too absorbed in drinking to listen, because it didn’t pay any attention to Han Yunxi’s repeated shouts. Han Yunxi ended up focusing her thoughts to float Lil Thing up from the water and onto the ground. Right now, it was drunk from all the water it had drank. It burped around its round belly before it flopped on the ground and conked out. Water of Ten-Thousand Poisons wouldn’t make a human drunk, but it completely knocked out Lil Thing.

Han Yunxi looked at the missing chunk of water and felt her heart ache. She picked up Lil Thing by its tail and shook it a few times. “Enough already, stop pretending.”

But Lil Thing didn’t react at all.

Did Lil Thing eat too much poison at once? Does it need to preserve its strength to digest it all? So…it’s actually recovering its stamina right now?

Lil Thing’s teeth housed the poison beast’s toxin, one of the nine ingredients needed to break through Perplexing Butterfly Illusion. Han Yunxi hesitated before bringing Lil Thing to the poison pond and tossing it inside. Compared to the poison beast’s toxin, this water wasn’t much of a threat. She might as well let the little fellow dream itself drunk and enjoy itself in the water.

Han Yunxi inspected the three toxic teardrops one more time. After making sure they hadn’t gone through any changes, she contentedly left the space. As soon as she opened her eyes, someone pushed open the study door and gave her a fright! The intruder was none other than Long Feiye, who exclaimed, “Something’s happened over at the Poison Sect!”

“What happened to Gu Qishao?” Han Yunxi blurted out.

A problem at the Poison Sect was completely different from a problem with Gu Qishao. Long Feiye’s eyes flashed briefly with irritation at her words.

“What’s the situation?” Han Yunxi asked urgently. “What happened?”

“Someone wanted to destroy the Earth of Ten-Thousand Poisons. The situation’s turned urgent and it’s possible he can’t hold them off, so he told us to hurry over there,” Long Feiye said coldly.

Gu Qishao had only said that much in his message. Long Feiye wasn’t sure whether he was in trouble because he didn’t want to expose his skills, or because his foes were truly too strong.

“Is it the Chu Clan? Why would someone want to destroy the Earth of Ten-Thousand Poisons? Have they found out something?” Han Yunxi’s mind was filled with doubts. The only culprit she could think of was the Chu Clan because they’d ran into the Chu siblings at the underground palace of the Poison Sect grounds last time, along with Duanmu Baiye.

“He didn’t say. Pack up your things and prepare to leave immediately,” Long Feiye didn’t make any guesses, but he’d been keeping his eye on the Chu Clan. If they really were responsible this time, he didn’t mind going out of his way to cause trouble at Western Zhou, either! With the Chu Clan stirring up trouble in West Liang, it was likely they’d long forgotten about the Western Zhou imperial family.

Neither Long Feiye nor Han Yunxi delayed a moment. After packing some things and leaving a few instructions, they set out that very afternoon. Han Yunxi didn’t tell Mu Linger about this. The girl in question was diligently making prescriptions in the storehouse while humming a little tune. She had no idea her Qi gege could be in mortal danger right now!

To save time, Han Yunxi and Long Feiye skipped the carriage in favor of riding horseback. As soon as they left the gates, they spotted Chu Xifeng with three horses. She and Long Feiye could ride one each, while Chu Xifeng had his own. When Long Feiye got on his horse, Han Yunxi prepared to mount hers. But suddenly, a white-robed figure dropped down from the roof to mount the horse in her place. The figure in question turned with a grin, his otherworldly aura and celestial air a stark contrast to his words.

“Sister-in-law, if you don’t go over there, my big bro will get mad,” Tang Li said with a chuckle. The third horse belonged to him.

Han Yunxi had no time to retort. She turned back to Long Feiye and finally noticed that his saddle was fitted for two people, then obediently made her way to his side. Long Feiye expressionlessly pulled Han Yunxi onto the horse. But as soon as she sat down, his large hands wrapped around her waist and held on tight…extremely tight!

It was both a punishment and protection, because as soon as he whipped the horse, it shot forward like an arrow loosened from its bow. Their speed was so fast that Tang Li and Chu Xifeng even had trouble keeping up. They could only follow from a distance while preparing other horses to avoid tiring theirs out. Even at the fastest speeds, it’d take half a month to get from South Ning to Medicine City’s Poison Sect forbidden grounds! Would they be able to reach Gu Qishao in time?

Just who had Gu Qishao ran into at the Poison Sect grounds, and what had happened to him?

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Three days after Long Feiye and Han Yunxi left the city, Gu Beiyue left Pill Fiend Pharmacy with the excuse that he wanted to visit one of its branch stores. But where was he going?

TLer’s Note: Today’s the series debut for Legend of Yun Xi! The results of the drama recap poll are in as well—again, check the chapter announcement post for details! ^-^