Chapter 669: Base and despicable, luring the snake out of its hole (1/2)

What was Long Feiye’s plan?

He only told Han Yunxi a single phrase: “Lure the snake from its hole!”

Han Yunxi’s eyes lit up. “I get it!”

There were many methods to lure a snake out of its hole. With Long Feiye’s style, it’d be nothing short of ruthless. If she was added to the mix, it’d be even worse, because she was dealing with a suspect like Aunt Ru!

“Are you doing it, or should I?” Han Yunxi asked with interest.

Long Feiye only said coldly, “Tang Zijin will do it.”

It was unlikely Tang Zijin would believe the results if Long Feiye or Han Yunxi did the deed. Even if he did, he could find ways to absolve Aunt Ru of guilty. But if Tang Zijin himself accomplished the deed, then the results would be far different.

“That’s brilliant!” Han Yunxi’s somber mood finally lightened at the news. She narrowed her eyes. “But…”

“But what?” Long Feiye couldn’t think of a better solution than this, yet Han Yunxi only said faintly, “Tang Zijin still isn’t the best candidate. Lady Tang would be the better choice.”

Long Feiye smiled and shook his head. In the end, Han Yunxi was the most brilliant one! If Lady Tang personally uncovered the culprit, it’d be impossible for Tang Zijin to favor Aunt Ru no matter how much he tried. Neither would she escape their clutches if she was truly the traitor.

“I’ll find a chance to talk about this with Lady Tang. You can have Chu Xifeng go check out the black markets first,” Han Yunxi finished. Long Feiye nodded. Although he knew Aunt Ru was the most probable suspect, he still held out a sliver of hope that she was innocent. It’d be a bitter disappointment for someone of her status to have colluded with the enemy!

The two of them were discussing the details of their scheme when Tang Li came by, forcing them to drop the topic.

“Big bro, that kid shouldn’t have died!” he declared as soon as he entered the room.

“Who do you suspect?” Han Yunxi sounded him out.

Tang Li grew troubled. He had a target in mind, but couldn’t help but find it unfathomable. He knew this was no minor affair, so he couldn’t blab as he liked. “This whole situation is too strange. It’s hard for me to say.”

“You have ten days left before you become a bridegroom. Go and prepare for that instead. You don’t need to worry about this,” Long Feiye said.

“But big bro, this isn’t some minor incident. This…”

“Neither is your marriage,” Long Feiye interrupted. “Your lordship will give you one year. If you can’t get Cloud Realm Trade Consortium’s arms trade by then, you can take care of yourself from then on.”

Tang Li grew unwell all over. “How are you so certain that the arms trade rights will be Ning Jing’s dowry?”

Han Yunxi suddenly grew serious. “Want to place bets?”

Tang Li’s mouth twitched. Forget it. It’s harder to win against Han Yunxi than Ning Jing. To gain control of the arms trade under Cloud Realm Trade Consortium, he’d have to master one person: Ning Jing herself. Han Yunxi patted him on the shoulder.

“You can do it! Go get ready for the wedding. Perhaps Ning Jing will be so touched that she really ended up falling in love with you.”

“Sister-in-law, how did you fall in love with my big bro?” Tang Li asked seriously.

“Wasn’t it your big bro who fell in love with me first?” Han Yunxi retorted.

In a verbal spar, Tang Li had no chance of victory. He simply left in silence, but Han Yunxi chased after him. “I’ll go see Lady Tang!”

Unfortunately, Long Feiye’s hand clasped her shoulder after a single step. Without a word, he stood with his hand resting on her and successfully froze her in place. Han Yunxi knew exactly what he was doing and simply stood there without daring to breathe a peep. Soon enough, Long Feiye’s fingers brushed past her ears before he asked, “Why are they red?”

Actually, they’d turned red as soon as he touched her shoulder. A cowardly Han Yunxi carefully turned around to avoid his hand. But Long Feiye stepped forward to rest his hands on her waist before drawing close to plant a featherlight kiss on her ear. “Mm, it was your lordship who fell in love first.”

He released her as soon as he was done, but she stood gaping at him. Perhaps it was his hug or gentle kiss, but in any case her face was now flaming scarlet. She had a strong heart and doughty spirit, but why did this face always make her blush?

Dammnit!

Han Yunxi didn’t dare to dawdle and hastily…fled. So much for visiting Lady Tang, she just wanted to escape! Long Feiye didn’t stop her, but watching her run away with an amused expression, his mood improving by the second. This woman was more of a mystery that the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion. Even a single phrase from her would surprise him so that he never wearied of her.

One of his guards appeared just then and said, “Master, Gu Qishao’s returned.”

“How is it?” he resumed his usual icy expression, reserved and taciturn.

“He said he hasn’t talked with Mu Linger yet and needs more time,” the guard replied. Long Feiye was asking about the plot against Head Elder Ling and Lady Lianxin. He had given Gu Qishao a ten-day deadline, which by now was long overdue. If not for Han Yunxi’s care towards Mu Linger, he would have lost patience with the man ages ago.

“Tell him to finish up by the end of this month. Otherwise, he doesn’t need to talk with your lordship any more,” he said coldly.

Medicine City’s Council of Elders was under his control. Thus, if Gu Qishao wanted to bribe Lady Lianxin of the Mu Clan, it had to go through him. The man should understand if the message was passed on.