Chapter 677: Tang Li’s wedding 2 (2/2)

The two of them were still holding out hope for a revival before Ning Cheng cemented his power.

“Tianyin must have had his own considerations,” the Chu Clan head declared. “Big brother, when we kill our way out later, keep an eye on Han Yunxi. She doesn’t know martial arts, so she’ll be Long Feiye’s weakness.”

Chu Yunyi nodded. He understood that the plan was to take Han Yunxi hostage so they could threaten Long Feiye and find a chance to escape. But in the midst of their discussion, the cell door opened. Light streamed into the room, catching them off guard. Both of them peered out to see Long Feiye and Han Yunxi standing side-by-side with a torch!

“You…”

“Where’s the Thousand Trick Lock?”

Both of them were flabbergasted. The key to the lock was in Ning Cheng’s hands, so how had those two unlocked the door?

Han Yunxi hadn’t even been stopped by the Xuan gold door in the Poison Sect’s Skypit. Why would a trifling lock stop her now? All the money Ning Cheng spent to obtain the lock from the black market melted away before her powerful corrosive poisons. There weren’t any fragments left.

At this moment, Ning Cheng was currently in West Jing keeping tabs on Tang Li and Ning Jing’s movements. He was also busy defending against potential attacks from Tianan and Western Zhou while suppressing Duanmu Yao’s influence in the jianghu. He had no idea what was happening right in Ten Thousand Commerce Hall.

Han Yunxi didn’t bother to explain the situation to the two men. She simply stood by Long Feiye’s side as his “baggage” while hiding her own contributions. Neither would Long Feiye bother answering such an unimportant question. He held out a hand containing two poison pills.

“Either take these or die. Hurry!”

Both of the Chu elders were still feeling flustered by the recent events. His words only alarmed them further.

“Long Feiye, Tianyin will avenge us if we die here today!” the Chu Clan head cried desperately.

“Of course, he’ll seek revenge against Ning Cheng. Your lordship is all too happy to help,” Long Feiye smiled coldly.

Han Yunxi almost laughed out loud. If Long Feiye really killed these men here, he could simply say he found their corpses during the rescue and push the blame onto Ning Cheng. Without a doubt, Chu Tianyin would believe it. The two Chu elders’ faces paled. No matter how prideful they felt, they were forced to humble themselves and take the pills.

“This wangfei will treat your poison once we leave Ten Thousand Commerce Hall. If you try anything, even the gods won’t be able to save you,” Han Yunxi said icily.

How would they dare? They knew the superiority of her poison skills. Like this, Long Feiye took Han Yunxi away with the duo following behind them. They left the hall soundlessly and retraced their route back up the canyon. As promised, Han Yunxi removed their poison then.

Although the pair still wanted to flee, they didn’t have the means now. Within Ten Thousand Commerce Hall, Long Feiye had to watch his steps to avoid attracting attention, but he could deal with them easily out in the open. If they lost an eye or an arm, they’d never be able to draw a bow again. Long Feiye handed them over to his guards.

At this, the Chu Clan head hesitated before speaking up. “Esteemed wangfei, this old man has a request.”

Han Yunxi could guess that he wanted her to treat the poison on his arm. “I don’t want to!” she said coldly. “And I never will!”

It was already good enough that she hadn’t crippled his leg in retaliation for Gu Beiyue. Why would she cure his arm now?

“Gu Beiyue…” Before Chu Yunyi could finish, Long Feiye cut him off.

“Come, someone take these two to the Hidden Pavilion! No one’s allowed to approach them without your lordship’s permission!”

It was likely Han Yunxi would never see these men again, because Long Feiye would never give her the chance. Thus, they wouldn’t be able to tell her about Gu Beiyue’s status as a Shadow Clan member, either. Gu Beiyue himself had requested this of Long Feiye, so he had kept it on mind.

Once the men were dealt with, Long Feiye and Han Yunxi prepared to hurry back to the Tang Clan. They were still supposed to participate in Tang Li’s wedding. The man must be on his way back by now. No matter what, they had to make it back before Ning Jing spotted them.

It wasn’t until later that afternoon that the jailkeeper in charge of delivering the meals discovered the prisoners missing. The entire Ten Thousand Commerce Hall was terrified by the discovery. They reported it to Ning Cheng while starting a crazed manhunt for the Thousand Trick Lock; however, they never found it.

Ning Cheng was in the imperial study discussing tactics with various generals and officials to deal with the jianghu threat when an eunuch whispered the news into his ears…