Chapter 694: Agitation, waiting for them to beg (1/2)
What was Han Yunxi’s idea?
She looked around them, carefully observing the mist, its density, and the direction of the breeze. The mysterious high level expert who had rescued Jun Yixie from Fishery Island had controlled a vast patch of poison fog. She didn’t have such skills, but she could create her own “poison fog” as easily as blowing dust in this mist!
Women were beautiful when concentrating on a task. Long Feiye didn’t know what Han Yunxi was thinking, but he didn’t disturb her. As if admiring a treasure, he simply looked at her with more and more satisfaction. Han Yunxi was too focused to notice his doting stare. From the detox system, she mixed up a toxic concoction and scattered it on the ground. The scent of poison quickly filled the air, this time emanating the stench of sour feet.
Long Feiye covered his nose. “What’s this?”
Han Yunxi pulled him back. “Just wait. We’ll have something to guide our way very soon.”
A guide?
Was Han Yunxi attracting something to them with this poison? But Long Feiye couldn’t figure out what that might be. Their only answer would be to wait. Within the swirling mists, the poison scent spread quickly. Both Long Feiye and Han Yunxi held their noses as they stared at the poison in silence.
Meanwhile, Lady Leng Yue and the young woman were waiting by the shores of the lake. The younger woman had no ounce of patience and was beginning to press Lady Leng Yue again.
“Just how long do we have to wait? Can’t you go in and out as you please? You might as well head straight in and kill Han Yunxi with a single stab.”
Lady Leng Yue scorned the woman as she replied, “The mists contain poison. If you want to seek death, you can go yourself.”
“Do we have no other choice but to wait? What if the poison never dissipates?” the woman asked.
“We’ll wait for them to beg for mercy, and for Han Yunxi to hand over the antidote.”
Lady Leng Yue stared at the pathway. She had come this time to deal exclusively with the Duke of Qin, never expecting Han Yunxi would be an even harder conundrum. Of course, she didn’t anticipate the younger woman being so stupid and irritating, either.
“Beg for mercy…” the young woman trailed off before growing delighted. “Alright! I’ll wait! I want both Han Yunxi and the Duke of Qin to beg me!” Her restless anxiety dissipated, to be replaced with thrill and anticipation. As soon as she imagined those two pleading with her, her blood boiled with excitement as her hairs stood on end. She wished that moment was already here!
But by now, Han Yunxi and Long Feiye had already received their answer. A large black swarm entered the mists from the side in a slow and steady cloud. Before meeting Han Yunxi, Long Feiye would have only assumed this was a poison miasma, but now he realized this was a giant mob of poison mosquitoes! Once they drew nearer, Long Feiye and Han Yunxi heard their buzzing before the entire swarm pounced on the poison scattered on the ground and devoured it in a frenzy.
“You want them to lead the way?” Long Feiye was still wrapping his head around the idea. When Han Yunxi had been kidnapped by Jun Yixie in the past, she used poison mosquitoes to mark her way so he and Chu Xifeng could track her down. But were the mosquitoes supposed to break through the formation for them this time after having their meal?
“Are there any special properties to that poison?”
For Long Feiye to guess this much was already commendable. Han Yunxi inwardly praised him even as she kept things in suspense with a smile. “Long Feiye, don’t you trust me?”
Long Feiye’s mouth twitched. “I do,” he replied before falling silent. Han Yunxi immediately turned around to giggle. Between the two of them, it was always Long Feiye taking the lead. This was a rare chance for her to show her might too. Long Feiye knew she was laughing, but pretended not to notice. Meanwhile, the swarm of mosquitoes suddenly took off from the ground and headed like an arrow towards the left.
“Long Feiye, quick, chase them!” Han Yunxi shouted.
She had added an extra toxin to the poison that attracted the mosquitoes. Once eaten, it would create unbearable thirst in its victims, so the mosquito swarm would be heading for water as soon as they ate. Despite being primates, human beings were inferior than smaller animals when it came to certain skills. Right behind this mazed pathway was the lake. Although Han Yunxi wasn’t sure whether there’d be fog there, she was certain it’d be a damp environment. The mosquitoes would be able to sense the moisture in the air and head towards the water. They didn’t think beyond instinct, so the changing matrix wouldn’t affect their progress.
Sometimes, people were just too smart for their own good. That was why they made mistakes!
Long Feiye held onto Han Yunxi’s slim waist with one hand while he chased after the mosquitoes using lightness techniques. Even when the swarm headed off the path and into the forest, he didn’t leave off. He always expressed his faith in Han Yunxi through actions instead of words.
A strange thing happened as soon as they entered the woods. The heavy mists dispersed as they followed the mosquitoes and somehow found their way back on the pathway again. But the swarm kept flying forward. Before long, another stretch of misty woods appeared before them. The only difference was that a mass of darkness laid beyond that. There were strong risks to keep up the chase, but Long Feiye simply sped up without hesitation. However, once they passed through the darkness and entered a new stretch of pathway, they spotted the end of the road ahead. Verdant green growth awaited them!
“Long Feiye, we broke through the formation!” Han Yunxi was thrilled. She immediately told him how she’d poisoned the mosquitoes, answering his final question. He didn’t praise her with words, but rewarded her with a kiss on her forehead.