Chapter 765: You and him are like fire and water, you can’t mix (1/2)

After the Honored Elders treated Long Feiye’s wounds, his complexion looked markedly better. He was well enough to get some air outside, but had to maintain his “bedridden” image. There were many attendants at Nine Xuan Hall selected from Celestial Mountain’s various disciples. Many of them were brought here to be servants when they were only 10 years old. The sword sect master would give them pointers for their sword arts, but that was it. He didn’t really pass down any skills or techniques to them.

Although there were spies about, Long Feiye didn’t do any investigations. For one thing, he didn’t want to startle the snake in the grass. For another, there was no need. For a third, he could meet a plot with a plot and beat the schemers at their own game. He Yilian was an excellent example. The old fox behind the scenes had raised people who wouldn’t betray their master easily.

Long Feiye did nothing on the surface, but he had made arrangements for everything already ahead of time. His methods would always take others by surprise. Currently, he was leaning lazily on his bed with his hand over his heart, the place where he’d slipped in Han Yunxi’s letter between his robes. Afraid that he’d be bored, the sword sect master had come in to keep him company.

In truth, Long Feiye had a rather flat personality. If there was nothing to say, he could spend days without speaking a single word. The sword sect master had watched him grow up and understand his temperament, so it truth--it was he who was bored and finding Long Feiye as a distraction. There were some people who couldn’t afford to be left listless, lest it hurt their hearts in the long run.

Long Feiye was about to take out Han Yunxi’s letter until he saw the sword sect master walking inside. He shifted his hand and pretended to sleep, even when the old man had already stopped to sit by his bed. His master coughed a few times, then said, “There’s still been no news on the medicine you asked for last time. However, this old man has gotten my hands on a single pill recently…”

Before he could finish, Long Feiye’s eyes flew open. Last time, he had asked his master his plans for treating Duanmu Yao’s internal injury and mentioned Gu Beiyue. The sword sect master had mentioned a “Returning Dragon Pill,” but he still hadn’t found it yet.

“How is that other pill?” Long Feiye asked seriously.

“Heheh, weren’t you sleeping? This Gu Beiyue…” the sword sect master’s expression turned equivocal. “Good thing he’s not a girl. Seeing you so anxious for his sake would definitely make Han Yunxi short with you…”

Faced with such a question, Long Feiye couldn’t do anything besides giving the sword sect master a disdainful look. What else could there be? He looked at his master one more time, then laid back down to continue “sleeping.”

“Your wings are growing tougher and tougher!” the sword sect master chuckled. “Just then, I received a pill called Summon Wind Perch. You can let that gentleman eat it first and treat himself. It should recover about 30 percent of his martial arts without problems within a short amount of time.”

Hearing this, Long Feiye’s eyes grew as bright as snow. He immediately rose to his feet and said, “Alright, I’ll write a letter right now.”

Seeing him in such a rush, the sword sect master couldn’t help but remind him, “Feiye, think it over clearly. Once that person recovers, his martial arts skills might surpass both you and I. People have different hearts, it’s hard to tell what’s going on in his mind. Moreover, this man is part of West Qin’s most loyal vassals. You and him are like fire and water; you can’t mix.”

But Long Feiye had already finished his letter. Like his speaking habits, the missive was short and brief, only a few words long. He looked at his master then, hesitant.

“Think it over some more,” the sword sect master coaxed.

Long Feiye thought it over a long time before extending his hand towards his master. Although he hadn’t said a word, the sword sect master understood his choice and gave him the pill.

The sword sect master had a serious expression on his face after the letter was delivered. Long Feiye, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened. He found a shadow guard and asked him for updates on Tang Li’s side.

“Your Highness, the Tang Clan head said for you not to worry, he’ll definitely take the arms trade routes within a year,” the shadow guard replied.

Angry, Long Feiye replied, “Your lordship has asked him five times, but he always answers the same way. What does he mean by that? The rumors outside say that the Tang Clan’s going to supply goods to the Ning Clan troops. What’s going on?”

The shadow guard reported Long Feiye’s words to the Tang Clan. A few days later, Long Feiye received a letter about 20 pages long detailed Tang Li’s activities from his honeymoon trip to the present. It told about all the ways he’d used to coax Ning Jing into being happy, his romantic gestures to touch her heart, and all the misunderstandings he’d caused so she would eat vinegar and get jealous. He had allowed more slack between them so he could keep a better hold on her afterwards, and even added a line at the end that Long Feiye could find him for pointers anytime if he couldn’t win over Han Yunxi. Within a year, Tang Li claimed, he could not only help Long Feiye conquer Han Yunxi, but have him holding two or three children in his arms by the end.

Long Feiye’s expression upon finishing the letter was absolutely indescribable!

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Currently, Tang Li was lying on the tatami mats in Lady Tang’s room and rolling on the ground in laughter. “Hahaha! Mother, do you think my big bro’s going to dash down Celestial Mountain and destroy me?”

Lady Tang was beside herself with delight. “No no, he’ll come down to castrate you instead!”

Tang Li looked up with a hurt expression. “Are you really my mother?”

“Will Ning Jing really come?” Lady Tang asked instead.