Chapter 980: Lass versus woman (1/2)

Long Feiye that it was getting dark and they should leave. Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue both understood, while Baili Mingxiang and Xu Donglin could more or less guess why. It was only Gu Qishao who was clueless about it all.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Long Feiye, how did you know it’s getting dark outside?”

He’d lost all track of time after they entered this space. Who knows how much time had passed since the illusions began?! If not for Long Feiye’s remark, Gu Qishao would have assumed they’d passed days in here already!

Long Feiye only gave Gu Qishao a wordless look.

Gu Qishao was happy he didn’t reply this time, because he went asked Han Yunxi, “Poison lass, why are you in such a rush to leave when it gets dark? It’s not like we’ll be trapped here if night falls?”

But night was when Han Yunxi and Long Feiye started their dual cultivation, ah! Cultivating the Lustbite energy required an entire cycle. Thanks to the changes in his internal energy, Long Feiye could tell how much time had passed. The closer it drew to time for dual cultivation, the more restless his Lustbite energy became. Although Han Yunxi didn’t think there was a need to hide this from Gu Qishao, the Lustbite energy was Long Feiye’s secret, not hers. She naturally had no right to tell him.

Smiling, she said, “I don’t know.”

Gu Qishao was no fool. He knew the rest of them were in on something, but decided not to ask. At best, he’d just stick to Han Yunxi’s side all night and see what Long Feiye was up to. Han Yunxi gently bit her finger and left a smear of blood on the stone room walls. In a flash, their vision grew dark as the floor dropped from their feet. Once again, it felt like they were falling through a bottomless abyss with the wind whistling around them! However, this time it didn’t last as long, and they soon landed on the ground again.

Once they got their bearings, they discovered the world was still dark, because...it was nighttime now. They could hardly see their own fingers in front of their faces. Gu Qishao quickly dug out his night luminous pearl to light the way. Immediately, the poison guards lying in wait showed themselves with relief on their faces.

“Your Highness, princess, you’ve finally returned!” the guards rejoiced. They were afraid that they’d never see them again.

“Did anyone try to enter the premises?” Long Feiye asked.

“None! Nobody from this morning, and not in any of our perimeters, either,” the guard replied.

“Keep up the watch. If there’s any movement, report it immediately,” Long Feiye said coldly.

Fortunately, the wordless stele was tough to open, or else it’d be bad if everyone found out the secrets of the Snow Wolf Clan. As they group prepared to return, Han Yunxi suddenly remembered something and told Xu Donglin, “Tomorrow, find some sandy soil and seal up the wordless stele and the color glazed wall!”

Since they had already seen everything in the stone room, there was no need to return again. It was better to seal the stele and wall to cover up the secret and create a false impression in its wake. If the mysterious figure who spied on them before wasn’t Bai Yanqing, then he wouldn’t know they’d entered the wordless stele’s secret area and discovered all those secrets.

“Don’t worry, princess. This subordinate will have someone find some now and work overnight; we’ll seal up the whole place before tomorrow noon so it looks exactly the same as before,” Xu Donglin promised.

Only then did Han Yunxi set her cares at rest and left with everyone else. Although many more questions still needed answers, Gu Beiyue and Baili Mingxiang had the initiative to make for their rooms as soon as they reached home. Since His Highness and the princess had to dual cultivate, there would only be time to discuss matters tomorrow. Gu Qishao lingered on, following the couple to their doors. Before Long Feiye could shut it in his face, he blocked it with an innocent grin. “Sleeping so early? I still want to find you for some tea.”

“Are you going to scram or not?” Long Feiye demanded. Naturally, he knew what Gu Qishao was planning.

Gu Qishao warmed up his shoulders and said lazily, “Hehe, recently I’ve gotten fatter from eating too much. I’m too heavy to scram.”

“This crown prince can help you,” Long Feiye said as he raised a foot. One kick was guaranteed to send Gu Qishao flying.

Inside the room, Han Yunxi laughed. She walked out and declared, “Gu Qishao, I have something very important to do. If you want to drink tea, come by tomorrow morning.”

Now Gu Qishao grew doubtful. “Something very important to do? Even more than the Snow Wolf Clan stuff?”

Before Han Yunxi could explain, Long Feiye wrapped an arm around her waist and broke into a wicked grin. “It’s personal matters.”