Chapter 991: Desperation, Tang Li cries (2/2)

Han Yunxi herself changed the words to “take good care of the mother and child.”

Over the next few days, Han Yunxi alternated between dual cultivating with Long Feiye and self-cultivation with the poison storage space. As her strength grew, she and Lil Thing sensed each other more and more, but it was still impossible to communicate telepathically. There was absolutely no news of Bai Yanqing, which made everyone wonder what he was planning. Long Feiye hadn’t forgotten to investigate why the Western Zhou emperor had gotten involved with the Hundred Poisons Sect affair, either. He left this investigation in the hands of Chu Tianyin.

Gu Qishao couldn’t sit still, so he split his time between searching for the Qi Sha dagger and the Returning Dragon Pill in the black markets for Gu Beiyue. Everyone was hoping for the day Gu Beiyue recovered his shadow arts, because then he’d been an excellent support for Long Feiye and Han Yunxi. Baili Mingxiang wasn’t idle either; she found a concealed courtyard in East Origin Hall to practice hard at her own martial arts.

This afternoon, Han Yunxi had a rare break to find Baili Mingxiang and learn some cooking skills. Long Feiye called Gu Qishao over, and Gu Beiyue followed along. Actually, Gu Qishao had been waiting to get his payback from Long Feiye, so he knew why the man had called him over alone. Seeing Gu Beiyue approach, Gu Qishao shot Long Feiye a glare to send him away.

But before Long Feiye could speak, Gu Beiyue merely asked, “Qishao, just how old are you?”

Gu Qishao almost toppled over. He turned and said, “You...what do you mean by that?”

“There’s a problem with your blood. Lil Thing and I both noticed it. I originally thought you were a Poison Gu human, but you’re not,” Gu Beiyue said seriously.

When he and Lil Thing had made the discovery, they had suspecting Gu Qishao to be the un-aging, undying Poison Gu human. But the records in the secret room behind the wordless stele had made him realize his mistake. The fruits needed to cultivate a Poison Gu human were in limited supply. Bai Yanqing had long eaten them all, while Gu Yuntian had only tested medicines, not poisons, on Gu Qishao’s body. It was impossible that he could have made him into a Poison Gu human along the way. Thus, Gu Beiyue still had no idea what kind of constitution Gu Qishao possessed.

Long Feiye now regarded Gu Qishao with interest, leaving him feeling uneasy. Annoyed, he said, “I don’t know what damned thing I am either! I thought I was a Poison Gu human too, but the information in the secret room said they’d age, and I...don’t think I’ll ever get older.”

There were plenty of legends surrounding the Poison Gu humans. Some said they didn’t age, die, or deteriorate, others said they were impervious to weapons, injuries, and illnesses as well as immune to hundreds of poisons. Gu Beiyue had believed them before seeing the truth in the secret room. Long Feiye had originally planned to get some methods to break through the Poison Gu constitution from Gu Qishao’s body, but that idea was now useless.

He asked, “Would Gu Yuntian know?”

Gu Qishao shook his head helplessly.

Gu Beiyue continued, “Stay with me for the next few days and I’ll have a good look at you. If it’s not poison, medicine’s most likely to blame.”

Gu Qishao felt his hairs standing on end. “How are you planning to ‘look’ at me?”

Gu Beiyue smiled. “Don’t be afraid, I’ll just take your pulse and test some of your blood. It’s very unique.”

Gu Qishao was still full of doubts towards Gu Beiyue. Long Feiye didn’t say much, but prepared to leave until Gu Qishao called after him. “Long Feiye, how about I offer you a deal?”

“Speak,” Long Feiye didn’t even turn around. Just how little did he want to see Gu Qishao?

“If we uncover the power that could kill off the snow wolves one day, leave me the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion and I’ll help you find the source of that strength. How’s it sound?” Gu Qishao was serious.

There was only one bottle of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion that held the possibility of breaking his undying body. If they used it all up, he would be out of hope.

Long Feiye broke into a cold smile. “On what grounds?”

“On the grounds that this old man can protect all of your people!” Gu Qishao proclaimed loudly. He was about to grow mold from staying around Three-Way Black Market all the time. But it was all for the sake of guarding against Bai Yanqing and safeguarding everyone.

Long Feiye only replied, “This is your price for not keeping your word. You can leave at any time.”

In other words, if Gu Qishao left, Han Yunxi and the rest would find out his undying, un-aging secret. Gu Qishao’s face fell. Even after Long Feiye left, his expression was still gloomy.

Gu Beiyue put on a guileless smile and laughed. “Qishao, let’s go.”

Gu Qishao actually liked Gu Beiyue’s smiles very much, but now it only gave him goosebumps. Before Gu Beiyue could approach him, he’d already ran away. Since he refused to cooperate, this matter was indefinitely delayed.

As everyone waited and busied themselves, a shocking piece of news came from Northern Li. Gu Qishao had been sunbathing on the roof when Han Yunxi and the rest were discussing the news. As soon as he heard it, he fell off the roof and flat on his face!