Chapter 1007: No chance VS. seeking death (2/2)

“Yes, this subordinate will do so right away!” Xu Donglin was moved as well. Once Gu Beiyue recovered, His Highness and the princess would have an extra helping hand. After he left, Han Yunxi turned around and saw that Gu Qishao had vanished.

“Where’d he go?” she asked doubtfully.

Long Feiye had noticed his departure too and glanced at the rooftop, but Gu Qishao was nowhere to be seen. Only then did Han Yunxi recall a certain detail. “Could it be…”

Long Feiye immediately understood and only replied, “As he likes.”

Han Yunxi had recalled the incident of the old pill furnace master requesting her to find his runaway disciple. He had said he’d give his entire pill furnace to her in exchange. They even wrote up an agreement which Han Yunxi kept on her person. Back then, she suspected that the “Little Loony” that the old man wanted was none other than Gu Qishao. She’d tried probing Gu Qishao a few times, but he avoided the topic so she stopped. She wouldn’t force him just for the sake of some pill furnace.

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Three days later, Han Yunxi received the head elder’s letter from Myriad Merchant Hall confirming that Ning Cheng indeed possessed hundred-year snow wine. What’s more, he even had three total tankards!

Although it was impossible to get Ning Cheng’s permission to take them, both Head Elder and Han Yunxi decided to act first and report later. When she informed the pill furnace master of the news and made arrangements for a delivery, the old man actually wrote back with an unexpected request. He wanted her to stay with him for three years and look after the big pill furnace. Otherwise, not only would he refuse to make the pill, he’d even destroy the prescription. Only then did everyone remember that it was no simple feat to ask for pills from the Medicine Requesting Cave.

“Detestable!” Han Yunxi’s good mood instantly evaporated. Back when she first asked the pill furnace master to search for the Returning Dragon Pill, she had asked for his terms. He was quite easy to negotiate with, even saying things like old friends didn’t need to mind such terms and that he’d try his best. Long Feiye was uncertain and made her write another letter back just to check. In the end, the pill furnace master told Han Yunxi to 1) figure out all of the medical effects of the Returning Dragon Pill and 2) hand over a few of her more precious poisons.

Although there wasn’t a contract involved, Han Yunxi had kept all those letters between them! She knew the pill furnace master had a strange temper and capricious disposition, but that was no excuse to go back on his words! Who knew the Old Loony would ask for such an unreasonable request? Was he still holding a grudge from the year she threatened to destroy the big furnace back at Medicine Requesting Cave?!

“He can keep dreaming!” Long Feiye said icily.

During their last visit, he had been wary of the pill furnace and Medicine City’s strength. Now both of those forces were incapable of stirring him or Han Yunxi. Meanwhile, Medical City had long fallen to Gu Beiyue’s hands, while they had cultivated a true source of strength belonging to themselves from allying with Pill Fiend Valley in Medicine City. In terms of medicinal ingredients, they didn’t have to rely solely on Medicine City anymore.

“Xu Donglin, tell the pill furnace master that he already gave us his terms before looking for the pill. Any requests he makes now is simply extortion! Blackmailing the princess comes with a price! Have him refine the pill within ten days, or else…” Han Yunxi trailed off as she thought of an appropriate threat until Long Feiye chimed in.

“Or else, this crown prince will personally go destroy his pill furnace!”

Long Feiye’s warning was a direct hit to the pill furnace master’s sore spot!

“Yes!” Xu Donglin obeyed and left. Meanwhile, Gu Qishao watched them from the roof without batting an eye.

Very soon, Han Yunxi and Long Feiye received the pill furnace master’s reply. All he wrote was two words: No chance!

In all his life, Long Feiye had never received such a short yet provoking letter. Han Yunxi could only stared at it dumb-faced. She knew that they had to pay the man a personal visit now.

Coldly, Long Feiye said, “Xu Donglin, bring me brush and ink!”

Once Xu Donglin did, Long Feiye quickly wrote two words of his own: Seeking death!

After the message was delivered, Long Feiye immediately ordered, “Prepare the carriage, we’re going to the medical cottage.”[2] He glanced at Gu Qishao, who immediately adopted an indifferent expression and leaped off the roof with a chuckle.

“It’s been awhile since I’ve gone to Medicine City. I rather miss its medicinal fragrance.”

Long Feiye only gave him a cold face and murmured, “The pill furnace master went back on his words first. It’s best if you don’t interfere!”

Gu Qishao’s eyes flashed with mixed feelings, but he continued to play the fool. “Heheh, what does that have to do with this old man? For the sake of Gu Beiyue, I’ll come along with you all. Let me say this first, I’ll only go as far as the medical cottage. I’m not stepping foot into somewhere as awful as that Medicine Requesting Cave!”

1. If you need a refreshing, he first shows up waaaay back in chapter 629 and is looking for a certain fiendish disciple of his that ran away from him. :)

2. As a reminder, the medical cottage is located in a forest within Medicine City and is the place where Pill King lives. The pill furnace master lives in the Medicine Requesting Cave right next door.