Chapter 1011: Vanished, just like tha (2/2)

Only then did Great General Mu realize that was a possibility too. Qingwu hadn’t defied him ever since childhood, so there was no reason the boy would balk when his orders had been so ruthless this time. Something must have happened to him! Without a doubt!

“Search! Quickly, find him for me!” Great General Mu panicked. At the same time he sent out a search party, he reported the news to Long Tianmo.

At this, the emperor grew too agitated to even bother about Duanmu Jin’s life and death and immediately sent out men and horses to join the hunt. But days passed with no news of Mu Qingwu. It was like he’d vanished into thin air. Long Tianmo was anxious enough to send out a proclamation on behalf of Tianan Country, but Great General Mu advised him not to startle the snake in the grass. They stuck with secret investigations. Great General Mu seemed to have aged by years in the wake of his son’s disappearance and even stopped caring about Mu Liuyue.

Just like that, news of Mu Qingwu going missing went unknown by anyone except Long Tianmo, Great General Mu, and a few servants of the Mu Estate. Even Mu Liuyue was left in the dark.

Had Mu Qingwu left home of his own accord, or ran into a kidnapping? It remained a mystery.

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On this day, snow fell upon the Celestial Mountain range, sealing all paths up and down the peaks. Within the center of the range was a deep and dangerous precipice upon which stood a strangely-styled building--the headquarters of the Heretical Sword Sect.

Bai Yanqing was standing on its tallest floor, watching the pure white snow and clouds blanketing the peak. All of his sword skills had been learned from this sect, so he could naturally hide away at its base of operations.

After leaving the abyss at Hundred Poisons Sect, he knew Long Feiye and Han Yunxi would tell lies to the audience awaiting them. He had been thrilled by the thought and wanted to expose them right then so that their factions would betray them and the world cast them aside. Unexpectedly, the duo was a step ahead and discovered his undying body! He thought it over before realizing the fact that Lil Thing was still trapped in his poison storage space gave them the key to exposing his secret.

It was impossible to show his face now, so he could only choose to hide here and lick his wounds. Despite this, he kept an eye on the movements of every power faction across the continent. He was observing the battle between East Qin and the Ning Clan Troops, the Northern Li civil war, the marriage alliance of Western Zhou and Tianan, and sending people out to discover the ingredients of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion. Like before, he was an old fox who laid low while observing the rest of the players.

Bai Yanqing’s thoughts were unknown as he watched the swirling snowflakes above him, but a faint smile rose to his lips. He seemed to be in excellent spirits.

“The roads to Celestial Mountain are all blocked. It’ll be spring next year before anyone climbs the peak,” a woman’s voice suddenly rose behind him.

“That’s true! The beginning of spring next year will be very lively,” Bai Yanqing grinned.

He didn’t turn around, but the woman simply walked to his side. She was dressed from head to toe in black robes and a dark veil obscured her features. The only discernible detail about her looks was that she was young.

“Have you arranged for the poison to be delivered to Tianan?” Bai Yanqing asked.

“You don’t have to worry when it’s me doing the task. The poison’s been taken and the poison doctors summoned, but none of them were able to recognize its true identity,” the woman said coldly.

Bai Yanqing grew satisfied, then asked, “Any news of Long Feiye and Han Yunxi’s whereabouts?”

Hearing those names made the woman’s eyes flash with hate. “Many news, but it’s hard to tell which ones are true. They’re still investigating.”

Bai Yanqing didn’t press the issue, but only chuckled. “You must want to know their whereabouts even more than this old man. Heheh, go on.”[1]

The black-veiled woman said nothing as she turned to leave.

Long Feiye had arranged multiple shadow guards to disguise themselves as Han Yunxi and himself, then spread numerous false rumors to confuse their trackers. Thus, they had remained undiscovered, even now.

Currently, he and Han Yunxi had already arrived at Medicine City. They didn’t dawdle long or alert any of the local clans, but headed straight for the medical cottage. There, Gu Beiyue and Tang Li’s men had also arrived with the hundred-year snow wine. Pill King was pleasantly surprised to see their group.

He had left the medical canon with Han Yunxi as a gift just so he could expect a visit from her in the future to ask him for tips. But who knew the girl would leave and never come back? She even gave the canon to that girl, Mu Linger, subjecting him to her daily demands for information.

“Lass, it’s a difficult thing to expect your visits!” Pill King sighed while stroking his beard.

Han Yunxi had no time to waste civilities with him and said, “The master of the Medicine Requesting Cave isn’t out, right?”

Long Feiye wasn’t patient enough to wait for Pill King’s answer. He immediately issued orders. “Someone come, seal off the front and back exists! Then pile up the wood and start a fire!”

1. This line makes me think the woman’s Duanmu Yao or something, lol...unless?