Chapter 1061: The wildly arrogant man in red robes (1/2)
Time trickled by…
Cang Qiuying hung suspended over the cliff, facing a wall of needles. Han Yunxi stood beyond that wall with arms crossed over her chest, calm and composed. Cang Qiuying gripped her sword handle in one hand while touching her face with the other, furious. “Han Yunxi, what are you doing?”
“Looks like Eldest Young Miss Cang doesn’t want the antidote,” Han Yunxi said helplessly.
Angrily, Cang Qiuying unsheathed her weapon and slashed at the wall of needles, but they were so powerful that her blade didn’t budge them. Han Yunxi stood unmoving as she counted silently in her head. Based on dosage, One Night Like One Year would react at different times.
Unwilling to accept her failure, Cang Qiuying slashed at the wall again, but it deflected her sword back. She began to grow afraid and hacked at it in a frenzy. Han Yunxi smiled and said, “Eldest Young Miss Cang, how about this? Answer a few of my questions. If I’m satisfied by your words, I’ll give you the antidote, alright?”
Cang Qiuying immediately halted. “Which questions?”
“How’s my martial arts?” Han Yunxi asked.
“You’re an expert and stronger than me!” Cang Qiuying said without hesitation.
Han Yunxi shook her head. “That’s flattery, not honesty.”
“Your internal energy is very strong and your needle arts varied and strange. Your poison skills are exquisite and sinister as well. You count as an expert, there’s precious little Celestial Mountain disciples that can be your equal!” Cang Qiuying said truthfully.[1]
But Han Yunxi still shook her head. “It makes me uncomfortable hearing that.”
“You…” Cang Qiuying tried her best to think. She hadn’t even flattered Duanmu Yao this much![2] At that thought, she quickly offered, “Your martial arts are better than Duanmu Yao’s. You could win against her within three moves!”
Han Yunxi narrowed her eyes. “Eldest Young Miss Cang, you’re comparing this princess to a good-for-nothing waste?”[3]
It was no secret that Duanmu Yao had lost all of her internal energy, and thus her basis for martial arts, ages ago. Cang Qiuying realized she’d said the wrong thing, but she had no idea how to make Han Yunxi satisfied. She anxiously touched her face, panicked to the point of tears. At last she demanded, “Han Yunxi, what do you want me to say?”
Han Yunxi only stared at her without a word. By now, Long Feiye and Gu Qishao had landed nearby to watch on curiously. What kind of answer could satisfy Han Yunxi?
“Long Feiye, what would you say in her place?” Gu Qishao murmured.
Long Feiye ignored him.
Gu Qishao snorted. “I just knew a facial paralysis guy like you has no idea how to make a girl happy!”
Expressionless, Long Feiye replied, “She’ll be happy no matter what this crown prince says.”
Gu Qishao pursed his lips before refusing to speak to Long Feiye for a long time…
At last, Cang Qiuying got an idea and cried, “Han Yunxi, last time at Celestial Mountain it was all my fault. I shouldn’t have bullied you just because you didn’t know martial arts, much less find Granny You to tattle. I was wrong, I was wrong! Just spare me once!”
Han Yunxi was waiting precisely for these words! She grinned and backed away, raising her hand to change the wall of needles into a stream that flew into her palms. Gu Qishao was surprised by the sight--he knew Poison lass had vast internal energy, but how had she mastered use of it in such a short time. How did...Long Feiye teach her?[4]
Cang Qiuying stepped onto the cliff with joy and reached out a hand. “Quick, give me the antidote! You can’t go back on your words!”
But Han Yunxi only replied, “I’m not done with my questions yet. What’s with the rush?”
Cang Qiuying had no choice but to endure it.
Han Yunxi grew serious and asked, “Where’s Bai Yanqing?”
“Bai Yanqing?” Cang Qiuying looked clueless. “That man who can’t die?”
Seeing this, Han Yunxi grew doubtful and added coldly, “Where is he?”
“I don’t know him, nor have I ever seen him,” Cang Qiuying wasn’t lying. She still hadn’t connected Bai Yanqing to the Heretical Sword Sect leader. Seeing this, Han Yunxi more or less knew that it was likely the Heretical Sword Sect disciples didn’t know their sect leader was the undying Bai Yanqing either!
Why was Bai Yanqing trying to hide his identity?
“Is the Heretical Sword Sect leader at the mountain peak?” Han Yunxi asked.
At this, Cang Qiuying visibly hesitated. Han Yunxi continued to glare at her while waiting, but didn’t press. In the end, Cang Qiuying folded and said, “He left ages ago. I don’t know where he went, either.”
So Bai Yanqing isn’t here?
Bai Yanqing had been so casual with his fortifications on the mountain but wasn’t even around to oversee the entire peak. Where did he get his confidence from? Only because he managed to read their letters? Han Yunxi had no time to consider that now. She glanced at Long Feiye and Gu Qishao and saw that they were rejoicing too. Although they had been prepared to face off Bai Yanqing in a fight, there were hostages to rescue and a war to wage. If Bai Yanqing wasn’t here, then they didn’t mind taking the peak by force and destroying Heretical Sword Sect!
“Then who’s at the peak?” Han Yunxi continued her interrogation.[5] If Bai Yanqing wasn’t here, then who was capable holding back the three Honored Elders. Had Bai Yanqing poisoned them too?[6]
Was he planning to kill the entire Celestial Mountain Sword Sect?
Cang Qiuying began to hem and haw. “It’s...it’s the second and third elders, as well as Heretical Sword Sect disciples.”
“This princess is extremely unsatisfied with your answer!” Han Yunxi gaze sharpened as she took out a bottle of antidote and dangled it in front of Cang Qiuzi. “This is the final question. What’s the situation on the peak? What are you guys going to do with the Ganjiang treasure sword?”