Chapter 1125: Youre nex (2/2)

Even Tang Li stopped struggling at the words. Silence fell upon the wide corridor. How could any man bear such provocation? If Bai Yanqing could still sit still, he was no man at all.

In a rage, he roared, “You shut up!”

Gu Qishao had a firm backbone, so he simply ignored Bai Yanqing just like the latter did to him. He didn’t even bother looking in the man’s direction. With a chuckle, he continued to converse with Long Feiye. “Tsk tsk, no wonder. Poison lass always suspected this old thing wasn’t her father. She said she didn’t feel any blood ties, or something like that. Maybe he really is a fraud! He can’t do those kind of things, so it’s only natural...only natural that Lady Mu Xin would follow someone else.”

“Gu Qishao, you shut up!” Bai Yanqing was now thoroughly incensed.

Mu Xin would forever be his weak point. Anything related to her was a sensitive issue. But Gu Qishao just grinned scornfully. When he was investigating Han Yunxi’s past, he had even looked into the letters between Mu Xin and the Poison Sect descendant, as well as the various rumors floating around them. An underhanded madman like Bai Yanqing, Mu Xin’s departure from the Poison Sect, her changing her name to marry Han Congan, were all clues that pointed to some grievance between her and Bai Yanqing. Perhaps Ban Yanqing was only tormenting Poison lass like so to get revenge on Mu Xin.

Thinking up to here, Gu Qishao finally turned to Bai Yanqing and rubbed his chin. “Old thing, there’s no one else here but us fellows. Tell us the truth. Did Mu Xin abandon you because….your skills there were lacking? She would even rather choose trash like Han Congan instead?”

“Gu Qishao! I’ll slaughter you!” Bai Yanqing was furious.

“Slaughter this old man? You’re not a man or a woman and you can’t even die. Does a thing like you deserve to kill me?” Gu Qishao turned up his nose.

Bai Yanqing immediately drew his sword and hacked his way over. Gu Qishao gave a look at Long Feiye and Gu Beiyue before fleeing to a corner. Bai Yanqing had never been so insulted in his life, so he charged after Gu Qishao in rage. But Gu Qishao hadn’t ran far. As he and Bai Yanqing began fighting near a pathway leading left, Long Feiye kept hold of Tang Li and blocked the pathway itself, effectively sealing off Bai Yanqing’s escape route.

Gu Beiyue had long slipped into the stone room and searched its four corners, walls, roof, and floor for any secret switches. Ning Jing’s voice had come from here, so she had to be still inside.

“Big bro, let me go, I want to go inside!” Tang Li cried anxiously.

“Just try and keep making a racket!” Long Feiye schooled him. His eyes were straight ahead, focused on Gu Qishao’s fight despite not being able to see any details. The reason Gu Beiyue had done the inspection alone was because he was fast. If there were any traps, he could escape in time.

When Long Feiye released Tang Li, he really did stop making a racket. He always needed someone to scold him before he could calm down. He looked into the room and prepared his hidden weapons in case of any unexpected developments.

In front of them, the sounds of fighting intensified as Gu Qishao and Bai Yanqing grew vicious. Gu Qishao’s sword skills couldn’t compare to Bai Yanqing’s, but the Moye sword spirit augmented his strength in martial arts so they were more or less even. He showed his cards in the start by fighting with Bai Yanqing in close quarters. They’d already exchanged ten rounds without either side showing a victor.

Bai Yanqing wasn’t that patient. He had to vent his rage on Gu Qishao or else he’d never be able to swallow the insult. Abruptly, he withdrew his sword and faced Gu Qishao’s blade head on!

A complicated look flickered past Gu Qishao’s features as he quickly backed away until reaching Long Feiye’s side. At this moment, Gu Beiyue dashed out of the room. He hadn’t found any switches besides the one Bai Yanqing had hidden in the double layered wall. Gu Beiyue wanted to speak with Long Feiye, but seeing Gu Qishao retreat and Bai Yanqing in close pursuit, he grew guarded and didn’t talk.

Long Feiye only creased his brows. Why is Gu Qishao guiding the fight here? Doesn’t he know to buy more time? Although Gu Beiyue hadn’t found any other switches in the room, that didn’t mean the room was lacking in other layered walls or traps. For example, many assassination weapons of the Tang Clan were little switches of their own. Having stayed at the clan headquarters for long periods of time, Long Feiye knew a bit of about them despite not studying the lore. Many things like traps and secret rooms would even hide their switches outside to prevent discovery. Special guards were stationed to watch over such levers. Tang Li’s mind was too preoccupied by Ning Jing’s straits, or else he would have realized this much earlier. If he and Gu Beiyue could sweep all four sides of the room, they should be able to unearth any hidden switches outside very quickly.

But with Gu Qishao leading Bai Yanqing their way, this made it impossible for them to act. They could only be bystanders.

“Stinkin’ brat, try and escape if you dare!” Bai Yanqing snarled.

“Which eye of yours sees me escaping?” Gu Qishao shot back. He glanced at Long Feiye and the rest and said, “There’s the scent of poison behind you guys, it’s probably vipers. Be careful of the gas!”

So Gu Qishao had come back to warn them! Behind them was a swarm of snakes, but their ears hadn’t picked up on anything. It seemed the vipers could not only release poison gas, but move soundlessly. Bai Yanqing really was aiming to use poisons!

Gu Beiyue immediately took out his little gold dagger while Tang Li grew guarded and gripped his weapons. Faced with a snake swarm, they could only move to avoid fatal bites. As the swarm was still advancing and not here yet, Long Feiye felt at ease giving his back to Gu Beiyue and Tang Li. He looked coldly at Bai Yanqing and chuckled.

“Heheh, Gu Qishao, you’ve cursed right today. Bai Yanqing’s a gutless coward!”

After Gu Qishao had barreled Bai Yanqing with a round of “he can’t do it” insults, Long Feiye’s “gutless coward” increased his humiliation.[1] It was obvious the man had done it on purpose.

Bai Yanqing was now thoroughly enraged. “Long Feiye, just you wait. Once I deal with Gu Qishao, you’re next!”

1. To clarify, the “gutless coward” directly translates from 没种 mei zhong. “Zhong” is a homonym for zhong 种, or “seed”, so this could also be read as “without seed,” or a man who can’t make babies. He’s basically calling him sterile.