Chapter 1127: Hell never mistreat her or the child (1/2)

Long Feiye and the rest didn’t dread Bai Yanqing’s undying body as much as his poison skills. Seeing Tang Li’s skin turn black, Gu Qishao knew that Long Feiye and Gu Beiyue wouldn’t escape the same fate.

He glared at Bai Yanqing and growled, “Antidote!”

“Release me,” Bai Yanqing drawled back.

Tang Li suddenly remembered something and cried, “Big bro, Qishao, my sister-in-law has already escaped into the maze. She should find us very soon! As long as we hold out!”

But he hardly finished speaking before he froze and fell on his knees. The blackness spread to his face, making it impossible for him to speak.

“The poison’s reacting!” Gu Qishao cried.

Han Yunxi was indeed right in the maze. The poison was so thick that she could definitely track them down. But they didn’t have any more time! Tang Li’s life was fading fast. As Long Feiye bent down to help him up, he saw his hand turning black as well. He glanced at Gu Beiyue, who was also staring at his own hand. Without a doubt, the poison had reacted in him too.

Gu Qishao had no choice or time to waste. He looked at Bai Yanqing and said, “There are three people. Give two of them the antidote first. How else am I supposed to trust you?”

“If you want to negotiate with me, you might as well wait until Han Yunxi finds you lot,” Bai Yanqing chuckled. He knew Han Yunxi could find them, but he was happy to make a bet.

Abruptly, Gu Beiyue fell to his knees as well, leaving only Long Feiye to hang on alone. Seeing this, Gu Qishao had no choice but to let Bai Yanqing go. As soon as the vines relaxed, Bai Yanqing drew back while Gu Qishao chased after him. Bai Yanqing actually did throw out a bottle of antidote, but when Gu Qishao caught it, he only saw one pill of antidote inside.

“Bai Yanqing, you’re despicable!” Gu Qishao roared. As he prepared to attack, he saw a woman huffing and puffing as she emerged from the darkness behind his enemy. She was supporting herself with the wall as her other clutched her waist. Although her robes were wide and loose-fitting, it was clear to see her protruding belly. Besides the clueless Bai Yanqing, everyone else was stunned. Even Gu Beiyue and Tang Li raised their heads from kneeling on the ground.

Long Feiye was the most shellshocked member of the party. Panic and helplessness flitted across his face for the first time. This woman--this pregnant woman--was none other than Han Yunxi? His gaze rested on her face and swept downwards until they saw the round curve of her belly. Then they fixated there as if he could never pull away.

In a flash, Long Feiye forgot about their dangerous surroundings and his own poisoned state. He might have even forgotten who he was in that instant. Although he knew Han Yunxi was pregnant, it was different than seeing her with his own eyes. The fact that she was standing perfectly tall and well left him at a loss for what to say.

In the end, he started grinning like a loon.

Bai Yanqing soon sensed someone behind him and prepared to turn around when Gu Qishao’s vines arched towards him again. Thanks to his previous experience, Bai Yanqing evaded the tendrils and soon discovered that Han Yunxi had arrived.

“Dammnit!” he spat and went to attack her!

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When Han Yunxi saw Long Feiye, her first reaction was to glomp him, but now wasn’t the time! She quickly got out of the way while tossing a bottle of antidote at Long Feiye. Gu Qishao didn’t dare to use Bai Yanqing’s antidote and threw it back at Bai Yanqing along with more vines. Just before the man reached Han Yunxi, she darted aside. Meanwhile, Gu Qishao’s vines rebounded off the stone walls and flew towards Bai Yanqing, forcing him to dodge as well.

Using this chance, Han Yunxi quickly flash-stepped to Long Feiye’s group and scattered a cloud of powder around them, repelling the snakes away. As Long Feiye took the antidote, she looked at him and muttered, “The baby and I both missed you.”

She didn’t hesitate, even for a moment of warmth, but quickly got to work feeding Tang Li and Gu Beiyue the antidote. Otherwise, both men would be dead. Moreover, this poison required time to formulate a full antidote. For now, she only gave them enough to suppress its spread in the body.

Long Feiye said nothing as she worked, but his gaze on her was warm and tender.

“Long Feiye, you guys should all sit down. I have to use needles on you right away, none of you have much time left!” Han Yunxi grew serious.

Seeing this, everyone got the cue and Long Feiye sat down as well. Han Yunxi glanced back briefly at Gu Qishao, only to see him fighting fiercely with Bai Yanqing. After the old man learned to guard against Gu Qishao’s vines, it was much harder to trap him with them.

“Don’t worry, he’s fine,” Long Feiye intoned.

Han Yunxi could cleared sense there was poison in Gu Qishao’s body too, but why didn’t it react in him like the others? But there was no time to ponder the problem. Gu Qishao couldn’t hold off Bai Yanqing alone, so she had to quickly save Long Feiye and the rest. Only she and Long Feiye combined stood a chance to defeat the man!

“Raise your hand! Right hand!” Han Yunxi said.

The trio did as they were told and Han Yunxi treated them simultaneously. There was simply not enough time, since sticking needles took minutes as well. If she went one by one, the last man would be dead by the time it was his turn.

That hateful Bai Yanqing, he certainly chose a fatal poison!

While tensely treating the toxin, Han Yunxi sensed sword qi aiming at her back. She darted a look back and saw Bai Yanqing slashing at Gu Qishao’s head.