Poison Genius Consort

Gu Qishao was lost.

Gu Beiyue smiled faintly.
“You’ll know when you get there.”

“Then let’s go!” Besides a certain cave, there was no place in Cloud Realm Continent that could scare Gu Qishao.

Gu Beiyue ended up taking Gu Qishao to none other than East Origin Hall.
When Gu Qishao followed him out of the secret passage into East Origin Hall’s backyard, he had to exclaim in wonder, “Well, well, Gu Beiyue! So you’re the master behind the scenes of East Origin Hall!”

Gu Beiyue smiled before he replied modestly, “Qishao misunderstands.
.This one is only a simple doctor.
This is…” He trailed off into uncontrollable laughter.

Gu Qishao was full of doubts.
“What’s the meaning of this?”

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“Qishao, this is–this is the East Qin crown prince’s turf,” Gu Beiyue said.

In a flash, Gu Qishao stiffened.
Only his eyes remained moving as they darted about like a puppet on strings.
Wasn’t it enough to be shaken twice in a day? But both of the shocks had to come from one person as well?!

“Long Feiye…” Gu Qishao gritted his teeth.

Gu Beiyue’s gaze turned complex before he stopped joking.
“Qishao, I can’t guarantee anything else, but there’s one thing I, Gu Beiyue, can bet on with my life.
Long Feiye isn’t using the princess for his own gains.”

Was he trying to coax Gu Qishao? Perhaps he and Long Feiye were simply destined to not get along, because Gu Qishao only smirked and said nothing.

“There must be an inside story to the collaboration between Kangan Private Bank and Myriad Merchant Hall, but we can get answers here.
They’ll be far more accurate than anything you dig out of Myriad Merchant Hall!” Gu Beiyue explained.
“Long Feiye wouldn’t lie to me; moreover, I need to tell him as soon as possible that Bai Yanqing has no more ace up his sleeve.”

Gu Qishao still looked foul, but he ended up following Gu Beiyue all the way to the Council of Elders’ building at East Origin Hall.
On the way, he took in the surroundings of East Origin Hall and realized it was even more luxurious than Myriad Merchant Hall.
Although he didn’t want to admit it, he had to acknowledge that Long Feiye was the richest master of Three-Way Black Market.
Very soon, they met with a retainer, who Gu Beiyue had issue word that he wanted to meet with the head elder.
But the retainer had hardly left when a familiar face flew towards them.

Tang Li!

Gu Qishao narrowed his eyes.
“You brat, you won quite a bit at Thousand Gold Pavilion!”

Tang Li examined Gu Beiyue from head to toe, at a loss for words.
Finally, he exclaimed, “Doctor Gu, my big bro’s been thinking of you everyday!”

Gu Beiyue gave a start, but Gu Qishao just laughed.
“Hehe, Gu Beiyue! Long Feiye certainly harbors deep feelings for you!”

Only then did Tang Li realized he’d said the wrong thing in a moment of impulse.
Before he could explain, Gu Beiyue only smiled and said, “Tang Clan Head, I don’t know where the East Qin crown prince might be at this moment? Has he received my secret messages? And also, why is Kangan Private Bank cooperating with Myriad Merchant Hall?”

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All of Gu Beiyue questions hit the nail on the head.
Tang Li immediately told them the whole story from beginning to end.
While Gu Beiyue listened with earnest, Gu Qishao’s face went through a whole host of odd and unusual expressions.
When he heard the word “used as a hostage” by East Qin, a flash of pain flitted past his eyes, when he heard that Ning Cheng had been kidnapped, amusement rose to them instead.
But when he next heard that Han Yunxi had used less than ten days to resolve all of the issues with Myriad Merchant Hall’s auction halls and gambling houses, then assumed control of its Council of Elders, he couldn’t help but break into a bitter, helpless smile…

Everything had been cleared up and Han Yunxi had already made her choice to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Long Feiye.
What was left for him to fight over? Actually, he hadn’t lost to Long Feiye, but Han Yunxi herself.
As long as he wanted, he could use his undying body to fight against all the assembled powers and win everything.

As long as she was willing, he could give her anything.

Unfortunately, she wasn’t.

How could Han Yunxi drop such deepset national enmity just like that? Even if she had to meet him on the battlefield, she still chose Long Feiye.
Just how much did his Poison lass love that man? His hot-blooded energy was extinguished by ice water in its wake.
Gu Qishao shrugged his shoulders and laughed.
But rather than remain dispirited, he remained indifferent and a stickler to his own ways as always.
As Tang Li and Gu Beiyue watched, he laughed and said carelessly, “It’s fine as long as Poison lass likes it.”

As he prepared to leave, Gu Beiyue quickly stopped him.
“Where are you going?”

“I’m going to help Poison lass find medicine.
It hurts a lot when you break your bones,” Gu Qishao stated simply.
A second ago he’d been smug and ready to win the world for her sake, but now he was only worried about her injuries.
Gu Beiyue suddenly realized that all of his previous worries had been a joke.
As he watched Gu Qishao’s retreating back, he suddenly felt a little less lonely than before.

Little Qi, do you know that I love her too?

By the time Gu Qishao was far away, Tang Li suddenly remembered something and shouted out loud.
“Gu Qishao, Mu Linger was kidnapped! With Ning Jing, from Myriad Merchant Hall!” He had been so excited that he only told them about his big brother and sister-in-law.
Gu Qishao halted his steps and finally remembered how he’d left Mu Linger behind.

He turned back and asked, “Who did it?”

Tang Li presented the suspects.
Today, he had come to East Origin Hall to transfer some manpower into chasing after Manager Jin and Uncle Cheng’s whereabouts.
Gu Beiyue immediately declared, “Qishao, you stay here to help Tang Li.
I’ll go to Hundred Poisons Sect.
The princess has been recovering for so long that a few doses of acupuncture should be enough to give her a full recovery.
Just leave it to me.”