Poison Genius Consort

excuse be better than staying put? There was none!

In one month, Long Feiye endured the hellish torture day by day without furrowing his eyebrows once.
He never cried out or collapsed.
Today was the final day and the most crucial point for Long Feiye to control the Lustbite Seal’s power.
The force unleashed today would be greater than any before it.
As soon as he lost control, he’d not only lose everything, but face unthinkable consequences as well.
Neither he nor the sword sect master could guess what might happen.

Perhaps nobody in this world knew.

Long Feiye only understood that he had to win tonight’s fight, no matter what.
Even though he could open the door and see Han Yunxi see, he remained as steady as a mountain.
Instead of drawing forth the Lustbite Seal’s power as soon as he was rested, he made some preparations first in case he failed.
Meanwhile, Han Yunxi had long given up on cultivation from the other side of the wall.
Two days ago, she’d carried in a chair so she could sit in front of the stone wall and stare.
Despite her intelligence and elegance, Han Yunxi was a foolish girl at heart.
Wasn’t she doing nothing more than facing the wall like a time out? She was smiling–or rather, she had been smiling for the past two days.

She had no idea what Long Feiye had gone through in the chamber, or how vicious his struggles had been.
She simply assumed that he was quietly cultivating after getting a few pointers from the sword sect master in preparation for the ranking matches ahead.
In her mind, the real danger laid in that competition and his fight with Cang Qiuzi.
Thus, he assumed he’d emerged with much stronger martial arts and no losses as soon as the time was up.

Rarely did she dress up, but she’d put on light makeup and pinned her hair up princess-styled today.
A purple jade buyao pin accented her hair, while a dreamy purple dress with white gauze sleeves at the wrists draped over her body.
He liked purple, after all.

She was pretty to begin with, so a bit of dressing up made her devastatingly beautiful.
Her looks were no less inferior to Duanmu Yao’s, while the natural stately air that emanated from her form, the elegant set of her brows, and the magnanimous set of her posture far exceeded the other girl.
The only detail that didn’t match her fairy-like aura was the broad grin on her face–wide enough to look like a dolt.
If Long Feiye could see her now, he’d probably stroke her hair and say she was acting the fool again.

Han Yunxi was waiting, but so were Cang Qiuzi and Duanmu Yao.
Long Feiye would complete his prison sentence and emerge from Abstinence Hall today.
Three day after that, the sword sect’s ranking matches would commence.
Once Cang Qiuzi’s stomach poison was gone, he’d been making preparations nonstop for the matches.
He was already Celestial Mountain’s second-ranked fighter, while the sword sect master wouldn’t participate at all.
In other words, he was a shoo-in for the championship, but he didn’t relax.
He was very clear that strength would determine the loyalty of the people below him.
He had to show his strongest martial arts to subdue and convince the Celestial Mountain disciples, and to prove his worth to the Heretical Sword Sect.

“Long Feiye couldn’t have simple reasons for coming to Celestial Mountain this time!” Cang Qiuzi said worriedly.

Duanmu Yao didn’t reply.
Over the past month, she had been cooperating with master to treat her wounds or keeping an eye on Han Yunxi’s movements.
She used plenty of effort to set numerous traps, but Han Yunxi didn’t budge from Abstinence Hall at all.
The Abstinence Courtyard was under Granny You’s jurisdiction.
She had spent a lot of effort just to bribe one of its servant girls to say a few words in front of Han Yunxi, but all in vain.
After today, Long Feiye would be released.
Once he was out, it’d be much harder to kill Han Yunxi.

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No matter what, Duanmu Yao told herself, I can’t miss today’s final chance!

“If he can kill Lady Leng Yue, then he has the strength to participate in the ranking matches.
This bloke, I see that’s his plan!” Cang Qiuzi muttered to himself before laughing coldly.
“So what if that’s the case? Even if he grows skills to kill the fourth ranked Qi Zonglin or third ranked Tang Zijin, he still doesn’t have the ability to fight me!”

When he saw Duanmu Yao looking restless, Cang Qiuzi simply looped her over by the waist.
“Yao Yao, what are you thinking about?”

Goosebumps broke out on Duanmu Yao’s skin, but she had no choice but to endure.
In a low voice, she murmured, “After today, it’ll be more difficult to kill Han Yunxi.”

“What, you still haven’t gotten your master under control yet?” Cang Qiuzi mocked with a smile.
“Or…did you lose him to Han Yunxi as well?”

At this, Duanmu Yao’s gaze grew cold.
Killing intent flashed from her eyes beneath her face mask.
She struggled free from Cang Qiuzi’s arms and turned to leave, throwing a retort behind her.
“Just you wait, Han Yunxi won’t live past today!”

It wasn’t that she couldn’t conquer her master, or that her master didn’t dote on her, but that master’s condition had been highly unstable for the past few days.
She didn’t dare to provoke him too hard.
But today she’d give her all! No matter the sacrifices, she had to get rid of Han Yunxi before Long Feiye came out.
Every time master treated her wounds, he would keep silent, but recently he’d been asking her the same question repeatedly.

“Yao Yao, why couldn’t I save your martial mother back then?”

After finding out about her injuries, master had only been shaky with his self control once in front of Cang Qiuzi.
He’d been exceptionally calm otherwise.
But she knew that was only a front, and that he was feeling so miserable that it was hard to speak.
If she wanted to enter the Abstinence Courtyard and eliminate Han Yunxi, she could only rely on master!

Duanmu Yao long had a plan in mind.
When she imagined Long Feiye never being able to see Han Yunxi again, a thrill stole upon her heart! Once she left the Lockheart Courtyard, she flew straight for the peak and master’s Nine Xuan Hall…..

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