Poison Genius Consort

d Lianxin…they were sisters, but why were their fates so different?” Han Yunxi asked curiously.
She wasn’t sure whether Gu Qishao knew that Han Congan wasn’t her real father, or why he’d investigated Lady Tianxin in the first place.
For now, she chose to keep some facts to herself.

“It really is a big difference! One carried one with a man who already had a wife, while the other married into the Poison Sect,” Gu Qishao grinned.

Han Yunxi was bewildered.
“Married into the Poison Sect? What do you mean by that?”

Actually, Gu Qishao had been investigating Mu Xin for a long time.
In his youth, he’d heard of a woman from the Mu Clan in Medicine City that had illicit relations with the remnants of the Poison Clan.
From then on, he’d been looking into the rumors.
The reason he’d gotten so close to Mu Linger was for the sake of Mu Xin.
Many years later, he was sure that Mu Xin was the girl who had the affair.
She had been the fourth daughter of the Mu Clan who’d been missing for years.
If Gu Qishao hadn’t seen the Xin (心) stitched onto Han Yunxi’s medical pouch by chance, he’d never make the connection between Mu Xin and Lady Tianxin.

When Mu Xin was living with the Mu Family, she’d mark her things with a Xin (心) character as well.
Following the clue of this symbol, he was able to verify that she’d married Han Congan before changing her name and surname to become Baili Tianxin, also known as Lady Tianxin.
Gu Qishao told all of this to Han Yunxi, who was stunned.
She couldn’t help but quietly be amazed by the fact that her father hailed from the Poison Sect!

Is that why Lil Thing kept sticking to her side?

“Poison lass, say.
Are you Han Congan’s daughter, or…” Gu Qishao trailed off on purpose as he leaned in close, lowering his voice even further.
“Or, are you a remnant of the Poison Sect, too?”

That was probably something only Lady Tianxin herself knew.
If Lady Tianxin hadn’t told Han Congan she was pregnant to begin with, Han Congan would have been clueless as well.
Gu Qishao had obviously asked her because he didn’t know.
Han Yunxi’s mouth twitched.
This guy had told her everything, so should she spill…or not?

“Hey, why are you investigating Mu Xin? Do you have a grudge against those in the Poison Sect?” she asked back.

Gu Qishao suddenly laughed out loud.
“Poison lass, take a guess.”

Han Yunxi laughed as well.
“Suppose I really do end up being a remnant of the Poison Sect? You won’t kick me out, will you?” This was the first time Han Yunxi had heard of the Poison Sect’s survivors.
From what she understood, the Poison Sect differed from the medical academy.
While the head of the medical academy was chosen via voting, the sect master of the Poison Sect was a hereditary position.
Any remnants of the Poison Sect would refer to those carrying the sect master’s bloodline.
If her Lady Tianxin was really the daughter of the Mu Clan and her father the Poison Sect sect master, that meant she had no connections with the Shadow Clan!

Then that would mean that the white-robed man hadn’t come because he wanted to protect her! The weight of such information was enormous.
Han Yunxi’s thoughts wandered as she processed it all, completely forgetting the joke she’d thrown at Gu Qishao.
He, on the the other hand, was seriously considering her jest.

What would he do if she really wasn’t a part of the Poison Sect?

Han Yunxi, since childhood, I’ve never believed in spirits or gods.
But today I’m earnestly praying to Heaven that you’re not one of them.
I hope you have nothing to do with the Poison Sect!

I really hope you aren’t a poisons woman!

Preoccupied with their thoughts, the two of them fell into a rare shared silence.
Their two white horses trotted along shoulder to shoulder.
One of them was dressed in bewitching white robes, while the other looked noble and regal in violet.
As they traveled through the mountain woods, they resembled a tender couple who held no envy for others.
But in reality, their hearts were filled with sober thoughts about the most critical details of their lives.

By the time Gu Qishao and Han Yunxi had left the forest, the Chu siblings emerged from one side.
Although they were dressed neatly now, their bodies were riddled with marks from the aftermath of the poison grounds.
The black butterflies in the second passageway hadn’t been poisonous, but Chu Qingge had been too nervous and misdiagnosed their toxins.
Then she’d used a whole mess of antidotes until it left the current mess of marks on their bodies.
Duanmu Baiye had left to hunt for Duanmu Yao, so the two siblings had a rare chance to travel together.

“Big bro, lure that red-robed man away.
I’m going to find Han Yunxi for my revenge!” Chu Qingge was still angry, even now.
Neither of them had left Medical City.
When they got the news that Long Feiye was searching all over for Han Yunxi, they finally set on their way and had the luck to catch her here of all places.
Actually, Chu Tianyin had met with the heaviest injuries from protecting Chu Qingge.
Still, he didn’t harbor a single word of complaint, much less anger.

“Qingge, how about we pretend nothing ever happened? Let’s not get involved, alright?” Chu Tianyin said simply.

“Nothing ever happened?” Chu Qingge couldn’t believe it.
“Big bro, don’t tell me you’ve been mesmerized by that woman too! What else does she know besides poisons?”

Chu Tianyin furrowed his eyebrows but didn’t reply.
Chu Qingge grew even angrier.
She took out her bow and prepared to give chase when Chu Tianyin grabbed her weapon to stop her.
“Qingge, you mustn’t get involved with anything related to Han Yunxi in the future.
When you run into her, yield to her a bit, understand?”

“What for?” Chu Qingge finally sensed something off with her brother’s words.
Although he had a good temper, he wasn’t someone easily bullied or taken advantaged of!

“These are father’s orders.
It’s best if you don’t ask any questions,” Chu Tianyin said.
A complicated look flickered past Chu Qingge’s eyes.
She was all too familiar with her big brother’s words.
When father wanted her to study poisons, he’d said the very same things.

These are father’s orders.
It’s best if you don’t ask any questions.