Poison Genius Consort - Chapter 573

Chapter 573: Sowing discord, the Duke of Qin’s huge stakes 

In the still and quiet night, one clan head and one head of the family flipped over the walls to find Long Feiye. They might have been drunk for all the sense their actions made. If news of this got out, everyone would be looking down on the Nether Clan's Chu Clan.

Of course, if everyone knew of Long Feiye's true identity as an imperial clan heir, this wouldn't count as much. During the time of the Great Qin Empire, even the honorable and respected Seven Noble Families had to perform the grandest, most formal bow upon greeting members of the imperial clan.

Han Yunxi's identity had been a constant source of suspicion, but nobody had ever wondered about Long Feiye's origins. Even the smartest amongst them, Gu Beiyue, had never turned his suspicions in that direction. If there was a day where Gu Beiyue found out that Long Feiye was West Qin's mortal enemy, what would he do then? Currently, Gu Beiyue was in Western Zhou himself, but he had ended up following Chu Xifeng and Tang Li to the Thousand Buddha Cave instead of staying within the capital.

Since the Nether Clan Head had already flipped over the wall, Long Feiye had no choice but to meet him. Despite his anxiety, Chu Yunyi was still cool-headed at this moment. "Your Highness Duke of Qin, I've long been looking forward to meeting you!" he proclaimed calmly.

Long Feiye simply arched an eyebrow at him before nodding his head.

His aloof and haughty attitude made General Chu extremely displeased. He could let it pass if Long Feiye overlooked him, but this was the leader of their entire Nether Clan. How can he be so arrogant?

He has no manners at all! No sense of breeding!

But Chu Yunyi didn't get angry. He carefully studied Long Feiye as this was the first time he'd met the man in person. Although he knew the youth was extraordinarily noble, he never expected Long Feiye to carry such a powerful aura. Those deep, icy pupils seemed to draw an inexplicable sense of respect and reverence from the depths of the Nether Clan Head's soul. Of course he knew that Long Feiye came from Tianning's imperial clan, but he carried a natural, almost inborn disposition of a ruler that even Emperor Kang Cheng lacked. Why does Long Feiye have such an aura when he's never even sat on a throne? Even stranger than that was the deepset hate he could sense faintly from the man's obscure gaze.

After his examination, Chu Yunyi moved to observe Han Yunxi instead. Oddly enough, he found the same sense of regality within her form as well. He could understand why Long Feiye would seem so noble, but Han Yunxi was only a commoner woman, the daughter of the first wife of the Han Clan. Where did her aura come from? Why did she have such a strong field?

Did she cultivate those airs after staying too long by Long Feiye's side?

Chu Yunyi hid his alarm, but didn't have time to ponder. They had to finish their talk with Long Feiye before sunrise and the formal meeting with Emperor Kang Cheng.

"Duke of Qin, let's be frank and put our cards on the table," Chu Yunyi smiled. "May I trouble you to state the terms that will help the Nether Clan keep its secrets?"

Long Feiye had ignored General Chu for the express purpose of luring out the Nether Clan Head. The terms he wanted weren't something General Chu could offer.

"Your lordship wants one thing," Long Feiye finally spoke up.

"What is it?" Chu Yunyi asked hastily.

"Wood of Ten-Thousand Poisons," Long Feiye came straight to the point.

Both Chu Yunyi and General Chu knew that Chu Tianyin had blabbed by his statement. The two of them were stunned! Chu Yunyi was even a little angry, while General Chu was both indignant and worried. He understood his own son all too well. Heaven knows the torment Chu Tianyin must have suffered to give up such intel. Everyone present knew about the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, so Chu Yunyi didn't bother to explain himself. He smoothed out his beard and took a long time to deliberate before replying, "Duke of Qin, you know that it's not easy to enter the Thousand Buddha Cave, much less reach the 1,000 year old gingko trees. Why not change…"

"If the Nether Clan can't do it, then please go back," Long Feiye interrupted.

"You!" General Chu lost his temper. "Duke of Qin, the two of us came in good faith to talk. What's with your attitude?"