Poison Genius Consort

an were the prime culprits in destroying East Qin,” Han Yunxi remarked.

Long Feiye fell silent for awhile before he changed the topic.
“Just what kind of person put out those fires?”

“Could there still be people at the Poison Sect’s forbidden grounds? Or someone very familiar with the topography.
Whoever it was, they weren’t hostile towards us,” Han Yunxi said seriously.
Otherwise, they would’ve died in the underground palace long ago.

Long Feiye nodded in agreement.
He wanted to delve deeper into the subject, but then Gu Qishao came to urge, “What are you two still talking about? Come out and drink!”

He was obviously doing it on purpose, even banging loudly on the door so that they were forced to open it up.
The first thing Han Yunxi saw was white gauze casually tied around Gu Qishao’s shoulder wound.
Confused, she asked, “Didn’t we call for a doctor to specifically treat your injury?”

“I’m not used to them!” Gu Qishao drawled resentfully.

Han Yunxi glanced at the shabby dressing but saw that salve had been excellently applied, so she stopped worrying.
After all, nobody knew better than Gu Qishao on how to use medicines.
Meanwhile, Gu Qishao went to glance at Long Feiye’s dressing, his gaze turning gloomy at the sight.

They eventually made their way to the courtyard, where Gu Qishao began to ask about the fires as well.
Unfortunately, none of them could come up with a satisfactory conclusion.
It had turned into a mystery by the end.
Long Feiye didn’t want Han Yunxi to drink alcohol at all, but Gu Qishao kept trying to fill her cup.

“If you’re happy, you should drink,” Gu Qishao grinned, hiding the stubborn glint of his eyes.

Long Feiye didn’t answer, but his gaze sent a clear message: no drinking allowed. In truth, Han Yunxi herself didn’t want to drink, either.
Peeved, Gu Qishao still poured Han Yunxi a cup.

“Poison lass, this is the first time this old man’s drank wine with you!”

“You won’t even honor me with one cup, do we still count as friends?”

“Poison lass…”

Han Yunxi kept refusing him, but after a few back and forths, decided to relent.
But Long Feiye simply took her cup and downed the drink in one gulp.
Gu Qishao was amused.
How could he bear to force Han Yunxi to drink? His real target was still Long Feiye.

“Long Feiye, you’re drinking for her, aren’t you? If that’s the case, you need to go double.
Here, have two cups,” Gu Qishao grinned as his mood suddenly improved.

Long Feiye still didn’t speak, but quickly downed two cups into his stomach.
Han Yunxi rolled her eyes at Gu Qishao, who pretended he didn’t see.
He wanted to test Long Feiye’s capacity for liquor tonight! Soon enough, he found another reason to offer Long Feiye some wine.
Despite being a grown man, he acted like a little boy when he was stubborn.

Tang Li watched from the sidelines, afraid to stick his nose in.
He quietly drank his own wine while feeling depressed. How’s this supposed to be a recovery party? It’s simply a drinking contest. Fortunately, his big bro was in a good mood tonight as well.
If it was any other day, he’d probably sent Gu Qishao flying with a kick. That fellow can’t tell good from bad.

Meanwhile, Han Yunxi just yawned as she watched them.
She was tired! After sitting for awhile, she simply went back to sleep.
Soon enough, Long Feiye followed in her wake without so much as a goodbye.
Gu Qishao stopped urging him to drink and went to follow in silence.
Tang Li was forsaken by the trio like an abandoned child, sitting there blankly by himself.
He felt that something about the entire scene was off, but couldn’t tell what.
In the end, he ended up drinking alone. It’s our first time drinking together, but can’t we do it properly just once?

—

Long Feiye didn’t return to the rooms, but lightly leaped on top of Han Yunxi’s roof.
Gu Qishao quickly followed to sit by his side.
Long Feiye didn’t look at him, but his gaze was heavy.
It didn’t look like he would sleep tonight.

Gu Qishao yawned a few times in succession before he said, “Thanks!”

He’d made a special trip just to say these words.
Back at the cliffs, he almost spilled the beans about his undying body to Han Yunxi.

Long Feiye didn’t reply.

Gu Qishao sat there a bit longer before rising to leave.
Now Long Feiye finally spoke.
“You’ve guarded your secret for so long, but why did you try to reveal it then?”

“I was afraid that she’d cry,” Gu Qishao replied without the least hesitation.

“Would she?” Long Feiye asked coldly.

“Yes, she definitely would!” Gu Qishao might not be sure about everything, but he was certain of this fact.

Long Feiye fell silent, but he quickly asked, “Gu Qishao, is it so bad…being unable to die?”

Gu Qishao immediately laughed out loud.
“What’s so great about it?”

“What’s not great about it?” Long Feiye countered.

“Heheh, Long Feiye.
Do you think this old man’s anything like a human being?” Gu Qishao asked in a self-mocking tone.
“Long Feiye, how many people in the world will want my life if they knew I couldn’t die?” Leaving aside the world, there were just those old coots back at the medical academy.
If they caught wind of his secret, they’d definitely find any way possible to capture him and cut him open, just to research his origins.

Who wouldn’t want to know the secrets of eternal life?

“Long Feiye, suppose one day the girl I like grows old and dies.
What am I supposed to do then?” Gu Qishao asked next.
It wasn’t easy to fall in love.
After all that effort to love her, it was simply cruel to watch her grow old without him.
But more painful than that was the reality that he could only watch her die and leave him first.

Long Feiye grew completely still.

Gu Qishao didn’t say anymore.
Actually, none of those things hurt as much as the process that turned him from an innocent, ignorant child into this never dying, never aging freak.
He was an adult now, but some nights, he would still break out into cold sweat…