Nangong Ziyan quickly divided the herbal tea she had made into a bowl for each person.
The last bowl was given to Baili Jun'ao. "Young Master Jun, please try my handiwork. This kind of herbal tea is hard to find anywhere else in the world."
"Thank you, young lady! Not only do you cook delicious food, but you can also make herbal tea. It's truly a rare find." Baili Jun'ao said politely, but he meant it sincerely. Her cooking was very special and delicious, and she always had a very pleasant fragrance that made people feel at ease.
"Thank you for the compliment, Young Master Jun. Please have a drink, so we can continue our journey." Nangong Ziyan smiled innocently, revealing no ulterior motives. However, a few white powders were subtly placed in her sleeve. Her sincere smile lowered Baili Jun'ao's guard. In front of Nangong Ziyan, he quickly finished a bowl of cool tea. And it was indeed delicious, icy cold, and very soothing to the throat.
However, Baili Jun'ao soon felt his vision blur and quickly realized what was happening. But it was too late; his head lolled to the side and he fell to the ground.
"Ah! You dare to lay a finger on me? Do you want to die? I saved your life, and you want to repay kindness with enmity! Ah! You even want to use me as a medicinal ingredient? You're dreaming!" Nangong Ziyan kicked Baili Jun'ao a few times before she felt relieved.
"Yan'er, when did you poison me? I didn't see it."
Bei Ming Haotian walked up behind Nangong Ziyan. He hadn't seen when she had poisoned her.
"When else could it be? Of course, when he's drinking tea! He looks like a very shrewd person. If I put the medicine directly in his tea, he would definitely notice and not want to drink it. Of course, I put it in the moment he drinks his tea! My biggest dream is not to go to heaven alive, but to live my own life. These people want to mess with me, Nangong Ziyan? No way!" Nangong Ziyan glared at Baili Jun'ao and drank the tea in her bowl in one gulp.
"Haotian, let's move him to a more secluded place! He'll wake up in an hour."
"No need. I'll seal him with a barrier. He won't be attacked by any external forces. Besides, there are no magical beasts around here, so he won't be in danger." Bei Ming Haotian smiled. Finally, it was just him and Yan'er again.
"Alright then! Once it's done, let's continue on our way." Nangong Ziyan walked to the side and sat down, waiting for Beiming Haotian to finish before leaving.
Nangong Ruichen and Nangong Jingqi did not catch up with Dongfang Yifei along the way. The two rushed to Chaohua Town on the South China Sea Continent overnight. After having a meal at a restaurant, they planned to continue their journey.
"Brother, have you noticed that there are many unfamiliar faces in Chaohua Town, and they all have extraordinary cultivation levels?"
Nangong Jingqi voiced her doubts.
"That's right, Big Brother noticed it too."
Nangong Ruichen said calmly, poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip.
"Brother, do you think they came for the Wind and Cloud Tournament? But it doesn't seem like it! If they were going to the Wind and Cloud Tournament, they wouldn't need to come to the South China Sea Continent at all."
Baili Ruichen paused, holding his teacup. On his way here, he seemed to have overheard people discussing something that happened sixteen years ago...
"Hey! Hey! Have you heard? I heard that the young master of the Eastern Region has come to the South China Sea Glazed Palace to propose marriage. I also heard that the strange phenomena that occurred on the border of the South China Sea Continent back then were all because of the birth of our Palace Master's daughter. Recently, many people have been inquiring about this matter. Some people have even offered me money to ask if our Palace Master has a daughter. They're offering glittering gold! I also heard that even the crown princes and princes of the Qihe Dynasty have come to look for clues."
"Hey! Did you tell them the truth? We're from the South China Sea Glazed Palace, we can't forget our roots!" another person asked.
"Do you think I'm stupid? I'll take the gold, but as for whether the Palace Master of the South Sea Glazed Palace has a daughter, I'll tell them I'm not sure, maybe yes, maybe no. That vague answer is enough to make him conflicted."
"Hmm! At least you have some conscience..."
The four grown men sitting next to Nangong Ruichen and Nangong Jingqi were loudly discussing this matter.
Nangong Ruichen and Nangong Jingqi heard every single word.
"Big brother, when did these things start circulating? How come we didn't know? Does that mean Yan'er is in serious danger?" Nangong Jingqi asked in a low, cautious voice.
"If we had known this would happen, we should have brought Yan'er back. But this is even better. We now have a reason to cancel Yan'er's marriage. This news is somewhat related to Yifei. Back then, Father and Dongyu agreed that if this matter got out to Dongyu, the marriage would be called off. Yan'er threatened to kill herself, so we have to face this issue."
"Hey! Have you heard? We heard that the young lady of our South Sea Glazed Palace has the supernatural ability to exorcise demons, and what's more! Wuguzi of the Qihe Dynasty said that she can be used as a medicinal ingredient to concoct elixirs of immortality and eternal life...?"
"Bang...!" Nangong Ruichen shattered the table and instantly moved to the side of the four men who had just spoken, grabbing the man who had said those words by the collar.
"Tell me, who did you just say?" Nangong Ruichen was furious. Someone actually wanted to use his sister as a medicinal ingredient, which was absolutely unforgivable.
"Who, who are you? Let me go." The man looked at Nangong Ruichen in fear, but Nangong Ruichen's sharp eyes made him lose his confidence.
"Tell me, where did you hear that from?" Nangong Ruichen asked angrily again.
"Okay! Okay! Let me go first, I, I'll talk." The man was really scared this time, and the other three didn't dare to say anything more, watching the scene nervously.
Nangong Ruichen pushed the man back into the chair and waited coldly.
“It was overheard by a relative of mine who works at Jiayuan Inn.”
"Jingqi, let's go." Nangong Ruichen instantly realized the seriousness of the matter and that he had to rush back to Nangong Liuli Palace immediately.
"Yes, brother."
Just as the two brothers reached the entrance, Nangong Ruichen, with his sharp eyes, spotted Baili Yuechan getting off the carriage at the restaurant entrance. Nangong Ruichen narrowed his sharp eyes, recalling the woman's curious eyes last night, and now that she had chased him all the way to the South China Sea Continent, Nangong Ruichen couldn't help but become more cautious.
"Jingqi, let's go out in a bit." Nangong Ruichen grabbed Nangong Jingqi, who was about to step out the door.
-End of this chapter-
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