CHAPTER 399: CHAPTER 261: FATHER AND SON

Unbeknownst to the others in the medical hall, Yun Bahe simply sat beside the Magic Array, gazing at Yun Canghai.

After learning about Yun Sheng’s heritage, he went through great lengths to find out Yun Canghai’s whereabouts.

When he first laid eyes on Yun Canghai’s current state that night, Yun Bahe almost couldn’t accept it.

He even had the urge to wake Yun Canghai up by force.

But as soon as he felt Yun Canghai’s icy hands and feet and his nearly halted breath, Yun Bahe recoiled.

However, tonight, Yun Bahe felt somewhat different.

"Canghai, I’m afraid your father might not be able to come see you after this," he spoke after sitting for a while, "You’ve outdone me, raising such a capable daughter. It’s just a pity that I, your father, won’t have the chance to see her grow up, get married, and have children. You must pull through, and if you do, I swear I’ll never drive you away again..."

At this point, Yun Bahe could no longer continue.

Suddenly rising, he turned back for one more glance at his eldest son, who lay unconscious in the Magic Array, then walked away in dejection.

As Yun Bahe stepped out of the room, the Magic Array of the Yun Meng Ice Sleep burst into a brilliant blue light.

Yun Canghai, who had been in a coma for many days, suddenly had a glint of moisture at the corner of his eye, and a tear slid down from there.

The next day, Uncle Yun indeed delivered the soup that Yun Cangxue had prepared, just as Yun Sheng had instructed earlier.

After examining it, Yun Sheng found nothing wrong with the soup.

For the next two days, it remained the same, with Uncle Yun secretly having Yun Cangxue’s maid save a portion of the medicinal soup, yet no discovery was made.

Up until the day before the duel, Yun Sheng conducted one last check of Yun Cangxue’s soup, and still, no clue was found.

Tomorrow would be the day of the duel between Tian Quezi and Yun Bahe.

All of Yujing City was abuzz with the news.

As Great Zhou is a martial nation, its citizens have always yearned for such Martial Artist duels. However, Yujing isn’t Hunting Soldier Guard City, and commoners can’t easily afford tickets to an Arena as such. This time, with the duel between two Martial Saints from different nations, and especially since it’s Great Zhou’s archenemy Hou Qin, the entire populace of Yujing has been swept up in unprecedented enthusiasm.

Throughout the city, numerous bets have been placed on the outcome of the duel between the two Martial Saints.

If not for Emperor of Great Zhou’s foresight in hosting the duel within the Imperial Palace, the tickets alone could have brought in a considerable sum of money.

However, this time, Yun Sheng had no plans to profit hugely from the duel, as she was constantly worried about Yun Bahe’s health.

"Yun Sheng, we have a way to sneak into the Imperial Palace. Do you want to come with us to watch the duel?" Gu Feng and Qi Yi found Yun Sheng in the Medicine Hall.

Although the duel was being held inside the Imperial Palace, Emperor of Great Zhou had still invited some of the city’s dignitaries and members of the Royal Family to witness the event.

Within the Yun Residence, only direct blood relatives were allowed to enter and view the duel, and as Yun Sheng had not yet been acknowledged by her ancestors, she, in theory, should not have been able to enter the Imperial Palace.

Qi, as a member of Wanlong Gambling House, managed to secure a few entries into the Imperial Palace this time.

"Wanlong Gambling House is participating in the gambling this time too? What are the betting odds?" Yun Sheng casually asked while fiddling with the soup medicine in her hand.

In the past, Yun Sheng wouldn’t have missed the excitement, but this time...

"Most people are betting on General Yun winning, we joined in the excitement and placed some bets too. Don’t worry, Yun Sheng, we all support General Yun," Gu Feng said.

The citizens of Great Zhou naturally supported Yun Bahe, but Yun Sheng knew that Yun Bahe had little chance of winning this time, yet she couldn’t say more on the matter.

"However, last night, a bet with unknown origins was placed on Tian Quezi winning, with the amount reaching up to one hundred thousand Purple Gold Coins," Qi added.

Upon hearing this, Yun Sheng’s hands carelessly dropped the soup bowl to the floor. The sharp shards cut her hand.

"Oh, Yun Sheng, how can you be so clumsy? I say, the one who bet must have had their head kicked by a mule to actually bet on Tian Quezi winning. No matter how you look at it, General Yun is stronger than that Tian Quezi fellow. Besides, this is Great Zhou’s land; with one spit from each of us, we could drown those Hou Qin people and make them unable to leave with a full belly," Gu Feng said, hastily helping Yun Sheng clean up the mess.

"Eh, Yun Sheng, what kind of medicine is in your bowl, why has it turned into this black ink-like color when it touched your blood?" Gu Feng peered at the broken bowl and noticed that the blood that had touched it had turned into the color of ink.

He knew Yun Sheng liked to tinker with all sorts of strange curiosities.

Yun Sheng and Qi looked down.

"How could this be..." What was in the bowl was the leftover soup that Uncle Yun had just ordered to be sent by Yun Cangxue for Yun Bahe to consume.

"That’s the soup medicine that General Yun has been taking lately," Yun Sheng said, glancing at the blood that had changed color, feeling slightly dubious in her heart.

How could the soup medicine change color once it touched blood? She had checked it before, and there was no poison in the soup.

"Why would General Yun consume such soup medicine?" Qi glanced at it, and his expression under the cloak changed slightly.

He squatted down and picked up the broken bowl, "Little Qing."

From beneath his cloak, a green snake slithered out, it circled the edge of the bowl, flickering its forked tongue and producing a hissing sound.

"What, does this soup have some kind of issue? But I have also checked, there’s no poison in it, just ordinary soup medicine," Yun Sheng wondered.

"This is not poison in the common sense; it’s not toxic by itself. Who prepared this soup medicine for the Old General, their intentions are truly sinister. How long has General Yun been taking this soup medicine?" Even the usually calm Qi couldn’t help but change his tone.

"About three months. This soup medicine was sent by the Third Miss of Yun Residence, Yun Cangxue, for the Old General to drink," Yun Sheng’s heart sank, realizing she had been too careless, forgetting that Qi was the most knowledgeable about poisons. Why hadn’t she thought of bringing Qi to study it together?

It was all because of her overconfidence, relying on her knowledge of Eastern and Western medicine, Ancient Medical Skills, and Magic Potions, she became arrogant, thinking she could see through any disease or poison at first glance.

The Third Miss of Yun Residence, wasn’t that Yun Bahe’s daughter?

Qi became even more cautious, he examined the soup medicine again to confirm that both his and Little Qing’s judgments were correct.

"Qi, just speak your mind. It doesn’t matter who it is, once we confirm there’s something wrong with this soup medicine, even if it’s the Emperor himself, I will root her out," Yun Sheng was in a state of anxiousness. Tomorrow Yun Bahe would be in a martial arts showdown, and now that they had determined Yun Bahe was indeed poisoned, how could she not be worried?

"If I’m not mistaken, the soup medicine that Yun Cangxue prepared for General Yun contains Demon Beast Amniotic Fluid," Qi slowly said.