PGC 676+

Chap 800

Chapter 800: Esteemed wangfei leaves tonight

The shadow guard spoke in hushed tones with Gu Beiyue for a long time, the contents only known to themselves. Even the surrounding shadow guards had chosen this time to withdraw from the scene. All of them knew that His Highness Duke of Qin would never relay a verbal message unless it was extremely confidential. Even if His Highness’s flying hawk messengers were perfectly safe, it was possible for someone to intercept them midway. Thus, sending a human messenger was the best bet.

His Highness Duke of Qin and Gu Beiyue had secret communications to begin with, while Gu Beiyue’s true identity was only known to Head Commander Chu. Just what had the shadow guard relayed this time? It was impossible not to be curious, but the guards feared their master even if Gu Beiyue was an amiable man. Thus, they chose to leave him alone. 

The talk with the shadow guard lasted a long while, with Gu Beiuye smiling occasionally throughout as he nodded calmly. Finally, the shadow guard handed Gu Beiyue one last item: a large, pinkish-purple envelope.

“Doctor Gu, this is that thing.”

Gu Beiyue only opened the envelope after the shadow guard had left. Inside were ten individual envelopes. None of them were new, but all of them had already been opened before. Gu Beiyue stared blankly at the collection before a trace of sadness flickered past his eyes. Still, he quickly resumed his smile. He didn’t read the letters, but sealed them all up and then called for another shadow guard.

“Esteemed wangfei will be leaving in secret tonight. Make arrangements.” After that, he urged repeatedly, “But there’s no need to inform her. After the trial this afternoon, he’ll tell her personally.”

The shadow guard obeyed the orders and left.

Morning passed quickly. Soon enough, it was noon and the gates of the medical academy were crowded with people that flooded its streets from beginning to end. Even if everyone couldn’t squeeze in to the front, they still wanted to linger around the trial area to hear the results as quickly as possible. Inevitably, it would end with Gu Yuntian’s crimes and the Poison Sect’s innocence, but the severity of the crime and its punishment, as well as how to recover the Poison Sect’s name, were all topics of discussion.

Would Gu Yuntian be put to death? Or suffer a fate worse than death? Both relied on the trial and would greatly affect both the man and the Gu Clan, which in turn affected the strengths of all clans in Medical City. Would they clear the Poison Sect’s previous criminal name and recognize its status in Cloud Realm Continent, or return everything it lost and open up its forbidden grounds? Both choices would affect the medical academy and the continent’s various power factions in different ways. After all, Han Yunxi wasn’t just the Poison Sect’s descendant, but the wangfei of the south central region’s commander-in-chief’s estate!

All of the related parties arrived at the trial location on time. A row of chairs were arranged in an arc outside the medical academy’s gates, with the new academy head Gu Beiyue sitting in the very center. Despite his new position, he was still wearing his customary white robes and looked serene and lovely. Usually, he gave off an aura of warmth even when he wasn’t smiling, but today he looked powerful and threatening. Although he didn’t look angry, he had shed the air of a scholar with that of a well-accomplished, extraordinary figure of authority. His ever-present warmth possessed a strength of its own.

By his right sat the three department heads in the order of Department Head Huo, Ouyang, and the newly appointed Shen Jueming. Beyond them were the Council of Elders members including Han Yunxi, Luo Zuishan, Li Xiuyuan, Li Tianci and the rest. Beyond that were the directors of the medical academy. On his left sat Gu Qishao, then Mu Linger and various honored guests. They came from Medicine City, the Tang Clan, Tianan Country, Western Zhou, Tianning, and Northern Li. If this was the past, the guests of the academy would be sitting according to the strength of their individual representatives. Medicine City would be sitting near the end thanks to their shallow connections with Medical City, while Northern Li would be close to the front.