PGC 676+

Chap 801

Chapter 801: Old Fiend, don't fall for the trap

Han Yunxi had an ironclad grip on Gu Qishao’s clenched fist as he turned to murmur in a low voice. “Poison lass, be good and let go.”

If this was the past, he’d be thrilled that Han Yunxi had moved first to hold his hand. But now he was suppressing his own rage to speak to her rationally. Despite being on the edge of losing it, his voice to her was still gentle and soft. Just how much did he dote on her?

“I won’t!” Han Yunxi not only kept holding his hand, she pried open his fist to intertwine their fingers together. Gu Qishao’s heart lurched as he stared at their hands in shock. If this moment could last forever, then he could even accept the repeated cries of “monster.” Unfortunately, he didn’t have that chance.

Quickly recovering his senses, he steeled his heart and prepared to break free when he suddenly realized that Gu Beiyue had taken his other hand. He too, held him as tightly as Han Yunxi, enough for one to feel that he’d never let go.

“Old Fiend, don’t fall for the trap,” Gu Beiyue murmured softly.

“Old Fiend, let me protect you this time! Trust me!” Han Yunxi’s eyes flashed with a sinister light as she spoke.

Gu Qishao finally calmed down. No one had ever held his hand so tightly before, much less both at once. “Old Fiend” was Gu Qi Sha, the man who feared nothing and did as he likes; “Little Qi” was the freak of the Medical Academy. By calling him one and not the other, they were telling him that no matter who he was, what his past was like, or how strange his body could be, he would forever be the Gu Qishao they knew--that Gu Qi Sha.

This was the first time in his life that he realized there were people who were willing to protect him. How could he disappoint friends like these?

He smiled.

Then he squeezed Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue’s hands. Although he was reluctant to let hers go, he still released them both at the same time.

Friends, there’s no need for you to prop me up. It’s enough if we’re standing together, shoulder-to-shoulder!

How could he not know what those people were playing at? This was an obvious trap meticulously prepared ahead of time just for him. It was also meant to snare Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue. People’s eyes had been on him long after his origins were exposed. Gu Beiyue had used the trial to return him to his roots in Medical City, so if he moved to kill anyone today, it’d cause a huge fuss. The sinister methods of these people might even paint him as a fearsome monster who threatened Cloud Realm Continent’s safety. They might even discover that his current body was incapable of death. Once that secret was exposed, the Poison Sect’s attempt to raise Poison Gu Humans would be substantiated, leaving both it and the medical academy hard-pressed to escape censure. 

Gu Qishao had no idea why he had this undying body, nor did he know what a true Poison Gu Human looked like and whether he qualified as one. He only knew that his current immortality had to be kept under wraps. It used to be for his own sake, but now it was for the sake of the Poison Sect and Medical City too, as well as Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue.

Remaining silent was his best choice for now. He even smiled at the Northern Li imperial physician and the rest of the crowd raising a hue. Seeing his simple expression, the hecklers shriveled up, but the Northern Li imperial physician spoke up again. “Looks like Gu Yuntian can’t explain Little Qi’s body either. Academy Head Gu, this old man suggests that the medical academy should do special research--”

“What’s your name?” Han Yunxi interrupted coldly. She wasn’t going to let him finish his sentence. He wasn’t concerned about Cloud Realm Continent’s safety at all, but only using it as an excuse to look into Gu Qishao’s body. How was that any different from Gu Yuntian? Gu Yuntian could do anything for the sake of medical research because he was infatuated with science, but this imperial physician had put up a noble front to seek what he wanted. Both men were equally selfish! The vicious gleam in her eye was just as evil as Gu Qishao’s when she stared at the Northern Li physician.