The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 661 - 623: Exchanging the Antidote

Gu Yanjing went to see Yan An, and within ten minutes, Yan An was already annoyed with him and told him to leave.

Although he was worried about Qiao Yuxian, since he was with his mother, Gu Yanjing planned to stay a bit longer. But Yan An kept urging him to leave, implying subtly that he was interrupting her reading.

Gu Yanjing managed to sit for fifteen minutes before leaving to find Shen Wenyan to ask about Yan An’s condition.

He felt that Yan An seemed a bit different, as if she had stabilized a lot.

But before he reached Shen Wenyan’s office, his phone suddenly rang.

He feared it was a call from the Gu Mansion, so he quickly checked, only to find it was a foreign number.

Hesitating for a few seconds while looking at the number, Gu Yanjing answered the call.

As soon as he connected, the other side let out a soft laugh.

A very light laugh, so light it was merely a breath on the ear, but Gu Yanjing instantly recognized who it was on the other end.

In an instant, as if a cold wind spread over, Gu Yanjing felt a layer of ice wrap around him.

Instinctively, he wanted to hang up.

But the other side seemed to sense his intention, speaking just as he moved the phone slightly away from his ear: "Do you want Qiao Yuxian to live?"

Gu Yanjing’s hand froze, his pupils trembled, and an ominous premonition rose slowly from his heart. He put the phone back to his ear and said coldly, "Gu Zhengyu, what do you want?"

Shang Chen had been following behind Gu Yanjing. Hearing this name suddenly, he immediately stepped up beside Gu Yanjing, staring at his phone.

Gu Zhengyu calling at this time was certainly not a good sign.

Gu Zhengyu knew he had a hold on his lifeline, and with a satisfied laugh said, "Yan Ting is with me."

Gu Yanjing’s fingers tightened suddenly, and his whole body turned cold.

Shang Chen, seeing Gu Yanjing’s frightening expression, his own face turned cold as well.

After a few seconds, Gu Yanjing asked, "What do you want to say?"

"I heard that girl is poisoned?" Gu Zhengyu laughed, "And I also heard Yan Ting has the antidote and is back in the country, so... I brought Yan Ting here for some tea."

Gu Yanjing’s eyes quickly filled with blood, and veins appeared. Emotions raged within him, but his voice remained steady, yet chillingly cold: "Don’t waste words on me."

Gu Zhengyu laughed softly again, then his voice turned sinister: "Gu Yanjing, Yan Ting is in my hands, and so is the antidote. If you want that girl to live, you will exchange your life for it. You can have your people investigate if you don’t believe me. Anyway, I have time; just not sure if that girl does. Remember, come in person. Otherwise, I will destroy the antidote."

After speaking, he hung up the phone.

The sound disappeared from his ears, and Gu Yanjing’s breathing trembled suddenly.

"Mr. Gu." Shang Chen immediately called out to him.

Gu Yanjing looked at him and said, "Get someone to check immediately if Yan Ting was taken by Gu Zhengyu."

Shang Chen’s stern face showed a moment of surprise before he complied with a nod, turned and quickly left, making a call as he walked out.

The veins in Gu Yanjing’s neck stood out, and the cold wind blew his face red. The blood in his veins rolled, making him ignore the cold wind.

He stood still to calm his emotions, then took out his phone to call Liu Zhou...

...

Qiao Yuxian was exhausted from talking to the Qiao Family.

She barely ate lunch before falling asleep again.

The Qiao Family stayed around until just before dinner.

In the evening, Qiao Yuxian did get up to eat, but after dinner and taking her medicine, she soon fell asleep again.

Gu Yanjing stayed in the room with her, and after she fell asleep, he sat by the bed, holding her hand for a long time until his phone beeped.

Only then did he lean down to kiss Qiao Yuxian’s temple gently, and quietly left the room.

Study room.

Chu Zhengran, Lu Mengyi, and Liu Zhou Yuanwei were all present.

Gu Yanjing entered, exchanged a glance as a greeting, and then sat down with them.

As soon as he sat down, Liu Zhou said: "About an hour ago, Yan Jiu was found. According to him, Yan Ting was ambushed in M Continent. Current whereabouts unknown."

Gu Yanjing looked down and said nothing. This was similar to the information from the Yujing Manor side.

Chu Zhengran glanced at him and asked Liu Zhou, "What’s Yan Jiu’s condition?"

"Minor injuries." Liu Zhou had received the news in the morning and investigated immediately, as Yuan Wei had been searching for Yan Ting’s whereabouts. Following the routes Yuan Wei had questioned, they found Yan Jiu over an hour ago, "When they found him, he was unconscious. Covered with many injuries, though minor, presumably from a fight. His unconsciousness was mainly due to an injection of drugs."

Lu Mengyi frowned slightly, "Yan Jiu and Yan Ting should be quite skilled, recognizable even across continents."

"Yes." Liu Zhou said, "The place where Yan Jiu was found had experienced a fierce fight. Because of his skills, Yan Jiu was not severely injured. But he was drugged into unconsciousness."

"Yujing Manor reported that today Gu Zhengyu indeed returned to his residence with people." Chu Zhengran looked at Gu Yanjing, "If there’s a drug to render someone unconscious, there’s a high chance it involved Yan Ting."

Lu Mengyi said, "Where did the drug come from? Did Gu Zhengyu collaborate with Qu Qingkong? Then why not go directly for the Peace Pendant, but demand you go to exchange for the antidote? How did Yan Ting come by the antidote? How did he know?"

Those questions, nobody could answer.

Too many suspicious points.

Nobody anticipated Gu Zhengyu to appear suddenly at this time.

Is it solely targeting Gu Yanjing, or is there another plot behind it?

The incandescent light was glaring, the worry and concerns of everyone reflected in their eyes.

Yuan Wei saw everyone silent, paused, and said, "So what do we do now?"

Upon this question.

Chu Zhengran’s heart clenched tightly; he instinctively looked at Gu Yanjing.

Gu Yanjing continued to look down silently.

Having not said a word since sitting there, Chu Zhengran had a bad feeling. He quickly analyzed, "Yan Ting’s whereabouts are very secret. Both Wan Ying and Yuan Wei sent people to look but couldn’t find him. How did Gu Zhengyu know? Besides, he wasn’t targeting Yan Ting directly, but the antidote Yan Ting had. His aim is to threaten you. How did he know about these things? None of us knew, so where did he get the information?"

After he finished, he looked towards Yuan Wei.

The matter of Yan Ting bringing the antidote to the Capital City was only told by Gu Yanjing to Wan Ying and Yuan Wei, no one else.

Even the people sent by Wan Ying and Yuan Wei to find Yan Ting didn’t know the reason for locating Yan Ting.

Yuan Wei exclaimed emotionally, "Even if the sky fell and humanity was extinct, I would never do anything to harm my sister in the slightest."

"I didn’t say you did." Chu Zhengran said, "Could it be that someone on Yan Ting’s side had issues, or..."

He did not finish, but everyone understood his implication.

"Even if you go, will Gu Zhengyu hand over the antidote?" Lu Mengyi glossed over those concerns and directly raised the key point, analyzing towards Gu Yanjing, "The antidote can be destroyed just like that; it’s instantaneous. Even if you satisfy Gu Zhengyu’s demands, can you really trade for it? Or even kill him, can we take it back? Conversely, is the antidote really with him? Is it still there now?"