Chapter 1032: Chapter 1032: Gathering Information; Suspicion
Gu Xiyue went to do Alchemy, so Ling Piaomu could only find an empty room herself.
Except for Gu Zhiqi, there were no other guests living in Gu Xiyue’s courtyard, so there were plenty of empty rooms, and Ling Piaomu quickly chose a room.
After picking a room, Ling Piaomu did not stay in the room; instead, she left the courtyard.
This time at the Medical Alliance, she intended to find Ling Piaomu.
Early next month is the annual competition of the Ancient Martial Arts World.
This big competition is divided into several venues, and the judges for Alchemy, medical skills, and Fragrance Refining are still short of people.
Ling Piaomu came to the Medical Alliance this time to invite Ling Yuxuan back to the Ancient Martial Arts World to be a judge.
However, Ling Yuxuan just said she was going to do Alchemy when she left, and left in such a hurry that if Ling Piaomu were to find Ling Yuxuan now, she’d certainly not receive a warm welcome.
So, Ling Piaomu was not leaving the courtyard to find Ling Yuxuan but to gather information, especially about Gu Zhiqi.
She wanted to find out what kind of influence Gu Zhiqi had over the disciples of the Medical Alliance that made them so enthusiastic about her.
Having made up her mind to gather information about Gu Zhiqi, as soon as she went out, Ling Piaomu started asking around, chatting with everyone she met.
After making the rounds, three hours had passed, and Ling Piaomu roughly understood the whole story.
It turned out that not long ago, the Medical Alliance suffered a major catastrophe; there was a rebellion, and the disciples were poisoned by a Poison Doctor named Mo Qingsnow.
At the critical moment, it was Gu Zhiqi who found the antidote to stop the disaster.
That’s why the Medical Alliance’s disciples were so enthusiastic about Gu Zhiqi.
To be precise, it was out of gratitude that they were so passionate about her.
Because Ling Piaomu was asking the disciples of the Medical Alliance, they didn’t know the detailed course of events, so after understanding the general situation, Ling Piaomu was both shocked and filled with doubts and suspicions.
Why did Gu Zhiqi come to the Medical Alliance?
Why did a rebellion happen at the Medical Alliance as soon as Gu Zhiqi arrived?
Were those antidotes from Gu Zhiqi really obtained from Mo Qingsnow?
How did Mo Qingsnow manage to poison, and Gu Zhiqi happened to find the antidote so conveniently?
She had reasons to suspect that Gu Zhiqi and Mo Qingsnow were in cahoots.
The whole situation seemed to be a ploy to win the heart of the Medical Alliance’s disciples.
However, this suspicion was something she kept to herself, and she naturally wouldn’t spread it everywhere, nor would she foolishly confront Gu Zhiqi.
After all, several leaders of the Medical Alliance are not to be trifled with, and they must have considered these doubts if she could think of them.
Ling Piaomu didn’t think she was smarter than Gu Xiyue and the others; if she could think of these things, Gu Xiyue and the others should be able to think of them too.
With doubts and suspicions in her heart, Ling Piaomu returned to Gu Xiyue’s courtyard, planning to see if Gu Xiyue had finished with her Alchemy.
For such matters, suspecting back and forth is less effective than directly asking Gu Xiyue.
She, as the leader of the Medical Alliance Enforcement Hall and the head of the Ancient Medicine Department, should know the details of the situation.
After sorting things out, Ling Piaomu returned to Gu Xiyue’s courtyard.
Just as she stepped into the courtyard, she encountered a radiant Gu Xiyue.
Ling Piaomu rarely saw Gu Xiyue like this, and seeing her openly display joy on her face, Ling Piaomu was momentarily stunned.
And just in that moment of daze, Gu Xiyue had already headed towards a certain room.
The direction was precisely where Gu Zhiqi’s room was located.
Upon seeing this, Ling Piaomu immediately lifted her steps to follow, "Yueyue."