Ji Yunyi scowled. After seeing his younger sister leaning in Feng Xingzhi's arms, his annoyance reached its peak.
"Cough, cough! You're not married yet. You'd better keep some distance!"
Ji Yunxi knew her elder brother too well. He must have suffered a setback outside.
However, being seen in such an intimate situation by Ji Yunyi, Ji Yunxi also felt a bit embarrassed.
She withdrew from Feng Xingzhi's embrace, her face still flushed.
"Second brother, you're back?"
"Humph!"
Feeling the warmth in his arms disappear, Feng Xingzhi sighed silently. He had to marry her as soon as possible. Then he would hug her right in front of Ji Yunyi!
"Second brother, how's the investigation going?" Feng Xingzhi was very concerned and interrupted Ji Yunyi's unwarranted jealousy.
Sure enough, Ji Yunyi immediately became serious. "I've sent out quite a few people. The black - clothed men are indeed from the Moon - Watching Pavilion. But why they wanted to assassinate us is still unknown."
Ji Yunxi had already guessed this result.
She had fought with the black - clothed men. Each of them was at least as capable as a royal guard. If it was just a simple case of hiring killers, it would be hard to afford so many experts.
It seemed that the other side was determined to take their lives.
But Ji Yunxi still couldn't figure out who would want them dead so badly. Could it be the same people who caused the scene in her dream?
Ji Yunyi didn't notice his sister daydreaming and said, "Although we haven't found out about this matter yet, my people have learned that the Dream - Splendor Pavilion will soon sell a kind of fruit called the Seven - Leaf Star - Divining Fruit. It's said that this fruit is extremely difficult to grow, but it can cure all poisons."
Feng Xingzhi understood his meaning and immediately became interested. "Is this true?"
Ji Yunyi's eyes darkened. "Whether it's true or not, I must get it!"
Ji Yunxi knew that her brother was doing this for her, and her heart warmed. "Second brother, I'm fine. Don't worry."
The three siblings, in both the past and this life, were the closest people to each other.
In the past life, Ji Yunxi pitied Ji Yuyan, the illegitimate younger sister, just because the three siblings were so close.
Unfortunately, she was like the farmer in the fable who rescued a snake, only to be bitten by it.
Ji Yunyi looked at his sister, walked to the bedside and stroked her head. "Second brother isn't worried. But you, although you say you're fine, are you scared in your heart? Don't worry. As long as second brother is here, I won't let you get hurt."
Ji Yunxi gave a sweet smile, which hit Ji Yunyi hard. God! He actually had such a lovely sister!
It was a pity that she was going to marry Feng Xingzhi.
"Second brother, it may not be that easy to trade with the Dream - Splendor Pavilion."
Noticing Ji Yunyi's unfriendly look at Feng Xingzhi, Ji Yunxi knew that he was jealous of Feng Xingzhi again and quickly interrupted his thoughts.
Feng Xingzhi nodded in agreement. "That's right. Since they dare to announce it publicly, they must have certain requirements. Only by meeting them can we get the Seven - Leaf Star - Divining Fruit. Second brother, you need to investigate further details."
Feng Xingzhi's flattery made Ji Yunyi feel much better. "Don't worry about this. Leave it to me."
"No matter how much it costs, I will keep Yunxi safe."
It was late at night.
Ji Yunxi had been in a coma for a long time before, so she was extremely energetic and couldn't fall asleep.
The night watchman passed by outside the window, making Ji Yunxi feel annoyed.
Although it wasn't appropriate for an unmarried man and woman to meet at night, she was already engaged to Feng Xingzhi. Just chatting should be okay, right?
Ji Yunxi was hesitant, but she still stood up and walked towards Feng Xingzhi's room.
She knocked on the door, but there seemed to be no one in Feng Xingzhi's room. She didn't get a response for a long time.
Sighing helplessly, Ji Yunxi returned to her own room.
However, the person she thought wasn't in the room came out from behind the screen, already changed into a different set of clothes.
A maid knelt beside him and whispered, "Your Highness, the princess should have returned to her room."
Feng Xingzhi nodded slightly. "Then continue."
On the other side, Ji Yunxi, who was disappointed not to find the person, had just closed the door when a sharp headache hit her.
She covered her head tightly and endured the pain without crying out.
Her eyes were like being covered by a layer of fog. Vaguely, a black shadow appeared in front of Ji Yunxi and floated around her.
Collecting herself, Ji Yunxi found that the black shadow wasn't an illusion. She immediately felt a bit nervous.
She gathered a little energy in her hand. As long as the black shadow made any move, she would smash it!
The black shadow seemed to guess Ji Yunxi's thoughts and floated while saying, "Master, you're finally back!"
There was a bit of sobbing in its tone. Ji Yunxi felt that the voice was very familiar, as if she had known it for a long time.
But before she could think more, the headache came in waves, making her lose the ability to think.
"Ugh!" Groaning in pain, Ji Yunxi slumped to the ground.
When she looked up again, her eyes were full of bloodshot. As the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's mansion, when had she ever been so embarrassed?
The black shadow was a bit anxious to see her in so much pain and floated around her faster, as if very worried.
Ji Yunxi wanted to ask who it was, but she couldn't say a word. She could only make painful, fragmented sounds.
The black shadow thought for a while, then stopped in front of Ji Yunxi. A wisp of blackness separated from it and slowly approached Ji Yunxi.
"What, what are you doing!" Although Ji Yunxi was in great pain, the sudden outburst of her aura scared the black shadow.
"I'll help master check."
Ji Yunxi watched for a while and actually took back her aura on her own initiative.
She privately felt that the other side wouldn't hurt her.
After a while of investigation, the black shadow said, "Master, there are two forces in your body that are mutually exclusive, which is why you have such a splitting headache."
Ji Yunxi gasped for breath. "Then, then how can I, make it stop?"
The black shadow paused, and there was no confidence in its tone. "I, I don't know either... Maybe master can try to extract one of the forces?"
Hearing this, Ji Yunxi tried her best to get up and walked towards the bed.
Finally back on the bed, she immediately sat cross - legged and endured the severe pain while mobilizing her spiritual energy.
Her dantian was warm, and streams of spiritual energy began to flow through Ji Yunxi's body.
Sure enough, although these spiritual energies seemed obedient, they were actually in conflict.
As they gradually moved up along the meridians and approached the center of her eyebrows, the two spiritual auras began to repel each other.
This repulsion attacked Ji Yunxi's head. She tried hard to separate the spiritual auras, but no matter how she tried, the two spiritual auras were still entangled and attacking each other.
This made Ji Yunxi, the sufferer, very miserable.
Taking a deep breath, Ji Yunxi decided to use her spiritual energy to suppress the pain directly.
However, the pain didn't ease at all. Instead, Ji Yunxi could no longer concentrate on controlling her spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy scattered instantly.
The black shadow floated around, looking extremely anxious.
Ji Yunxi knew that she had to find someone for help. She stood up and staggered towards the door.
Just as she reached the table, Ji Yunxi's vision went black, and she fell heavily to the ground.
The cup on the table also smashed down hard and broke into pieces.