Feng Xingzhi looked a bit strange, as if he had something to say.
"Azhi, do you have something to say?"
"No. I just remembered that I left something behind. I'll go get it and be back soon."
With that, before Ji Yunxi could call him back, Feng Xingzhi disappeared.
Qing Xuan staggered out, with a feeling of surviving a disaster. "So close! I thought he'd found me."
Thinking of the secrets that surrounded Feng Xingzhi, Ji Yunxi said in a somewhat stiff tone, "Maybe... he's already aware of you."
Qing Xuan's ability was challenged, and he immediately denied it. "Impossible! His spiritual power and cultivation are low, far inferior to yours, my mistress. How could he find me? Even if you gave him another hundred years, it'd be impossible!"
Ji Yunxi knew that as a divine bluebird, Qing Xuan's abilities were beyond doubt.
However, Feng Xingzhi was not that simple. It was hard to say who was the more experienced fox.
"Qing Xuan, how did you find me?"
Qing Xuan came closer. "I have a contract with you, mistress. I knew you were about to leave, so I hid on you."
Ji Yunxi was shocked and looked incredulous. "You hid on me?!"
"Right. In your spiritual sea."
Only then did Ji Yunxi remember that a contracted spiritual beast was one with its master and could indeed enter her spiritual sea silently.
It was just that she had been completely unaware that he had been hiding in her spiritual sea for so many days.
Ji Yunxi stood up and looked out of her courtyard. She saw Feng Xingzhi walking towards her, seemingly carrying something.
"Qing Xuan, quickly go back to my spiritual sea and stay there. Don't come out."
Qing Xuan also sensed Feng Xingzhi's return, so he quickly hid, and the room fell silent again.
Feng Xingzhi hesitated for a moment before pushing the door open, but it was Ji Yunxi who opened it first.
"Azhi."
Feng Xingzhi glanced slightly into the room, then held up the wine jar in his hand. "This is the plum wine from Sister Liu in the suburbs. It was just opened this year. Have a little to help you relax."
Ji Yunxi knew this Sister Liu. She was a strong - willed woman. After her family declined, she refused to be a concubine and instead put up her hair and single - handedly supported her whole family.
Ji Yunxi admired her. She had tried to buy the wine several times but had always returned empty - handed. Now she was finally going to taste it.
It was a pity that the timing and situation were not right, and Ji Yunxi couldn't be happy.
"So you forgot this. I thought there was something scary in my room that scared you away." Ji Yunxi said softly.
There was a hint of probing in her words, and Qing Xuan was also a bit nervous in her spiritual consciousness.
"Xixi, you're joking. What scary thing could there be in your room? I just forgot this wine jar." Feng Xingzhi's expression remained unchanged.
Qing Xuan said in the spiritual sea, "Mistress, see! I told you he couldn't have found me."
Ji Yunxi ignored him and looked at the wine jar with some embarrassment. "Azhi, I'm in mourning now. It's not appropriate for me to drink."
Feng Xingzhi pulled her. "Xixi, just a little won't hurt. You've been so tired these days. If you don't get a good rest, it'll be bad for your health. I know you're sad. I just want you to let it out."
His tone was gentle as he coaxed her. Naturally, Ji Yunxi didn't insist anymore and reached out to take the wine jar from Feng Xingzhi's hand.
"For His Highness the Prince, it's so easy to get such a good thing."
"It doesn't matter. In the future, whatever you want, I'll offer it to you with both hands."
Ji Yunxi looked at Feng Xingzhi in slight surprise. He seemed to have no bottom - line when it came to her. As long as it was related to her, he wished he could bring everything to her the next second.
"Azhi, you'll spoil me like this."
Feng Xingzhi didn't answer but reached out and stroked Ji Yunxi's hair.
Ji Yunxi wasn't a heavy drinker. On weekdays, when attending banquets in the capital, she would only take a small sip.
But today, perhaps because of the emotions that had been pent - up for so long, Ji Yunxi accidentally drank too much.
Seeing that half the jar was gone, Feng Xingzhi directly removed the small table on the couch, afraid that Ji Yunxi would keep drinking.
With the table out of the way, Ji Yunxi looked at Feng Xingzhi with a dazed look in her eyes.
"Azhi..."
"Xixi, look at me?" Feng Xingzhi reached out and waved his hand in front of Ji Yunxi's eyes.
Ji Yunxi seemed to see two Feng Xingzhis. She felt dizzy and reached out to grab the hand that was waving in front of her.
"Azhi... so dizzy. Don't wave around..."
As she spoke, Ji Yunxi moved towards Feng Xingzhi and hugged him.
Although it wasn't the first time she had hugged him, Feng Xingzhi still instinctively stiffened. He didn't know what to do with the hand that was being held.
Feng Xingzhi's heart was pounding. He wondered if it would be inappropriate to put his hand on Ji Yunxi's shoulder.
But they were already engaged. A little closeness should be okay, right?
Ji Yunxi didn't know that her actions had thrown Feng Xingzhi into a deep entanglement.
She thought Feng Xingzhi smelled good and there was a familiar feeling.
Some scattered memories slowly emerged in Ji Yunxi's mind, memories of her joking and playing around with Feng Xingzhi.
Finally, Feng Xingzhi couldn't help but gently put his hand on Ji Yunxi's shoulder.
Suddenly, he heard Ji Yunxi say, "Feng Xingzhi, I feel like I've known you for a very, very long time."
Feng Xingzhi was startled. Fortunately, he was always calm and didn't tremble and scare Ji Yunxi.
"I have known you for a long time." Feng Xingzhi smiled and continued her words.
"Nonsense. I had no contact with you before. When did I know you?" Ji Yunxi pouted and whispered, "I mean a long, long time ago."
"It's so pity. I died before I could meet you in my previous life." Ji Yunxi said aggrievedly, "Why didn't you come to find me in your previous life?"
Feng Xingzhi was completely confused by these words and didn't understand.
"And I always dream that you're holding my corpse and crying. Azhi, don't cry. If we still have no fate in this life..."
Feng Xingzhi reached out and covered Ji Yunxi's mouth. "Don't talk nonsense."
"Mmm!" Ji Yunxi nodded, and Feng Xingzhi let go.
"I will say it! If I die, you're not allowed to cry! Find a girl who loves you and live a good life, okay?"
Feng Xingzhi lost his gentle look and sat there with a cold face, saying nothing.
Ji Yunxi looked up and saw Feng Xingzhi's side face. "Azhi, I chose General Su in my previous life, so I died. In this life, I've chosen you, but Father is dead. It's all because of me. I shouldn't have..."
A tear rolled down Ji Yunxi's cheek and hid in her temple.
Seeing her slightly red eyes and the chattering red lips, Feng Xingzhi's heart was pounding. He wanted to kiss her directly to stop her from saying such depressing things.
But he also felt sorry for her.
Everyone in the world knew that the eldest daughter of the prime minister's mansion was doted on. Now that the person who loved her most was gone, how could Ji Yunxi not be sad?
Forcibly suppressing the urge to get closer to her, Feng Xingzhi looked upright.
But he didn't dare to look at Ji Yunxi's face anymore.