Ji Yunxi walked into the room alone.
Just as she had seen in her dreams, there was a rosewood table beside the window. On the table lay several scrolls of paintings, various pen holders, and three precious inkstones.
At the corner of the table stood a large Ru kiln flower porcelain vase with the Eight Immortals painted on the mouth.
Hanging right in the middle of the table was a sword, emitting a faint, flickering light.
Ji Yunxi took a step forward. Suddenly, the sword rose into the air. As if in response, its light grew brighter, much brighter than in her dream.
Ji Yunxi seemed to hear someone calling her. Her feet moved uncontrollably towards the sword.
The door that had just been unsealed suddenly closed again.
Qing Xuan reacted immediately. He rushed forward but was bounced back, firmly blocked outside the door.
Lu Shu was also startled. He couldn't open this small building by himself, so they had lived in peace for so many years. Why was it suddenly so fierce now?
He quickly grabbed Qing Xuan who was still trying to rush forward. "Don't be impatient," Lu Shu advised.
Qing Xuan angrily shook off his hand. "You wish something bad would happen to the master. Of course you're not impatient! Lu Shu, no matter what relationship the master has with Feng Xingzhi, you shouldn't get involved. If a single hair on the master's head is harmed, I'll fight you to the death!"
Lu Shu had fought with Qing Xuan before. He had never seen Qing Xuan with such a strong killing intent. He couldn't help but tremble. "Don't be impatient. I'm not lying to you. It's really Nian Yun in there," Lu Shu explained.
Qing Xuan clenched his fists. He had slept for too long and couldn't remember the whereabouts of Nian Yun. But as it was also the master's possession, Qing Xuan could still sense something.
"One quarter of an hour. If it's one second more, I'll rush in."
Lu Shu said seriously, "Naturally. Even if you don't go, I will."
Unaware of the conflict outside the door, Ji Yunxi's full attention was on the sword in front of her.
She slowly reached out her hand. The sword didn't reject her. Instead, it seemed to be as affectionate as if approaching its master.
Without much effort, the sword obediently landed in Ji Yunxi's hand.
It was silvery white all over, emitting an irresistible light. The hilt was inlaid with precious stones, looking extremely luxurious.
Ji Yunxi caressed it lovingly. Seeing the words "Nian Yun" engraved on the scabbard, she unconsciously called out its name.
"Nian Yun..."
A huge magic seal suddenly appeared under Ji Yunxi's feet, enveloping her in the middle. Nian Yun also flew out of its scabbard directly.
The already sharp sword let out a clanging sound. It seemed that the world instantly dimmed.
Nian Yun had recognized its master.
The door of the room opened. Although Lu Shu had been mentally prepared, he still stared blankly for a moment.
Ji Yunxi slowly walked out, holding the sword. Her aura was completely different.
Lu Shu knelt on one knee. "Master of the pavilion."
There was an uncontrollable sob in his voice.
Ji Yunxi looked at Lu Shu and then at this long - missed room. A familiar feeling rushed towards her, stronger than ever before.
Without even asking Lu Shu to stand up, Ji Yunxi quickly walked out and stood on the highest part of the small building, looking out.
The entire Nanyan branch of the Dream Splendor Pavilion came into view.
The training ground. That was where the disciples of the Dream Splendor Pavilion practiced martial arts and took martial arts assessments.
It was there that Jiang Yunxi had once trained and examined Lu Shu.
The bookstore. As the saying goes, if people don't learn, they don't understand righteousness. Although the disciples of the Dream Splendor Pavilion didn't need to have a high level of knowledge, they needed to be able to distinguish between truth and falsehood, right and wrong.
The dining hall. It was Lu Shu's favorite place. Usually, if he couldn't be found, he must be sleeping soundly under the chef's table.
The interior of the Dream Splendor Pavilion was intricate and all parts were interconnected. When the Dream Splendor Pavilion was being built, Ji Yunxi had asked the craftsmen to build many secret tunnels.
The entrances of the tunnels were set unexpectedly but reasonably.
There were also ponds and rockeries, which could lead out of the Dream Splendor Pavilion. It was like a way out for everyone in the pavilion.
All the pavilions had smoke outlets, which could protect the entire Dream Splendor Pavilion from top to bottom, making it an easy - to - defend and hard - to - attack place.
All of this was personally designed by Ji Yunxi. All her efforts had been devoted to the Dream Splendor Pavilion.
The defense system she had established single - handedly, and the secret guards known as the Dream Protectors by the outside world...
There was also a gentle man who always smiled and stroked her head when she was in a bad mood or feeling unhappy.
That was Feng Xingzhi.
They seemed to be very close. Feng Xingzhi always coaxed her with a smile.
Jiang Yunxi was not as cheerful as Ji Yunxi. Maybe because she was the master of the pavilion and had many worries, there was always a faint look of melancholy on her face.
So later on, if anyone made her unhappy, the best thing to do was to find Feng Xingzhi.
...
Ji Yunxi tightly grasped the wooden railing. The dizziness and severe pain caused by the surging memories made her unable to help but sit down on the ground.
Nian Yun seemed to sense her discomfort. It trembled slightly but was very obedient and didn't dare to disturb her.
Before closing her eyes, she seemed to see Qing Xuan and Lu Shu running towards her.
Qing Xuan was like a puff of smoke and couldn't touch Ji Yunxi. He was so anxious that he paced back and forth. Fortunately, Lu Shu reached out and hugged her, so Ji Yunxi didn't faint directly on the ground.
Lu Shu already knew that Ji Yunxi was Jiang Yunxi. His hands holding her were trembling slightly.
"Master of the pavilion, master of the pavilion!"
Qing Xuan had seen Ji Yunxi touch her forehead just now. He guessed that her headache had flared up.
"Lu Shu! I'll go find Feng Xingzhi now. I'll leave the master to you for now!"
After saying that, Qing Xuan rushed out. Although Lu Shu didn't know why Qing Xuan was going to find Feng Xingzhi, he didn't have time to think about it at this moment. He quickly carried Ji Yunxi to the couch.
Feng Xingzhi had planned to go find Ji Yunxi. One day apart felt like three autumns.
However, before he could even walk out of the door, Qing Xuan rushed in.
"Come quickly. The master has fainted."
Knowing that Qing Xuan would only come to him because of Ji Yunxi's headache, Feng Xingzhi's face changed. He put down what he was holding and followed closely behind.
In a daze, Ji Yunxi heard someone whispering. Their voices were lowered, and they mentioned her from time to time.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't come to cause trouble, this wouldn't have happened..."
This seemed to be Lu Shu's voice. Ji Yunxi heard Lu Shu constantly apologizing with remorse. And her hand also seemed to be tightly held by someone. The other person was obviously very nervous and held it a bit too tightly.
Ji Yunxi wanted to open her eyes to see, but she found that her eyes were out of control and she couldn't open them no matter how hard she tried.
Suddenly, a pair of hands pushed her hard from behind.
The light blue curtain appeared in front of her eyes. Beside her were Feng Xingzhi, Qing Xuan, and Lu Shu.
The three of them were very happy to see Ji Yunxi wake up. With the relief of surviving a disaster, Feng Xingzhi placed Ji Yunxi's hand on his lips.
"Xixi, you're finally awake."
Lu Shu took a few deep breaths. "Master of the pavilion, you're awake."
Hearing this, Ji Yunxi slightly raised her body and half - leaned on the couch. But when she looked up, it wasn't the lively look that Ji Yunxi usually had.
Instead, her eyes were filled with coldness.