Ji Yunxi was a bit anxious, with a sense of unease in her heart.
"Lu Shu, take a few more people with excellent spiritual power cultivation. Qing Xuan might have been captured. There's a good chance we'll have a fight."
Lu Shu's expression changed. Although he and Qing Xuan didn't usually get along well and always bickered, at critical moments, they were friends and would surely help each other.
He quickly stepped forward, scanned the crowd, and promptly pointed out a small team of more than a dozen people.
"Master, these are the people with the best spiritual power cultivation in the Xirong branch. They're also very good at practical drills."
"Let's go."
At the entrance of the Jiang Mansion, all the guests had left. The bustling scene of people constantly coming and going was gone.
The guard at the door recognized Ji Yunxi. She still hadn't changed out of the maid's clothes. He was very curious about how she had managed to survive the hands of the Minister of Dali Temple.
"It's you? Weren't you arrested for murder? How dare you come back?"
Ignoring his mockery, Ji Yunxi wasn't interested in dealing with such an insignificant person. She didn't reply and just lifted her foot to go inside.
Seeing this, the guard quickly drew his sword to block her.
Ji Yunxi paused, gave him a cold look, and waved her hand slightly. The guard was sent flying, hitting the ground with a "thud" and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Covering his chest, the guard looked terrified. He didn't expect the opponent to be so fierce. He scrambled to his feet and ran towards the house, shouting, "Help! Help!"
Jiang Yaoji had just returned to the main hall. Feng Xingzhi was in a daze.
She walked over gently and placed a hand on Feng Xingzhi's shoulder. "Xingzhi, what's wrong with you?"
Feng Xingzhi immediately dodged her hand and walked away expressionlessly, looking as if he had been taken advantage of.
Seeing his disgust, Jiang Yaoji felt embarrassed. Just then, she heard the guard's cry for help. It was a good excuse for her. She immediately went out to see who was so foolish as to provoke her.
Ji Yunxi walked straight back to the main hall without any obstruction.
When Jiang Yaoji saw her and the people behind her, her face darkened immediately. She glared angrily at Xiaorou beside her.
"Is this how you handle things?"
Xiaorou also looked terrified. She was sure she had handed everything over to the Minister of Dali Temple. How was Ji Yunxi still alive?
Could it be that the silver she had secretly embezzled had been discovered?
Before she could figure it out, Jiang Yaoji started scolding. "I'll deal with you after I settle this matter."
Xiaorou's heart skipped a beat. She knew this "deal with" wouldn't be good. Her heart sank.
Feng Xingzhi had just reached the door when he saw Ji Yunxi approaching from afar. He quickly turned around and left.
In an attempt to atone for her mistakes, Xiaorou gritted her teeth and stepped forward quickly to block Ji Yunxi.
The guard pointed at Ji Yunxi with a mournful face and said to Xiaorou, "They broke in without permission!"
Xiaorou widened her eyes and immediately drew her sword. "What are you doing! How did you get out? You killed someone and are still so arrogant. Do you think the Jiang Mansion is a place where you can do whatever you want?"
Lu Shu's eyes turned cold. He immediately threw out his sword and rushed forward.
Before he could reach Xiaorou, she was sent flying. Ji Yunxi had only raised her hand. Lu Shu secretly sighed at the terrifying strength of the master.
Seeing this, Jiang Yaoji tensed up. Ji Yunxi's strength couldn't be underestimated.
"What do you think you're doing?"
"Don't you know what you've done, Mistress Jiang?" There was a murderous look in Ji Yunxi's eyes, which made Jiang Yaoji feel a bit scared.
"Hand over my contracted spiritual beast."
Jiang Yaoji raised her eyebrows. "I don't know what you're talking about. I don't understand."
"Don't understand?"
Ji Yunxi repeated the words slowly, emphasizing each word.
She raised her hand, and a sword fell from the sky, shining brightly and shocking everyone present.
The killing aura on Nian Yun was the same as the evil aura on Ji Yunxi.
Seeing the master take out Nian Yun, the disciples of the Menghua Pavilion behind her immediately got into a battle - ready state. Instantly, a tense atmosphere filled the air.
Jiang Yaoji felt a bit annoyed. She had been too hasty. She had thought that the Minister of Dali Temple would get rid of Ji Yunxi quickly because of the money. Once Ji Yunxi was dead, even if the Southern Yan investigated, what did it matter to the Jiang Mansion? They had just sent her to the authorities, and she wasn't the one who killed anyone.
But she didn't expect Ji Yunxi to come out alive, and there were so many people from the Menghua Pavilion behind her.
Why did the Menghua Pavilion keep saving her?
"Aren't you guys from the Menghua Pavilion supposed to be so high - minded? Why are you protecting a murderer so carefully?"
Lu Shu sneered. "Hehe, unlike you, Mistress Jiang. We're protecting our master. It's none of your business."
His rudeness made Jiang Yaoji's face turn black.
She didn't expect Ji Yunxi to be the master of the Menghua Pavilion.
But thinking about how Ji Yunxi had sent Xiaorou flying with just a wave of her hand, it made sense in terms of spiritual power cultivation.
"Indeed, it's none of my business. I just didn't expect the master of the Menghua Pavilion to be so unreasonable."
"I didn't expect the mistress of the Jiang family to detain someone else's contracted spiritual beast either."
Jiang Yaoji didn't want to continue the entanglement. Feng Xingzhi was still in the mansion. The longer Ji Yunxi stayed, the more likely Feng Xingzhi would meet her. This was absolutely not allowed!
She sneered and took out her weapon. She attacked Ji Yunxi actively, aiming directly at her vital point, but secretly she had prepared a lot of powder in her hand.
Just as Ji Yunxi was about to fight back, a black - clothed figure suddenly appeared. The token on his waist was shining brightly.
The person reached out and grabbed Ji Yunxi's waist, directly snatching her away in front of everyone. Another person also fell down.
Qing Xuan wasn't prepared and fell on his butt. Although he was wearing women's clothes, he looked very disheveled.
When Lu Shu saw the person, he immediately felt the connection with his master again. So when the person carried Ji Yunxi away, Lu Shu didn't stop him.
Jiang Yaoji's face turned ugly when she saw Qing Xuan.
Lu Shu asked Qing Xuan with a smile, "Where did you come from?"
"She locked me up!" Qing Xuan pointed at Jiang Yaoji, looking fierce but also a bit aggrieved.
The young man thought this was a good opportunity to quarrel.
So he immediately mocked, "I didn't expect that the mistress of the great Jiang family is not only a villain who frames others and bribes officials, but also a person who robs others' contracted spiritual beasts..."
"A vicious woman!"
Qing Xuan added, which made Jiang Yaoji so angry that steam seemed to come out of her head.
But she couldn't refute. Since Ji Yunxi had come out safely, it almost meant that she hadn't killed anyone. And when Qing Xuan landed, everyone had seen it. She couldn't defend herself.
Lu Shu knew they were on someone else's territory, so he wasn't too arrogant. Since they had found the person, they left contentedly.
After they got out of the door, Qing Xuan asked stupidly, "Why did you come?"
"You should be ashamed to ask! We were worried about you."
Qing Xuan felt a bit embarrassed. Wearing the current outfit, he said flatteringly, "It's my fault. Thank your master for saving me. But I can't guarantee whether my master will forgive him or not."
"Get out of here!"