Ji Yunyi let out a hearty laugh. "You old hag. Didn't expect there'd be a time when you're speechless."
The white - robed figure, unable to vent her anger, tightly clenched her hands beneath her robes where they couldn't see, wrinkling the fabric.
Ji Yunxi noticed that the white - robed figure remained silent. She thought this situation mustn't turn too tense. Since the woman dared to kidnap Li Jiuge, she surely dared to kill her.
Just as she expected, the white - robed figure suddenly lashed out.
"In that case, I'll kill her first."
Her tone was cold and terrifying, like a Shura climbing out of hell.
Li Jiuge felt as if her whole body was being roasted by fire. Unable to control herself, she knelt on the ground.
Somehow, the white - robed figure's spiritual power had approached and injured her.
Ji Yunxi's eyes turned cold. She knew she had no other choice. This blood pact had to be forged.
"I agree. Release her."
"Don't do it!"
Ji Yunyi was frantic. The blood pact was no simple matter. If one forged a blood pact and failed to fulfill it, what awaited Ji Yunxi would be the backlash of death!
"I'll do it. I'm also a Ji family member. I'm sure I can..."
"Only she can." The white - robed figure interrupted Ji Yunyi.
Rejected, Ji Yunyi felt desperate. He kept thinking that if he had been more cautious back then, would his sister not have to trade her life?
The more he thought, the angrier he got. He even considered killing them all and charging in.
He placed his hand on his sword, ready to act.
But every one of his movements was caught by the guards beside the white - robed figure. They immediately drew their swords slightly and faced Ji Yunyi.
The tense atmosphere made everyone a bit nervous.
Seeing this, Ji Yunxi quickly grabbed her brother and whispered, "Brother, don't be impulsive. We can't defeat this person. Her spiritual cultivation is terrifyingly high. We mustn't confront her rashly."
Ji Yunyi's eyes were red. He stamped his foot anxiously. "But you can't forge a blood pact with her! If you fail to fulfill it, you'll be backlashed and die on the spot!"
"Brother, you're over - worrying. Forging a blood pact is nothing. Once we rescue Jiuge, we can find a way to break it."
She said it lightly, but she knew well that the blood pact couldn't be broken easily. However, with her brother and Feng Xingzhi so worried and Jiuge waiting to be saved, she had to say so.
"Do you think the blood pact can be forged and broken at will?"
The white - robed figure suddenly spoke, sneering.
Ji Yunxi thought her voice was low, but the white - robed figure heard every word clearly.
She turned her head and glared at the woman. This woman really had no sense. Didn't she know those were just words to comfort her brother and Azhi?
The white - robed figure thought Ji Yunxi was scared and let out a cold snort. "Even if you can break the pact, it won't be too late for me to kill you then."
"Stop talking nonsense. Release her. I'll forge the pact now."
The white - robed figure waved her hand, and a contract appeared out of thin air. She swiped her fingertip across her palm, cutting it. She used her blood to draw incomprehensible runes on the contract.
On the other side, Li Jiuge gradually calmed down from the pain. She looked at Ji Yunxi with sad and desperate eyes. It was all her own fault. Knowing her own level, she still came and dragged her friend down.
If she had just stayed in the palace obediently, how could she have become a fish on the chopping block, at others' mercy?
Seeing that the white - robed figure had released Li Jiuge, Ji Yunxi said, "Jiuge, come here!"
Li Jiuge's eyes lit up. She tentatively walked out. Sure enough, the guards didn't stop her. She immediately ran out at full speed. Only then did Ji Yunxi start to respond to the white - robed figure's contract.
A blade made of spiritual power cut through her palm. Blood immediately gushed out and uncontrollably dripped onto the ground.
Seeing this, Ji Yunyi felt heart - broken. He reached out his hand to cover his sister's wound.
"Yunxi, don't..."
Feng Xingzhi took a quick step forward and grabbed Ji Yunyi, who was about to stop Ji Yunxi, and shook his head at him.
"What are you doing?"
Ji Yunyi's eyes were blood - red. Now he thought everyone was a bad guy. If anyone stopped him from saving his sister, they were his enemy.
He even gathered his spiritual power. If Feng Xingzhi continued to stop him, he would directly attack and knock him out.
"Second brother, calm down. If you act now, you won't help her. Instead, you'll harm her."
Hearing this, Ji Yunyi deflated like an eggplant beaten by frost.
"Then what do you suggest? Are we just going to watch Yunxi go to her death?!"
Feng Xingzhi's heart felt as if it was being tightly squeezed. He was too pained to speak.
"You're right. Li Jiuge is your sister. You care about your sister, but I care about mine too!"
In his anger, Ji Yunyi spoke without thinking, blurting out whatever came to his mind.
Qing Xuan knew that both men in front of him were important to Ji Yunxi. So he stepped forward.
"Second young master, don't say the wrong thing in a moment of impulse and ruin your relationship."
Saying so, Qing Xuan patted Ji Yunyi on the shoulder. His sudden anger immediately dissipated.
Seeing this, Feng Xingzhi's eyes instantly turned cold.
They had secretly attacked Ji Yunyi, disturbing his mind. If Qing Xuan hadn't noticed, Ji Yunyi would have become irritable over trivial matters and eventually died of mania and depression.
Feng Xingzhi looked at the figure on the dais. Since she was forging the blood pact with Ji Yunxi, she couldn't spare the energy to harm Ji Yunyi. It must be her guards.
Sure enough, when he looked to the side, he saw several guards smiling secretly.
Feng Xingzhi thought that since they had sent a "gift", he had to return it.
So a stream of spiritual power sneaked under the layers of ice through his feet and rushed straight towards those people.
Ji Yunyi calmed down. Thinking of the nonsense he had just said, he felt a bit embarrassed.
"Brother - in - law, I didn't mean..."
"Second brother, I know."
Ji Yunyi looked ugly. Fortunately, Feng Xingzhi had stopped him just now. Otherwise, if he had interrupted the blood - pact forging, he might have hurt his sister.
This white - robed woman was extremely vicious!
Finally, the forging of the blood pact slowly ended. A huge golden mark approached the two parties of the pact and covered them.
The contract was successfully forged.
Li Jiuge had returned to their side. But because of the previous attack, she was a bit weak.
"Yunxi, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to..."
As she spoke, her voice choked up. Big tears streamed down her face.
Ji Yunxi grabbed her hand. "Silly girl, what are you talking about? It has nothing to do with you. She intended to target me. You were the one who suffered this unjust disaster. You don't blame me, do you?"
The two looked at each other and suddenly burst out laughing through their tears.
Li Jiuge also thought she was being overly emotional and obediently wiped away her tears.
They were surrounded tightly, as if they were afraid the white - robed figure would do something else.
Thankfully, it seemed she had achieved her goal. So she stood up.
"Don't worry. I'll keep my word. I hope Miss Ji will do the same."