Lü Chengming, who was propping himself up halfway, was kicked to the ground.
"Don't be too complacent! Even if you've caught me, you won't be able to get out..."
Before he could finish his words, the fog actually dissipated at an extremely fast speed, as if being sucked away by something.
With the fog gone, the surrounding terrain was naturally revealed. It was, of course, a forest just like in the previous rounds.
Lü Chengming had a bad feeling in his heart. Why did the fog disperse like this?! Didn't it mean they could just walk out now!
He immediately looked around, trying to find something.
Ji Yunxi's eyes were cold. She followed his gaze and guessed that he must have brought a lot of people with him. It was a pity that none of them had come. "It seems that Young Master Lü's companions are not up to much. Have they left before you?"
Lü Chengming's face turned ugly. At this moment, he realized that Sang Qingzhou, that heartless man, must have already run away, and he was like a fish on the chopping board. His life and death were now in Ji Yunxi's hands.
Since that was the case, how could he just die alone? Sang Qingzhou definitely couldn't get away!
He gritted his teeth deliberately and said, "Sang Qingzhou, you just wait for me!"
Ji Yunxi could see his little scheme at a glance, but she didn't mind going along with him. "Oh! Sang Qingzhou... It's not strange for the two of you to get together."
"However, Young Master Lü has poor taste. Sang Qingzhou is the most afraid of death. You're just a negligible pawn in his eyes."
Lü Chengming's eyes were bloodshot. Knowing that he couldn't escape, he said, "I've lost. Do whatever you want to me, kill or torture."
Ji Yunxi snorted coldly. She never thought of sparing Lü Chengming. She wasn't a kind - hearted person. If someone coveted her life, there was no way she would be magnanimous enough to let them go!
Without any hesitation, Ji Yunxi was about to kill him. Nian Yun seemed to sense Ji Yunxi's intention and excitedly trembled.
"Wait!" Suddenly, a voice stopped Ji Yunxi.
Everyone turned their heads and saw that Hua Siyun had somehow walked out from the depths of the forest.
Li Jiuge's eyes darkened. What did this Hua Siyun mean? Was she afraid of Lü Chengming?!
"What do you want to do?" Li Jiuge asked with a hostile look.
Hua Siyun no longer had the playful look in her eyes. Ignoring Li Jiuge, she said seriously to Ji Yunxi, "I know you don't care about his identity, but if you kill him, it won't do any good to the diplomatic relations between Southern Yan and Eastern Jin."
Ji Yunxi raised her eyes. "Lü Chengming is just the legitimate son of the prime minister's mansion."
Hua Siyun smiled. "But what you're hitting is the face of Eastern Jin. And the identities of you people..."
She gave them a meaningful look, obviously well - aware of the identities of Li Jiuge and Ji Yunyi.
Ji Yunxi thought that this niece of hers was indeed unlikable, but her heart wasn't bad. She understood what Hua Siyun meant. This Kunlun competition was not only a competition for the ambitious people in the world but also a contest among the four countries.
Sighing, Ji Yunxi looked at Lü Chengming and calmed down. Hua Siyun was indeed right.
Feng Xingzhi's face was a bit unfriendly. He didn't like it when someone stopped Ji Yunxi from doing something. So he reached out and held Ji Yunxi's wrist. "It's okay, Yunxi. Do whatever you want. I'll take care of everything."
Ji Yunxi's heart skipped a beat. She naturally knew that with Feng Jiangming's love for Feng Xingzhi, even if she really hurt Lü Chengming, she wouldn't be punished.
But she didn't want Feng Xingzhi to be blamed.
She wanted her beloved one to be free from others' gossips.
"Forget it." She put away her sword. Nian Yun seemed a bit unhappy and tried to pounce on Lü Chengming.
But it was still taken back by Ji Yunxi, who patted it with one hand to comfort it.
"Second brother, Jiuge. Didn't I tell you to wait for us in place?" Feng Xingzhi then took the time to look at his sister. "How's your eye?"
Li Jiuge smiled. "It's okay, cousin. I can see again."
"That's good. But we walked a long way. How did you catch up so quickly?"
Hearing this, Ji Yunyi excitedly held up a small thing. The thing was snow - white, with a pair of flickering eyes that lit up when it saw Ji Yunxi. It even stretched out its little claws, wanting Ji Yunxi to hold it.
"So it's you, little thing!" Ji Yunxi was overjoyed. She reached out to take it and kept stroking its fur in her arms.
The little beast kept purring in Ji Yunxi's arms.
Seeing this, Lü Chengming quietly crouched and stood up to run away. Feng Xingzhi and the others felt it, but they didn't turn their heads to look at him. Since they couldn't kill him, they might as well let him go.
Anyway, he probably wouldn't be stupid enough to come and harm others again.
Ji Yunyi looked at the little beast and felt a bit envious. Although this little thing was small, it could already be seen that it had many abilities. At least it could find its master by smell, which was not something an ordinary little beast could do.
He even wanted a contract spirit beast.
Wait, contract spirit beast?!
"Yunxi, Qingxuan!"
He exclaimed. Only then did everyone remember that Qingxuan was missing. Ji Yunxi quickly put down the little beast and activated her spiritual power to search for Qingxuan everywhere.
In just a moment, her face turned ugly. "Qingxuan... there's still no sign of him."
Hua Siyun also noticed that there was one person missing from the group. "Did you get separated? Maybe he's already gone back or gone to the next level."
"No. Qingxuan should have been waiting for us."
Having a bad feeling, Ji Yunxi was a bit in a daze. Just then, a sharp arrow shot through the forest and headed straight for Ji Yunxi's back.
Feng Xingzhi immediately noticed and flashed in front of her to block the arrow. With a wave of his sleeve, he made the arrow turn around.
Lü Chengming was surprised and quickly lay on the ground in fear, barely avoiding the arrow he had shot.
Ji Yunxi turned around in shock. She quickly pulled Feng Xingzhi and examined him. Only after making sure he was okay did she breathe a sigh of relief. "It seems I overestimated human nature. I thought that if I spared you, you would be grateful!"
Furious, she turned around and rushed directly towards Lü Chengming. With a cruel look in her eyes, she drew her sword and severed the tendon of his right hand.
"Ah!" With a shrill scream, Lü Chengming held his limp hand and wailed in pain.
Ji Yunxi put the sword on Lü Chengming's neck. "Do you really think I dare not kill you?"
Lü Chengming really thought Ji Yunxi wouldn't dare to act, so he tried to sneak attack her when her back was turned, thinking he could escape. Who would have thought that the man beside her was so powerful that he could block the arrow with just a wave of his sleeve.
"Lü Chengming, you can't even touch me when you sneak attack. Since you're so useless, you might as well be a complete waste."
Ji Yunyi's face was cold. Thinking that his sister had almost had an accident, he wished he could kill Lü Chengming on the spot. He squatted down halfway. "Lü Chengming, you'd better take good care of your dog's life. Who knows when a villain like you will die?"
Hearing this, Lü Chengming rolled his eyes and fainted.