The man's surprised expression greatly amused Li Jiuge. She smiled and said, "What? Are others not allowed to be well - read and knowledgeable?"
Ji Yunxi paused for a moment, looking a bit embarrassed. "What well - read and knowledgeable? Don't talk nonsense."
Li Jiuge's eyes curved into crescents. "I'm not wrong. Hey, let me tell you, she not only knows these things, but also everything about your grand - master."
The man's eyes instantly lit up. "You know all of them?! How do you know all these?!"
Ji Yunxi felt helpless. How could she explain to this man that his grand - master was standing right in front of him?
"This is hard to explain. Don't worry about how she knows. Just tell me who you are and what you're here for."
The man didn't doubt that Ji Yunxi really knew about Qing Yunxi. He already knew her identity from Lü Chengming, and she had no reason to lie to him.
"I'll tell you. My name is Du Tianchen. I'm really a disciple of the Qing Yunxi lineage." He looked serious. "I'm an orphan. I had no parents and begged on the streets. It was Mrs. Du, the inheritor of Qing Yunxi, who adopted me. Later, I followed her to practice the skills of Qing Yunxi."
Du Tianchen's look of admiration made Li Jiuge can't help but want to laugh. She secretly glanced at Ji Yunxi. Du Tianchen's look was obviously that of mourning a martyr. Now the real person who had memories from her past life was standing right in front of him. The scene was really interesting.
She tugged at Ji Yunxi's sleeve and whispered in her ear, "Yunxi, look, isn't he just mourning a martyr? If you tell him that you're Qing Yunxi, will he be so excited that he faints? Haha."
Ji Yunxi knew that there was never anything good coming out of Li Jiuge's mouth. She rolled her eyes slightly. "I told you guys because you believe me. How could I just tell others about my past life?"
"Also, instead of laughing here, you'd better help me think about how to explain how I know about Qing Yunxi."
Du Tianchen saw the two of them whispering to each other and looked at them curiously. "What are you talking about? Aren't you interrogating me?"
"Okay, then continue."
"Cough, cough. I followed Mrs. Du. She treated me very well. She said that I had amazing natural aptitude and must be the best inheritor. It was from her that I learned about the grand - master Qing Yunxi. I've always regarded her as my role model."
His eyes were shining, which made Ji Yunxi feel a bit guilty. When did she have such an appealing influence?
"Miss Ji, since you know about the grand - master, could you tell me something about her?"
"How do you know my surname is Ji?" Her eyes darkened, and there was a bit of guard in her eyes when she looked at Du Tianchen.
Du Tianchen was quite frank. "Lü Chengming asked me to hurt you guys. Naturally, I need to know who you are. What if you come after me for revenge in the future? Wouldn't I not even have a chance to fight back?"
Hearing this, Li Jiuge was both angry and amused. "You still want to fight back?!"
"Hey, hey, you're a princess. Why are you so fierce?"
But Ji Yunxi felt something was wrong. Lü Chengming didn't even know who she was before. Even when she attacked him during the day, he didn't seem to know Feng Xingzhi's identity. How did Du Tianchen know that Li Jiuge was a princess?
"Lü Chengming told you that she's a princess?"
Du Tianchen shook his head. "No. There was a man beside him. It was that man who said so."
Could it be Sang Qingzhou?
The image of this man flashed through Ji Yunxi's mind. Sang Qingzhou had run away by himself at that time. How could Lü Chengming forgive him? How could the two of them still get together?
Li Jiuge naturally also thought of this. "Yunxi, it seems that Sang Qingzhou really has a silver tongue. He must have got together with Lü Chengming again."
"I can't think of anyone else but him."
"Yes, it must be so."
Hearing this, Du Tianchen also chimed in. "So that man's name is Sang Qingzhou? What a black - hearted guy!"
"What happened?"
"Lü Chengming asked me to steal your keys, but that guy surnamed Sang said that he must take your lives."
Ji Yunxi and Li Jiuge glanced at each other. There was full of disgust in their eyes. "It seems that this guy still hasn't learned his lesson."
"Never mind. Let him jump around for a few more days. After we get out, we can still rely on him to get some good things from his father."
"I've told you everything I know. When will you tell me about the grand - master?"
Ji Yunxi pouted. "Tell you what? You scoundrel who has disgraced the master's sect. When did Qing Yunxi ever steal things?"
Du Tianchen grinned. "Don't put it so harshly. The grand - master never stole things, but she often robbed the rich to help the poor. I'm called the Saint Thief because I also rob the rich to help the poor."
Ji Yunxi never thought that robbing the rich to help the poor could be associated with the Saint Thief. For a moment, she was rendered speechless.
Seeing Ji Yunxi suddenly stunned, Li Jiuge was a bit curious. "You really..."
"This is different. Robbing the rich to help the poor and being the Saint Thief can't be equated!" Ji Yunxi tried hard to refute Du Tianchen's reason. "However, she did do something like that. She once... robbed a certain person, thinking he was a rich merchant."
Li Jiuge naturally knew that the certain person she was talking about was her cousin's past life.
Thinking of her gentle and refined cousin being robbed on the street by a girl, the scene was really funny.
Now that things were clear, Du Tianchen really didn't have any ill - intentions. Ji Yunxi didn't hold back either. After all, he could be considered her... great - grandson in a way. It wouldn't hurt to have a chat with him.
So the few of them waited outside the cave for dawn while chatting idly.
Feng Xingzhi suddenly woke up with a start. However, there was no one beside him. His heart skipped a beat, but then he heard the voices coming from outside the cave.
Fortunately, Xixi was outside.
Their voices also woke up Hua Siyun and Ji Yunyi.
The three of them walked out together and saw Ji Yunxi, Li Jiuge and an unfamiliar man sitting on the ground, chatting merrily.
Seeing the smile on Ji Yunxi's face, Feng Xingzhi suddenly felt a bit jealous. He quickly walked forward and sat between Ji Yunxi and Du Tianchen. "Who are you?"
Hua Siyun and Ji Yunyi were also confused. "Who is this guy?"
Ji Yunxi said, "This is the Saint Thief Du Tianchen. Lü Chengming wanted to hire him to steal things, but he's a disciple of Qing Yunxi. Naturally, he won't do anything bad."
Ji Yunxi glossed over Du Tianchen's past with just a few words.
Feng Xingzhi and Ji Yunyi immediately understood that Qing Yunxi was Ji Yunxi's past life.
Du Tianchen greeted them. Then his eyes shifted, and he said to Ji Yunxi, "Miss Ji, could you take me with you? I can do anything. I definitely won't be a burden to you!"
The few of them glanced at each other. Ji Yunxi said, "It's not impossible to take you with us, but you have to listen to me. If you can't, then you can leave."
"Okay! No problem." He readily agreed.
Finally, the few of them were about to set off for the next level. Unfortunately, Du Tianchen didn't have a key yet, so they had to stay for a while. Fortunately, they still had the guidance of the little beast.
They found a fierce beast that hadn't been discovered and got the last key from it.
Finally, they opened the eleventh level.