At this moment, Jiang Yaoji had just climbed out of the Azure Water Lake. With a circulation of her spiritual power, the moisture on her body dissipated.
Thinking of what she had just done, Jiang Yaoji could hardly conceal her joy and burst out laughing. "Hahaha, Ji Yunxi, this time you're surely going to meet your end!"
It turned out that after she dived into the water, she quickly opened the barrier and chased after them.
When Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi were resting against the wall, she was eavesdropping not far away.
Seeing them stand up and continue walking, she quietly pressed an unnoticeable protrusion on the stone wall and then quickly turned around and left.
Then, with a huge bang, Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi fell down.
She smiled contentedly, knowing in her heart that if nothing unexpected happened, Ji Yunxi should not come back alive.
As for Feng Xingzhi, she definitely wouldn't kill him.
There were two sets of mechanisms in the corridor, so falling down would lead to different directions.
Even if Feng Xingzhi wanted to protect Ji Yunxi, he wouldn't be able to.
This palace was actually built by Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi back then to avoid the people from the upper realm. It was because Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi had a serious feud with that man from the upper realm at that time, so they found this place to hide.
Later, they fell into reincarnation, and the palace naturally fell into disrepair.
That man couldn't stand the two of them, so he immediately led people to occupy this place and even intended to use this place to wipe them out together.
However, when Jiang Yaoji thought of that man, she couldn't help clenching her fists.
Back then, that man came to cooperate with her and clearly promised to only kill Ji Yunxi and not harm Feng Xingzhi. That was why she agreed to cooperate with him.
Who would have thought that he would go back on his word and now wanted to kill Feng Xingzhi as well.
It was a pity that Jiang Yaoji was no longer what she used to be. Even if she were, she didn't have the ability to fight back. She could only agree to that man's request on the surface.
However, in her heart, she naturally didn't agree.
Moreover, not only did she not agree, but she would also protect Feng Xingzhi's life.
Jiang Yaoji's eyes darkened, and then she regained her previous arrogant look.
There were already quite a few young masters and ladies from noble families gathered on the shore. Jiang Yaoji saw them from afar and thought that she couldn't let them find out that she had already gone down first. So she flashed behind the crowd.
Seeing her approaching slowly, everyone greeted her one after another.
"Isn't this the head of the Jiang family?"
"I've long admired your name!"
These people were all very shrewd. They knew that it would be beneficial to make friends with Jiang Yaoji, the head of the Jiang family. So they all stepped forward to chat with her, afraid that Jiang Yaoji would forget their names.
Jiang Yaoji changed her previous arrogant look and nodded gently at everyone.
"Dear young masters and ladies, I'm sure you've all received the news. I'm not interested in the things in the lake. Our Jiang family is a family of medicine practitioners. It's best that the medicine is obtained by those who need it."
Everyone was very happy to hear this and started rolling up their sleeves, as if the treasure would fall into their hands the next second.
"However..." Jiang Yaoji suddenly changed the subject. "Just now, Ji Yunxi, the eldest miss of the Prime Minister's Mansion of Southern Yan, and Prince Feng have been down there for a long time. Based on their abilities, they've probably already obtained the Azure Water Spiritual Herb. If you need it, you'd better act quickly."
After Jiang Yaoji finished speaking, everyone was stunned.
What? Someone has already gone down?
It was as if someone had snatched something right in front of their door. The looks in these people's eyes immediately turned fierce.
"This is something from our Azure Water Town! What do the people from Southern Yan think they're doing?"
"Exactly. Even so, it's a treasure of Northern Di. Let's go quickly and get the thing back!"
They spoke righteously and immediately classified the treasure as belonging to this country, leaving no room for others to refute.
Everyone jumped into the lake one after another. Their eager looks made Jiang Yaoji laugh.
When she came out just now, she had already opened the barrier. These people wouldn't have to exert any effort to get in.
By then, even if Ji Yunxi managed to get out of the stone chamber, she wouldn't be able to avoid the hidden arrows of so many people!
Jiang Yin, the guard beside her, didn't quite understand why Jiang Yaoji was doing this. He carefully asked, "My lord, I don't quite understand."
"What?"
"Since there's a treasure... Why did you call these people here?"
Jiang Yaoji glanced at him. "After following me for so long, you haven't made any progress at all."
Jiang Yin's face immediately turned a bit ugly. "My lord is right. Please enlighten me."
"I didn't call them here for the Azure Water Spiritual Herb at all." A cruel look flashed in Jiang Yaoji's eyes. "I just want to see Ji Yunxi dead."
Jiang Yin suddenly seemed to understand.
"Ji Yunxi was injured last time. She's still weak now. Moreover, she may not remember this place. Being attacked by a group of people in an unfamiliar place, she's bound to die." Jiang Yaoji couldn't help laughing. "Feng Xingzhi may not be able to protect her. And these people can't kill Feng Xingzhi. When the god asks, I'll have a good explanation for not killing Feng Xingzhi. If I don't kill him myself, it'll be too obvious."
Jiang Yin felt a bit scared. He had always known that his master was not a kind person, but seeing her use so many people to kill someone without batting an eyelid, Jiang Yin only felt a chill run down his spine.
This woman was too ruthless.
Ji Yunxi didn't know that many people had their eyes on her life.
She was still walking slowly on the platform with Qing Xuan.
But she was really exhausted, so the two of them had to sit on the platform to rest for a while.
It was pitch - black underwater. Ji Yunxi didn't know what time it was or what was going on outside.
She didn't know how long they had walked, but there was still no change around.
Suddenly, Qing Xuan grabbed Ji Yunxi, and the two of them immediately became vigilant. They heard a strange sound coming from one side of the lake.
Ji Yunxi was a bit nervous and tightly grasped Nian Yun.
The two of them held their breath and listened carefully. They didn't dare to continue walking forward. The light from the fluorite was very dim and couldn't illuminate the way ahead.
"Master, what on earth is this?" Qing Xuan secretly transmitted his voice to Ji Yunxi.
Ji Yunxi naturally didn't know what was going on either. She just subconsciously pricked up her ears to listen.
"Don't you think there's the sound of water in this noise?" Ji Yunxi whispered in her heart.
Qing Xuan immediately replied, "Yes, I heard it. There really is the sound of water."
Even more certain in their hearts, the two of them immediately pressed themselves against the stone wall. "Let's go quickly!"
However, it was already too late. With a huge noise, a huge snake suddenly emerged from the middle of the lake.
Its two eyes were like two lanterns, illuminating the platform. With a fishy smell of water, the huge creature was spitting out its forked tongue and quickly attacking the two of them.
Ji Yunxi stared in disbelief with wide - open eyes. How could there be such a thing here?!