Ji Yunxi felt something was amiss. Jiang Yaoji and Qing Xuan shouldn't have seemed like they knew each other.
"Qing Xuan, when you were with me back then, I was still in Yunqi Palace. I don't remember Jiang Yaoji showing up in that lifetime. When did you meet her?"
Qing Xuan frowned and shook his head. "I can't remember. I just have a vague impression."
As he spoke, he and Feng Xingzhi took up defensive stances, preparing to fend off the people sent by Jiang Yaoji.
After dealing with another batch of attackers, both sides were sizing each other up, not making an immediate move.
Suddenly, one or two heads emerged from the blood - stained lake. Ye Xiao and the others suddenly surfaced from the water.
They were clearly terrified.
Well, anyone who came out of the White Jade Palace and saw a pool full of corpses would be scared out of their wits.
Ye Xiao looked up and saw Ji Yunxi looking at him coldly. His heart skipped a beat. He immediately scrambled onto the shore and ran straight towards Jiang Yaoji without hesitation.
Seeing this, the others also knew that Ye Xiao and the others had had a falling - out with Ji Yunxi's group. It was obviously no use asking them for help. The only chance of survival might lie with Jiang Yaoji. So they also emerged from the water one after another and chased after Ye Xiao.
Jiang Yaoji seemed quite satisfied with this situation, as if these people didn't like Ji Yunxi anymore and favored her instead.
If Ji Yunxi had known what was on Jiang Yaoji's mind, she would only have felt utterly helpless.
These people were covered in wounds. When they saw Jiang Yaoji, they began to shout about the perils beneath the White Jade Palace.
At first, she was willing to offer a bit of comfort, but later she just stared at them coldly.
Among them, Ye Xiao and his sister were the loudest. They rushed up to Jiang Yaoji and exaggeratedly reported what had just happened in the White Jade Palace.
"Lady Jiang, they don't put you in their eyes at all! The treasure, they must have taken it! They even said you, Jiang Yaoji, were good - for - nothing!"
Feng Xingzhi frowned. Although he and Yunxi didn't like Jiang Yaoji, there was no need to slander her in front of others. This was not what a gentleman would do. Now Ye Xiao was just telling lies with his eyes wide open.
But how did this good - for - nothing manage to survive and come back from the White Jade Palace?
It seemed that the saying "Evil people live long" really made sense.
Jiang Yaoji didn't want to deal with him and remained silent. In her opinion, even though she disliked Ji Yunxi very much, she knew better than a petty person like Ye Xiao what kind of person her enemy was and whether she would do such a thing.
Seeing that she didn't say a word, Ye Xiao thought she was angry. He immediately went even further, directly clung to Jiang Yaoji's leg and knelt in front of her, sobbing, "Lady Jiang, there's a flood dragon down there. It looks extremely terrifying!"
Jiang Yaoji was startled. She took a deep breath. "Get out of my way."
How could Ye Xiao let go? He still clung tightly to her leg. "That flood dragon listens to Feng Xingzhi. It must have something to do with them!"
Jiang Yaoji was annoyed. She waved her hand and sent him flying to the side.
Ye Xiao fell to the ground, not understanding what he had done wrong. Why did Jiang Yaoji suddenly attack him?
He just lay there dazedly. Ye Xiaoting saw this from afar and immediately rushed over to help him up. She loudly questioned, "How can you just hit someone? Just because you're the head of the Jiang family, you can do whatever you want?"
Jiang Yaoji's patience had reached its limit. She drew her sword and threw it over, stabbing Ye Xiaoting through.
Maybe she didn't expect to die like this. Ye Xiaoting stared with wide - open eyes in disbelief.
Ye Xiao was stunned for a moment and just watched his sister slowly fall into his arms.
"Xiaoting? Sister?"
He called out softly. Ye Xiaoting suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, staining her delicate face red.
"Xiaoting!"
Ye Xiao couldn't believe it. He kept wiping away the blood with his hands. However, the continuously gushing blood was telling him that it was all too late.
"Sister!" With a scream, Ye Xiaoting died with her eyes still open.
Jiang Yaoji watched coldly, as if none of this had anything to do with her.
Ye Xiao looked up, his eyes blood - red. He stared fixedly at Jiang Yaoji. It was all her fault. It was this woman who had used him to come to the Azure Water Lake and had killed his sister! He would never, ever let her go!
His overwhelming hatred meant nothing to Jiang Yaoji. He was just like an ant passing by, easy to crush.
Ji Yunxi watched from afar. She didn't expect Jiang Yaoji to be so cruel and ruthless.
Frowning, Feng Xingzhi felt that he was increasingly unable to understand Jiang Yaoji's actions. She came from a family of doctors and healers. How could she treat human lives so lightly?
Ye Xiao's cries echoed across the Azure Water Lake, making people feel uneasy. The other noble families were all shocked by the siblings' fate.
They had come to the Azure Water Lake because Jiang Yaoji had sent someone to inform them that the Azure Water Ganoderma had emerged. Who would have thought that after they came, she would make them fight against Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi.
Thinking about the flood dragon they had encountered before, Feng Xingzhi and Ji Yunxi had even saved their lives.
They felt ashamed. They finally realized that Jiang Yaoji had just been using them.
"The head of the Jiang family is really ruthless."
"Tell me about it. We might end up as victims under her sword. Let's get out of here quickly!"
"Right. Hurry up. Who knows, we might be next!"
"She just wanted to use us. She said she didn't want the treasure, but now she's here with people blocking the way?"
The group murmured and quickly turned around to leave, fearing that they would be the next ones.
Seeing these noble youths about to leave, Jiang Yin quickly looked at Jiang Yaoji. "My lady."
Jiang Yaoji never really expected these people to be of much use. But if so many people went back, the Jiang family's reputation would surely be damaged. So she said with a dark face, "Warn them and then let them go."
Jiang Yin nodded and turned around to chase after them.
"Everyone, my mistress said that today's matter has nothing to do with you. Please keep your mouths shut."
The noble youths would not tolerate such humiliation. "Fine. You go back and tell your mistress that if you don't want others to know, don't do it. If she has the guts, she should just kill all the noble youths from the four kingdoms!"
Jiang Yin's eyes turned cold. Just as he was about to draw his sword, he saw that the noble youths were surprisingly united, forcing him not to make a move. He could only watch them leave.
Ji Yunxi and the others watched all this. Qing Xuan finally said after a while, "They brought this upon themselves."
Ji Yunxi just shook her head without saying a word, but in her heart, she felt that Jiang Yaoji's cruelty was even more terrifying than she had imagined.
Moreover, even if the Ye siblings had annoyed her, they didn't deserve to die. Killing them directly was too much.
Jiang Yaoji obviously didn't expect such a turn of events. Her face darkened. "What are you all standing there for! Attack!"
Another group of people stepped forward. Ji Yunxi still stood there without moving, just waiting for Feng Xingzhi and Qing Xuan to continue fighting the enemy.