To the man, Jiang Yaoji's silence was a sign of betrayal.
He seemed unable to accept Jiang Yaoji's little schemes. He rushed forward and firmly grabbed her by the neck. "You knew that Ji Yunxi was going for the Azure Water Spiritual Ganoderma, yet you still let her succeed. Jiang Yaoji, what on earth are you doing?"
She instinctively tried to pull the man's hand away from her neck. She mustn't die here!
"I... My Lord God..." She struggled to speak, but was interrupted by the man.
"Do you think I really can't do anything to you? If my divine power weren't still not fully restored, I wouldn't need you!"
These words terrified Jiang Yaoji. If she lost her usefulness, she would become a disposable pawn, and the man would surely not spare her.
Thankfully, the man still had some scruples. He let go of her before choking her to death. "I'll give you one more chance. If you fail, you might as well kill yourself to atone for your sins."
Jiang Yaoji coughed violently but didn't dare to delay and quickly agreed.
She said hoarsely, "I will surely live up to your expectations, My Lord God."
The man just sneered. "My expectations are also yours. As long as Ji Yunxi is alive, you're nothing."
These words hit her like a thunderbolt. She remembered how Feng Xingzhi had unhesitatingly blocked a sword for Ji Yunxi, while he wouldn't even spare her a glance. Her fear of the man and hatred for Ji Yunxi quickly welled up. Jiang Yaoji's eyes gradually turned fierce.
The man noticed the change in her eyes. He immediately turned around and said with a faint smile, "Fool."
After he left, Jiang Yin stumbled in. The moment he saw Jiang Yaoji, his eyes turned red. He slapped himself hard and knelt in front of her with a sob. "It's all my fault for being useless."
His hands trembled as he didn't dare to touch Jiang Yaoji, afraid of hurting her accidentally.
Jiang Yaoji closed her eyes. After a while, she slowly reached out her hand. "Help me back."
Jiang Yin carefully picked her up in his arms. "Forgive me, Mistress."
After leaving the dungeon and returning to Jiang Yaoji's room, Jiang Yin applied medicine on her while reporting, "Mistress, don't worry. Feng Xingzhi is fine. He's now in Yue City of the Eastern Jin Dynasty with Ji Yunxi, Li Jiuge and others."
Hearing that Feng Xingzhi was okay, Jiang Yaoji let out a sigh of relief. "Got it. This time, we must kill Ji Yunxi."
She squinted her eyes and whispered to Jiang Yin, "How's it going with the method to kill a god that I asked you to find?"
Jiang Yin slightly raised his head. Looking around to make sure no one was there, he whispered, "There's no progress. The upper realm is ruled by the gods. The method to kill a god is a forbidden technique. I haven't found a way yet."
Jiang Yaoji knew this couldn't be rushed, but they couldn't wait either. So she glanced at Jiang Yin. "Speed up. We don't have much time."
"Yes."
At this moment, in the Yamen of the Prefect of Yue City.
The prefect was surrounded by maids who were helping him undress.
However, just as the maids left and the prefect was about to go to the inner room to sleep, a dagger was suddenly pressed against his neck.
The prefect froze on the spot, not daring to move.
"G... Good sir... Are you after money? I... I have some. I'll tell you everything! Please don't kill me..."
He was extremely nervous, stuttering as he spoke. He thought it was a skilled person among the refugees who had come to cause trouble for him. He wished he could tell the location of his treasury right away.
However, the person in black clothes was not interested in his money. He just lowered his voice and said, "As long as you cooperate with me, I won't kill you."
Without hesitation, the prefect immediately nodded, indicating that he would surely cooperate obediently.
Early the next morning, just as Ji Yunxi and Li Jiuge got up and dressed, a maid came to knock on the door.
"Two ladies, my master has ordered me to invite all the guests to go to the sacred mountain to pray for blessings."
Li Jiuge instinctively wanted to refuse. In her opinion, the prefect must have done a lot of bad things, so he had placed the matter of saving the people on something as illusory as praying for blessings.
However, Ji Yunxi stopped her and smiled at the maid. "Please tell the prefect that we'll go with him after we get ready."
Li Jiuge's eyes widened instantly. After the maid left, she immediately asked in confusion, "Yunxi! Why did we agree to him? Aren't we going to Guangwu Mountain? The less trouble, the better!"
Ji Yunxi comforted her, "I've inquired. The sacred mountain in Yue City should be the Guangwu Mountain we're going to. We have no justifiable reason and we're outsiders. We may encounter some trouble. It's better to go with the prefect. It'll be more justifiable."
Li Jiuge always felt that the prefect had ill intentions. But since Yunxi had said so, she knew what was important and could only nod in agreement.
The two of them went out. After explaining the situation to Feng Xingzhi and Qing Xuan, the four of them packed up their things and followed the prefect on the road.
They wondered what the prefect was up to. There were actually several carriages waiting outside.
"Prefect, are there going to be a lot of people on this trip?" Ji Yunxi was a bit curious.
The prefect smiled. "My daughter is very kind - hearted. When she heard that I was going to pray for blessings, she insisted on coming with me. But she's never been to many places since childhood. I'm afraid she can't walk long distances, so I've called more people."
He pointed at the servants beside the carriages.
Ji Yunxi felt something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
At this time, a woman slowly walked out. She was dressed in gorgeous clothes, looking out of place with the chaos in Yue City.
"She's really well - taken care of." Li Jiuge's eyes darkened when she saw her. While they went out with a large entourage, what about the refugees outside the city? They were starving, barely clothed, and struggling to survive.
This world was really terrifying.
Ji Yunxi noticed her dissatisfaction and secretly pulled her. "It's okay. Ling Yun is on the way. Let's be patient for now and deal with them later."
"Humph, I don't see where this woman is kind - hearted. She's just the daughter of a prefect. Look at her clothes. According to the laws of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, she couldn't afford them!"
"Yes, yes, yes. Our princess always has the world in mind. Don't be angry, okay?" Ji Yunxi whispered to console her.
The two of them stood aside whispering, and as soon as the prefect's daughter came out, she saw the elegant Feng Xingzhi standing aside.
Yue Hongshan's face instantly turned red. She came behind her mother. "Mother, that man is really nice."
The prefect's wife looked over and saw Feng Xingzhi. She couldn't help but nod. He was really a handsome young man.
"Mother, if I want this man to be my husband..."
The prefect's wife smiled secretly. "You're not shy, girl. But he is really good - looking."
Thinking of this, she came to the prefect's side and whispered, "My lord, that man has caught our daughter's eye. Look, can you match - make them? Although they're dressed in expensive clothes, they don't seem to be from an official family. Since Shan'er likes him, are you just going to stand by and watch?"
Hearing this, the prefect immediately thought of Feng Xingzhi's identity and then remembered what the black - clothed man had said to him last night. He looked a bit embarrassed.
"This... It's not appropriate."