Qing Xuan spoke calmly, as if he was truly sent by the prefect.
Seeing that these people still didn't move, Qing Xuan deliberately shouted, "Why aren't you going yet? Do you want to wait for the master to blame you?!"
Perhaps his imposing manner was too strong, and these people were bluffed. "Then we... are leaving?"
"Aren't I still here?"
The people exchanged glances and then turned around to leave. They would look back every few steps. Seeing that Qing Xuan was really standing there seriously, they finally felt relieved.
When their figures disappeared, Qing Xuan sneered and immediately ran in the original direction.
On the mountain, after seeing Qing Xuan leave, Ji Yunxi continued to grope forward in the dark.
She had made up her mind. If she wanted to get the final result, she had to know both herself and the enemy. In that case, it would be better to go directly to the enemy's camp to take a look.
Following the footprints of the prefect's entourage, she easily found their camp.
She was shocked to find that there were quite a few people in the camp. If they fought head - on, they might not get a good result.
She took a deep breath. She was determined to enter the camp tonight. With so many people, they must have brought a lot of good things. She could go in and look for something useful to prepare for herself.
She remembered the bloodstains on the bushes just now. She was afraid that at this moment, Li Jiuge and the others must need wound medicine. She didn't have much wound medicine on her.
Thinking of this, Ji Yunxi stood up and quietly came to the back of the camp under the cover of the night. However, just as she was about to break in, a hand suddenly stretched out from behind and tightly covered her mouth and nose.
Although his strength was great, his technique was gentle, as if he was afraid of hurting her.
Then, a familiar smell came. Ji Yunxi immediately relaxed. Others might not know this smell, but she knew it very well.
The man also felt her relaxation and knew that she had recognized him, so he carefully stepped back.
Ji Yunxi let him lead her and followed him step by step.
She guessed that the person behind was Feng Xingzhi, but why didn't he let go?
It wasn't until they reached a relatively safe place that Feng Xingzhi let go.
Ji Yunxi's face was flushed. Just now, when he led her, she seemed to be embedded in his arms. Feng Xingzhi's hand was also firmly around her waist. His big hand occasionally rubbed against her, making her blush.
With a bit of coquetry, Ji Yunxi glared at him dissatisfiedly. "I clearly recognized you and wouldn't shout. Why did you keep covering my mouth?"
Feng Xingzhi coughed twice lightly. He didn't want to answer. He pulled her and looked around in the moonlight. After making sure that she wasn't injured, he immediately turned around and wanted to slip away.
How could Ji Yunxi let him go? She reached out and grabbed his belt, almost pulling it off. Now both of their faces were even redder.
"I... I didn't mean to..." At this moment, she was like a cooked shrimp, completely red. Under the moonlight, she looked extremely charming.
Feng Xingzhi also covered his face with his hand embarrassedly. "I... I just wanted to hold you for a while longer."
"Ah... You could have just said so. I'm not... not willing."
The temperature gradually rose. Both of them were too embarrassed to look at each other. Fortunately, Feng Xingzhi was bolder. After making up his mind, he still reached out and held Ji Yunxi's hand. "It's getting late. Don't get separated."
"...Okay."
The two walked forward hand in hand. When they came to the place where Feng Xingzhi temporarily stayed, Ji Yunxi suddenly found that Li Jiuge wasn't there.
Her originally red face instantly turned pale. "A Zhi, where's Jiuge?!"
Feng Xingzhi's attitude also became serious. He shook his head. "I didn't see Jiuge when I came down from above. And soon someone came, so I guessed that Jiuge might have been captured and brought here."
"Impossible. Jiuge isn't there."
He was very surprised. "I thought those people were guarding us there because they had captured Jiuge."
"No. I met them before. According to what they said, they didn't capture anyone."
Ji Yunxi described what had happened when she met Jiang Yaoji and the prefect just now to Feng Xingzhi. "Jiang Yaoji must have some other purpose. And the prefect said that he would let all the people in the city come to catch us tomorrow. I'm afraid we'll be outnumbered, so I've already sent Qing Xuan out for help."
Feng Xingzhi nodded. "Qing Xuan has no physical form, so he must be fine. But if Jiuge wasn't captured by them, where could she be?"
"However, there wasn't much blood on the bushes."
Feng Xingzhi nodded. "Yes, I also noticed that. Since it wasn't from you, me or the others, it must be from Jiuge. Judging from the amount, it shouldn't be too serious."
This realization made both of them feel a little more at ease.
"Since Jiuge isn't in their camp, we'd better leave first. It's not a good idea to get too close."
"I still want to go and see what good things are in the camp." Ji Yunxi still wanted to go to the prefect's lair and cause some trouble, but Feng Xingzhi stopped her.
He remembered that Ji Yunxi had said that Jiang Yaoji had come, which meant that the people from the Moon - watching Pavilion had also come. If they went in rashly with just the two of them, it would be like sending themselves to the enemy.
"Xixi, don't be reckless. We can't be sure that there aren't people from the Moon - watching Pavilion inside. It will be troublesome then."
Ji Yunxi was easily persuaded by Feng Xingzhi and was led away by him.
They finally stopped beside an ancient tree.
"What are we doing here?" Ji Yunxi looked at the huge tree in confusion. There didn't seem to be anything special about this place, except that the tree was a bit bigger.
Suddenly, she remembered that she hadn't seen Yue Hongshan all the way. Could it be... that she was hidden in this tree?!
She suddenly turned to look at Feng Xingzhi and stammered, "A Zhi, you didn't tie Yue Hongshan to this tree, did you?"
Seeing that she had guessed it, Feng Xingzhi immediately nodded. "Yes, I didn't want to talk to her nonsense."
He pointed to the dense tree crown. The two climbed up along the vines and knots of the huge tree. They saw Yue Hongshan hidden inside, tightly tied up and already fainted from exhaustion.
Seemingly feeling someone coming, Yue Hongshan suddenly woke up. "Don't kill me!"
Ji Yunxi looked at her coldly. "Don't worry. I won't kill you yet. If you're going to die, you'll have to die with your father."
Yue Hongshan watched Feng Xingzhi carefully protecting that woman. She was both jealous and afraid, so she could only close her eyes tightly.
Both Feng Xingzhi and Ji Yunxi were a bit tired. They decided to rest on the tree for a while and go looking for Li Jiuge when it was a bit brighter.
After a while, Yue Hongshan heard that there was no movement around. When she opened her eyes, she saw Ji Yunxi sleeping soundly in Feng Xingzhi's arms.