Ji Yunxi walked into the back mountain area. Seeing no one around, she wondered if someone was just fooling her.
"Your Highness?" She tentatively called out twice, but there was no response at all.
Could it be a hoax?
She took a few more steps forward, but still didn't see a single soul.
Puzzled, Ji Yunxi felt the brocade box on her body. Suddenly, as if recalling something, she curled the corners of her lips and walked in a certain direction.
A short while later, she looked up and saw that the person sitting on a tree branch with eyes closed, taking a rest, was none other than Yunluotian.
Ji Yunxi smiled. This girl was still the little junior sister she remembered. Even her habit of sitting on tree branches remained exactly the same.
Yunluotian sensed someone approaching. She slightly opened one eye and peeked out. She saw a woman smiling at her. The woman bore a striking resemblance to someone, which made her feel uncomfortable.
"You're here."
Ji Yunxi put away her memories and said, "Since Your Highness summoned me, I naturally came right away. But I wonder what Your Highness wants from me..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Yunluotian on the tree suddenly drew her sword and rushed down. The blade pointed straight at Ji Yunxi.
"You stole something from my old acquaintance. How dare you ask me why I summoned you?"
"What?"
Ji Yunxi was extremely surprised. She had searched for so many old acquaintances, and almost everyone had recognized her right away. Even Zhu Lingyun, who had hardly met her before, could recognize her. Could it be that Yunluotian couldn't recognize her?
She protected her chest and took several steps back, afraid that the pills she had painstakingly refined would fall out.
While backing away, Ji Yunxi was thinking. She wanted to explain, but suddenly noticed that there were other people in the back mountain. So she had to force back the words on the tip of her tongue.
Moreover, she now knew that the upper realm was no longer as stable as it used to be. Yunqi Palace no longer existed. Now, the upper realm was almost entirely under the control of Yuehua Palace. If she used her divine power, even the slightest mistake might bring about a fatal disaster.
Thinking of this, she had no choice but to dodge around.
Seeing that she didn't fight back, Yunluotian showed no mercy at all. Her strikes were still fierce, as if she wouldn't stop until she killed Ji Yunxi.
Although Ji Yunxi tried very hard to defend herself, Yunluotian was, after all, a god. No matter how powerful her spiritual power cultivation was, she couldn't possibly defeat her, unless she used her divine power. But obviously, she couldn't do that now.
"Your Highness! I don't know what you're doing. Please calm down first. Even if you want an explanation, you should at least give me a chance to speak!" Ji Yunxi said anxiously, hoping to make Yunluotian calm down first and then talk about other things.
But Yunluotian seemed not to hear her words. Taking advantage of her momentary inattention while dodging, she stabbed hard at Ji Yunxi's shoulder.
The wound was extremely deep. Blood gushed out instantly. It wasn't until the blood splashed onto Yunluotian's face, blurring her vision, that she stopped.
However, Ji Yunxi only felt a sudden dizziness. It seemed as if the strength in her body was being drained away. She uncontrollably fell backward. Before closing her eyes, she seemed to see a figure.
When the person approached and caught her, she realized that it was Rong Hua.
"Master..." Ji Yunxi tried to call out to him, but no sound came out. She only saw his anxious face, and then she completely lost consciousness.
Rong Hua looked at the unconscious person with red eyes. He glared angrily at Yunluotian, then gently laid Ji Yunxi down. He raised his hand and slapped Yunluotian across the face. His anger was self - evident.
"Do you know what you're doing?"
Yunluotian glanced coldly at Rong Hua, said nothing, and for the first time, didn't refute.
"Yunluotian, I usually don't bother with your arrogance, but this time you've gone too far. If she really dies, I'd like to see how regretful you'll be!"
After saying that, he didn't pay any more attention to Yunluotian behind him. Instead, he picked up Ji Yunxi and rushed back to his palace.
Yunluotian stood there, stunned for a while before following. When she arrived at the palace gate, she summoned the maids and drove Rong Hua out.
"What else do you want to do?!"
"Only I can save her. What do you think I'm going to do?" Yunluotian leaned on the door frame. "Or you can just watch her die. I don't mind."
Rong Hua gritted his teeth and left angrily.
At this moment, Feng Xingzhi and the others were still waiting for news of Ji Yunxi in their own courtyard. Unexpectedly, several disciples from Rong Hua's palace ran in, out of breath. They said, "Miss Ji is seriously injured. Master asks you to go to the palace immediately!"
Feng Xingzhi suddenly stood up and instantly disappeared in front of them.
Ji Yuchen still retained some sense. He grabbed one of the disciples and asked, "What exactly happened? Why is Yunxi injured?"
"Because she fought with Goddess Yunluotian! We're not sure about the specific situation."
When they arrived, Feng Xingzhi was blocked outside the door. Even Rong Hua was waiting outside.
The Ji Yuchen brothers didn't say a word and were about to go in, but they were firmly blocked by Yunluotian's maids.
"Goddess is treating Miss Ji. Please wait patiently."
Feng Xingzhi sneered. It was she who had injured her. Now she was supposed to treat her?
"Ridiculous!" Feng Xingzhi immediately summoned the Nianfeng Sword and wanted to rush in directly.
Seeing that a conflict was about to break out, Yunluotian's maids instinctively summoned their divine power to stop him.
Rong Hua's face darkened. "Stop it all! Feng Xingzhi, calm down. At this moment, only they can save Yunxi!"
Feng Xingzhi tightened his grip on the Nianfeng Sword. His face still looked ugly, but his emotions calmed down a little. "What exactly happened?"
At this moment, he didn't even want to call him Master. He just stared at him fiercely, as if if Rong Hua said something wrong, he would strike immediately.
Rong Hua remembered that he had originally wanted to lie down and rest. Unexpectedly, a disciple frantically knocked on the door of his palace. "Master! Master, something's wrong!"
He stood up in confusion and opened the door. He saw the disciple sweating profusely and gasping for breath. "Master! Goddess Yunluotian suddenly attacked Senior Sister Ji. Please go and have a look!"
Rong Hua's face changed. He hurriedly rushed to the back mountain. By the time he arrived, Yunluotian's sword had already pierced into Ji Yunxi's body.
Blood splashed onto her face, which showed that she really didn't hold back at all.
"... Fortunately, I got there in time."
Feng Xingzhi took a deep breath. His hands couldn't stop trembling. "Since it was she who injured Xixi, how can you trust her to treat her?!"
Rong Hua patted his shoulder. "Calm down first. Although I've never gotten along well with Yunluotian, she's not a reckless person. I'm afraid this time she was just impulsive."
"I don't care if she was impulsive or not. Second brother, please go down the mountain quickly and find Lushu. Ask him to bring Jiang Linyin here."
Ji Yunyi turned around and was about to leave. Rong Hua frowned. "You don't need to be so excited. Yunluotian is a goddess. Even if Jiang Linyin comes, he can't save her. Only a goddess can do it, and on this mountain, there's only Yunluotian."