Li Jiuge suddenly realized that there were people from the upper realm here. If she said the wrong thing, she might endanger Yun Xi's life. So she quickly shut her mouth.
Although the others were full of doubts, they tacitly said nothing more. They just watched Ji Yunxi follow Yue Qiu onto the execution platform.
Just a moment ago, they said that Yunluotian had saved her, but now they were about to take action against their benefactor. Li Jiuge was a bit worried, and her face turned deathly pale.
Ji Yuchen, standing beside her, noticed her uneasiness. He reached out and held her hand hidden under her wide sleeve, gently stroking it to comfort her.
Feng Xingzhi looked up at Rong Hua on the stage. He saw Rong Hua shaking his head at them. Then he turned to look at the execution platform and said no more.
Ji Yunxi followed Yue Qiu to Yunluotian's side. She seemed a bit impatient. "What should I do?"
Yue Qiu smiled. She took something out of her bosom and placed it in Ji Yunxi's hand. "Hold this Heavenly Thunder Pestle. After gathering your spiritual power, you can summon the heavenly thunder. Then just control the thunder to strike Yunluotian."
The moment Ji Yunxi saw the thing, she stood there stunned. She thought she must have misheard.
"…The Heavenly Thunder Pestle?"
Thinking that she had never seen such a good magic tool before, Yue Qiu said with a smile, "This is a great thing. It can help you take your revenge!"
Ji Yunxi couldn't force a smile. She was extremely shocked. "Then I have to…"
Yue Qiu patted her on the shoulder. "Don't worry. It's impossible for you to kill a god. Just summon twenty bolts of heavenly thunder and that'll be enough."
Hearing Yue Qiu's tone and how easily she said it, the people below the stage thought that twenty bolts of heavenly thunder would be easy to endure.
"Twenty bolts. It shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
"Yeah. I saw Yunluotian injure Ji Yunxi all over with blood that day!"
"Exactly. Even if she's a high - ranking god, the law should be equal for everyone."
"…"
The disciples below the stage were chatting away. Only Feng Xingzhi and the others noticed something amiss with Ji Yunxi.
"Cousin, twenty…"
"It's not that simple. After all, they're heavenly thunder."
Indeed, Ji Yunxi was in a dilemma at the moment. She tightly held the Heavenly Thunder Pestle, not knowing whether to do it or not. She knew that one bolt of heavenly thunder was already extremely painful, and twenty bolts would almost cost Yunluotian most of her life.
If she really carried out the punishment as Yue Qiu wanted, she would surely hurt Yunluotian.
But if she didn't, the people from the upper realm probably wouldn't let Yunluotian go either.
Feng Xingzhi's hand tightened slightly. Ji Yuchen stood beside him. "They're forcing Yunxi."
"This matter is not that simple. They want to use Xixi as a sword."
Everyone could see Ji Yunxi's entanglement and began to realize the seriousness of the situation.
The atmosphere suddenly froze. Everyone was eager to see if Ji Yunxi would finally take action. The discussions grew louder, and even Yue Qiu was starting to lose patience.
"Do you want to take your revenge or not?"
"I…"
Just as Ji Yunxi was about to speak, she heard Yunluotian, who was tied to the pillar, speak.
"I knew that Rong Hua's disciple was a useless one. She doesn't even dare to summon thunder. What can someone like you do!"
Hearing this, Li Jiuge immediately got angry. "Can't this Yunluotian just talk nicely! Isn't Yunxi just concerned about her?"
"Watch your words." Ji Yuchen suddenly stopped Li Jiuge. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "She knows Yunxi can't bring herself to do it. But if Yunxi doesn't take action, they probably won't let her go either. So she's telling Yunxi to do it."
Naturally, Ji Yunxi on the stage also understood that Yunluotian was using words to provoke her into taking action.
Taking a deep breath, she knew there was no other way. So she gritted her teeth and pretended to be humiliated. "Yunluotian! I respected you as a high - ranking god and was still worried about you here. Now I see I was really being redundant!"
She quickly gathered her spiritual power. With a look of reluctance in her eyes, Ji Yunxi struck out the first bolt of heavenly thunder.
Seeing her get angry, Yue Qiu thought that her hesitation before was probably because she was afraid of Yunluotian as a high - ranking god. But now that she was acting so decisively, she must really hate Yunluotian.
The thunder roared down. Yunluotian didn't even let out a grunt, but Ji Yunxi saw her suddenly clenched hands and the uncontrollable sweat on her forehead.
Seeing that Ji Yunxi was hesitant, Yunluotian forced herself to mock deliberately, "Is that all you've got? I really look down on you like this!"
Although there wasn't a single kind word from her mouth, Ji Yunxi seemed to hear her little junior sister telling her, Don't hesitate, senior sister!
Knowing that there was no turning back now and that she could only rely on this opportunity to solve their current predicament, she gritted her teeth and struck out one bolt of heavenly thunder after another. Although she controlled them to avoid hitting Yunluotian's vital parts, by the fifth bolt, Yunluotian couldn't hold on any longer and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Li Jiuge gasped in shock below the stage. She covered her mouth with her hand, afraid that she would cry out in surprise.
Ji Yuchen also stared fixedly, but he comforted Li Jiuge with his hand. "Don't be afraid. Yunxi has it under control. Don't be afraid…"
He didn't even know if he was comforting himself or Li Jiuge with these words.
Ji Yunyi's eyes were full of worry. At this moment, Feng Xingzhi could hardly hold back. What they were doing was undoubtedly making both of them suffer. He only hated that his spiritual power wasn't strong enough to fight against these people from the upper realm. Otherwise, he would surely make them pay the price!
The sight of Yunluotian spitting out blood scared Ji Yunxi so much that her hand suddenly deviated. The sixth bolt struck the side of the stone pillar, missing Yunluotian's body.
Yue Qiu frowned suddenly. "What's wrong?"
Ji Yunxi looked up embarrassedly. "I, I didn't do it on purpose."
Guessing that she wasn't very experienced, Yue Qiu didn't say anything more. She just nodded slightly. "Continue."
One bolt of heavenly thunder after another rolled down. Finally, it was over. Ji Yunxi's head was completely covered in sweat. Yunluotian slightly raised her head and took the chance when no one was looking to smile at Ji Yunxi.
Li Jiuge happened to see this scene. Her eyes instantly turned red, and all her previous dissatisfaction with Yunluotian had vanished.
Ji Yunxi took a deep breath and walked up to Yue Qiu pretending to be calm. "It's done."
"Good. You've taken your revenge. This matter is over." Yue Qiu still had that self - righteous look on her face. She nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave.
Feng Xingzhi immediately stepped forward to help Ji Yunxi down. Several of Yunluotian's maids also left with Yunluotian with red eyes.
This scene satisfied Yue Qiu. She clapped her hands. Then the man who looked familiar to Ji Yunxi walked up and whispered a few words in her ear. Only then did Yue Qiu restrain herself.
Led by Yue Qiu, a group of people came to Chu Huaiyuan. "This matter is over. We'll be leaving now."
Chu Huaiyuan kept saying yes, even a bit obsequiously.
The group turned around and left. Rong Hua also came to Ji Yunxi's side. "Feng Xingzhi, help her back first."