The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Jiang Yaoji was a bit extreme. Ji Yunxi looked at Jiang Yin. Although he was a good subordinate, this man had taken the opposite stance to her.
"Azhi, kill him," Ji Yunxi said, turning around with a determined look.
Feng Xingzhi's eyes darkened. He immediately channeled his divine power into the formation, and a pale blue light slowly rose.
Jiang Yin and his men were trapped inside. Their faces immediately showed expressions of pain. One after another, they let out wails. They could hardly even stand and slowly knelt down, unable to straighten their backs.
"Ah! Spare me, please spare me! I'll tell you everything!"
Ji Yunxi used her divine power to tell Feng Xingzhi, "Spare Jiang Yin's life and let him go back to see Jiang Yaoji."
She always felt that Jiang Yaoji's actions this time were too rash, quite different from her usual style. It didn't seem like she was on guard, but rather afraid.
So what exactly was Jiang Yaoji afraid of, to the point that she was even willing to take the risk of being discovered by Yue Chen?
Ji Yunxi thought that letting Jiang Yin go back to tip her off would be more interesting. The more they didn't kill him, the better.
Although Feng Xingzhi was a bit confused, he still obeyed Ji Yunxi's words and focused more of his power on the other subordinates.
The painful wails continued without end. Despair gradually showed in Jiang Yin's eyes.
He had fallen to the ground. It wasn't that he was weak - kneed, but in the face of absolute suppression, he simply had no room to fight back.
Ji Yunxi slowly walked closer, her eyes cold as if she could see through him the next second. "Jiang Yin, if you're willing to reveal some things about Jiang Yaoji in exchange for the safety of your subordinates, I can spare your life."
Jiang Yin replied without hesitation, "Don't even think about it!"
"Jiang Yin, I know you've been with Jiang Yaoji for a long time, so I can understand your reluctance to speak. But look at the people around you. They're in so much pain. Can you really bear it?"
"Humph, once we've pledged ourselves to the master, we should be willing to lay down our lives."
"Such loyalty to the death. But after you die, will Jiang Yaoji shed a single tear for you? Some things shouldn't be your concern. You should know that."
Jiang Yin suddenly fell silent. Of course he knew that Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi were extraordinary. Jiang Yaoji was also no ordinary person. Just from their ability to wield divine power, he could tell.
But he had no way out.
Seeing that he was silent, his subordinates also guessed. It turned out that they were just a bunch of pawns being used.
Their eyes were filled with despair. Before long, the people on the ground stopped struggling.
Ji Yunxi shook her head. "Azhi, let's go. Let's go back there."
Saying that, they left without worry. After Ji Yunxi and the others had walked for a while, Jiang Yin suddenly moved. He caught his breath and slowly crawled up from the pool of blood. He stared fiercely in the direction where they had left.
He gritted his teeth and stood up, staggering away.
In the distance, Ji Yunxi turned her head and looked at him but said nothing.
Qing Xuan asked curiously, "Master, why did we spare his life?"
"You don't understand." Qing Xuan wasn't very smart, so Ji Yunxi was too lazy to explain in detail. "Let's go."
"Where are we going now?"
"Of course it's Qinshe Valley. We're already here, aren't we?" Ji Yunxi counter - questioned.
Qing Xuan scratched his head. "But you just said we were going back there. I thought..."
Suddenly, he had an epiphany. Even he was confused. Presumably, Jiang Yin must have thought they were going back to their original place and wouldn't immediately target Qinshe Valley!
Feng Xingzhi thought to himself that his Xixi was so intelligent, but why was her spirit beast so dull?
How on earth did this stupid bird become Xixi's contracted spirit beast back then? Was it because of its stupidity?
The three of them were now much more at ease, but they also quickened their pace towards Qinshe Valley.
As soon as they entered the boundary of Qinshe Valley, they immediately joined forces to set up a barrier.
With the blessing of Feng Xingzhi's divine power, the entire Qinshe Valley was hidden. Even a master like Rong Hua would have to expend some effort to find it.
Gu An immediately sensed something and looked outside.
Just as Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi had walked a short distance into the valley after setting up the barrier, they were surrounded. A young man led the group, and a young girl was beside him.
"Who are you?"
Ji Yunxi immediately remembered the jade token that Gu An had given her before and quickly took it out.
When the young man saw the jade token, his arrogant expression immediately disappeared. He led the group to kneel and pay their respects. "Greetings to the Valley Master!"
"You..." Ji Yunxi was startled. She was surprised to find that this jade token was a symbol of the current Valley Master of Qinshe Valley.
Everyone knelt with their heads down to pay their respects. Ji Yunxi had no choice but to raise her hand. "Get up."
There was a bit of admiration in the young man's eyes. He happily stood up. "Valley Master! Was it you who set up the barrier just now? I saw it!"
Ji Yunxi helplessly shook her head. She thought this child was really cute. "Yes, it was us."
His eyes brightened even more. "That's amazing!"
The somewhat exhausted hearts of the three were actually made to smile by this silly young man. "Alright, stop fooling around. Take us to find Gu An."
"Yes!"
The young man led the way and even took a shortcut. They walked all the way to Gu An's house.
Gu An happened to meet them at the door. When he saw Ji Yunxi and the others, he immediately smiled. "I wondered who it was. It's the Valley Master."
Seeing how smoothly he changed his address, Ji Yunxi knew that she probably had to take on the role of Valley Master. She helplessly shook her head but didn't directly refuse. "Sorry for the unannounced visit."
Gu An quickly welcomed them in. "What are you saying? Come in quickly."
He was very happy to see them. As they walked, he asked, "I was still thinking that after you left, I didn't know when you'd come back. I was even planning to go and see, but you came first."
Ji Yunxi and the others didn't reply. It wasn't until they got inside the house that they signaled Gu An to send everyone away before they were willing to speak.
Seeing this situation, Gu An was sure that something had happened. He immediately calmed his emotions.
"What happened?" Gu An frowned slightly. "I felt that you also set up a barrier around Qinshe Valley."
He had felt the appearance of the barrier and wanted to go and take a look. But when he went out and saw them, he knew it must have been them. He thought they were just passing by and came in to take a look. Now he realized that these people had all changed a bit.
Take Feng Xingzhi for example. His eyes used to be quite gentle, but now they were full of coldness, a kind of look that looked down on everyone from the top, which made people shiver involuntarily.
Ji Yunxi didn't want to explain too clearly. Qinshe Valley didn't need to take sides deliberately. It wasn't a good thing to get involved. So she hid a lot and said, "We did set up a barrier outside the valley because the people from Wangyue Pavilion have been chasing us."