Hearing that there were pursuers, Gu An suddenly stood up. "What? How many of them are there?! Master, I'll go right now..."
"Calm down. We've shaken them off, and there's the barrier now."
Gu An still looked tense. Frowning, he said, "If they're determined to come, the barrier might not hold them back. How many are they? Should we make some preparations in advance?"
Ji Yunxi was about to say it was okay, but then she thought that even if Jiang Yin had passed on false information, Jiang Yaoji might not be deceived in the end. So it was better to make some preparations in advance.
"In that case... The master of the Moon - Viewing Pavilion might come this time. This person has divine power. Although we've set up the barrier, we can't guarantee absolute safety. How about strengthening the defense in the valley and setting up some traps first?"
Gu An asked, "That person has divine power? I've heard that the master of the Moon - Viewing Pavilion is rumored to be the head of the Jiang family in the martial arts world?"
"That's right. It's her."
Gu An sighed, "I really didn't expect that. I thought she was an upright person. After all, the Jiang family has had a good reputation in the martial arts world for so many years, so I assumed she was a decent person."
Feng Xingzhi had been silent on one side. His non - committal attitude made Ji Yunxi even more suspicious.
"Oh, right. I remember that back then, I... No, Gu Yunxi arranged a defense mechanism in the valley, right? Can these old defense mechanisms still work?"
Gu An found it funny that she had made a slip of the tongue. He knew she was still trying to hide her identity from him.
"Of course they can. After all... You should know." He paused subtly, secretly telling Ji Yunxi that he already knew her identity and she didn't need to hide from him anymore.
Ji Yunxi shook her head helplessly. "Got it."
After Gu An finished speaking, he opened the door and called in the young boy and girl who had stopped them at the valley entrance to start the defense arrangements.
"Wait... What's your name?" Ji Yunxi stopped the boy.
The boy bowed and said, "Valley Master, my name is Gu Yiping."
"Okay. Please show me the defense map."
Gu Yiping was stunned. He turned to look at Gu An. He was hesitant. Although this woman held the jade token and was already recognized as the Valley Master, and she knew Gu An, the defense map was related to the lives and deaths of everyone in the valley.
He couldn't decide whether to give it or not, so he could only look to Gu An for help.
Gu An nodded at him and pointed at Ji Yunxi. "Just give it to her."
After receiving Gu An's signal, Gu Yiping was about to hand the defense map to Ji Yunxi without hesitation. However, the girl who had been standing beside them without saying a word suddenly grabbed his hand. "Wait!"
There was hostility in her eyes as she sized up Ji Yunxi. At the valley entrance, she had thought these three people were strange. They had even closed the door when talking to Gu An, which clearly seemed fishy. Now they even wanted to interfere with the defense map!
"Gu Yiping, are you crazy? How can you show such an important thing to outsiders!"
Hearing this, Gu An's face darkened immediately. Frowning, he said, "Gu Feifei! You're overstepping your bounds."
Saying this, he stepped forward, took the defense map from Gu Yiping's hand, and respectfully presented it to Ji Yunxi with both hands.
His respectful attitude made Gu Feifei feel extremely uncomfortable. Gu An was an older person, while these three were young people, perhaps even younger than her and Gu Yiping. How dare they accept Gu An's respectful gesture!
"Don't you know the rules!" Gu Feifei was filled with anger and wanted to scold them. But just as the words were about to come out, Gu Yiping grabbed her.
Gu Yiping could see more clearly than Gu Feifei. The identities of these three people were definitely not ordinary. Gu An had been in charge of the Qinse Valley for so long and had met all kinds of people, from commoners to royal family members. He had always been neither overbearing nor humble. But this time, why was he so respectful to this girl?
He had even handed over the Valley Master's token!
The only person who could make Gu An speak with such respect for so many years was Gu Yunxi.
Yunxi... Yunxi?!
Gu Yiping was greatly shocked. Realizing what he might have guessed, he didn't dare to think further.
Ji Yunxi didn't care about Gu Feifei's attitude. In her opinion, this was just a little girl. Why should she bother arguing with her?
She placed the defense map on the table and looked at it with Feng Xingzhi.
Feng Xingzhi immediately noticed the loopholes in the defense map. After all, it had been drawn by Gu Yunxi years ago, and time had left its mark on the terrain.
"Xixi, where do you think there are problems?"
Ji Yunxi pointed at a gully on the defense map. "When we came in just now, this place had become much flatter, while that place in front has risen. So this row of traps should be moved to the front here."
"That's right. I noticed that too. But there's another thing. Look here. There used to be some trees here, but now they're all gone. After the view becomes more open, using this trap might be too obvious." Feng Xingzhi also pointed at a place and said seriously.
Gu An watched the two of them without saying a word. He seemed to see the scene of Gu Yunxi years ago, when she had wanted to protect everyone and had worked day and night with others to draw this defense map.
Feeling a bit emotional for a moment, Gu An turned his head away, not wanting others to see his slightly red eyes.
The two of them didn't notice Gu An's change. They just pointed at the defense map seriously and discussed for a long time.
Ji Yunxi was very sharp in finding all the weak points in the defense. Feng Xingzhi couldn't help but think that his Xixi was really amazing.
He praised her without hesitation. "Xixi is really amazing!"
Hearing this, Gu Feifei immediately sneered and looked dissatisfied.
Gu Yiping glanced at Gu Feifei, signaling her to be quiet. But she was unwilling and whispered to him, "What's wrong with this woman? We let her look at the defense map, not for her to flirt."
Gu Yiping was helpless. He whispered, "Don't talk too much!"
Gu Feifei wanted to listen to him, so she closed her mouth. But the next second, she saw Ji Yunxi pick up a pen and mark on the map all the things they had just discussed.
"What are you doing!" Gu Feifei was shocked and quickly tried to stop her. "This is the defense map! How can you scribble on it casually?!"
Ji Yunxi looked at Gu An and for a moment forgot that she was no longer Gu Yunxi. "Sorry, I was just too anxious."
Gu An waved his hand. "You can make changes as you like."
Hearing this, Ji Yunxi turned to look at Gu Feifei and slightly raised her eyebrows. "Aren't you going to let go?"
Gu Feifei looked incredulous. "This... You..."
She didn't know what to say for a moment and could only reluctantly withdraw her hand.