Feng Xingzhi saw Ji Yunxi looking utterly confused. Only then did he remember that he had forgotten to tell her about Xiao Yi's attempt to stop them.
"I'll explain," he said, taking a step forward. "That day, when you fainted, Xiao Yi and his men blocked Qing Xuan and me in the back mountain. To avoid entanglement that might draw the attention of the Moonlight Palace, I had to injure him."
Ji Yunyi then said, "Yes, that's why we heard that many disciples saw Feng Xingzhi's greatly increased power and him injuring the Immortal Venerable. What exactly happened?"
Li Jiuge guessed a thing or two. She looked at her cousin, who now seemed a bit strange, with caution. "Cousin, you've regained your divine power, haven't you?"
Feng Xingzhi nodded. There was no longer the deep bond of blood in his eyes.
Li Jiuge was a bit sad but knew it was inevitable. She lowered her head and remained silent.
Ji Yunyi nodded. "I see. Yunluo Tian probably knows about this, so she told us to leave quickly."
On the other side, Jiang Yaoji had just been dragged by the elders of the Jiang family to the ancestral hall for interrogation. After all, her actions at the Azure Water Lake some time ago had almost ruined the Jiang family's century - old reputation.
The elders originally wanted to replace Jiang Yaoji as the so - called family head, but in the end, they couldn't. It wasn't because they were reluctant; rather, they were just a group of doctors who could only heal the sick and save the injured. Facing the cruel people from the Moon - watching Pavilion, they had to keep their mouths shut.
Jiang Yaoji had wanted to console them, but unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the ancestral hall, she was scolded by them.
She had been troubled in recent days because Feng Xingzhi's seal was no longer effective. Now, these old fools were even more insolent and excessive!
Having made up her mind, Jiang Yaoji directly threatened them with her men. All these old fools obediently shut up.
Unexpectedly, just as she walked out of the ancestral hall and returned to her room not long ago, a blood - covered man ran back.
The man was Jiang Yin. He managed to run back on sheer willpower.
Jiang Yaoji was shocked when she saw him. "Jiang Yin? What happened? Who injured you like this?!"
Jiang Yin's mouth was also full of blood. With great difficulty, he managed to speak. "Master, Feng Xingzhi... he must have remembered a lot. He even remembered who I am..."
His words made Jiang Yaoji's heart go cold.
"And I saw that Feng Xingzhi could use a very powerful formation. He didn't even get close to me, but the formation almost killed me. I've investigated. They should have run eastward."
At that time, Jiang Yin heard Ji Yunxi say something about going back and thought they would finally turn back. But then he thought that, judging from Ji Yunxi's character, their direction must not be that simple.
So he sent someone to follow them and indeed saw them heading east.
Jiang Yaoji took a deep breath after hearing this. "I see. Xingzhi must have regained his memory."
She knew clearly that Feng Xingzhi must have remembered many past events by now. It would be increasingly difficult to control him.
"Alright, you're seriously injured. Go down for treatment first. We'll talk about the rest later." She called some people to take Lu Shu down. "Also, bring Lu Shu here."
Soon, Lu Shu was brought up. His body was covered in blood, which was terrifying. His situation was no better than Jiang Yin's.
His eyes were covered with a black cloth. Jiang Yaoji unceremoniously stepped forward and tore it off.
Lu Shu was startled by the sudden light and closed his eyes tightly. After he got used to the light, he found that he had been brought to the Jiang family.
"What do you want to do?" Lu Shu said in a deep voice.
Jiang Yaoji suddenly burst into laughter. "What do I want to do? Of course, I want you to bring your master back."
Lu Shu spat. "You're dreaming!"
"Whether I'm dreaming or not, you'll find out if you try." Jiang Yaoji's eyes were venomous, making people shiver. "Someone, treat him. Make sure he doesn't die."
Soon, a doctor from the Jiang family was brought up and forced to give Lu Shu simple treatment. Although it couldn't completely heal him, it would at least prevent him from dying during the bumpy journey.
Lu Shu didn't know what Jiang Yaoji was up to, but he felt extremely uneasy. But now he couldn't contact Feng Xingzhi, so he could only secretly pray that all of Jiang Yaoji's plans would fail.
After waiting for two days, as soon as Jiang Yin could get out of bed, he followed Jiang Yaoji, who led a large number of people and set off in a grand manner.
In the Lute and Zither Valley, Gu Yiping was leading his men to deploy defenses according to the defense plan marked by Ji Yunxi.
Gu Feifei was even more unhappy seeing him obediently following the plan. She kept following him. "Brother, what on earth are you doing? Are you really going to listen to that woman?"
Gu Yiping helplessly shook his head. "You all pay attention to this place..."
"That woman. Who is she? She's so annoying..."
Seeing that she was about to chatter on and on, Gu Yiping had no time to deal with her and turned around to leave.
Gu Feifei suddenly got angry and pulled Gu Yiping, acting coquettishly. "Brother! Answer me! Are you going to be controlled by this person too?"
Gu Yiping endured his impatience. "What exactly do you want?"
Gu Feifei's eyes lit up. "Let her change the defense plan if she wants. We've been fine for so many years. Brother, let's just ignore it!"
"Nonsense!" Gu Yiping scolded in a low voice. "Didn't you hear her say that people with divine power are chasing them?"
Being scolded by her brother, Gu Feifei felt embarrassed and very unhappy. "Doesn't that just prove that this person is problematic? She brought such great danger. How could she be a good person?"
"Gu Feifei! You're becoming more and more unreasonable. Who taught you these things?"
"Gu Yiping! You've been scolding me today! Is that woman with an unknown background really that good? You scold your own sister again and again for her sake?"
"Gu Feifei, no matter what you're thinking, you have to endure it. Now you're the adopted daughter of the Valley Master of Gu'an Valley. Everyone spoils you. I just realized it's wrong. When did you become so arrogant and rude!"
Gu Feifei looked at Gu Yiping in disbelief. She couldn't believe that these harsh words were spoken by her brother, who usually loved her the most.
Gu Yiping also knew that he had spoken too harshly. He helplessly shook his head and sighed. "Feifei, do you think the Valley Master would give his jade token to a bad person? She must be extraordinary. She can wield divine power with a flick of her hand and can see all the loopholes in the defense plan with just a glance."
Gu Feifei was a bit surprised when she heard this. "All the loopholes?"
"Yes, Feifei. What you said in the room just now. They didn't expose you because they thought you were young, but actually... very few of your words were right." Gu Yiping stroked her head. "It's also my fault. I didn't teach you well on weekdays. Now that you know, just obediently follow the Valley Master's arrangements. Understand?"