On the other side, in the Qinse Valley, Li Jiuge was completely bewildered by Gu An's introduction.
Gu An turned to look in the direction of Ji Yunxi. There she stood on a high place, one hand behind her back, her gaze distant and lingering, as if she were trying to peer through the years to see what the Qinse Valley had been like in the past.
Ji Yunyi had hoped to cheer his sister up, but clearly he was unable to do so. Standing there, he seemed rather out of place.
Shaking his head helplessly, he walked away slowly. Coincidentally, he met Gu An's eyes.
He thought to himself that since Gu An was the child adopted by Gu Yunxi, and now Gu Yunxi had become his sister, then in terms of seniority... didn't it mean that he himself was kind of like an uncle?!
Looking at Gu An in slight shock, he thought that this man was probably even older than his own father. He didn't dare to call himself uncle.
Gu An had no intention of seeing through Ji Yunyi's thoughts, but Ji Yunyi's thoughts were all written on his face, making it hard not to understand.
Gu An was extremely helpless. He thought that if this young man really said something strange, he wouldn't care about Gu Yunxi's face anymore.
Fortunately, Ji Yunyi was quite perceptive. He ran to Li Jiuge's side to avoid Gu An's gaze.
Ji Yunxi didn't notice the tense atmosphere between the two of them. She had other things on her mind.
Gu An stepped forward. He had thought taking her out for a walk would cheer her up, but it seemed she was still quite sad.
"The years have passed, but most things in the valley remain the same. There are few of the old people left, but now the valley is filled with their descendants. It can be regarded as a kind of inheritance."
Ji Yunxi gave a faint smile. "I split out this land back then to leave a place for future generations."
"Look over there in the east. That's your favorite sword - forging area. I originally didn't want to separate these things, but later, since forging, smelting, eating, and living were all in one place, some people always felt unwell."
"So, it's better to separate them. It's good to have a clear - cut division of work."
The two chatted merrily. Meanwhile, Li Jiuge and Ji Yunyi were not idle either.
It was now or never for the argument they had held back earlier.
Li Jiuge had a bit of a grudge. She complained to him in a low voice, "You clearly saw that Yunxi was unhappy. Why did you have to pour oil on the fire?"
"Was I pouring oil on the fire? Yunxi is my own sister. Your cousin and that Jiang Yaoji clearly had something going on before. What, am I supposed to agree with you?" Ji Yunyi was also unhappy.
Li Jiuge stamped her foot in anger. "Stop talking nonsense! Cousin has always been in love with Yunxi. Your provocation will only make the misunderstanding between them even worse!"
"If they don't want to be misunderstood, they should just avoid suspicion completely!" Ji Yunyi was quite dissatisfied. Usually, he was willing to give in to Li Jiuge, but at this moment, it was about his beloved sister. There was no room for compromise.
"You're simply unreasonable!"
Ji Yunyi rarely looked so serious. "Jiuge, Yunxi is my only sister. I can do anything for her. We're good friends, fellow disciples, and will be in - laws in the future. I don't care about Feng Xingzhi and Yunxi's past or present lives. But as long as I, Ji Yunyi, am around, if Feng Xingzhi dares to let Yunxi down, I will surely get even with him."
His tone was not fierce, not even full of hostility. It was just like a statement of something he was bound to do, but it made Li Jiuge's heart go cold.
She knew that if her cousin handled this matter poorly, it would be extremely difficult for him to marry Yunxi.
"You're an interesting brother."
They didn't notice that Ji Yunxi and Gu An had already turned to look at them.
Gu An suddenly appreciated Ji Yunyi's personality. Although he didn't seem very smart, he was brave and straightforward enough.
Ji Yunxi felt much better. She looked at her brother with a smile in her eyes.
Gu An suddenly remembered that he hadn't told her about the man who had followed her after her death in that past life.
"Valley Master, after you passed away that year, the man who had always followed you disappeared. For a long time, I thought your death had something to do with that man."
Ji Yunxi was secretly surprised. "It wasn't him."
Gu An smiled. "I know."
Suddenly, he led Ji Yunxi to another side. After passing through a few trees that blocked the view, Ji Yunxi saw a large field of hydrangeas in the valley.
"Later, when I saw all the hydrangeas in the valley in bloom, I realized that a man who loved you deeply couldn't possibly harm you."
Ji Yunxi stared blankly at the sight. She vaguely remembered that in that past life, she had seen hydrangeas once outside the valley. By chance, she had mentioned to Feng Xingzhi that the blooming hydrangeas were extremely beautiful.
She never thought that Feng Xingzhi would plant a field of them in the valley! It was a pity that she had never seen them back then.
Seeing that she showed signs of being touched, Gu An continued his attack. "Valley Master, these hydrangeas are not suitable to grow in the valley. So, I've been nourishing them with spiritual power all these years. I don't know how that person managed to make them survive here back then..."
It seemed like he was just curious about how the hydrangeas survived, but in fact, he was telling Ji Yunxi about the many things Feng Xingzhi had done for her silently.
Ji Yunxi was deeply touched. Most of her unhappiness finally faded away.
At the valley entrance.
Feng Xingzhi came to the valley entrance and saw a group of people not far away. He looked around but didn't find Jiang Yaoji's figure.
It seemed that she was deliberately hiding.
Feng Xingzhi's eyes darkened. He used his spiritual power to sense the barrier and found a breach.
Gu Yiping came behind him and asked cautiously, "Mr. Feng, what should we do?"
Feng Xingzhi looked at the two groups of people who seemed to have temporarily stopped fighting. "They seem to be waiting for something."
"That's right. They don't move forward. It's as if they're just standing here to intimidate us." Gu Yiping said angrily. "What should we do?"
Feng Xingzhi raised his hand and used his divine power to repair the barrier. "It's okay. We just need to be vigilant. This Jiang Yaoji is not easy to deal with. Her methods are extremely insidious. Since she doesn't want to show up, we don't have to give her any face."
Seeing the barrier restored, Gu Yiping tentatively asked, "Mr. Feng, why does Jiang Yaoji want to kill you?"
Feng Xingzhi was silent. In fact, he wasn't very sure either. If Jiang Yaoji was a lackey of Yue Chen, then why had she stopped several times? If it was a personal feud.
But he had searched every past life when he had accompanied Ji Yunxi and couldn't remember the reason.
Unless there was something deeper that he couldn't remember.
Feeling like he was being led by the nose, this out - of - control feeling made Feng Xingzhi very uncomfortable. As he was thinking, his head suddenly ached.
His eyes suddenly felt hot, and he heard Gu Yiping shouting in his ear, "Mr. Feng! A woman has appeared!"
Feng Xingzhi looked up with a cold gaze. Not far away, the four sides of the carriage closed in. There were three people in the carriage, and in the front was Jiang Yaoji.