Ji Yunyi stopped arguing and obediently shut his mouth. Now, it was Li Jiuge who was in a dilemma.
One was her childhood confidant, and the other was her blood - related elder brother.
If their fates were truly severed, she feared that she would have no face to see the Ji family members in the future, not just Yunxi, but also that person who cherished his sister more than anything.
Sighing, Li Jiuge looked in the direction of the valley entrance. Now, she could only hope that her cousin wouldn't disappoint Yunxi. Otherwise, how could she face the Ji siblings?
Gu An was still sighing about the Purple Sun Flower Sea. "Valley Master, you may not know that after you left, the Purple Sun Flower Sea has become a place of witness for lovers in the Qinshe Valley. If a pair of lovers want to get married, they must come to the Purple Sun Flower Sea to kowtow and pray for a lifelong union."
"A lifelong union..." Ji Yunxi murmured in a low voice. "It's a pity that none of us managed to achieve it."
Li Jiuge walked up the hillside and happened to hear Gu An talking about the Purple Sun Flower Sea in the Qinshe Valley. Her eyes immediately lit up. "The Purple Sun Flower Sea?!"
She remembered that a traveling official once told her that the Purple Sun Flower Sea in the Qinshe Valley was a holy land for lovers.
"Valley Master Gu, can we go and take a look?!"
Gu An nodded slightly. Before he could even finish his reply, a disciple from the valley came to report. "Report to the Valley Master! That woman has appeared!"
Jiang Yaoji?!
Ji Yunxi tightened her grip on her hand. Hearing that she had come, she immediately turned around and ran towards the valley entrance. Gu An wanted to call her back, but Ji Yunyi stepped forward and shook his head at him. "They've had a long - standing grudge. Let her go."
The others sighed and then quickly followed.
At this moment, Feng Xingzhi at the valley entrance slightly widened his eyes. He was extremely shocked because Lushu was now standing beside Jiang Yaoji and Jiang Yin, looking calmly out of place.
He couldn't understand the reason for Lushu's appearance here. Logically speaking, Lushu disliked them no less than anyone else. Why was he so calm now?
Feng Xingzhi felt something was wrong. He saw that Lushu just looked a bit pale and there were no obvious wounds on his body. He didn't seem to be coerced either.
This sudden accident left Feng Xingzhi at a loss as to what Jiang Yaoji was up to.
He tried to call Lushu through their contract, and finally, Lushu responded.
Feng Xingzhi thought that Lushu must have been captured. He hadn't been able to contact Lushu before, and this matter itself was suspicious.
Unable to figure it out, Feng Xingzhi frowned and used his spiritual power to transmit a voice to Lushu from afar. "A Shu, what are you doing? Why are you beside Jiang Yaoji?"
"I'm here to discuss important matters with the head of the Jiang family."
This was even weirder. The Menghua Pavilion and the Wangyue Pavilion had never had any contact with each other and even hated each other to the extreme. How could there be important matters to discuss?
"Lushu, you're acting very strangely."
Lushu glanced at Jiang Yaoji. "Master, it's not me who's acting strangely. We've been deceived!"
Before Feng Xingzhi could ask what was going on, he heard Lushu continue. "We've all been deceived by Ji Yunxi!"
Feng Xingzhi was extremely shocked and blurted out without thinking. "Impossible!"
Lushu looked at him with a look of hatred for his lack of success. "Why is it impossible? Master, think about it! Why have you never managed to get married in so many lifetimes? Every time you're about to get married, she leaves?"
Feng Xingzhi suddenly fell silent.
"That's because she planned everything. Every time she deliberately left before your wedding. Her purpose was to deceive you into giving her the other part of your divine power."
Divine power?
Hearing this, Feng Xingzhi suddenly looked up. When it came to this, he began to waver a little. He knew that a part of his divine power had been transferred to Ji Yunxi, but he couldn't remember why.
Moreover, according to his feelings for Xixi, if the collision of the divine powers wouldn't harm Xixi's body, he would give it to her.
So, did Xixi have to take the divine power in such a way?
If Lushu said so, it seemed to make sense.
The most important thing was that Lushu was his contract spiritual beast. With the contract in place, Lushu couldn't deceive him.
Jiang Yaoji had been observing Feng Xingzhi's expression. Seeing a hint of doubt in his eyes, she knew that her gamble had paid off.
Just now, when she set up the formation for Lushu, she thought it would end in failure, but unexpectedly, it succeeded in the end.
No wonder Lushu was Feng Xingzhi's contract spiritual beast. This guy seemed not very powerful, but he could operate a small formation independently without the support of other sealing formations. He was really incredibly powerful!
Fortunately, neither he nor Feng Xingzhi had fully recovered. Otherwise, her end would surely be ugly.
Seeing that the formation was successful, Jiang Yaoji quickly fabricated a set of lies and implanted them into Lushu's memory.
When he opened his eyes again, there was even gratitude towards her. It was really both interesting and ridiculous.
It was a pity that Ji Yunxi wasn't on the scene at the moment. Jiang Yaoji really wanted to see her expression. The young man she trusted, to whom she had even entrusted the entire Menghua Pavilion, had now turned against her. Would Ji Yunxi be so angry that she would die?
Jiang Yaoji became more and more complacent, as if victory was waving to her.
After Feng Xingzhi left with her, she would find a suitable time to tamper with his memory. From then on, they would be lovers for all lifetimes, and Ji Yunxi would be the one who betrayed her trust and was a liar who wanted to deceive his divine power.
She couldn't help but feel happy, and a smile quickly flashed across her eyes.
At this moment, Feng Xingzhi standing in the barrier became more and more extreme in his thoughts. He had an urge to turn around and go back to ask Ji Yunxi.
However, out of the corner of his eye, he happened to see a faint smile on Jiang Yaoji's face. It was as if she was confident that Lushu would surely tell him something and that he would surely believe it.
The malicious look in her expression was too obvious, which made people frown.
Feng Xingzhi understood that he had been led astray by Lushu. To be precise, he had been deceived by the contract between them.
Lushu would surely not deceive him, but what if all the information he had received was a lie?
Then the question came back to the beginning. Why did Lushu inexplicably want to discuss matters with Jiang Yaoji?
It seemed that it wasn't a discussion but that he had been controlled by her.
The confusion in Feng Xingzhi's eyes suddenly cleared up. After calming down, he realized how absurd his previous thoughts were!
Even if he didn't trust others, how could he not trust Xixi?
When she was Feng Yunxi, she was the most outstanding person in the upper realm. Why would she covet his divine power? And didn't she know how dangerous the repulsion of the two divine powers would be?
Feng Xingzhi slightly shook his head, and his eyes gradually turned cold.
Seeing that Feng Xingzhi showed no reaction and still stood inside the barrier, Lushu became a bit impatient.
Regardless of whether the people around could hear their conversation, he directly shouted out. "Master! Ji Yunxi is only giving you her spiritual power for the time being. On the day you two get married, she will take all your spiritual power for herself!"