Ji Yunxi didn't dare to stop for a moment. However, just as she rushed to the valley entrance, she happened to hear Lushu saying these words.
She stumbled. Fortunately, Gu An had been following closely and managed to steady her.
She looked up and saw Lushu standing on the carriage. Beside him was Jiang Yaoji, looking calm and composed, and Jiang Yin, looking gloomy.
Ji Yunxi never expected that Lushu would fall into Jiang Yaoji's hands. She grew a bit anxious and quickened her steps forward.
Feng Xingzhi sensed someone approaching from behind. When he turned around, his eyes met Ji Yunxi's.
They used to be the closest of people, yet now they just stared at each other wordlessly.
Feng Xingzhi wanted to call out to her, but the words got stuck in his throat. Those incomplete memories had indeed created a rift between them.
Lushu couldn't see his expression. Thinking that his master was once again bewitched by Ji Yunxi, he grew extremely anxious. "Master! Hurry up and come out. We can't delay any longer!"
Ji Yunxi turned her head. At this moment, Lushu seemed so strange. He was no longer the young man who used to follow her. There was even resentment in his eyes when he looked at her.
She had so many things she wanted to ask, but then she saw Feng Xingzhi shaking his head at her.
For a moment, the entire valley entrance fell into silence.
After a while, Feng Xingzhi sent a message to Ji Yunxi. "I have to go and save Lushu."
Ji Yunxi was slightly surprised. "Azhi, what do you mean?"
Feng Xingzhi frowned. "It's obvious that Lushu is now under Jiang Yaoji's control. I can't just leave him alone. Jiang Yaoji's current goal is to take me away, so I have to go."
His reason was quite valid, but Ji Yunxi felt heart - broken. She wasn't an unreasonable person, but for some reason, this parting gave her a feeling that she might lose this person.
She didn't dare to take the risk.
"Azhi, I won't leave Ashu alone either, but if you choose to go to Jiang Yaoji's side, it's too dangerous." Ji Yunxi calmed down. "Yue Chen wanted to let you go. Now you'll be right under the enemy's nose."
"I know, but Lushu's current situation is very strange. He..." Just as Feng Xingzhi was speaking, Li Jiuge and the others also rushed over.
Qing Xuan was very worried when he saw Lushu's pale face. Without paying attention to anyone else, he directly shouted at him. "Lushu, are you okay?"
Unexpectedly, Lushu was not polite at all. He snorted at Qing Xuan. "I'm fine! I don't need your false sympathy!"
His look was as if he was seeing his enemy.
Qing Xuan was completely bewildered by the scolding. They were all contracted spirit beasts. Since their masters had formed a bond, they had also been connected. Although they often quarreled, they were still the best partners at critical moments.
Why did Lushu's look make him feel so... uncomfortable?
He walked over to Ji Yunxi aggrievedly. "What's wrong with him?"
Only then did Feng Xingzhi explain. "When I came here just now, I noticed something was wrong. He said he had something to discuss with Jiang Yaoji, and he also said... he said that Xixi was a liar. He said that the reason we couldn't get married in every life was because you left and wanted to obtain my divine power through this."
Ji Yunxi's eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn't believe that these words had come from Lushu.
But then she thought about it and understood. Wasn't this just Jiang Yaoji shifting her own actions onto her?
Qing Xuan didn't think of these things. Hearing what Lushu said, he was so angry that he stamped his feet and directly pointed at Lushu. "You stupid Lushu! What's wrong with you?!"
Lushu snorted. "Shut up, you stinky bird! You're in cahoots with someone like Ji Yunxi. You're not qualified to talk to me!"
Qing Xuan's eyes were blood - red, clearly extremely angry. "You can scold me, but you can't scold my master. Moreover, the master has always been kind to you. How can you be so ungrateful?"
Lushu turned his head and didn't answer. He felt a strange feeling in his heart.
He had indeed scolded Ji Yunxi, but for some reason, he didn't feel happy at all.
Li Jiuge had been standing on one side listening to Feng Xingzhi's explanation. Being impatient by nature, she also stepped forward. "Cousin, I don't agree with you going to Jiang Yaoji's place! It's obvious that she used some method to make Lushu like this. How can you just go there?"
"I know, but I can't not save Lushu."
Ji Yunyi saw that his sister hadn't said a word. He was a bit dissatisfied in his heart. What did Feng Xingzhi mean? Did they just want to watch Lushu like this?
Where did this put Yunxi?
On weekdays, Lushu treated Ji Yunxi and him almost the same.
He was very angry and questioned Feng Xingzhi. "What do you mean by this?"
His tone was very calm, but it seemed to hide boundless anger.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Gu An quickly stopped Ji Yunyi. "Hey, let them handle their own affairs. Why do you guys always interfere?!"
Ji Yunyi snorted. "I'm just afraid that some people can't tell right from wrong!"
Feng Xingzhi didn't respond to his doubt. Instead, he pulled Ji Yunxi over. "Xixi, even though I know it's dangerous, I have to go. I can't leave Lushu alone. You understand me, don't you?"
Ji Yunxi had been silent. She looked at Feng Xingzhi with a pair of eyes, trying to figure out what was on his mind.
Of course, she knew that Lushu and Feng Xingzhi had a deep - seated affection. Wasn't she the same?
What Feng Xingzhi was doing now seemed to tell everyone that she, Ji Yunxi, could also abandon her close friend for Feng Xingzhi.
Disappointment welled up in her heart. The warmth that had been built in the Ziyang Flower Sea had completely fallen apart.
Ji Yunxi sighed in her heart. Anyway, Jiang Yaoji had done so much just to take Feng Xingzhi away. In the end, she wouldn't hurt him.
Since Feng Xingzhi wanted to go and save someone, then let him go.
She withdrew her hand. "Then go."
Hearing this, Li Jiuge and Ji Yunyi said in unison. "Yunxi!"
"It's okay. You go. We'll use the green - tailed bird to send messages. Contact me in time if there's a problem."
Feng Xingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing that Yunxi was understanding, he happily took out the jade hairpin from his head and put it in her hand. "Don't worry. I'll definitely come back as soon as possible."
Ji Yunxi watched him turn around and leave. She had to swallow the reluctance in her eyes.
Jiang Yaoji gave her a provocative look, as if to say that she had won this round.
Ji Yunxi looked calm. To her, she believed in the feelings between them. Otherwise, from the very beginning, according to the contract relationship between Feng Xingzhi and Lushu, he should have suspected her. So she wasn't afraid.
Moreover, she, Ji Yunxi, was never a person who only cared about love. If the day of no return really came.
She could also let go.
Raising her head, Ji Yunxi sent a message to the person sitting on the carriage. "Jiang Yaoji, even if you really succeed in tampering with Azhi's memories, you'll live in fear all your life, worrying about when he'll regain his memories, when he'll hate you, resent you, and even want to kill you."
"You only deserve to live in lies for all eternity."