"If you want me to go, then bring the horse. Otherwise, I'll go back," Feng Xingzhi said willfully.
His repeated unappreciativeness annoyed Jiang Yin. Grinding his teeth, he said, "Master, we should just knock him out and take him back!"
"Get out," Jiang Yaoji said bluntly. "Prepare a horse for Young Master Feng."
Having no choice but to leave, Feng Xingzhi mounted the horse. Still, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Ji Yunxi, who was standing still, quietly watching him.
"Wait for me."
His voice could only be heard by Ji Yunxi. It brought her a little comfort.
After seeing him go, Ji Yunxi didn't stand there stupidly any longer. She didn't want to seem overly reluctant.
Even if she was really reluctant in her heart, she didn't want Li Jiuge and the others to worry about her. She could only grit her teeth, turn around, pretend to be calm, and put the jade hairpin close to her body. "Let's go back too."
Seeing her like this, Li Jiuge felt extremely heart - broken and wanted to chase after her. But she knew that even if she wanted to comfort her, she didn't know how to start.
Ji Yunyi saw this and pulled her back. "Let Yunxi be alone for a while."
"You're her elder brother. Yunxi is in a really bad state now."
"Of course I know, but who caused this?"
Ji Yunyi's rhetorical question left Li Jiuge speechless. She could only lower her head and keep silent.
Ji Yunyi also knew that he had gone too far and felt a little embarrassed. "Okay, I didn't mean it like that."
"I know you didn't mean it like that, but cousin really isn't that kind of person. He really likes Xixi."
Ji Yunyi slowed down his steps. "You're right. He did like my sister very much before. But at that time, he was just a prince of Southern Yan. He had no divine power and no memories with others."
Li Jiuge nodded slightly. "But didn't Yunxi also say that they've been together for so many lifetimes?"
"I know. So now we can only hope that there's really nothing between him and Jiang Yaoji, right?"
The two looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
Gu An obviously didn't know what they were talking about, but it didn't stop him from noticing that Jiang Yaoji had special feelings for Feng Xingzhi. Now that Feng Xingzhi had left with that person, even if Ji Yunxi was magnanimous, she must be feeling bad.
He waved his hand, and Gu Yiping came to his side. "Cook some dishes. Make crystal dumplings..."
He ordered people to cook a table of dishes according to Ji Yunxi's preferences at that time, hoping to cheer her up.
Unfortunately, his efforts were in vain. At the dinner table, everyone was silent. Qing Xuan tried to comfort Ji Yunxi. "Master, Feng Xingzhi's divine power has almost recovered, so you don't have to worry about them. I'm sure he'll rescue Lu Shu soon and come back."
"Right, right. Don't worry," the others echoed.
Ji Yunxi gave a faint smile. "Of course I know there's nothing to worry about. You can rest assured."
Although she was smiling, she still felt a faint uneasiness in her heart.
She wasn't sure about Jiang Yaoji's strength. Since Lu Shu could be controlled by her, could Feng Xingzhi also be controlled?
Moreover, since she could make A Zhi lose his memory once, could she do it a second time?
The more Ji Yunxi thought, the more confused she became. She felt that she should have left with him at that time.
Seeing that she was starting to overthink, Li Jiuge quickly interrupted. "Hey, aren't these crystal dumplings?"
Gu An also knew that she was trying to change the topic and quickly cooperated. "Yes, yes."
Ji Yunyi was really curious. "How come there are these here? This is what Yunxi has loved to eat since she was a child. But when she was a kid, the small kitchen at home was mainly for father, and they were afraid she'd be greedy, so they didn't make these often."
Gu An smiled. "These are the things that Gu Yunxi loved to eat back then."
Li Jiuge and Ji Yunyi knew everything and were full of surprises. "We never thought that even the favorite food and taste would remain the same after reincarnation."
Ji Yunxi was teased and shook her head helplessly. Holding the chopsticks, she looked at the crystal dumplings on the plate but still had no appetite.
Seeing that Ji Yunxi couldn't eat, Gu An suggested helplessly. "The flower field will emit a faint purple light under the moonlight at night. How about I take you to have a look later?"
Mentioning the flower field, she finally showed a little reaction and had some expectations. She forced herself to eat a few mouthfuls of rice.
After dinner, Ji Yunxi followed Gu An to the flower field in the valley. The flower field in the afternoon was completely different from the one under the moonlight now.
The beautiful scenery made her think of the past.
In her previous life as Gu Yunxi, she didn't know Feng Xingzhi at first.
She didn't know that she had a predestined lover who had been looking for her. At that time, she established Qinshe Valley, only wanting to make the best weapons and give the people in the valley a place to settle down.
Unexpectedly, one day when she went out to buy supplies, she accidentally bumped into a man in white.
At that time, she was dressed in black like a man. When Feng Xingzhi saw her, his eyes lit up, and he stuck to her ever since.
She had no memory at that time and felt strange. Why did this person just follow her and refuse to leave?
It turned out that he had recognized her long ago and of course couldn't bear to leave.
That day happened to be the Qixi Festival. Feng Xingzhi in white was extremely handsome.
There were many people by the river releasing river lanterns. She was just watching from afar and didn't want to join the crowded activity. But suddenly someone stretched out a hand. "Miss, this is for you."
That's how they got to know each other.
Later, when she planned to leave, he followed her. Feng Xingzhi said to her with a smile. "Miss, I've been traveling all over the world and have nowhere to go. I wonder if I can travel with you?"
For some reason, she actually agreed.
Feng Xingzhi unceremoniously followed her back to Qinshe Valley. At that time, Gu An, who was still young, was very confused when he saw Feng Xingzhi following Gu Yunxi. "Valley Master, who is this person?"
It was only after Gu An asked that Gu Yunxi realized that she had brought this person back without even asking who he was. In the end, it was really beauty that had clouded her judgment.
But Feng Xingzhi was very thick - skinned at that time, and she couldn't drive him away. Instead, he stayed.
He seemed to understand Gu Yunxi very well. His words and deeds were all in line with her wishes.
Gradually, Feng Xingzhi went from being a homeless person to becoming a teacher in the valley. He was erudite and talented, and even Gu An, who had always disliked him, had to obediently listen to him.
Gu Yunxi discussed with him about building defenses to resist foreign enemies. Feng Xingzhi's unique insights brought their relationship closer.
In that life, everything went smoothly for them. They thought they could reach the highest state of love in the storybooks - growing old together. But unexpectedly, she died on their wedding night, leaving that person alone in grief.