Jiang Yaoji summoned the secret guards of the Jiang family and redeployed the forces of the Jiang Mansion.
Then, she made her way alone through the front courtyard, past the rockeries, and arrived at the Refreshing Heart Pavilion. The barrier of the Jiang family was extremely solid, and its energy source was the Conch Sound Flute, which had been lying quietly in the White Moon Pond.
Jiang Yaoji stood in the pavilion and waved her hand, sending out two white crescent - shaped rays. The White Moon Pond seemed to be split in two, and blue light emanated from the water. The Conch Sound Flute slowly emerged from the surface. It was named so because it resembled a conch. It was all aglow with colorful light, and water continuously gushed around it as if it were floating on the water, emitting a riot of colors in the sunlight.
Jiang Yaoji held out her hands, palms facing each other. Spiritual energy gathered in her palms and then she waved it towards the Conch Sound Flute.
The Conch Sound Flute burst out with powerful spiritual energy, striking straight at the sky above the Jiang Mansion. The light spread from the center of the barrier to the surroundings. The barrier of the mansion was reinforced again, looking even brighter.
Jiang Yin was practicing sword - fighting in the yard. Sensing the anomaly in the sky, he immediately stopped his movements. A look of surprise flashed across his eyes. He vaguely guessed it was due to the Conch Sound Flute. So he tapped his toes lightly and quickly rushed towards the White Moon Pond. By the time he arrived, he only saw Jiang Yaoji putting the Conch Sound Flute back into the pond.
Jiang Yaoji sensed the movement and turned around to look at the person coming: "Jiang Yin, you're here. It's just right. Come with me somewhere."
"Where are we going?" Jiang Yin followed behind Jiang Yaoji with his sword on his back. The two passed through the back garden and finally stopped in front of the Flower Shadow Attic.
Jiang Yin looked up. This attic was a place to store classics. Few people came here and it was almost deserted. However, he used to come here to play when he was a child.
Jiang Yaoji pushed open the door of the attic. Sunlight shone in through the crack of the door, and one could clearly see the dust dancing in the sunlight.
The crackling sound of burning firewood was especially clear in the silent space. A bronze tripod was being roasted on the fire. Its base was burning red. It had three legs and two ears, and runes were carved all over its body.
Jiang Yaoji brought two fingers together and gently pointed at the Yanghan Tripod. A human - skin mask floated out on its own.
Jiang Yin behind her was a bit surprised: "Why go to so much trouble? We can just use magic to change our appearance later."
"This is called the Yanghan Tripod. It's made of ancient meteorite iron. The human - skin masks refined with this tripod can be almost indistinguishable from the real thing." Jiang Yaoji glanced at the human - skin mask and then continued, "Feng Xingzhi is very smart. We must be extremely careful when dealing with him."
Jiang Yaoji thought for a while, took out a pen and paper, wrote down several kinds of spices, and asked Jiang Yin to go to the city to buy them. Jiang Yin took the paper and glanced at it. They were all spices used by girls. "Are these the spices that Ji Yunxi often uses?"
Jiang Yaoji said, "Yes."
"I understand. I'll go and do it right away." After saying that, Jiang Yin went out to buy the things.
The door of the attic opened and then closed, isolating Jiang Yin's tall and straight back outside.
On the other side, Ji Yunxi was still waiting for news from the blue bird, but the blue bird didn't return for a long time. She roughly guessed in her heart that the blue bird must have encountered some difficulties.
Ji Yunxi was worried about the safety of the blue bird. Not being able to contact Feng Xingzhi made her even more anxious. Li Jiuge noticed that she was in a low mood and tried to comfort her: "Yunxi, don't be in a hurry. Feng Xingzhi will find a way to contact you."
Ji Yunxi forced a smile: "I'm fine. You don't need to comfort me."
"Still saying you're fine. Your expression has already given you away." Li Jiuge joked with a smile.
"Really? Is it that obvious?" Ji Yunxi immediately touched her face.
"Uh - huh!" Li Jiuge had a sly look on her face. Ji Yunxi realized that she had been tricked!
The two burst into laughter. After the laughter faded, Ji Yunxi understood that she couldn't wallow in sadness all the time. She had to find a way to solve the current dilemma.
She took out a talisman, a yellow piece of paper with a talisman written in cinnabar on it. This talisman was left for her by Feng Xingzhi and could be used to summon the people of the Dream Flower Pavilion.
Ji Yunxi pinched the talisman between two fingers, recited the Golden Light Spell, and then threw it into the sky. The talisman immediately disappeared.
After a while, unexpectedly, the people who came were Jing Weiwei and Zhao Qingcang.
When Jing Weiwei saw Ji Yunxi, she immediately rushed over and waved happily: "Yunxi, Jiuge!"
Zhao Qingcang sensed the power of the barrier. Worry appeared in his eyes. Before he could open his mouth to remind her, Jing Weiwei was blocked outside the barrier.
Jing Weiwei felt a sudden bright light in front of her eyes. It was as if her forehead had hit something. She saw golden light spreading from the center of the formation. A strange pattern appeared on the ground. A long ancient painting appeared around, connecting end - to - end to form a circle. It disappeared after a moment, but when she reached out to touch it, she could still feel a layer of barrier.
"Weiwei, don't be impulsive."
"Weiwei, are you okay?" Li Jiuge also stepped closer and looked at Jing Weiwei.
Feng Xingzhi's barrier was quite friendly. If one didn't try to forcefully tear it apart, it wouldn't attack people.
"Ouch, why is there a barrier?" Jing Weiwei rubbed her forehead. Her face wrinkled up like a small bun. Although it didn't hurt much, it gave her a shock.
Ji Yunxi also looked dejected. She reached out and knocked on the barrier. Oh, if she could, she would also like to remove this barrier.
"Master of the pavilion? Jiuge, can you hear me?" Jing Weiwei waved at Ji Yunxi from the outside.
Ji Yunxi stood up from the ground and nodded: "Yes."
"Master of the pavilion, I'll break the barrier right away and rescue you!" Jing Weiwei said and was about to cast a spell.
"Don't!" Zhao Qingcang's heart tightened. He quickly interrupted Jing Weiwei's spell - casting. Then he reached out and pulled Jing Weiwei, making her stay away from the barrier. If he didn't stop her, he really didn't know what absurd thing she would do.
"Why can't we solve it? I want to rescue Yunxi. Let go of me."
Zhao Qingcang looked helpless: "This is a barrier personally set up by Feng Xingzhi. It's not that easy to break. If you force it, it will rebound on yourself."
Ji Yunxi also agreed and nodded repeatedly: "Weiwei, this barrier was set up by Feng Xingzhi using his divine power. It's very difficult to break and it will hurt you."
Zhao Qingcang stepped forward and asked Ji Yunxi about the current situation of the Jiang Mansion. Ji Yunxi quickly told him the general situation.
After hearing this, Zhao Qingcang's face became solemn. There seemed to be a layer of thick fog that couldn't be dispelled in his eyes. He didn't expect there to be a secret technique that could tamper with people's memories. In that case, their danger had increased several times.
Jing Weiwei showed great interest in this secret technique: "Wow, there's such a vicious secret technique. I really want to see it."
Ji Yunxi: "..."
Zhao Qingcang: "..."
Zhao Qingcang asked Ji Yunxi about the next move.
Ji Yunxi told them her plan: "The two of you should first lead people to search for the whereabouts of Feng Xingzhi and the Lushu. Let me know as soon as you get any news. Try to contact Feng Xingzhi if possible so that we can cooperate from inside and outside, in case Jiang Yaoji pretends to be Feng Xingzhi and gives orders."
"Okay, we understand."
"Then we'll set off now."
"Be careful on the way!" Ji Yunxi waved at them from behind, with deep worry in her eyes.
"Got it. Don't worry."