At this moment in Qinse Valley.
After seeing Jing Weiwei off, Ji Yunxi had been unable to sense Feng Xingzhi. However, a sudden feeling of uneasiness came over her.
She originally wanted to talk to Li Jiuge about her distress. Suddenly, she heard that Gu Feifei had woken up, so she headed towards Gu An's house.
When Gu Feifei groggily opened her eyes, she found herself lying in Gu An's wooden cottage. The air was filled with the faint smell of herbs, a bitter aroma with a hint of freshness.
"Is, cough, anyone there?" She struggled to speak and found her throat was extremely hoarse.
Vaguely, she seemed to hear someone talking outside. She propped herself up on the edge of the bed, trying to see who it was. Stumbling forward, she suddenly lunged and knocked over the table.
"Crash!" The teacup shattered on the ground, and the tea spilled everywhere. The noise also alerted the people outside.
Gu Yiping rushed into the room immediately upon hearing the sound, with Gu An right behind him.
Seeing that Gu Feifei had woken up, everyone finally felt relieved.
"Quick, call the doctor!"
Gu An quickly summoned the doctor in the valley to feel her pulse. It wasn't until the doctor said she was out of danger that Ji Yunxi also rushed over.
Gu Feifei knew it was Ji Yunxi who had saved her, and she felt a bit uncomfortable. Then she thought, if it weren't for Ji Yunxi bringing danger, she wouldn't have been injured.
However, all these complaints in her heart couldn't be spoken out. They just accumulated into dissatisfaction towards Ji Yunxi.
For some time after waking up, Gu Feifei was closely watched by Gu Yiping and could only walk around in the room.
Looking at the bright sunshine outside and the gentle breeze, a scene of peace and tranquility, Gu Feifei just couldn't bear it anymore. She pestered Gu Yiping, "Brother, please let me go out."
"No. Father said you should rest well."
"But it's not good for me to be cooped up like this. Please take me out for a walk..."
After much cajoling, she finally managed to persuade Gu Yiping. He shook his head helplessly and took her out for a stroll.
However, not long after they came out, Gu Feifei saw Ji Yunxi sitting alone on the grass, with an inscrutable expression on her face. No one knew what she was thinking.
She whispered, "It's so strange. Where's that young master?"
Gu Yiping had witnessed the separation between Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi. Seeing his sister asking about that person as soon as she woke up, his face darkened, and the smile quickly faded. His tone became a bit harsher, "Don't ask what you shouldn't!"
Gu Yiping's attitude misled Gu Feifei into thinking that that person had abandoned Ji Yunxi. She felt secretly happy. In her moment of elation, she even ignored Gu Yiping's warning.
"Some people must have been abandoned. Well, that young master is so outstanding. It was only a matter of time before she was abandoned!"
Gu Feifei was afraid Ji Yunxi wouldn't hear, so she even quickened her steps and came in front of her to say this.
Ji Yunxi had a lot on her mind and was already in a bad mood. Hearing Gu Feifei's provoking words at this moment, she immediately got angry.
The air around them turned a bit colder. She just stared silently at Gu Feifei. Her eyes were as deep as an ancient pond, with a cold glint flashing through them, which made Gu Feifei feel scared.
She swallowed quietly, "What, what are you looking at me for! A woman like you will bring bad luck to anyone who is with you. Haven't you done enough harm to others? You even dragged my father into this. I really don't know how you have the nerve to act innocent here."
Ji Yunxi just watched her performance quietly, with a look of disdain in her eyes.
Li Jiuge was walking over from afar. Hearing Gu Feifei's words, she couldn't hold back her anger anymore. Seeing that Gu Yiping didn't notice what Gu Feifei was doing, she immediately rushed forward.
Gu Feifei was startled. Seeing Li Jiuge, she instinctively took a few steps back, "What, what are you going to do?"
Li Jiuge sneered, "What do you think I'm going to do? If you can't speak properly, then this princess will be kind enough to teach you today!"
Saying that, she raised her hand high. The next second, it was about to land on Gu Feifei's face.
Ji Yunxi knew what Li Jiuge was going to do just by looking at her action. However, she didn't stop her. In her opinion, Gu Feifei was really going too far. It was useless to reason with such a person. Fists were the only way.
Gu Feifei let out a scream and tried to turn around and run away, but her wrist was grabbed, and she couldn't break free. Thinking she couldn't avoid this slap, she could only close her eyes.
However, there was no pain as expected. She only heard Gu An's voice, "Princess!"
Li Jiuge roared angrily, "Gu An, what are you doing?! Look clearly. It was she who spoke rudely first!"
Gu An stepped closer and shook his head, "I'm not here to stop the princess. I just don't need the princess to do it."
Before Li Jiuge could react, she saw him turn around and give Gu Feifei a slap.
She was stunned by the slap. Tears quickly welled up in her eyes and fell one by one.
"Valley Master!" Everything happened so fast. Gu Yiping looked at them in shock. Since childhood, no matter what mistakes they made, Gu An had never punished Gu Feifei severely. He had always doted on her.
But now he actually hit her himself?!
Li Jiuge was also a bit surprised. She originally thought Gu An was going to take Gu Feifei's side when he stopped her. She didn't expect Gu An to hit her himself.
Since Gu An had done this, Li Jiuge could only swallow her anger, "Valley Master Gu, since you've already taken action, I won't interfere anymore. However, if you don't teach your adopted daughter well, there may be endless troubles in the future."
"The princess is right."
Ji Yunxi knew Gu An must be feeling sad at this moment, so she stopped watching the show, "Jiuge, let's go back first."
The two didn't say anything more and turned around to leave.
Gu Feifei still looked in disbelief. After the people left, she covered her face and cried out, "Father! You actually hit me for an outsider."
Gu An's face darkened, and he scolded her, "It seems I've really spoiled you. If we really talk about it, you're the outsider."
After saying that, Gu An flung his sleeve and left angrily.
Gu Feifei didn't expect Gu An to say such a thing. She cried even louder and looked at Gu Yiping, "Brother! What does Father mean? When did I become an outsider!"
Her cries were quite loud. Ji Yunxi looked back coldly and then pulled Li Jiuge away.
Ji Yunyi had borrowed a small kitchen earlier to cook for the two girls and cheer his sister up. Unexpectedly, just as he was about to go and call them, he bumped into Ji Yunxi and Li Jiuge as they came back.
Looking outside, he saw Gu Feifei still crying and shouting.
He looked confused, "What's going on?"
Li Jiuge told him what had just happened, which immediately made Ji Yunyi so angry that he slapped the table.
"Humph, this woman is really overestimating herself. I'll go in and settle the score with her."
Ji Yunxi knew his temper well and quickly stopped him, "Forget it. Gu An has already taught her a lesson."
She was magnanimous, but Ji Yunyi couldn't swallow this anger, "No. She's been spoiled by Gu An and the others. If we don't teach her a good lesson, who knows what kind of trouble she'll cause in the future!"
Li Jiuge also added fuel to the fire, "That's right, that's right. We should really teach her a lesson!"