The entrance to the Qinse Valley was deathly silent, with only a bloodstained man standing there.
Ji Yunxi rode without rest. Before she even reached the valley entrance, she saw Feng Xingzhi covered in blood.
Her heart felt as if it had been tightly squeezed. Her eye sockets were slightly hot. "Azhi! What's wrong with you? What on earth happened? Where are you injured?!"
Feng Xingzhi gasped for breath, his words coming out in broken fragments. "Jiang Yaoji has tied up Jing Weiwei and the others. The Luxu's memories have also been tampered with by her. I originally wanted to rescue them, but I just couldn't do it. I had no choice but to escape on my own first."
Seeing this, Ji Yunxi's heart was filled with distress. She thought of quickly opening the barrier to let him in.
However, suddenly, Gu An's voice came from behind. "Valley Master, wait a moment."
Gu An, Li Jiuge, Ji Yunyi and a group of people caught up in a grand manner. They were all shocked to see Feng Xingzhi covered in blood.
Li Jiuge rushed forward. "Brother!"
Ji Yunxi quickly grabbed her, preventing her from hitting the barrier hard.
"Yunxi, what's going on? Why is cousin so badly injured?"
"He should have been injured while escaping..."
Gu An stood to one side. He was an outsider, having only met Feng Xingzhi a few times. Even if he was the man who had once followed Gu Yunxi, there was nothing special about him to Gu An.
It was his sudden appearance without anyone around that made people suspicious.
"Valley Master, calm down. Is this really Young Master Feng?" Gu An stopped the somewhat dazed Ji Yunxi.
Hearing this, Li Jiuge immediately flew into a rage. "What do you mean! What do you mean this isn't the real one?!"
Gu Yiping quickly stepped forward to separate the two and explained. "Father means that it's really not easy for Feng Xingzhi to escape from Jiang Yaoji's hands and get injured, but is there really no pursuer behind him?"
Li Jiuge had a fiery temper. At this moment, she naturally didn't care about anything. But Ji Yunxi calmed down. She understood that standing beside her were not just these few people, but also so many disciples of the Qinse Valley.
If the person's identity was wrong, the price might be too high for her to bear.
"Azhi..."
Just as Ji Yunxi was about to speak, she was interrupted by Feng Xingzhi. He glanced behind him. "There's no time. Yunxi, I'll leave first."
Saying that, he supported his shoulder and stood up with difficulty. He turned around and was about to walk in another direction. Everyone was a bit confused by his actions.
"Azhi! Where are you going?!"
Feng Xingzhi paused. "I should have completely angered her. And with Yue Chen keeping an eye on me, Jiang Yaoji is still leading people to hunt me down. I'll go first."
Ji Yunxi and Li Jiuge immediately threw all of Gu An's reminders to the back of their minds. "Wait! Azhi, where else can you go? Come in quickly!"
Feng Xingzhi indeed shook his head. "No. This barrier is still strong now and can protect you. If you open it, I'm injured now. It will be difficult to create another such barrier."
Everyone looked at each other. Although Li Jiuge was anxious, she also knew the importance of the situation and didn't speak rashly.
Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind. It seemed that there were quite a few people coming. Feng Xingzhi immediately turned his head and took a look. There was a hint of panic in his eyes.
Ji Yunxi watched as Jiang Yaoji led her people approaching. She subconsciously tightened her hands.
Li Jiuge didn't know how Ji Yunxi would choose. Her knees went weak and she knelt on the ground. With tears in her eyes through the barrier, she cried. "Brother, what should we do?!"
Her helpless cry made everyone present feel very sad.
Ji Yunxi found it difficult to make a decision for a moment. She thought that if Jiang Yaoji really wanted her life, then she might as well just walk out. Anyway, she hadn't obtained the God-Slaying Blade yet. If she died now, she could still be reincarnated.
However, Gu An saw through her thoughts. He took a quick step forward and shook his head at her. "Valley Master, you mustn't. If you forget all these things after reincarnation, what should we do? What should the world do?!"
Ji Yunxi suddenly came to her senses and looked at Gu An with a somewhat dull look in her eyes.
"Valley Master!"
Finally coming to her senses, Li Jiuge was still sobbing. "What should we do? I can't let you be killed by Jiang Yaoji!"
Gu An saw that Ji Yunxi was in a very difficult situation. He also knew that it was really difficult to make a decision now. If something really happened to Feng Xingzhi, Ji Yunxi might be depressed because she felt responsible.
"Valley Master, open it. It's okay. Our disciples in the valley are not weak. Instead of giving up our teammate's life, we might as well fight her!" Gu An finally spoke. With his words, the disciples of the Qinse Valley who had gathered around also nodded one after another and were even ready to go.
Ji Yunxi looked at them gratefully and nodded tearfully. "Thank you!"
Not daring to delay any longer, she directly used her divine power to unlock the barrier and let Feng Xingzhi in.
A flash of light passed through Feng Xingzhi's eyes. Before he could step in, he swayed on the spot as if he was about to faint.
The barrier was already open. Ji Yunxi had no mind for anything else. She quickly stepped forward to support him and then fell to the ground.
Ji Yunxi hugged his body. Fortunately, it was still warm, not cold.
Jiang Yaoji calmly sat in the carriage and came to the valley entrance. Seeing Ji Yunxi hugging Feng Xingzhi, she suddenly smiled. "Not bad! You're quite quick."
Ji Yunxi suddenly looked at her in confusion. What did she mean by being quick?
Who was she talking to exactly?
"Jiang Yaoji, what do you mean?"
Before Jiang Yaoji could say anything, suddenly Ji Yunxi felt a sharp pain in her chest. The sound of flesh being torn also rang in her ears.
Feng Xingzhi, who had almost fainted a moment ago, suddenly opened his eyes and pushed Ji Yunxi away forcefully.
Caught off guard, she was pushed and fell to the ground. Before she could ask, she saw Feng Xingzhi change his expression. He looked cold and unceremoniously stabbed the Nianfeng sword into Ji Yunxi's chest.
"Valley Master!"
"Yunxi!"
Everyone was stunned. Apart from exclaiming Ji Yunxi's name, everyone actually stood still on the spot.
Instantly coming to their senses, Ji Yunyi and Li Jiuge reacted and immediately rushed towards Ji Yunxi.
Ji Yunyi couldn't help but shout. "Feng Xingzhi! Are you crazy?!"
And Ji Yunxi seemed to be deaf to the surrounding sounds. She just stared blankly at Feng Xingzhi, who had been so weak in her arms just now, standing in front of her. The hilt of the Nianfeng sword was in his hand, while the blade was in her body.
After all, the Nianfeng was a divine sword. It was also made by Ji Yunxi herself when she was Gu Yunxi. Sensing something strange, it suddenly withdrew all its might, trying to make Ji Yunxi feel less uncomfortable.
However, all was in vain. Ji Yunxi looked at the sword that had pierced her body. At first, her heart was filled with disbelief, and then she quickly realized that Feng Xingzhi probably had the same experience as the Luxu.
Jiang Yaoji's conspiracy had succeeded. He really didn't remember her anymore.