Ji Yunxi looked around. The street was bustling with people coming and going, while the alley on one side where the sun couldn't reach seemed even colder and lonelier.
She made up her mind and walked into the crowd. The people following her had been pretending to buy things. Seeing her walking away, they quickly followed.
She was waiting for a chance to shake them off.
Suddenly, the crowd surged and there were noisy discussions. Her eyes flashed. This was the moment—she dodged into a hidden corner at the alley entrance. The two followers were pushed forward by the crowd. They only felt dazzled. In the blink of an eye, they lost sight of Ji Yunxi.
Ji Yunxi stood in the darkness, watching the two people scurrying around like headless flies. She hooked her lips into a smile and then turned to walk into the alley to meet Qing Xuan and the others.
"Since when did such a beautiful person come to the town? She's not a local, right?"
"Oh, that couple is really a perfect match. They're so well - suited."
"Yeah, judging from their clothes and looks, they're not from ordinary families. There are only a few wealthy gentry in our town, and I've never seen these two!"
The discussions around her kept drilling into her ears. Hearing this, Ji Yunxi abruptly stopped her steps. Her heart skipped a beat, and she followed their gazes.
She saw Jiang Yaoji wearing a veil, only showing a pair of bright eyes that were charming and alluring. The hairpins on her head were shiny and dazzling. Her clothes were made of smooth and silky fabric, faintly showing star - like glimmers under the sunlight. Her wide sleeves fluttered, and her skirt swayed. Her graceful figure was like that of a fairy.
Feng Xingzhi stood beside her with a sword on his back. His figure was straight and cold and charming. Jiang Yaoji seemed to be saying something to Feng Xingzhi with a smile. Feng Xingzhi slightly pulled his lips into a smile, looking like the snow on the green mountain, like the flowers flying in the courtyard, dazzling and eye - catching.
The two rode horses side by side, looking like a talented scholar and a beautiful lady.
The surrounding sounds faded away like the ebb tide. The scene seemed to freeze and fade into a black - and - white photo. Ji Yunxi only heard the howling of the wind. Her heart was like being hit hard by a sharp blade. Her blood rushed faster, and her mind went blank. For a moment, she forgot how to think.
Obviously, that person was right in front of her, but she didn't know why she felt so heart - broken.
Across the sea of people, she stared blankly at the people not far away. Memories rushed in like a tide, threatening to drown her completely.
"Master, can you hear me?" Qing Xuan got rid of the followers and hid in a secret place with Yun Luotian. He immediately contacted Ji Yunxi through the contract.
"..." Unfortunately, there was no response.
"Master!" Not hearing a reply, Qing Xuan called out again anxiously, "How are you? Have you shaken them off?"
Ji Yunxi was pulled back to reality by Qing Xuan's call. She touched her sour eyes. It turned out that now, even when she saw him, she wouldn't shed tears anymore.
"I've shaken them off. Let's meet right away."
Qing Xuan could tell that her voice was a bit strange, but this was not the time for an explanation. He just told her to be careful.
Ji Yunxi turned around, took a deep look at Feng Xingzhi again, and then quickly turned around and walked in the opposite direction of Jiang Yaoji and Feng Xingzhi.
Feng Xingzhi suddenly stopped and looked up at the place where Ji Yunxi had just stood. There was no one there. Instead, there were a few peddlers standing by the roadside not far away, looking at them and discussing.
But he was sure that he had just felt a very familiar gaze.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Yaoji looked at him puzzledly. Why did he suddenly stop?
"Nothing. Just looking around." Feng Xingzhi's voice was calm, and he continued to ride forward.
He didn't know why he lied instinctively.
To be honest, he had been getting along with Jiang Yaoji day and night these days. But whenever he got in touch with her, there was always a strange feeling in his heart, as if someone was telling him that he shouldn't do this.
Not wanting to delve deeper, Feng Xingzhi thought that he was in this town for the first time, so there shouldn't be anyone he knew.
Jiang Yaoji's eyes were sharp. She raised her eyebrows looking at Feng Xingzhi's back. She followed Feng Xingzhi's previous gaze, but there was nothing there, only a deep alley stretching into the distance.
It took too much of her magic power to use secret techniques to change Feng Xingzhi's memory. Moreover, Jiang Yaoji could feel that although Feng Xingzhi was obedient to her, he still kept some distance and wouldn't tell her everything.
It was better to act quickly to avoid future troubles. It seemed that she had to speed up the process of making that thing.
After Ji Yunxi rushed back to the inn, the waiter saw her, smiled and stepped forward to ask if she wanted something to eat. She ignored him.
Not long after, Qing Xuan and Yun Luotian also came back.
As soon as they entered the room, Qing Xuan spoke first, "Master, what's wrong with you? Your voice sounded a bit strange just now."
Ji Yunxi looked worried. She hesitated and said, "I just... saw Jiang Yaoji and Feng Xingzhi."
Yun Luotian looked shocked. She quickly walked to her side, took her hand and asked, "Are you okay?"
Ji Yunxi shook her head, "I wasn't discovered. Don't worry about me. What about you? Did you observe anything?"
Yun Luotian looked serious. Her voice was heavy as she said, "It's not good. There are suddenly a lot of people from the Moon - watching Pavilion in the town."
Qing Xuan was lying on the bed halfway, playing with a dagger and throwing it up and down constantly, "They're really like ghosts that won't leave. So annoying!"
Ji Yunxi had long guessed that things wouldn't be that simple. The appearance of Jiang Yaoji and Feng Xingzhi here must not be a coincidence, "Why did they suddenly come here? Did they discover our traces?"
As if remembering something, Qing Xuan put away the dagger and sat up, "It should not be. Just now we followed them for a while. They didn't seem to be looking for someone. It seemed that they were looking for something."
Ji Yunxi became interested, "What are they looking for?"
"I don't know. That thing seems to be on the sea. The sea is so vast. It won't be easy to find it in a short time!" Qing Xuan recalled.
Yun Luotian said, "No matter what it is, since it can make them so concerned now, it must be related to dealing with us."
Ji Yunxi also agreed with this statement. She was restless, and her eyebrows twitched. She faintly felt that something was about to happen.
The room fell into silence for a moment.
Yun Luotian saw that Ji Yunxi's expression was wrong. She turned to look at Qing Xuan, but Qing Xuan's expression was also not good. A strange thought popped into her mind.
She took a deep breath, "Is Jiang Yaoji going to make the God - slaying Blade?"
Ji Yunxi paused in the middle of drinking tea. She didn't expect Yun Luotian to know about it, "You've heard of it too?"
Yun Luotian's expression became solemn, "I've heard some news about the God - slaying Blade when I was with Yue Chen, but I don't know exactly how to forge it."
"I know that the materials for the God - slaying Blade are very hard to find, and they're all located in places where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converges. We can find them before they do!" Yun Luotian was afraid that Ji Yunxi would be sad, so she continued.
Ji Yunxi took a sip of tea. Her expression was calm, "You don't need to comfort me. Do what we can and leave the rest to fate. If I can't avoid this disaster, then it's my destiny."