Yun Luotian immediately chimed in, "So you two fell in love over time?"
Yun Hui blushed instantly. "You little girl!"
Yun Luotian turned to Ji Yunxi. "Senior Sister, am I wrong?"
Ji Yunxi had guessed as much and went along with her. "I don't think you're wrong. And it must be Yun Hui who took a fancy to that girl first."
Teased by them, Yun Hui also let loose with a red face. "Alright, alright! You're right. That's exactly what happened. Later, A Zi's parents died of illness. Before they passed away, they entrusted A Zi to me. And later... naturally, we got married and had a son and a daughter."
Mentioning his wife and children, there was an undeniable happiness on Yun Hui's face.
Looking at his face, Ji Yunxi suddenly felt a twinge of sadness. If she didn't have those past experiences and was just an ordinary legitimate daughter of the prime minister's mansion, and Feng Xingzhi was just a prince of Nanyan, would they also be in perfect harmony like this?
A hint of melancholy crept into her heart.
She suddenly fell into deep thought. Yun Luotian keenly noticed something was wrong with her. Knowing that she must be thinking of Feng Xingzhi again, she quickly changed the subject.
"Hey, your two kids are really cute..."
Qing Xuan was very amiable. Before long, he and A Zi walked out smilingly with the cooked food.
They set the table and sat down to eat.
"Sister-in-law's cooking is really delicious." Yun Luotian had long since stopped eating regular food as she was in the stage of fasting, but since they were staying at someone else's house, she naturally had to say something nice.
A Zi was very happy. "If Miss Yun likes it, eat more... Senior Sister, eat more too."
Ji Yunxi nodded with a smile, looking a bit like an elder sister.
After dinner, the small courtyard gradually quieted down. A Zi wanted to talk things out with them, so she took the initiative to send the two children away.
Seeing that she had something to say, Ji Yunxi put down her chopsticks.
After much thought, A Zi asked, "Brother Hui, when... are you leaving?"
Yun Hui paused and put down his chopsticks. "So you already knew."
"I guessed it." There was a look of sadness on A Zi's face. She turned to Ji Yunxi. "Actually, I've always known that Yun Hui is not an ordinary person. His appearance hasn't changed in more than a decade. So I guessed that he must not be just an ordinary fisherman. I knew this day would come."
Yun Hui was a bit nervous. He reached out and held his wife's hand. "A Zi..."
She held back her tears. "I know that once you leave, it might be many years before you come back..."
A Zi's sobs made everyone feel bad. Ji Yunxi couldn't bear it. She asked herself if she really had to separate them.
However, she obviously underestimated A Zi's strength. The woman just wiped the tears on her face firmly. "But it's okay. The things you're going to do must be very important. I know Brother Hui. He wouldn't leave us unless he had no choice."
Yun Hui quickly promised, "Yes, I won't. I'll never will!"
Hearing his promise, A Zi had tears in her eyes but a smile on her face. "Yes, I believe you. I'll wait for you to come back."
Even a man of steel like Yun Hui couldn't hold back. Hearing his wife's support, his eyes also turned red. He wavered a bit. "Actually..."
A Zi put her hand over his mouth to stop him from speaking. "Brother Hui, don't say it. You must go! Although I don't know what you're going to do, I know that my husband is no coward! He must have a sense of righteousness in his heart."
Ji Yunxi couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up and pulled Yun Luotian and Qing Xuan out of the yard.
"Let them talk alone for a while."
The three of them walked along the seaside in silence.
Ji Yunxi felt stuffy in her heart. She didn't understand why lovers always had to be separated, whether it was her and Feng Xingzhi or Yun Hui and A Zi.
Yun Luotian knew that Ji Yunxi had a lot on her mind. With so many things disturbing her now, she comforted her, "Senior Sister, don't think too much. Things will always be solved."
"You're right, but I just can't bear it. As soon as we came, A Zi's husband has to leave, and the two kids will have to be separated from their father for a long time..."
Yun Luotian also fell silent. After a while, she seemed to come up with a good idea and clapped her hands. "Senior Sister, although our future is uncertain, we don't necessarily have to stop Senior Brother Yun Hui from coming back to see them. If there's no result in two years, we'll let Senior Brother Yun Hui come back first!"
Ji Yunxi nodded. "Your idea is good. Let's do it like this."
The three of them walked along the seaside for a long time before slowly returning to the yard. The Yun Hui's family had already gone to bed.
The light was flickering faintly in their room, looking warm and comfortable.
Just as the three of them were approaching, they heard Yun Hui and A Zi gently telling a story to coax the children to sleep.
All three of them felt sad and guilty. Ji Yunxi lowered her voice. "We must solve Jiang Yaoji's matter as soon as possible so that their family can be reunited earlier."
"Yes!"
Back in the room that A Zi had prepared for them, Ji Yunxi had just sat down. After thinking for a while, she decided that instead of waiting, it was better to take the initiative. So she called Qing Xuan over.
"Qing Xuan, go back to the town under the cover of night and see what Jiang Yaoji and the others are doing. Be very careful and don't let them find you."
Qing Xuan immediately nodded and ran away without saying a word.
The town was now very quiet. Occasionally, there were a few night watchmen slowly walking on the street.
Qing Xuan was investigating everywhere when he suddenly heard some noise coming from an alley. He quickly rushed over and saw Jiang Yaoji sitting high on her horse, with a large number of people standing in front of her.
After a while, Feng Xingzhi and Lu Shu also rode their horses over.
He immediately hid in the darkness and secretly followed them.
Along the way, Jiang Yaoji tried to chat and laugh with Feng Xingzhi, but Feng Xingzhi didn't want to talk to her much. Qing Xuan followed them all the way and watched as they came to the seaside.
Under the moon, Jiang Yaoji's face showed a hint of paranoia, as if she had seen something extraordinary.
Jiang Yaoji dismounted and waved her hand towards the quiet sea. Suddenly, a place full of spiritual energy appeared in the distance.
"Set off!"
Qing Xuan was shocked and quickly walked back.
Ji Yunxi had just fallen asleep when she was woken up by Qing Xuan. "Master! Master, wake up quickly!"
She opened her eyes sleepily and saw Qing Xuan standing beside the bed. "What's going on?"
"I saw Jiang Yaoji and Feng Xingzhi leading a large number of people to the sea."
Ji Yunxi instantly woke up and sat up immediately. "What are they going to do on the sea?"
"Maybe it's related to the materials for the God-Slaying Blade. I saw that the direction they were going was a place full of spiritual power!"
Ji Yunxi was a bit stunned. Although she had long known what they were here for, she was still shocked by their speed.
Qing Xuan was anxious. "Master, shall we set off now too?"
"Don't be in a hurry." Ji Yunxi raised her hand. "We can't catch up with them anyway. Let's wait until tomorrow morning and discuss it with Yun Hui."