After a short rest, Ji Yunxi directly took Feng Xingzhi back to her room.
Yu Mingyi was a bit unhappy and quickly tried to stop her. "Men and women should keep proper distance! There are so many rooms here. Find another one for him."
Ji Yunxi frowned. "No need."
As she spoke, she quickly supported Feng Xingzhi, her face full of worry.
Yun Luotian stepped forward and patted Yu Mingyi on the shoulder. "Come on. They're already engaged. The whole Southern Yan Kingdom knows about it. So don't meddle."
Yu Mingyi couldn't force a smile. He looked at Feng Xingzhi's back with a hint of jealousy in his eyes. All he did was meet her earlier. Why did she seem to be so set on him?
Once inside the room, Yun Han immediately channeled his divine power into Feng Xingzhi's body and tried to search for the seal, but in the end, he found nothing.
Everyone looked grim. They guessed that Jiang Yaoji must have hidden the seal very deep, but after taking turns, they still couldn't find where it was. If they continued to delay like this, the likely outcome would be that Feng Xingzhi would wake up and return to Jiang Yaoji's side.
Moreover, he would be even less likely to trust them then.
Just as everyone was at a loss, Yu Mingyi suddenly stepped forward and said cautiously, "How about letting me give it a try?"
Yun Hui couldn't believe it and asked, "We can't do it. How could you possibly..."
Yun Luotian seemed to have thought of something. Her eyes lit up and she interrupted Yun Hui. "Yes! Senior sister, let Yu Mingyi try. He's a merman."
Seeing that they still looked skeptical, Yu Mingyi nodded with a smile. "I can try. Mermen are born with sharp senses. We're also part of the divine race. Maybe I can do it."
Ji Yunxi was sitting beside Feng Xingzhi. Hearing this, she quickly stood up, her voice a bit excited. "Great. Then we'll have to trouble you!"
Looking at her beaming with joy and expectation, Yu Mingyi felt a twinge of jealousy in his heart, but he still stepped forward, channeled his divine power, leaned against the couch, and closed his eyes to carefully search inside Feng Xingzhi's body.
Ji Yunxi and the others watched him nervously, hardly daring to breathe.
Yun Hui was so worried that the hope would be dashed that he leaned over and whispered in Yun Han's ear, "Uncle, do you think he'll succeed?"
Yun Han nodded. "Mermen are a gift from the heavens. They're naturally sensitive. If there's anyone who can find it, it might just be him."
"If that's the case, it's quite a coincidence. Jiang Yaoji killed the mermen and framed us back then, but she didn't expect to send us such a great helper. She'd definitely regret it if she knew!" Yun Hui felt elated and mocked Jiang Yaoji.
Ji Yunxi heard these words and silently prayed that this time they would succeed.
After a long time, Yu Mingyi finally stood up. He even staggered a bit because he had been squatting for too long, and Ji Yunxi reached out to steady him.
He looked a bit embarrassed and held onto Ji Yunxi with his other hand, trying to sound calm. "I've found it. The formation is set deep in his meridians, so it's not easy to find. As for breaking it, I'll have to study the methods in the book carefully before I can give it a try."
Hearing this, Ji Yunxi's face brightened up. The gloom in her eyes dissipated a bit, and she was very happy.
Yun Luotian stepped forward. "I didn't expect you to be so amazing! Thank you so much!"
Yun Hui also nodded with a smile. "Right? You've just saved a lot of people!"
Ji Yunxi and Yun Han didn't say anything, but they couldn't hide the smiles in their eyes.
Now that they had a solution, Ji Yunxi finally felt relieved. But the wound she had suffered earlier seemed to be reminding her of its presence and started to hurt more and more.
"Ouch!"
Yun Luotian quickly stepped forward to support her. "Senior sister! You need to treat your wound quickly."
Yu Mingyi returned to his room and carefully read the book Ji Yunxi had given him.
A maid came in with tea. Seeing him concentrating on the book, she tiptoed forward and asked curiously, "Your Highness, what are you reading?"
She had served her master for a long time, but she had never seen him read a book before.
Now he was pretending to be studious.
"I'm going to help Ji Yunxi save Feng Xingzhi."
The maid was shocked. "Ah? Your Highness, really?! But, but Miss Ji likes Feng Xingzhi. If you really help her, what about you, Your Highness? Don't you like Miss Ji anymore?"
"How do you know she likes Feng Xingzhi?"
The maid smiled faintly. "A lot of people know about this. Feng Xingzhi used to be a prince of Southern Yan. I heard that back then, the prince of Southern Yan dragged his sick body around for his fiancée. He treated Miss Ji very well. If he hadn't lost his memory, they might have already gotten married."
Yu Mingyi frowned. "Really?"
The maid quickly said, "Your servant wouldn't dare to lie. A lot of people know about this. Their engagement has always been talked about."
Yu Mingyi's enthusiasm seemed to be doused with a bucket of cold water. He felt a bit sad.
Why did he come so late? Why did Feng Xingzhi get to have so many memories with her and a proper engagement? If he had come any later, wouldn't he have no chance at all?
After a long silence, the tea in his hand had already gone cold. The maid looked up at him and whispered, "Your Highness..."
Yu Mingyi then came back to his senses and loosened his grip. "The tea's cold. Go and bring some fresh ones."
After the maid left the room and closed the door, Yu Mingyi lowered his head and smiled. "Do I really have to restore Feng Xingzhi's memory... Of course not. Since I have the power now, it's a chance given to me by the heavens."
He thought to himself that, on the premise of not affecting the overall situation, he could help Feng Xingzhi forget Jiang Yaoji, but he wouldn't let him remember Ji Yunxi. He wanted to compete with him fairly!
As the prince of the merman race, he had read a lot of books since childhood. The contents of the book Ji Yunxi gave him were not difficult for him to understand. After studying the methods, Yu Mingyi lay down on the couch and fell asleep comfortably.
Yun Luotian carefully applied medicine to Ji Yunxi's wound. "Senior sister, does it hurt?"
"Of course it hurts when you're injured. Are you being silly, girl?" Yun Hui said on the side, looking a bit annoyed. At the same time, he told Yun Luotian to be gentle.
After Yun Luotian finished, she asked, "Senior sister, are you really going to let Yu Mingyi do this?"
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that they were all their own people, Yun Luotian didn't need to beat around the bush. She explained, "Yu Mingyi likes you, senior sister! He has feelings for you. What if he does something when removing the seal? That would be a big problem!"
Ji Yunxi's face darkened slightly. "But this is the only way we have now. We have to let him do it. We'll just keep an eye on him."
Just then, Yun Han walked in. Hearing her words, he also agreed. "That's right. We don't have any other options now. Even if it doesn't succeed in the end, Xingzhi can't go back to Jiang Yaoji."