"Yunxi." Li Jiuge stared intently at Ji Yunxi, gently shaking her head. Her tone was firm, and her eyes were filled with disapproval.
Ji Yunxi glanced at Li Jiuge, then at Feng Xingzhi's pale face. The struggle in her heart flashed by quickly. She turned her face away and said resolutely, "I've made up my mind. You don't need to say any more."
"Don't go..." As soon as Feng Xingzhi opened his mouth, blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth. That streak of crimson was especially prominent against his pale face.
"Xingzhi, don't talk." Ji Yunxi quickly ran over, crouched beside him, and held his hand. Her anxious expression was clearly visible.
"Master, let's think of another way. I don't believe we can't find the antidote." Qing Xuan knew that it was probably useless to persuade her at this moment, but he still didn't want Ji Yunxi to take risks.
Ji Yunxi hugged Feng Xingzhi, her eyes red. She leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Wait for me to come back. Wait for me to come back. You must hold on."
"Yunxi, I'm fine. Don't go." Feng Xingzhi's blood - stained hand grabbed the corner of her sleeve. The flowers blooming on the lapel looked even more enchanting.
"Have you thought it through? I'm the only one who has the antidote to this poison." Yu Mingyi flipped his wrist, and the fan in his hand snapped shut. He looked confident.
Hearing this, Ji Yunxi reached out and covered Feng Xingzhi's hand.
"No, Yunxi." Feng Xingzhi's pleading gaze almost made Ji Yunxi agree with him. Then Yu Mingyi's voice came again, "His emotions are agitated, and his blood is accelerating. In a few hours, the venom will spread throughout his body. By then, even if the immortals come, there will be no way to save him."
When Yu Mingyi said the last few words, Ji Yunxi removed Feng Xingzhi's hand that was holding her, suddenly stood up, raised her sword, and stabbed it straight into Yu Mingyi's chest. Her movements were clean and decisive, without a trace of hesitation, and her eyes were full of fierceness.
Yu Mingyi only felt a chill seep into his bones, and then a piercing pain came from his chest. Alas, his heart hurt even more.
He looked down at his bleeding chest, his eyes full of disbelief. Then he curved his lips slightly, looking relieved. He murmured to himself, "It's true. You'd do anything for him."
"Stop." When Yu Mingyi's maid saw her master injured, she immediately attacked Ji Yunxi. Qing Xuan blocked several maids and got entangled with them.
"Yunxi." Li Jiuge quickly put her hand on her shoulder. Ji Yunxi felt as if the call in her ear was coming from a very far place. The fierceness in her eyes faded, and she quickly stabilized her emotions. Then she pulled out the sword and said in a cold voice, "This sword is what you asked for."
"Pfft..." Yu Mingyi knelt on one knee, propping his hand on the ground. He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood on the ground. He staggered to his feet. The maids beside him stopped entangling with Qing Xuan and quickly came to Yu Mingyi's side, wanting to support him, but he avoided them.
"Yes, I asked for it. I asked for it." He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, with a half - smile in his eyes.
"Don't you die. Otherwise, there won't be an antidote." Qing Xuan said sarcastically. Yu Mingyi didn't take it seriously and still stared straight at Ji Yunxi.
"I'll be back soon. I'll have to trouble you here." Ji Yunxi said to Ji Yuchen.
"Go with confidence. Take care of yourself." Ji Yuchen sighed and said softly.
"Lu Shu, take good care of your master." Ji Yunxi handed Feng Xingzhi to Lu Shu to take care of. Lu Shu was also very worried about Ji Yunxi, "Be careful."
"Okay, let's go." Ji Yunxi looked at Yu Mingyi calmly. Yu Mingyi felt very frustrated. It seemed that only when facing Feng Xingzhi would Ji Yunxi show other expressions.
Li Jiuge didn't want Ji Yunxi to take risks alone. She stepped forward to stop her.
"No. This is her choice." Ji Yuchen reached out to stop her.
"I'm even more worried if they are alone together." Li Jiuge turned around and attacked Ji Yuchen's face. Ji Yuchen spread her arms and leaned back to avoid the attack.
Li Jiuge quickly bypassed her and wanted to go to Ji Yunxi's side. Unexpectedly, Ji Yuchen tapped her toes and blocked her way again.
Li Jiuge didn't really want to fight Ji Yuchen. She just wanted to take advantage of the gap when Ji Yuchen was defending herself to avoid her block. Now seeing her follow up again, she glared at her angrily.
"Trust her. She'll be fine." Ji Yuchen comforted her.
Li Jiuge had no choice but to give up. "Yunxi, be careful about everything. Don't be reckless." Li Jiuge shouted at Ji Yunxi's back.
"Got it." Ji Yunxi replied without looking back.
Li Jiuge frowned tightly, clasping her hands together. There was an inexplicable worry in her heart. She didn't know if Ji Yunxi had really listened to her.
"No, I just can't calm down." Li Jiuge watched Ji Yunxi and Yu Mingyi get into the carriage. She turned to Ji Yuchen and said.
"It's okay. Let's go back too." Ji Yuchen watched the carriage gradually drive into the distance until it disappeared. Then she took back her gaze and said to everyone.
"Where are we going?" The maid was treating Yu Mingyi's wound. Ji Yunxi asked bluntly. Her disgust for him had reached the peak at this moment.
Suddenly hearing the voice, Yu Mingyi replied slowly after a half - beat delay, "Back to the waters of Beidi."
"Did you join hands with Jiang Yaoji?"
"What, are you worried about me?"
"Fine. Don't answer if you don't want to." Ji Yunxi was too lazy to argue with him.
"Yes!" Yu Mingyi admitted generously.
"Don't you know what kind of person she is? Why did you join hands with her?" Ji Yunxi looked at him as if hating iron for not turning into steel.
Hearing this, Yu Mingyi fell silent. Ji Yunxi didn't urge him either and quietly waited for him to continue. Just when Ji Yunxi thought she wouldn't get an answer, he lowered his head and said, "I don't want to watch you marry Feng Xingzhi with my own eyes."
Ji Yunxi wanted to laugh when she heard this. "I don't think I've ever formally told you that I like Feng Xingzhi, really like him. And even if I don't marry Feng Xingzhi, I won't marry you."
Yu Mingyi's eyes were stunned for a moment, and he quickly turned his head away. Then he heard Ji Yunxi say again.
"Yu Mingyi, looking back on how we met, I'm very grateful. You've helped us a lot. If your descendants are in trouble in the future, I'll surely protect them. But..."
"I'll move you with my actual actions." Yu Mingyi interrupted her. He knew what Ji Yunxi was going to say, and he didn't want to hear that sentence.
Ji Yunxi was helpless. She knew she couldn't persuade him. During the rest of the journey, there was a lot of silence between them. Fortunately, they soon reached their destination.
"We're here."
Hearing this, Ji Yunxi lifted the curtain of the carriage. What came into view was a large dock. There were only a few people on the dock at this moment.
Everyone got off the carriage and walked into the dock. From afar, they heard someone on the dock greeting them.
"Is that Young Master Yu? Everything is ready." The person who came to greet them was quite observant. Yu Mingyi nodded slightly.