Taking advantage of the moment when Yu Mingyi was talking to someone else, Ji Yunxi constantly sized up her surroundings, memorizing the layout and routes in an attempt to find a chance to escape.
"Don't waste your efforts," Yu Mingyi whispered in her ear, seeing through her little actions.
"What do you mean?" Ji Yunxi paused and turned to look at him with a puzzled expression.
"As soon as Jiang Yaoji gets the news that you've escaped, she'll immediately take Feng Xingzhi with her to death," Yu Mingyi said, holding her wrist. Her fair wrist was like a lotus root, smooth and delicate to the touch.
Ji Yunxi felt annoyed and tried to pull her hand back, but Yu Mingyi held it tightly.
"Let go," Ji Yunxi said, and the air pressure around her changed. Yu Mingyi seemed oblivious.
Ji Yunxi knew in her heart that what Yu Mingyi said was exactly what Jiang Yaoji was capable of.
Ji Yunxi used her internal energy to shake off Yu Mingyi. Yu Mingyi spun his fan to resist her internal energy but still was knocked back two steps by the aftershock.
Ji Yunxi drew her sword and teleported. Yu Mingyi only felt a flash of light in front of his eyes, and a killing intent rushed towards him. In the blink of an eye, a sword was already at his neck.
Yu Mingyi's maids immediately drew their swords and took up scattered positions, surrounding Ji Yunxi. It seemed that as long as she made a move, they would immediately step forward to restrain her.
"We can talk this over. Yunxi, put your sword away first," Yu Mingyi said, pinching Ji Yunxi's sword between his two fingers, trying to move it away.
"Stop. Do you believe I'll kill you right now?" Ji Yunxi said, exerting a little force on her arm. Yu Mingyi's fingertips turned red as a cut was made by the sword. Feeling the warm and sticky blood, a strange look flashed across Yu Mingyi's eyes.
He didn't say a word. Ji Yunxi stared at him intently, and the maids also pointed their swords at Ji Yunxi. Just as they were at a stalemate, Yu Mingyi told the maids to back off.
"Back off," Yu Mingyi waved his hand casually, as if the sword at his neck was just a decoration.
"Your Majesty, this woman has hurt you again and again. She must not be spared," a maid said with a killing intent in her eyes, gathering magic power at her fingertips.
Although Yu Mingyi's maids seemed weak on the surface, he knew their strength. He was afraid that they would hurt even a single hair on Ji Yunxi.
"Are you not going to listen to me? Back off," Yu Mingyi's voice suddenly rose. The maids looked helpless.
"Yes," they said and automatically retreated behind Yu Mingyi.
Ji Yunxi didn't understand what Yu Mingyi was up to and watched her surroundings more warily.
Yu Mingyi tried to soothe Ji Yunxi, "Yunxi, don't be impulsive. I'll send you back naturally after they get married." As he said this, he took a few steps towards her. Ji Yunxi was surprised by his action. Although she didn't put down her sword, she stepped back following his steps, keeping the distance between them unchanged.
"You're dreaming," Ji Yunxi gritted her teeth and said.
"Yunxi, I'm really sincere to you. What can I do to make you believe me?" Yu Mingyi sighed softly, as if he was very helpless.
"Now the world is in chaos. My marriage with Feng Xingzhi was just a hasty one during the time when the God - Slaying Blade was being forged. But you kidnapped me back for your own selfish desire and seriously injured Feng Xingzhi. How are you any different from Jiang Yaoji?" Ji Yunxi questioned him word by word, with firmness in her tone.
The wind by the sea was strong, blowing Yu Mingyi's hair. The words of Ji Yunxi echoed in his ears again and again, lingering for a long time.
Yes, why? Was it obsession or love? He himself seemed unable to tell. But he knew what he was doing. He just wanted to go crazy once regardless of everything. What about the common people in the world, what about benevolence and morality? Weren't all living beings in the world selfish?
As Yu Mingyi thought about this, his heart ached. The wound he had just suffered split open again. He lowered his eyes and looked at the wound. The color was spreading bit by bit. In his eyes, there was no other color left, only the craziest red.
Ji Yunxi was shocked. She sensed that something about Yu Mingyi had changed. The crazy aura was spreading everywhere. Ji Yunxi retracted her sword and held it in front of her.
Inside the Ji Mansion.
Everyone gathered around Feng Xingzhi's bed in silence. A man looking like a doctor was sitting in the innermost part, feeling Feng Xingzhi's pulse. Everyone was looking at the doctor expectantly. Finally, the doctor made a move.
"I'm not very knowledgeable. The pulse caused by this poison is very strange. I dare not prescribe any medicine rashly," the doctor said.
"Is there anything that can inhibit the spread of the poison?" Lu Shu asked nervously, looking at the old doctor. It would be good if they could buy more time for Ji Yunxi.
"I've already said that we can't prescribe medicine rashly. If it has the opposite effect and accelerates the spread of the poison, it will only make things worse. I'm sorry I'm unable to help," the doctor said, shaking his head, and then left with his things on his back.
Feng Xingzhi was still in a coma, his face pale. Lu Shu sat beside the bed in silence.
Ji Yuchen remembered Ji Yunxi's entrustment to him. His eyebrows were furrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Someone, go and find the most famous doctor in Nanyan."
"The doctor just now... is already the most famous doctor in Nanyan," a maid said in a low voice, affected by the depressing atmosphere.
Ji Yuchen frowned even more when he heard this. Lu Shu also invited the doctors from the Dream - Splendor Pavilion. They all took turns to examine Feng Xingzhi, but they all said that they couldn't cure this poison.
No one knew when Ji Yunxi would come back. What could they do?
"Yunxi, you must come back quickly," Ji Yuchen looked out of the door and thought silently in his heart.
Just when everyone was at a loss, a servant of the mansion rushed in to report.
"A young lady came to the door and said she wanted to see..."
"Don't see her. Just send her away. I have no time to see guests for the moment," Ji Yuchen waved his hand hurriedly. He was still busy with this matter and had no mood to see guests.
"Oh, the young lady said that if you don't agree to see her... she'll reveal her name," the servant whispered.
"Then tell me quickly. What's her name?" Ji Yuchen was really impatient with him. It was so annoying to talk in half - sentences.
"Jiang Yaoji," the servant slowly uttered three words. The atmosphere in the room immediately changed, and everyone looked as if they were facing a great enemy.
"What is she here for? I'll go and meet her," Li Jiuge was already irritable because of worrying about Ji Yunxi. After hearing this, she was very angry. She immediately drew her sword and was about to step out of the room.
Ji Yuchen quickly stopped her. "She's probably here about Feng Xingzhi's matter at this time. Let her in," Ji Yuchen said to the servant. The servant rushed out to reply to Jiang Yaoji.
Li Jiuge said angrily, "Why let her in?"
Ji Yuchen sighed, "She must be here to deliver the antidote. I promised Yunxi to save Feng Xingzhi at all costs. Even if Jiang Yaoji makes any demands later, don't be impulsive. We'll discuss it from a long - term perspective."
"Yes," everyone nodded.