In the Moonlight Palace, Jiang Yaoji hung her head. She didn't dare to face Yue Chen after her failure, but there was no way to avoid him.
Yue Chen played with a jade pendant in his hand, keeping his head down in silence.
Jiang Yaoji slightly raised her head and stole a glance at Yue Chen. Seeing that he showed no sign of speaking, she said, "Your Majesty, Yu Mingyi is currently recuperating among the Merman tribe. Ji Yunxi publicly embarrassed him. I'm afraid he hates her to the core now."
Yue Chen finally showed some interest. "Oh?"
"It is said that on the day of the wedding, Ji Yunxi switched identities with her maid. The one who married him was just a low - class maid, which severely humiliated Yu Mingyi and the Merman tribe."
Jiang Yaoji deliberately exaggerated the situation, trying to create an illusion in front of Yue Chen that the Merman tribe was closer to them.
Yue Chen wasn't interested in this matter. It was just a merman. He wasn't curious about what had happened during Yu Mingyi's wedding with Ji Yunxi, but he was glad that Ji Yunxi had one more enemy.
"Why was he injured then?"
"Those people around Ji Yunxi went to cause trouble. The Merman tribe had to step in and punish Yu Mingyi with the scale - scraping punishment."
Yue Chen laughed. "Those people still have some deterrence now. They even forced the Merman tribe to use punishment?"
Jiang Yaoji quickly replied, "They are all short - sighted. Naturally, they don't know there are more powerful ones."
As the one in this position, Yue Chen was flattered by tens of thousands of people every day. Hearing what she said now, he only found it ridiculous.
"What are Ji Yunxi and the others doing now?"
"They have returned to the Lute Valley... They should be forging the God - Slaying Blade." Speaking of this, Jiang Yaoji was secretly angry. If Ji Yunxi hadn't used a dirty trick to steal the materials, the God - Slaying Blade would have been in her hands.
Hearing this, Yue Chen's expression turned cold. He naturally understood what Ji Yunxi and the others were trying to do with this thing.
Jiang Yaoji felt the sudden chill in the air and carefully asked, "Should we stop them?"
Yue Chen waved his hand. "No need. Even if we stop them, we don't have the materials. We'll just snatch it from them after they forge it. Why be in a hurry? If we rush to snatch it, everything will be destroyed, and no one will get what they want."
Yue Chen's thought was the same as Jiang Yaoji's. After competing with Ji Yunxi for so long, Jiang Yaoji knew her quite well. According to Ji Yunxi's personality, if they really went to snatch it, they might end up getting nothing.
"Yes."
Yue Chen was a bit worried. Jiang Yaoji was no longer as useful as before. She always found a thousand ways to fail every task he assigned. Sighing, he rarely gave a few more instructions. "You should make good arrangements. There can't be any mistakes in this matter. Make good use of all the people who can be used."
Jiang Yaoji immediately understood what he meant. If used properly, Yu Mingyi would be a much more useful piece on the chessboard.
After leaving the Moonlight Palace, Jiang Yaoji headed straight for the Merman tribe and knocked on Yu Mingyi's door.
He was still recuperating from his injuries, half - lying on the bed. Gone was his former arrogance. His face was pale and haggard.
"Why are you here?"
Jiang Yaoji took a small step forward, with a gentle attitude. "I came to see you. I heard you were injured."
Yu Mingyi smiled self - deprecatingly. He still hadn't recovered from the shock since the incident. Just thinking about how Ji Yunxi had unceremoniously abandoned him made him feel indescribably sad.
Jiang Yaoji comforted him. "Let's not talk about the sad things. But can you swallow this humiliation? She has trampled on the dignity of your entire Merman tribe!"
As she said this, Yu Mingyi's expression became even uglier. "What exactly do you want to say?"
No longer beating around the bush, Jiang Yaoji said, "The Lord said that it's exactly the time when we need you. You mustn't back down."
Yu Mingyi frowned. "Look at my current state. What can I use to fight against them?"
"Isn't there any other way?"
"Ji Yunxi must hate me now. What can I do?"
Yu Mingyi was a bit self - defeating. He even regretted a little. If he hadn't been so radical before, would he and Ji Yunxi still be friends?
Just as he was lost in wild thoughts, Jiang Yaoji interrupted him. "We must think of a way. How can we make Ji Yunxi hand over the God - Slaying Blade?"
Yu Mingyi turned his head and suddenly remembered that before Ji Yunxi left, she had made his father promise not to harm Yu Xiaobei and her father. Maybe they...
"There is a father - daughter pair in our tribe who have a good relationship with Ji Yunxi. Maybe we can start with her..."
In the Lute Valley, the God - Slaying Blade was about to be born.
Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi were both a bit nervous. This thing was not only a necessary item to get rid of Yue Chen but also might kill them. So they had to send someone to watch it closely.
Gu An even stayed there without eating or drinking and personally forged it.
Qing Xuan had given blood for two days straight. His face was as pale as paper, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.
Gu Feifei had been busy in the kitchen, sparing no expense in making tonics for Qing Xuan to replenish his blood.
On the high slope of the Lute Valley, Yun Han and Ji Yunxi stood together. He asked in a low voice, "When will the God - Slaying Blade be ready?"
"It should be soon. The Phoenix blood has been added. It will be completed after the final forging."
Yun Han nodded. "When the Yunqi Palace was still there, who would have thought that one day we would use the God - Slaying Blade?" There was a touch of nostalgia in Yun Han's eyes. In the past, the Yunqi Palace was a harmonious place. Not to mention using the God - Slaying Blade, those who caused trouble would be scolded.
Now, whether in the upper realm or the mortal world, the relationships were cold everywhere. Everyone seemed to want to destroy each other.
"Yunxi, after the restoration of the Yunqi Palace, what do you want to do?" Yun Han thought he knew the two children quite well. He knew that according to their personalities, they might not stay after the restoration of the Yunqi Palace.
Just as he had guessed, Ji Yunxi subconsciously said, "Maybe we'll find a place to rest."
She had already envisioned what it would be like. It was a small courtyard for her and Feng Xingzhi, with just the two of them.
With a loud noise, the God - Slaying Blade was born. A thunderbolt suddenly struck from the sky, as if it was the witness of the Heavenly Dao.
Gu An didn't rush out. After polishing and decorating the sword, he handed it to Ji Yunxi.
Everyone gathered around to look at the sword, feeling excited. Yun Han was a bit worried. This thing was not only a threat to Yue Chen but also to them. "Yunxi, be extremely careful when using this sword. The wounds caused by it can't be cured by ordinary medicine."
Ji Yunxi quickly nodded, her eyes full of amazement.
Just as everyone was discussing the God - Slaying Blade, suddenly someone reported, "Valley Master, there is a girl at the valley entrance. She said her name is Yu Xiaobei. She is seriously injured and on the verge of death."
Ji Yunxi paused. Yu Xiaobei was here?