Seeing this, Feng Xingzhi tightened his grip. Ji Yunxi had always been loyal. He was worried that because of Yu Xiaobei's tears, Ji Yunxi would lose her senses and order them to rescue the people without thinking.
However, it was obvious that Ji Yunxi had become much more steady after getting married. She didn't stand up indignantly and demand to rescue the people. Instead, she patted Yu Xiaobei on the shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, it's all right."
As she said this, she looked at Feng Xingzhi, with no trace of anxiety in her eyes.
Yu Xiaobei quickly calmed down, still sobbing slightly. "Miss Ji, please save my father. I really have nowhere else to turn."
Ji Yunxi said softly, "Okay, calm down first. How did you know we were in the Qinse Valley?"
She wasn't a fool. She instinctively felt that Yu Xiaobei's appearance here at this moment was a bit strange.
Yu Xiaobei didn't seem flustered by the sudden question. Instead, she replied, "One day, a girl suddenly came to see the Crown Prince. They talked about something."
Ji Yunxi immediately exchanged a look with Feng Xingzhi. That girl must be Jiang Yaoji. She couldn't believe that she would dare to come looking for them!
"What did they say?"
Yu Xiaobei's face was deathly pale, and the tear - tracks hadn't completely disappeared. "I didn't hear very clearly. But I heard them say that you were hiding in the Qinse Valley now, and they wanted to use my father and me to threaten you to hand over something."
She thought as she spoke, then lowered her head guiltily. "Our Merman Clan doesn't want to do this..."
Ji Yunxi came back to her senses and took her hand. "We don't blame you. Your Crown Prince was probably deceived by her."
Yun Luotian stood to one side. Although she was angry in her heart that Jiang Yaoji was like a shadow that wouldn't go away, she still had some doubts. "Miss Yu, you heard all this, so you came to find us?"
Yu Xiaobei shook her head. "I didn't hear it very clearly at that time, but I heard something about killing. I accidentally made a sound and was discovered by them."
The others exchanged shocked looks. They all had a question in their minds. Since that was the case, how did she manage to leave the Water City?
Yu Xiaobei explained, "After I was captured, the Crown Prince beat me like this and locked me up. My father was afraid that I would die in the prison, so he took the risk to find the Emperor and threatened him by saying that the Emperor had promised you not to pursue me. So the Emperor was afraid of causing trouble and let my father take me away."
Her logic was reasonable, and the sequence of events was well - organized. Even Yun Han could hardly find any loopholes. The doubts in everyone's hearts were almost dispelled.
"Don't worry for the time being. No one can break in here." Seeing that this young girl was so pitiful and not much older than his own daughter, Yun Hui felt sorry for her and comforted her.
There was gratitude in Yu Xiaobei's eyes, but she still shook her head. "Miss Ji, I know you are very powerful. I really have no other choice. I don't want to be someone who takes advantage of others' kindness. But my father was captured again by the Crown Prince's men in order to let me leave. I really can't save my father by myself, so I've come to you boldly."
Ji Yunxi nodded. "I understand. You rest first and take the medicine. We'll discuss how to rescue your father."
Yu Xiaobei also knew that this kind of thing couldn't be rushed. She nodded obediently and stopped talking.
"Don't worry. Take good care of your injuries."
She lay down again steadily. After getting Ji Yunxi's response, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief. "Miss Ji, you should be careful. They may come at any time."
Everyone walked out of the room. As soon as Yun Luotian stepped out, she started scolding Yu Mingyi.
"I thought he was a gentleman before! It's all fake! Is he out of his mind? He's really colluded with Jiang Yaoji."
Ji Yunxi didn't have the energy to scold with Yun Luotian. She pulled Feng Xingzhi forward. "Azhi, how much do you think we can trust Yu Xiaobei's words?"
Feng Xingzhi didn't give a definite answer. He only said, "It's hard to say. We don't know her well, and we don't know how she found this place all the way here."
This was exactly what Ji Yunxi was worried about. Yu Xiaobei was from the Merman Clan. If no one helped her, how could a seriously - injured woman find this place all the way here?
But there were no flaws in what she had just said.
"Maybe we should send someone out to secretly investigate."
"For now, that's the only thing we can do."
Ji Yunxi and Feng Xingzhi went to the valley entrance again to set up a barrier. The Qinse Valley also sensed a sense of crisis, and Gu An ordered the patrol inside the valley to be strengthened again.
Lushu was the most convenient one among them to enter and leave, and he also knew the outside world best.
He and Qingxuan really learned a lot during their comings and goings.
But the news wasn't good, and it made them so angry that their faces turned red.
"It's too much! Those people don't know anything. How can they talk nonsense?"
As soon as Ji Yunxi entered the room, she saw the two of them looking angry and constantly muttering something.
"What's going on? Why do you two look like this?"
"Master! You don't know yet. Outside they're saying..."
Lushu immediately cleared his throat, and Qingxuan's words were swallowed back.
Ji Yunxi looked at Lushu. "What words can't you even tell me?"
Lushu smiled. "It's just some nonsense that doesn't exist. Don't take it to heart, Pavilion Master. I won't tell you."
"Come on, tell me. Otherwise, if I hear it outside myself, won't I be even more upset?"
Qingxuan nodded. "Master is right. Moreover, this isn't our fault at all. Why can't we talk about it?"
Lushu sighed helplessly. "Pavilion Master, there are rumors everywhere outside that the Immortal Venerable from Kunlun Mountain specially went to the Ji Mansion in Nanyan to fight. It's because you and Master have committed a great crime of insubordination. You not only stole the secret treasure but also almost killed someone. You're suspected of treason and should be punished."
Ji Yunxi laughed. Since she knew that the people from Kunlun Mountain had come, she had guessed that this matter wouldn't end so simply.
She didn't dare to say anything about others, but according to Xiao Yi's personality, he must have a justifiable reason for his actions. So if he went to the Ji Mansion so ostentatiously, he must be able to give some good reasons.
So pouring all the blame on herself and Feng Xingzhi was the most effective way.
However, it was true that they had taken the source of the Kunlun Divine Pulse.
"Don't be angry. This rumor was probably spread by Yue Chen. He wants to ruin our reputation in the human world so that we can't find any other help."
Yun Han knew about this and came specifically to ask, "Shall we take the initiative to attack?"
Ji Yunxi shook her head. "Uncle Shi, there's still no news from Feng Heyang. I didn't see with my own eyes that Emperor Feng Ji had recovered. So I think even if we want to fight back, we should go there in person to see the situation before making a decision."
Everyone thought it was a feasible idea. Feng Xingzhi was ready. "I'll go with you."