Ji Yunxi was still entangled with Yue Chen and Jiang Yaoji in the Moon Glory Palace, while Feng Xingzhi returned to Lingyun Mountain without a moment's delay.
Feng Heyang knew they had gone to deal with the Merman Clan and didn't expect them to find Jiang Linyin so soon, so she wasn't overly agitated. She walked out calmly.
However, she only saw Feng Xingzhi.
"Where's Ji Yunxi?"
Feng Xingzhi was filled with anger. He punched the wall and said, "Yue Chen came and took her away."
Feng Heyang instantly panicked. "What did you say?! Say it again!"
Feng Xingzhi gritted his back teeth, barely suppressing his emotions. "On our way back, we ran into Yue Chen. He took her away."
Unexpectedly, such a change occurred. Feng Heyang slumped into a chair, looking dejected. "It's over. All is lost."
Just as she finished speaking, a guard stumbled in. "Master! There's a person... who fell down."
There was confusion all over his face. Perhaps he couldn't figure out how, with the strict security of Lingyun Mountain Villa, a person could suddenly fall from the sky and break through the outer barrier.
Feng Xingzhi guessed who it was. He stood up and followed the guard out. Sure enough, in the vast expanse of snow, he saw Jiang Linyin, looking extremely emaciated.
When Jiang Linyin saw Feng Xingzhi, he knew something had gone wrong. All his previous playfulness disappeared. "What did you exchange for me?"
Seeing that Jiang Linyin was so perceptive, Feng Xingzhi knew he was a friend rather than an enemy and couldn't vent his anger on him. "It's nothing. It's just that Xixi has been invited by Yue Chen to be a guest."
Jiang Linyin looked shocked. Although he didn't know all the details, he was aware that the person in the Moon Glory Palace was colluding with Jiang Yaoji and was definitely not a good person. Now that Ji Yunxi had been taken away because of him, wouldn't something terrible happen?
"How could you let Miss Ji go with him?!"
Feng Xingzhi didn't answer. He just helped Jiang Linyin up. "You have your own task. Go and check."
Jiang Linyin regretted what he had said as soon as he said it. He was afraid that Feng Xingzhi was more sad than he was. He could only sigh helplessly. "Sorry. I'm afraid you're more miserable than me."
Feng Xingzhi thanked him for his concern and said seriously, "Whether Xixi is here or not, it's the same. We all have to work hard and not let her efforts go to waste."
Feng Heyang was extremely excited to see Jiang Linyin come in, but she was also very worried about Ji Yunxi and didn't dare to show it too much.
The group came to Feng Ji's room. Jiang Linyin was supported to the couch and silently felt Feng Ji's pulse. After a while, he said, "I've checked. There's nothing serious. He just needs to gather his soul because his soul has been away from his body for too long."
"Gather his soul? How do we do that?" Feng Heyang responded quickly, looking as if she was willing to do anything.
Jiang Linyin waved his hand, rummaged through his clothes for a while, and took out a few pills from his bosom for Feng Ji to take.
The three of them waited quietly. For a long time, Feng Ji showed no sign of waking up. Just when Feng Heyang was about to lose hope, the person on the couch suddenly had a sharp movement in his chest and exhaled a breath.
Feng Heyang instantly rushed forward but didn't dare to touch him. She just looked at him with eager eyes.
Feng Ji finally slowly opened his eyes. Seeing the people around him, he softly said, "Emperor Xingzhi."
Feng Xingzhi nodded at him. "It's good that you're awake."
Both of them were a bit excited, but being calm by nature, they hid their excitement deep inside. Feng Heyang obviously couldn't do that. She directly hugged Feng Ji and cried.
"Master... You're finally awake!"
Feng Ji felt a bit embarrassed. He didn't expect his usually steady eldest disciple to be so emotional, especially in front of others. He could only awkwardly pat her on the shoulder. "Okay, okay. I'm awake now, aren't I?"
Feng Heyang still refused to let go and didn't care about the propriety between men and women. "Master, I really... held on for a long time. If you didn't wake up, I..."
Her sobbing voice filled the whole room with a mixture of emotion and bitterness.
Feng Xingzhi guessed that Yue Chen must know about Feng Ji waking up. Now it was a race against time.
He didn't dare to delay for a moment and immediately took Lu Shu and Qing Xuan back to the Lute Valley.
At this time, Yun Han happened to return from the Merman Clan.
Everyone knew he had gone to settle the management affairs of the Merman Clan and rushed forward to ask.
"How did it go, Uncle?"
"Don't worry. Jing Weiwei and Zhao Qingcang are doing a good job. Although there are some discontents among the Merman Clan, they still trust us more than the Moon Glory Palace."
This was also good news. Since the Merman Clan wasn't their enemy, they had one less thing to worry about.
Feng Xingzhi rarely let out a sigh of relief but then urgently gathered everyone together. "It's been many days since Xixi was taken away by Yue Chen."
"We all know about this, but we can only save her in the future."
Feng Xingzhi shook his head. "I'm afraid it's too late. We have to act quickly. The deal Yue Chen made with us back then was to hand Jiang Linyin over to us."
Yun Han was a bit confused and looked at him with a puzzled expression. "What do you mean?"
"It means that he probably knows everything about Lingyun Mountain Villa, so he knows we need Jiang Linyin."
As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked.
Yun Hui stammered, "Doesn't that mean... he also knows about the things here?"
Feng Xingzhi nodded. "I'm afraid so."
Unexpectedly, they had long been exposed under Yue Chen's nose. Even Yun Han's confident expression from before disappeared completely.
It seemed that after being away from the upper realm for so long, there were indeed many changes.
"Xingzhi, what do you plan to do?"
Feng Xingzhi stood up. "I'm afraid the only difference between us and Yue Chen now is time. The people he can use now may not be many, and they're not as united as us. Moreover, the key lies with Xixi. We have to save her first, or we'll be stuck."
Hearing this, Yun Han also agreed with Feng Xingzhi's idea. "Xingzhi is right. Yue Chen has many informants. I'm afraid our every move has been exposed, and he knows everything about the Lute Valley. So we have to save Yunxi and confront him directly."
Everyone felt a bit heavy. Not to mention how difficult it would be to save Ji Yunxi, the most important thing was that no one knew Yue Chen's true strength. As the saying goes, know your enemy and yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.
But now the enemy was in the dark while they were in the open. They were afraid that it would be extremely difficult.
Feng Xingzhi stepped forward. "Everyone, we've gathered together for various reasons. We've all been hurt by Yue Chen back then. I know the road ahead is difficult, but as long as we work together, Yue Chen is just a villain and won't succeed."
Everyone responded in unison. This battle was officially about to start.
Gu An led the people to open the door of the armory. Inside were all rare treasures of the Lute Valley. Every weapon was of the highest quality.
Everyone walked in orderly to choose their favorite weapons, their faces showing determination.