In the nearby woods, Jiang Yaoji and Jiang Yanjü cast an invisibility spell and stood still, taking in everything that was happening in the distance.
Jiang Yaoji watched as everyone knelt before Ji Yunxi. Her pupils quivered slightly, and her eyes were filled with an inky darkness. Her gaze was as sharp as a knife.
The Shennong Clan had been defeated in a previous war with the Xuanyuan Clan. Now, the Xuanyuan Clan held the power in the world. Otherwise, it would be her accepting everyone's worship instead of hiding here. One day, she would take it all back.
"Yaoji," Jiang Yanjü felt the change in her mood and placed his hand on her shoulder. "We will defeat them."
"Yes, brother!" Jiang Yaoji looked up again. Her eyebrows lifted slightly, her pupils dilated involuntarily, and her mouth opened a little. She saw an unexpected person.
"Brother, I saw an acquaintance. I want to go say hello." Jiang Yaoji's eyes darted away. She pursed her red lips, and her hands in front of her abdomen twisted together involuntarily.
"No. All the powerful families here support the Xuanyuan Clan. If we are discovered, we will be in great danger."
Jiang Yanjü saw the look on her face and refused without hesitation.
"Brother, I just want to say one word and then come back."
"Yaoji, lis...ten. Oh!"
Jiang Yaoji didn't listen to him finish. She ran away directly. Jiang Yanjü watched her back as she ran towards a man without hesitation. Her steps were light. He could only sigh helplessly.
There were many people around. The disciples of the Xuanyuan Clan were using their spiritual power to search for the ancient books of the elixirs and magic pills of the Jiuli Clan. All kinds of spells were dazzling. Jiang Yaoji's invisibility spell was not very noticeable in the crowd.
She snapped her fingers, and a blue - spotted butterfly flew towards Jiang Yin. He saw the butterfly fluttering its wings in front of him and stopped in his tracks. He looked around. Everyone else was busy with their own things. It seemed that only he could see the butterfly.
Finally, the butterfly landed on his shoulder and turned into a light - blue circular dot of light before disappearing.
Jiang Yin looked at his shoulder and slowly tightened his grip on his sword. After a moment, he turned around, and his gaze landed precisely on the spot where Jiang Yaoji was standing. There was nothing there, but he could feel that he was looking into Jiang Yaoji's eyes.
Jiang Yaoji's lips curved slightly upwards. Her eyes widened with a smile. Her double eyelids made her look even more shy. Although she knew he couldn't see her, she still waved at him vigorously.
Jiang Yanjü, who was not far away, was quite surprised to see his sister like this.
She used to cling to Feng Xingzhi, but she had never been so genuinely happy.
But thinking of the way Jiang Yin greeted Ji Yunxi just now, which seemed very familiar, he was afraid his sister was in for a hard time.
Jiang Yin slid two fingers in front of his eyes. Golden light flashed in his eyes and then disappeared in an instant.
He saw Jiang Yaoji wearing a light - blue ruqun embroidered with colorful little flowers. It made her look extremely clean. The white silk shawl made her look even more elegant. Her black hair was loosely tied up at the back of her head and decorated with a jade hairpin, adding a touch of laziness to her.
It seemed that there was an invisible black mist gathering in Jiang Yin's eyes. Jiang Yaoji's figure became more and more blurred.
He closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they were clear. At this time, Jiang Yaoji had already started walking towards him with a blooming smile.
"Jiang Yin, don't leave this time... okay?"
"You should be careful and take care of yourself."
The two spoke at the same time. The man calmly walked past her. His deep voice rang in her ear. His gaze landed on her side - face for a moment and then quickly returned. He walked forward firmly.
Jiang Yaoji's mind went blank for a moment. Her smile gradually froze. Her body seemed to be firmly fixed in place and she couldn't move.
Hehe, take care of myself? Jiang Yaoji smiled bitterly. She lowered her eyelashes, and her eyes were filled with disappointment.
"Yunxi, why did you stop?"
Ji Yunxi stopped walking. Feng Xingzhi stood shoulder - to - shoulder with her and noticed that Ji Yunxi was looking in Jiang Yin's direction.
"I seem to have heard Jiang Yin's voice." Ji Yunxi said stupidly.
"He's alone. Could he be talking to himself? Maybe you're seeing things." Feng Xingzhi took a casual look and then looked away.
"Really? Maybe."
"Okay, let's go over there and take a look."
The voices of their conversation gradually faded away. The hatred in Jiang Yaoji's eyes grew stronger. Finally, she turned around and walked back to the place where Jiang Yanjü was hiding.
"Sister, what did that stinky boy say to you? Why are you so disappointed?" Jiang Yanjü was far away. He only saw Jiang Yin's mouth move but didn't hear what he said. Seeing Jiang Yaoji so dejected, his anger flared up.
"He didn't say anything. Send two guards to follow him and ensure his safety." Jiang Yaoji lowered her head. A strand of hair fell on her chest. Her eyes were calm.
"He treated you like this, and you still send people to follow him? I'll go teach him a lesson for you."
"Brother." Jiang Yaoji immediately looked up and glared at him pretending to be angry. "If you do that, I won't talk to you anymore!"
Jiang Yanjü looked at her lovingly. "Okay, okay, okay. I won't beat him, all right?"
"That's better." Jiang Yaoji smiled and pulled his arm.
"Is he the personal guard who accompanied you into the God - created World back then?" Jiang Yanjü knew all of Jiang Yaoji's friends, but he had never seen this person. He suddenly remembered the personal guard beside Jiang Yaoji.
"Yes." Jiang Yaoji nodded obediently, lost in thought. "He has good cultivation and listens to me very much. He has done a lot of things for me."
"Do you like him?" Jiang Yanjü realized something and suddenly asked.
"I don't know if this is love. Don't ask about him anymore." Jiang Yaoji pouted and frowned slightly.
"Then how do you feel about Feng Xingzhi now?"
"Him? Hehe." Jiang Yaoji laughed out of nowhere and didn't say anything else.
Her feelings for Feng Xingzhi were just a childish obsession. She had just lost that obsession as she grew up.
She suddenly remembered a lot of things about her parents, her brother, and Feng Xingzhi. Those memories were all mixed up, and her mind started to get confused. Where should she start?
When she was a child, her father, Yan Emperor Jiang Shinian, and her mother, Sang Tingyao, the young lady of the Chishui Tribe, were busy with political affairs and ignored her and her brother. So she often sneaked out to play by herself and met Feng Xingzhi.
After knowing that he would be the future lord of the Huaxu Clan, she deliberately got closer to him because she wanted to be the lord's wife and have power. Even though Feng Xingzhi had always been cold to her, she didn't care. It seemed that she had been so eager for power since then.
"Yaoji, those things are not important. We have to find the princess of the Jiuli Clan, Li Jiuge, first, and then snatch the prescription of the magic pill. Then we won't have to worry about defeating the Xuanyuan Clan. It won't be long before we kill Ji Yunxi and get Feng Xingzhi back."
"Yes, I will!"