Jiang Yaoji lowered her eyelids. There were two bloodstains on the back of her hand scratched by the cat's claws. The wounds were not big, but they were bleeding. She gently stroked them, and the wounds healed.
Then she propped herself up on her knees, stood up and turned around. As expected, the person coming was Jiang Linyin.
He was dressed in a long grayish - blue robe that reached the ground, making his skin look even paler. There was a smile on his lips, and his eyes were as deep as a pool of water, unfathomable. There was an imperceptible gloom between his eyebrows.
"Yaoji!" Jiang Yansui heard the commotion and rushed over. He stared intently at Jiang Linyin, fearing what he might do next.
"Brother, I'm fine. Don't worry."
"You've been looking for me. Now that I'm here, aren't you welcome?"
"Your information seems to be quite well - informed." Jiang Yaoji raised her eyebrows and sized him up playfully.
"I'm flattered. I'm just a bit inferior compared to you all." Jiang Linyin's expression relaxed, and the corner of his mouth curved into a smile, exuding an unfathomable mystery.
"Let's not beat around the bush..."
"Yaoji!" Jiang Yansui interrupted Jiang Yaoji. Jiang Linyin gave people a strange feeling. And last time when they were searching for the Jiuli people, he saw Jiang Linyin talking to Ji Yunxi. This man had to be guarded against.
Jiang Yaoji understood what Jiang Yansui wanted to say. She just waved her hand. "Brother, it's okay." Then she said to Jiang Linyin, "We want you to help us deal with Ji Yunxi."
"Hahaha, you're really straightforward. If you two take these pills, I'll agree to help you." Jiang Linyin took out two pills. They were lying small in his palm and looked no different from ordinary candies.
"What are these?"
"Don't worry. They won't kill you."
"Can I take it alone?" Jiang Yansui thought that since Jiang Linyin was the King of All Poisons, this thing must be related to poison.
"If you take it, we'll be in a cooperative relationship. You can decide for yourself." Jiang Linyin turned his head to look at Jiang Yaoji and said lazily.
"Don't push people too far!" Seeing his attitude, Jiang Yansui flew into a rage. He clenched his fist and with a sharp gust of wind, he threw a punch at him.
Jiang Linyin stomped hard with his left foot and narrowly avoided it. In the blink of an eye, he was already behind Jiang Yansui.
"No good!" Jiang Yansui cried out inwardly. He quickly turned around to block the attack and was forced to take several steps back by the impact.
"Break!" Jiang Yansui shouted. He exerted all his strength, and the stones around him cracked. Jiang Linyin did several backflips in a row to avoid the air wave.
He pressed his toes against the wall and used the force to sweep his leg. Jiang Yansui, exhausted, knelt on the ground, and a sharp knife was placed on his neck.
"I'll take it!"
"Yaoji." Jiang Yansui called out to her anxiously.
"Stop being so noisy!" Jiang Linyin secretly exerted force with his palm. Jiang Yansui felt a sharp pain in his neck.
Jiang Linyin spread out his palm. Jiang Yaoji stepped forward, picked up the pill, glanced at the bloodstain on Jiang Yansui's neck, and resolutely swallowed it. Jiang Yansui had no choice but to do the same.
Jiang Linyin put the knife back into its scabbard. He seemed to be in a good mood, and his tone was full of excitement. "Then I wish our cooperation a great success!"
"Brother." Jiang Yaoji quickly helped Jiang Yansui up.
"Sorry. I was a bit too heavy - handed. But now that we're in a cooperative relationship, I hope you'll be more tolerant."
Jiang Yaoji gave him a fierce glare and said nothing more.
"It seems that you don't want to see me today. I won't make a fool of myself here. I'll take my leave first." Jiang Linyin gathered his qi and flew onto the eaves. In an instant, he disappeared.
Jiang Yaoji withdrew her gaze, and her eyes were filled with gloom.
The Xuanyuan Palace.
"Feng Xingzhi." Ji Yunxi saw him from afar. She waved at him, and her voice was lively and cheerful.
Ji Zhuanxu was still discussing matters with Feng Xingzhi beside him. Feng Xingzhi nodded as a reply.
"Alas, my younger sister..." He shook his head indulgently. "That's all for today. There's nothing else."
"Okay!" Feng Xingzhi nodded slightly.
"Brother, are you done talking?" Ji Yunxi hooked her arm around Feng Xingzhi's and smiled brightly.
"Yes. I'll leave first."
"Okay. Goodbye, brother. We have something to do, so we'll leave first." Ji Yunxi waved at him, smiled obediently, and pulled Feng Xingzhi's wrist forward.
"Yunxi, where are we going?" Feng Xingzhi followed Ji Yunxi through the corridor.
"To find Li Jiuge and get back my divine power." Ji Yunxi said calmly and concisely. This time, she must have a clear talk with Li Jiuge face - to - face.
The two came to the barrier where the Jiuli people were hiding. Ji Yunxi cast a spell to send her a message, and then they sat on the grass outside and waited.
"Go away. I won't see you." Li Jiuge quickly replied.
"Won't see me?"
"No way. I won't leave. I don't believe she'll hide inside forever." Ji Yunxi was determined to wait it out. They waited from dawn until sunset. Li Jiuge was sitting in the yard and couldn't even practice. "Haven't they left yet?"
"Yes." The maid who had gone to check replied.
Li Jiuge threw her sword away, and the light in her eyes grew dimmer.
Ji Yunxi paced back and forth with her hands on her hips. After much thought, she wrote another letter.
"Jiuge, I've missed you so much since we last met. Could you come out and have a chat with me?" Feng Xingzhi read it out and saw that the signature was Ji Zhuanxu.
Ji Yunxi raised her eyebrows and looked at Feng Xingzhi with a hint of pride. She sent the letter to Li Jiuge.
Li Jiuge was closing her eyes to rest. She sensed the fluctuation of spiritual power in the air. She waved her sleeve, and a line of words appeared in the air.
After reading the letter written by Ji Yunxi, she couldn't help but laugh.
Ji Yunxi's little tricks could only deceive herself. She didn't even imitate Ji Zhuanxu's tone of speaking well. But it was good. It just gave her a reason to see her.
A floating vortex appeared at the barrier, which surprised Ji Yunxi.
"Look, the barrier is opening." Ji Yunxi patted Feng Xingzhi's shoulder.
Li Jiuge walked out of it unhurriedly.
After not seeing her for a few days, Li Jiuge looked more like a leader. Every move of hers seemed much more mature.
Li Jiuge was also very happy to see the two of them, but she could only pretend to be angry.
"Why is it you two? Where's Ji Zhuanxu?" Her voice was cold, and her eyes were extremely sharp.
"My brother didn't come. I lied to you."
"In that case, there's nothing more to say." Li Jiuge turned around and was about to leave.
"Stop, Jiuge. Return my divine power. If you have any difficulties, you can tell us, and we'll solve them together." Ji Yunxi stretched out her arm to block her way.
"Come with me." Li Jiuge closed her eyes. After a moment of inner struggle, she finally relented.
The three of them walked into the barrier together. The Jiuli people were farming. Even so, there were still large tracts of wasteland inside. They could only barely make a living here.
Ji Yunxi was shocked. She took a few more steps and saw Feng Jiangming, Zhu Lingyun and others.
"Feng..." As soon as she opened her mouth, she was stopped by Li Jiuge. "They've lost their memories. They don't remember anything, and the names are not their original ones."
Ji Yunxi lowered her head. Thinking of the experiences they had together before, she felt a bit sad.