The Ye family was very familiar with Jiang Xianya's abilities, so they naturally believed everything she said.

"It must have been someone sent by that bastard Jiang Mingtao," Ye Miaoyun said in a deep voice.

When one plan failed, another was devised, this time even more decisive and direct than the last.

This can't go on.

"Xianya, what should we do?" Ye Jinghuai asked, frowning.

"You all go with my father to hide at his nephew's place for a while. I'll set up an array in the courtyard to create illusions, making the people who come think that we were really killed and burned to ashes. After they go back to report, we can have some peace for a while. Once my strength has improved, we'll go to the capital and make that bastard Jiang Mingtao pay the price!" Jiang Xianya said in a deep voice.

Because of the scarcity of spiritual energy in the world, it is much more difficult to establish a foundation now than before. After taking that foundation-building medicine, she only succeeded in more than half of it.

There are many experts and cultivators in the capital, so she naturally needs to be fully prepared before going.

"Okay." Ye Jinghuai nodded. "Should we move the gold, silver, valuables, and other important items with us?"

"No need. In the illusion I create, they will think that they set fire to this courtyard and burned it to ashes. It's all an illusion. However... if you are worried, grandfather, you can take your valuables with you."

"Okay." Ye Jinghuai was immediately relieved and turned to Qi Jiu, saying, "Son-in-law, I'll trouble you to take us to your nephew's place for the time being."

"Okay!" Qi Jiu nodded quickly.

only……

They wanted to go to the capital.

What should he do then?

He is still under criminal detention and cannot leave the area of ​​Weiyang County.

However... Qi Jiu also knew that now was not the time to ask this question.

The most important thing now is to save my life.

Jiang Xianya said that it wouldn't be long before someone came here to kill and set fires.

After they all left, Jiang Xianya immediately moved the potted plants and decorations in the yard and began to set up the formation.

When Qi Chengshuo came in, Jiang Xianya was struggling to move a stone bench.

"I'll do it." Qi Chengshuo immediately stepped forward to help.

"Miss Jiang, where do you want to move to? Just tell me and I'll come and move it."

With men around, there's no reason to make women do hard work, especially since Jiang Xianya is still a young girl who hasn't even reached marriageable age yet, with thin arms and legs, where would she get the strength?

It would be bad if you accidentally hit your foot.

"Why did you come here?" Jiang Xianya asked, somewhat surprised.

“My ninth uncle said that assassins are coming to kill and set fires later. You were setting up the formation, so I came to take a look.”

Qi Chengshuo laughed and said, "Miss Jiang, don't bother setting up the formation. Come and stay with me. I'll lead the guards to guard this place and take down those assassins."

He wasn't a Taoist practitioner, and he wasn't good at things like divination or exorcising ghosts, but... he had practiced martial arts since childhood, and with his talent, his martial arts skills were very high, making him hard to beat. The three guards he brought were also very powerful. Let alone a few assassins, even if dozens or hundreds of people came, they wouldn't be a match for them.

Qi Chengshuo was confident that he could take down the assassin, so Jiang Xianya didn't need to set up a defense.

"No need to trouble you, young master, I'm almost done." Jiang Xianya said as she moved the potted plant against the wall.

"I'll do it," Qi Chengshuo said, quickly going to help.

Jiang Xianya didn't stop him when she heard this, and let him go.

After using the foundation-building medicine, her strength increased significantly, but it was still no match for Qi Chengshuo, who had practiced martial arts since childhood.

Others want to do hard labor, but she can save herself some effort.

After arranging everything, Jiang Xianya introduced the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to activate the formation.

"The formation has been activated, and those assassins will probably arrive in about fifteen minutes. Let's go," Jiang Xianya said in a low voice, yawning.

She went to bed a little late last night, and now she's busy setting up the formation, which is quite tiring, so she's really a bit sleepy.

"Okay." Qi Chengshuo nodded and followed Jiang Xianya out.

Qi Chengshuo's courtyard was right next door, separated by a three-foot-wide ditch.

Half an hour later, Qi Chengshuo, who was sitting in a tree watching the Ye family's courtyard, witnessed the assassins breaking into the Ye family's home.

They arrived at the same time as Jiang Xianya had predicted.

These assassins, like headless flies, slashed wildly in the courtyard. About fifteen minutes later, the leader of the assassins took out a tinderbox, threw it on the open ground in the courtyard, and waited for a while before quickly leaving.

"Chengshuo, how is it? Have those assassins left?" Qi Jiu asked hurriedly when he saw Qi Chengshuo jump down from the tree.

"They've already left." Qi Chengshuo nodded gently.

"Xianya, can we go back now?" Hua was a little worried, fearing that the courtyard might really catch fire.

"Grandmother, don't rush. It's not too late to go back after those assassins have gone far away."

Jiang Xianya turned to Qi Chengshuo and said, "I would like to ask for your help, Your Highness."

“Miss Jiang, please speak freely,” Qi Chengshuo said quickly.

"Please have your guards take a stroll in the direction the assassins fled to scare them away. My formation only works inside the courtyard. Once they leave, they will definitely look back. If they see that the courtyard is not on fire, they will become suspicious."

Qi Chengshuo nodded quickly, and led his guards on horseback to chase after the assassins who had fled.

"Xianya, when do you plan to go to the capital?" Qi Jiu asked as he stepped forward.

At this moment, Qi Jiu felt a little uneasy.

Is he going to be alone here again?

These days, Ye Miaoyun keeps summoning Qi Jiu every day, making him do this and that. Qi Jiu can do a lot of things now: chopping wood, starting a fire, kneading dough, cutting vegetables, washing clothes...

Even if he left the Ye family, he felt he wouldn't starve to death.

But after spending more than a month together, he's already a little reluctant to leave everyone.

"We'll set off in two months, first to the prefectural city, then to the capital," Jiang Xianya said after a moment's thought.

Having gone through so much, her maternal grandfather's family trusted her completely, and Jiang Xianya was capable of making decisions.

Although the foundation-building medicine had improved her physique considerably, it was still not enough.

Once she has collected five hundred taels of silver, she can set off for the prefectural city.

Only by going to the prefectural city can one buy the precious medicinal herbs they need.

Moreover, her older cousin Ye Qingze was also going to the prefectural city to participate in the autumn imperial examination.

Departing in two months will be just right.

Once they arrive in the prefectural city and purchase the necessary medicinal herbs, they will stay there for ten to fifteen days to allow the herbs to fully absorb their effects before heading to the capital.

"It seems I'll have to stay here alone," Qi Jiu sighed.

“That’s not necessarily true,” Jiang Xianya said meaningfully.

"You mean... I can go back to the capital too?" Qi Jiu asked, his eyes wide.

"As long as the recent events reach the Emperor's ears and he feels that someone has tried to kill you repeatedly, you can go back." Jiang Xianya nodded gently.

Qi Jiu's eyes lit up upon hearing this!

He knew what to do.