"You!" Ji Chenyuan was speechless for a moment. Was this really the same Viviennese, weak and incompetent daughter?

"Master, don't be angry. Don't forget the important matter!" Aunt Zhou got up, tugged at Ji Chenyuan's sleeve, and gently reminded him, looking at him tenderly.

After Aunt Zhou's reminder, Ji Chenyuan indeed remembered the purpose of calling Ji Jiuying over.

Although Aunt Zhou was a concubine, everyone in the General's Mansion knew that, apart from the Old Madam, she was the one in charge of the household, and the servants had long regarded her as the mistress of the house.

Seeing Ji Chenyuan change his tune, playing the role of a loving father and showing concern for her daily life.

A mocking smile appeared on Ji Jiuying's lips.

Ji Chenyuan only got to the point when he himself felt he had nothing more to say.

"Jiu'er, which expert gave you the Spirit Transformation Pill this morning? What is your relationship with this expert? Why would he give you the Spirit Transformation Pill? Or did you make some kind of deal with him?"

At this point, Ji Fengyan's face turned pale with anger.

She, a dignified spiritual master, actually suffered a loss at the hands of a good-for-nothing.

Ji Chenyuan concluded that a good-for-nothing like her could not possibly refine pills. As soon as he finished speaking, Aunt Zhou stared greedily at Ji Jiuying.

If they could find out the woman's pill formula, the Ji family's status would rise dramatically. Alchemists are extremely rare in Cangyue Kingdom, and pill formulas are priceless treasures.

If a family can produce a high-level alchemist, then the family's status in the Cangyue Kingdom is self-evident.

Aunt Zhou also had her own plans. Her two children were both very talented, and her son was an alchemist. If she could obtain those pill formulas, it would be of great help to their future.

With her husband being a renowned general and their two children being so outstanding, Aunt Zhou was so happy at the thought of it that she almost laughed out loud.

"Father, I refined that Spirit Transformation Pill myself," Ji Jiuying said earnestly to Ji Chenyuan.

Although she answered very seriously on the surface, there was undisguised contempt in the depths of her eyes.

"Hahahaha~" Ji Fengyan laughed so hard that tears almost came out.

"You? A piece of trash dares to claim you can refine medicine? That's laughable." Although the veil covered her face, it wasn't hard to see the sneer on Ji Fengyan's face.

"My dear sister, don't you know that alchemists need to possess dual spiritual roots of both wood and fire elements?"

"Do you know how scarce alchemists are in the Cangyue Kingdom? Do you know how rare it is to have both wood and fire elemental roots? Sister, have you been a good-for-nothing for too long and your brain has gone bad?"

"If you're an alchemist, then I'm a goddess from heaven!" Ji Fengyan said sarcastically.

Some servants looked at Ji Jiuying with pity. The young lady was really pitiful. It was one thing that she was a good-for-nothing before, but at least she wouldn't talk nonsense. Now she's gone mad.

Seeing everyone in the room looking at her with idiotic eyes, Ji Jiuying was also helpless. She had told the truth, and since they didn't believe her, so be it.

Upon hearing Ji Jiuying's answer, Ji Chenyuan felt as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. He was both angry and amused. How could he not know what kind of person his own daughter was? He said coldly and disdainfully.

"If you're an alchemist, I'll chop off my head and let you kick it around like a ball!"

Ji Jiuying sized up her cheap father. Although he was good-looking, she wasn't so perverted as to kick people's heads around like footballs. She couldn't help but roll her eyes in disgust.

"You! Humph!" Ji Chenyuan watched her roll her eyes at him without any attempt to hide it, and felt that he was really unreasonable, actually trying to get something useful out of a piece of trash.

Aunt Zhou was getting anxious. If she couldn't get the pill formulas out of her, wouldn't her dream be shattered? No, she immediately stood up, walked towards Ji Jiuying with a smile, and took Ji Jiuying's hand with a loving expression.

“Jiu’er, you are also a child I watched grow up. This matter of the Spirit Transformation Pill is related to the future glory of our Ji family. You must not trust outsiders.”

In short, regardless of whether you are an alchemist or not, the pill formula must never fall into the hands of others.

Moreover, if the Third Prince knew that Ji Jiuying possessed pill formulas or had an alchemist behind her, he definitely wouldn't break off the engagement with this good-for-nothing.

Yes, she had been spoiled by her children since childhood, who bullied the original owner, and even allowed the servants to bully her. A cold smile flashed across Ji Jiuying's eyes as she calmly withdrew her hand.

"Aunt, what are you saying? As a member of the Ji family, Jiu'er will naturally think of our family's best interests. How could I easily trust an outsider?"

"It's good that Jiu'er thinks that way, but you don't have spiritual roots, so this pill formula is useless to you. You'll be discriminated against and your life will be in danger. Wouldn't that be letting your mother down? Why don't you leave it with your father to keep for you? What do you think?"

Aunt Zhou spoke softly and gently, as if she really cared about her well-being.

So that's what they were planning. Apparently, they were convinced that the recipe for the Spirit Transformation Pill was left to her by her mother.

It doesn't matter, they won't believe me anyway, let her think what she wants.

"What pill formula? I refined the pills myself, you wouldn't believe me anyway!"

Ji Jiuying said slowly.

Everyone in the room now thought Ji Jiuying had really gone mad. Aunt Zhou's face showed impatience, and she was about to say something when she was interrupted by a voice.

"Alright, why would you ask a madwoman who's spouting nonsense for a pill formula? Does she think you're all going crazy because she's mad? This is utterly absurd."

A dignified and elegant old woman in her fifties, seated at the head of the table, spoke. Although she was called an old lady, her hair was not white. However, in order to show her status in the Ji family, she always put on the airs of an elder. In addition, her makeup also emphasized wealth and composure, which made her look old and decrepit.

This person was her so-called grandmother.

The old lady disliked Ji Jiuying's mother, Feng Lan, whose origins were unknown, and naturally couldn't stand her daughter either.

"Since it's none of my business, I'll head back now." Ji Jiuying said as she got up and walked out.

Ji Chenyuan and Aunt Zhou watched her leave, feeling very unwilling, but they dared not disobey the old lady.

Did they really guess wrong? Then how did she obtain the Spirit Transformation Pill that she used on Yan'er this morning?

"Stop! No matter where you got the Spirit Transformation Pill from, it's a fact that you injured Yan'er's face this morning. So you'll be confined to the Pear Garden and reflect on your actions for a month!"

The old lady always doted on her granddaughter Ji Fengyan, and when she spoke again, she didn't even glance at Ji Jiuying.

Ji Chenyuan didn't stop him; the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

She even complained about Ji Jiuying, pointing at Ji Jiuying outside the door and saying, "Why don't you hurry back to your courtyard? You're in the way here."

"Father, I hope you won't regret this one day." Ji Jiuyinghua mocked indifferently, then ignored them and walked straight out.