Li Yu smiled smugly and coldly, "It seems your family background is not bad either. After I kill you, I will have to search your soul carefully to see which family you come from. Maybe there will be some unexpected surprises."

As he spoke, he raised his sword to attack again.

This time it wasn't just a simple move; spiritual energy was used to activate the spell, and with the enhancement of a low-grade spiritual artifact, the wind and clouds in the courtyard changed instantly, with sand and stones flying everywhere.

"Miss!"

"Ninth...Miss!"

Bai Lu and Cao Jinchang looked very worried and called out to Ji Fengyao in unison.

Ji Fengyao knew that things were getting serious now. She stepped out of the room, used her spiritual power to open the door, and closed it. Her voice was calm but commanding: "You stay in the room. Don't come out unless I call you."

"Yes, Miss, you must be careful!" Bai Lu's voice, clearly anxious, came from inside the house, and then there was silence.

She knew the situation was urgent and dared not make any more noise that might distract Ji Fengyao.

Cao Jinchang was also somewhat regretful at this moment. He certainly wanted to take revenge, but he didn't want to implicate Ji Fengyao because of his hatred.

The Ji family are all good people. It was him and Xiao Si who kept pestering them from beginning to end, but they not only didn't get annoyed with them, but treated them with sincerity. They sacrificed the reputation of Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao, and now Ji Fengyao is even risking her life for him!

If anything were to happen to Ji Fengyao, he would have no face to see Ji Chenhai and the Ninth Prince again, and would be unworthy of being a human being!

This is a feud for the Cao family, and he can't let a little girl stand in front of him!

Cao Jinchang thought for a moment and then opened the door to go out.

Bai Lu quickly spread her arms to block the doorway, saying urgently, "Old Cao, you can't go out!"

"I have to get out of here. This is a great grudge of my Cao family. I can't let Ninth Miss risk her life alone. What kind of person would I, Cao Jinchang, become?" Cao Jinchang said with red eyes.

Bai Lu still held out her arms, resolutely refusing to give way: "Elder Cao, please forgive my bluntness, but with your meager cultivation, you can't even defeat me. If you go out, you will not only fail to help my young lady, but you may also become a burden to her, distracting her and putting her in danger."

"I...sigh!" Cao Jinchang was speechless. He clenched his fists, turned around in anger and helplessness, and slammed his fist on the table, shattering it into pieces.

In the courtyard.

Ji Fengyao could not directly confront Li Yu, who was wielding a spiritual weapon. After all, she had not yet established her foundation and did not have a suitable weapon. She could only rely on the "Swift Wind Step" to dodge Li Yu's fierce attacks with her agile movements.

This "Swift Steps" was stolen from the Immortal Sect's Jun family by her master when he was carrying her back then.

The cultivation techniques of the Danling Continent are divided into four ranks: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. The "Swift Wind Step" is the most superior Profound rank cultivation technique of the Danling Continent, and it is a unique family technique that the Jun family never passes on to outsiders.

For this matter, the Jun family chased the master and disciple for a full 80 million miles. In the end, the master threw them a bottle of Nascent Soul Pills and promised to only teach them to her and never pass it on to anyone else. Only then did the Jun family give up.

That was also the first time Ji Fengyao had seen her master admit defeat to someone and even lose a bottle of four pills, which showed how rare the "Swift Wind Step" was.

She was furious at the time and wanted to throw the jade slip containing the "Swift Wind Step" technique back at the Jun family members' faces, shouting, "Yao'er doesn't want this worthless thing, and she doesn't want her master to suffer any injustice."

Master gently pinched her nose and coaxed her, "My little darling, once we've mastered the 'Swift Wind Step,' we'll come back and rob them again. Then they won't be able to catch us anymore!"