Yuan Qi was chatting with Mei Zi when a tall, fierce-looking man dismounted from a black horse and walked straight over.
Yuan Qi recognized the man's clothes; the guards of the Xiang family all wore the same kind of clothes.
The other person had a scar more than two inches long on their face, which ran diagonally across their forehead, left eyebrow, eyelid, and down to their side.
Upon seeing the man's face, Meizi instinctively grabbed Yuan Qi's arm. However, she was worried about Yuan Qi and, despite her fear, didn't run away. She even whispered a reminder to Yuan Qi: "This is the man who came to see you. He looks fierce."
Yuan Qi remained calm and turned to reassure Mei Zi, "What's there to be afraid of? Even a thousand-year-old female ghost is no match for me, let alone someone in their thirties. Go over there and greet the guests, don't worry about me."
Meizi was scared, but she didn't want to leave Yuan Qi behind. Yuan Qi ignored the man and pushed Meizi back onto the noodle stall.
Zhang Liu threw down the dough in his hand and came over, standing behind Yuan Qi to encourage her.
Yuan Qi said confidently to Zhang Liu, "Uncle Zhang Liu, don't worry about me. He just knows some martial arts, and so do I. What's there to be afraid of?"
Zhang Liu snorted, recalling the strength Yuan Qi had used to lift him up when he kowtowed to him earlier, and returned to the noodle stall.
Yuan Qi then calmly sat down and looked up to ask him:
Do you want your fortune told?
Xuanjian said, "The young lady is quite young, but she has some courage. Did you break the curse on Young Master Jiu?"
Yuan Qi's eyes lit up: "Did Xiangli Mu and Xiangli Lin have a falling out?"
Xuanjian didn't answer Yuan Qi's question. Instead, he asked her, "Second Master has encountered some trouble and would like to ask you to remove the evil spirit. The price is negotiable. Are you interested?"
Yuan Qi didn't answer his question, but continued with his own: "It seems I guessed right. Xiangli Lin cursed Xiangli Youming and used evil magic to harm Xiangli Zhuoyue. Now he's suffering the backlash, he must be in a terrible state, right? If I'm not mistaken, his skin is ulcerated all over, and his soul is being torn apart every day. Even the Taoist priest who cooperated with him can't clean up this mess, can he?"
Zhang Liu then realized that Yuan Qi didn't want him to get involved in the Xiangli family's affairs, which were not something a lowly commoner like him could afford to meddle in.
“Sometimes, being too smart isn’t a good thing.” Xuanjian admired Yuan Qi greatly; his ability to foresee the future was even more impressive than that of the Taoist priest.
"Come with me, Second Master wants to ask for your help."
Yuan Qi remained seated: "What if I don't go?"
Xuanjian beckoned, and the guards following behind rushed over and surrounded the fortune-telling stall in a flash.
Whether you go or not is not up to you.
Yuan Qi had no choice but to stand up: "Alright, I'll go with you. But judging from your faces, you both have a bloody disaster ahead of you. If you don't leave the city today, you can avoid it. But if you insist on leaving, you might be in mortal danger."
A carriage came up behind them, and Yuan Qi obediently walked towards it.
Zhang Liu ran over and said, "They have ill intentions, you shouldn't go."
Yuan Qifeng remained calm and even patted Zhang Liu's arm with his small hand: "What are you afraid of? They are the ones in danger, not me."
Zhang Liu frowned: "There are so many of them, and you're just a little girl. You're no match for them. Do you have family? Do you want me to send a message to your family?"
Xuanjian shoved Zhang Liu aside: "Mind your own business. Even if she has family, in today's Rong Kingdom, who can afford to offend the Xiangli clan?"
Zhang Liu was pushed and stumbled, falling hard to the ground.
Yuan Qi went over and helped him up: "Uncle Zhang, no matter how many of them there are, they are no match for me. There's nothing to worry about. I'll be back in a bit."
She obediently boarded the carriage, and Xuanjian led his entourage away, heading directly towards the North Gate.
As soon as Yuan Qi got into the carriage, he discovered that it was trapped by a magic array. The doors and windows could not be opened, and any touch of the carriage would cause a needle-like pain.
Yuan Qi twitched his lips: "Setting up this formation must have taken a lot of effort, right? You really think highly of me."
Xuanjian was right outside the carriage. He said sarcastically, "Since you're such a capable little Taoist, you should be treated well. Don't worry, this is just a small gift. There's more to come."
Yuan Qi cannot see outside because he cannot access the doors and windows, but he can hear sounds.
"I'm quite looking forward to it. I wonder what kind of expert Xiangli Lin has invited this time. If I escape this calamity, what kind of backlash will Xiangli Lin suffer?"
Xuanjian angrily rebuked him: "Stop bragging here, you'd better pray for yourself."
Yuan Qi took out a piece of yellow paper from his cloth bag and slowly tore it. In no time, he had torn out a small figure.
She channeled her spiritual energy through her fingertips, squeezing out two drops of blood, and the little figure gained eyes.
The little figure floated in the air in front of Yuan Qi, maintaining the same sitting posture as Yuan Qi. Yuan Qi clasped his hands in a salute to her, and the little figure also clasped his hands in a salute to Yuan Qi.
Very good, she has mastered puppetry to perfection.
Yuan Qi formed hand seals and continuously cast spells at the little man.
In less than half an hour, the carriage left the north gate and headed towards a hilltop.
Yuan Qi closed his eyes to rest in the carriage, while the little figure floated in the center of the formation, maintaining the same posture as the Yuan Qi.
The carriage was moving very fast, and Yuan Qi felt extremely bumpy. She shouted from inside the carriage, "Can't you be a little more steady? It's shaking so much!"
Xuanjian's horse was also running very fast. He replied with a cold expression, "Bear with it, we'll be there soon."
Yuan Qi sensed that the carriage was going uphill, so he used a teleportation talisman to get out of the carriage.
The next second, the little paper figure suspended in the air gradually transformed into Yuan Qi's appearance and sat in the original position.
The carriage continued up the slope and soon arrived at a very open and flat area, where the trees had long been cut down and there was only a pile of rocks.
The coachman jumped off the carriage and let the horses pull the carriage toward the cliff.
"Bang!" A large hole was smashed in the roof of the carriage, and "Yuan Qi" flew out from inside, now holding a sword. He swept the sword horizontally, and the sword energy rippled outwards in all directions.
The people Xuanjian brought were all experts, and they all carried blessing talismans, allowing them to scale walls and fly briefly. Their power had also increased considerably, and their purpose was to kill Yuan Qi.
The newcomers leaped into the air, easily avoiding Yuan Qi's sword energy.
Yuan Qi pouted in surprise: "You're not bad, you can even dodge my sword energy."
Xuanjian had heard Kong Qing say that although this person was very young, his cultivation was high. He was able to break his master's curse and even cause his master to suffer a backlash. He was definitely no ordinary person and should not be underestimated.
He certainly wouldn't go to his death: "I wouldn't dare to deal with you if I didn't have some skills."
Yuan Qi chuckled, his ethereal voice coming from high above, as if from the underworld, sending chills down one's spine: "But your skills are far from enough to deal with me. I told you long ago that if you leave the city today, you will suffer bloodshed and your lives will be in danger. Why are you so disobedient? If you insist on going to your deaths, there's nothing I can do."
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