Chapter 43 The Land of Freedom (Part 10) Little Sword and Sweet Potato.
Feng Feng feigned a forced smile, but inwardly she was in turmoil. She pulled Feng Mian close, their backs to each other, and whispered, as if trying to be quiet, "The Xuanyuan Sword?? This girl with the short hair is the infamous Ji Yinxiu? The one who spent most of her life essence and turned white overnight just to be able to pull out the Xuanyuan Sword with her bare hands, proving that even though she was crippled, she could still serve as an unofficial official and sacrifice everything for the honor of the Ji family?!"
Feng Mian glanced at her disdainfully: "What's the point of your forced explanation? It's like Ji Yinxiu is something special." After saying that, he secretly glanced at the Ji siblings behind him. "Okay, they are indeed remarkable. As a disabled person, they deserve respect for achieving this. However, the one next to him is not to be underestimated either. You could say he's a Celestial Dragon."
"The owner of the Sun-Chasing Bow, isn't that terrifying? Ji Yinxiu forcibly pulled out the Xuanyuan Sword and went through a long and difficult period before the divine sword recognized her as its master. But Ji Luochi is different. She is the so-called genius. On the day she was born, the divine bow hummed and recognized her as its master on its own. I heard that she is already the heir of the Yellow Emperor's Ji family."
The two chatted so much that they lost track of time.
"Hey, do you two really think we don't exist?" Ji Luochi was speechless. These two were gossiping in front of the person in question, and although it was all good and bad stuff, she just didn't like listening to it.
Why do people always describe her and Ji Yinxiu as geniuses and hard-working, as if being a genius is something easy, and that she put in just as much effort as Ji Yinxiu?
The two members of the Feng family turned around with smiles on their arms and backs, awkwardly unsure of what to say. They saw Xia Zhu slowly moving towards them with internal injuries, while she had already repaired her external injuries in the distance to avoid revealing her abilities.
Feng Feng quickly fled the social scene and rushed over to support Xia Zhu.
"Are you alright, Zhu?"
Xia Zhu shook her head, then looked Feng Feng up and down to make sure she was alright before asking, "Who are they?"
"The Ji family of Kongtong."
Kongtong? They are descendants of the Yellow Emperor. She remembered Feng Mian mentioning to her before that the Yellow Emperor's faction's power was to create, but judging from this, they have other abilities as well.
"I forgot to tell you before, besides possessing the power of feng shui construction, the Ji family of the Yellow Emperor also has a martial arts master, the demon god Yinglong! You've heard of the Battle of Zhuolu, right? It was with Yinglong's help that the Yellow Emperor was able to defeat Chiyou! So the Ji family members are not only good at building houses, but they are also all martial arts masters!"
Xia Zhu and Feng Feng both wore obsequious expressions.
A martial arts master, her dream is to become a martial arts master, and so does the wild monkey.
"Hey? Right, where did the little crow go?" Feng Feng looked around but couldn't find Ying Ya.
"I'm here." He appeared out of nowhere, startling the two of them. Ying Ya held up his blood-covered hands. "I went to deal with the crow's carcass."
He would personally bury every crow that died because of him.
Feng Feng reached out and ruffled Ying Ya's messy head, glancing at Ji Yinxiu and Feng Mian facing off: "I don't know why, but I feel like we've already lost in terms of lineup. And that fierce Ji Luochi, even though we're both genius girls from the same family, I'm not as arrogant as her!"
Feng Feng helped Xia Zhu to the front of the car, while she hid between her and Feng Mian. She felt she had to overpower them with her presence. Although she couldn't say it outright, she believed that Xia Zhu's unique aura was competitive, so she planned to push Xia Zhu out and use her unwavering willpower to intimidate the Ji family.
"A scabbard? A good thing." Xia Zhu, as the representative, only saw the Xuanyuan Sword at Ji Yinxiu's waist. She belatedly took out the small sword and gently wiped it. When she went out this time, she would also get a suitable scabbard for the small sword, so that it could be maintained and could be hung on her body for convenience and practicality.
Feng Feng was greatly shocked in the shadows. She thought Xia Zhu would say something righteous, but instead she praised the other person's sword.
“A scabbard? If you need to choose a suitable scabbard for your weapon, you are welcome to come to Kongtong, or…” Ji Yinxiu glanced at the boy next to the red-haired girl who was as faint as a shadow, “or the Shaohao Ying family. Both of our families have excellent swordsmiths.”
Feng Feng was surprised that Ji Yinxiu was so approachable. The two exchanged ideas about sword and scabbard maintenance, and Xia Zhu even sincerely thanked him.
Fortunately, besides Feng Feng, there were others who were dissatisfied with the friendly exchange between the two. Feng Feng felt that Xia Zhu was talking too much to him, while Ji Luochi thought that Ji Yinxiu was simply wasting time.
"Alright, enough rambling. Entering a dream without a martial rank, are all the Feng family members this fearless?" Ji Luochi interrupted the friendly exchange on the field. She was genuinely curious whether the four people opposite her were highly skilled and daring or simply idiots.
The term "martial rank" literally means a position with martial prowess. Ji Yinxiu and the other person are both martial ranks, so teaming up to enter the Dream Realm is a piece of cake for them.
Xia Zhu remembered that this dream was a red-level one, which should have a limit of three or more people. She didn't know why Ji Yinxiu and the others were able to form a team of two.
It was only later that she learned that prestigious families had many methods at their disposal, and breaking through the limit on the number of people was insignificant to them.
"Who said there are no martial arts ranks!" Feng Feng peeked out from behind, then hugged Xia Zhu tightly. "This is her!"
Ji Luochi glanced at the short sword in Xia Zhu's hand and sneered.
"Well, if we hadn't intervened just now, it seems the Feng family would have lost a rare talent."
"Hey! Do you have to be so rude to me?!" Feng Feng clenched his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, and was about to go up and argue with her when Feng Mian grabbed his collar and pulled him back.
At crucial moments, a calm spokesperson is still needed. Feng Mian said to the two of them, "In any case, we've encountered this dream, and it seems we're nearing the end. Although I don't know how you got to this point, these past few days in the dream have been tough for us, so let's not be polite and just get straight to the point."
"We are all unseen officials, and we all have the same purpose in entering the dream: to kill the demon and take the stone. There is only one stone, and we can only achieve mutual benefit by reaching a consensus. What do you all think?"
If they can get along amicably and complete the second half, this dream won't have been in vain. Since the innate stone can be differentiated through the talisman, no one will lose out. They have made their stance clear that they don't want too many disputes, but that doesn't mean they're giving up on the stone.
Feng Mian thought that Ji Yinxiu's temper was relatively easy to get along with. If they agreed, all would be well. If they didn't agree, well, they didn't dare to force it, so they could only obediently give it up.
However, entering a dream isn't just about brute force. He always believed that wisdom was their team's advantage, and that pretending to be aggressive before being exposed was also an art.
"Tch, we disagree, so what can you do? Make your warriors fight to the death with her short sword? I don't think that's necessary..." Ji Luochi was about to launch a verbal attack, but was interrupted by Ji Yinxiu.
“Alright, let’s cooperate to retrieve the stones. I see you have a car, would it be convenient for you to give me and Luo Chi a ride? We also have some clues about the location of the monster that we can share.”
"Why should I share it just like that! You!" Before Ji Luochi could lash out, he was frozen in place by Ji Yinxiu's cold gaze.
I originally thought that my brother was easy to talk to and had a gentle voice, so he wouldn't be able to control his domineering sister. But I didn't expect that there was some truth to the bloodline suppression.
The Feng siblings exchanged a silent glance.
Feng Mian nodded: "We've been up all night, and it's almost dawn. There's a rock over there to shelter us from the wind. Let's rest there before we continue our journey."
Ying Ya and Feng Feng retrieved food from the car, while Xia Zhu and Feng Mian gathered some dry branches to start a fire, as the Gobi Desert was most desolate at the time between dawn and sunrise.
Ji Yinxiu asked Luo Chi to help her start a fire using the Sun Chasing Technique, but the latter was reluctant and still angry because he had just been humiliated.
"I don't know why you insist on going with them? Enough about you, I'm no match for them all on my own. Don't tell me you really want that car and don't want to walk the extra distance?"
Seeing that Xia Zhu and the others had already started their own fire, Ji Yinxiu said nothing more. He gently stroked the hilt of the Xuanyuan Sword with his hand, where there was a shallow dent.
"Luo Chi, did you notice the short sword in the hand of that tall girl among them?"
"A sword? It's just a bunch of scrap metal, worthless junk that can't cut anything."
“Its appearance is unremarkable.” Ji Yinxiu paused, shifting her gaze from her sword to Ji Luochi’s bow. “But that sword has the totem of the Chi You Banner.”
"Chi You's Banner?! Impossible!" Ji Luochi's eyes widened, and he subconsciously gripped the Sun Chaser, where there was an identical comet.
“I saw it all clearly. You know what the Chi You Banner means. My Xuanyuan Sword and your Sun Chasing Bow were both made by that man. He only forges divine weapons, and divine weapons recognize their masters and are never easily sharpened.”
"Even if the totem on that sword is correct, the person who forged it is already a ghost in history. He only stayed in Kongtong for a period of time. I heard my mother say that he later traveled between various families and forged countless weapons. Perhaps it was just a defective product that wandered around for thousands of years and was picked up by chance."
“Even if it’s a defective product, the fact that a weapon engraved with the Chi You flag could recognize its master means that girl named Xia Zhu is definitely extraordinary.” Ji Yinxiu raised her head, and in the distance, the extraordinary Xia Zhu she was talking about was squatting eagerly by the fire, waiting for Feng Mian to roast sweet potatoes for her.
"Besides, would the people of the Chi You tribe, the ones who forged the Xuanyuan Sword and the Sun-Chasing Bow, really produce defective products?"
Ji Luochi stopped arguing and sat down dejectedly with his arms crossed.
"Roasted sweet potatoes, very sweet." A pair of dark hands held out two sweet potatoes with their skins roasted to a caramel color to Ji Yinxiu and Ji Luochi.
Luo Chi looked up and met those eyes that were practically sparkling with anger at Xia Zhu. She was furious, but she didn't dare to vent her anger. She awkwardly turned her head away and refused to look into Xia Zhu's sincere eyes.
"Thank you." Ji Yinxiu took the roasted sweet potato from Xia Zhu's hand and thanked her gently. Only then did she notice that the owner of the Xuanyuan Sword was so handsome. Only when she got closer did she realize that he had a small mole under the corner of his mouth.
Ji Yinxiu was like a jade-faced Guanyin, serene and ethereal.
But no matter how beautiful they are, they can't compare to Fengmian's sweet potatoes.
"You're welcome." Xia Zhu propped herself up on her knees and ran after Di Gua.
Ji Yinxiu couldn't help but laugh as she watched Xia Zhu's retreating figure. Xia Zhu was an interesting person; both the short sword in her hand and Xia Zhu herself were intriguing.
"Have some, it's really sweet." He held the peeled sweet potato to Luo Chi's stubborn lips.
The golden, soft sweet potato, its steam rising in the cold wind, felt like an alluring hand, tickling Ji Luochi's nose. But she didn't want to give in so quickly. In all her life, she had never played a supporting role anywhere, like now, sitting in the cold shadows.
But it smelled so good that her stomach couldn't help but rumble.
"Fine," Ji Luochi thought, "I can't mess with my stomach, no matter who else I'm messing with." She took the sweet potato her brother handed her and took a big bite.
"Hot!! Ji Yinxiu, are you made of iron?!"
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