Ji Jiuying sneered. How could this old woman's tricks fool her? She turned and went back to Qinglan Courtyard.
After returning to the Ji family, Ji Chenyuan treated Ji Jiuying almost like an ancestor. He even kept silent about the incident where she made his grandmother faint.
Ji Jiuying stayed at the Ji family home, eating, drinking, and cultivating. Even Qingling, who was by her side, benefited from it, and she lived a very leisurely life.
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.
"Miss, today is New Year's Eve, the most lively day in Cangyue Kingdom. Are we really not going out for a stroll?" Qingling lay on a soft couch in the courtyard, basking in the sun, holding a bunch of grapes in her hand.
These past two days at the Ji family's house have felt like a dream. She doesn't even have to do any work. Whenever she wants to do something, a group of maids will compete with her to do it.
"Qingling, just bear with it a little longer, saving your life is the most important thing!" Ji Jiuying was also lying on the soft couch, basking in the sun. She wanted to go out too, but she hadn't forgotten what Gong Mingyue had told her.
Qingling sat up abruptly, asking warily, "Miss, are you saying someone wants to kill us?"
"You want to kill me!" Ji Jiuying replied nonchalantly, as if she weren't the one being hunted.
“Miss, Qingling will protect you!” Qingling said solemnly.
"Silly Qingling, why are you so nervous? Eat your grapes." Ji Jiuying picked up a grape and stuffed it into her mouth.
In the study.
"Master!" A man in black knelt before Ji Chenyuan.
"What has Ji Jiuying been doing these past two days?" Ji Chenyuan asked casually.
"Aside from eating and drinking in the courtyard, I spend all my time cultivating in my room!"
"Hmm~ Continue to monitor her, and report any unusual activity immediately."
"Yes, Master!"
The arrival of Ji Jiuying at the New Year's Eve dinner made the atmosphere somewhat strange.
Only Ji Chenyuan and Zhou Haiping tried their best to talk to Ji Jiuying. They talked about nothing more than alchemy, dragons, and where to put the gifts bestowed by the emperor!
Ji Jiuying found it quite boring, so she ate a little something and returned to Qinglan Courtyard.
Night falls.
Firecrackers crackled and popped, and dazzling fireworks lit up the sky above Kyoto.
The crowd flowed like horses, never ceasing, filled with laughter and cheers. The bright streetlights and the stars in the sky shone brightly, and the entire Cangyue Kingdom was immersed in a dazzling display of jewels.
Ji Jiuying and Qingling sat on the rooftop watching this spectacular scene.
This is Ji Jiuying's first New Year here.
"Light and agile, has the communication butterfly made any unusual movements?"
Upon hearing this, she lightly cast a spell to summon a communication butterfly and made contact with the other communication butterflies.
Half a quarter of an hour.
"Miss, the message from General Ji's side is that the shadow guards should continue to monitor you."
"On Madam Zhou's side, I only saw her send Magpie back to her sister-in-law's house to deliver a gift, saying that she wanted her to help exchange it for a Soul-Forgetting Gu."
Forget-Soul Gu? Ji Jiuying frowned slightly, but her intuition told her that Zhou Haiping must have done this at Ji Chenyuan's behest.
Ji Jiuying used her mind to examine the Heavenly Punishment Manual. She found that the Soul-Forgetting Gu could control the person under its influence, rendering them unable to control themselves.
"Miss, you must be careful. Just from the name, you can tell that this Soul-Forgetting Gu is not a good thing," Qingling said worriedly.
"Alright, I'll be careful," Ji Jiuying sneered. If they dared to come, she would let them taste the poison she had concocted.
"The second young lady doesn't seem to be acting strangely, but she's been staring blankly at the two butterflies in the container in her room."
Staring blankly at the two words "butterfly"? Something's not right. This isn't like Ji Fengyan's usual style. So the problem lies with the butterfly.
"What colors are the two butterflies? Are they dead or alive?" Ji Jiuying asked.
Qingling thought for a moment and said, "One is black and the other is light blue. Both are alive."
Upon obtaining the relevant information, Ji Jiuying immediately checked the Heavenly Punishment Register, but unfortunately, there were too many entries about butterflies...
"Little Evil Fire, did you hear what Qingling said clearly? Do you know what those two butterflies are?" Ji Jiuying asked telepathically.
His anger flared instantly. Did this damned woman have to add a "little" before his majestic and domineering name?
Seeing its puffed-up fur, Ji Jiuying really wanted to pick it up and pet it.
“I feel like it’s a bit like the Twin Butterflies Love story,” the little boy replied with a serious expression.
"Little White Dragon, what is the Twin Butterfly Love?" Little Phoenix asked curiously.
Upon hearing Xiao Huang'er call him the ancient white dragon, the little boy immediately wilted and was about to say something when he was interrupted.
"The Double Butterfly Love is also known as the Double Butterfly Chain. The black butterfly is usually placed on the man, while the colored butterfly is placed on the woman. If the poisoning is successful, the two cannot be separated by more than one kilometer, otherwise they will suffer unbearable pain."
Perhaps feeling that someone had spoken the lines he had prepared beforehand, Xie Huo was somewhat exasperated and turned the tables.
Seeing that Ji Jiuying remained silent, Qingling asked, "What's wrong, Miss? Is there something fishy about those two butterflies?"
Ji Jiuying told Qingling everything Xie Huo had said, but Ji Jiuying had some doubts. As far as she knew, it was very difficult to cultivate the Twin Butterfly Love. Out of a thousand pairs, only a handful, or even just one, might be successfully cultivated. Who gave her the Twin Butterfly Love?
"Isn't this too insidious? The two of them can't be separated by even a kilometer? Does the Second Miss intend to use this on the Young Miss?" Qingling said angrily.
Thinking of something, Qingling asked again, "Miss, why isn't the Imperial Advisor here to protect you?"
Qingling felt that only the powerful Imperial Advisor could protect her in this situation.
"Um... he's probably just watching from the shadows!" Ji Jiuying said with a smile.
Huh? But the words that came out made Qingling's hair stand on end instantly!
"Tsk..." The air rippled slightly, and Gong Mingyue's handsome and dazzling face appeared beside Ji Jiuying. "Since Little Jiu'er doesn't like her husband peeking from the shadows, then her husband will just come out and look openly~"
Ji Jiuying slapped away his restless hand and said through gritted teeth, "A-Yue, shut up!"
Qingling stood there stunned. This was the first time she had seen the Imperial Advisor's true face up close. But was this rogue-like man really the aloof and cruel Imperial Advisor?
Moreover, the Imperial Preceptor seems approachable, unlike the rumors.
The next second, Gong Mingyue gave her a casual glare, startling Qingling so much that she immediately jumped up and flew out of the courtyard...
"Gong Mingyue, why are you scaring my Qingling again?" Ji Jiuying glared at him.
"No way! She's just too timid!" Gong Mingyue buried his head in Ji Jiuying's neck, inhaling her scent.
“Ji Chenyuan has spies here, aren’t you afraid they’ll find out?” Ji Jiuying said naturally, leaning closer to him.
"Hehehe~ Little Jiu'er underestimates her husband too much." Gong Mingyue gently tapped his hand, and a puppet that looked exactly like Ji Jiuying sat in the courtyard. Then he picked her up and flew to the top floor of Yunshui Pavilion.
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