Qingling and Granny Zhao were both disheartened. What should they do? Their young lady had no spiritual power and was no match for the second young lady.
"Hmph~ You dare to fight me? You're courting death." Ji Fengyan unleashed a spiritual attack, heading straight for him.
Ji Jiuying watched her warily, dodging the attack with a few quick movements. She then moved to Ji Fengyan's side and kicked her directly behind the knee. Ji Fengyan lost her balance and fell to her knees. Several loud slaps rang out as Ji Fengyan was sent spinning in place, her cheeks swollen like a pig's head, blood gushing out continuously.
"Ah~ you bitch, how dare you slap my face." Ji Fengyan had never been so embarrassed in her life. Her face was burning with pain, and she was so angry that she wanted to kill Ji Jiuying right away.
Ji Jiuying looked at the crazed Ji Fengyan and snorted coldly.
"Hmph~ This is just interest, now get lost!"
"What happened? Hurry up and help Miss up!" Xiao Tao and the other maids quickly stepped forward and pulled Ji Fengyan up.
"Get out of my way, I'm going to kill you!" Ji Fengyan pushed the maid away. At this moment, she only wanted to kill Ji Jiuying, and she couldn't listen to any advice. The dilapidated courtyard was immediately thrown into chaos.
"I advise you to go back and see a doctor, otherwise I can't guarantee your face won't be disfigured." Ji Jiuying casually picked at her ear.
"Miss, your face is already red, swollen, and bleeding. If you don't apply medicine soon, it will be ruined! We can get revenge next time, Miss!" Xiao Tao was indeed the one who understood Ji Fengyan the most, knowing that Ji Fengyan cared most about her face.
"Ahhh, you piece of trash, you just wait!" Ji Fengyan said viciously before leaving.
After dealing with Ji Fengyan, Ji Jiuying breathed a sigh of relief and turned to walk to Qingling and Zhang Mama's side. These were the people in the mansion who were truly good to her, and they had been beaten by Ji Fengyan countless times in order to protect her.
Looking at them with a softened gaze, she said, "Thank you, Granny Zhang, for protecting me all this time. Don't worry, I won't let anyone bully me again!"
As she spoke, she used her mind to take the painkiller out of her spatial storage and held it in her palm; "Zhang Mama, help Qingling back to her room and give her this medicine."
"Miss, I'm alright. You were so brave and relieved today! But with the Second Miss's temper, she'll definitely come back for revenge."
Qingling felt that her mistress was different from before, but she was happy to see such a change in her mistress, so she didn't ask any more questions. Qingling spoke as if she were a deflated balloon.
"Yes, Miss, the Second Miss will probably tell the General..." Granny Zhang said with a worried expression.
Ji Jiuying looked at Qingling gently and said firmly, "Don't worry, I will make everyone who has bullied us pay for it!"
"Hmm~ I trust Miss Qingling."
"Go on, take your medicine and get some rest." Granny Zhang led Qingling back to her room.
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Ji Jiuying sat down under the pear tree, seemingly lost in thought.
As a pharmacist in her past life, she was particularly sensitive to the various scents of herbs. She smelled a herbal fragrance with a hint of amber when Ji Fengyan arrived. At first, she thought it was the scent brought by Ji Fengyan, and Ji Jiuying narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly.
Gong Mingyue, hidden in the shadows, saw everything that happened in the courtyard, his initial surprise turning into amusement.
I never expected that the rumored good-for-nothing young lady to be so clever and resourceful, and a master of poisons at that. She even seems to possess a seal that doesn't belong to this continent. Interesting.
Just as I was about to leave, feeling that the play was over, I heard a voice.
"Sir, did you enjoy watching the play all the way?"
Gong Mingyue stared at Ji Jiuying in disbelief. Could it be that he was so engrossed in watching the show that a little girl without spiritual power had discovered his presence?
Little did Gong Mingyue know that Ji Jiuying had actually detected it with her keen sense of smell.
"What? Too scared to come out? You have the courage to peek from the shadows but not the courage to show your face?"
Gong Mingyue no longer concealed himself and leaped down. The man's black hair was tied up high with a jade crown. He had handsome eyebrows and eyes, and a tall and slender figure. His gorgeous brocade robe made him look like a celestial being descended to earth, as if he had stepped out of a painting, which made Ji Jiuying momentarily lose her senses.
However, thinking about how he had been spying on her from the shadows for so long, she glared at him angrily.
"I never imagined that such a refined young man would have a penchant for peeping into other people's private quarters."
Gong Mingyue was slightly taken aback, looking at the woman glaring at him. Her eyes held no admiration or worship befitting a daughter of an official or a noblewoman, nor any respect whatsoever. It was as if everyone was the same to her, with no distinction of rank. A low chuckle curled his lips. This woman was quite bold; no one had ever dared to stare at him like that before. Interesting!
Ji Jiuying was getting impatient with the man who kept staring at her without saying a word. What was going on? This young lady hadn't even had breakfast yet! Was he mute?
Gong Mingyue saw the impatience in Ji Jiuying's eyes and chuckled.
"You are special, quite different from the rumors."
Ji Jiuying rolled her eyes. Isn't that obvious? This young lady is Ji Jiuying from the 21st century, not the original Ji Jiuying.
"You said it yourself, it's just a rumor!"
Gong Mingyue watched her roll her eyes without any restraint, and chuckled again.
"I'm curious, if you don't have any spiritual power, how did you find me?"
“Young master, the amber scent on you is so strong, it’s hard for anyone not to notice.” Ji Jiuying rolled her eyes at him again.
Gong Mingyue's smile vanished, his eyes narrowed, his pupils constricted, and he stared at Ji Jiuying in front of him, recalling the words of Si Yu from Tianji Pavilion six years ago, which still echoed in his ears.
"Mingyue, you will face a death tribulation in six years. To successfully overcome this tribulation, you need a woman who can smell the unique fragrance within you. This woman is no ordinary person. I have only foreseen that she will descend upon the Cangming Continent. The rest is up to Mingyue to comprehend!" Only Siyu and he knew about this matter.
Gong Mingyue initially didn't believe it, dismissing it as just a rumor. But now, a woman who could smell his unique fragrance had actually appeared. No wonder he couldn't help but want to get closer to her the moment he saw her…
Gong Mingyue recalled the strange phenomenon he witnessed in the sky last night—a golden light pointing directly towards the General's Mansion. He came to investigate and witnessed what followed, then looked at Ji Jiuying, who was different from the rumors…
Ji Jiuying looked at the man whose expression had suddenly changed warily.
"Young lady, why are you staring at me like that? Are you perhaps captivated by my good looks?" Gong Mingyue walked towards her, leaning down slightly. Sensing that the man meant her no harm, she grew bolder.
"I'm only talking to you because you're poisoned but still have the mind to do so. Your willpower is truly extraordinary," Ji Jiuying said with a mocking smile.
Gong Mingyue was puzzled. Only Si Yu and a few guards knew about his poisoning. He was certain that none of them would leak the information. Could she really know medicine?
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