If she retaliates today, she expects Ji Fengyan and Zhou Haiping to try every means to kill her. Since that's the case, she'll go all out and fight them properly.
Immediately afterwards, Ji Jiuying also entered a state of cultivation.
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"Grand Preceptor, I have gone to the Ji residence as you instructed."
Jun Lintian looked at the unfathomable Imperial Advisor before him. Who knows how flustered he was when the Imperial Advisor appeared out of nowhere in his room?
When he told him he needed to go to the Ji residence, he breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully it wasn't to cause him trouble.
However, he didn't say what he was supposed to do at the Ji residence, and he figured he might as well go and see what Xiao Jiuji was up to.
It wasn't until he witnessed the scene at the Ji family's residence that he belatedly realized that the Imperial Advisor had sent him to help Xiao Jiu Jiu out of her predicament.
"Hmm~" and then disappeared from Jun Lintian's sight.
Reigning supreme over the heavens; ...
Night. A bright moon hangs in the sky.
The shadows of the trees trembled slightly, and two dark figures emerged silently from the shadows. Ji Jiuying suddenly opened her eyes and flashed out of the space.
Before long, two dark figures entered Ji Jiuying's room, and they smelled a strange odor as soon as they went in.
By the time they realized what was happening, it was too late; their bodies went limp and they collapsed to the ground.
"Who sent you to kill me?" Ji Jiuying asked slowly as she sat on the couch with her arms around her waist.
"We will not betray the buyer!" the leader of the men in black sneered.
Ji Jiuying smiled wickedly, took the dagger and walked towards the other party, swiftly and decisively stabbing him in the heart.
The leader of the men in black stared wide-eyed, a look of disbelief on his face.
"You don't really think I wouldn't dare kill you, do you?" Ji Jiuying chuckled.
The other person was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and looked terrified.
Ji Jiuying looked at the other person, "Let me guess, is it Ji Fengyan? Or Zhou Haiping?"
When the assassin heard Zhou Haiping's name, his eyes twitched slightly, but he couldn't escape Ji Jiuying's notice.
"It's Zhou Haiping," the man in black said hurriedly.
"Hehe~ Aunt Zhou really thinks highly of me, hiring two spirit generals to kill me, but I'm afraid she'll be disappointed." After saying that, he plunged the dagger into the heart of the man in black.
"You..." He never imagined that he would die at the hands of a good-for-nothing.
"I never said I would let you go." Ji Jiuying stood in front of the man in black, looking down at him with a sinister smile that sent chills down one's spine.
Damn Zhou Haiping, the information was wrong! This isn't some useless piece of trash, this is clearly a demon! Why did he even accept this mission?! It's too late to regret it now.
"The one lurking in the shadows, aren't you planning to come out?" Ji Jiuying spoke calmly to the air.
Yingyue was taken aback. Huh? He'd been discovered?
In the darkness, a man dressed in black appeared at the doorway.
Ji Jiuying looked at the newcomer and raised an eyebrow slightly, "The Imperial Advisor's man?"
When she discovered someone lurking in the shadows, she sensed that the person meant her no harm and was probably there to protect her. She also had a rough idea of who it was.
Yingyue sized up Ji Jiuying. "Yes, my name is Yingyue. When did Miss Ji discover me?"
He had been following her in the shadows for at least ten days, purely out of curiosity about when she discovered him.
"Aren't you afraid you won't be able to explain this to your master if you let the man in black in?" Ji Jiuying didn't answer his question, but said indifferently.
Hearing this, Yingyue scratched her head sheepishly, "Hehe, after observing for the past few days, I believe Miss Ji can definitely handle those two little punks."
Even if she can't handle it, he will still step in. After all, his master had reminded him not to act rashly unless it was absolutely necessary. His master trusts Miss Ji so much, so why shouldn't he trust her?
She could certainly handle it herself, but having someone to protect her is definitely a good thing.
"Since you're going to such trouble to help me dispose of these two corpses in Zhou Haiping's room, I'm sure that won't be too difficult for you," Ji Jiuying said calmly, as if these weren't corpses but trash.
Anyway, these are the people Gong Mingyue left behind to protect her, so why not use them?
Zhou Haiping will surely love this wonderful gift.
The next morning, Xiaoyu said that Zhou Haiping was terrified by the two corpses hanging in the room.
As for how there were two corpses in her room, nobody knows.
Meanwhile, Madam He, Madam Lin, and Captain Wu delivered 100,000 high-grade spirit stones as scheduled.
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After this incident, they probably won't bother her again anytime soon.
"Miss, hurry, Miss, hurry!" Qingling woke up from her sleep with a start, covered in sweat and gasping for breath.
Looking at her, who was still thinking of her even in her dreams, Ji Jiuying's eyes were full of heartache. "Silly girl, you're awake? How are you feeling?"
"Miss, I'm alright. I thought I'd never see you again." Her eyes reddened as she spoke.
"Silly girl, once you're healed, remember to cultivate the spiritual technique I gave you. Only by becoming stronger can you protect your young lady!" Ji Jiuying said with a smile.
"Mmm~" Qingling's gaze was firm, her eyes flashing with a serious look. She would definitely become stronger and wouldn't hold her young lady back.
"Take good care of your injuries. I have some errands to run." After saying that, Ji Jiuying handed Qingling a few bottles of poison for self-defense. Although they wouldn't dare to cause trouble again recently after this counterattack, they still needed to be well prepared, just in case.
After explaining everything, Ji Jiuying left through the back door.
*Smack!*
"What did you say?" Jun Linyu's face flushed red, and the veins on his hands bulged.
Inside the Zhaoyang Palace, a rosewood table was smashed by Jun Linyu.
“Your subordinates are incompetent.” Fenji and Zhumo knelt on the ground.
"You are truly incompetent. I asked you to investigate which alchemist was at the auction and you couldn't find out. I asked you to investigate which force monopolized the industry and you couldn't find out. I asked you to investigate which force robbed the spiritual vein mine and you couldn't find out either. What use are you to me!" These past few days, he had racked his brains but still couldn't figure out who was targeting him.
Anyone who could uncover his business so quickly must be quite powerful. Mining spiritual veins is no small matter; how could they possibly mine it all and steal it away quietly?
Could it be the Empress? The only person who can stop him from becoming the Crown Prince is the Empress!
Reign Supreme!
The day he returned was the very day the industry was monopolized, and it was also at that time that the spirit vein mine was discovered and robbed.
Impossible! With his incompetent appearance, how could that be! Could he be faking it? If so, it's very likely that he arrived in Kyoto a long time ago, but only returned to the palace a few days ago.
"Go and investigate Jun Lintian's whereabouts before and after his return. If you still can't find anything, bring his head to me." Jun Linyu suppressed his anger.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"
Hearing that Ji Rufeng has returned, it seems he should make more of an appearance.
If one could marry a woman like Ji Fengyan, whose father is a powerful general and whose brother is an inner disciple of Tianmen Mountain and an alchemist.
Taking that position gave him an even greater chance of winning.
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