When I woke up, the entire cultivation world was talking about my master.

At that moment, Wei Yi trembled all over.

Ji Fuyao turned her head in surprise: "Cheng'an, what are you talking about?"

Ji Cheng'an didn't look at her, his gaze fixed on Wei Yi kneeling on the ground, his eyes fixed and motionless: "Royal Sister, do you remember what I said during the day, that there are ghosts in the statues?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Fuyao was stunned. At that time... she remembered it very well; it had indeed happened.

"As you know, I usually can't stand demons and monsters causing trouble, so I asked Wei Yi to come and investigate tonight. Who knew he would be so useless, unable to even avoid the Heavenly Rift, and ended up like this."

Ji Cheng'an curled his lip, a look of disdain flashing across his face, and explained the events of the previous night to the shadow guard in a few words.

"If that's the case... why didn't you tell me beforehand?" Ji Fuyao asked softly.

"Because that damned statue clearly opened its eyes to me, but you didn't believe it!" Ji Cheng'an said, raising his chin as he spoke, his tone somewhat matter-of-fact.

Seeing his arrogant and domineering appearance, Chu Xianlan couldn't help but recall Ji Cheng'an's past personality.

The arrogant Fourth Prince in the palace looks down on everyone and does whatever he wants without needing to inform anyone.

But now it seems that's not the case.

His behavior was very abnormal.

Ji Cheng'an is lying.

"Cheng'an..." Ji Fuyao paused, her tone seemingly somewhat disappointed.

Ji Cheng'an gritted his teeth, lowered his chin and lowered his eyes, "Royal sister, I was wrong this time, I'm sorry, I was wrong."

The mountain people couldn't understand the language of humans. After Qionglan relayed the explanation, they finally understood the reason for the incident, but they were still very angry because they felt that the sacred land had been defiled and destroyed.

They pointed at Wei Yi, who was kneeling on the ground, and started babbling on and on.

Qionglan translated, "He said this person hasn't said a single word since just now. What did he do? Why is he afraid to speak?"

"He's a servant, and he stutters, he can't speak clearly. I've already said it for him, what else is there to ask?" Ji Cheng'an said casually, as if he were describing a trivial matter.

Wei Yi knelt there, motionless.

Chu Xianlan spoke up at the opportune moment to smooth things over: "Sister Qionglan, please pass on my message."

He turned his head and smiled at the mountain demons.

"We apologize, we meant no harm and had no intention of damaging your faith. We are willing to make amends for our mistake. We can offer compensation in the form of spirit stones or repair the temple. We will do whatever it takes. If you have any other requests, please let us know. As for Wei Yi..." Chu Xianlan's gaze shifted to behind her. The shadow guard's tall figure was shrouded in black, and his submissive posture looked somewhat pitiful. "...He trespassed into the holy land and was severely injured by the Heavenly Rift. This can be considered his punishment."

The boy was naturally handsome, with his eyes crinkling when he smiled, exuding friendliness and sincerity, neither arrogant nor humble, gentle and harmless.

The mountain people don't want sacred stones; they only want intact statues of gods and temples.

After all, the difference in strength was too great. He couldn't win a fight, nor could he win an argument. After a brief outburst of anger, he was coaxed away by Qionglan.

Everyone except Chu Xianlan, Ji Chengan, and Ji Fuyao left, and the cliff fell silent again.

"Oh my god, it's finally over! My head was about to explode!" Hua Ling peeked out, then exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, Xianlan, look over there!"

Chu Xianlan turned around and saw that Wei Yi had actually collapsed to the ground in a kneeling position.

The power of the Heavenly Rift is no different from that of a real lightning tribulation. How could one be unharmed after being struck by such a thing? The fact that one has been able to maintain consciousness until now is entirely due to one's strong willpower.

However, Ji Cheng'an immediately changed his expression.

His face was cold and dark. He deftly searched every part of Wei Yi's body, carefully examining his cuffs, collar, belt, boots, and even the soles of his shoes. Finally, he casually tossed the shadow guard's mask aside.

Witnessing all this, Chu Xianlan was surprised, seeing Wei Yi's face clearly for the first time under the mask.

No wonder he never shows his true face. Shadow guards should not attract attention, and the more ordinary their appearance, the better. With his features, he would not be inferior even among the direct disciples of major sects.

Ji Cheng'an untied the storage pouch from Wei Yi's waist, took a deep breath, and emptied out all the contents.

A few bottles of pills, a small bag of dry food, talismans...

They were all simple and practical things.

Among the pile of cold, hard objects, a small wooden turtle flashed by. It looked like it was carved casually, with poor workmanship, but the edges were polished smooth, indicating that it was often taken out and played with.

Ji Cheng'an paused for a moment, then looked up and said, "Royal Sister, the Emperor's Sword is not on him."

He continued, "Just now... there were too many people around, and it wasn't appropriate to mention these things, so... that's why I resorted to this tactic. Although I don't know what this lowly servant intended to do by defying the imperial decree and sneaking into the temple in the middle of the night, at least he didn't take the Emperor's sword... nor did he..."

I can't bring myself to say the word "betrayal".

Ji Cheng'an explained haltingly, his expression seemingly calm, but his clenched fists trembled uncontrollably, revealing his inner tension and panic.

"Royal sister, Wei Yi has always been foolish and not very bright. He has done stupid things like disobeying orders and leaving before, and went to buy me medicine on his own. This time... maybe he just wants to find the Emperor's Sword for us in advance."

Chu Xianlan was surprised to see Ji Cheng'an defending the shadow guards. Was this still the same unruly fourth prince?

Even back in the Taiyi Sect, Ji Cheng'an would often yell at and curse at the Shadow Guards without any mercy.

It looks like they're grasping at a straw now.

Speaking of which, Chu Xianlan also remembered the matter of the medicine for injuries. Back then, Ji Cheng'an was unlucky, falling victim to both the Gu poison and Qiao Yu's elaborate scheme, both of which caused psychological damage. However, Wei Yi's purchase of the medicine was perhaps a case of being too concerned to think clearly, although it ultimately backfired and caused trouble for his master.

Ji Fuyao remained silent, lost in thought.

After a long silence, a glint appeared in her eyes: "He's your man. If he betrays you, can you handle it?"

They were already walking on the edge of life and death, and Wei Yi knew all their purposes and whereabouts. If they had any ulterior motives, he could easily put them to death.

Suspicious movements, unauthorized actions—either of these would make a shadow guard incompetent.

Ji Cheng'an was stunned, and various scenes of his time with Wei Yi flashed through his mind.

deal with.

...What should we do? Kill him?

If we're going to kill, now is the best opportunity.

Could he bring himself to do it?

Suddenly, Ji Cheng'an's vision blurred, and Chu Xianlan threw a Binding Immortal Rope at him head-on.

"What are you doing?" Ji Cheng'an frowned, thinking he was causing trouble.

Chu Xianlan sighed, squatted down and said, "The matter is not clear yet, so let's tie him up first and question him when he wakes up."