As his words fell, he waved his hand and directly summoned his sword.
Pushing off the ground, he was about to charge forward when something yanked him back, causing him to stagger and nearly fall to the ground.
Ji Yunzhao looked down, only to find a golden array lighting up beneath his feet, looking exceptionally bright in this gloomy forest.
And the force entangling his legs was a spiritual energy rope condensed from the array.
Ji Yunzhao struggled hard a few times, but found his legs firmly pinned to the ground, unable to break free at all!
His expression changed in shock. "Yuan Shu, what did you do? What kind of array is this?"
"A confinement array set up specifically for you. It has been waiting here for a long time."
Yuan Shu explained casually, then unhurriedly took out a set of table and chairs from her divine tree space and sat down.
She poured herself a cup of tea and drank it leisurely.
When she saw Lu Guichen in Qingyun Hall, Yuan Shu knew that Ji Yunzhao wouldn't die.
However, she didn't expect that Ji Yunzhao wouldn't even have his spiritual power crippled after plotting against his fellow junior sister.
If this were in the Hehuan Sect, she would have personally crippled him long ago.
Since the Luoxian Sect was useless, she could only take action herself!
Ji Yunzhao wanted to kill her.
Even if he couldn't kill her now, in the future, when he gained power, even if not for himself, he would kill her for Su Lingxi.
Therefore, he could not live.
Upon learning that Ji Yunzhao would be escorted to the forbidden area, the Death Demon Forest, Yuan Shu decided to make her move here.
The mist just now was prepared to lure him over.
And this golden array covered by dead branches and rotten leaves was the trapping array Yuan Shu prepared for him.
And the real killing move was the throwing knife she had just shot.
Ji Yunzhao soon felt something wrong with his body; his limbs grew weak and his body became stiff.
Looking down, black poisonous blood flowed from the wound just cut by the flying knife.
"Yuan Shu, you actually used poison?"
"Fifth Senior Brother, you are a Foundation Establishment disciple, and I am just a lowly Qi Condensation disciple. Without using some tricks, how could I kill you?"
Yuan Shu took a sip of tea and spoke calmly.
"You, what a vicious heart you have!"
Ji Yunzhao gritted his teeth in anger, wishing he could charge forward and tear Yuan Shu into ten thousand pieces.
"The feeling is mutual." Yuan Shu propped up her chin and smiled.
Ji Yunzhao panicked. He realized the poison from the wound was spreading too fast, and bursts of severe pain came from his internal organs.
He anxiously tried to block it with spiritual energy, but found it to be of no use.
In fact, because of the stimulation of spiritual energy, the poison spread even faster!
Suddenly, Ji Yunzhao's expression changed. Clutching his chest, he vomited a mouthful of black blood, then slowly collapsed.
"Yuan, Yuan Shu, don't kill me, save me, save me quickly, I apologize to you, save me..."
While spitting black blood, Ji Yunzhao reached out to Yuan Shu.
He knew he was doomed today.
Yuan Shu, this lowly Qi Condensation disciple, could really kill him!
If he wanted to live, he could only beg her.
If it were the former Yuan Shu, she might have been moved.
After all, the reason she was willing to give him spirit stones and magical artifacts back then was because of this bond between senior brother and junior sister.
But the Yuan Shu standing here now had already died once.
She would never bring unnecessary trouble upon herself!
Yuan Shu quietly looked down, watching the poison erode Ji Yunzhao's internal organs bit by bit, black poisonous blood flowing from the corners of his lips.
Then it fell into the array, mixing with the spiritual energy within to form golden-red flames that completely enveloped Ji Yunzhao!
Ji Yunzhao's screams rang out.
But in just a little over ten breaths of time, the sound ceased.
When the spiritual fire finished burning, on top of the array, Ji Yunzhao and everything on him had been burned to ashes.
Nothing was left.
Yuan Shu waved her hand, sending out a burst of energy that completely destroyed the traces of the golden array on the ground.
Only then did she pack up her things and quietly leave the Death Demon Forest.
...
"Eldest Senior Brother, Miss Yuan went out for something. It's getting so late, she probably won't be back. Why don't you go back first?"
In Yuan Shu's courtyard, Shen Qi had been sitting in the yard for an entire afternoon. The tea on the table was poured and went cold, poured again and went cold again.
Yun Sheng frowned, holding the third pot of freshly brewed tea in his hand, unable to resist speaking up to persuade him.
Shen Qi didn't speak. He gave him a faint look, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.
"Yun Sheng, this is between Junior Sister Yuan and me. If you don't want to host me, you can leave."
Who was Shen Qi? Naturally, he could detect the hostility in Yun Sheng's eyes.
The previous two times he entered Yuan Shu's courtyard at night, although his footsteps were light, because of the close distance, Yun Sheng probably still heard him.
If he were just an ordinary handyman disciple, he definitely wouldn't care so much about their relationship as senior brother and junior sister.
Therefore, this Yun Sheng's intentions toward Yuan Shu were probably not pure!
Yun Sheng's expression changed slightly. He gritted his teeth, wanting to say something, but held it back.
Miss Yuan... probably wouldn't like someone who talks too much.
He pursed his lips and turned to leave.
After another two quarters of an hour, the courtyard door behind suddenly creaked open.
Shen Qi turned his head and happened to see Yuan Shu pushing the door open and entering. His eyes lit up, and he stood up to welcome her.
"Junior Sister Yuan."
"Eldest Senior Brother?"
Yuan Shu looked at him with some surprise. "Have you been waiting long?"
"Not long, I just arrived." Shen Qi lied through his teeth, causing Yun Sheng to the side to look as if he were constipated.
Hypocrite, so pretentious!
Lying so easily, he had clearly waited all afternoon.
It was almost dark!
"Sorry, I was delayed by something today. Eldest Senior Brother came to see me because..." Yuan Shu looked up at him.
Shen Qi quickly placed a Cosmos Bag on the table.
"These are the magical artifacts and intact pills that Ji Yunzhao handed over."
"There are a total of two hundred and one magical artifacts. The rest that couldn't be retrieved or were damaged have been converted into spirit stones, totaling four hundred and thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones."
"Count them and see if anything is missing."
The day Yuan Shu gave him the recording stone, he swore to seek justice for her.
Now that Ji Yunzhao was punished to stay in the Death Demon Forest for a hundred years, for Yuan Shu, who almost lost her life, this punishment was still too light.
Therefore, Shen Qi always wanted to compensate Yuan Shu in other ways.
These spirit stones and magical artifacts were one of them.
He wanted to make Yuan Shu happy.
After the inventory was completed, he came over immediately.
Yuan Shu didn't expect that right after she sent Ji Yunzhao to the western paradise, Shen Qi would deliver what he owed her to her door.
Quite the tacit understanding!
Yuan Shu smiled, the smile on her face very sincere.
"Then, thank you, Eldest Senior Brother. To repay you, if you have any requests, just ask. I will do whatever I can."
Yuan Shu said as she took the Cosmos Bag Shen Qi handed over and casually hung it on her waist.
After all, Shen Qi was the Eldest Senior Brother in charge of affairs at Qingyun Peak. How could his handling of matters not be reassuring?
If he said there were this many treasures, Yuan Shu definitely believed him.
Shen Qi's hand hanging by his side clenched slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke slowly.
"Junior Sister Yuan, I have no other requests. I only ask to have a meal with you here tonight, is that okay?"
Shen Qi raised his eyes. In his deep black eyes, there was a faint surge of apprehension, and his tone was quite humble.
