After flying for roughly a hundred li, Ji Xin spotted someone lying on the ground not far away. From the figure, it was clearly Qi Yan'er. Ji Xin lowered her Escape Light and landed. She spread out her divine sense and searched the surroundings, finding nothing unusual. Even so, she did not dare relax. With a flick of her sleeve, a streak of dark green light shot out, wheeled through the air, and revealed a dark green Qilin.
It was her spirit pet, the Water Qilin. This Water Qilin also possessed mid-stage Harmony Dao cultivation. Once it appeared, Ji Xin said to it, "Stand guard for me here. I'll go take a look."
The situation was exceedingly strange, and Ji Xin did not dare let her guard down. Although Qi Yan'er was weaker than she was, she too had mid-stage Harmony Dao cultivation. Anyone capable of killing her could not possibly be ordinary. What was more, Ji Xin still harbored suspicions toward Qi Yan'er.
When Ji Xin was about ten zhang from Qi Yan'er, she suddenly stopped. Extending her right hand, she formed a hand seal, and five plum blossoms appeared in the air.
She gave a soft shout. "Go!" The five plum blossoms flashed into Qi Yan'er's body. Only then did Ji Xin step forward, help Qi Yan'er up, and inspect her injuries.
"Eh!" Only then did Ji Xin discover that Qi Yan'er was not dead. Rather, she had used a secret art of the Qilin Family to seal off her own blood and qi, feigning death. Had Ji Xin not also been a cultivator of the Qilin Family, she would not have been able to notice it.
Ji Xin could not make head or tail of why Qi Yan'er had used such a secret art. But this was