Faced with the question from the visitor, Ji Zhenyi remained silent for a moment, before finally managing a bitter smile.
Do you want to go out?
Of course she wanted to too.
but...
"Even if I wanted to go out, I wouldn't use other people's lives as stepping stones, much less do something like gaining someone's trust and then assassinating them," Ji Zhenyi stated calmly.
She inhaled and exhaled slowly, her gaze sweeping over the people present, a sense of boredom and weariness creeping into her heart.
This prompted her to ask.
"It's only a century. Is a century a long time for us?"
"Although we can't get out, we've been trapped here, studying other people's Sword Dao. How many people have improved their strength because of this?"
"If you were outside, even five hundred years wouldn't guarantee this kind of result. Isn't this fortuitous opportunity? Why go to such lengths?"
Ji Zhenyi was puzzled and unwilling to try to understand.
During those times, she also experienced despair.
But compared to killing an innocent person, she would rather continue to suffer and think of other ways to escape.
If she were reduced to someone who needed to kill an innocent person to survive, she would rather continue to wallow in this state.
Upon hearing this, everyone else fell silent.
Ji Zhenyi said, they already knew perfectly well.
right.
That's right.
They did indeed gain fortuitous opportunity and grow from it.
But so what?
A century is indeed a long time to endure.
What they fear is what will happen a hundred years from now.
A hundred years, five hundred years, a thousand years, and then what?
How are they going to get out?
If the girl never remembers who she is and can't control the Sword Qi here, are they going to be trapped here forever?
They had sensed the Sword Qi here before, and even if they broke through to the Saint Realm here, they probably wouldn't be able to break through it.
Therefore, they could not tolerate it, nor could they tolerate it any longer.
The girl was the source of all the Sword Qi. As long as she was killed, the Sword Qi would naturally dissipate, and perhaps the small world would collapse directly, allowing them to be naturally expelled and thus gain their long-lost freedom.
Thinking of this, many people's hearts, which had been swayed by Ji Zhenyi, must have returned to their original state.
The leading Half-Saint's eyes darkened, and he suddenly spoke, "Say no more, my patience has run out."
"Either you move aside, I'll kill her, and we can leave together."
"Either you die with her!"
As he spoke, he gripped the sword tightly in his hand, his eyes bloodshot, with faint traces of bursting blood visible.
Clearly, the prolonged inability to find a way out has plunged him into an extremely unstable state, and now he is on the verge of collapse.
He can explode at the slightest external stimulus.
Ji Zhenyi's heart sank.
She glanced around and sensed something was wrong.
Including this person, there are five or six Half-Saint here.
Although she was also Half-Saint, it was simply impossible for her to withstand so many opponents on her own...
Oh no.
Just then, the crackling sound of the firewood suddenly burst forth. The girl, huddled beside the fire, frowned slightly, trembled with extreme unease, and slowly opened her eyes.
She first glanced around instinctively, but couldn't see Ji Zhenyi. She felt a little panicked, but when she saw the familiar figure in black robes not far away, she instantly felt relieved and walked over, rubbing her eyes.
Her rosy lips were pressed tightly together, showing a hint of grievance.
"Sisters, what are you doing?"
Almost the instant the girl appeared, everyone present froze, a bead of cold sweat dripping from their foreheads.
They were well aware of the danger this girl posed, and had experienced it firsthand more than once.
but...
I can't worry about that now!
The leading Half-Saint gritted his teeth, and drops of blood seeped from his pupils.
He roared in anger.
"Everyone, attack together! Kill!"
To leave this place, this girl must die here!
She had almost become her own inner demon.
A sharp sword wind rushed towards him. A Lin opened his eyes wide, staring blankly at the scene. He watched these ferocious Half-Saint rushing towards him, completely unsure of how to react.
Ji Zhenyi's pupils contracted.
"Careful!"
Without hesitation, she lunged towards the girl she had protected for so long, holding her tightly in her arms, her protective Spiritual Power repelling her as she tried her best to keep her Zhou Quan.
For a century, she has been his only companion.
From initially approaching her deliberately and with ulterior motives, to now Zhenzhen treating her as his younger sister...
Ji Zhenyi was quite clear that if she toughed it out, she wouldn't be seriously injured; at most, she would just get hurt.
But she couldn't.
She has no idea how to circulate the Spiritual Power within her body. If she were hit by these few Half-Saint, she would be crippled even if she didn't die!
Various terrifying spells Law Technique Divine Ability descended almost simultaneously, slamming heavily onto the Spiritual Power shield erected by Ji Zhenyi. Instantly, Ji Zhenyi felt a sinking sensation on her back, and pain swept through her entire body. Along with this, a metallic taste filled her throat.
She curled up, holding the girl in her arms, and suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Red blood stained A Lin's neck.
Her hands trembled as she touched her neck, only to see her hands covered in bright red blood.
The thick, hot blood seemed to scald her heart. She wanted to say something, to look at Ji Zhenyi, but a warm hand covered her eyes.
The woman's familiar voice grew weak, a hoarse whisper coming from beside her ear, "Don't look... cough cough..."
Ji Zhenyi could feel as if her internal organs were shattered, and pain swept through her entire body.
This made her smile wryly.
He's overestimating himself a bit...
At the same time, A Lin hugged Ji Zhenyi tightly and couldn't help but burst into tears. Her tears fell on Ji Zhenyi's body. Her heart was filled with sadness, but she couldn't say it out loud.
More than a century ago.
A Lin knew very well that he remembered nothing, making him a useless existence.
Many people despise and loathe themselves; that expression is so intense it burns her, leaving her unsure of what to do.
Although she had no memory of it, she felt that she shouldn't be hated, but rather that many people should like and admire her.
Until Ji Zhenyi appeared, she protected me, treated me well, and patiently taught me common sense that I had no idea about before.
She always has nightmares.
In my dreams, the faces of those I can't clearly see are constantly hurting me and taking away what I cherish.
She couldn't remember anything else.
But every time I wake up from that dream, I am in great pain.
Ji Zhenyi comforted her, stayed with her, and told her that she would definitely remember.
But my sister, who treated me so well, has turned out like this...
The girl wept sorrowfully, like a trapped beast. For the first time, her eyes held not only bewilderment but also self-loathing and a hint of hatred.
She hates these people.
I also hate myself for being so incompetent.
My older sister says she's a very capable person, much more capable than my sister, but that's not true.
She's not that great at all.
If only I were more capable, my sister wouldn't have turned out like this.