Qin Yiqing paused, recalling all the places she and Ji Rong had been when they were close.
Thinking carefully, she realized they had indeed been to Fengcheng.
Her bright eyes narrowed.
The master, however, became agitated. "If you know Young Master Ji, then you can ask him to come and take a look. He will surely see more than this old man! But one thing cannot be changed: if there is a joyous occasion set today at the General's Mansion, then the General's Mansion will surely face a great disaster!"
Originally, Qin Yiqing had taken the master before her for a fraud, but now...
She looked at Yun Shu.
Yun Shu was also looking at Qin Yiqing. Her once fluctuating eyes suddenly turned clear and sharp. She stared intently at the master, taking in all his excitement and words.
Her peripheral vision caught Zhan Tianye.
His eyes, like hers, had grown deep and dark.
But he spoke first, his voice cold, "How dare you try to deceive this prince? Qiu Lu, take this man away!"
The chilling tone in his voice conveyed a bone-chilling killing intent.
The master exclaimed upon hearing this, "I merely could not bear to see the General's Mansion face disaster, so I kindly came to inform you. I am absolutely not a fraud! If you don't believe me, Prince Ye can ask this young lady. She knows Young Master Ji, and surely knows that what I say is absolutely not false!"
Qin Yiqing's expression had darkened.
Yun Shu's complexion turned slightly cold.
Meanwhile, Zhan Tianye was looking at the master, oblivious to Yun Shu's changing expression.
But Yun Changfeng saw it.
Yun Changfeng's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that what this master said was true?
No, such mysterious things could not be true!
Prince Ye and Shu'er were clearly destined for each other, their fate intertwined years ago.
How could their engagement bring about disaster?
It was preposterous!
"I will leave on my own! I truly came to the wrong place today. Believe me or not, it's up to you! But if you know Young Master Ji, then you won't need me to worry!" the master said, hurrying to leave.
If he didn't leave now, he felt his life was in danger!
He dared to speak such words to Prince Ye and the others because they were true!
If they were false, he wouldn't be so bold now; he would have been too terrified to utter a word!
Watching the master flee in panic, Yun Changfeng gritted his teeth and coldly rebuked, "Nonsense, utterly unreasonable!"
"Young Master Ji? Is he a very capable person? This young lady, can you immediately go and find this Young Master Ji? Ask him to come and take a look? This concerns the future of the General's Mansion, and there can be no mistakes!" Old Madam Yun regained her senses. She had been observing Qin Yiqing the whole time.
She noticed that ever since the master mentioned the so-called Young Master Ji, this young lady's expression had become very somber.
"Guards! Escort Old Madam Yun out immediately!" Yun Changfeng's sharp gaze fixed on Old Madam Yun.
The eager words Old Madam Yun had just spoken indicated one thing: she was not truly looking out for Shu'er's well-being!
But this was not the time to deal with this matter.
"Changfeng, listen to me..." Old Madam Yun, seeing Yun Changfeng's extremely cold expression, and fearing she would be expelled, quickly said to Yun Changfeng.
"Take her away!"
Two servants immediately escorted Old Madam Yun away.
Old Madam Yun gritted her teeth, wanting to say more, but then she noticed the look of deep disappointment on Yun Changfeng's face, and she panicked.
She quickly pretended to be wronged, wiping away tears, not daring to say another word, and followed the servants out.
After Old Madam Yun was escorted away by the servants, Yun Changfeng calmed his mind, telling himself not to be influenced by a charlatan.
He said, "What that master said just now was all baseless talk and not true. The Regent brought him here to sow discord in your hearts and interfere with your decisions! So that you cannot get engaged today! You must not let them succeed!"
This concerned Shu'er's lifelong happiness and well-being; he absolutely could not let anything go wrong!
Qiu Lu pushed Zhan Tianye to Yun Shu.
Yun Shu lowered her gaze and met Zhan Tianye's eyes, as deep and vast as the starry sky.
His voice was firm and powerful, "No person or event will stop me from marrying you."
Anyone who stood in their way, he would eliminate one by one.
However, Yun Shu's face was somewhat pale.
She had been silent until now.
From being a spectator to being caught in the midst of it.
"Do you remember Ji Rong, whom you met that day?" Yun Shu asked softly.
Zhan Tianye frowned. Ji Rong?
He certainly knew who Ji Rong was.
He also knew what the centuries-old Ji family was engaged in!
Yun Changfeng sensed something was amiss, "Shu'er? What's wrong?"
"I have a friend named Ji Rong, from the Ji family. All those who can divine in the world wish to apprentice themselves to the Ji family," Yun Shu replied calmly, without haste, to Yun Changfeng's question.
She didn't say much, nor did she elaborate.
But Yun Changfeng's face also turned pale.
Thinking carefully, he remembered hearing about the Ji family from someone before.
He had also heard that in this vast world, there were indeed many swindlers, but the Ji family did not deceive people. Many people wished to ask the Ji family to change their fate, but the Ji family would not do so. However, they could divine fortune and disaster with a single prediction, and could also see a person's fortune from their countenance.
This was not someone else's legend, but a reality.
Then...
What that master had just said...
He quickly looked at Zhan Tianye and found that Zhan Tianye was enveloped by an unshakeable darkness.
They had finally managed to be together today. After marriage, they would live happily with his three grandchildren.
And now, such a fate would befall them?
No, no, no...
"Before we meet Young Master Ji, nothing is set in stone! Furthermore, that master was brought here by the Regent, and he must have ulterior motives, harboring no good intentions!" Yun Changfeng, in his panic and confusion, repeated what he had said earlier.
Zhan Tianye stared intently at Yun Shu, his voice filled with conviction, "I do not believe in fate."
Yun Shu's eyes flickered. Years ago, she could have been as firm as he was, but since meeting Ji Rong, she had realized...
If it were herself, she would absolutely not believe in fate.
She would even think that she could defy fate.
She could indeed change her own destiny.
But she could not change Yun Changfeng's destiny.
Nor Xiao Jing and the others.
Qin Yiqing's face was very pale. She tightened her hands and said to Yun Shu, "I think that master was talking nonsense!"
But deep down, a voice whispered that whether it was nonsense or not, they would know once they met Ji Rong!
Although she didn't want to see Ji Rong now, but...
"If you are worried, I will go and find Ji Rong right now. It won't take an hour, and I will bring him here. No matter what kind of mess it is, if he wants to solve it, he will be able to solve it!"
With that, Qin Yiqing was about to leave.
For Yun Shu's sake, she would grudgingly go and see Ji Rong!