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Opening his eyes once more, Xiao Yefeng had arrived at the Mei Family Old Residence. The room was already filled with people: the excited Liu Yiyi, the expectant Mei Baizhu, the menacing Mei Chuanqiong, and Su Yun, who was taking care of Mei Baizhu, along with Mei Mo'er and her mother. They all turned their attention to the three individuals entering through the front door.
At that moment, Mei Yulou walked in front, while Li Ji, swaying unsteadily and appearing weak, walked in the middle. Xiao Yefeng followed behind, watching Li Ji. Upon seeing Xiao Yefeng return safely, everyone in the room let out a sigh of relief. Although they had received news of his safety earlier, seeing him in person brought true comfort.
Just then, Li Ji suddenly wobbled and was about to collapse onto the floor. Quick as a flash, Xiao Yefeng caught her and helped her regain her balance. "Stop pretending," he said. "You're not an ordinary weak woman from Wa Country! You should be able to walk just fine now!"
Li Ji glanced at Xiao Yefeng, her eyes filled with tender affection. However, noticing that he seemed indifferent to her state, she stepped away from his embrace and steadied herself before saying, "Huaxia People, you are strong! In front of you, my Illusion cannot be cast at all. Don't worry! I, Li Ji from Pingye, submit! As long as you ask me for anything, I will completely obey your commands!"
After adjusting her attire, Li Ji realized that her once splendid kimono was now tattered from battle. She stood respectfully beside Xiao Yefeng. Yet perhaps due to the nature of her Illusion training requiring sacrifices, even as she stood there respectfully with a gentle gaze towards him, everyone felt that there was a connection between Li Ji and Xiao Yefeng.
Among them, Mei Mo'er clearly felt the most jealousy. She pouted and skipped over to Xiao Yefeng's side, linking her arm through his. "Brother Xiao! Let's sit over there; I don't want to stand next to this vixen!"
This made Xiao Yefeng chuckle awkwardly. Though he half-heartedly left Li Ji's side, she remained unfazed by the gazes directed at her by everyone present—especially Mei Baizhu's eyes filled with resentment. At that moment, Mei Yulou spoke up: "You must be Sister Li Ji!"
"Yes!" Li Ji instinctively bowed deeply upon hearing Mei Yulou's words. However, due to her kimono being torn, this action inadvertently revealed a glimpse of her figure. Fortunately for her, the members of the Mei Family were gradually losing their animosity towards Li Ji and chose to ignore the sight—especially Mei Mo'er and Liu Yiyi, who both scoffed dismissively.
"Stop with these formalities! And speak to me in Chinese; I can't understand Wa Country's language!" Xiao Yefeng said impatiently.
"Yes, sir!" Li Ji replied eagerly as she tried to fix her clothing. Although Kitagawa's strike hadn't injured her physically, the damage to her kimono was irreparable.
"Aunt Su! Give her a set of women's clothes! And have her remove that layer of makeup; it looks too strange!" Liu Yiyi finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up to Su Yun.
At this point, Su Yun seemed unable to make decisions on her own and looked towards Mei Yulou for guidance. However, Mei Yulou turned to Xiao Yefeng instead. Among those present who possessed cultivation abilities were many; yet when it came to Illusion or Divine Power, only Xiao Yefeng could suppress Li Ji. If she were to escape, only he could catch her—so who else would they look at but him?
"Give it to her! I can't stand that ghostly face either; I'll keep an eye on her!" Xiao Yefeng declared.
Before long, Su Yun brought over a dress belonging to Li Ji. This was unavoidable; although she was from Wa Country, Li Ji was significantly taller than most women from there. With only three women in the Mei Family besides Li Ji—Liu Yiyi had a suitable figure but didn't often stay at the residence—there were no spare clothes available for changing. Meanwhile, Mei Mo'er was too short; at one hundred sixty centimeters tall compared to Li Ji's height of over one hundred seventy centimeters made it impossible for them to share clothing. Thus, only Su Yun's garments would fit appropriately.
Su Yun handed a dress to Xiao Yefeng, who quickly noticed that the diligent Su Yun had even neatly folded her underwear beneath the dress. This sight made Xiao Yefeng's face flush, but he maintained his composure as he passed the clothes to Li Ji. He then led Li Ji into a guest room, closing the door behind them. Turning away, he said, "Change into your clothes quickly! Aunt Su has prepared some makeup remover for you. Don't even think about running away; I believe you won't escape my grasp in this house!"
At that moment, Li Ji looked at the back of Xiao Yefeng and was momentarily taken aback. To her, men were always filled with lustful intentions. In her twenty-seven years of life, every man she had encountered had harbored thoughts about her. Since mastering her seduction techniques and Illusion, every man she met was consumed by desire for her body. Even if they couldn't have her, they would fixate on her movements with their eyes, never missing a chance to feast their eyes on her. Thus, since turning eighteen, Li Ji had never met a man who remained indifferent to her.
However, in this perfect opportunity, this man seemed to have given up. Li Ji couldn't help but wonder if at twenty-seven she had lost her allure or if this man's character had reached a level of enlightenment.
In reality, Li Ji had overestimated Xiao Yefeng. No one is without flaws; everyone has a desire for beauty. Xiao Yefeng acknowledged this about Li Ji as well. However, he held an extreme belief in perfectionism and possessed a stubborn Eastern mindset. He had a Virgin complex regarding women; no matter how much more beautiful Li Ji might be, he would still overlook her.
"Mr. Xiao, may I call you that?" Li Ji asked as she began to shed her tattered clothing.
Hearing the sound of fabric falling to the ground stirred something within Xiao Yefeng, but the Virgin complex and perfectionism that loomed over him quickly crushed any such thoughts. He replied, "Sure!"
"Mr. Xiao, do you think I'm not pretty?" Li Ji asked while fixing her hair.
"Of course you're pretty, but don't try to seduce me; your Seduction Technique isn't up to par, and I'm not interested in you Onmyoji women! The Scorpion Beauties are even more dangerous!" Xiao Yefeng replied bluntly.
"Mr. Xiao speaks so frankly! But I have no excuses; I'm just trying to survive! A woman—a beautiful woman—sometimes finds herself trapped in circumstances beyond her control. There are times when I even hate myself!" Li Ji lamented.
"Heh, you should know that those words won't change my opinion of you!" Xiao Yefeng stated plainly.
"It doesn't matter! But one thing I want to clarify: I'm not one of Mr. Xiao's lowly female slaves; I am a true Onmyoji—just a special branch of it!" Li Ji asserted.
"You Wokou are truly strange; is there really a distinction?" Xiao Yefeng asked.
"Of course there is! Although our female Onmyoji come from slave origins, we can control Shikigami and master Illusion—we are true Onmyoji!" Li Ji declared proudly.
"Enough with that! I don't know about other things, but since you killed Kitagawa today, I don't believe you'll be able to return to Wa Country!" Xiao Yefeng said firmly.
"Let's discuss this later with Mr. Xiao. For now, let's go meet those people!" At that moment, Li Ji had already bypassed Xiao Yefeng and stood in front of him. Seeing Li Ji's bare face, Xiao Yefeng couldn't help but admire her; without any makeup, she didn't resemble any woman from Wa Country, especially dressed in ordinary women's clothing. At this moment, Li Ji had retracted all her Charm Techniques, appearing as a refined beauty.
"Alright, let's go!" With that, Xiao Yefeng pushed open the door, and the two walked toward the living room.
As the bare-faced Li Ji entered the sight of everyone, Mei Baizhu's eyes widened in surprise. Clearly, Li Ji looked just like this at that time. Now, Li Ji said, "Mr. Mei, please don't look at me like that!"
Her words caused Mei Baizhu to cough violently. However, being a clever person, Li Ji noticed that Mei Baizhu was not fainting as she had predicted. She decided to abandon her last attempt to negotiate and chose to trust Xiao Yefeng's promise. Perhaps it was just her nature; seeing Mei Baizhu's expression made her unable to resist teasing him.
At this moment, only Su Yun, Mei Mo'er, and Liu Yiyi were unaware of the details regarding Mei Baizhu's poisoning. The three women looked at Mei Baizhu with puzzled expressions. Using her sharp intellect and under Xiao Yefeng's warning gaze, Li Ji chose to remain silent and refrained from revealing the truth about Mei Baizhu's poisoning.
After some discussion, Li Ji agreed to create a complete antidote but insisted on handing it directly to Mei Baizhu and refused to allow anyone else to witness the process of making the antidote. Although this caused a stalemate among them, Xiao Yefeng stepped in to mediate. In the end, Li Ji agreed to prepare the antidote in front of Xiao Yefeng. With his presence, the Mei family members felt a sense of relief.
Xiao Yefeng represented the Mei family and agreed that they would not pursue any blame against Li Ji for her mistakes. Thus, the group continued their conversation until early morning. Amidst Mei Mo'er's jealousy, Li Ji and Xiao Yefeng returned to his guest room. Li Ji was ready to create the antidote immediately, so Mei Yulou took away the jealous Mei Mo'er. Before entering the room, Xiao Yefeng noticed an inexplicable look in Liu Yiyi's eyes directed at him.
Xiao Yefeng wanted to explain but reconsidered his relationship with Liu Yiyi and found there was nothing much to clarify. He glanced at everyone and then took a careful look at Liu Yiyi before finally withdrawing his gaze and turning towards Li Ji, who had made a strange request.
Once inside the room, Xiao Yefeng looked at Li Ji; they stared at each other for a moment before he asked, "Aren't you going to make the antidote? What materials do you need?"
With a smile on her face, Li Ji replied, "Stimulation!"
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