Chapter 54: When Do You See Me Sending a Matchmaker to Your Door?

Li Zhi'an took Cheng Xi and left the palace directly.

Cheng Xi turned her head to look at him; Li Zhi'an's peach-blossom eyes were like cold pools at this moment, deep and icy.

This person seemed even angrier than she was.

Cheng Xi suddenly smiled; she had been a little angry at the words of the Duchess of Dingguo, but when the person beside you is angrier than you, you don't seem so angry anymore.

"What are you smiling at?"

"Ji Muzhi cannot refine a mid-grade Demon Bone."

"Hm?" Li Zhi'an looked at Cheng Xi, puzzled, then immediately understood, "Are you waiting for the Duchess of Dingguo to come and beg you?"

"No, I am just waiting for Yan Shengyu." Cheng Xi stood outside the palace gate, looking up at the sky.

Li Zhi'an also stopped his steps; since Cheng Xi refused to walk, he did not force her to go.

The person before him had a particularly firm will, a point he understood deeply.

"That demon wolf, what is your take on it?"

Hearing Li Zhi'an suddenly change the subject, Cheng Xi was stunned for a moment, then said, "Was the Seal placed by your own hand?"

"No, it was done by the Deans of the Four Great Academies working together."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xi said again, "Since that is the case, I imagine there shouldn't be any errors."

"I saw it with my own eyes; the Seal was indeed applied solidly."

"If there is no problem with the Seal, we can only look in other directions." Cheng Xi looked at Li Zhi'an, "How could the Lord Division Head not have thought of this? What do you want me to do?"

See, talking to a smart person is just easy.

Li Zhi'an stared at her, "The grade of the Demon-Seeking Pearl of the Tongtian Division is too low; it had no reaction when the demon wolf appeared."

"You want a Demon-Seeking Pearl of a higher grade?"

"Yes."

"Can't Chi Laicheng make one?"

"He cannot."

Cheng Xi felt it was quite troublesome and looked up at Li Zhi'an, "Can't you make one?"

"I cannot."

Cheng Xi stared at him intently; Li Zhi'an looked calm and let her look.

Not everyone could be like Cheng Xi, knowing a little of this and a little of that; her learning was very miscellaneous and chaotic, yet she was also very formidable.

Li Zhi'an had always thought his eyes could see through many things, but he could neither understand nor see through Cheng Xi.

If you say she is ruthless, she is currently waiting here for Yan Shengyu to come and ask her to save Yan Yu.

If you say she is kind-hearted and generous, she has a big temper and a proud nature, having retorted to the Duchess of Dingguo and left her behind.

Just then, Yan Shengyu indeed chased after them; she was panting with a light sweat on her forehead, showing she had walked in a hurry, and upon seeing Cheng Xi, she apologized first.

"Xixi, I am truly sorry, my mother's temperament is indeed a bit... I apologize to you on her behalf." Yan Shengyu's eyes were red, her face full of anxiety and guilt.

Cheng Xi looked at her, "Let's go."

"What?"

"Didn't you come to find me to save your brother?"

"Yes... yes, that's right."

Cheng Xi lifted her feet and walked back.

Yan Shengyu followed in a daze; she just agreed like that?

She hadn't even finished apologizing, nor had she mentioned the reward for saving the person, and she just agreed like that?

Li Zhi'an followed at Cheng Xi's side unhurriedly; with Yan Shengyu present, he did not speak again.

Cheng Xi paused her steps and turned her head to look at Li Zhi'an, "Chi Laicheng..."

"He should have already arrived."

Cheng Xi nodded with satisfaction; see, working with a smart person is just this comfortable.

Yan Shengyu looked at Cheng Xi, then at Li Zhi'an; she always felt there was an inexplicable aura between the two.

Yan Yu had already been sent to the palace beside the ball court, with Yan Shengyu leading the way.

Seeing Cheng Xi return, the Duchess of Dingguo did not dare to speak casually this time; she squeezed out a smile at Cheng Xi and just as she wanted to apologize, Cheng Xi walked straight past her without even giving her a glance.

The Duchess of Dingguo:...

The Empress Dowager was no longer here; Ji Muzhi immediately jumped over, looked at Cheng Xi and said, "Second-grade Demon Bone, I can't move it."

The Demon Bone that Yan Yu had someone bring was placed on the table; Cheng Xi walked over and picked it up. It was quite heavy in the hand, a foot long, and should have been initially cleaned; the Demon Bone was lustrous and jade-white.

Cheng Xi raised her head and scanned the circle, her gaze landing on Chi Laicheng.

Chi Laicheng met Cheng Xi's eyes and immediately walked over with long strides, "Eldest Miss, what do you need me to do?"

"Refine it, can you do it?"

"No, this is a mid-grade Demon Bone, and the Instrument Furnace of the Tongtian Division is of a lower grade than it," Chi Laicheng shook his head and said.

"What if it is split into pieces first?"

Chi Laicheng scratched his head, "This subordinate has not tried it, I don't know if it will work?"

Cheng Xi frowned; Yan Yu's injuries could not wait.

If this were her past life, a mid-grade Instrument Furnace wouldn't even be qualified to appear before her eyes.

She looked at Li Zhi'an, "Please, Division Head, split it."

The expressions of the people present changed slightly; everyone knew that the Tongtian Division and the Demon Suppression Pavilion were rivals. Would Li Zhi'an be willing to help?

Just then, the Long Blade in Li Zhi'an's hand left its sheath; everyone only heard a 'clatter', the blade had already returned to its sheath, and the Demon Bone on the table had been cut into several pieces by the blade's edge.

Everyone knew Li Zhi'an was very formidable, but they did not expect that even a second-grade Demon Bone was no match for his blade.

Chi Laicheng reacted the fastest, immediately putting away the Demon Bone, mounting his Jade Qilin Horse, and heading straight for the Tongtian Division.

Ji Muzhi handed the medicinal powder to her again, "Everything is here."

Cheng Xi looked at the medicinal powder in the Jade Box, sniffed it lightly, and nodded; the quality was good.

She sat at the table preparing the powder; Yan Yu had lost too much blood, and at this moment, his vision was blurring, Cheng Xi's figure becoming indistinct, his eyelids heavy, and his pupils unfocused.

The Madam of the Duke of Ding State hurriedly supported her son, "Yu'er, how are you?"

Cheng Xi said without turning her head, "Do not disturb him, let him sleep."

The Madam of the Duke of Ding State instinctively wanted to retort, but suddenly remembering Cheng Xi's foul temper, she immediately clamped her mouth shut. Even if she was dissatisfied, she dared not speak out easily again.

Yan Shengyu breathed a slight sigh of relief; she was truly afraid her mother would say something unpleasant again and drive the person away.

She walked up to Cheng Xi and asked softly, "Xi Xi, is there anything I can help with?"

Cheng Xi said without looking up, "I remember you have Silk Jade Vine?"

"Yes, do you need to use it?"

"Silk Jade Vine stops bleeding and promotes healing; it is perfect for making a shell."

Make a shell?

How does one make such a thing?

Yan Shengyu hurriedly had someone fetch the Silk Jade Vine; Cheng Xi squeezed the juice from the Silk Jade Vine, mixed it into the medicinal powder, and then cut the vine fibers to the size of Yan Yu's wound.

Before Yan Yu fainted completely, halos of light flashed before his eyes, and Cheng Xi's shadow flickered within them.

Everything was ready, waiting only for Chi Laicheng.

The Madam of the Duke of Ding State was extremely anxious, her handkerchief nearly shredded in her hands, but he finally arrived just as the hemostatic Talisman on Yan Yu's wound lost its effect.

Cheng Xi mixed the Demon Bone powder with the medicinal powder; the moment the Demon Bone was added, everyone smelled a strange fragrance.

Cheng Xi applied the medicinal paste onto the Silk Jade Vine fibers and then placed it onto Yan Yu's wound.

Even though he had fainted, Yan Yu's brow still twitched in pain.

Yan Shengyu was dazed; so it was to use the Silk Jade Vine fibers to make a shell.

Cheng Xi looked at Yan Shengyu and instructed, "Change it every three hours; after three times, it will be healed."

Once every three hours, three times and it's healed—that means Brother will recover in nine hours, not even a full day?

Is it really that miraculous?

Yan Shengyu came back to her senses and saw that Cheng Xi had already left with Li Zhi'an; the two walked side by side, the sunlight blurring their shadows.

Li Zhi'an tilted his head slightly, saying something, and Cheng Xi quickened her pace, leaving him behind.

At this moment, what Li Zhi'an was saying to Cheng Xi was, "My father and mother have already agreed to our marriage; when do you think I should send a matchmaker to your home?"