Chapter 154: Kindness and Animosity (1/2)

Chapter 154: Kindness and Animosity

“Don’t worry, there’s nothing between us.” Ye Fan transmitted.

“It’s best if that’s really the case.” Ji Hui did not speak any further as she walked into the inn.

Inside the inn, Ji Hui was very concerned about Ji Ziyue’s experiences as she earnestly questioned, attempting to understand every detail.

“The Peacock King is simply too arrogant, he wishes to kill Haoyue and even wants to kidnap you, this is really…….” Ji Hui’s white hair was gently dancing as she continued: “The family leader as well as the sacred leader of Twinkling Brilliance have come out of their closed seclusion to deal with him, even if they fail to kill him, he will be forced to pay a large price.”

Since the ancient primordial era, superpowers were not to be dishonoured or insulted. Eight hundred years ago, the Peacock King had infuriated the Twinkling Brilliance Sacred Ground and had currently acted against the Ji Family, these two ancient families were both incensed and caused the rare event of two sacred leaders working together.

Thereafter, Ji Ziyue immediately went to wash up, after fleeing for so long, her clothes were in tatters and she cut quite a sorry figure.

“This young hero, what do you want? The Ji Family will compensate you.” Ji Hui turned to gaze at Ye Fan, her face was still without any expression.

There were no feelings of warmth or friendliness, this was a clear attitude, the Ji Family was high above and even if there was gratitude, they could definitely use other means as recompense.

This was exactly what Ye Fan wanted, he did not wish to enter the Ji Family and would immediately leave this place far behind once his injuries were healed.

“The Ji Family will never owe anyone anything, no matter what form of gratitude we owe, we will always have the ability to compensate.” Ji Hui was worried that Ye Fan would not understand her as she continued: “What do you want? On this earth, besides the sun and moon, there isn’t anything that our Ji Family is unable to obtain. We will thoroughly be clean of this karma.”

Thinking back to the warning earlier, the meaning behind these words were clear, letting Ye Fan know the distance between the two and getting him to leave upon receiving his item.

Ye Fan felt rather disgusted, he had escorted Ji Ziyue over ten thousand miles with heavy injuries but the other party actually put on airs as he immediately said mockingly: “Actually, I’ve always wanted to see the Desolate Pagoda of legends.”

“Didn’t you say that anything besides the sun and moon can be requested? Then let me see how you’re going to take out the Desolate Pagoda.” Ye Fan thought to himself. Ji Hui’s face seemed constipated before revealing a faint smile: “Tell me what you really want.”

“I don’t want anything, once my injuries heal in a day or so, I will naturally leave. Don’t worry.”

Ji Hui’s face became solemn: “Young man, don’t think too much, if there is something we owe we will return, we don’t wish to continue owing anyone anything.”

Till now, the old women did not hide her intentions at all, she was still arrogant and would certainly not let some youth get near to the jewel of her Ji Family.

“It’d be best for you to choose quickly, then I can get someone to send you off.” Having said this, Ji Hui was already at the limit of her patience.

Ye Fan nodded: “Alright.”

Ji Hui continued: “I will give you a weapon that has gained spiritual awareness, this was obtained from the burial tomb of the demonic emperor, this should be sufficient to return the favour owed.”

One could feel the arrogance in her speech, as though this spiritual weapon was allowing Ye Fan to take advantage of them.

Ye Fan felt even more disgusted, he had once obtained three weapons with spiritual awareness, even though they were stolen by the unscrupulous cultivator, it was an irrefutable fact that he had once obtained them.

“Since senior insists on giving me items, you can give me eighty sources or some carts worth of spiritual medicine.”

Since the other party was so cold, Ye Fan did not intend to be courteous. Their words were an insult to his efforts and he would pay them in full for their attitude.

“You are really daring to request for a lion’s bounty!” Ji Hui pointed before nodding: “Since you don’t want a spiritual weapon, I will give you a single source!”

“A single piece? This was simply too miserly!” Ye Fan thought to himself.

“Ji Ren, bring him to retrieve his source.” Ji Hui instructed.

A supervisor of around sixty years of age acquiesced as he signalled Ye Fan to follow him before moving off.

They came to an area with a jade carriage, it was barely six metres long but gave one a feeling enormity.

Ye Fan followed this supervisor named Ji Ren to the carriage, upon entering, he immediately felt stunned. The interior was extremely vast, it did not seem like a single vehicle but rather an enormous cave.

The interior was warm with flowing lights giving one an impression as though they were in a dream, this was a caved forged from jade that had been molded into a carriage, it was extremely mystical.

“This jade carriage alone is likely to be worth an entire city, even an ordinary sect would be unable to compare to it.” Ji Ren explained.

Ye Fan understood that the reason why Ji Hui instructed the supervisor to bring him here was to show off their wealth and show the difference of heaven and earth between the two.

“This is only a single source but it is sufficient to return the kindness you have shown us.” Ji Ren’s voice was calm without any emotion as he retrieved a jade case to pass to Ye Fan.

How was this returning a favour, this was clearly a transaction. Even the supervisor had such an attitude, this made Ye Fan feel extremely disgruntled but he did not have a choice, if he rejected it, it might actually bring trouble to him.

As the jade case was opened, a pure aura of life was immediately released, a source the size of a fist was contained within, brilliant and lustrous as it shone with a multicoloured light making it seem as though a moving rainbow were contained within.

Such a large piece of source was indeed quite valuable, it was also very pure without a single impurity and was definitely formed during the ancient primordial era, containing large amounts of the qi essence of life. Even this cold supervisor had a flash of light shine through his eyes, it was clear that he had been moved as well.

Upon returning to the main hall, Ji Ziyue had already finished washing up and was currently engaged in a conversation with Ji Hui, a happy smile evident on her face.

Ji Hui nodded to Ye Fan but did not speak.

At this moment, someone reported that Hua Yunfei of the Tai Xuan sect wished to meet.

“It’s this child, let him in quickly.” Ji Hui said with a smile on her face.

A short moment later, Hua Yunfei dressed in blue clothes like that of a moving cloud glided into the hall, he gave off a feeling of otherworldliness as he bowed in respect to Ji Hui.