"Thank you for your kindness, Patriarch Ji, but our wish is to roam the world, not to be bound to one place!" Jiang Yuan shook his head.

Upon hearing Jiang Yuan's words, Ning Yanlan's eyes flickered slightly, revealing a look of longing mixed with helplessness.

"Jinghui, go prepare one hundred fifth-tier Holy Spirit Stones!" Ji Xing'an said to Ji Jinghui, then turned to Jiang Yuan and the other man, "You two have been busy for so long, please stay for a meal! The Ji family must treat our two benefactors well!"

"No, we have other things to do and need to go back as soon as possible!" Jiang Yuan dared not stay; having a treasure like the Divine Blood Stone in his possession would only cause more trouble if he stayed.

"Sigh, are you two really not planning to stay in the Ji family? The Ji family is also a family with a profound foundation. Joining the Ji family will allow you to establish yourself well in the apocalypse and facilitate your future growth!" Ji Xing'an did not want to give up such a martial arts genius, and Ning Yanlan was equally powerful in his eyes. She was a fourth-order spiritual energy type comparable to a fifth-order one. If their Ji family had such two geniuses, then revival would be just around the corner.

"Patriarch Ji, when will you give me my seventh-tier Holy Spirit Stone?"

Ning Yanlan deliberately changed the subject, partly because she didn't want to talk about joining the Ji family, and partly to remind him that this was just a transaction.

Ji Xing'an sighed, then said, "Five days later!"

“Then just give the seventh-tier Holy Spirit Stone to Jiang Yuan next time, I won’t take it! Anyway, he can support me!” Ning Yanlan said confidently.

“Alright, the Ji family will not go back on its promise!” Ji Xing’an knew that the other party still had concerns, but as a long-established family, their reputation was obviously more important than external things.

Spoiled brats are rare in great families. The family culture passed down for thousands of generations has deeply influenced every member. If they weren't outstanding, how could they have passed down their legacy for over a thousand years?

The notion that aristocratic families are full of纨绔子弟 (spoiled brats) is merely a negative assessment of such families by outsiders.

"Grandpa, I've brought the things!"

A short while later, Ji Jinghui returned, carrying a small bag.

"Come on, count them!" Ji Xing'an handed the small bag to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan opened it, glanced at it, and then put it away. "Then the transaction is complete. We'll visit again next time!"

"Jiang Yuan, if I may ask, how many Divine Bloodstones are left?" Ji Jinghui hesitated for a moment before asking.

"What, you want to go back?" Jiang Yuan asked warily.

"No, I was just asking out of curiosity!" Ji Jinghui's face showed a pained expression. This was a divine blood stone weighing over a hundred pounds. Now he was just handing it over like this. He should know how much he was losing.

"You must understand that a single piece of divine bloodstone is already extremely rare enough to fully depict the Daoist essence of the Azure Wood Canon. If it were someone else, this piece of divine bloodstone could only depict half of the Azure Wood Canon!" Jiang Yuan said bluntly.

Ji Xing'an nodded. "Jinghui, stop talking nonsense! Go and invite Young Master Jiang's friends over. Give each of them a small gift; after all, they've been waiting for over three hours!"

"Hmm!" Ji Jinghui had no choice but to leave.

"Gentlemen, let me see you out!" Ji Xing'an said gently.

...

"Brother Jiang Yuan, what big thing did you do at the Ji family? Why did the Ji family's attitude towards us change so quickly?" Qian Kai looked curiously at Jiang Yuan and Ning Yanlan in the back row.

"Yes, that arrogant Ji Jinghui actually gave me a fourth-tier mithril core!" Xiong Yong said excitedly, holding up a silver-white core.

"I have a gift too!" Xiang Yeyun held a Tier 3 Mithril Core in his hand.

The others also listed the gifts given by the Ji family, and the Wild Wind Squad members all had mithril cores that matched their own cultivation level.

"Brother and sister, what is this?" Xiao Xin asked timidly, holding up the object in her hand.

"Wow, Xiao Xin's is a Radiant Gold Core!" Qian Kai looked at the core that was shining with golden light with great envy.

"A fourth-order Radiant Gold Core!" Jiang Yuan looked over.

To be honest, they really didn't expect the Ji family to be so generous. After all, the core wasn't the Holy Spirit Stone; even if you had the Holy Spirit Stone, no one would sell you something like that.

"Brother, here you go!" Although Xiao Xin liked the shiny little Rubik's Cube, she felt that it didn't belong to her, so she chose to return it to Brother Jiang Yuan.

This scene made the members of the Gale Squad very embarrassed, because if Xiao Xin returned the items to Jiang Yuan, what would happen to the cores they had? It wouldn't make sense not to return them!

"Xiao Xin, this was a gift from the Ji family, there's no need to give it to your brother!" Jiang Yuan said, while taking out three fourth-tier Holy Spirit Stones. "Besides, I have another gift for you, so take these three Holy Spirit Stones to unlock your core!"

"Brother, can I have this?" Xiao Xin asked in surprise.

"Yes, this thing can yield items like the doll in your hand!" Jiang Yuan explained patiently.

Ning Yanlan whispered something in Xiao Xin's ear, and then Xiao Xin said, "Brother Jiang Yuan, could you help me open it?"

Jiang Yuan glanced inside the car and said, "There's not enough space in the car! Let's drive it home instead!"

A treasure chest appears when the core is activated. Although the armored vehicle is quite large, there is not enough space after these people are seated.

“How could it not be enough? Come on! Ye Yun, squeeze in with me, Wen Lin, squeeze in with Xiong Yong, and you two squeeze in too, then there will be room!” Qian Kai loved to join in the fun.

Space is like a ditch; you can always squeeze some out.

After Qian Kai finished speaking, Xiang Yeyun rolled her eyes at him, but still sat on his lap.

As for Yang Wenlin, he looked helpless, but he didn't sit on Xiong Yong's lap; the two of them just squeezed together.

"Peppa and George, stop taking up seats and go sleep in the trunk!" Qian Kai said speechlessly, looking at the two little ones fast asleep in the seats.

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