Xu Yuanji coughed lightly and got straight to the point, saying:
"Regardless of the circumstances, it is all due to the failure of my Xu family to supervise her properly, which allowed her to act so recklessly in the sect and to be so bold as to try to kill her fellow disciple during the competition. Her crime is truly unforgivable."
"But no matter what, the Xu family bears some responsibility for this matter, and Junior Nephew Lin also faced a life-or-death crisis because of it. Therefore, the Xu family is willing to offer Junior Nephew Lin some compensation for this matter..."
Just as Xu Yuanji was about to continue, Lin Xiuyuan cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and interrupted him, saying:
"Although Xu Hua has been imprisoned in the Ice and Fire Prison, she should be out soon. I don't want to see her in the sect, lest I be ambushed again. Having experienced that once, I am truly afraid of it."
Xu Yuanji wants to resolve this matter, no problem, but the prerequisite is that this problem must be solved first.
Now that the Xu family has distanced themselves from the matter and considers it a private grudge, leaving it to him to handle as he sees fit, there's nothing wrong with that.
But given the importance of the sect, Lin Xiuyuan naturally couldn't just kill her, could he?
Then how can we say that we can let him do whatever he wants with us?
Although it has been thirty years, Xu Hua's path to enlightenment has been half destroyed. Not to mention the wasted time, just the extreme cold and heat she endured day and night in the Ice and Fire Hell made it difficult for her foundation to withstand. Even if she were to come out, she would have little chance of advancing to the next realm unless the Xu family was willing to invest a lot of resources to nurture her.
Xu Yuanji has made it clear that this is impossible, so there is naturally no need to worry.
But given the hatred she felt for Lin Xiuyuan back then, the fact that she was willing to sacrifice eight hundred of her own to kill him suggests that this hatred will likely only grow stronger.
They might scheme against him in the future.
Since we are within the sect and cannot resolve this personally, we can only leave it to the Xu family to handle.
In the Xu family's view, this was unimportant. But in his view, this was extremely important.
He would never forget the feeling of being surrounded by a life-or-death crisis when he was first assassinated in the market.
Even though Xu Hua had experienced the Ice and Fire Hell once, and her path to cultivation was half destroyed, basically losing the chance to advance to the next realm, she was still a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
If a Foundation Establishment cultivator is willing to go to any lengths to kill him, how can he not be on guard?
If the Xu family doesn't resolve this issue, then there's basically no point in continuing the discussion.
Xu Yuanji clearly understood the meaning behind Lin Xiuyuan's words...
For a moment, Xu Yuanji fell silent. He thought he didn't need to worry about this. On the surface, it was a matter of personal gain, and Lin Xiuyuan wouldn't interfere or care about Xu Hua. He thought he could put his mind at ease.
But looking at it this way, Lin Xiuyuan's sense of caution is quite strong!
Xu Yuanji sighed and said:
"Don't worry, Nephew Lin, my Xu family will certainly not want to see the same thing happen again."
"You can rest assured about this matter. After Xu Hua leaves the Ice and Fire Prison, he will not appear in the sect again!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiuyuan smiled and nodded, saying, "With Elder Xu saying so, I can finally put my mind at ease."
Xu Yuanji sighed inwardly. If this got out, it would be a significant blow to the Xu family's reputation.
But as I said before, it's a matter of cost!
Lin Xiuyuan needs to solve this problem before he will continue, so there's no other way.
If the price to pay for antagonizing Lin Xiuyuan hadn't been so high, this banquet would never have happened.
As long as the price paid is lower than the price paid for making an enemy like Lin Xiuyuan, then everything is negotiable.
This is the main significance of this invitation.
Xu Yuanji then proposed to give Lin Xiuyuan some compensation, ostensibly because he had suffered a life-or-death crisis from the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, but in reality, it was naturally to pay him a sum of resources in order to resolve the conflict between the two parties.
The Golden Core family was clearly not stingy either. All kinds of resources added up to nearly 500,000 to 600,000... including a pill to break through to the Purple Mansion stage, a mid-grade Jade Marrow Pill, various rare and precious materials, and a sum of 200,000 low-grade spirit stones.
It is clear that the Xu family is showing great sincerity in resolving this conflict and grievance.
However, while this resource is a huge fortune for an individual cultivator, it is obviously not a big problem for an entire Golden Core family.
Although Lin Xiuyuan felt the Xu family's sincerity, he would not let go of the opportunity to fight for it.
However, for Lin Xiuyuan at the moment, there was nothing particularly he needed to fight for, and he was quite satisfied with the total value of this 'compensation'.
They decided to try and secure a high-grade Jade Marrow Pill.
However, it is clear that, like a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, this high-grade pill for breaking through to the Purple Mansion stage is much more expensive and much rarer.
Even a Golden Core family like the Xu family seems to lack this; they can only obtain it through sects.
Ultimately, Xu Yuanji could only increase the amount of these resources to resolve the matter as soon as possible.
Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan had no choice but to give up, but he requested that only 100,000 spirit stones be left, and the rest be all rare and precious materials, and only those that were old, which were basically intended to be used for the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
After all, with the resources he currently possesses, it is basically enough, even more than enough, so naturally he needs to prepare for the future.
Although this condition was a bit troublesome, it wasn't a big deal, and Xu Yuanji naturally had no reason to refuse.
In the end, this 'compensation' amounted to nearly 700,000 spirit stones!
A truly remarkable achievement...
Even for ordinary disciples of the main peak, it would probably take them twenty or thirty years to accumulate such a sum of resources.
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