"Let's go inside!"
Jiang Yuan turned and walked towards the dilapidated bungalow.
When Jiang Yuan returned, he saw Zhao Feng's mother tidying up the table. She was even drinking the dumpling soup that Zhao Feng hadn't finished. Although she was weak, she perfectly embodied the meaning of "a mother's strength is boundless."
"Auntie, let me introduce myself again. My name is Aoki!"
After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he placed a piece of fine animal meat on the table.
"What's wrong with you?" The woman put down her bowl in a flustered manner, her eyes showing half embarrassment and half confusion.
"Auntie, here are some Holy Spirit Crystals for you. Go out and buy some nutritious food. You can't survive in this world of Spirit Awakeners by eating this every day!" Jiang Yuan put down another bag of Holy Spirit Crystals.
"No, no, I can't accept it." The woman quickly waved her hand in refusal.
"Take this, it's the price for the bowl of dumplings I ate here! Really, the dumplings were delicious, they're worth the price!" Jiang Yuan said earnestly.
"Mom, why don't you go out and buy some groceries? I have something to discuss with this man!" Zhao Feng didn't know why the man named Aoki had changed his attitude so drastically, but without a doubt, this was a turning point for him.
"Alright then, you guys wait for me at home!"
After the woman left, Jiang Yuan pulled over a bench that was clearly not very clean and sat down, then waited quietly for Zhao Feng to speak.
"I know there's no such thing as a free lunch. If I want to become stronger, I'll definitely have to pay a price. But as long as I have it, I'll definitely be able to give it up!" Zhao Feng gritted his teeth. He had had enough of this kind of life. If it were just him suffering, that would be one thing, but his mother had raised him with great difficulty, how could he bear to let her suffer from the cold and hunger with him?
"Easy for you to say. What makes you think you have the power to be strong?"
Jiang Yuan smiled dismissively and said, "Ordinary talent, ordinary physique, ordinary will. The only thing you can boast about is the skill you used to appraise the dagger in my hand, but it's just so-so. What's so special about you!"
"No, you can say my talent, physique, and so on are all trash, but my skill in appraising the dagger in your hand just now is definitely not trash!" Zhao Feng retorted.
"Heh, so can you use it to eat your fill or to avoid being bullied?" Jiang Yuan retorted.
"this……"
After the sound, Zhao Feng fell into a long silence. He was lucky to have obtained this treasure, but after several years, he was still the same Zhao Feng living in the dust, and his life had not changed at all.
"Anything that can't change your life is useless if you keep it in your hands. Or to put it more bluntly, even a treasure is worthless in the hands of a useless person!" Jiang Yuan continued to belittle.
Zhao Feng seemed enraged by the words "useless person" and "trash," and he roared, "Why! Why do the Zhao family members call me trash, and why do you all call me trash too!"
"The Zhao family?" Jiang Yuan raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "You're from the Zhao family?"
"No!" Zhao Feng said decisively, regaining his senses.
"Heh, there's more to this than meets the eye! What's your relationship with the Zhao family? Are you enemies or have they done you a favor?" Jiang Yuan stood up and pressed him aggressively.
Zhao Feng gritted his teeth and remained silent.
Jiang Yuan had no choice but to press further: "But seeing how miserable you are, I doubt you have any connection with the Zhao family. After all, the Zhao family is a well-known family in Dongcheng. How could they have anything to do with orphans and widows like you!"
"You're talking nonsense! I, Zhao Feng, am that bastard's son. If he hadn't heartlessly abandoned us, mother and son, how could we have ended up like this!" Zhao Feng said through gritted teeth.
"Bastard?" Jiang Yuan was also quite surprised. It was rare to see someone so ruthless that they would curse both their father and son.
"Zhao Runnian, the head of the Zhao family, what I hate most in this life is that his blood flows in my veins!" Zhao Feng's eyes were filled with hatred and anger. He only had hatred for his father and no affection for him whatsoever.
"Really?" Jiang Yuan's expression turned serious.
Zhao Feng remained silent, using silence to express his attitude.
"If that's really the case, I can indeed help you!" Jiang Yuan said thoughtfully.
How can you help me?
Zhao Feng looked at Jiang Yuan with suspicion.
"Since you say that your item appraisal skill is a treasure, are you willing to use it to gamble your life?"
Jiang Yuan finally revealed his purpose. This time, he not only wanted to gain insight, but also to use Zhao Feng to enter the upper echelons of the Zhao family. Only in this way could he truly find out which family was the den of thieves in Dongcheng.
"I'm only giving you ten seconds!"
Jiang Yuan began the countdown: "Ten, nine..."
"I do!"
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