nucmednet Chapter 227 The young rich woman rubbed the Ji family’s face on the ground!
Chapter 227 The young rich woman rubbed the Ji family’s face on the ground!
Gone? Surprisingly gone...
As soon as he entered the door, Ji Yiyuan discovered that the mother-child traction formation had failed. The compass needle in his hand was spinning wildly like a headless fly. This was a sign that the immortal compass had completely disappeared.
"Could it be that... it has been refined?"
This guess came to Ji Yiyuan's mind, but he quickly denied it.
It's impossible, absolutely impossible. Even he couldn't refine the Immortal Compass by force, so how could anyone in Wu Di City be able to do it? As for the immortal spirit... it was extremely rare. He had never heard of anyone in Wu Di City possessing immortal spirit.
"What happened to Patriarch Ji?"
Seeing Ji Yiyuan suddenly stop, Wu Huang asked with a look of ignorance.
"Brother Wu Huang, I wonder if there are people in Wudi City who possess immortal spirit energy?"
"Why did Patriarch Ji suddenly bring this up?"
"My Ji family discovered a secret realm of unknown age in the Black Demon Swamp in the Blackwater River basin. There's a Taoist temple in the core area, but the exterior is shrouded in a thick, strange demonic aura, making it daunting. According to the elders of our family, if someone with immortal spirits could lead the way, we could pass safely. That's why I'm asking this question. If there are people with immortal spirits in Wudi City, our two families can explore that Taoist temple together and share the opportunity!"
The secret realm was certainly true, but exploring it together was just a casual talk. Ji Yiyuan just wanted to use this opportunity to test whether there was anyone with immortal spirit in Wudi City.
"Oh!"
Wu Huang feigned surprise and said, "A secret realm that even Patriarch Ji is interested in must be quite extraordinary. If nothing unexpected had happened back then, there would have truly been someone in Wudi City possessing immortal spirits."
Really?
Ji Yiyuan instantly became alert and asked with a hint of confusion: "Accident? What accident?"
"My only daughter, Wu Yao, was born with immortal pupils and should have been born with a trace of immortal spirit. However, when her mother was pregnant with her, she was besieged by powerful enemies. Although she managed to escape, she was seriously injured, and the fetus in her womb was also damaged and was born with birth defects."
Wu Huang revealed an expression of heartache and regret. "When Yao'er was born, my mother and I fought tooth and nail to save her life. But the immortal spirit that should have come with the Immortal Eyes dissipated."
This was the standard version, so Wu Chang had no reaction after hearing it, because not only him, but everyone else in Wudi City had already heard it once when Wu Huang brought Wu Yao back.
Ji Yiyuan was quite surprised by Wu Huang's honesty. Not only did he not doubt his attempt, he even took him to meet Wu Yao.
He discovered that Wu Huang hadn't lied in a single word.
Wu Yao actually had a wound on her body, and her fairy pupils were real, but there was no fairy spirit aura on her body at all.
At this moment, Ji Yiyuan couldn't help but wonder if he had made a mistake.
Of course, before this, he had already understood the purpose of Wu Huang's actions.
"Yao'er, I heard that you were injured, so Patriarch Ji specially sent you a piece of Tiannan Bamboo Fruit to help you heal."
This sounded fine, but then something went wrong.
"Humph! The weasel is paying New Year's greetings to the chicken, with no good intentions. The one who hurt me was from the Ji family, and the one who almost killed me was also from the Ji family. I dare not accept this Tiannan bamboo fruit."
Wu Yao had a dark face, completely ignoring Ji Yiyuan's presence, and expressed the words "hate to the bone" to the fullest.
"Yao'er, what are you talking about? How could Patriarch Ji possibly harm you?"
After Wu Huang comforted his daughter, he said to Ji Yiyuan, "Master Ji, please don't be offended. No one will be kind to their enemies. I'm not saying that you, Master Ji, are Yao'er's enemy, but you must thoroughly investigate this matter. Otherwise, with a young man like Ji Wenxuan around, your Ji family will probably make countless enemies in the future."
Ji Yiyuan finally understood that Wu Huang was deliberately picking him up and trying to trick him into something else.
After all, when he heard that Wu Yao was injured and sent away the Tiannan Bamboo Fruit, it was equivalent to indirectly admitting the Ji family's fault. Now that he met the junior, it would be unreasonable not to express his gratitude.
Wu Huang seemed to be making things difficult for him, but in fact, he was setting traps for him at every step, almost one after another, until this moment, when he finally got him out of trouble.
Because Wudi City is far away from the Black Water River, the two sides had almost no intersection before. Unexpectedly, the first time they dealt with each other, they fell into Wu Huang's routine.
What made Ji Yiyuan even more annoyed was that all the marks and restrictions on the Immortal Compass had disappeared, and he could no longer use the mother-child traction formation to track it.
In other words, he went on this trip with great fuss, and not only did he fail to retrieve the Immortal Compass, he even lost a lot of resources. It was truly a case of losing both the wife and the army.
What? You mean asking for it by force?
Stop it. You can't even produce any evidence. Wudi City is just a second- or third-rate force that can be bullied at will.
He lost this fight.
However, Ji Yiyuan couldn't figure out who could completely refine the Immortal Compass in such a short time. You know, even if one has the spiritual energy of an immortal, it would take at least ten days to half a month to succeed. This is recorded in the Ji family.
But from the time he noticed someone had tampered with the mark on the Immortal Compass, only a day and a night had passed.
"Thank you, Brother Wu Huang, for the reminder. I will thoroughly investigate this when I return and give an explanation to Wu Dicheng and your daughter."
Ji Yiyuan solemnly made a promise, then took out a string of beads radiating colorful light. "This item is called Seven-Colored Glaze. It's a rare treasure that can withstand three fatal attacks. Even a full-strength attack from masters like your father and me can be blocked. This is my apology to my niece."
The colorful glass was suspended in front of Wu Yao, but she did not take it. She just looked at Ji Yiyuan with hatred in her eyes.
"Yao'er, why don't you thank Patriarch Ji for the gift of the treasure?"
Wu Huang urged her, but instead of thanking her, Wu Yao grabbed the colorful glass and snorted, "This is the apology the Ji family owes me. Why bother thanking me? Ahem~"
It seemed that she was really angry and the injuries on her body were affected. Wu Yao coughed violently twice and her face turned pale in an instant.
After saying this, Wu Yao left immediately without looking back.
"Master Ji, I'm so sorry. Her mother wasn't around these years, so I spoiled her. I'd like to thank Master Ji for the colorful glass on Yao'er's behalf."
"Brother Wu Huang, there's no need to be so. Your daughter is right. This is indeed the apology our Ji family owes. I hope this colorful glass can calm your daughter's hatred towards our Ji family."
Since he had been tricked by Wu Huang, Ji Yiyuan simply admitted the mistake. This was also a way to shut up Wu Dicheng and prevent them from bringing up the matter in the future. Anyway, I have already paid the apology, which was even a bit outrageous in value.
However, Ji Yiyuan also remembered this grudge. There will be many opportunities to fight each other in the future, and the final victory or defeat is still unknown!
There was no hope for the Immortal Compass, and Ji Yiyuan did not plan to stay in Wudi City any longer, so he immediately said goodbye.
"Master Ji is not looking for the Immortal Compass anymore?"
"..."
You are here to tease me, right?
"Perhaps there's something wrong with the mother-child traction formation, which now indicates that the Immortal Compass is no longer in Wudi City. I'm sorry, Brother Wu Huang!"
Ji Yiyuan apologized and then said, "However, if there is any news about the Immortal Compass in Wudi City in the future, please let me know. My Ji family will definitely thank you with a generous gift.
To be honest, the Immortal Compass was taken away from the Ji family this time because of the news that there was a fragment of the Demon-Slaying Sword in the treasure house of Xuantian Taoist Sect. If nothing unexpected happened, the fragment of the Demon-Slaying Sword should be with the Immortal Compass.
If Wu Dicheng can help find the Immortal Compass, I will give him the fragment of the Demon-Slaying Sword as a gift.
Alright, Brother Wu Huang, Great Elder, let's say goodbye now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Yiyuan left in a leisurely manner.
However, the moment he left, Great Elder Wu Chang's sharp eyes were fixed on Wu Huang.
"..."