Taking Gifts Softens the Hand

Young Master Ji regretted it so bitterly his intestines had turned green.

How could he have imagined that in the godforsaken wasteland of Ba Snake Mountain in the Eastern Wilderness, a Dao Lord suspected to be at the Third Fruit Realm would suddenly produce an Ancestral Return Realm helper—an underling!

Especially since this Merfolk had truly been sent into the Ancestral Return Realm by that blood-red Lian Stone of the Ji Family!

With one careless misstep, the Ji Family had not only lost two Roaring Heaven Realm experts, but even their ancestor had become a "prisoner beneath the steps."

Before coming, the Ji Family elders had said that even if the Merfolk "Quan Lei" beat Young Master Ji to death, he would have only himself to blame.

Dragging the Ji Family Old Ancestor down with him was the greatest crime. Even his direct-line bloodline would not save him.

"Get out of my sight. Don't come back and offend my eyes again!"

Li Qingyun's Merfolk clone swept Young Master Ji a glance, shook his head slightly, and coolly told him to get lost.

He was merely a minor Star Plucking Realm lackey.

Come to think of it, if Young Master Ji had not come out to stir up trouble, Li Qingyun would not have obtained Earth Dragon Fruits and blood-red Lian Stones in such a rush.

"Thank you, thank you for sparing my life, Exalted One!" Young Master Ji was overjoyed and hurriedly scrambled away.

Ji Yi and the other Ji Family experts secretly sighed in relief at the sight.

At least this Merfolk expert still had some "bottom line" to him!

"Exalted One, this is a small token from the Ji Family..."

At this point, a middle-aged Ji Family man stepped forward, took out more than a dozen specially made