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Although Qin Fengming and Li Ning did not want to make too much of a stir over her becoming his disciple, the Ji Lineage's Old Ancestor and Ji Rou's father, Ji Liang, still summoned several Foundation Establishment cultivators who managed the Lineage and held a lavish feast.
After the feast ended, only the Ji Lineage's Old Ancestor, Ji Liang, Qin Fengming, and his disciple Li Ning remained in the hall. Qin Fengming smiled faintly and said:
"Fellow Daoist Ji, apart from helping the Ji Lineage resolve the threat from the Luo Lineage, this Qin made another purpose clear beforehand. Surely you haven't forgotten the matter of the ice radiance crystal stone?"
Qin Fengming had come primarily because Ji Rou had once said that her Ji Lineage possessed ice radiance crystal stone. Without it, he would never have gone to such lengths to make this trip.
"Hehe, even if Young Master Qin hadn't mentioned it, I would have brought it up. Surely Ji Rou only said that our Ji Lineage had news of ice radiance crystal stone, not that we could definitely deliver it to you?"
Hearing the Ji Lineage's Old Ancestor's words, Qin Fengming froze momentarily. Back then, Ji Rou had indeed said what the Old Ancestor now claimed; she had never explicitly stated that the Ji Lineage had ice radiance crystal stone in its possession. At this, Qin Fengming's expression darkened.
"Are you saying that the ice radiance crystal stone does not belong to the Ji Lineage?" Why did Qin Fengming now feel as though that clever girl Ji Rou had tricked him?
"Don't be anxious, Young