"My good lady, where would we get that many Heavenly Origin Jades? Are you trying to ruin our Flying Phoenix Valley? I told my son not to be so ostentatious, not to be so ostentatious, but you wouldn't listen. You let him run off and buy some Peering Cliff Stone divine weapon for protection, and now look what's happened. Never mind that the borrowed money is gone—we even have to hand over one hundred and fifty Heavenly Origin Jades to ransom him. What's our Flying Phoenix Valley supposed to do from now on? Our Flying Phoenix Valley is finished..." The Valley Lord slapped his thigh and burst into tears.
The middle-aged woman's face darkened as she gritted her teeth and said, "Is our child more important, or is the ransom more important? We had him so late in life—how can we just watch him end up like this? Let's pool our resources. Didn't my maternal family bring people over as well? And I still have some treasures hidden in my ravine. Wouldn't that be enough to repay part of what your Flying Phoenix Valley owes!?"
"Alas, they're demanding the money right outside the door. Water from afar cannot put out a fire nearby!" The Valley Lord was utterly vexed.
"There's always a way!" The middle-aged woman's face also fell. She could only say to me, "We truly can't gather that much money in such a short time. Immortal, what do you think of using resources from the valley as payment? Our Flying Phoenix Valley produces Flying Phoenix Crystal in abundance. It can be used for sect construction; it's plentiful and high quality, and for many years we've supplied building materials to several major sects... Do you think it could be exchanged for Heavenly Origin Jades?"
"Heh, if it were already