Yi Jue's answer left the Rui Clan True Venerable slightly stunned. Was she really this blunt?
The next moment, someone even blunter appeared. The little girl said, "Yi Jue, this residence is very important to me."
"Then I can only apologize," Yi Jue replied calmly. "The Spirit Plant Path governs the order of this world."
It was not that she feared the other party. They were mainly familiar with one another; if it had been another Ancestral Patriarch, she at least would not have refused so directly.
The Rui Clan True Venerable silently raised a thumb. Whatever else, just for that... he was impressed!
The little girl was unhappy when she heard that. "Why are you siding with outsiders?"
She did not care about Yi Jue at all. She had only refrained from acting up on the spot out of consideration for her elder sister.
Yi Jue pressed her lips together without speaking. She did not want to provoke the other party further—she had already made herself clear.
"Senior, forget it. Nobody has it easy," Feng Jun stepped in to smooth things over. "Let's respect this world's governing authority."
The little girl rolled her eyes at him. "What if I told you this residence is related to you too?"
"Fu..." Feng Jun's expression changed when he heard that, but after steadying himself, he merely gave a wry smile.
Then he looked at the Rui Clan True Venerable. "Don't worry. When the gains pass through the passage, I'll buy any suitable treasures at a premium."
As long as he did not personally intervene, everyone else's gains had to be inspected as they passed through the passage. If something was related to him, he could simply buy it.
"Don't say that," the Rui Clan True Venerable said seriously. By now, he was