"Senior Brother, there's no need to stand on ceremony. What use do we have for that sort of thing between us?"
As Ji Yuan spoke, he rubbed his hands together.
A trace of curiosity shone in his eyes, along with a hint of embarrassment. The sight made Ran Kui burst out laughing. "What do you need right now, Junior Brother? Just say the word."
"What I need right now is a Fixed-Point Teleportation Token. That's something that could truly save my life."
Ji Yuan shook his head. "I appreciate the thought, Senior Brother."
Ran Kui raised an eyebrow. "That attitude won't do. You should be more like our junior sister—your Third Senior Sister. When she met me, she looked ready to empty my Storage Bag."
Ji Yuan merely smiled, unsure what to say.
"All right, then. I'll choose something for you."
Ran Kui rummaged through his Storage Bag for quite a while before taking something out and placing it on a Jade Disc beneath a red cloth.
"Hm?"
Ran Kui set it on the table between them and stroked his beard with a smile. "Go on. Take a look."
Ji Yuan lifted a corner of the red cloth. The moment he sensed the aura beneath it, he hurriedly covered it again.
"This is too valuable. Please take it back, Senior Brother."
"Look at the state of you." Ran Kui laughed heartily. "Enough. To tell you the truth, I prepared this gift as soon as I heard you'd become our master's disciple. I just never had a chance to give it to you. Now that we've met, take it."
Ji Yuan tried to speak, but Ran Kui waved a hand and said with a touch of impatience:
"If you recognize me as your Senior Brother, accept it. If you don't, leave