When Yu Yuan heard Ji Yuan's words, his expression shifted slightly. Then he let out a long sigh.
Before Ji Yuan could ask another question, Yu Yuan said, "Even if Brother Ye hadn't mentioned it, I would have taught Brother Ji this secret art. And—"
"And given Brother Ji's abilities and strength, the fact that you went so long without asking for it, only bringing it up now, says plenty about your character."
Ji Yuan, still seated, thought his character was pretty good too.
If this hadn't come up, he had planned to ask the Merfolk Clan for it only when he was leaving. Asking for it while he was still here would have made things awkward afterward.
"A gentleman knows what he will do and what he will not."
Ji Yuan said gravely, "I simply have my own principles."
"Brother Ji, you're a good man."
Yu Yuan rose and bestowed that verdict on Ji Yuan before saying, "Come with me, Brother Ji."
With that, he leaned on his cane and swished his tail toward the right side of the Cave Abode.
There was a hidden chamber there. Ji Yuan had probed it countless times with his Divine Sense, but everything inside looked like "junk" the Merfolk Clan had collected.
Of course, it was junk only by Ji Yuan's standards.
To the Merfolk Clan, it was a treasure vault. Yu Yuan had placed the Dharma Tools and Cultivation Pills Ji Yuan had given them inside, in its most prized spot.
Could the secret art be hidden in there?
That reminded Ji Yuan of the bottle Yu Yuan had that could block Divine Sense. Yu Yuan made no attempt to conceal anything. Right in front of Ji Yuan, he activated the mechanism and opened the stone door.
He knew that if