What surprised Jiang Che, however, was that Xue Ye actually brought out a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
The Heaven Dou Imperial Family could certainly produce a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, but this was also the greatest show of sincerity they could offer.
Any other Soul Master, even a Titled Douluo, would have coveted a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone. Jiang Che was different, though. With the system shop, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone was nothing special.
As for the twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins, to Jiang Che as he was now, they were merely a single hair off nine oxen. His pill-refining expenses alone had already exceeded twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
Once the rewards had been bestowed, Jiang Che did not leave. Instead, he experienced a long and agonizing court session.
Honestly, after experiencing it once, Jiang Che would never want to do so again. It was a hundred times worse than the Monday flag-raising ceremony at school.
Standing at school listening to the principal drone on was unpleasant but still tolerable. The trouble with attending court was that it tormented both mind and body. Not only was standing there boring and uncomfortable, but there was also all the scheming against one another, with arguments over trifles dragging on forever.
After the court session ended, Jiang Che dealt with greetings and overtures from all sides before finally escaping with Qian Renxue's help.
Qian Renxue stood there and teased him. "Well? How did it feel?"
Jiang Che shook his head wearily. "Not great. I don't think I'm suited to court. Fighting and killing suit me better!"
Qian Renxue reassured him. "Today was your investiture, after all. You still had to go through the formalities. But don't worry. From now on, you only need to focus on cultivating."