"Matriarch?!"
At the sight of this woman's projection suddenly appearing, Ji Haitang, whose heart had already turned to ashes, instantly brimmed with immense delight!
There was no other reason.
This mysterious woman who had suddenly appeared was none other than Ji Yuehan, the current Matriarch of the Ji Family, a figure of immense status within the Eastern Ji Family!
She was also a martial arts giant ranked among the very best in the entire Eastern Star Domain!
Her prestige was so great that even the Alliance Auction House stationed within the star domain had to give her some face. In Silver Cliff Ancient City, she was an unimaginably mighty figure, like a deity!
At this moment, even though she was merely a projection.
The faintly discernible pressure she exuded was far beyond what an ordinary Dao Seeking Realm expert could compare to!
Ji Haitang nearly wept with joy and immediately cried out:
"Matriarch! I was proceeding step by step as I made contact with the Gu Family's higher-ups, but I never expected this man to suddenly jump out and throw a wrench into the works!"
"I lost by a moment of carelessness. Matriarch, please save me!"
Ji Yuehan's gaze did not linger on her. She merely replied indifferently:
"Otherwise, what do you think I am doing right now?"
Then, her pair of detached phoenix eyes turned toward Ye Li as she continued:
"Sir, if you are willing to show mercy and release this direct descendant of my Ji Family, then should you visit the Eastern Star Domain in the future, my Ji Family will surely reward you generously."
"A lie." Ye Li's expression did not change in the slightest. "Do you take me for some clueless greenhorn who does not know the immensity of heaven and earth?"
He dared to