Seeing Lao Niu asking so cautiously, Ji Yuan restrained his smile and nodded at him. Lao Niu's expression suddenly froze. The gold ingot in his hand was as hot as a branding iron. No, Lao Niu could withstand a branding iron, but he couldn't hold the gold.
Niu Batian took a deep breath and spoke to the couple on the side.
"I have some private matters to discuss with Mr. and Lao Lu. You guys go and have a rest. Oh, and please kill a few chickens, get some fresh fruits, and make a hearty lunch to entertain Mr. and Lao Lu."
"Don't worry, Hero Niu, hold on to us."
"Well, it's rare to have guests here!"
Although the woman was pregnant, she was still able to move around freely. The couple did not disturb her and left together to go about their business after giving her a heads up.
As soon as the couple left, Niu Batian's face fell and he said to Ji Yuan with a sad face.
"Sir, do you ever need help?"
Ji Yuan picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at Lao Niu and smiled again.
"Although I have some skills, I am not omnipotent. Of course, there are times when I need help."
"But how can I, Old Cow, help you, sir?"
Although Lao Niu usually behaves a bit foolishly, he is actually a very smart man. Even though Ji Yuan didn't say much, he has instinctively realized that this matter is not simple.
While saying this, Niu Batian had been secretly observing Lu Shanjun with his peripheral vision, trying to see something from him. However, the tiger just leaned on the stone table with one hand, looking at him expressionlessly without even making eye contact. This was too unkind, and Niu Batian immediately decided in his heart that the several hundred taels of gold he owed Lu Shanjun would be written off.
When Ji Yuan heard what Lao Niu said, he stopped smiling and returned to a calm expression. He stared at him quietly for a long time, which made Lao Niu feel uncomfortable all over. He felt that Mr. Ji's pair of eyes seemed to penetrate his soul and see through all his little thoughts.
"Mr. Ji, I am not a pretty young lady. It's really creepy for you to stare at me like that..."
Lao Niu said this again hesitantly. Ji Yuan sighed slightly, didn't say anything more, and reached out to take the gold ingot in Lao Niu's hand.
The moment Ji Yuan stretched out his hand, Lao Niu naturally understood what Ji Yuan meant, but at this moment he did not feel relieved. Instead, he felt panicky. Although this ingot of gold was hot, it also had another special meaning.
In the less than a breath of time it took to stretch out his hand, countless thoughts flashed through Lao Niu's mind. He thought about countless possibilities, and he couldn't control the strength and caused the gold in his hand to be slightly deformed. At the moment when Ji Yuan's hand was about to touch the gold, Lao Niu immediately moved the hand holding the gold away.
“Hu…Hu…Hu…”
Such a small action seemed to have consumed a lot of the old cow's energy. He was even a little out of breath, and there was a little sweat on his forehead. Lu Shanjun, who was standing next to him, held a teacup and squinted his eyes at the old cow.
"Why? Do you still want that ingot of gold?"
Ji Yuan withdrew his hand, sat up straight and looked at Niu Batian. The old Niu calmed his breath. Since he already had the gold in his hands, he would not play dumb. Instead, he showed his signature honest smile again.
"Hehehe... Mr. Ji, you promised to lend me the gold, why are you taking it back? How about this, you lend me another ten taels of gold. Well, if you have any spiritual objects that can nourish the mind and body and help people recover, give some to me. It doesn't have to be too magical. Anyway, whatever you give will definitely be useful."
"have."
Lao Niu is a smart man. After hearing what he said, Ji Yuan and Lao Niu both understood the meaning. However, when Ji Yuan was about to take out the remaining ambergris and give some to Lao Niu, he suddenly stopped, looked up and asked Lao Niu another question.
"For your own use?"
"Of course not. I'm thick-skinned, strong and healthy, so why would I need it? I didn't suffer any serious consequences after the fight with Old Lu. Hehe, I'm giving it to the girl!"
Jiyuan: …
Of course, he is worthy of being called this old cow. Even though Ji Yuan had already thought of this, he still didn’t expect that this old cow would say it so bluntly.
Ji Yuan was a little amused but did not look down on Lao Niu. He reached into his sleeve and took out a handful of dates, which were the ones he had taken when he left Ju'an Pavilion. Because the dates were too big, there were only five in a handful. But Ji Yuan did not stop. Instead, he put the dates on the table and grabbed two more handfuls. In the end, there were a total of fifteen dates on the stone table.
The old cow took a sniff and knew that the dates were definitely good stuff, not just ordinary fruits that contained spiritual energy.
"I'll give you fifteen. If you want to feed the girl, one is enough. She won't get sick if she eats all fifteen."
"Hiss... Sir, you are really generous! These dates are not simple, they must be hard to come by, right?"
As Lao Niu spoke, he picked up a date and brought it to his nose to sniff it carefully. He couldn't help but take a bite. Suddenly, a fruity aroma mixed with sweetness bloomed in his mouth. It was crispy and delicious, needless to say. There was also a special aura and charm in it, which instantly spread throughout his body.
Lu Shanjun had known before that the jujube tree in Ju'an Pavilion was not simple. And when he and Ji Yuan had chatted on the way down the mountain, he had already understood that the jujube tree had the tendency to develop into a spiritual root. Hearing what Lao Niu said, he sneered.
"Hehe, this date is certainly not simple. It is the fruit of the spiritual root of heaven and earth. Although it is not the essence of the number ninety-nine, it is at least bred from the same root. How can it be simple? If a wild monster like you hadn't met you, would you have been able to have a bite in this lifetime?"
Lao Niu was slightly surprised. Even though he had guessed high, he still didn't expect it to be so high. He reached out to hold the remaining fruits in his arms, and took out one of them and placed it in front of Lu Shanjun.
"Hey, Old Lu, you're actually a good person, but you can be a little mean sometimes. Look, the fruit of the spiritual roots of heaven and earth, for a wild monster like you, if I didn't give it to you, you wouldn't be able to have a bite. This is worth a lot of gold, right? Be more straightforward when lending money next time!"
"Kala la la..."
No matter how well-mannered Yao was, Lu Shanjun's fists were clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound. If Ji Yuan hadn't been sitting next to him, he would have wanted to fight with Lao Niu again.
Seeing the conversation and reactions between Lu Shanjun and Lao Niu, Ji Yuan's mood inexplicably improved. There might be many people and things that could provoke Lu Shanjun into this state, but the only one who could do it easily was probably Lao Niu.
Seeing that Lu Shanjun seemed a little angry, Lao Niu decided to stop while he was ahead and took all the dates away. Then he stood up and bowed to Ji Yuan again.
"Thank you Mr. Ji for the fruit. Oh, and there are another ten taels of gold, sir..."
Ji Yuan's brows jumped, and with a calm expression he took out another ingot of gold from his sleeve and placed it on the stone table. He watched Lao Niu take the gold away with a giggle, and then he pinched it with his hands and used his magic power to probe it without any omissions. Seeing that Ji Yuan and Lu Shanjun were both looking at him, he quickly explained.
"Uh, hahaha, well, Mr. Ji, I, Old Niu, definitely don't trust myself. You also know that the way of transformation and the way of illusion are ever-changing and the most difficult to deal with. Old Niu, I suffered a big loss here once, so this is a habit..."
When Lao Niu mentioned this, Ji Yuan suddenly remembered something.
"Are you referring to the time when your demonic body was broken by a fox demon?"
"Yes, yes, yes, sir, I remember it clearly. It was that time that I was deceived by the magic and saw through it a little late. So in my practice over the years, I have been working hard to make up for this shortcoming."
Ji Yuan frowned. The fox demon knew him, Ji, and it was very likely that he had some relationship with Tu Siyan. Then, didn’t the fox demon know Lao Niu
"Then the fox demon will definitely recognize you when he sees you again?"
Niu Batian was slightly stunned, then immediately realized something.
"Sir, is your matter related to that stinky fox?"
"Well, it's possible that we might encounter one. There's a good chance that there will be more than one fox."
Ji Yuan admitted it very frankly. After all, this kind of thing could not be concealed. Hearing his words, Niu Batian frowned and thought hard for a long time, then calmed down and looked at Ji Yuan.
"Mr. Ji, in fact, the fox should not recognize me. At the beginning, she used an avatar instead of her real body. Moreover, because of the strange evil method she used to block my demon bones and most of my demon power, she could not use my demon body. So she actually had never seen my demon body. Not to mention that the incarnation's spiritual perception is limited, the incarnation was shattered immediately, not giving her any time to withdraw her spiritual thoughts. She must have been injured. Besides..."
"Unless I go to a regular brothel where money can settle things, otherwise if someone is the one who arranges a casual relationship, I will change into a more handsome person every time I go there to seek pleasure. It was the same that time, so that stinky woman would not recognize me."
Ji Yuan felt slightly relieved when Lao Niu said this.
"Are you sure?"
Lao Niu sorted out his thoughts and then nodded seriously.
"I'm not saying it's absolutely true, but it's pretty close. With my wisdom, I can handle some changes."
Lao Niu thought that Lu Shanjun would definitely mock him for saying this, but he didn't expect that the tiger didn't refute a word. He turned his head to look at the other party in surprise, and then found that the jujube on the table had disappeared.
"Hey, Old Lu, seeing that you looked like you didn't want anything, you just took it away. You must be unreserved!"
"you wanna die!"
"Ahem..."
Ji Yuan couldn't help but cough. He felt that the fight was not far away.