1936: C1936 The Plan Went Smoothly

C1936 The Plan Went Smoothly

The two officials who had walked out of the garden looked back at the Fourth Elder with sympathy, then left without looking back.

After the two officials left, only Jiong Yuan, the Fourth Elder, and Ye Hongtian, who pretended to be servants, were left in the garden.

Ye Hongtian was still holding the treasure box in his hand. The water-blue gems on the treasure box shone in the Fourth Elder's eyes under the sunlight. The Fourth Elder couldn't help but look at the treasure box in Ye Hongtian's hand.

He had been wondering why Jiong Yuan left him behind, so he didn't notice Ye Hongtian, who was following behind Jiong Yuan. Now that he noticed it, he immediately knew that Jiong Yuan was going to present the treasure.

As the young master of the Sky Fire Family, the person who presented the treasure had to be at least equal to him. Basically, they were all direct members.

However, the direct members didn't go in this direction when they left. This meant that Jiong Yuan wasn't going to present the treasure to the direct members of the Sky Fire Family.

Then, in the entire Sky Fire Family, apart from the few direct members, who else could make Jiong Yuan personally lead his servants to present the treasure?

Confused, Fourth Elder walked up to Jiong Yuan and bowed respectfully to him.

"Fourth Elder, don't treat me as an outsider. There's no need to bow." Jiong Yuan said to Fourth Elder with a smile.

"Fourth Elder is loyal to the Sky Fire Family. He has been busy making the family more prosperous. In my eyes, you have a much higher status than First Elder, who only has a title."

Jiong Yuan's words made Fourth Elder's eyes widen. He never thought that his position in Jiong Yuan's eyes would be so high.

After a moment of surprise, Fourth Elder lowered his head and said humbly, "Thank you for your appreciation, Young Master. But I am just the Fourth Elder, after all. I am not qualified enough to be the Great Elder."

"Hehe." Jiong Yuan laughed dryly. He did not expect that he would be able to catch his breath when he said that the bald fat pig was fat.

"Fourth Elder, don't be too humble. I have seen what you elders have done. Some of you are sincerely loyal to your family, while others are fake. This is obvious."

"Not long ago, I heard that Fourth Elder suggested to father that Sky Fire City accept the outside forces. I have mentioned this to father many times. Unfortunately, Father didn't agree. I didn't expect Fourth Elder to actually succeed."

"In order to thank Fourth Elder for helping me complete this matter, I have a small token of appreciation on my side. I hope Fourth Elder won't reject it."

At this point, Jiong Yuan waved his hand. Then, Ye Hongtian, who pretended to be a servant, walked from behind Jiong Yuan to Fourth Elder with the treasure chest in his hand.

Fourth Elder had been attracted by the water-blue gem on the treasure chest. Now, he looked at it from a close distance. He was even more certain that the water-blue gem on the treasure chest was not an ordinary item as long as it was a warrior. They could clearly sense the aura of the Water Laws emanating from the gem.

"This is?"

"What about inside? I previously collected a jade bottle in Dark City. He brought it back after hearing that the Fourth Elder was fond of treasures related to beauties. At that time, I only used 5,000 high-grade essence crystals to buy it. I hope Fourth Elder doesn't mind. " Jiong Yuan answered with a smile on his face and his hands behind his back.

He opened the treasure chest with his own hands, revealing the jade bottle that Ye Hongtian had placed inside.

As a result, Ye Hongtian had casually stuffed the jade bottle into the box. The bottle was placed diagonally, and the side that was carved with a beauty was pressed down. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary bottle, so he couldn't help but feel a little awkward.

"Cough cough! Maybe it was because of the bumpy journey back. I'm really sorry, Fourth Elder can take it out to take a look." Seeing this, Jiong Yuan hurriedly explained.

Fourth Elder did not pursue the matter of the jade bottle. After all, the First Young Master of the Heavenly Fire Family had given him enough face by giving him gifts. He immediately nodded and took out the jade bottle.

When Fourth Elder saw the beauty carved on the jade bottle, he immediately showed the same expression as when he received the gifts from the two ministers.

His eyes narrowed into slits, and the corners of his mouth rose wildly. He looked very wretched.

"What a treasure! What a treasure!" Fourth Elder praised.

"Hahaha! Looks like Fourth Elder really likes the jade bottle that I gave him. That's good. However, it doesn't seem very convenient for Fourth Elder to carry the bottle with him. Just leave it with me for now. At night, my attendant will bring the jade bottle with him and follow you back to your residence. " Jiong Yuan laughed and said.

The Fourth Elder's face was full of smiles. He did not expect Jiong Yuan to plan this matter so thoroughly. He immediately nodded in agreement and put the jade bottle back into the treasure chest.

After that, Jiong Yuan talked with the Fourth Elder about the development of the Heavenly Fire Family. Ye Hong Tian couldn't listen to this because he was a servant, so he left with the treasure box.

As soon as he left the garden, Ye Hongtian saw the sneaky Jiong Qi Qi. It should be said that he had noticed Jiong Qi Qi a long time ago, because she had been following them since they left the courtyard where the banquet was held.2

Ye Hongtian put the treasure chest into his Qiankun bag and pretended not to notice Jiong Qi Qi. He went back the way he came and prepared to return to the courtyard and wait for the banquet to begin.

When he turned a corner, Ye Hongtian disappeared from where he was and hid on a lush tree.

Two breaths later, the sneaky Jiong Qiqi came to the corner and found that Ye Hongtian was gone. She scratched her head and looked around with confusion.

"Eh? I clearly saw him walking on this path. Why did he disappear in the blink of an eye? Did he intentionally ditch me after discovering me? Hmph! Disgusting!" Jiong Qiqi muttered with a frown.

Ye Hongtian, who was hiding in the tree, chuckled. Then, he quietly landed behind Jiong Qi Qi and patted her on the shoulder. Jiong Qi Qi trembled in fear.

"Ah!" Jiong Qi screamed. Then, she quickly turned around and retreated to the wall, staring at Ye Hongtian with her eyes wide open.

"You! Why are you behind me?! And there was no sound! You're not human, are you?"

"Pfft! What kind of joke is this? Of course I'm human. It's not difficult for someone stronger than you to quietly approach you." Ye Hong Tian laughed and said.

"You are stronger than me?"

When Jiong Qi Qi heard Ye Hongtian's words, she was surprised. She looked Ye Hongtian up and down and confirmed that Ye Hongtian was only at the fourth level of the Awakening Realm. She subconsciously felt that Ye Hongtian was bragging.

Ye Hongtian could tell what Jiong Qi Qi was thinking. He smiled and did not explain further. He crossed his arms and questioned, "You have been following us all the way. What do you want to do?"

"Ah? So you guys have already approached and found me. Then why didn't you say it earlier? I thought I hid it well." Jiong Qi Qi pouted and said.

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