Just as Jiang Yan was fuming inwardly, quite displeased with Jiang Fengli’s inaction,
a member of the Jiang Family’s Enforcement Hall quickly walked up to Jiang Fengli and reported in detail what he had just found.
“Reporting, Hall Master, Young Miss Jiang Mei’s life tablet in the Life Soul Hall is not broken. The three Qi Refinement Stage Family disciples who were with her are not from the main Family, so they temporarily have no life tablets in the Life Soul Hall, making it impossible to determine their life or death.”
“Another Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator who was with Young Miss Jiang Mei is named Li Qin. She is an outsider who married into our Family a hundred years ago, so she also has no life tablet in the Life Soul Hall, and her life or death cannot be determined either.”
Jiang Yan’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. He looked at the member of the Family’s Enforcement Hall and excitedly said, “Her life tablet isn’t broken, Mei’er is still alive!”
“Uncle Fengli, I remember that in this Fan Realm Small World, besides our Jiang Family, there are only two Cultivation World forces: Tianji Pavilion and Luoyun Temple.”
“Mei’er was very likely taken away by people from these two forces. I’m going to save her now!”
Seeing that Jiang Yan was still impulsive and acted like a child, Jiang Fengli immediately sternly said, “Jiang Yan, you are the future hope of our Jiang Family. What kind of decorum is this?”
“Neither Tianji Pavilion nor Luoyun Temple are existences our Jiang Family can afford to offend. How are you going to save her? By storming their gates?”
After being reprimanded, Jiang Yan’s expression froze, but then his anger completely erupted, saying, “Jiang Fengli, I respected you as Mei’er’s father and my elder before, which is why I called you Uncle Fengli.”
“But don’t act so high and mighty and be ungrateful!”
“Mei’er is your own daughter. Now that she has met with an accident and her whereabouts are unknown, you don’t try to save her, and instead you lecture me here. Do you, a coward, have that right?”
After angrily scolding Jiang Fengli a few times, Jiang Yan ignored Jiang Fengli’s increasingly ugly expression and simply flicked his sleeves and left.
He had already initially thought out a plan to rescue Jiang Mei, so he naturally wouldn’t continue to waste time here with Jiang Fengli.
Not long after Jiang Yan left, Jiang Fengli’s ugly expression quickly subsided.
He slowly walked back to the Enforcement Hall with his confidants, and recalling Jiang Yan’s furious appearance for his beloved just now, he sighed softly after a long silence.
“Youth is truly wonderful.”
… …
Meanwhile, Jiang Yan quickly returned to his Young Lord’s courtyard in the Jiang Family, and from the back mountain of the courtyard, he led out his contracted demonic beast—a Xiao Yao Realm Treading Snow Flying Swan Horse.
Immediately, he galloped through the streets, rushing out of the Jiang Family’s stronghold like a white lightning bolt, heading straight towards the Tianji Pavilion branch closest to the Jiang Family.
Three days later, the travel-worn Jiang Yan, dressed in a black robe that could conceal his aura and appearance, entered the Tianji Pavilion in Qingyun State.
“I want to find someone.”
“What is their identity? What is their cultivation level? Are they in this region? Are they in this realm?”
“Jiang Mei, daughter of Jiang Fengli of the Jiang Family. Her cultivation is Qi Refining Stage, and she went missing in a Fan Realm Small World.”
“The Jiang Family is a Core Formation force, so that’s 500. Jiang Mei is the granddaughter of that Core Formation Stage member of the Jiang Family, so add 200. Qi Refining Stage is 100. Disappearing in a Fan Realm Small World is considered cross-realm searching, so add 1000.”
“That will be 1800 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Would the guest like to settle the bill now?”
Jiang Yan had heard that Tianji Pavilion’s intelligence fees were expensive even before he came, but he didn’t expect them to be this expensive.
As a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he only had a little over 3000 spare Spirit Stones in his possession, and Tianji Pavilion was asking for 1800 right off the bat. Truly exorbitant.
Although he felt a bit resentful, Jiang Yan thought of Mei’er waiting for him and immediately haggled.
“I know your Tianji Pavilion has a branch in that Fan Realm Small World. So, shouldn’t the cost for cross-realm searching be a bit less?”
The young girl from Tianji Pavilion heard this and said expressionlessly, “Since there is a subordinate branch in that world, the cross-realm searching fee will be reduced by 200. That will be 1600 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Would the guest like to settle the bill now?”
Jiang Yan painfully took out half of his hard-earned savings from ten years and handed them to the young girl in front of him.
After the young girl carefully counted and confirmed it was indeed 1600 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, she instantly beamed with joy.
“Please wait, honored guest. You should know the result in about an hour.”
Jiang Yan walked into the private room and waited patiently. Since the money had been spent, he wanted to see if Tianji Pavilion’s intelligence was as accurate as rumored.
An hour later, the young girl appeared before Jiang Yan with a bamboo scroll.
Jiang Yan reached out to take it, but found that the young girl did not hand him the bamboo scroll.
“Apologies, guest, you need to add 2500 to get this intelligence.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan immediately felt he had been played. He questioned the young girl in a fierce tone.
“What do you mean, Tianji Pavilion? Are you trying to extort us!?”
The young girl’s expression was calm, and she simply briefly explained the reason: “The person you are looking for, guest, is involved with a Nascent Soul-level force, so that’s an additional 1000.”
“Furthermore, their specific location is related to a person of very high identity and value, so that’s an additional 1500.”
“That will be 2500. Do you still need it, guest?”
Jiang Yan saw that the young girl’s explanation was well-reasoned, and his face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He did want it, but where would he find 2500 Spirit Stones in his Storage Pouch?
After a moment of thought, Jiang Yan suddenly had an idea and said, “You don’t need to provide me with the information on that Nascent Soul-level force. Will that reduce it by 1000?”
Listening to Jiang Yan’s impoverished words, the young girl’s excellent professional ethics prevented her from scoffing. She simply replied politely.
“Please wait, guest. I cannot make a decision on this matter. I need to consult our manager.”
“Then go consult quickly.”
After Jiang Yan waited in the private room for another quarter of an hour, a disheveled middle-aged Daoist priest came over with a new bamboo scroll.
He glanced at Jiang Yan, who was dressed in a black robe, and chuckled, “Guest, you’ve waited long enough. The new intelligence only costs 1500 Spirit Stones.”
Jiang Yan quickly took out 1500 Spirit Stones and handed them to the middle-aged man. He hadn’t expected to actually succeed in haggling. He regretted not trying to haggle more just now.
After receiving the intelligence, the middle-aged man quickly left. Jiang Yan looked at the mere 24 Low-Grade Spirit Stones left in his Storage Pouch, feeling like crying without tears.
Never mind. As long as he could rescue Mei’er, what were mere worldly possessions?
Worst case, after he rescued Mei’er, he would just have her reimburse him.
Jiang Yan quickly adjusted his mindset and carefully read the information on the bamboo scroll.
… …
Zhou Fan, male, from a Fan Realm Small World. Jiang Mei appeared next to this person three days ago.
… …
“A piece of trash from the Fan Realm dares to covet my woman?”
Jiang Yan’s expression was ferocious. He threw the bamboo scroll into his Storage Pouch and immediately mounted his Treading Snow Flying Swan Horse, heading towards Luoyun Temple, hundreds of thousands of miles away.
For one person, he would travel ten thousand miles.
Kill the dog Zhou, save true love!
