Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

"Master Ji?"

The female cultivator glanced at the spirit stone in her hand, a hint of joy appearing in her eyes.

To think it was a medium-grade spirit stone, this was several days' worth of wages.

She put on a professional smile and said,

"Is the gentleman you're asking about the one who just entered?"

Mr. Ji?

Upon hearing the female cultivator's address, Madam Yun's expression showed a hint of surprise.

Someone who could be addressed as such by the steward was definitely not simple.

Thinking of this, Madam Yun nodded and smiled,

"Yes, it's the person my sister mentioned. Judging from my sister's tone, this Mr. Ji is a major client of the trading company?"

The female cultivator shook her head slightly upon hearing this.

"Mr. Ji is a guest of the trading company, and..."

The female cultivator paused, not continuing.

Seeing this, Madam Yun smiled again and took out another handful of medium-grade spirit stones from her storage bag and handed them to the female cultivator.

The female cultivator was instantly delighted and discreetly accepted the spirit stones without leaving a trace. Then she leaned in mysteriously and whispered to Madam Yun, lowering her voice,

"According to other guests, this Mr. Ji has significant connections at the headquarters. Even the recently arrived envoy treated Mr. Ji as a brother!"

"And... during the recent assessment of the trading company, it seems that Mr. Ji failed the assessment, but instead of terminating his contract, the shopkeeper renewed it with a better senior contract!"

Upon hearing the female cultivator's words, Madam Yun's face suddenly changed.

Could this young Master Ji have such a powerful background?! And he even treated the envoy from the headquarters as a brother?

How is that possible?!

When Madam Yun first met Ji Boying, he was just a Qi Refining cultivator.

Even now, she still remembered that Ji Boying had wanted to find a long-term partner, but because he was short on money, he had to settle for a one-night stand.

If Ji Boying really had connections at the headquarters of the trading company, how could he have fallen to such a low point?

Could it be...

Seemingly thinking of a certain possibility, Madam Yun's expression changed once again.

Linking it to Ji Boying's transformation in just two short years, Madam Yun became even more convinced of her own speculation.

She took a deep breath, bid farewell to the female cultivator in front of her, and then turned and walked quickly towards the direction of the Phoenix Cry Pavilion.

"Yueyao, there may be a turning point for the Phoenix Cry Pavilion!"

"A turning point?"

Upon hearing this, Fairy Yueyao couldn't help but be stunned, then said,

"Didn't the elder in charge of the trading company refuse us?"

"The elder in charge did refuse, but... don't forget, there is still a resident envoy in the trading company!"

"The news from the main hall said that the status of this envoy is even more prestigious than that elder!"

"Does Mother know this envoy?"

Upon hearing this, Fairy Yueyao asked again.

"I don't know him, but... someone does!"

The beautiful woman spoke in a deep voice. She suddenly stopped in her tracks and said in a solemn tone,

"This time, due to an accident, the main hall couldn't send the flying ship into Fulong City. Although there are many interests between our Phoenix Cry Pavilion and the trading company, based on just this relationship, the trading company may not sacrifice their own interests to protect us."

"Whether you and I, as well as the sisters in the pavilion, can escape from Fulong City may depend on that person's relationship."

Upon hearing this, Fairy Yueyao seemed to have realized something and said in a serious tone,

"Is Mother talking about the Foundation Building cultivator we just met?"

"Yes."

Madam Yun nodded slightly.

"How is that possible? He's just a Foundation Building cultivator. How could he possibly know the envoy from the trading company headquarters? Even if he does know him, it's probably just a passing acquaintance, right? How could he persuade the trading company to help us leave Fulong City?"

Yue Yao clearly doesn't believe that Ji Boying would have such a strong relationship.

He's just a small cultivator at the Foundation Building stage!

"Whether I can persuade him or not, we'll find out later."

However, Yun Mama didn't care about what Yue Yao was thinking. There was only seriousness in her eyes.

She already had a plan in her mind.

But...

There are still many important matters to be dealt with in the Phoenix Pavilion.

She will wait until all the important matters in her hands are taken care of before personally investigating the truth about Ji Boying!

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On the other side, Ji Boying was unaware of what was happening outside and went straight to the reception room.

But...

Before Ji Boying had a chance to hand over the task, he was taken by Qiu Yu to the room where the shopkeeper Yun Qianshan was.

"Shopkeeper Yun!"

Ji Boying slightly bowed to Yun Qianshan and then asked, "May I know why Shopkeeper Yun has summoned me here?"

"Mr. Ji, please have a seat."

Yun Qianshan gestured for Ji Boying to sit down, then signaled Qiu Yu to leave before continuing, "I invited Mr. Ji here to discuss a matter regarding the demonic cultivators."

Yun Qianshan poured a cup of tea for Ji Boying and continued, "Do you still remember the information I mentioned to you before?"

"After the opening of the Soul Formation ruins, there will be the first direct confrontation between the righteous and demonic cultivators."

Ji Boying nodded slightly, waiting for Yun Qianshan to continue.

Yun Qianshan sighed lightly and said, "Up until now, there have been fifteen battles between the righteous and demonic cultivators, three at the Qi Refining stage, five at the Foundation Building stage, and seven at the Gold Core stage."

"As for the results of the battles..."

"Except for the righteous cultivators winning two battles at the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stages, all the others ended in a disastrous defeat!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Boying's pupils suddenly contracted.

Although he already knew that the righteous cultivators would not be a match for the demonic cultivators, he never expected the gap between the two sides to be so huge!

"In a few days, the battles at the Nascent Soul stage will begin, totaling thirty-six battles."

"However, the rules for the Nascent Soul battles have changed."

"The battles will determine both victory and defeat, as well as life and death!"

Ji Boying's expression changed again, and even his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Both victory and defeat, as well as life and death?!

Doesn't that mean that in this battle, regardless of whether the righteous cultivators can win or not, many Nascent Soul cultivators will be lost?!

In that case, not only will Fulong City completely fall into the hands of the demonic cultivators, but even the righteous cultivators remaining in it will lose their protection?!

"Mr. Ji, I just received this information. After the battles between the righteous and demonic Nascent Soul cultivators are over, the headquarters will completely abandon the Fulong City branch."

"At that time, a flying ship will come to take important personnel of the company away."

"According to the original plan, the headquarters intended to take everyone from the company with them, but this time... they were obstructed by the demonic cultivators."

"The number of people the flying ship can take is extremely limited, not even half of the original plan!"

As Yun Qianshan said this, a hint of panic appeared on his face.

"I know that Mr. Ji has passed the level assessment and will soon be promoted to a high-ranking guest at the Yellow Grade."

"According to the discussion between Elder Yang and Elder Li, a high-ranking guest has the privilege of taking family members with them. One for a low-ranking guest, three for a middle-ranking guest, and five for a high-ranking guest."

"Yun knows that this requirement is a bit excessive, but... if Mr. Ji has any extra slots, Yun hopes that Mr. Ji can give one to Yun!"

"As long as Mr. Ji agrees, Yun will never hesitate to fulfill any future tasks given by Mr. Ji!"

Saying that, Yun Qianshan directly knelt down in front of Ji Boying.