A few months prior

  Jason paid a visit to the Li Xingyun's courtyard.

  Stating his name, he was escorted by Li Hu, a trusted aide and right-hand man of Li Xingyun.

  When they entered, Jason heard a dispute eg from the hall.

  "Young Master Li has a guest?" Jason asked, looking at Li Hu with a puzzled expression.

  "Yes." Li Hu nodded. His mood didn't seem too good. "Please wait outside."

  Jason looked in the dire of the hall and furrowed his brows, listening to the dispute.

  Ihe hall were two well-dressed elders. One of them was having a dispute with Li Xingyun.

  Listening to the dispute, Jason realized that the two of them were elders of the Ashen Fmes Family and they were here to force Li Xingyun to cede and bee the ckey of Li Yunfeng.

  Jason smiled, finding Li Xingyun's character more and more to his liking. Li Xingyun highly values loyalty and that's also why Li Xingyun has been able to assemble su unyielding following of brothers. Often, when a group of people follows a leader, it's not because their leader is stronger, but because their leader is reliable and would never do them injustice!

  Soon the dispute was over as the elders left in anger. After they left, Jason walked in.

  "Brother Nie Li, I hought that you guys would e!" Li Xingyun showed a smile.

  "And you still smile." Jason smiled in reply.

  "Why 't I? Should I be g then? It seems like you guys overheard from outside. However, it's nothing much even if you guys hear it. It's just a family spat. It must have been a joke to you guys." Li Xingyun shrugged his shoulder, not g about it. "I wonder what brings Brother Nie Li here?"

  Jason smiled, "Actually, I have a deal for you. I wonder if you're ied?"

  Li Xingyun couldn't help raising his head towards Nie Li. "What kind of deal?"

  "Before I tell you about my deal, tell me if you get your hand on a God-level growth rate Dragon Bloodline demon spirit. How much it will affect your position in the family?"

  Li Xingyun looked at Jason slightly fused, not uanding his meaning. Still, he replied. "Brother Nie Li, ah a God Level growth rate Dragon Bloodline demon spirit bee the pilr of the sed his position will rise expoially. If I get my hand ohen I pete for the position of the successor of the family!"

  "Great." Jason lightly smiled. "Because if Brother Li is ied, I get you a God-level growth rate Dragon Bloodline demon spirit!"

  Li Xingyun's character was much to Jason's liking so he decided to help him.

  Jason was mostly a lone wolf in his previous life so he khe importance of loyal allies.

  "You get a Dragon Blood God Level growth rate demon spirit for me?" Li Xingyun's voice couldn't hide his surprise, his hands trembling iement.

  Jason smiled and nodded his head, firming it.

  After p for a moment, Li Xingyun said, "What kind of deal do you want? As long as I get a Dragon Bloodline God Level growth rate, feel free to name whatever price you want!"

  Jason lightly smiled. "As for spiritual stones, a huhousand will do. Aside from that, you will owe me three requests!"

  "No problem, don't hesitate! Speak!" Li Xingyun's voice trembled a little. A person with a Dragon Bloodline God Level growth rate demon spirit could bee the pilr of the entire sect.

  "My first request is to form an alliah you, Brother Li. Iure, no matter what happens in the Divihers Seo matter who I have flicts with, you must stand by my side!" Jason stated.

  Li Xingyun was slightly stunned as he looked at Nie Li. He only needed a moment to think before a light of determination fshed through his eyes. "Of course! Brother Nie Li is selling me a Dragon Bloodline God Level growth rate for only a huhousand spiritual stones. I, Li Xingyun, am not a man who is disloyal to his friends. If you have any requests, please feel free to voice them. As long as they are within my power, I will do my utmost. As long as it does not betray the sect!"

  "Of course, I wouldn't ask Brother Li to betray the sect. That wouldn't be me either." Jason smiled and tinued, "As for the other two requests, I'll tell you about them iure."

  "Alright." Li Xingyun nodded his head.

  Jason smiled and with a flick of his right hand, threw a demon spirit stone over to Li Xingyun. "Here is the God Level growth rate Dragon Bloodline demon spirit."

  "You... already got it?" Li Xingyun was dumbfounded. Li Xingyun quickly checked the tents of the stone in his hand and saw the Gold-Scarlet Blood Jiaon i really did have a God-level growth rate. He thought that Jason might need a few months to get his hand o he had hought Jason had e prepared.

  "Furthermore, it's also a mutated one. I guarahat it's much strohan the ohat Li Yufeng's ied with!" Jason smirked and tossed an interspatial ring to him. "And here are two hundred Extraordinary Level growth rate Dragon Bloodline demon spirits for your loyal brothers. You just pay me acc to the market price. I'll give you more if I get my hands on them."

  "Since Brother Nie Li is so sihen I wish a happy cooperation." Li Xingyun was dumbfounded, staring at Jason for over two minutes before he sighed aended his hand as the duo shared a handshake.

  Li Hu was shocked beyond words, watg the events unfold in front of his eyes.

  "Brother Nie Li, I have a doubt so I hope you just answer my one question. Why me?! Why do you e to me? You could have goo anyone and they would have weled you with open arms." Li Xingyun asked with a smile. "You're not afraid that I'd go bay word."

  Jason smiled lightly. "Brother Li, life has taught me one good thing and that's the ability to judge a person's character. I 't say for others since I haven't ied with them. But you're one of the most trustworthy and loyal people I have e across in my entire life."

  Smiling, he tinued. "Brother Li should know that trust and loyalty are the most rare things in the world because they are priceless. You buy anything but not these two."

  "From the mome, I know you're a straightforward and loyal guy, treating others as equals. Uhose other desdants. Just look at Gu Heng, for example, he treated himself like he was royalty, wanting others to bow their heads to him. Hirious! How others pare to you?"

  Li Xingyun was a little embarrassed for being praised like this. Rubbing his nose, he smiled. "Then I'll gather the Spiritual stones in the meantime."

  They chatted for a few minutes as Jason asked him to gather information about the Deity Lakes iside world for him before he took his leave.

  "Li Hu, what do you think?" After Jaso, Li Xingyun stared at the demon spirit crystal in his hand before turning to his most trusted brother.

  Li Hu stared in the dire in which Jaso. "Brother Li, this Nie Li is a man worthy of trust. You see that by his way of dud by how he treats his friend. He is very sincere and it be seen by him selling such a precious demon spirit at such a cheap price. But it's just that..."

  "What?" Li Xingyun raised his eyebrow.

  Li Hu sighed, "He is just way too mysterious to me. He is like a bottomless abyss with nothing in sight to see. I just 't perceive his depths."

  "You think he has an ulterior motive?" Li Xingyun asked.

  "I don't know. But one is for sure, if you want to pete against Li Yunfeng who has the support of many elders, we need Nie Li. After all, aside from him who just take out so maraordinary Level growth rate Dragon Bloodline demon spirits at the same time."

  Li Xingyun nodded his head and a smile formed at the er of his face.

  'Brother Nie Li, just what are you?'

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