"..."

Then, Ji Jue also fell silent.

Slow?

In that bizarre silence, everyone instinctively looked up, looking at Tong Hua, who had the lowest Rank at the dining table...

In a flash, Tong Hua was not doing so well either.

She shivered as if a chill had passed through her.

What's wrong with this world, don't they understand our Ether Path's gradual approach?

Thirty years east of Nandu River, thirty years west!

Don't underestimate a poor girl!

No, wait, I'm not poor at all, my family has lots of money!

Seeing Tong Hua's mindset nearly tuning into a different channel, Ji Jue coughed twice and changed the subject: "Sister Wen, how long did it take you?"

"I don't remember."

Wen Wen rubbed the edamame, thought for a moment, and said with a sigh, "Things weren't going so well at that time, drank a bit too much, fought people every day.

I remember a group of shameless bastards tried to ambush me, and I killed them all. I was so battered and bruised that I nearly died, dug a hole in the wilderness, buried myself, and slept for a week. When I opened my eyes, I was inexplicably at the Rebirth Rank.

Counting the time, about... five or six months?"

"..."

In the numb silence, Wen Wen casually waved her hand, patted Ji Jue on the shoulder: "Keep at it, kid, you're still a bit lacking."

And then everyone was at a loss for words.

Is this supposed to be the same?!

You're in the Ruins, and Ruins are all about natural talent showing true nature; it's all about the indestructibility of gold and iron, the self-shining of beautiful jade...

Thirty percent is hard work, seventy percent is destiny.

As long as the talent is enough, it's a direct path, completely different from Embers, okay!

Embers requires ranking assessments to see results!

Two completely different fields.

And then…

Two monsters!

Tong Hua felt even the food in her mouth wasn't tasty anymore, just wanted to shed small pearls... What did she do to end up ranked with you overpowered wall-clingers?

However, since everyone else had already tried it, she simply reached out and gave Ji Jue a tug.

——Ether Eye!

Come on, let me have a look!

"..."

Tong Hua's expression twitched, her demeanor instantly stiffening.

"What's up?" Ji Jue was puzzled.

"Naked... no, it's nothing."

Tong Hua suddenly started coughing, downed half a bottle of beer, her eyes becoming somewhat unfocused: "Didn't see any Curse or anomalies.

But, why not ask Grandpa about it?"

"Makes sense!"

Ji Jue slapped his fist against his palm.

He had planned to visit in the afternoon to seek advice and conveniently thank the old Grandpa from the Tong family for his previous care.

Might as well do it all.

That afternoon, Ji Jue showed up with two live chickens from Lu Ma's place for tea.

But the Grandpa wasn't home.

"He went out, been some time now."

Tong Ting, who entertained him, was brewing gongfu tea, smiled and told him: "But he did instruct, if a young man surnamed Ji visits, I'm to let you in.

Here, have a taste, make yourself at home."

"He could even predict this?" Ji Jue was shocked.

Even knowing when I'd show up, is the Ether Path that powerful?

"Not that exaggerated, don't overthink it."

Tong Ting shook his head: "Ether Path doesn't manifest on the surface, unknown to outsiders mostly, so any rare effect tends to get exaggerated, distorted into thinking it knows everything.

The world has so many troubles, rarely is everything clear, most of the time it's like seeing flowers in the mist, always obscured.

In reality, it's just noticing patterns after seeing enough.

So-called sudden intuition happens like this.

Except..."

He paused, looking at the gift Ji Jue brought, sighed: "It's my first time encountering someone bringing chickens when visiting."

The Tong family is powerful and affluent, having visitors seeking help is constant, gifts yearly pile into mountains.

Extravagant gifts and surprises are nothing new.

Yet someone as straightforward as Ji Jue, true honesty like this is rare.

Though I know your family doesn't lack much, this chicken, I truly like, brought for you to try. This neighborly, laid-back attitude is just what the Tong family enjoys.

Moreover, when discussing their relationship, it's long past being strangers.

Even without mentioning the bond between Tong Shan and Tong Hua, since Ji Jue became a Chosen One, he's been under the Tong family's watch.

Facing a rare Chosen One summon, the family neither controlled nor forcibly recruited him, discreetly helped Ji Jue clean many loose ends without leaking a word.

From when that old dog Lawrence died to the craftsman assessment, countless information was hidden away.

A whole system of review control, heat compression, and trend management, helped Ji Jue through the most vulnerable development phase. Until Ji Jue decided to upturn the table, spectacularly slaying through the Desert Sea rally, establishing his foundation.

And now, Ji Jue is no longer a rookie unable to protect himself. In the city or outdoors, criminal or lawful, Security Bureau, Desert Market, even Taiyi Ring, who doesn't have his back?

No need to overstep.

For the Tong family, it wasn't a burden.

A helping hand in winter, decorating the embroid, a simple lift of a finger,

Even had Ji Jue not known silly and plants, had no dealings with the Tong family, once enough time had passed, he'd come to understand the significance.

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