Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Chapter 181 Descendants of the Ji Family

Mo Yuming instructed that the other three legions be located as soon as possible and dealt with quickly.

Then consolidate the position and the main force should quickly converge on Zhongyuan City to form an encirclement. Once the supply corps arrives, war can be declared on Zhongyuan City.

In addition, Elder Huo was asked to refine several more sets of soul tablets to expand the soul network. Sun Min of the Falcon Guard and Su Ce of the National Security Bureau also joined the battle, along with General Qi Feng, who was leading the army.

In this way, intelligence from the entire Great Xia Empire can be shared in the shortest possible time, and orders can be implemented as quickly as possible.

By then, it was already broad daylight. Upon receiving the devastating news, Ji Jiaxian hurried back to the village on horseback.

Upon hearing Ji Jiahe say that only nine direct descendants and a dozen collateral descendants remained in the entire Ji Family Village, he nearly fainted.

In the end, thanks to the young hero's rescue, the bloodline of the three brothers was saved. It was as if the heavens had opened their eyes and blessed the Ji family.

When he heard that Mo Yuming had killed more than a dozen bandits all by himself, he was deeply moved. Moreover, Mo Yuming was only a teenager, which filled Ji Jiaxian with even more amazement and gratitude.

Suppressing her grief, Ji Jiaxian, accompanied by Ji Jiahe, went to Mo Yuming's guest room to thank him.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Ji Jiaxian took out a mid-level storage bag from his pocket, solemnly handed it to Mo Yuming with both hands, and said:

"Young hero, we have no way to repay your kindness in saving my Ji family. Please accept this small token of our gratitude!"

The valuables contained in a medium-sized storage bag must be extremely valuable.

During this time, Mo Yuming secretly observed the Ji family and found that they were very honest and treated the injured servants equally, unlike some wealthy and unscrupulous merchants who were stingy and mean.

Therefore, Mo Yuming did not intend to receive any reward from the Ji family.

"Patriarch, please retract your statement. The Ji family is currently suffering from disaster. Let's make arrangements for the deceased first."

After saying that, Mo Yuming, besides pushing away the storage bag Ji Jiaxian handed him, took out another storage bag, handed it to Ji Jiaxian, and said:

"This was given to my attendant by the lady before she passed away. I estimate there must be valuables inside. Now it is being returned to its rightful owner."

When Ji Jiaxian saw the storage bag in Mo Yuming's hand, he couldn't help but burst into tears. He trembled as he took the storage bag and held it tightly in his hand.

This storage bag has been with his wife for decades. It was a gift he gave her when they first got married. Although it was a simple storage bag, his wife never wanted to replace it.

Now that he had only been gone for a day, Ji Jiaxian was filled with immense grief and could not contain himself.

But after a moment, Ji Jiaxian regained his composure, put away his storage bag, stopped making pleasantries, and directly grabbed Mo Yuming's hand, saying:

"My benefactor, please come closer and let's talk!"

After saying that, he pulled Mo Yuming towards the main hall. Seeing that he meant no harm, Mo Yuming had no choice but to follow him.

Upon arriving at the main hall, Ji Jiaxian asked Mo Yuming to sit in the main seat. In every household, only the head of the family could sit in the main seat of the main hall. Even the most distinguished guest would not sit in the main seat, as this would be disrespectful to the head of the family and a desecration of the family's ancestors.

Unless the head of the household takes the seat voluntarily, which would mean that the head of the household is willing to give up his position, or that the entire family is willing to lower their status and follow the person in charge, becoming their servants.

Mo Yuming naturally understood these principles, so he didn't sit in the main seat, but instead sat in the guest seat next to him.

Ji Jiaxian didn't insist much and just let Mo Yuming choose.

At this time, Ji Jiahe also called over the few remaining members of the Ji family. In addition to the five cousins ​​that Mo Yuming had saved last night, there were also three people who had been injured and collapsed outside.

Now, apart from the second son Ji Jiayun and Ji Jiaxian's eldest son Ji Qingyun who are in Zhongyuan City, the rest of the Ji family is here.

"Our benefactor is above all, please accept the utmost respect from the entire Ji family!"

After all the family members had arrived, the two brothers, Ji Jiaxian and Ji Jiahe, along with the remaining younger generation, bowed to Mo Yuming.

Mo Yuming quickly supported the two men, preventing them from bowing. Seeing a group of people older than him kneeling before him, Mo Yuming felt very embarrassed.

In the past, when his subordinates paid homage to Mo Yuming, Mo Yuming only asked them to bow with their hands clasped, never to kneel down like this.

Kneeling and bowing is a way for young people to pay respects to their elders and ancestors. Mo Yuming felt that young people or those close to the same age did not need to do so, and that adults should not kneel and bow to others casually.

"Please, my benefactor, accept this storage bag!"

Ji Jiaxian handed the low-level storage bag that Mo Yuming had returned to him. Seeing that more than a dozen people were kneeling there without moving, Mo Yuming had no choice but to accept the storage bag.

"You may all stand up!" After everyone stood up, Mo Yuming said to Ji Jiaxian, "May I open this storage bag now?" After receiving Ji Jiaxian's approval, Mo Yuming took out the items from the storage bag in front of everyone.

Basic storage bags are inherently small, typically only a few feet square, and can hold a limited number of items.

Mo Yuming took out even fewer items from the storage bag, only three: a Soul Jade Token, a silver metal pellet the size of an egg, and a very beautiful sword tassel.

Besides these, there were also some gold and silver jewelry. The Soul Jade Token emitted a faint light, seemingly containing some kind of mysterious power.

The silver metallic pellet gleamed with a cold luster in the sunlight, arousing curiosity about its purpose. Meanwhile, the sword tassel was multicolored, its intricate patterns seeming to tell a story.

“Although the sword tassel is unique to our Ji family, it’s not anything rare. Every swordsman in our Ji family has their own sword tassel. The sword tassel mainly serves to confuse the enemy in our Ji family swords, and has no other special function. Since my wife gave these items to you before she died, consider them my wife’s gift of gratitude to you! Please do not refuse, lest my wife’s spirit in heaven be disturbed!” Ji Jiaxian said sincerely.

“Then I’ll accept this most valuable sword pellet! This sword tassel is an heirloom from your family, and I have no use for it, so you should keep it yourselves!” Mo Yuming couldn’t refuse any longer. After taking the sword pellet and the jade token, he returned the remaining items and the storage bag to Ji Jiaxian. These were his wife’s belongings, their token of love from back then, and not particularly valuable items, so Mo Yuming had no reason to keep them. But for Ji Jiaxian, they held a different meaning.

Ji Jiaxian stopped insisting, thanked them repeatedly, and took back the storage bag.

"Patriarch, I'd like to ask, is there any connection between your Ji family and the Ji family of that Dan Kingdom?" Mo Yuming suddenly thought of his grandfather, Ji Xianlin, in the canyon.

"To be honest, my benefactor, we are descendants of the Ji family who separated from Yijianxuan. However, our branch of the family broke away from that Ji family fifty years ago and now has no contact with the main family."

Ji Jiahe replied.

"Then you should know a senior named Ji Xianlin, right?" Mo Yuming asked.

"Our benefactor knows the founding emperor?" Ji Jiaxian and Ji Jiahe exclaimed almost simultaneously upon hearing this.