"The Young Island Master is right. Xu 'er, you've been too proud and complacent all these years. Look at the Young Island Master, he possesses such strength at such a young age, yet he has always kept it a secret. No one knows about it, and he treats fame and fortune like dirt. If it weren't for what happened in the manor today, I think the Young Island Master's strength would have continued to be hidden. You should learn more from the Young Island Master. No matter how brilliant and dazzling your achievements are, you shouldn't be arrogant and complacent. Just like what the Young Island Master said earlier, there will always be someone better, and there will always be someone better. You must remember this in your heart." Changyang Ba walked over and gently spoke to Changyang Xu before turning his head to Shangguan Aojian. His eyes were filled with undisguised admiration.
"I seem to see Xiang'er's shadow in the past on the young island master. Xiang'er liked to hide himself very much when he was young. He never showed off or showed off his talent. Afterwards, he made a mistake during the Saint Force test, mistaking Xiang'er as a cripple who couldn't cultivate Saint Force. Xiang'er could have explained himself back then, but he didn't. He didn't care what others thought of him at all. Instead, he quietly stayed in the clan and cultivated. Only when he clashed with a worker in the kitchen did Xiang'er reveal his strength …"
"The thing that I, Changyang Ba, am most proud of is having a child like Xiang'er. The reason why our Changyang Prefecture is as glorious as it is today is all because of Xiang'er. If it weren't for Xiang'er, there would be no Changyang Prefecture today." Changyang Ba could not help but sigh emotionally. In particular, Changyang Ba felt a strange fondness for Jianchen when he looked at Shangguan Aojian's face that made him feel extremely close to him. This was because he truly saw a shadow of Jianchen's past on Shangguan Aojian.
Shangguan Aojian said nothing. He focused on listening to Changyang Ba talk about Jianchen's past. It was as if as long as it was related to Jianchen, he would be extremely interested, regardless of how important or minor the matter was. He did not want to miss out on a single word. The only pity was that Changyang Ba only spoke about Jianchen's childhood.
"What happened after that?" Shangguan Aojian could not help but ask when he saw that Changyang Ba had no intentions of continuing.
Changyang Ba smiled at Xiang'er and said, "The young island master seems to be very interested in some of Xiang'er's past."
Shangguan Aojian nodded and did not deny it.
"Whatever. I feel like old friends with the young island master at first sight. Since the young island master is so interested in Xiang'er's past, why don't you stay in the clan for a few more days after the ceremony is over?" Changyang Ba chuckled. He discovered that he liked the young island master of Three Saint Island more and more.
"Then the two of us will have to trouble you for a few more days," Shangguan Aojian happily agreed. Although he had yet to reunite with Changyang Ba, Changyang Prefecture was also his home in his heart. At the same time, he had an extremely good impression of his grandfather whom he had met for the first time.
"Oh right, I've also prepared a small gift for the patriarch and fourth madam," Shangguan Aojian continued. Shangguan Aojian continued. Two beautiful, embroidered boxes appeared in his hands. The boxes were completely forged from violet gold. They shone with violet light, making them seem noble and grand. Just the two boxes alone were worth quite a lot.
When Shangguan Aojian mentioned the patriarch, he also mentioned the fourth madam. Everyone understood that he was referring to the previous patriarch and not the new patriarch, Changyang Ba, because only Changyang Ba had a fourth madam.
Changyang Ba happily accepted the two boxes from Shangguan Aojian. For some reason, he felt even happier when he received the gifts from Shangguan Aojian than when he received hundred-thousand-year-old heavenly resources from other experts. Even though he had no idea what was in the boxes, this was the first time he had felt this way during a ceremony like this. The items in the boxes no longer seemed as important.
Changyang Ba did not plan on opening the boxes either. He passed them to his followers.
"The gifts from our young island master are extraordinary. Don't you plan on taking a look, patriarch?" At this moment, Xiao Qian spoke up from beside Shangguan Aojian.
Xiao Qian was one of the three island masters of Three Saint Island, and her master was a sovereign. Even she had said that the gifts were extraordinary, which immediately piqued the curiosity of many of the guests. Some of the people who were on good terms with Changyang Ba even urged him to open the boxes eagerly so that everyone could take a look.
"Whatever. Since everyone is so interested, let's take a look at what the young island master's gifts are!" Changyang Ba said straightforwardly. He smiled amiably as he directly picked up one of the boxes from his followers and slowly opened it.
During this process, all the guests in the surroundings held their breaths and stared at the box. Very soon, the box was opened, and a faint fragrance immediately wafted out. Taking a whiff, everyone's minds immediately shuddered. In that moment, they felt like their minds had become extremely light, and their souls seemed to have grown slightly. The mysteries of the world that had remained at their current level of cultivation for a long time seemed to become clearer in that moment, and they seemed to be on the verge of breaking through.
This phenomenon immediately shocked everyone. Everyone stared at the brocade box without blinking. Just the fragrance it emitted had such an inconceivable effect. This made everyone very curious about what kind of treasure was inside the brocade box.
Inside the brocade box, there was a perfume pouch. The smell of sharing was coming from this perfume pouch.
"The young island master's gift is just too valuable …" Changyang Ba sighed in amazement. Just a whiff of the fragrance was enough for everyone to understand the value of the pouch. It was definitely more valuable than any gift from any organisation.
"Our young island master personally created this pouch. He used the powder of many heavenly resources. There are twelve hundred-thousand-year-old heavenly resources among them …" Xiao Yue said.
"What! He used twelve hundred-thousand-year-old heavenly resources to create a pouch? The island master of Three Saint Island sure is wealthy … "
"Even among peak organisations, hundred-thousand-year-old heavenly resources are rare treasures, yet the young island master has taken out twelve of them to create a pouch. How are those peak organisations supposed to accept this …"
The surrounding guests were all stunned by Xiao Yue's words. The young island master of Three Saint Island could no longer be described as wealthy.
Xiao Yue giggled when she heard the exclamations in the surroundings. She continued, "And in this pouch, the hundred-thousand-year-old heavenly resources are only medium quality. I won't introduce the high quality heavenly resources because treasures at that level have already exceeded our understanding. Even we don't know their names."
"What? Even the hundred-thousand-year-old heavenly resources are only medium quality? Heavens, I- is this really a pouch … "
Including Changyang Ba, everyone became dumbfounded. Disbelief filled their faces.
Shangguan Aojian smiled when he saw everyone's reactions. He nonchalantly said, "I spent three years to create this pouch. Not only can it calm the mind and eliminate inner demons if you carry it with you, but it can also help with cultivation and comprehension of the mysteries of the world. Even Radiant Saint Masters are no exception. This is a small gift I've specially prepared for the fourth madam."
Changyang Ba stared at the pouch in a daze. The young island master had actually given something so precious to Bi Yuntian. He had no idea what to say because the gift was just too valuable.
"Hmph, you make it sound so nice. Who knows if you're telling the truth?" Changyang Xu murmured in a voice that only he could hear. He was extremely jealous of the young island master. He was the mighty young master of Changyang Prefecture. Although he had ingested a few ten-thousand-year-old heavenly resources, he had never even touched or seen a hundred-thousand-year-old heavenly resource before. However, the young island master had actually used twelve of them to create a pouch.
"Patriarch, the second box was specially prepared for you by our young island master," Xiao Yue said again, reminding Changyang Ba to open the second box.
Changyang Ba sucked in a deep breath and slowly closed the box. At this moment, he discovered that his hands had actually begun to tremble slightly. Twelve ten-thousand-year-old heavenly resources had been ground into powder to create a pouch, and it was only medium quality among the materials used to create the pouch. Such a luxurious item was probably the only one in the world.
Uncle Chang arrived beside Changyang Ba. Changyang Ba passed the gift box in his hand to uncle Chang for safekeeping before carefully opening the second gift box in the hands of an attendant.
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