“Huh? What?” Ji Jue blinked a few times, taking a moment before it clicked what she meant. Then he thumped his chest and swore, “Don’t worry, I kept my word. He might be losing an arm or a leg, but I had no choice. As long as I receive the money, I definitely won’t kill him.”0

“No need to be so tense. Out there in the rift realm, if things go sideways and you really have to get ruthless, don’t hesitate. He’s just some rich kid anyway. Dead or alive, it makes no difference. I’m just reminding you that the corpse is actually pretty useful too. Don’t waste it.”0

Professor Ye shook her head and sighed.0

“Compared to that, though, it’s your natural talent for kidnapping, extortion, and grabbing anything and everything you can get your hands on[1] that really surprises me. As your teacher, I’m genuinely impressed. It is honestly a bit of a waste for you to be on the Ember Path.”0

It wasn’t that she was upset with Ji Jue. In fact, in her earlier years, whenever she encountered similar situations, Ye Xian had been far more decisive than Ji Jue, and much more ruthless and straight to the point. If anyone foolish enough crossed her, the chances of them even leaving behind an intact corpse to be tossed into the furnace for extracting blessings were slim to none.0

Besides, wasn't she the one who had instructed him to give Kong Qingyan a few hard slaps? It was just that Ji Jue’s style was genuinely strange. Every single step of his actions went beyond expectation. He went out on a trip and came back with a matrix, a blessing, and practically...0