The next day, Ye Tian and Lin Ziyi drove back to Haicheng.
They hadn't been back for some time, so they first went to the Lin family's residence. Lin Jinsheng and Zhu Yuting missed them dearly and invited their daughter, Lin Ni, to join them for dinner that evening.
After dinner, Ye Tian checked on Zhu Yuting's condition. The fetus was doing very well, and her own health was also quite good.
After the meal, Lin Jinsheng suddenly said, "Xiao Tian, can you accompany me to visit Ziyi's grandmother? I'd like her to see a doctor."
Lin Jinsheng, after all, was still concerned about his mother, even though this mother hadn't treated him particularly well.
Ye Tian smiled and replied, "Of course, I'll go with Uncle."
Half an hour later, Ye Tian and Lin Jinsheng arrived at the Lin family's old mansion.
The house was empty, save for an old servant who ushered them into the living room.
In the living room, the old lady was lost in thought, holding a wooden box. Her complexion was poor; though only seventy, she appeared to be eighty or ninety.
Upon seeing her second son, Lin Jinsheng, the old lady's eyes welled up with tears. "Jinsheng, you've finally come to see me," she said.
Lin Jinsheng sat beside his elderly mother and replied, "Mom, please don't concern yourself with Yu Fei and the others. One must bear the consequences of their own actions."
The old lady sighed, "I can't manage it anymore. Your elder brother sold off all our assets yesterday. The Lin family has nothing left!"
The family business had always been managed by Lin Zhenying. If he wanted to sell the assets, the old lady was indeed powerless to stop him.
Lin Jinsheng wasn't surprised; he knew his elder brother too well. He immediately said, "Mom, it's alright. If he wants to sell, let him sell. I will take care of you in my old age."
The old lady wiped away her tears and said, "I originally wanted to help your third brother get out of trouble, but your elder brother disagreed. He said he would use the money from selling the company to cover Changxin's debts."
She patted the wooden box in her arms. "This is the only valuable thing I have left. I wanted to find someone to sell it, but I can't go out. Jinsheng, find a buyer for me. Remember, don't sell it for less than one hundred million."
Lin Jinsheng was startled. "Mom, what could be worth one hundred million?"
"It's a family heirloom from my maternal side. Besides your father, no one else knows about it."
Lin Jinsheng opened the box. Inside lay a gold-inlaid jade seal, about the size of a fist. The jade was of the finest quality.
Seeing the seal, Ye Tian's heart stirred. He reached out and picked it up, examining the impression. The seal did not bear characters but a mystical rune.
The moment he saw the rune, Ye Tian's nascent soul trembled slightly, and he blurted out, "Rune Seal!"
This Rune Seal possessed innate power. When used to stamp a talisman paper, it could be directly used as a talisman. If the seal was stamped onto an ordinary talisman, that talisman would gain extraordinary effects.
The old lady looked surprised. "Xiao Ye, do you recognize it?"
Ye Tian replied, "I know a little. How did Grandma come to possess something from a cultivator?"
The old lady explained, "My maternal ancestors were high-ranking officials in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. This seal was once the treasure of the Eastern King, Yang Xiuqing. After Yang Xiuqing was executed, this seal fell into my ancestor's hands and has been passed down ever since."
Ye Tian considered for a moment. "Grandma, if this were sold to an ordinary person, it would fetch at most a few million. But to a cultivator, it could be worth hundreds of millions. How about this: I'll transfer this seal to myself, and I'll pay five hundred million for it."
The old lady was astonished. "Five hundred million?"
Ye Tian confirmed, "That's right, five hundred million."
The old lady quickly said, "Alright, Xiao Ye, if you like it, I'll sell it to you."
Lin Jinsheng was a bit displeased. He had just mentioned one hundred million, and now it was five hundred million? He asked, "Xiao Tian, are you sure you want to spend five hundred million on a seal?"
Ye Tian smiled. "Uncle, this item is indeed worth that much. Since it belongs to Grandma, I can only offer more, not less."
Lin Jinsheng had no further objections. "Alright then."
Ye Tian immediately arranged for five hundred million to be transferred to the old lady's account.
Just as the money was transferred, the sound of a car was heard outside. Then, Lin Zhenying and his eldest son, Lin Changxin, appeared. Upon arriving, Lin Changxin loudly exclaimed, "Grandma, I heard you were selling something. Where is it?"