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Yū Miaoyin and Feng Hongying felt their spirits deflate at her reprimand, but Feng Hongying, still somewhat unconvinced, wanted to argue back. However, she was stopped by Song Xiaoling, who shook her head to signal her to hold her tongue. With a tight-lipped expression, Feng Hongying fell silent, looking dejected.
Ye Xiuyuan chuckled softly as he stood up from his seat. "It's getting late; I'll have someone bring up some food." After he left, the room fell into a heavy silence.
Su Lingyue shot a glance at the others. "What you just said wasn't fair to Junior Brother, was it?"
Yū Miaoyin paused, a torrent of words bubbling up inside her, but she ultimately kept them to herself.
Feng Hongying, however, was not one to coddle anyone. "In the cultivation world, strength is paramount. Why should we accommodate him at every turn? We can make allowances for him now, but when it comes to the sect competition, will the other disciples do the same?"
"In my opinion, this is all Master’s fault for letting him come along with us! His health isn't good; he should stay on Qingjing Peak and keep Master company."
"Master even thinks about having him participate in the competition and compete for rankings—it's simply a pipe dream!"
Feng Hongying couldn't help but reminisce about Qi Xiao. Back when that ungrateful wretch was around, despite his low cultivation level, he never demanded that they cater to him.
If Qi Xiao faced any hardships, he would just grit his teeth and swallow his pride, muttering that it was his own problem. In the past, Feng Hongying hadn't thought much of it, but now with Ye Xiuyuan as a comparison, she found herself reconsidering Qi Xiao's character; at least he had been resilient.
Seeing her junior sisters defy her one after another made Su Lingyue's lips turn pale with anger. "Are you all going to ignore what I say?"
Yū Miaoyin spoke weakly, "You're the Senior Sister; we want to listen to you. But everything must be reasonable! Asking all of us to accommodate him alone—isn't that excessive?"
She rolled her eyes and continued quietly. "Senior Sister, since Junior Brother Ye is weak, why not leave him here to recuperate? He can also enjoy the bustling city of Jin; it wouldn't hinder anything."
As soon as she finished speaking, both Feng Hongying and Song Xiaoling turned their gazes toward her with hopeful expressions.
"Senior Sister, please agree!"
"This is such a grand event; we want to see it in person too! Senior Sister, we beg you!"
Seeing the eager and pleading looks from her junior sisters softened Su Lingyue's heart. In the end, she relented.
"Fine then," she sighed. "As for Junior Brother Ye..."
Yū Miaoyin immediately raised her hand. "Don't worry, Senior Sister! I'll take care of comforting Junior Brother! No one on Qingjing Peak has a better relationship with him than I do; I promise I'll handle this perfectly!"
Yū Miaoyin spoke the truth; her personality was lively and playful, and she loved to make others happy. She shared the most common topics with Ye Xiuyuan.
After everyone dispersed, Yū Miaoyin sat alone in her room, waiting. When she saw Ye Xiuyuan coming up, she quietly pulled him into the room.
"Um, um, Junior Brother..."
Ye Xiu smiled wryly and interrupted her, "Thank you, Senior Sister, but there's no need to say more. I understand."
"My cultivation is low, and if I were to join you all, I would only hold you back. It’s better for me to wait here in the inn."
Yū Miaoyin immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She smiled brightly, "Junior Brother, I knew you would be understanding! You don’t have to worry; when we return, we will definitely make it up to you."
Ye Xiuyuan nodded with a smile, but the fingers hidden in his long sleeves were clenched tightly, turning pale at the knuckles.
Yū Miaoyin excitedly ran out to share the good news with everyone. However, she didn’t notice that once she left the room, the young man's expression darkened instantly.
"What method do you have to quickly increase my cultivation?"
"Hehe, if you want cultivation, what can you offer in exchange? You have no goodwill and no fortune; can you rely solely on your words?"
Ye Xiuyuan's face turned white with anger as he gritted his teeth. "But I’ve already tried my best! They all prefer novelty over familiarity; what can I do?"
"When I was around, they treated Qi Xiao like dirt. Now that he’s gone, they start pretending to miss him—how disgusting!"
"If it weren't for that little bit of goodwill, I wouldn't stay at Qingjing Peak just to please them."
Ye Xiuyuan expressed his grievances, but the system was completely uninterested.
It sneered coldly, "This is your problem; it has nothing to do with me."
Seeing its indifference towards him, Ye Xiuyuan stopped pretending and scoffed. "Fine! If this is my own problem, then I’ll leave Qingjing Peak right now! Let’s see who can steal the fortune of Qingjing Peak for you then!"
The system paused, its breath becoming unstable.
It hadn’t expected that the soft persimmon it had carefully chosen would one day dare to bite back!
Grinding his teeth and suppressing his anger, it said, "I’ll help you one more time. However, I cannot allow you to immediately increase your cultivation; that would raise their suspicions. This matter can only be discussed later."
Hearing about the rare treasure appearing on the island made the system somewhat tempted.
It hadn’t had anything good in a long time; without superior fortune, eating something else wouldn’t be bad either.
It floated around Ye Xiuyuan slowly but added, "However, the cost of this method to increase your cultivation is too high; I must have some benefits."
I want that thing on the floating island.
Ye Xiuyuan widened his eyes. "You want me to steal it for you? Are you crazy?"
The system let out a cold laugh, tinged with disdain. "With me here, what are you afraid of?"
"Maybe if the timing is right, you could even increase their favorability towards you."
Ye Xiuyuan hesitated. "But the senior sisters don’t want me to. If I go for it, I might just annoy them."
The system was impatient. "Then do it quietly. Do I really need to teach you this kind of thing?"
After much deliberation, Ye Xiuyuan finally agreed. After all this time, he hadn’t given the system anything good to eat. If he delayed any longer, he feared the system might just abandon him, leaving him with no hope at all.
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In the private room, Bai Ruojing raised his glass towards Xie Hong with a smile.
"I toast to Cheng."
"Come on, come on, let’s drink! Why be so polite?"
Bai Ruojing lifted his sleeve to cover his mouth as he drank. Wiping away the wine stains from his lips, he finally couldn’t help but ask, "Cheng, is that thing you mentioned really true?"
Xie Hong smiled, a glimmer of something unusual flashing in his eyes. "Of course it's true. What kind of relationship do we have that I would lie to you?"
Bai Ruojing's heart leaped with joy as he repeatedly expressed his gratitude. He hadn’t expected such a twist in events—Jincheng Cheng was actually his long-lost uncle!
Not only did he receive a warm welcome upon arriving, but now he was also being offered an opportunity.
When he returned home, he would definitely share this good news with his father. However, coming empty-handed as a nephew left him feeling quite helpless in terms of repayment.
"Ah, talking about this makes it feel distant."
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