Chapterb48: Is this what you call enough?
These words stunned True Lord Yuehua and Ye Kai. Neither had expected Lin Mo to refuse.
And the reason for refusal was so far-fetched.
Even if Lin Mo wasn’t a sword cultivator and wasn’t too proficient with swords, having a spirit sword of decent quality was always better than having none.
How could he not need it?
To refuse something bestowed by an elder so outrightly could be considered extremely disrespectful.
A flicker of surprise crossed True Lord Yuehua’s eyes. She stared at her eldest disciple for a long time, and seeing that he wasn’t just politely declining, her expression beneath her veil turned somewhat displeased.
This was such a good opportunity; how could Ye Kai not seize the chance to stir up trouble?
“Senior Disciple Lin, Master bestowed such a fine sword to you, and your attitude is a bit too much, isn’t it?”
His words implied that Lin Mo was ungrateful.
True Lord Yuehua’s brows furrowed with seriousness, but her tone remained gentle: “Mo’er, Master admits that I have neglected and treated you poorly over the years. But you are already at the Golden Core stage. If you have no decent weapon, the other disciples at the Golden Core stage within the sect will laugh at you.”
She said it so nicely, but wasn’t it just because she was afraid of losing face?
“As for a decent sword, I actually already have one.”
Lin Mo summoned the Liuli Sword and held it in his hand.
The Liuli Sword was a slender sword, entirely snow-white, its blade shimmering with a multicolored glow, as beautiful as its name suggested, like glazed glass.
Upon seeing it, True Lord Yuehua knew this sword was superior to her Violet-Green quality one.
It was likely a spirit sword of the Dharma treasure quality…
Her attempt to bestow a gift was indeed a bit too much of a loss of face.
No wonder Lin Mo could so readily say, “I don’t need it.”
Ye Kai, seeing True Lord Yuehua’s expression, also knew this sword was better than the Violet-Green Sword.
This infuriated him. It was bad enough that he had worse luck with women than Lin Mo, but now Lin Mo was lucky enough to obtain so many good things. Like that Profound Ice Fruit, all sorts of rare spirit herbs, and now such a fine sword.
Was Heaven truly this unfair?
“If there’s nothing else, I shall take my leave!”
Seeing Lin Mo about to leave, True Lord Yuehua stopped him: “Mo’er…”
After what seemed like a long deliberation, she finally spoke, “Regarding Yuan Li, it was my fault. Master apologizes to you.”
Lin Mo said nothing and glanced at Ye Kai.
Ye Kai immediately understood Lin Mo’s meaning, his face turning extremely ugly.
But seeing that True Lord Yuehua had already humbled herself and apologized to Lin Mo first, he had no choice but to bow and apologize: “Senior Disciple Lin, this is my fault. I begged Master to forgive Yuan Li. Please do not harbor any ill feelings towards Master because of this.”
Their act of singing and dancing together was truly impressive.
“Senior Brother has always been magnanimous. I’m sure you wouldn’t be unhappy with Master over such a trivial matter, nor would you neglect the entire Azure Bamboo Peak.”
Heh, Ye Kai was certainly eloquent.
Clearly, it was his own problem, yet he shifted the blame onto Lin Mo. If Lin Mo didn’t take care of the spirit fields in the back mountain, wouldn’t he appear petty?
Lin Mo stared coldly at Ye Kai, “Since Junior Disciple Ye considers forgiving Yuan Li to be a trivial matter, why don’t you handle Yuan Li’s mess yourself?”
Ye Kai continued to put on a brave face, “If I had Senior Disciple Ye’s ability, I would naturally handle the problem with the spirit fields well and work tirelessly for everyone in Azure Bamboo Peak.”
Oh, so he was being morally blackmailed in the cultivation world!
Truly shameless.
Lin Mo wasn’t in a hurry and asked True Lord Yuehua, “Master, do you think Junior Disciple Ye is right?”
True Lord Yuehua was momentarily speechless. She felt something was strange about his words, yet she couldn’t find any fault with them.
She could only say, “Your Junior Disciple Ye is indeed thoughtful, but he is truly powerless.”
This was acceptable, very acceptable.
These words were still favoring Ye Kai.
Lin Mo began to clap and laugh, “Junior Disciple Ye, you are truly excellent. Don’t be in a hurry to admit your incompetence. In my opinion, you have the ability to repair the spirit fields.”
Ye Kai looked confused, “I am half a cripple, what can I do?”
True Lord Yuehua was also curious.
Lin Mo continued, “I have seen the problem with the spirit fields in the back mountain. There are indeed ways to fix it. Junior Disciple Ye, you are a man of your word. Since you have admitted your mistake and possess the ability, will you bear the responsibility alone?”
Ye Kai asserted, “If I have the ability, I will naturally bear it alone!”
Lin Mo smiled again. This smile felt unnerving to Ye Kai.
However, thinking that he genuinely couldn’t fix the spirit fields, he felt more confident.
Lin Mo waited for Ye Kai’s reply: “A hundred li away, there is a spirit spring, and the soil quality around it is perfect for growing spirit rice. Since Junior Disciple Ye has the spirit of ‘taking responsibility for one’s own actions,’ I would ask you to transport that soil back to the back mountain alone.”
“As the eldest disciple of Azure Bamboo Peak, I will naturally do my part to assist you with the handover of the remaining land.”
He had turned the tables on them.
Ye Kai was instantly dumbfounded.
The spirit fields in the back mountain spanned a hundred mu.
For him to transport it all alone would take an eternity, not to mention he would be worked to death!
Ye Kai instinctively wanted to seek help from True Lord Yuehua.
But Lin Mo spoke to True Lord Yuehua first, “Master, you wouldn’t interfere with Junior Disciple Ye doing what is within his capability for Azure Bamboo Peak, would you?”
“He just said it himself, that he would take responsibility alone if he had the ability.”
True Lord Yuehua wanted to say something more…
But in the end, it turned into a helpless sigh.
With Lin Mo having said so much, it was truly difficult for her to help.
If she were to show favoritism in front of her disciple again, she would surely break her disciple’s heart.
If Lin Mo knew True Lord Yuehua’s final thoughts, he would just shrug and say, you could favor him to the point of digging out the original owner’s Golden Core, what else would you be afraid of?
“Oh, right!” Lin Mo didn’t forget to remind them, “The issue of everyone in Azure Bamboo Peak not having enough to eat right now, you will also be responsible for until the new spirit rice is harvested.”
Ye Kai’s face turned black, “I don’t have spirit stones!”
Without spirit stones, how could he be responsible?
Lin Mo pointed to the sword True Lord Yuehua had just given him: “Sell this sword, and it will temporarily be enough for all the disciples in Azure Bamboo Peak to eat for a month.”
“The rest, I can lend you!”
Ye Kai finally couldn’t hold back anymore, “That was given to me by Master, how can I sell it?”
Lin Mo said with a faint smile, “Precisely because it was given to you by Master, you can sell it!”
“Do you care more about this external possession than the disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak not having enough to eat or warm clothes?”
“You just personally said in front of Master that as long as you have the ability, you will take responsibility.”
Ye Kai was so angry he felt dizzy, but he truly couldn’t refute it.
True Lord Yuehua could only watch from the side, helpless…
Although she was displeased with Lin Mo suggesting Ye Kai sell the spirit sword she had just gifted him, her disciple’s words were indeed very reasonable.
After roughly calculating the food expenses and stipends needed by the Azure Bamboo Peak disciples in the coming months,
Lin Mo finally produced 150,000 spirit stones and gave them to True Lord Yuehua, “Master, please distribute these spirit stones.”
This action was a small way to preserve True Lord Yuehua’s dignity.
With her distributing the money, the disciples wouldn’t feel that she, as their Master, couldn’t even afford their stipends.
True Lord Yuehua was grateful, “Mo’er, after using these spirit stones, will you still have enough for yourself?”
Lin Mo smiled faintly, “If I don’t have to subsidize Azure Bamboo Peak, then it’s barely enough.”
As he spoke, he ‘accidentally’ revealed the spirit stones in his storage ring.
The two were immediately stunned. Looking at them, the spirit stones in Lin Mo’s storage ring were easily in the millions.
Was this what he called barely enough?
