Chapter 82: Shen Ke’er is dying? It seems so!
Below the clouds, Lin Mo was riding his sword, followed by a flying white cat, which was Ruoyan Qu.
“Brother Lin Mo, what kind of place is your sect?” Perhaps bored by the sword riding, Gu Qingxue took the initiative to strike up a conversation.
“What kind of place…” Lin Mo recalled the original host’s experiences over the years and said lightly, “It’s just a very boring place.”
“Then how long have you been in the sect, Brother Lin Mo?” Gu Qingxue asked curiously.
“Thirteen years,” Lin Mo replied crisply.
“Then Brother Lin Mo joined the sect at a young age?” Gu Qingxue added.
“I joined the sect at the age of twelve,” Lin Mo replied.
“Since it’s been so long, have you not been doing well there, Brother Lin Mo?” Gu Qingxue asked doubtfully.
Thirteen years, a place he grew up in, it was impossible not to have any feelings for it.
From interacting with him during this time, she found that Lin Mo, though outwardly cold, was actually a very meticulous person at heart.
Such a person could not possibly not value feelings.
Although she had amnesia, she still had the ability to distinguish right from wrong.
Lin Mo chose to remain silent to this question.
According to his memories, although the original host’s daily life as the senior disciple was very tiring.
But for the original host, he didn’t feel anything wrong with such a life.
On the contrary, he enjoyed practicing swordsmanship with his junior sisters and teaching them, and such days were quite fulfilling in the original host’s heart.
Everything changed after Ye Kai arrived.
But it was also because of Ye Kai’s arrival that the original host saw through many people.
To this day, Lin Mo still hadn’t figured out why he had transmigrated.
His memories before the transmigration were also very vague.
He didn’t remember who he was before transmigrating, but he knew knowledge related to the world before transmigrating, as well as some ways of dealing with people.
Now, having stayed in this world for a long time, Lin Mo increasingly felt like he was the original host.
Even though he often emphasized to himself that the original host was just the original host, and he was just himself, under the influence of the original host’s memories, he was too easily influenced by the people around the original host.
Take Jiang Yanran’s matter for example, his emotions seemed to resonate with the original host’s, causing him to feel an irrepressible rage when Jiang Yanran came to break off the engagement.
He didn’t know how much of this rage came from the original host himself and how much came from himself.
Having stayed in this world for a long time, he often began to distinguish, who he truly was.
Perhaps he was the original host Lin Mo, who had awakened his memories in another world?
The more he thought about it, the more confused Lin Mo became, and sharp, heart-wrenching pains would appear in his head.
Gu Qingxue, who was behind him, saw that Lin Mo had first fallen silent after she asked the question, and then his expression had turned unpleasant. She worriedly asked, “Brother Lin Mo, what’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing!” Lin Mo lightly shook his head, retracted his thoughts, and focused on riding his sword.
Thinking so much now was useless.
Following his own thoughts, it was actually quite good.
Since he also felt that Azure Spirit Sect was indeed uninteresting, he naturally withdrew.
After three days, Lin Mo finally returned to Azure Bamboo Peak.
“Eh, isn’t that the Senior Brother?”
“Senior Brother is back.”
“It’s really been a long time since we’ve seen Senior Brother.”
The disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak, from top to bottom, were all smiling upon seeing Lin Mo return.
After the previous events, they all knew that Senior Brother was the pillar of Azure Bamboo Peak.
In their hearts, no matter what happened on Azure Bamboo Peak, Senior Brother could solve it for them.
And Jia Ling had also informed all the disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak about Lin Mo’s hunting trips to the Great Continent Mountain Range every few days to subsidize the expenses of Azure Bamboo Peak over the years.
Upon learning the truth, the disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak were even more grateful to this Senior Brother.
At the same time, they also regretted their previous wrong perception that ‘Senior Brother was unapproachable’.
“Brother Lin Mo, you seem to be very popular on this peak,” Gu Qingxue said in surprise, seeing the disciples who passed by salute and greet Lin Mo.
Judging by the current situation, the atmosphere in the sect is very good.
Could this just be a facade?
Or did Brother Lin Mo have someone he didn’t get along with here?
Lin Mo said nothing and first returned to his residence.
Gu Zi happened to have finished cleaning Lin Mo’s residence and walked out from inside. Seeing Lin Mo, he was so excited that he dropped his broom and rushed forward.
“Senior Brother, you’re finally back.”
After not seeing him for a few months, Gu Zi truly missed Lin Mo.
As he spoke, he noticed a young woman in white beside his Senior Brother.
This young woman was stunningly beautiful, with an ethereal aura, and her hands were linked with his Senior Brother’s.
He was shocked internally, “As expected of Senior Brother, he’s always surrounded by so many beautiful women.”
Lin Mo glanced at Gu Zi and praised, “Not bad, you’re already at the eighth level of Qi Condensation. You’re not far from Foundation Establishment.”
Gu Zi lowered his head, like a child being praised by an elder, and was a bit embarrassed, “It’s all thanks to Senior Brother’s good teaching, and you gave me so many pills. Without Senior Brother, I wouldn’t have progressed so quickly.”
“No need to be modest. If you had been lazy during this time, you wouldn’t have reached the eighth level of Qi Condensation so quickly,” Lin Mo smiled, “It seems you’ve really cultivated well in my absence.”
Indeed, Lin Mo had been away during this time.
Besides his daily chores, Gu Zi had been diligently cultivating.
He thought that although his strength wasn’t much, he still needed to be able to guard the house.
If his cultivation level was too abysmal, it would surely be embarrassing for Lin Mo.
Like when Shen Ke’er came to the mountain last time, he was completely unable to stop Shen Ke’er from barging in.
Thinking about this, he still felt a bit guilty.
If his Senior Brother’s cultivation had been interrupted during a critical moment, leading to problems, his sin would have been great.
Entering his own room, Lin Mo found that Gu Zi had cleaned it with great care, with not a speck of dust even under the corners of the table.
He took the Spirit Tea he had planted in the courtyard, brewed it, and handed it to Gu Qingxue, “This Spirit Tea is good for your body, you can drink more of it.”
As Gu Qingxue took a sip of the Spirit Tea, a surge of spiritual energy suddenly erupted throughout her body.
“Are you breaking through?” Lin Mo looked surprised.
Without a cultivation technique, her body could cultivate spiritual energy on its own, which was truly remarkable.
“Brother Lin Mo, I feel much more comfortable, and there’s a special lightness,” Gu Qingxue blinked her eyes and tried jumping on the ground, finding that her body seemed to have indeed improved.
Lin Mo was really puzzled. If Gu Qingxue’s memory loss also meant the loss of her cultivation, then her body should still have traces of having cultivated.
Then why was this body as if it had never cultivated?
Perhaps it was related to the cultivation technique of the Ice Palace.
“Brother Lin Mo, can you teach me how to cultivate immortality?” Gu Qingxue looked expectantly at Lin Mo, who was sitting on a chair deep in thought.
“Teach you cultivation?”
Lin Mo thought about it and felt it was not appropriate.
What if Gu Qingxue’s cultivation returned inexplicably after her memory recovered?
If the body and the cultivation technique he taught her had differences, conflicts might arise.
Looking at the worst-case scenario, she could even suffer from qi deviation and risk her life.
Although it was also possible to merge the spiritual energies.
But it was still dangerous.
Lin Mo shook his head and refused.
“Okay…”
Gu Qingxue was a little disappointed. She had originally thought that if she could also cultivate, at least she wouldn’t be such a burden to Brother Lin Mo in the future.
When she saw Brother Lin Mo fighting, she wouldn’t have to hide in a corner, and could even step forward to help…
“Eh, why aren’t you teaching Sister Qingxue to cultivate, Senior Brother?”
Ruoyan Qu, in her cat form, raised her paw and patted her chest, saying, “Then Sister Qingxue, I’ll teach you to cultivate.”
“Really?” Gu Qingxue’s expectation had just risen slightly.
It was then suppressed by Lin Mo’s next words.
“You cannot teach Qingxue to cultivate,” Lin Mo warned his Spirit Pet, “You cultivate a demonic technique, and she is human. If you want your Sister Qingxue to die, you can try.”
“Then I won’t teach her.” Hearing that Gu Qingxue would die, Ruoyan Qu trembled with fright.
Lin Mo looked at the dejected Gu Qingxue and said slowly, “Qingxue, the reason I don’t teach you to cultivate is that before you lost your memory, you had cultivation.”
“If I rashly have you continue cultivating, it might conflict with your previous cultivation technique, which would be bad for you.”
“Is that so?” Hearing that Lin Mo only refused because he cared about her, Gu Qingxue’s gloom vanished, and she even felt her heart flutter with sweetness.
“Alright, play with Yan Yan in the house for a while. I’ll go handle some sect matters.”
“Hmm, I know.”
After coming out, Lin Mo first asked Gu Zi about the situation of Azure Bamboo Peak during his absence.
“Well, while you were away, Senior Sister Yin mostly managed Azure Bamboo Peak. As for Master Yuehua, she began her closed-door cultivation to break through to the Spirit Severing stage a while ago,” Gu Zi explained the situation of Azure Bamboo Peak to Lin Mo bit by bit.
Upon learning that True Lord Yuehua was in seclusion, Lin Mo felt a headache.
This closed-door cultivation to break through to the Spirit Severing stage would take at least several months.
This meant that during this period, he would still have to fulfill some duties as the Senior Brother of Azure Bamboo Peak.
Since that was the case, there was no other way.
So many years had passed, and he didn’t care about a few more months.
After inquiring about Yin Susu’s whereabouts, Lin Mo left his courtyard and headed towards the direction of the spirit fields in the back mountain.
At this moment, Yin Susu was calculating the yield of the spirit fields in the back mountain and checking their condition. Seeing Lin Mo approach, she greeted him excitedly, “Senior Brother, have you finished dealing with your family matters?”
“Yes.”
“Thank you for your hard work during this time,” Lin Mo said.
“Yes, Senior Brother, I have indeed worked very hard,” Yin Susu said with a half-joking smile, “I finally understand how tiring it is for you to take care of all the matters of Azure Bamboo Peak by yourself all these years.”
Since their Master had gone into seclusion, Yin Susu had taken over all the affairs of Azure Bamboo Peak by herself.
“As for Junior Sister Shen, you’ve really spoiled her too much. If I ask her about the matters you managed on Azure Bamboo Peak in recent years, she can’t answer any of them.”
“However, Junior Sister Shen has been much more withdrawn lately. Senior Brother, have you gone to see her since you returned?” Yin Susu asked.
“I only returned not long ago,” Lin Mo replied.
“Looking at Shen Ke’er, forget it.”
“Recently, without the nurturing of Master’s spiritual energy, I see that Junior Sister Shen’s health has worsened. And her poison glands seem to be more apparent as well,” Yin Susu worriedly said.
“Yes, I know,” Lin Mo replied faintly.
“Thank you for your hard work during this time, Junior Sister Yin,” Lin Mo said, taking out the scales and dragon teeth he had obtained from the Flood Dragon from his storage ring. “This is what I obtained during this time. Junior Sister Yin, you are skilled in artifact refining, so you can use it as material for refining artifacts.”
Yin Susu’s eyes sparkled with excitement, and after carefully examining what Lin Mo gave her for a moment, she exclaimed, “Senior Brother, these are Flood Dragon teeth and Flood Dragon scales! You can encounter such rare items?”
“Can I really have something so precious?”
“Has Senior Brother ever lied to you?” Lin Mo smiled.
“No, Senior Brother’s word is as good as gold, and you are the best Senior Brother in the world.”
While grateful, Yin Susu excitedly hugged Lin Mo.
However, she was still very mindful of her boundaries, maintaining a certain distance, not pressing too close.
“Alright, hurry up and refine artifacts. I’ll handle the matters of Azure Bamboo Peak during this period,” Lin Mo said.
“No, I still have to share some of the pressure for you, Senior Brother, otherwise you won’t have time to cultivate or do the things you love,” Yin Susu said.
Admittedly, Yin Susu was a very sensible Junior Sister.
To be honest, after he left, the affairs of Azure Bamboo Peak would temporarily fall upon this Junior Sister.
He still had a Second Junior Brother and a Fourth Junior Brother, those two brats were always out training.
Even if they returned, they probably wouldn’t be of much help to Junior Sister Yin.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo actually found it a bit difficult.
Should he take Junior Sister Yin with him?
He only thought about it, and Lin Mo decided against it.
Judging by Yin Susu’s personality, True Lord Yuehua had taken her in, and she would definitely not leave the Sect so readily.
Fine, he could only prepare more farewell gifts for Yin Susu before leaving.
After walking around Azure Bamboo Peak, Lin Mo didn’t find Ye Kai’s figure.
Thinking of this little brat, who still owed him hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones, he had to get that debt back before leaving, how could he let him off so easily?
In his opinion, Ye Kai’s intentions were impure. Although what he was doing now was just to disgust him.
But it was unpredictable that after he left, he would have wicked thoughts towards others.
Before leaving, he must properly teach him a lesson.
After walking around Azure Bamboo Peak, Lin Mo didn’t find Ye Kai’s figure.
He was surprised, could he be with Shen Ke’er?
Upon arriving at Shen Ke’er’s courtyard, Lin Mo saw her sitting in front of a bronze mirror, staring blankly.
Shen Ke’er also noticed Lin Mo, and said in a faint voice, “Senior Brother, you’re back.”
“There’s nothing in Ke’er’s courtyard that can properly entertain you, please bear with me.”
Lin Mo could clearly feel resentment in Shen Ke’er’s words.
He guessed it was because of the previous auction.
He glanced at Shen Ke’er’s condition, her aura was weak, her complexion was pale, and the poison sacs were even more obvious than before, almost unable to be concealed by the veil she wore.
Just as Yin Susu had said, Shen Ke’er’s body had indeed worsened.
“Where is Junior Brother Ye?” Lin Mo asked faintly.
“He went back to sweep his parents’ graves.”
“Why didn’t he bring you?” Lin Mo asked again.
“He said it was inconvenient to bring me, his parents passed away not long ago, and he wanted to be with them alone,” Shen Ke’er replied.
Lin Mo sneered inwardly, if Ye Kai truly had Shen Ke’er in his heart, what harm would it do to bring her along?
Most importantly, Shen Ke’er was in such poor health, bringing her along would provide her with some care on the journey.
Clearly, Ye Kai’s feelings for Shen Ke’er were not that deep.
Seeing Shen Ke’er’s state, Lin Mo suddenly felt a pang of sadness.
He knew it was probably due to the influence of the original host’s memories and emotions.
Lin Mo took a deep breath and said, “Ye Kai doesn’t care that much about you, can you see that?”
These words were like sparks igniting a fuse.
Shen Ke’er, who was originally calm, suddenly stood up, her eyes filled with bloodshot veins, whether it was due to her poor health and lack of rest, or because Lin Mo’s words had affected her, or both.
Her expression became a little frenzied, and she said to Lin Mo, “Even if you are my Senior Brother, you are not allowed to talk nonsense. Junior Brother Ye definitely cares about me.”
Lin Mo sneered, “Let me tell you, Shen Ke’er, the poison has already invaded your internal organs. You don’t have much time to live.”
The bloodshot color in Shen Ke’er’s eyes deepened, “Impossible.”
“Nothing is impossible, you can feel it yourself.”
Shen Ke’er was afraid. Compared to being unable to cultivate and being disfigured, death meant losing everything.
Shen Ke’er knelt down with a thud, “Senior Brother, can you help me?”
“Help you?”
“Don’t you have your Junior Brother Ye? Let him save you.”
“After all, he is the one you care about the most.” Lin Mo said the last words one by one.
“No, Senior Brother, he is different from you. If Junior Brother Ye has the ability, he will definitely save me.”
“Then I wish you the best of luck in living to see the day he has the ability to save you.”
Lin Mo then turned and left.
Anything more he said was useless.
Shen Ke’er was definitely a love-struck fool, how could she take advice?
Even if she felt that Ye Kai didn’t care about her that much, she would talk herself into it.
To be honest, Lin Mo felt a bit sorry for Shen Ke’er, but there was a reason for her pitiful state.
Not to mention the future ‘colluding with Master to dig out his Golden Core and marrow’ incident, just based on her attitude towards the original host, the original host raised her with great care, she should have been closer to him, not easily manipulated by Ye Kai’s slander and having her emotions stirred up, leading her to distance herself from him.
This point was definitely something that had chilled the original host to the bone.
He didn’t have the right to help the original host decide how to deal with Shen Ke’er.
As he said before, Lin Mo still believed that Shen Ke’er was the original host’s Junior Sister, not his.
Moreover, the future incident of digging out his Golden Core and marrow had not happened yet. In the meantime, it was unknown if ‘Ye Kai’ or someone else was scheming. At this stage, Shen Ke’er had not yet caused substantial harm to the original host.
However, in the end, he couldn’t continue to be close to Shen Ke’er and Yuehua. Even if others caused Yuehua to misunderstand him and collude with Shen Ke’er to dig out his Golden Core and marrow.
But after so many years of affection, didn’t these two have even a shred of trust in the original host?
Even if the original host had truly done those heinous things, he had never harmed them, had he? Someone else could do the digging out of Golden Core and marrow, but for them to do it was too much.
After all, it was true that the original host had poured his heart and soul into treating them so well over the years.
How could they be so heartless as to treat the original host like this?
Thinking about it, it seemed a bit improper to let Shen Ke’er die before she woke up. Shouldn’t she at least wake up and be a clear-minded ghost?
Lin Mo then communicated with the System.
“This is a simple matter for this System.”
“This System can fully allow Shen Ke’er to awaken at the moment of her death.”
“Continue.”
“Is the host’s Regret value ready?”
Lin Mo frowned, this little money-grubbing system.
“First, tell me what methods you have.”
“Since this method is beyond the scope, it’s two hundred per sentence.”
“Get lost.”
“Host, please rest assured, this System is honest and trustworthy. I guarantee that after you listen, and follow my method, it will be worth the price.”
Lin Mo thought about it and still agreed to the System.
At least he had indeed spent Regret value before and obtained the useful information that ‘Gu Ningxin’ was not human.
“Does the host still remember the ability ‘Yellow Millet Dream’?”
“Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.”
“Hmph, impatient host, this ability can also let ‘Shen Ke’er’ see her future outcome.”
“Her future outcome is death, isn’t it?”
“No, for example, if the host is willing to save her, wouldn’t her outcome change?”
Lin Mo suddenly understood, it was like the theory of world lines. A person has countless futures, and each future can be changed by a certain detail.
“Yes, Shen Ke’er has countless futures. You can choose a future that makes her wake up and let Shen Ke’er experience it before she dies.”
“This way, you can gain more Regret value!”
Lin Mo said, half-believing, half-doubting, “Really?”
“Of course, this System never lies.”
Lin Mo decided to trust the System for once.
In his mind, Lin Mo suddenly obtained countless endings for Shen Ke’er.
Fortunately, the System had already classified them, so he only needed to select the useful endings.
Otherwise, his brain would have truly overloaded.
After observing repeatedly, Lin Mo suddenly laughed inwardly, “This ending is quite suitable for Shen Ke’er.”
After selecting the ending, all that was left was to wait for the System to say the appropriate time. Lin Mo withdrew from Shen Ke’er’s courtyard.
He found Yin Susu.
“Senior Brother, did you go see Junior Sister Shen?” Yin Susu asked.
“I did.”
“Then Senior Brother, Junior Sister Shen’s condition?”
“Yes, if no one takes care of her, she will die within three months,” Lin Mo said.
Yin Susu gasped, she knew Shen Ke’er was not in good condition, but she didn’t expect it to be this bad.
She became anxious and asked, “Senior Brother, how can Junior Sister Shen be saved? You are knowledgeable and experienced, you should have a way, right?”
There was definitely a way.
But he just wouldn’t save her.
Seeing Lin Mo’s silence, Yin Susu assumed he had no solution.
She took out many Spirit Herbs from her storage ring.
These Spirit Herbs were all found by searching mountains and waters during this time.
“Senior Brother, look, are there any Spirit Herbs here that can save Junior Sister Shen?”
Lin Mo glanced at them faintly and casually replied, “They can’t save her, at most, they can extend her life for a while.”
Hearing that it could extend Shen Ke’er’s life, Yin Susu ran to Shen Ke’er’s place without a second thought.
“Junior Sister Shen, I have some Spirit Herbs here. If you take them, you can temporarily slow down the invasion of the poison.” Yin Susu took out those Spirit Herbs.
“Junior Sister Shen, don’t be too sad. During this time, I will do my best to find some Spirit Herbs that can detoxify you.”
“Senior Sister, thank you.” Shen Ke’er stood up gratefully upon learning that she could extend her life.
Recalling the ‘Three-leaf Green Ganoderma’ at the auction could detoxify a thousand poisons, but Lin Mo bought it and didn’t give it to her, Shen Ke’er couldn’t help but feel resentful, saying, “Senior Sister, I think you are much better to me than Senior Brother Lin. Senior Brother Lin is very cruel to me now. He ignores me even in my current state.”
Yin Susu frowned and said angrily, “Junior Sister Shen, do you know what you’re saying?”
Shen Ke’er was also confused by Yin Susu’s sudden attitude, and after saying “Ah,” she asked, “What did I say?”
Yin Susu said with a dark expression, “For so many years, the three of us have had the best relationship with Senior Brother. How did Senior Brother treat you since you were young, don’t you remember any of it?”
“He always gave you the best things first, and always thought of buying you your favorite things when we went out. He would also spend money to buy you protective magical artifacts, while he himself was reluctant to eat or wear them. How can you speak of him like that?”
Yin Susu was known for her good temper, and this was the first time Shen Ke’er had seen her get so angry. However, she still felt she was in the right; “But Senior Brother is ignoring me at this critical juncture of my life, and it’s Senior Sister you who is taking care of me. What’s wrong with me thinking you’re better than Senior Brother?”
Yin Susu shook her head and remembered Lin Mo’s instructions, so she had to swallow her anger.
During this period, she had noticed that Lin Mo and Shen Ke’er’s relationship had deteriorated.
Although she didn’t know what the problem was, she understood it today.
“Junior Sister Shen, you should just rest well,” Yin Susu said with a cold face as she left.
Shen Ke’er looked completely bewildered.
Was it wrong to praise her?
Yin Susu returned to Lin Mo’s side.
“Senior Brother…” Yin Susu hesitated for a moment, then spoke, “Junior Sister Shen seems to have a mistaken perception of you.”
Lin Mo also didn’t expect that the usually straightforward Yin Susu had also discovered the problem.
He responded faintly, “I know.”
“Then Senior Brother, is your intention to distance yourself from her now because of this?” Yin Susu asked.
“Yes and no,” Lin Mo replied.
Because Yin Susu didn’t know what the original host would experience in the future, and it was inconvenient for Lin Mo to explain, as he himself didn’t know the full details, he could only give such a vague answer.
“After a while, when Master comes out of seclusion, I should be leaving the Sect.”
“Ah?” Yin Susu’s mind couldn’t quite keep up, “You just came back not long ago, Senior Brother, and you’re leaving again?”
“It’s not leaving, it’s leaving the sect,” Lin Mo emphasized again.
At this moment, Yin Susu finally reacted. Lin Mo wasn’t talking about leaving Azure Bamboo Peak, but the sect.
Thinking that there would be no more Senior Brother on Azure Bamboo Peak in the future, she anxiously asked, “Senior Brother, why are you leaving for no reason?”
As she spoke, she seemed to have thought of something and continued, “If it’s because it’s too tiring to handle the affairs of Azure Bamboo Peak alone, I can help you share the burden.”
Lin Mo called her over.
Yin Susu obediently stood in front of Lin Mo.
Lin Mo looked at her and said earnestly, “There are some things that are inconvenient for me to tell you, Junior Sister Yin, directly, but I have no choice but to leave.”
“You can think of it as my family needing me more now.”
Yin Susu knew her Senior Brother’s personality. Since he said he was leaving the sect, he would definitely leave.
Thinking that Senior Brother’s figure would no longer be on Azure Bamboo Peak, Yin Susu felt an emptiness in her heart, and tears couldn’t help but well up, “Senior Brother, I really, really can’t bear to part with you.”
In his memory, this was the first time Lin Mo had seen Yin Susu cry.
In these few short words, Lin Mo could truly feel Yin Susu’s concern and affection for him.
Feeling a little heavy, Lin Mo reached out and wiped away Yin Susu’s tears, then comforted her, “I’m just leaving the sect, I’m still around, it’s not like we won’t see each other again, there’s no need to be so sad.”
“But…” Yin Susu didn’t know how to explain it, but she just felt an indescribable discomfort if Lin Mo wasn’t here on Azure Bamboo Peak where they grew up together.
Although Azure Bamboo Peak was still Azure Bamboo Peak, it felt different without seeing Lin Mo’s silhouette.
It was like in a family, growing up inseparable like brother and sister.
If the brother suddenly said he was going to live in another place, how could the younger sister not feel sad?
This kind of comfort lasted for a long time.
After much persuasion, Lin Mo finally calmed Yin Susu’s emotions.
After Yin Susu left, Lin Mo also prepared to return to his residence from the alchemy room.
Don’t be fooled by the surface calmness of Azure Bamboo Peak.
In reality, there were too many problems.
It could be said that Azure Bamboo Peak was deformed in all aspects.
It should be known that Azure Bamboo Peak did not belong to him, Lin Mo, but to all the disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak.
To make Azure Bamboo Peak truly great and strong, it was not enough for Lin Mo alone; all the disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak had to work hard themselves, instead of waiting for him, their Senior Brother, to solve problems when they arose.
This still had to be said about the original owner; he always overextended himself.
It should be known that sometimes guidance is more useful than personal effort. Excessive effort only leads to the current vicious cycle of waiting for him to save them when problems arise.
Among the Twelve Peaks of the Azure Spirit Sect, Azure Bamboo Peak was the most unsuccessful in terms of management and operation.
However, it must be said here that the sect leaders of the Twelve Peaks of the Azure Spirit Sect were not truly fellow disciples.
They could have no relationship with each other.
Unlike other sects, the Azure Spirit Sect was composed of twelve peaks. Originally, these twelve peaks were part of a relatively small sect.
Until one day, the sect leader of the Azure Spirit Sect, who subdued the twelve sects, unified the twelve peaks and thus founded the Azure Spirit Sect.
But over the years, the Azure Spirit Sect had not achieved complete integration and remained very scattered internally.
Regarding income and expenditure, as well as daily food, clothing, housing, and transportation, each peak was independent.
Only when the sect encountered major incidents, such as an invasion by demonic forces, would they unite against a common enemy.
Of course, there was still some private exchange among the Twelve Peaks. For example, when each peak sent disciples to train new recruits, and during the Sect Grand Competition, these were considered opportunities for each peak to understand each other better.
The Twelve Peaks also had relatively close relationships.
These were usually cultivated privately by the peak masters. Naturally, the relationship between two peaks would be better if their masters got along.
In Lin Mo’s memory, Azure Bamboo Peak was considered an isolated existence.
True Lord Yuehua had a neutral relationship with the other peak masters in the Azure Spirit Sect. She didn’t usually visit other peaks and was a recluse who only cultivated.
Lin Mo couldn’t understand why True Lord Yuehua would become the sect leader of Azure Bamboo Peak.
What was the former sect leader thinking?
Of course, Lin Mo had no memory of the history of Azure Bamboo Peak, which meant that the original owner also did not understand the history of Azure Bamboo Peak.
During his return to the sect these days, Lin Mo had been busy with the miscellaneous affairs of Azure Bamboo Peak.
He also played chess and chatted with Gu Qingxue, and took her out for strolls when he had time.
Although it wasn’t explicitly stated, the disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak had already regarded Gu Qingxue as their Senior Brother’s Dao Companion.
Even though Gu Qingxue only had the Cultivation Level of the Foundation Establishment stage, they were all polite to her.
Lin Mo thought that since he was leaving, it was okay to give the disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak some benefits during this time.
He still paid out of his own pocket, asking Jia Ling to upgrade the food.
However, the disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak only thought that their Senior Brother was happy to have found a Dao Companion and was sharing the good fortune.
But while some were happy, others were sad.
Upon learning that Lin Mo had a Dao Companion, Shen Ke’er was filled with jealousy.
One day, Lin Mo brought Gu Qingxue down the mountain after buying a lot of things and was blocked by Shen Ke’er.
Perhaps due to consuming the Spirit Herbs given by Yin Susu, Shen Ke’er’s complexion had visibly improved.
“Senior Brother, you’ve found a Dao Companion, and as your Junior Sister, shouldn’t you introduce me?”
“And when are you two getting married? Or, did you already get married while you were away?”
“Even so, you should at least invite me, your Junior Sister, for a wedding banquet.”
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Shen Ke’er’s gaze flickered between Gu Qingxue as she spoke.
Gu Qingxue felt a little uncomfortable but didn’t show it. Instead, she said, “Brother Lin Mo, is this also your Junior Sister? I’ve been here at Azure Bamboo Peak for so long, and this is the first time I’ve met her.”
The address “Brother Lin Mo” rolled off her tongue smoothly, but it sounded very harsh in Shen Ke’er’s ears.
“The Junior Sister I’ve seen you close to seems to be only Miss Susu.”
Shen Ke’er said angrily, “What do you mean by that? I was raised by Senior Brother since I was young. Are we not close?”
Gu Qingxue looked at Lin Mo and asked doubtfully, “Brother Lin Mo, is this really the Junior Sister you grew up with?”
“Why is it only Miss Susu who comes to greet you every day?”
Lin Mo chuckled, “I was also thinking about this. Why is it only Junior Sister Yin who comes to greet me every day?”
Shen Ke’er was at a loss for words. She used to greet Lin Mo every day.
Ever since she got closer to Ye Kai.
From forgetting only a few times to going once every few days.
Until that conflict with Lin Mo over the Profound Ice Fruit, it seemed she hadn’t gone even once after that…
“Let’s go, let’s go back to the courtyard to rest.”
Seeing Lin Mo about to leave, Shen Ke’er instinctively blocked his path again, “Senior Brother, you haven’t introduced this young lady to me yet. Is she your Dao Companion?”
Gu Qingxue blushed and was about to say “not yet”…
Lin Mo frowned and answered Shen Ke’er first, “What business is it of yours now?”
Shen Ke’er, for some reason, felt extremely agitated, “I’m your Junior Sister, why is it none of my business?”
“Is it that hard to know if this young lady is your Dao Companion?”
Lin Mo refused to bother with Shen Ke’er’s unreasonable behavior.
He couldn’t understand why his Dao Companion was so important in Shen Ke’er’s eyes.
She was merely the original owner’s Junior Sister. Could she interfere with who the original owner chose as his Dao Companion?
“Senior Brother!”
Seeing that Lin Mo was ignoring her, Shen Ke’er stepped forward again and blocked his path.
Lin Mo became annoyed, and a surge of spiritual energy emanated from his body, pushing Shen Ke’er away.
Shen Ke’er, caught off guard, fell to the ground, and her veil also fell off.
There were still some disciples around.
At this moment, they could all see the terrifying appearance of Shen Ke’er’s face covered in black toxic glands.
Discussions erupted.
“What’s going on? Junior Sister Shen, how did you end up like this?”
“Yuck, it’s a bit scary…”
“Those black lines are too frightening.”
….
Shen Ke’er’s face turned pale.
She was a person who cared deeply about her reputation.
She usually dressed herself up meticulously every day on the peak, just to hear the praise from her fellow disciples.
Seeing her appearance exposed, she raised her head, a hint of hatred in her eyes, “Senior Brother, even if you don’t like me anymore, why would you humiliate me like this?”
After speaking, she quickly put on her veil and rushed back to her residence.
Lin Mo frowned, his gaze fixed in another direction.
He had only used spiritual energy to push Shen Ke’er away; he had not touched her veil at all.
And just now, he clearly felt a faint spiritual energy flash and disappear.
Lin Mo’s first thought was that Ye Kai was causing trouble.
But there was no trace of Ye Kai on Azure Bamboo Peak.
This was strange.
“Brother Lin Mo, why don’t you go check on your Junior Sister? I don’t think her condition is very good. It must have just been a misunderstanding.” Gu Qingxue said with concern.
“No need, we’ll go back.”
Lin Mo knew that explaining anything to Shen Ke’er at this time would be useless, and she wouldn’t believe him.
He didn’t know whether Ye Kai had acted just now to sow discord between him and Shen Ke’er.
After Lin Mo and Gu Qingxue left.
Ye Kai, who was hiding in the dark, curled his lips.
It was indeed his small trick just now.
The reason Lin Mo couldn’t detect him was because the girl in the ring had helped.
“Wanwan, your skill in concealing your aura is truly amazing.”
Wanwan, in the ring, chuckled, “Of course, I’m a demon. Hiding my aura is my bread and butter, how could I not be good at it?”
“On the other hand, you’ve already learned the method I taught you to restore your aptitude. Lin Mo has been here for so many days, aren’t you going to act?”
“Of course, I’ll start in a couple of days. Before that, it’s necessary to prepare the seasonings for the main dish.”
Ye Kai sneered.
During this time, he had not left Azure Bamboo Peak.
Instead, he had been hiding in the back mountains, cultivating the Cultivation Technique taught by Wanwan.
He had been inactive during this time. If Lin Mo didn’t return, his plan wouldn’t be able to start.
Now that the seasonings were ready, he naturally had to start his plan.
As for Lin Mo, he was truly blessed to bring back such a stunning woman on his trip.
Wanwan sensed Ye Kai’s emotions and smiled, “There’s nothing to envy. After dealing with Lin Mo, won’t everything of his be yours?”
Wanwan continued, “On the other hand, have you thought about how to make Lin Mo contaminated with Demonic Energy? This is the key to the plan.”
She looked at Lin Mo’s receding back.
She always had a strange feeling.
She couldn’t quite say what it was.
It was as if that person himself was of her kind…
But why was there no trace of Demonic Energy on him?
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