Chapter 51: I know too little about my disciple.
Shen Ke’er could naturally hear the subtext in Lin Mo’s words.
The tone and meaning of his words clearly indicated that he did not want to bother with her.
She was filled with mixed emotions and, not knowing where she found the strength, slowly lifted her hand, attempting to grasp Lin Mo’s sleeve.
“Junior Sister Ke’er, I’m here!”
Thinking Shen Ke’er needed him, Ye Kai clasped Shen Ke’er’s small hand tightly with both of his, his eyes as tender as flowing water.
Shen Ke’er felt a surge of anxiety. She wanted to speak but was too weak to utter a sound.
This was the first time she found Ye Kai so annoying.
Overwhelmed by anger, she almost fainted again, only managing faint ‘aah’ and ‘baa’ sounds.
Lin Mo saw that Shen Ke’er wanted to call him, but so what?
A sincere smile appeared on his face: “However, with Junior Brother Ye taking care of you in this life, I can finally rest assured.”
“I won’t disturb Junior Sister Shen’s rest anymore.”
With that, Lin Mo bid farewell and left.
True Yuehua also saw that Lin Mo and Shen Ke’er’s relationship had grown distant and he no longer cared about her.
She, too, was being distanced by her disciple and felt too ashamed to ask Lin Mo to take out any Spirit Herbs to save Shen Ke’er.
Ultimately, she was closer to Lin Mo.
If even Lin Mo didn’t care about Shen Ke’er, what could she do?
With a slight sigh, True Lord Yuehua said helplessly, “I’ll go back to rest first. Kai’er, you take good care of your Senior Sister.”
Saving Shen Ke’er’s life had consumed a lot of her spiritual energy, and she was indeed a bit fatigued.
Ye Kai responded with a slight hum, also surprised. Were they all abandoning Shen Ke’er?
Considering Shen Ke’er’s current condition, unable to cultivate, and with thoseugly black lines on her body, he began to have other plans.
“Well, Junior Sister Shen, I’ll be leaving too. Please rest well.” Yin Susu also bid farewell.
With Lin Mo and her Master gone, staying here would be futile.
She had never doubted that her Senior Brother was doing this intentionally.
After all, her Senior Brother’s spirit herbs had already been sold before Junior Sister Shen was poisoned.
Coincidentally, her Senior Brother had successfully formed his Golden Core this year and needed Spirit Stones to purchase Pills to stabilize his realm.
In the end, it was Junior Sister Shen’s own fault.
She had also heard that Shen Ke’er had gone to the Great Continent Mountain Range alone.
Senior Brother Lin had repeatedly warned her that the Great Continent Mountain Range was very dangerous.
Since Junior Sister Shen didn’t listen to Senior Brother Lin, she couldn’t help.
Fortunately, she herself had listened. After reaching Foundation Establishment, she had asked Lin Mo to take her to the Great Continent Mountain Range for training for a period, otherwise, she might have suffered the same fate as Junior Sister Shen.
Not long after leaving the room, Shen Ke’er, recalling her current tragic situation, was overwhelmed with grief. Her vital energy surged, and she spat out a mouthful of black blood before passing out.
Seeing that no one else was in the room, Ye Kai’s tender and worried expression vanished instantly.
He frowned, wiping the bloodstains on his sleeve with a look of disgust, and spat fiercely.
Staring at Shen Ke’er’s current body, covered in black poisonous glands, he suppressed his nausea.
Since entering this place, he had gone to great lengths and spent so much time trying to please this woman, only to find himself so unwelcome here at Azure Bamboo Peak.
Even Yuehua didn’t seem to care much about her.
Originally, seeing her so young and already at Foundation Establishment, he thought she had good talent.
Who knew she would end up like this after hunting in the outer areas of the Great Continent Mountain Range?
She was clearly useless.
Now that she had lost the only thing she could boast about – her beauty – why hadn’t she died in the Great Continent Mountain Range?
He still had to maintain his persona and continue to take care of this disgusting thing.
It seemed it was time to change his plans.
Of course, before that, he had to get rid of Lin Mo, his biggest obstacle.
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Since Yin Susu returned, Azure Bamboo Peak had become much livelier.
She had always been a grateful girl and had heard about the recent incident of the Spirit Field being burned at Azure Bamboo Peak.
So, she took the initiative to take on the task of helping Lin Mo share his burdens.
This left Lin Mo with even more free time.
True Lord Yuehua then issued the stipends and bought Spirit Rice, and the disciples returned to their former lives. The entire Azure Bamboo Peak was no longer lifeless.
According to some disciples, their Senior Brother Lin was summoned by True Lord Yuehua once after he came out of seclusion.
It was after that occasion that they received their stipends and began eating Spirit Rice again.
The disciples were not fools and quickly understood that this was all thanks to their Senior Brother.
They respected and loved their Senior Brother even more, greeting Lin Mo whenever they saw him and diligently completing any tasks he assigned.
As for Ye Kai’s matter of transporting Spirit Soil, they had all heard about it. Even though they watched Ye Kai work from morning till night, to the point of exhaustion, not a single disciple stepped forward to help him.
To them, Ye Kai bore the same guilt as Yuan Li, who had set fire to the fields, for pleading on Yuan Li’s behalf back then.
If he hadn’t pleaded at that time, they wouldn’t have gone hungry for so long.
In the end, it was Senior Brother Lin who allowed them to eat their fill again and receive Spirit Stones.
However, the disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak were still a little depressed. Although they had Spirit Rice now, they lacked their usual meat dishes – Spirit Beast Meat!
True Lord Yuehua also noticed this problem. She felt embarrassed to continue asking her disciple to hunt in the Great Continent Mountain Range so often. Thinking that she should also bear the responsibility of the Master of Azure Bamboo Peak, she personally went to the Great Continent Mountain Range.
Lin Mo was leisurely sipping tea in his small courtyard. When he heard Gu Zi recount the matter, he showed no reaction.
What True Lord Yuehua was doing now was what a normal Master should do.
The original owner had already done enough. He was just the Senior Disciple of Azure Bamboo Peak, not their father.
He would naturally do what was within his duties, but for things that were not his responsibility, it would depend on his mood.
If the disciples of Azure Bamboo Peak continued to treat him with respect as they did now, obey him, and heed his words,
then occasionally giving them some benefits would be fine.
This was the lifestyle he should have as the Senior Disciple.
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Meanwhile, True Lord Yuehua arrived at the Great Continent Mountain Range via Sword Riding.
Her understanding of this Great Continent Mountain Range was not as extensive as Lin Mo’s. In the past, she had only passed by and glanced at it.
After entering the mountain range, she soon felt its oppressive atmosphere.
Seeing the environment clearly and recalling the disciple saying that Lin Mo spent more than half a month hunting each time, her heart couldn’t help but ache slightly: “I never imagined Mo’er would have to live alone in such an environment for more than half a month at a time…”
The outer beasts were easily dealt with by her, a Nascent Soul cultivator, with a single sword strike.
However, the quality of meat from the outer regions was far inferior to what she usually ate.
Filled with doubt, True Lord Yuehua continued deeper into the mountain range.
With each small section she ventured deeper, the number of beasts she encountered became denser, and their strength increased.
After venturing about twenty miles deep, she finally found the quality of Spirit Beast Meat she usually consumed.
The beasts here were not only nearly Golden Core stage in strength, but they were also particularly cunning. Near the better quality Spirit Herbs, there were various traps that could easily claim the life of a Foundation Establishment cultivator at any moment.
“Mo’er actually had to venture into such a life-threatening place every time just so I could eat high-quality Spirit Beast Meat,” True Lord Yuehua exhaled deeply, her guilt growing.
If he hadn’t experienced multiple life-and-death crises, how could her disciple have achieved such ease in coming and going?
It seemed that for all these years, she had only focused on her cultivation and knew too little about what her disciple had done for her and for everyone in Azure Bamboo Peak.
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