They All Deeply Regretted It After I Became Indifferent

These days, Shen Ke’er and Ye Kai have been having a tough time.

What’s the reason?

No spirit stones!

The salary Shen Ke’er receives is hardly enough for her and Ye Kai to enjoy themselves off the mountain.

Ever since she grew closer to Ye Kai, and Lin Mo stopped caring for her, she completely abandoned her cultivation, going out with Ye Kai every few days to enjoy life.

The reason they’ve lasted this long is thanks to the pocket money Lin Mo gave her over the years, as well as the profits from selling the Xuanbing fruit.

Today, she climbed the mountain for two reasons: first, to ask Lin Mo when the inner disciples’ salary would be distributed.

Second, to get closer to Lin Mo, as usual, to ask for some spirit stones.

But now, with Lin Mo in seclusion, she was met with a closed door.

And to endure the disdain of the other peak’s disciples, Shen Ke’er was more than uncomfortable.

Now, the entire Qingzhu Peak has become unrecognizable, with not enough food or warm clothing. Her senior brother could still enter seclusion at such a time, his heart must be really cold.

Since running out of spirit stones, Shen Ke’er and Ye Kai often dined in the Qingzhu Peak’s cafeteria.

The days of simple meals were like swallowing chaff for Shen Ke’er, who had been spoiled by Lin Mo since childhood.

Ye Kai was cursing in his heart too. Before his family’s troubles, he was a young master accustomed to luxury; how could he endure such hardship?

But as much as it irked him, he didn’t show it.

Now, what he needed to do was to maintain his image as a gentle and considerate man, to keep up his good persona.

Shen Ke’er knew that Ye Kai had been eating poorly lately. Seeing her beloved suffer like this made her feel uneasy.

And today, the meal was steamed buns and pickled vegetables, which she couldn’t stand anymore.

Her tone was extremely harsh as she questioned the kitchen manager, Jia Ling: “Is this what you expect us to eat?”

Jia Ling’s attitude was not as respectful as before, she bluntly said: “The spirit rice saved in the warehouse has long been consumed. The meals now are paid for by us in the kitchen with our own money. Even the master eats the same, why can’t you?”

Shen Ke’er didn’t believe it: “Has Qingzhu Peak not saved any spirit rice over the years?”

“Even if the spirit fields were burned, it shouldn’t be that we start going hungry within half a month, right?”

“Besides, I clearly remember that the meals used to come with spirit beast meat!”

At this point, Shen Ke’er seemed to realize something and affirmed: “I knew it, you must have been swapping the spirit rice for spirit stones all these years.”

Upon hearing this, Jia Ling became furious: “If you think I’ve exchanged them for spirit stones, why don’t you go and reason with Brother Lin?”

“All the expenses and use of spirit rice in the kitchen have been meticulously recorded by Brother Lin over the years. Any discrepancy would have been thoroughly investigated.”

“When have you ever checked the kitchen’s accounts? When have you ever helped with receiving the shipments of spirit rice and plants, or contributed any effort?”

“You know nothing, having been coddled by Senior Brother Lin, only cultivating and playing. And now you come to disgust me?”

“Senior Brother Lin has always been clear about rewards and punishments, discerning right from wrong. Why then, in your mouth, do things become so twisted, spewing venom?”

A barrage of questions left Shen Ke’er flushed with anger, yet her tone remained aggressive: “Then why is there no spiritual rice in the storehouse, and where did all that spiritual beast meat come from?”

“Why?” Jia Ling laughed coldly: “The spiritual rice harvested from our fields is barely enough to feed the disciples of Qingzhu Peak. That spiritual beast meat was personally hunted by Senior Brother Lin in the back mountains, fearing we wouldn’t eat well.”

“As for your share, it’s the same as our master’s, all top-quality spiritual beast meat.”

“Now, with the spiritual fields destroyed, all the disciples of Qingzhu Peak are left without food. Have you ever thought about the cause?”

Jia Ling’s words were clear.

She once indeed had feelings for Ye Kai, but when her own interests were harmed, that affection became worthless.

She wasn’t like Shen Ke’er, who had been well cared for by Lin Mo since childhood, experiencing little of life’s hardships aside from the toil of cultivation.

Jia Ling had known hardship, living the life of a peasant before her initiation, the most basic and bitter existence.

After arriving at Qingzhu Peak, her quality of life greatly improved, yet she still had to perform the laborious tasks expected of an outer sect disciple.

It was because she had suffered that she now cherished her current life all the more, knowing that prioritizing her own interests was fundamental.

With Ye Kai protecting Yuan Li, leading to the destruction of the spiritual fields, she began to harbor great dissatisfaction towards Ye Kai.

She used to think Senior Brother Lin was too strict and impersonal.

Now, if it weren’t for Senior Brother Lin’s meticulous accounting, keeping the ledgers clear, where would she go to clear her name from Shen Ke’er’s false accusations?

Moreover, her Senior Brother Lin would never show favoritism towards Shen Ke’er and unfairly punish him.

Jia Ling now realized how good Lin Mo truly was.

How could Shen Ke’er not hear that Jia Ling was blaming Ye Kai? She retorted angrily: “It’s not about gathering spiritual beast meat and plants. I’ll go to the Dazhou Mountains right now and bring some back for you to see!”

Having been by Lin Mo’s side for so many years, she knew he often ventured to the Dazhou Mountains.

In his early years of foundation building, Lin Mo was able to collect spiritual beast meat and plants from the Dazhou Mountains.

Now, nearing the middle stage of foundation building, wasn’t gathering such spiritual beast meat and plants an easy task for her?

When she returned with a full load, not only would she prove her strength, but she could also use this to support Ye Kai.

After all, how could she allow Ye Kai to suffer such grievances?

Hearing Shen Ke’er’s intention to hunt in the Dazhou Mountains, Jia Ling advised kindly: “The Dazhou Mountains are fraught with danger. Without a senior brother leading the way, you better not go…”

Although she didn’t like Shen Ke’er, she couldn’t just watch her risk her life.

Shen Ke’er, at such a young age, was capable of building her foundation, often flattered and praised.

Having been raised so well by Lin Mo at Qingzhu Peak, she had rarely faced any setbacks, inevitably harboring a bit of arrogance.

She looked at Jia Ling with disdain: “Coward, you deserve to spend your life cooking here. Don’t judge me with your shortsightedness!”

Jia Ling was provoked into laughter by Shen Ke’er’s ignorance.

“Fine, our Qingzhu Peak’s genius senior sister, this cook will wait for you to return with a load of spiritual beast meat and plants, so the disciples of Qingzhu Peak can finally have a hot meal.”

Sweet words fail to persuade the damned ghost.

If Shen Ke’er could return fully loaded, it would be good for her too.

If not, then it’s none of her business.

But to prevent being implicated, she still chose to inform Lin Mo after Shen Ke’er left the sect.

Lin Mo, who had already completed his Golden Core and was lounging in his room enjoying the show, showed no emotional fluctuation upon hearing Gu Zi’s message.

“Go tell Jia Ling, talking to me about this matter is of no use, if there’s anything, she should speak with the master.”

According to the original host’s memory, the dangers of the Great Continent Mountains had been mentioned to Shen Ke’er many times.

He even specifically emphasized ‘never go to the Great Continent Mountains alone’.

The original host had said as much, yet Shen Ke’er did not take his words to heart.

If anything happened, it would have nothing to do with him.

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Author’s Note: My dears, I’ve been updating too quickly recently, disrupting the editor’s schedule and the publishing plan, so I have to start saving drafts.

It will probably be published mid-month, with one or two updates every day.

Also, I promise here that after each day’s update, I will report on my draft savings.

For now, you’ll have to make do with less, but once published, the drafts will be released all at once, and you’ll definitely have a blast reading!

Additionally, thank you for your encouragement, my dears. I’ve read every comment, and I’m truly moved!

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