They All Deeply Regretted It After I Became Indifferent

Gu Zi noticed something off about his senior brother Lin.

Lately, many peak flowers have been seeking him out.

Yet, his senior brother Lin rejects them at the door or finds various excuses to send them away.

He may not have experienced love, but he’s been around the outer sect for many years.

Hasn’t he seen enough even if he hasn’t tasted the pork?

He’s certain, the way those hopeful peak flowers turn shy upon meeting his senior brother Lin, only to be turned away or dismissed, their disappointment is evident – it’s affection.

They all fancy their senior brother!

Despite his popularity, why has his senior brother shown no interest in seeking a partner?

Until recently, while cleaning near a pile of mud in his senior brother’s yard.

He caught a whiff of a familiar, horrendous stench. Following the smell, he found a pair of socks, surrounded by dead vegetation.

Even though they were filthy beyond recognition, he was sure – these were his long-lost socks.

He had searched for them for a long time, cursing the scoundrel who dared to take his socks.

And now, to find them today in his senior brother’s yard.

Piecing together the clues, an outrageous thought struck him.

‘Could his senior brother possess some strange fetish?’

Considering how Lin Mo has been gently guiding him lately, along with various favors, this suspicion slowly magnified.

Today, Lin Mo is in a particularly good mood, having won something quite nice in a random draw.

It was Yin Ning Grass.

The original owner had a decent knowledge of alchemy, remembering many formulas.

This Yin Ning Grass is the main ingredient for the fifth-grade life-extending pill.

The quality of elixirs is divided into nine grades, inversely corresponding to the levels of pill condensation.

The lowest rank is the first, and the highest is the ninth.

Among the elixirs, the rarest isn’t the kind that speeds up cultivation, but the Life-Extending Pill.

The ingredients for the Life-Extending Pill are extremely rare; even the first-grade ones, which add ‘one year’ to one’s life, fetch auction prices of hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.

It is said that the fourth-grade Life-Extending Pills, which can add ‘thirty’ years to one’s lifespan, command auction prices of over ten million spirit stones.

Taking too many pills of the same type diminishes their effect. For the Life-Extending Pill, one can only take up to three before they become ineffective.

Of course, some people possess special constitutions suited for the Pill Path, allowing them to consume more pills of the same type.

Fortunately, Lin Mo’s pill concoction level is already quite high, so making these fifth-grade Life-Extending Pills shouldn’t be a problem.

Feeling good, Lin Mo saw Gu Zi cleaning nearby and approached him with concern, asking, “Gu Zi, have you encountered any difficulties in your cultivation recently?”

“Ah…” Lin Mo’s gentle tone and amiable smile frightened Gu Zi so much that he dropped his broom.

The senior brother was always cold and indifferent to the group of peak flowers, never smiling, but he smiled at him, and so tenderly at that.

For a moment, Gu Zi was even more convinced of Lin Mo’s strange predilection.

“What’s wrong?” Seeing Gu Zi’s panicked face, Lin Mo picked up the broom and handed it to him.

“Thank you, Senior Brother!” Gu Zi, too nervous to meet Lin Mo’s gaze, bowed his head and stammered, “Recently… in my cultivation, I… I haven’t had any problems.”

“Is it that you’re feeling unwell?” Noticing Gu Zi’s forehead was sweating profusely, Lin Mo said, “If you’re not feeling well, there’s no need to clean today. Go back and rest well.”

“Okay, Senior Brother!” Not knowing how to face Lin Mo, Gu Zi took the broom and staggered back to his room.

“What’s with this kid today, acting so strange!”

Lin Mo, mistaken for having a peculiar hobby, shook his head and prepared to fly to Yunxi City to purchase the necessary ingredients for pill concoction.

Before leaving, he changed into the white robe he had bought earlier.

Looking at his reflection in the mirror, dressed in white, ethereal as an immortal, Lin Mo nodded in satisfaction.

The original owner of this body indeed had an excellent appearance.

He had the look of a novel’s male lead.

It’s just that the original owner wasn’t particular about details and never chose a good outfit for himself.

As soon as Lin Mo arrived in Yunxi City on his sword, he felt many burning gazes upon him.

Turning around, he saw many girls sneaking glances at him.

Upon arriving at the Treasure Pavilion, Xiao Zi saw him, her eyes sparkling, and she scrutinized him for a moment.

Lin Mo, approaching like a picturesque beauty, was perfectly complemented by the white robe, highlighting his cool and detached aura.

“Indeed, Young Master Lin looks very handsome in this robe. It must have enchanted quite a few passing ladies, leaving them utterly captivated, right?”

Xiao Zi held her left hand in front of her, resting her right elbow on it, her finger on her chin, and asked Lin Mo with a smile, “Are you here to buy or to sell today?”

Lin Mo, recalling the ingredients listed in the pill recipe, asked Xiao Zi, “Do you have Snow Jade Bone Ginseng and Bitter Vine here?”

“Young Master Lin knows how to concoct pills?” Xiao Zi looked at Lin Mo in surprise.

“I have a slight understanding,” Lin Mo said indifferently.

“These two herbs are used for concocting pills of the fourth grade and above. Young Master Lin is truly modest.”

“How much of these two items do you need?”

Lin Mo stated the quantity he required.

Xiao Zi smiled, found the items, and said, “That will be six hundred thousand spirit stones.”

After the transaction, Lin Mo remembered he still needed a pill furnace.

“If you’re looking for a pill furnace, the quality of the pills you concoct is very high, I don’t have a suitable one at the moment.”

Without a pill furnace, what’s the point in concocting pills!

Seeing Lin Mo’s disappointment, Xiao Zi quickly said, “In Baidi City’s Treasure Pavilion, there will be an auction held once every ten years, in a few days’ time. Young Master Lin might want to take a look; perhaps you’ll find a suitable pill furnace.”

Lin Mo noted the date and bid farewell to Miss Xiao Zi.

Not long after returning to the courtyard of Qingzhu Peak, Ye Kai came to him proactively.

Seeing Lin Mo dressed in new attire, looking even more handsome than himself, he felt a sense of crisis.

But he still stated his purpose.

“Brother Lin, I have transported all the spiritual soil from around the spirit spring, a hundred miles away, back to the spiritual fields on the back mountain for your inspection.”

Ye Kai was covered in dirt, panting heavily as he spoke.

Lin Mo didn’t say much and personally went to the back mountain.

Seeing a few acres of burnt spiritual soil in the corner of the spiritual field, he asked lightly, “What happened there?”

Ye Kai’s tone revealed impatience, “That’s all the spiritual soil there was around the spirit spring!”

He didn’t suspect Ye Kai of being lazy just because of those few acres.

Lin Mo’s lips curved slightly, “You’ve worked hard, Brother Ye. Let your senior brother take care of those few acres for you.”

Take care? How?

Could it be that Lin Mo was so kind-hearted to run back and forth to other places to bring back the spiritual soil for those few acres?

While Ye Kai was puzzled, Lin Mo cast a spell to replace the transported spiritual soil and then approached the few acres of burnt and yet-to-be-replaced spiritual fields.

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With another round of spellcasting, in no time, the few acres of damaged spiritual fields were once again imbued with spiritual energy.

Lin Mo’s planting skills were almost at level six.

Repairing the spiritual fields with his own spiritual power was no problem at all.

However, this move dumbfounded Ye Kai.

He questioned Lin Mo, “Brother Lin, you clearly didn’t need to replace the spiritual soil to repair it, so why did you have me transport all that soil from the spirit spring a hundred miles away?”

Lin Mo shrugged nonchalantly, feigning an apologetic smile, “Brother Ye, I forgot. You wouldn’t be so narrow-minded to blame your senior brother, right?”

That attitude, it wasn’t forgetfulness, he was clearly toying with him.

Ye Kai was seething with anger inside, but he couldn’t show it. Clenching his teeth, he said word by word, “Of course not!”

“Since that’s the case, then I must trouble Junior Brother Ye to take these burnt spirit soils back to the Spirit Spring, so as not to contaminate the newly replaced ones.”

“Why didn’t you tell me this when Brother Lin asked me to transport the spirit soil back?” Ye Kai’s voice trembled as he spoke, but now was not the time to turn against him. He had to endure, to continue maintaining his persona.

“I forgot too!”

Watching that white figure who played him and left nonchalantly, Ye Kai’s eyes turned bloodshot, yet he was helpless.