Chapter 34 It turns out that my senior sister has been making silent sacrifices all along.

They don't know.

For many years, Ye Li has been in charge of all affairs of the Lotus Sect, so her fellow disciples only need to focus on their cultivation.

In addition, there is more or less competition among the inner sects, so they don't usually interact much. It was only after Ying'er arrived that they learned about the monthly allowances of the other inner sects.

Now that it was confirmed that the Lotus Sect's monthly allowance was indeed only ten spirit stones, Lu Ziting felt indignant. "Why are the Lotus Sect's spirit stones so few? Does the sect look down on us?"

The white-bearded Taoist priest looked speechless. "Who looks down on you? This is your own request."

Self-requirement?

How could that be? Who would give up spirit stones? That would be foolish!

Su Ying'er asked in surprise, "Could it be Senior Sister?"

“Who else could it be but her!” Mo Hannian’s eyes flashed coldly. “Only someone like her would do such a treacherous and despicable thing, disregarding the overall situation.”

The white-bearded Taoist priest's expression was indescribable. "Actually..."

"Xiao Wu is right."

Lu Ziting was equally displeased. "This covers the expenses of our entire Lotus Sect. What right does she have to make decisions unilaterally? She's using our interests to pretend to be virtuous. I must report this to Master!"

Elder Whitebeard waved his hand, "No need for such trouble, it was your master who requested a reduction in the monthly allowance."

"..."

The air fell silent instantly.

Elder Baihu deliberately used their words, saying, "The aloof Master Qingyu said that cultivators should not covet worldly things. Originally, he didn't want a single spirit stone, but later he reluctantly accepted ten."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask him directly. What do you mean by 'insidious villain' and 'pretentious high-minded'? Is that what he said?"

Lu Ziting and Mo Hannian's expressions changed from astonishment to embarrassment.

Remembering how he had just cursed his master, he quickly took the money and slunk away.

The disciples who witnessed the whole thing discussed among themselves as they watched their retreating figures.

"They said Ye Li embezzled Lotus Sect's money; it turns out they were just making things up."

"That's right. There are so many people in the inner sect, and they only get ten high-grade spirit stones a month. No wonder Ye Li always works so hard, like she's risking her life every time she goes through a trial."

"I thought she was competitive and liked to show off, but it turns out she's just poor."

"Why does it suddenly seem a bit pitiful?"

"..."

Hearing the whispers behind them, the group felt ashamed and walked even faster.

-

Back at the Lotus Gate, the money pouch was placed on the table, and the group of people sitting around it silently stared at the ten spirit stones.

When they first concluded that Ye Li had embezzled the spirit stones, they all rushed to condemn her crimes. But now that they realized they had misunderstood Ye Li, they all chose to remain silent.

a long time.

The money bag on the table was picked up, and Wen Yao said bitterly, "Ah Li used these to support the entire Lotus Sect."

Mo Hannian felt a nameless thorn prick his heart and instinctively retorted, "Ten high-grade spirit stones is not a small amount. An ordinary rogue immortal probably can't even save up one high-grade spirit stone in a year."

Wen Yao frowned. "I remember that A-Li would buy you two bottles of Immortal Dew Drink every month, one high-grade spirit stone per bottle. When you drank it, did you ever think of A-Li's kindness?"

Mo Hannian gritted his teeth and remained silent.

He didn't, and even thought Ye Li was too stingy.

"Besides the Immortal Dew Drink, there are also Yuan Ce's pills and the magic artifacts we need to replace after our breakthrough. Each of them is quite expensive."

Wen Yao then turned to Lu Ziting, "You've been with A-Li for many years, do you know how hard she's worked?"

"I……"

Lu Ziting opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

He didn't know.

Ye Li never complained to him.

He had even gotten used to leaving miscellaneous tasks to Ye Li, considering them nothing more than trivial matters...

He refused to admit his dereliction of duty and instead asked Wen Yao, "You keep blaming us, but haven't you also entrusted the medicinal herb fields to A-Li to manage?"

"this……"

Wen Yao was also stumped by the question.

He had been surrounded by servants since childhood, so after entrusting the medicinal herb field to Ye Li, he never considered how trivial those matters were.

In that light, how is he any different from them?

Mo Hannian sneered, "Why is Third Senior Brother silent now? Or is it that Ye Li can only serve you and do chores for you, but can't take care of us?"

"Xiao Wu!" Wen Yao was stung by his nonchalant tone. "A Li is your senior sister! She has taken care of you for so many years, how can you be so disrespectful to her!"

"I'm not a useless person! I don't need anyone's care. She's the one who had to cause trouble. What does it have to do with me!"

"Mo Hannian! How could you be so ungrateful?!"

"Stop arguing, senior brothers, stop arguing."

Su Ying'er stepped forward to dissuade them, trying to hold onto one person and pull on the other, her tears welling up in her eyes.

"Senior brothers, please don't do this, Ying'er is scared."

Seeing that their junior sister was crying, they all put out the fire.

Lu Ziting hurriedly wiped away the tears, and Mo Hannian also shut his mouth.

Wen Yao sighed, "I'm sorry, Junior Sister. I lost my composure in my haste."

Su Ying'er shook her head, crying, "Third Senior Brother, please don't blame Eldest Senior Brother and Fifth Senior Brother. You are all Ying'er's family, and Ying'er doesn't want to see you like this."

"Okay, we won't argue anymore, Ying'er, don't cry."

The storm has ended, but its aftershocks linger in everyone's hearts.

The most obvious example is Lu Ziting.

-

In the following days, Su Ying'er always felt that Lu Ziting was absent-minded when they talked.

Just as Bai Xiaosheng was about to wake up, Lu Ziting suddenly became indifferent, which made her feel uneasy about things going against her plan.

She couldn't just sit and wait to die. Since she couldn't get close to Bai Xiaosheng for the time being, she had to keep Lu Ziting firmly under control first.

She had an idea.

Late at night, at Junlan Residence.

Lu Ziting was drinking alone in the pavilion.

He has been thinking about Ye Li frequently lately, about her stunningly beautiful face, and about how she crafted the magical artifact for him.

Actually, they did have times when they were in perfect harmony, but later she changed and became incomprehensible to him.

If only she could stay as beautiful as she was at sixteen.

He got very drunk and stumbled back to his room.

He lifted the bed curtains and, in a daze, met a shy and embarrassed face. "Senior Brother."

The woman was dressed in a thin veil, her figure graceful, the implications quite obvious.

Su Ying'er was very confident in her appearance, not to mention Lu Ziting, who was in love with her. She was sure he would fall for her.

Sure enough, Lu Ziting was overjoyed to see her and hugged her tightly, his voice trembling as he asked, "Is it you?"

Su Ying'er said in a soft voice, "It's me, Senior Brother."

She felt smug. Ye Li, what use is high cultivation? What use is being meticulous?

Didn't Lu Ziting still abandon her? After tonight, Lu Ziting will never think of her again.

"Ah Li, you're back. I knew you couldn't bear to leave me."

Su Ying'er's smile froze. She could hardly believe her ears. It took her a long time to say, "Senior Brother, it's me, Ying'er."

"Ying'er?"

Lu Ziting recognized Su Ying'er, "Ying'er, what are you doing here?"

That look of disappointment stung Su Ying'er, and she forced a smile, "Senior Brother, I saw that you've been looking downcast lately, so I wanted to keep you company."

At this point, she wrapped her arms around his neck and said sweetly, "Let's consummate our marriage tonight."