"Junior sister, don't worry about saving spirit stones for your senior sister. Don't worry, I have enough spirit stones. I can definitely support you."

Seeing Shushu shaking his head so vigorously, Xu Ruoyun was completely bewildered. She thought Shushu was worried that she didn't have enough spirit stones, so she thought for a moment and then explained and assured him.

She guessed that her junior sister must have heard people outside say that sword cultivators were all poor, so she felt that she, as a sword cultivator, was also very poor, and that's why she was trying to save spirit stones by deliberately saying that she didn't need them.

After all, nine out of ten sword cultivators are poor, and the tenth is extremely poor; this is the general situation for sword cultivators.

Because sword cultivators possess immense destructive power and require various cultivation materials, unlike professional cultivators such as alchemists, talisman cultivators, and weapon cultivators who earn money, they only know how to spend money.

Moreover, most sword cultivators, if they have a single spirit stone, will use it on their swords, treating their swords even better than their Daoist partners.

Of course, most sword cultivators don't actually have a partner; they're all single.

After all, as Daoist partners, who would be happy to be less important to their partner than their sword? That would just be making things difficult for themselves.

Therefore, there is a saying in the cultivation world: marrying a sword cultivator is worse than not marrying a sword cultivator at all.

Furthermore, because sword cultivators like to draw their swords and fight at the drop of a hat, they often cause harm to innocent bystanders.

If something is damaged, you naturally have to pay for it with spirit stones. Therefore, sword cultivators are either paying for spirit stones or spending spirit stones, and they can't save up a single spirit stone at all.

Junior Sister would never have guessed that she wasn't actually among these ten sword cultivators; she was the eleventh: She! Was incredibly wealthy!

She not only owns several spiritual vein mines, but is also the holy maiden of the Xu clan; she is incredibly wealthy.

From childhood to adulthood, she has never lacked spirit stone resources. Her storage ring always contains at least tens of thousands of spirit stones, and she can always go back to her clan to get more when she runs out.

Xu Ruoyun blamed herself for mentioning her identity as a sword cultivator during her self-introduction; otherwise, her junior sister wouldn't have misunderstood and wouldn't have thought of saving her spirit stones.

"ah?"

Shushu was unaware of Xu Ruoyun's thoughts, nor did she understand why her third senior sister had suddenly become depressed, radiating an aura of self-blame.

She felt that her third senior sister was acting strangely, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. So, Shushu could only look to Lu Li across from her for help, hoping that her senior brother could assist her.

Lu Li was always keeping an eye on Shushu, so he naturally received her request for help immediately.

Lu Li first gave Shushu a look that said, "Don't be impatient, I'll handle this," before turning to Xu Ruoyun and speaking.

"Third junior sister, Master asked me to take care of junior sister. If junior sister lacks anything, I will prepare it for her, so you don't need to worry about it."

Then, after hearing Lu Li's words, Shushu's eyes widened suddenly. What? What did Senior Brother just say?

Oh, it seems that the eldest brother said that Master asked him to support him. Is that true?

Following that, the sweet potato was also successfully confused, shut its mouth, and remained silent.

She was thinking, she was recalling: When did Master ask the eldest brother to take care of her? Didn't Master say that the eldest brother should take care of her first? Or was there a misunderstanding on her part?

But thinking about what his senior brother had prepared for him recently, Shushu thought: his senior brother was right, it seems he really is taking care of him and has spent a lot of spirit stones on him.

If you calculate her expenses for food, clothing, housing, and transportation, it's almost all covered by her senior brother, except for the things in her internal space. So, having realized the reality, Shushu dared not say anything more.

Forget it, she can just stay a mute mouse for now; she knows nothing.

But after thinking it over carefully, Shushu still felt very touched. Her senior brother was really taking care of her. She would definitely find lots of good things for him in the future, even for his retirement.

You raised me when I was young, and I'll take care of you when you're old. It's a happy decision.

"I see! Okay."

Xu Ruoyun had no idea that Shushu had thought of so much all at once, even considering how to take care of Lu Li in his old age. After hearing Lu Li's words, she instantly became somewhat listless.

Waaaaah~ I finally have a cute and cuddly junior sister, why doesn't she belong to me? How could Master bear to hand over such an adorable junior sister to the sieve demon? Waaah!

Then, the more she thought about it, the more difficult and heartbroken she became. She turned her head and held the sweet potato in front of her face, burying her face in the small body of the sweet potato.

Feeling the fluffy texture and the warm, soft little body, Xu Ruoyun buried her head and took several deep breaths, which slightly eased her reluctance.

Then, she was successfully captivated by her cute junior sister, who showered Shushu with affection, making Shushu laugh like a mouse.

Only after Xu Ruoyun had finished playing to her heart's content did she have time to look at Lu Li beside her. Recalling what Lu Li had just said, Xu Ruoyun quickly gave a corresponding excuse.

He even deliberately imitated the manner of a woman he had met outside, speaking in a pretentious tone, soft and gentle yet with a hint of sarcasm.

"Senior Brother, even if Master asks you to take care of Junior Sister, as her senior sister, I should be able to give her some things. You shouldn't mind, right? I'm her senior sister too."

Thinking of the adorable Shushu, and the fact that she couldn't personally raise her junior sister, Xu Ruoyun couldn't stand Lu Li no matter what she did.

She was even secretly plotting to go to her master and ask him to change Shushu's guardian to her, hehehe~

However, Xu Ruoyun kept all these little schemes to herself and didn't show them on her face at all. Otherwise, if that shrewd guy found out, he would definitely retaliate.

She had to catch him completely off guard and launch a surprise attack.

Thinking of this, Xu Ruoyun gave herself a big thumbs up in her heart. She, Xu Ruoyun, has become quite smarter now, great! She'll keep up the good work! Hehehe~

"sure."

Lu Li looked at his third junior sister, who seemed to be lost in thought, her strange voice still echoing in his mind. His lips twitched, and he managed to utter four words with difficulty.

Then he turned off his microphone, his face full of indescribable emotions: his third junior sister had only gone out for a short while, and he had no idea what she had encountered or why she was in such a state.

The thought of his third junior sister speaking in such a high-pitched, weak voice, coupled with her sarcastic tone, sent a chill down Lu Li's spine. Please, please don't!

Just as Lu Li was watching Xu Ruoyun begin to ponder whether or not to take Shushu away now, lest she corrupt Shushu.

Xu Ruoyun, whose thoughts had been wandering, began to come back to her senses. She said, "Hmm, it seems this trick works quite well. I'll try it on my second senior brother next time."