The rations Li Ai released were leftovers from the last mission; they hadn't had time to replenish them yet.
Looking at the sparse, leftover food, Tian Yu and his companions felt a bit disgusted; this was the most shabby meal they had ever seen.
Dry, plain white steamed buns, and a few multigrain pancakes.
"Is that all?" Song Shi felt that the other party was holding back. "We're both in trouble now, so let's not hide anything. Once we get out, we'll definitely repay you double when we're able to."
Li Ai really wanted to roll her eyes. With their impoverished state, who knew when they would be able to turn their lives around?
No wonder Wu Chenxi received the news in advance and had to leave quickly; if it were her, she would have run faster than anyone else.
"That's all. This is what's left over from before. I haven't replenished it in a long time." Li Ai pretended to take the things back, but Song Shi and the others were faster and swept them away.
Li Ai looked distressed. "You've been here for so long, you know it's not easy for us to get these supplies."
Everyone has a fixed amount of money to spend each month, and I have a family to support, so all this money is what I've managed to save.
I'm really afraid these people will try to climb up to me; I'll just cry poverty first.
It's a pity we're not adults yet. We used to bully them a lot back then. Men are known for holding grudges, so it probably won't be too difficult for them.
When they return, at most they will not speak the same language as the people they speak when they step outside, but they will be met with the same discriminatory gazes.
"If you stay inside for a year or two, are you going to just stand outside waiting?" Tian Yu whispered a reminder.
"But you don't know what to do. Minister Jin is helping to make contact, but how can he find out your location?" Li Ai, we're all stupid. Tian Yu is so cold-hearted, but there's a reason for it. He's also using us.
“Junior Brother Jin Hui, we’re not at our wits’ end yet. What do you think of this plan? Let him come and talk to me about it. We’re asking for very little. We just want you to help us out a bit so we can make a living here for now.”
Tian Yu: "Then you really have no way to deal with it. He also knows that Minister Jin and the Wu family are old friends, so he will definitely take them in, which is a way of offending Chang Xiaofang. I don't think I have any concerns about that."
“But Master Li saw it too. You haven’t even gotten close yet, and things aren’t over, and you’re already treating you like this.” Song Shi finished complaining. “Now you’re trapped outside, and we don’t know how many days it will be before you can get out.”
Tian Yu had spent the whole night with those people and was already fed up. Fearing being harassed by them, he quietly slipped away before dawn, while Xiao Jia was still immersed in the joy of freedom.
"Master Li, is there no water?" Song Shi asked while swallowing a steamed bun, feeling his throat was dry.
Tian Yu felt no regret; those were just a bunch of complainers who were utterly useless.
Thinking of all that, Wu Chenxi sat down next to Tian Yu and said, "Master Li, he might be able to put in a good word for you with Minister Jin. Actually, you still can't do anything."
You'll be very concerned about money in the future, but now that you want to leave some prospects for your children outside the family, you need to reconsider.
Not to mention those years when my arrogance offended many people; if I had left, I would have been devoured by others sooner or later.
Hua Xiangyun only wanted to punish the minor offense, so she threw out the stones used to set up the formation, adding some spiritual energy to them. By the early morning of the seventh day, the formation had dissipated, and the group woke up freezing in the hot wind. They were surprised to find that they could actually feel the wind and were free.
They're still registered residents, so it's easier for them to get a letter of introduction. Even if you find out the place for them, will they be able to go?
Chang Xiao left us speechless. Even if he did find us the address, we really wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
Trapped outside, Tian Yu also forgot to cause trouble.
Tian Yu, “...You see how difficult it is for them, and you feel distressed. You also want to help them find the person, but they also know that for cultivators like us, if we really don't want to avoid it, there's no way to find them.”
“You just say that thing makes sense,” Song Shi said with a happy look as he took a bite of his steamed bun. “If Senior Sister Wu is afraid that we’ll come back and take our jobs away from you, then she’s just trying to squeeze us out.”
"So you know that, after all, it's their personal feud." Chang Xiao looked like a villain. "You suggested that they sit down and explain things vaguely, since Ma Jinhui still has little say in the Xuan Department. As long as you give in, Minister Jin will agree."
“There are preferential treatments, but I don’t have any disciples or family yet,” Tian Yu said. He knew that it was difficult for us cultivators to acquire wealth, but for us, cultivation resources were more important.
Upon hearing those words, Chang Xiao and I both lowered our eyes, our thoughts drifting to that possibility.
When Chang Xiao noticed, it was too late to stop them, so she could only focus her attention back on the small door behind her.
...
"Judging by the sky, it should be dawn soon. Let's wait outside." Chang Xiao sat down cautiously against the corner of the wall. I was really scared and was about to give Hua Xiangyun a good talking-to. I really begged her to come.
Don't think that just because we know some formations, we can't roam freely inside. The other sects that came with us are all vying for these resources. In addition, the old sect leader and the current sect leader are short-sighted, which has led to our situation getting worse and worse...
"But now all their thoughts are empty; people are avoiding them."
Now they're trapped by their own sect's formation, but what about last time? Did they suffer the same fate?
"So what if we're back?" Wu Chenxi laughed sarcastically. "We haven't done anything while we were inside."
Wu Chenxi is not entirely willing. I sometimes hate being the bad guy. Is it always Song Shilai who does things that offend people?
"It's so hard over there, are we really coming back?" Song Shi didn't hesitate any longer. After all, no matter how tough life was inside, it would be just as harsh.
"No way, you're a member of the Xuanbu, shouldn't you get preferential treatment?" Tian Yu was a little skeptical, because they had specifically inquired about it before they were preparing to return.
"You? Sect Master, he knows you're not good with words, and he's afraid you'll offend people even more."
But so what? We were just standing there, surrounded by nothing but white clouds, with no one to lend a helping hand, so naturally we had to hold on tight.
Tian Yu, "...There really isn't..."
We all understand Li Ai's reasoning, but that girl is too difficult to deal with. We were defeated several times when we faced her.
"Without any skills or business of their own, do you think these blond-haired bastards would give us a single meal?"
As the sect leader, I am naturally capable of doing such a thing, so I turned my attention to the rest of us.
Although Jinshan was a rigid and upright person, he had always treated his subordinates quite well.
"Their only way out now is not through Hua Xiangyun, but through you, their apprentice, who can bring their master back."
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