When Pu Erge saw Ji Yuanchi's retreating figure, he wanted to say something to stop her, but he couldn't utter a word. Ji Yuanchi walked up to Xu Yuehuai, glanced at the gifts on the table, casually picked one up, and turned to leave.
She didn't say much throughout the whole process, letting things happen naturally and casually. Before anyone around her could even react to what was going on, Ji Yuanchi had already left.
Everyone watched her walk away with wide eyes. After squeezing through the crowd, Pu Erge found that Ji Yuanchi had already left, but he was now standing in an open space, looking somewhat conflicted. Seeing this, Xu Yuehuai smiled and said, "Come on, take one."
Upon hearing this, Brother Pu nodded in Xu Yuehuai's direction, then stepped forward, naturally picked up one from the pile of gifts, put it in his pocket, and turned to leave.
Seeing how easy it was to get this thing, everyone else started to feel tempted and eager to try it out.
Xu Yuehuai spoke again: "Everyone, please finish quickly. Due to the significant changes in the number of people in the sect over the past two years, the number of supplies prepared may be inaccurate. If you arrive late, there won't be any left, which would be a great loss."
Sure enough, after she said that, the person who was initially hesitant suddenly changed his mind, stepped forward, and took one.
Once the first one arrived, others followed suit. Everyone stepped forward, looking at Xu Yuehuai with enthusiasm. Many people, after receiving their gifts, gazed at Xu Yuehuai with a mixture of shyness and admiration.
Qi Guze, witnessing this scene, immediately darkened his expression. His gaze towards the men who coveted Xu Yuehuai was filled with murderous intent.
After the crowd left, the news quickly spread, and those who didn't know about it learned about it from others and rushed over, wanting to claim a prize, afraid that if they were late, the prize would be gone.
When no one came at all, it was already getting dark. Xu Yuehuai's words were just to motivate everyone. Since the Second Elder had already taken this action, he would naturally not let him lack the necessary preparations.
She said those things mostly to provoke them.
After finishing her business, Xu Yuehuai felt her ankles were tired from standing. She twisted her body and said, "Thank you all for your hard work today. It's good that you were here to help maintain order, otherwise I would have been working like crazy by myself."
Xu Yuehuai joked casually, and neither Ji Yaocen nor Nangong Yu paid much attention. She took out another gift from her pocket, which was exactly the same as the one that had been placed on the table earlier. "Ji Yaocen, this one is for you."
When Ji Yaocen heard her name called, she turned around and saw Xu Yuehuai holding a bag, handing it to her and saying those words.
For a moment, Ji Yaocen didn't react. After regaining her senses, she immediately reached out and took the thing Xu Yuehuai handed her. "I have one too?"
“Of course, the Second Elder meant that everyone gets a share,” Xu Yuehuai replied affirmatively.
Nangong Yu stood to the side with his arms crossed, a smug look on his face as if he had known about this all along.
Ji Yaocen didn't make any pretentious excuses and accepted the things, saying, "Thank you."
Xu Yuehuai did not respond to the thank you. "If you really want to thank me, you can bring a bouquet of white flowers to the Second Elder's mountain tomorrow."
Ji Yaocen pursed her lips and nodded, "I will."
...
The night was dark, the moon was nowhere to be seen, and the stars shone with their own charm in the sky, illuminating the earth. Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze were walking back when the moonlight came out and shone on them, casting their shadows on the ground.
Qi Guze lowered his head, holding Xu Yuehuai's hand with one hand. A rare smile appeared on his face today. He tried to step on Xu Yuehuai's shadow, and the two of them hopped and skipped back to the mountain peak.
Shi Mu slept peacefully under the moonlight, his head resting on the table, in front of him a table of food that had been cooled and reheated repeatedly. Two pairs of chopsticks were also prepared beside him, and he fell asleep there.
Xu Yuehuai went over to take a look, and before she could speak, Shi Mu woke up. Seeing the two of them, she quickly rubbed her face to wake herself up. "You're back? I just went down the mountain to take a look. You were too busy, so I guessed you didn't have time to eat. I was waiting for you to come back, thinking I could have something hot to eat. But it's so late, and this can be eaten as a midnight snack. As a result, I accidentally fell asleep here."
"Senior Sisters, please wait a moment. Let me reheat these dishes before you eat," Shi Mu said, already picking up two plates of food.
During his time at the sect leader's peak, Shi Mu experienced unprecedented joy. Over the years, because he was quiet and slow to warm up, many people were unwilling to spend the time and effort to befriend him, so he had very few friends. Although he didn't know why he had come to the sect leader's peak, he felt a sense of joy after arriving here.
He discovered that Xu Yuehuai, as the senior sister, was very approachable and spoke even less than him. Aqing was a very interesting person; she would say she disliked him, but she would always think of him and miss him.
As for the sect leader, he had only met him a few times, but in the short time they had spent together, he could tell that the sect leader was a very interesting person who was kind to those around him, including him, a kitchen helper who came from who-knows-where.
Moreover, the spirit stones given by the senior sister were quite substantial, far exceeding what he could earn by working outside.
That's right. Qi Guze used the fact that he didn't have any spirit stones when he applied for the job here, and it wasn't a lie. He was genuinely poor, and his cultivation level wasn't very high yet.
So, things seem really good right now, which is why he's been waiting for Xu Yuehuai to come back.
Because everyone on this mountain is the best of people.
...
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai stopped his hand, "Go back and rest, we can warm up ourselves."
As she spoke, she took the plate of food from Shi Mu's hand. Shi Mu frowned slightly, feeling that it was inappropriate. "You've all worked so hard, it's only right that I do this little thing. Let me do it."
Xu Yuehuai was looking at him like a stubborn mule and didn't know how to persuade him when Qi Guze stepped in and said, "I'm telling you, you really don't understand. Your senior sister wants to spend some time alone with me now. I, as her husband, will naturally take care of things like heating up the dishes. Go cool off somewhere else and go back to your room to sleep."
Qi Guze's tone was very light, with a hint of joking.
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