The light in Wen Xuan's eyes dimmed little by little as Elder Yin spoke.
"I'm sorry, I can't help you." Elder Yin sighed and shook his head helplessly.
When his long-awaited expectations suddenly vanished, Wen Xuan felt as if he had been struck by a heavy object, and his mind went blank.
He subconsciously looked at Shen Sangruo beside him.
Shen Sangruo's expression remained unchanged as she calmly looked at him.
Wen Xuan felt his panic intensify.
It seems he has lost the only means to win her back.
Now, the dying man has lost the last straw he was clutching.
Without the jade token, how could he beg for Xiao Ruo's forgiveness and repair their relationship?
Wen Xuan felt a bitter taste in his throat. "Elder Yin, is there really no other way?"
"The jade token was made from materials passed down since the founding of the sect, and there is only one of its kind in the cultivation world." Elder Yin did not continue, but the meaning of his words was already very clear.
Wen Xuan looked dejected, with an unyielding sorrow between his brows.
"Either you go and find another piece of material, but frankly, the chances of finding that material are extremely slim."
"Either you replace the restriction and make a new passage jade token."
"But your restriction is also a formation passed down from the sect's predecessors, which is extremely precious. You should think carefully about it."
Elder Yin sighed again, then turned and left.
Wen Xuan frowned, as if he was thinking about the two solutions Elder Yin had mentioned.
"It's just a jade token, Second Senior Brother, you don't really want to change the restriction, do you?" Luo Chu's mouth dropped open.
As a formation master himself, he naturally knew how ingenious Wen Xuan's restriction was, and it would be a great pity to destroy it.
If we were to replace it with a new restriction formation, not only would we have to spend a lot of effort finding someone to set it up, but that restriction formation would definitely not be as good as the current one.
Wen Xuan lowered his eyes, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Luo Chu knew very well that Wen Xuan's reaction meant that he had already made a choice in his mind.
"Second Senior Brother, are you out of your mind?" Luo Chu found it utterly absurd. "Master values you so much that he specially asked the sect to give you this restrictive formation."
"And now you actually want to replace this restrictive jade tablet for Chen Sangruo's sake? Aren't you blatantly slapping Master in the face? Master will not agree to it."
He could imagine the anger on Lingxiao Zhenren's face when Wen Xuan told him about this.
"It's just a matter of losing one travel jade token. Why replace the entire restriction formation? Besides, Chen Sangri doesn't visit you often these days. She's about to go down the mountain for three years of training. It's no use for her to come with the travel jade token."
"If he wants to come to you, just call out to him and you can lift the restriction for him. It's not like he needs the jade token."
Luo Chu's face was full of incomprehension.
“It’s not a matter of whether Xiao Ruo comes or not, or whether it’s convenient to travel; it’s that you all have this travel jade token, but she doesn’t.” Wen Xuan’s voice was also extremely conflicted.
"We are from the same sect, so this is discrimination. How could I treat you like this?"
"But she's never had one, has she?" Luo Chu's expression showed even more incomprehension.
This one sentence made Wen Xuan pause, and it only made him feel more upset.
Yes, without realizing it, Xiao Ruo has been treated like this by him for so many years.
It went on for so long that Luo Chu got used to it and felt that this was the treatment Shen Sangruo deserved.
A sharp pain surged through his heart.
While Wen Xuan was still in a daze, Luo Chu continued speaking:
"Alright, alright, it's just a jade token. I'm not as resentful as someone else who keeps thinking about how my second senior brother gave his jade token to my junior sister."
"I'm generous, can't I just give her my travel jade token?"
The implication is that Shen Sangruo is a stingy person.
Luo Chu rolled her eyes at her in displeasure.
As expected, nothing good ever comes from getting involved with Shen Sangruo.
She would make a huge scene every time before she would stop.
This time, they actually instigated Wen Xuan to change the restriction, which is truly incomprehensible.
"So that she won't have to pretend to be wronged and pitiful in front of us all day long, making it seem like we all owe her something."
Luo Chu snorted coldly, rummaged through his storage bag, and took out his travel jade token.
Then he handed it to Shen Sangruo, saying, "Here you go. Now you don't need to use those tricks anymore, or deliberately put on that act in front of your second senior brother. You've achieved your goal."
Shen Sanruo found it amusing, and she did indeed laugh out loud. "When did I say that I absolutely needed this jade token?"
"Second Senior Brother, I remember telling you when I was unconscious and awoke that I didn't need this travel jade token."
Why do you insist on imposing your ideas on me?
“Xiao Ruo, I’m not…” Wen Xuan’s face was pale.
"Who are you."
She slapped away Luo Chu's outstretched hand and looked him straight in the eye. "You said I was pretending. I'll return that to Fourth Senior Brother exactly as you said it."
"If you were truly as magnanimous as you claim, why would you pin those dirty tricks on me?"
"You resented me because I was unwilling to take the blame. Can you honestly say that your current attitude towards me wasn't changed because of that incident?"
"The one who has been holding a grudge is you, Luo Chu."
Luo Chu never expected that Shen Sangruo, who was always submissive, would interrogate him so sharply.
Unable to think of a rebuttal for a moment, he could only repeat with an absurd expression, "Me, holding a grudge? Me, holding a grudge? Ha..."
She clearly went too far, so how can you say he's holding a grudge?
This is utterly a case of right and wrong being completely distorted and black and white being turned upside down!
That's outrageous! That's outrageous!
"Fourth Senior Brother should keep his travel jade token for himself. I don't accept just anything."
She said, enunciating each word clearly, "I find it dirty."
Luo Chu's face flushed instantly, even the roots of her ears turned bright red.
Well, to put it simply, he's become too hot-tempered.
"You! How dare you look down on me?! What gives you the right to look down on me?!"
"Chen Sangruo, you've really grown bold! How dare you speak to me like that! This is utterly disrespectful to your senior brother! I'm going to tell Master! You just wait!"
Luo Chu was clearly very angry, and his words were extremely agitated.
Shen Sanruo seemed to see the three-year-old kid next door who would suddenly fly into a rage for no reason.
"Whatever you want, I don't mind staying down the mountain for a few more years." She said indifferently.
"You!" Luo Chu pointed at her, having just sorted out his thoughts, ready to compete with her.
Before he could even exert any force, Wen Xuan forcefully pulled him aside and threw him to the side, nearly hitting other disciples who were passing by.
He looked at Wen Xuan in disbelief, "Second Senior Brother, you bullied me with her too?"
Wen Xuan still didn't give him a second glance, and said to Chen Sangruo, "Xiao Ruo, I promised to give you a travel jade token, and I will definitely do it."
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