Shi Xuan was taken aback; this guy's hearing was actually quite good.
"Ahem," Shi Xuan cleared his throat twice and said, "Oh, yes, that's true."
That's good, it's all wiped clean now, which means she'll have less fun teasing her senior brother.
Looking at Shi Xuan's expression, Lu Shenzhi felt secretly pleased. He hadn't seen his junior sister look so embarrassed in a long time.
Although his junior sister had said that the spirit stones did not need to be returned, he had his own judgment in his heart, and what was rightfully his junior sister's would not be left unclaimed.
But seeing his junior sister's expression now, he found it very amusing, as if their roles had been reversed, allowing Lu Shenzhi to rediscover the long-lost feeling of being in control, which naturally made him feel very comfortable.
Seeing that both of his disciples had woken up, Lin Daozi finally felt relieved.
Seeing his two disciples still able to banter with each other filled him with great satisfaction.
With this open-mindedness, even his cultivation level loosened up, and for a moment, there were even faint signs of a breakthrough.
For Lin Daozi, nearly twelve years had passed without any progress in his cultivation. He had been accumulating for too long, and his cultivation was already up to par. However, he was frustrated and unable to break through.
After reuniting with his eldest disciple last time and resolving his inner conflict, he successfully entered the Void Refining Realm. Now, seeing his eldest disciple truly alive, he was overjoyed and suddenly wanted to break through again, but this time, it was only a small step.
Lin Daozi temporarily suppressed the signs of a breakthrough, and at this time he must prioritize his disciples.
"How are you feeling, Shenzhi? Is there anything wrong?" Lin Daozi asked.
Lu Shenzhi shook his head and replied, "Master, I am not feeling unwell, I just feel a little weak right now."
"That's good, that's good." Lin Daozi patted Lu Shenzhi on the shoulder. His eldest disciple had a very difficult life, with many ups and downs over the years. He hoped that this near-death experience would bring him some good fortune and that he would not encounter any more unexpected events.
The two unconscious genius disciples woke up, and Shi Mingxiu received the news as quickly as possible and rushed over.
Before they even arrived, their voices rang out: "They're awake? That's wonderful!"
After he finished speaking, his men walked in.
Upon seeing the sect leader, Shi Xuan immediately perked up, his whole demeanor brightening considerably.
She looked intently at Shi Mingxiu and said, "Sect Master is wise. You have no idea how badly the disciples have suffered this time!"
Shi Mingxiu's lips twitched, and he suddenly regretted coming to see them.
Shi Xuan had been away from the sect for some time, and when he first saw her yesterday, she was in such a miserable state that he lowered his guard and seemed to have forgotten her various heroic deeds when she was in the sect.
Seeing Shi Xuan's current state, his dead memories suddenly revived, and he attacked Shi Mingxiu.
He paused with one foot, seemingly unsure whether it was better to move forward or retreat.
But all three people in the room saw him, and by then it was too late to retreat.
Shi Mingxiu had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk in.
When Lu Shenzhi and Lin Daozi saw the interaction between Shi Xuan and Shi Mingxiu, they both smiled subtly with pursed lips.
They had witnessed Shi Mingxiu's several financial losses at Shi Xuan's place, and knew the mentality behind Shi Mingxiu's hesitant decision. Now they were just enjoying the show and didn't care about Shi Mingxiu's feelings.
Shi Xuan took two steps forward to greet Shi Mingxiu, and complained to the sect leader as they walked: "This disciple has really had a hard time. I just received the sect leader's reward in the Six Sects Competition a while ago, and now, only a few months later, I have nothing left and even have to pay out of my own pocket! This disciple has really sacrificed too much for our Lianfeng Sword Sect, but I believe that the sect leader is so understanding and righteous that he will not treat this disciple unfairly!"
Having just forgiven Lu Shenzhi's enormous debt, she would be heartbroken if she didn't squeeze some money out of the sect leader.
Shi Mingxiu couldn't understand why, after giving her so many rewards back then, she had nothing left now.
"What did you do with those rewards?" Shi Mingxiu asked.
Shi Xuan smiled slightly, thinking it was like a pillow being delivered to someone who was just dozing off; he was just afraid the other person wouldn't ask.
Almost as soon as the sect leader finished speaking, Shi Xuan seized the opportunity to continue: "There are many more. He led our Lianfeng Sword Sect team through various trials in the outer regions; he rescued outstanding disciples of our sect and gave everything for the development of the sect! You may not know, but the place where my senior brother underwent tribulation was littered with discarded spirit stone debris. Tsk tsk tsk, it was truly heartbreaking."
Shi Mingxiu's lips twitched. Why couldn't he control himself and ask that question?
He did see the fragments of spirit stones scattered all over the ground, as well as the discarded magical artifacts and empty pill bottles. Although her expression was exaggerated, what she said was not without reason.
It's only right that the sect should pay for these spirit stones; how can they let a junior disciple pay out of his own pocket? It makes their sect seem so stingy.
Shi Mingxiu sighed resignedly and said, "Then let the sect bear these expenses."
Shi Xuan immediately beamed with joy, revealing two deep dimples.
"Then let's give you 50,000 high-grade spirit stones first. The disciples can just take the loss and pay for the rest themselves."
Saving Lu Shenzhi would definitely require far more than 50,000 high-grade spirit stones, but seeing Shi Mingxiu's pained expression, Shi Xuan felt it was better to stick to his bottom line. As for the rest, there was plenty of time...
Sure enough, after Shi Xuan offered the 50,000 high-grade spirit stones, Shi Mingxiu thought about it and felt that she was quite conscientious this time. He had looked at the room and thought that the spirit stone residue on the floor alone was worth at least 20,000 to 30,000 spirit stones, not to mention all the top-grade pills and magical artifacts.
"Alright!" Shi Mingxiu waved his hand, unusually generous and readily agreeing to Shi Xuan's request for 50,000 high-grade spirit stones.
Shi Xuan turned around and gave Lu Shenzhi a smug look, the meaning of which was very clear: See? If you don't pay here, you'll find somewhere else to pay.
Lu Shenzhi secretly gave her a thumbs up.
These were originally part of his debt mountain. The sect leader helped pay off 50,000, and although his junior sister waived the rest, he still had to remember that any good things he got should go to his junior sister.
He still remembered the circumstances under which his junior sister agreed to wipe out all his debts. When she saw that he was about to give up, she used every trick in the book to help him successfully pass the Nascent Soul Tribulation. It could be said that his junior sister saved his life twice.
Shi Mingxiu left again without noticing anything, as if he had only come to deliver 50,000 high-grade spirit stones.
After walking quite a distance, Shi Mingxiu slapped his forehead. He'd promised to check on his two disciples, but he'd forgotten even to ask; he'd only gone to deliver spirit stones.
"Fine, let's keep the good stuff in the family..." Shi Mingxiu consoled himself.
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