As soon as Lin Mo returned to his residence, he saw Guzi sitting on a stone chair in the courtyard, deep in thought. Sometimes he shook his head, sometimes his face turned red, and sometimes he even slapped his own cheeks.
Lin Mo was baffled. Could it be that this kid had taken a liking to some girl?
At that moment, Guzi also noticed Lin Mo’s return. The moment he looked up, he was stunned.
His Senior Brother, who usually dressed in plain and simple clothes, looked incredibly good in today’s outfit.
“What are you thinking about?” Lin Mo walked over and asked.
“I just realized today that Senior Brother Lin is actually so good-looking!” Guzi spoke his honest thoughts.
“That, I am well aware of.” Lin Mo chuckled.
That entire afternoon, Guzi had thought about many things.
Senior Brother treated him so well, yet he had nothing to repay him with.
Although his Senior Brother’s preferences were a bit strange, this was the only thing he could do to satisfy him.
“Senior Brother, I…” Guzi had already made up his mind, but it was truly difficult to say out loud. He hesitated for a moment.
“If there’s something, just say it. If I can help you, I definitely will.” Lin Mo, assuming Guzi wanted him to play matchmaker, spoke warmly.
“No, I don’t need Senior Brother’s help with anything.”
Taking a deep breath, Guzi’s face flushed red as he said, “Senior Brother treats me so well, so for the things you want… I’m willing to give them to you!”
…What?
What things did he want? Why didn’t he himself know about them?
And what exactly could Guzi even give him?
Lin Mo was utterly confused. Looking at Guzi’s flushed face, he felt an inexplicable sense of unease.
“I don’t quite understand what you mean.”
“It’s okay, Senior Brother, I know this must be embarrassing for you to admit, but I understand. After all, there are plenty of people in the world with unusual preferences.”
Lin Mo frowned.
“So, Senior Brother, you don’t have to steal anymore. If you like them, I can just give them to you directly.”
As he spoke, Guzi started taking off his shoes.
Lin Mo’s frown deepened.
Guzi, still lost in his own thoughts, continued removing his socks, completely oblivious to the fact that Lin Mo had already vanished at lightning speed.
Bowing slightly and holding his socks out respectfully, Guzi said, “Senior Brother, if you need more in the future, you can just ask me directly. No need to steal them. If you think the smell isn’t strong enough, I can wear them a few extra days…”
“Eh? Senior Brother?”
Lifting his head, Guzi finally realized that Lin Mo was nowhere to be seen.
Back in his room, Lin Mo blocked his sense of smell and coldly shouted toward the outside, “If you dare take off your shoes in front of me again, I won’t mind cutting off your feet.”
There was no mistaking the chilling intent in his voice. Guzi shuddered.
Thinking his Senior Brother was just embarrassed, he quickly put his socks back on and ran off.
As he sensed Guzi leaving, Lin Mo was speechless beyond belief.
It seemed that Guzi had discovered the pair of socks he had gotten from the system’s lottery.
What kind of situation was this?
“System, can’t you adjust the kind of rewards you give?”
“I mean, if you’re going to give me socks, at least make them clean ones! Why do you insist on handing me ones that someone else has already worn?”
【Host, I’ve told you before, the lottery prizes are completely random. I have no control over them.】
Lin Mo would believe that when pigs flew.
Out of the countless worlds and billions of possible prizes, how did he just so happen to get something from the person right next to him?
It had been half a month since Shen Ke’er had been bedridden.
Recently, she had regained the ability to walk.
Because her body was covered in black poisonous glands, she had no choice but to wear a veil.
Lin Mo was practicing his sword in the courtyard.
When Shen Ke’er arrived, she noticed that her Senior Brother had changed his attire.
For a moment, she didn’t even recognize him.
It took her a while to recover from her daze.
A storm of emotions surged within her heart.
She had never realized before that her Senior Brother was this handsome.
Adjusting her thoughts and setting aside her former arrogance, she stepped forward respectfully and said,
“Senior Brother, Ke’er greets you.”
Lin Mo put down his sword. How could he not know what was on Shen Ke’er’s mind?
“Noted. If there’s nothing else, you may leave.”
“Senior Brother…” Shen Ke’er stepped forward and lightly tugged at Lin Mo’s sleeve, her voice carrying a hint of coquettishness.
Lin Mo coldly shook off her hand.
In the past, whenever Shen Ke’er made mistakes and acted like this, the original Lin Mo would soften and forgive her.
But he wouldn’t!
“Senior Brother, you raised me since I was young. Are you really going to ignore me now?” Seeing Lin Mo’s indifference, Shen Ke’er’s voice became anxious.
Since their last encounter, she had thought that Lin Mo was just still angry and would soften up after some time.
But to her surprise, half a month had passed, and he had never once come to see her.
Even now, when she actively lowered herself and acted cute, her Senior Brother treated her like a stranger—his expression cold, as if he didn’t want to deal with her at all.
If Lin Mo really refused to help her, then she would not only have to live with this ugly face for the rest of her life but also lose her ability to cultivate. A once-brilliant sect genius would fall into ruin…
How could she possibly accept that?
The strongest and most capable person she knew, aside from their Master, was none other than the Senior Brother standing before her.
And he could save her.
How could she not cling to this last hope?
“What about your kind and considerate Junior Brother, Ye Kai?”
Lin Mo sneered inwardly. Now she wanted to play the affection card with him?
Where was this sentiment before?
Whenever she needed something, she came to him. Whenever she didn’t, she stuck with that Junior Brother, talking behind his back and calling him cold-blooded and heartless, accusing him of bullying his fellow disciples?
So she only needed him when things went south?
Shameless.
Shen Ke’er lowered her head and mumbled, “Junior Brother Ye… he doesn’t have the necessary spirit herbs, nor does he have the means to heal me…”
These past days, Ye Kai had indeed stayed by her side.
Every day, he would ask her how she was feeling, showing concern and worry.
She saw all of that.
But was asking and caring enough?
It did nothing to relieve her pain or cleanse her poison.
Now, only Lin Mo—only her Senior Brother—could help her restore her beauty and allow her to cultivate again.
Seeing that she was still subtly defending her dear Junior Brother, Lin Mo let out a mocking laugh. “So, just because I have what you need, I must give it to you? Just because I can help, I should?”
Did she think she was some kind of Heaven’s favored daughter?
That whatever she wanted, she should get?
Did she think the original Lin Mo’s resources just fell from the sky?
Those rare spirit herbs—he had risked his life to snatch them from dens filled with deadly beasts.
His medical skills—Master Yuehua never taught him. He had spent countless sleepless nights studying and practicing to master them.
Shen Ke’er only knew that the original Lin Mo had these things, that he had these skills, but she never thought about how he obtained them.
She never considered how much blood he had shed or how much time and effort he had spent to gain this knowledge.
Lin Mo found it laughable that the original owner had taken in such an ungrateful wolf.
But he wouldn’t kill her—she was the original owner’s junior sister, not his.
This situation was perfect. Let Shen Ke’er fend for herself.
If the original Lin Mo hadn’t picked her up all those years ago, forget becoming a cultivator—she would have been lucky just to survive.
Lin Mo could not be bothered to say another word.
Summoning his Liuli Sword, he flew off on his sword.
Shen Ke’er stood frozen, watching his figure disappear into the sky, feeling utterly lost.
She still didn’t understand—she had never done anything truly unforgivable, so why wouldn’t her Senior Brother save her? Help her?
