Chapter 13: Third Junior Brother Shen Yue

Li Shuang turned, her expression calm as she looked at the newcomers.

Shen Yue. Ye Zhaozhao.

This was her former third junior brother, now the second disciple of Lingxu Peak, Shen Yue.

Shen Yue, a somewhat famous Sword Dao genius within the Sword Sect.

When he first joined the sect, he showed great Talent in Swordsmanship, so Li Shuang taught him on their master’s behalf.

She had personally taught him all his Swordsmanship, and whenever she saw something amiss, she would tirelessly help him correct it and improve.

And so, after only three years in the sect, Shen Yue had already made a name for himself among the low-level disciples, earning the title of a Sword Dao genius.

At first, Shen Yue was extremely grateful to her.

But then, Ye Zhaozhao arrived.

Li Shuang didn’t know what happened, but Shen Yue suddenly began to think that his reputation as a Sword Dao genius was because he himself was a rare prodigy.

Outsiders all said his Swordsmanship was a result of Li Shuang’s teaching, and to him, this was an insult!

Later, whenever Li Shuang tried to guide him, he would often grow impatient. Once Li Shuang’s Cultivation stagnated and she completely lost her halo as the favored daughter of the heavens, Shen Yue’s respect for her vanished entirely.

Instead, he grew closer and closer to Ye Zhaozhao, who did nothing but flatter him.

Li Shuang had no idea what she had done wrong to be so despised.

Before, the change in Shen Yue’s attitude had caused her immense pain.

’But now...?’ Li Shuang’s heart was as calm as still water.

"What are you yapping about?" Luo Mingyue felt her fists itching to punch someone.

Shen Yue’s expression grew even more provocative. "Eldest Sister? No, my mistake. I should be calling you a traitor to the sect."

Shen Yue glared at Li Shuang. He had only been in seclusion for a few days of Cultivation. The moment he emerged, he heard the news that Li Shuang not only refused to admit her mistakes but had even betrayed the sect to join Heartless Peak.

He had wanted to go settle the score with Li Shuang right then and there, but his junior sister had persuaded him to calm down, saying that their Eldest Sister surely had her reasons.

’Reasons? What reasons?’

’She looks perfectly fine to me now!’

Ye Zhaozhao spotted Li Shuang behind Luo Mingyue at a glance, and her expression lit up with joy.

She hadn’t been able to get any negative emotions from Li Shuang for several days.

This had brought her Cultivation to a complete standstill.

On Lingxu Peak, she had the persona of an unparalleled genius. Her Cultivation was supposed to be almost without bottlenecks, showing growth every single day.

But these past few days, her Cultivation hadn’t budged an inch. When cultivating together, her several senior brothers could all connect with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power, yet she alone couldn’t connect with even a wisp of it.

Her senior brothers couldn’t help but ask if something was weighing on her mind.

She had blamed it all on Li Shuang, claiming that it was because of her that her mind was unsettled, making her unable to cultivate.

That was how she managed to cover it up!

Ye Zhaozhao was just worrying about how to get to Heartless Peak to see Li Shuang and continue harvesting negative emotions from her, and now Li Shuang had delivered herself right to her doorstep!

"Traitor to the sect? If you don’t know how to talk, how about I personally teach you!" Luo Mingyue couldn’t hold back.

Li Shuang’s expression, however, was placid. "The Sect Leader was a witness, and the two Peak Masters reached an agreement. I myself was a willing party. What, are you unhappy about it, Shen Yue?"

Seeing Li Shuang’s actions, Shen Yue’s expression shifted slightly. "Are you planning to use those things to suck up to these people?"

In the past, Li Shuang’s resources were always distributed among them. She had never been petty about it with them.

’And now, she’s just taking them for herself as if it’s her right?’

"That’s bullshit! We’re not as shameless as you!" Luo Mingyue said angrily.

Liu Juncheng sneered. "A shameless person thinks everyone in the world is as shameless as they are."

Jiang Yi fidgeted with the corner of her clothes and nodded emphatically in agreement.

"Hah, anyone can say nice things!" Shen Yue stared at Li Shuang. "Tell us yourself, how are you going to distribute your resources?"

Li Shuang’s voice was faint. "They are my sect resources. Naturally, I will handle them myself. What standing do you have to question me?"

If she were in a hurry to activate the Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace and devour the Black Abyss Sword, she could do so directly. But the Black Abyss had a spirit. Li Shuang couldn’t bring herself to devour something with a spirit. Besides, as a Sword Cultivator, she also needed a treasure sword.

This meant she needed a large amount of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to advance the progress bar.

The resources provided by the sect would include Cultivation Supplies like Spirit Stones and Elixir Pills. She could use them herself, take them to the workshop to trade for other items, or use them to directly advance the Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace’s progress.

Her sect resources had many uses, but did she really need to explain any of this to Shen Yue?

Shen Yue gritted his teeth. "Are you really going to take the resources? If you do, you’ll be showing us no courtesy at all!"

The Li Shuang of the past had always granted every request from her junior brothers and sisters, willing to suffer herself just to satisfy them first.

’But now? They were all still waiting for her to come back and apologize, yet here she was, already acting as if she wanted to draw a clear line between them.’

’What an ungrateful wretch!’

A glint flashed in Ye Zhaozhao’s eyes, and her expression turned exceptionally sorrowful. "Second Brother. Eldest Sister has already joined Heartless Peak. She... she doesn’t want us anymore. We should be more sensible."

It would have been better if Ye Zhaozhao had said nothing. But with her words, Shen Yue, who was already young, hot-blooded, and proud, instantly flew into a rage.

He gritted his teeth and looked at Li Shuang. "Just yesterday, our junior sister was saying she wanted to go to Heartless Peak to see you! Even after you did such an awful thing to her, she’s still willing to forgive you. And you? What have you done? Just because of a bit of jealousy, you’re willing to throw away the bond between master and disciple, the camaraderie between sect-mates!"

Li Shuang sighed.

’Will these people ever stop?’

She was just taking what belonged to her.

Li Shuang said calmly, "I don’t want to see you, and you don’t want to see me. Why don’t we go our separate ways and mind our own business?"

Ye Zhaozhao glanced at her system panel; once again, she hadn’t collected a single bit of negative emotion.

’Going our separate ways already? That won’t do!’

Ye Zhaozhao said in a soft, gentle voice, "Eldest Sister, don’t say things you don’t mean just because you’re angry. We’ve known each other for so long. Even if we have a falling out, we’re still family. Sister, why don’t you come back to Lingxu Peak and we can all get together, okay?"

As Ye Zhaozhao spoke, Shen Yue remembered something and said coldly, "In that pile of yours, there’s a Frost Flower that comes every month. Junior Sister likes how beautiful it is, so it’s always been given to her each month. Take out the Frost Flower now and give it to her! And that sword stone for honing one’s sword heart—I’ve always been the one to use it, so give it to me as well. I won’t bicker with you over the rest."

Shen Yue spoke with utter entitlement.

Forget Luo Mingyue and the others.

Even the surrounding disciples who were watching were stunned. Weren’t they told that Li Shuang was second to none on Lingxu Peak, held in the highest regard?

But from the looks of it now, she had no status to speak of at all!

Luo Mingyue was about to explode with anger. She couldn’t help but ask, "I’ll hold off on cursing you out for your behavior for a moment. I just want to know, what does Ye Zhaozhao, someone with a Mixed Spirit Root, want with a Frost Flower? Only those with an Ice Spirit Root can use that flower to temper their Spirit Root, you know!"

Those were resources the sect had specifically tailored for Li Shuang!

Shen Yue frowned. "Didn’t you hear me? The Frost Flower is pretty, and Junior Sister likes it."

For a moment, everyone was speechless.

For Li Shuang, it was a Cultivation resource.

For Ye Zhaozhao, it was just something pretty to look at.

And yet, Shen Yue thought it should rightfully be given to Ye Zhaozhao??