“For your own good.”
“Sister Yumiao, are you okay?” Seeing Shao Yumiao’s pale face, Song Cha asked with concern.
Under Song Cha’s worried gaze, Shao Yumiao felt a bit less flustered: “Cha Cha, I’m fine.”
Shao Yumiao carefully observed Song Cha and noticed that there was no sign of rejection in her expression due to Wu Longyue’s words, nor any displeasure. This eased her heart significantly.
With her panic subsiding, Shao Yumiao had completely calmed down.
Now that things had reached this point, she had to fight back.
She had to clear her name.
Even though she knew that based on her relationship with Song Cha, Song Cha might not be too dismissive of her words, there was still a possibility that it could leave a bad impression in Song Cha’s heart.
So even if Song Cha didn’t care right now, if one day she suddenly did, Shao Yumiao wouldn’t be able to bear it.
Thus, Shao Yumiao had to clear this up.
But how could she do that?
Shao Yumiao had changed; she was no longer the sword cultivator who only had thoughts of swords and competitions.
She had become more thoughtful and complicated.
Shao Yumiao looked at Wu Longyue with a blank expression, her eyes filled with a hint of grievance: “Wu Longyue, why do you misunderstand me like this?”
Wu Longyue: “……”
“Why do you think of me this way?” The grievance in Shao Yumiao’s eyes deepened as she took out a storage bag, opening its mouth: “I never lack spirit stones. Do you see this storage bag? It contains thirty million high-grade spirit stones.”
At this point, Shao Yumiao deliberately placed the storage bag in front of Wu Longyue, allowing both Wu Longyue and Song Cha to take a look before putting it away again. After storing the bag, she continued: “I don’t lack these spirit stones at all. The reason I mentioned them is actually to help you with your treatment better.”
Song Cha: “……”
Wu Longyue: “……”
Both Wu Longyue and Song Cha were truly shocked; they didn’t understand how collecting more spirit stones related to better treatment.
But while they were confused, Shao Yumiao understood.
Shao Yumiao looked at Song Cha and patiently explained: “Cha Cha, the reason I collected more money from Wu Longyue is that she was too careless when she broke the barrier.”
“With such an attitude, casually destroying the defensive barrier, how could she overcome her fear of the dark better? So, I thought that if I made the magical tools sound more expensive, requiring more spirit stones to buy, maybe Wu Longyue would cherish them more.”
“I’ve already thought it through; once Wu Longyue overcomes this condition, I will return the spirit stones to her.” Shao Yumiao spoke with heartfelt sincerity. At that moment, she felt like the most wronged person in the world.
Wu Longyue: “……”
Listening to Shao Yumiao’s words, Wu Longyue was extremely angry.
She and Shao Yumiao had never seen eye to eye, and in such circumstances, it only made it easier to see each other’s true colors.
Not a single word Shao Yumiao said could be trusted.
Not only did she not believe her, but she also wanted to mock her.
What heartfelt emotions, what claims of wanting to better treat her illness, all of it was just a pretext.
“Cha Cha, do you trust me?” Shao Yumiao didn’t really care whether Wu Longyue believed her or not.
The reason Shao Yumiao said these words was solely for Song Cha from beginning to end.
Song Cha: “……”
Song Cha could say that her attention was not on whether she believed Shao Yumiao.
Her focus was on the storage bag that Shao Yumiao had just taken out.
Thirty million high-grade spirit stones, how much money did that represent?
Song Cha remembered that Shao Yumiao’s wealth at the early stage of Nascent Soul was nowhere near that amount; it was only when she reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage that she could possess such a fortune.
How many things could thirty million high-grade spirit stones buy?
At that moment, Song Cha realized that her feelings for Shao Yumiao had deepened significantly; she found herself caring much more about Shao Yumiao.
“Of course I trust Sister Yumiao.” Song Cha’s eyes were filled with trust for Shao Yumiao: “I believe it’s because you care too much about Sister Longyue that you would do this.”
Hearing Song Cha’s words, Wu Longyue felt a bit displeased.
However, she didn’t blame Song Cha; this whole situation was Shao Yumiao’s fault, all due to her silver tongue that led to this outcome.
Cha Cha was so pure and kind that she couldn’t discern Shao Yumiao’s lies at all.
“As long as Cha Cha believes me, that’s enough.” Shao Yumiao’s expression was emotionless, but there was a hint of satisfaction and confidence in her eyes: “As long as Cha Cha believes me, even if Longyue doesn’t trust me and doesn’t want to apologize, I don’t mind.”
Wu Longyue: “!!!”
Damn!
Wu Longyue felt that she was infuriated by Shao Yumiao!
How could Shao Yumiao be so shameless? Is there anything more infuriating than this in the world?
What made her even angrier was that even in this situation, she had to maintain her best composure in front of Song Cha.
She couldn’t hit anyone; she had to keep her dignity.
Thinking this way, Wu Longyue managed to maintain a false smile on her face.
“I didn’t expect Sister Shao Yumiao to be so devoted to me; Longyue is truly grateful.” Wu Longyue said this through gritted teeth.
“It’s only right.” Shao Yumiao replied expressionlessly.
The atmosphere was awkwardly tense.
Song Cha, caught between the two, was not surprised by the situation that had unfolded.
These two had never seen eye to eye, so it was quite normal for them to clash under such circumstances.
In fact, it was surprising to Song Cha that they were able to maintain their composure, only exchanging words without resorting to physical confrontation.
After all, both of them were top geniuses in the cultivation world, and such geniuses often represented pride and an inability to tolerate insults.
“Cha Cha, do you need any magical artifacts? Let’s check out this magical artifact shop,” Shao Yumiao said.
Song Cha: “……”
Shao Yumiao always giving her things made Song Cha feel embarrassed.
Song Cha immediately recalled the thirty million high-grade spirit stones she had seen in Shao Yumiao’s storage bag. Thirty million high-grade spirit stones! That was truly a staggering amount.
“I don’t need anything,” Song Cha shook her head in refusal. “Sister Yumiao, I don’t lack anything right now.”
“I want to buy something for Cha Cha,” Shao Yumiao said seriously, looking at Song Cha. “My desire to buy something for Cha Cha has nothing to do with whether she needs it or not.”
Song Cha: “……”
Song Cha wanted to continue refusing, but she was grabbed by Shao Yumiao’s hand and pulled to look at the magical artifacts.
Song Cha: “……”
As a weak woman in the mid-Golden Core stage, how could Song Cha possibly resist Shao Yumiao’s strength?
So, despite her reluctance to accept these magical artifacts and her desire not to buy anything, she was still dragged by Shao Yumiao to look at artifacts she didn’t want at all.
“Cha Cha, this one suits you very well,” Shao Yumiao said.
“It’s not suitable…” Song Cha’s voice was somewhat weak.
“This one…” Shao Yumiao picked up another item, planning to pay for them together later.
“Sister Song Cha, this magical artifact is perfect for you.” In such a situation, Wu Longyue also began to help Shao Yumiao pick out magical artifacts.
Wu Longyue was not one to back down. After seeing Shao Yumiao choose two artifacts for Song Cha, she immediately selected three artifacts, determined to outdo Shao Yumiao.
But Wu Longyue was not easy to deal with, and neither was Shao Yumiao.
So the two of them simply started to compete.
They had to buy more than the other.
Neither of them was willing to give in until they had bought all the suitable defensive magical artifacts and water attribute offensive magical artifacts in the shop, finally calling it quits.
At that moment, Wu Longyue had thirteen artifacts in her hands, while Shao Yumiao had twelve.
It was clear that Wu Longyue had won this round.
Wu Longyue’s mood instantly brightened.
Ignoring Song Cha’s protests, she took the artifacts and began to find the shopkeeper to pay.
The shopkeeper looked at the artifacts in Wu Longyue’s arms, his smile almost uncontrollable, and his attitude couldn’t be more enthusiastic: “Dear customer, you have selected a total of thirteen magical artifacts. I’ll give you a discount, just one million.”
One million? Wu Longyue unhesitatingly took out a storage bag and handed it to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper opened the storage bag and saw the mountain of high-grade spirit stones inside, his smile grew even wider: “Dear customer, you are truly generous.”
Hearing the shopkeeper’s words, Wu Longyue’s smile deepened as she gave him an appreciative glance.
Song Cha: “……”
Watching Wu Longyue hand the storage bag to the shopkeeper, Song Cha wanted to say that when Shao Yumiao was playing the victim earlier, she claimed that the spirit stones she received from Song Cha were all she had.
In a normal situation, Song Cha might have intentionally brought it up.
But the current situation was anything but ordinary; Song Cha was well aware that all the magical tools Wu Longyue was purchasing were meant for her.
In this context, bringing up such a topic with Wu Longyue would serve no purpose; on the contrary, it could have the opposite effect.
Meanwhile, Shao Yumiao watched Wu Longyue pay with spirit stones, her eyes growing colder.
Wu Longyue was truly a generous friend.
So willing to spend money on Song Cha, if it weren’t for the certainty that her relationship with Song Cha was purely platonic, she might have thought Wu Longyue had feelings for Song Cha as well.
Shaking off this unrealistic thought, Shao Yumiao proceeded to make her payment.
Shao Yumiao had a total of twelve magical tools, which she placed in front of the shopkeeper.
As she handed the magical tools to the shopkeeper, a sense of nervousness welled up inside her.
She had made countless payments in the past, but this was the first time she felt so anxious.
This time, she hoped the shopkeeper would quote a higher price for the spirit stones.
At the very least, it should exceed Wu Longyue’s amount.
Even if the prices of these magical tools were inflated, she would still be satisfied.
Shao Yumiao was acutely aware that there was fierce competition between her and Wu Longyue at this moment.
In this situation, if she could spend more than Wu Longyue, it would mean she cared more about Song Cha and was willing to spend more for her.
But…
“970,000 high-grade spirit stones.”
The shopkeeper’s smile widened.
This time, he had truly encountered two big spenders, purchasing a pile of defensive magical tools and water attribute magical tools suitable for the peak of Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages.
The total value of these magical tools was equivalent to his half-year’s sales volume.
Shao Yumiao: “……”
These items were worth 970,000 high-grade spirit stones, which was 30,000 less than what Wu Longyue had paid.
Shao Yumiao frowned, looking at the shopkeeper, and subtly suggested, “Isn’t this price for the spirit stones a bit off?” Shouldn’t it be higher?
However, the shopkeeper did not catch on to Shao Yumiao’s hint and assumed that this big client was dissatisfied with the price.
Thinking of such a significant customer, the shopkeeper gritted his teeth and said, “Then I’ll lower it a bit more; I’ll give you the biggest discount, just 900,000 high-grade spirit stones!”
Shao Yumiao: “……”
Hearing the shopkeeper’s words, Shao Yumiao was stunned.
This development was completely different from what she had imagined.
She had originally wanted the shopkeeper to set a higher price, but unexpectedly, the price was set even lower.
It’s so cheap, priced at only nine hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones. How can I compete with Wu Longyue?
Thinking of this, Shao Yumiao felt quite unhappy.
If it weren’t for Song Cha being here, she would have even considered not buying the magic tool from this shopkeeper. A store that doesn’t understand customer requests is not someone she would want to buy from at all.
But now, Song Cha is present.
And the magic tool in her hand is meant for Song Cha.
In this situation, she simply cannot not buy it.
Originally, the value and quantity of the magic tool were already less than Wu Longyue’s, which was enough to make Shao Yumiao feel like she wasn’t contributing enough. If she were to return it directly, she wouldn’t even know how Song Cha would view her!
