The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Tears streamed down Luo Linlang’s face. "Something so huge happened and you didn’t even tell me! You even let Sword Master Bu Gui lie and say you had to leave on urgent business!"

"Do you have any idea how scared, how regretful, and how guilty I felt when I came back and saw you lying there, motionless, with your eyes closed?!"

"SOB SOB SOB... Eldest Brother told me to protect you when we left, but I ended up being the one who was protected! I’ve completely lost face as your senior sister! How do you expect me to calm down?"

Lu Sangjiu: "..."

Luo Linlang’s crying made her feel a little guilty, and she couldn’t help but offer a small defense. "Sword Master Bu Gui lying to you... that really wasn’t my idea. He was probably just afraid you wouldn’t leave and didn’t want the trouble."

At that, Luo Linlang cried even harder. "SOB SOB SOB... I knew it! I’m just a burden!"

Lu Sangjiu: "..."

’Well, the more I talk, the worse it gets. I should just shut up!’

The corner of Duan Xingyun’s lip twitched. He suddenly spoke up. "...I’ve just remembered I have some unfinished business."

Li Qiancheng immediately chimed in, "Master, I’ll help you!"

The two exchanged a look, a silent, unspoken understanding passing between them.

"Well then... Lin Lang, Little Jiu, we’ll be going now!"

The two men beat a hasty retreat, and Lu Sangjiu didn’t even have time to call out to them.

’...Oh well. I’m the one who made my senior sister cry, after all.’

Lu Sangjiu used every trick in the book and repeatedly promised it wouldn’t happen again before she finally managed to coax Luo Linlang into a better mood.

After a few more sniffles, Luo Linlang wiped her tears and suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right... When Sword Master Bu Gui left, he said that if you returned safely, I should pass on a message to you."

Lu Sangjiu was curious. "What message?"

"He said you don’t need to be too grateful to him. These things... he did them for his disciple. If you want to thank someone, thank Gu Jue."

Lu Sangjiu fell silent and said nothing.

Luo Linlang grew a bit anxious. "...Aren’t you going to react?"

"...What kind of reaction should I give?" She gave an innocent smile. "Even if he hadn’t said anything, I would have thanked Mr. Gu."

"Sword Master Bu Gui must think I’m so thoughtless. Does he really need to remind me of something so simple?"

Luo Linlang, frustrated that she wasn’t getting the hint, was about to say more, but Lu Sangjiu suddenly turned her head and glanced at her.

That single look made Luo Linlang freeze. She fell quiet and didn’t say another word.

In that moment, she suddenly felt a pang of pity for Gu Jue. He probably... really didn’t stand a chance.

The two of them fell into a strange silence for a moment before Luo Linlang deliberately changed the subject.

She took out a storage bag and handed it to Lu Sangjiu. "I heard you suffered heavy losses at the Gold and Silver Gate and used up almost all your Spirit Stones."

"Here, this is what I earned in Muxian Town. Take it and spend it!"

Seeing her proud and boastful expression, Lu Sangjiu couldn’t help but chuckle. "Well, I won’t be polite with my senior sister, then. Let’s see how much you earned in Muxian Town... So many Spirit Stones?!?"

The moment she opened the storage bag, Lu Sangjiu was utterly shocked.

Inside the storage bag were a staggering five thousand top-grade spirit stones!

’Did Luo Linlang rob someone in Muxian Town?!?’

Seeing Lu Sangjiu’s stunned expression, Luo Linlang also looked a bit confused, then suddenly exclaimed, "Ah! Wrong one, wrong one... That’s not from me, it’s from Senior Huo Xu for you. Mine is over here!"

As she spoke, she placed another storage bag in Lu Sangjiu’s hand. Luo Linlang grumbled, "After seeing so many Spirit Stones, you probably won’t think much of mine. I worked so hard over there and only managed to earn a little over two thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones."

Hearing this, Lu Sangjiu decided not to press about Huo Xu just yet and quickly reassured her, "How could that be? I’m overjoyed that my senior sister earned Spirit Stones for me to spend!"

As she spoke, she leaned in and affectionately rubbed her head against Luo Linlang. "You’re the best senior sister in the whole world!"

With just a few words, she had Luo Linlang beaming with joy. Only then did she ask about Huo Xu again.

Luo Linlang explained, "You know how the people from the Gold and Silver Gate came looking for you yesterday? Senior Huo Xu was among them."

"He originally came to find you, but since you were still unconscious, he came to find me instead."

Only then did Lu Sangjiu realize that the move she had arranged with Huo Xu in advance—which she thought had been ineffective—had actually worked. In fact, it was Huo Xu who had asked Master Wuliang to come out of seclusion!

That day, when Huo Xu discovered that Lu Sangjiu had taken the Domination Map Blade, he knew she was headed for big trouble.

The matter was too serious; it was completely beyond his influence.

But... since he had accepted something from her and genuinely wanted to help, he secretly went to the back mountain where Master Wuliang was in seclusion and asked him to intervene.

Compared to the other people in power, Master Wuliang was known for being quite discerning about right and wrong.

At the time, if not for the unexpected appearance of Xie Ningyuan, Master Wuliang had already promised Huo Xu he would protect Lu Sangjiu.

Of course... the outcome probably wouldn’t have been as perfect as it turned out to be.

In short, Huo Xu had come to the Seven Emotions Sect specifically to explain things clearly to Lu Sangjiu, to show that he hadn’t broken his promise—it was just that too many unexpected things had happened afterward.

When he saw that Lu Sangjiu hadn’t woken up, he asked Luo Linlang to relay the message for him.

"Then these Spirit Stones..."

Luo Linlang said, "Senior Huo Xu said that Master Wuliang asked him to pass them on to you."

"He said that since Yuwei Zhenren used the broken sword of the Muxian Sword to refine a top-grade Treasure for you, he couldn’t just do nothing. Consider these five thousand top-grade spirit stones his thank-you gift to you."

"Oh, right, there’s also a Seventh Grade Broken Mirror Pill inside. Take it when you’re advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, and it will be twice as effective!"

As she spoke, Luo Linlang’s tone was thick with envy. "I never would’ve thought! The seniors from the Gold and Silver Gate are nothing like their stingy disciples. This is way too generous!"

That’s a seventh-grade elixir! Most people go their whole lives without ever seeing one!

Seeing Luo Linlang’s envious expression, Lu Sangjiu couldn’t help but give a bitter smile. "That’s because you don’t know the price I paid that day."

Setting aside how many Spirit Stones she had spent trying to restore Xie Ningyuan’s sanity, the sheer suffering she endured was more than any ordinary person could bear.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that her body seemed unharmed afterward. In reality, her physical form was being torn apart by a massive influx of Spiritual Energy, even as that same Spiritual Energy was rapidly healing her.

Because this process repeated over and over, there were no visible signs of damage, but only she knew the agony it involved.

Luo Linlang paused, wanting to ask more, but Lu Sangjiu had already changed the subject. She took out a thousand top-grade spirit stones and offered them to her. "Senior Sister gave me spending money, so now that I’ve come into a fortune, I should share some with you. Take it!"

But Luo Linlang shook her head and refused. "No way. I’m the one who’s determined to earn money for you to spend. How could I take yours instead?"

"Besides... you said you paid a huge price. You deserve all of this!"

"Don’t give any to me or anyone else. Use it all to focus on raising your cultivation so those scumbags don’t get a chance to bully you all the time!"

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