This Flower-Picking Thief Is Very Different

"If I betroth Mo Li to someone else, and she wants to elope, will you help her?"

The words of the Empty Spirit Sect Leader drifted out slowly, and Xiao Xiao silence fell between the two.

Jiang Lin naturally understood the meaning behind the other person's words.

You answered "Yes".

Then you're finished.

Doesn't this mean you have designs on someone else's granddaughter? Are you lusting after her? And you even dare to interfere in the affairs of my Empty Spirit Sect? Aren't you afraid of death?

But if you answer "no".

You just said something about "treating my granddaughter as a friend."

You don't even dare to do this? Is this how you treat my granddaughter as a friend?

This reminded Jiang Lin of a girl who asked him, "Do you know why I'm angry?"

This Mo Lu Guan is no good person...

"If Miss Mo Li offers enough money, then I should probably do it."

Finally, Jiang Lin put down his teacup and slowly answered.

"After all, our Sun Moon Sect gets paid to do things... that's standard practice."

"Oh?"

Mo Lu Guan's lips curled up slightly, surprised by the other party's response.

It's quite right to elevate a personal issue to the level of industry regulations, because the Sun Moon Sect does indeed offer services such as helping fellow practitioners break up peacefully or disrupting weddings for money.

For a peculiar sect like the Sun Moon Sect, these things have become rules and tasks.

It's really unnecessary to get angry just because someone is getting paid to do something.

"If I offer enough money to keep Young Master Jiang away from Mo Li, would that be acceptable?"

"Um?"

Jiang Lin was taken aback.

Actually, he was still nervous just now. After all, even though he had given a tactful answer, he had still implied that he would "go against the Empty Spirit Sect for Miss Mo Li's sake."

Jiang Lin was even prepared for the day he might leave the Empty Spirit Sect and accidentally "fall" into the river.

But unexpectedly, the next moment they offered him money to stay away from Mo Li?

Wait, why does this plot seem so familiar?

Why does this feel like a scene from a movie where a loser in the city tries to win over the female lead's father, who then angrily dumps the male lead and tells him to stay away from his daughter?

"A thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone, though not a lot, are still a small token of my appreciation."

"How many?"

"One thousand."

Suddenly, Jiang Lin felt his heart skip a beat.

It's not that I'm greedy; it's just that the other party gave me too much!

With these thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone, I could not only help my master, Frost, and myself, First Snow, forge a Sword Body, but the remaining money would allow me to live a life of leisure for a hundred years...

But why would the Sect Leader the Empty Spirit Sect do this?

So, Miss Mo Li doesn't like me either, does she? Is she afraid I'll taint her granddaughter? Or is she worried that the rumors about me and Mo Li will escalate?

But that doesn't seem right; the rumor has basically faded away, hasn't it?

Regardless, these thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone, though not yet visible, were already dazzlingly bright before him.

but...

"Thank you very much for your high regard, Sect Leader Mo."

Jiang Lin gripped his thigh tightly, afraid that he might lose control and agree.

"However, when I was in the Dragon Gate Sect, the Ancestor once said that one should not exchange feelings for money. I have never forgotten the Ancestor's teachings."

Looking at Jiang Lin's fingers gripping his thigh tightly, Mo Lu Guan couldn't help but smile, "Little Brother Jiang, you really are adept at applying the doctrines of the Sun Moon Sect and the Dragon Gate Sect."

"Hehehe, thank goodness."

"Never mind... I was just joking. However, I do indeed admire Little Brother Jiang. Little Brother Jiang Little Brother Jiang, would you really like to come to my Empty Spirit Sect? Several elders highly value you, and Young Master Jiang are well aware that the resources of my Empty Spirit Sect are comparable to those of the Sun Moon Sect's Twin Pearl Peak."

Jiang Lin smiled slightly, "I do know."

"That."

"But even if the Twin Pearl Peak of the Sun Moon Sect are extremely poor..."

Jiang Lin raised his head, looked into the distance, and smiled slightly.

"That is also the most precious thing in my life."

Mo Lu Guan, who had long since left Guest Mountain and returned to the main peak, sat in the main hall and rubbed the corner of his eye.

Recalling his previous conversation with Jiang Lin, the sect Sect Leader of the Empty Spirit Sect was somewhat confused.

In fact, apart from the last condition of 1,000 spirit stones to get Jiang Lin to leave Mo Li, almost all the other conditions were just false tests.

If Jiang Lin really agrees to marry into the Empty Spirit Sect or shows that he is "using Xiao Li to achieve some purpose", then this Flower-Picking Thief will never be able to set foot in Empty Spirit City again, nor will he be able to get close to Xiao Li!

Although Jiang Lin is a Sword Dao Genius, he absolutely will not allow anyone with ulterior motives to approach Xiao Li, let alone toy with Xiao Li feelings.

However, this Flower-Picking Thief was very different.

Forget about toying with Xiao Li's feelings, this guy didn't even notice that Xiao Li had fallen for him.

Mo Lu Guan didn't believe that this was a performance by that guy deliberately putting on an act for him.

Having lived for a thousand years, I still have some discernment when it comes to judging people.

Miss Mo Li is not a tool.

Unconsciously, that sentence resurfaced in Mo Lu Guan's mind.

It's truly unimaginable that a Flower-Picking Thief would say such a thing.

"Mo Chi, what do you think of that Jiang Lin?"

As if speaking to himself, Mo Lu Guan sighed and said calmly.

A Flying Sword emerged from the old man's acupoint, and a Sword Spirit dressed in a dark blue robe stood beside him.

"I told you long ago, that Flower-Picking Thief's swordsmanship is quite good, and his future achievements will be no less than Ma Dongqiang's."

"I know, if you hadn't said that before, I wouldn't have let him stay at Guest Mountain, but I'm still worried about him."

"What's there to worry about? Time will tell. Xiao Mo Li has met very few men, and besides, Jiang Lin is indeed good-looking. It's normal for a young girl to be attracted to him. Xiao Mo Li may not actually like him."

"After seeing more men in the Mo Li might forget about this Flower-Picking Thief."

"You mean we shouldn't rush to deal with this, but rather postpone it and let it develop as it may?"

"Yes, it's normal that you were anxious about the bloodline of the Empty Spirit Sect when Xiao Mo Li before."

But things are different now. Since Xiao Mo Li's condition has improved, we can let go of her.

Let everything take its natural course. A thousand years later, perhaps when Xiao Mo Li back, he will realize that his past affection was nothing more than a ripple on the path to enlightenment.

Mo Lu Guan frowned, and after a long while, he stood up. "Then let's do it your way. Indeed, Xiao Li has time to handle his own affairs now. However, I can't completely let him go. I still need to observe that kid's character."

"Oh?"

"Mo Chi, please go and call that old man Ya Suo for me. I want the whole sect to know that I want Xiao Li to marry into his family and that he will take over the Empty Spirit Sect."

[Thanks to the generous patron "Whoever is in Ji Cha, I'll fight them to the death" for the 10,000 Qidian coins! Awesome! So generous!]