"Utter nonsense!"
Su Muyu sprang to her feet and said, "What nonsense are you spouting?"
She had grown up in the Red Lotus Immortal Valley. Although her status was not particularly high, her father and brothers had doted on her since childhood, so she had a rather carefree disposition.
She was the sort who said whatever was on her mind.
"Ever since we came to your Dao-Seeking Immortal Sect, we brought all our own food, clothing, daily necessities, and cultivation resources. When have we ever asked your Dao-Seeking Immortal Sect for so much as a penny?"
"We haven't used your resources!"
"You're spitting blood to slander us!"
Indeed, they had lived here for fifteen years and still had plenty of resources on them. They had no need to ask anyone else for anything.
But the man burst into laughter and said, "What a ridiculous thing to say, young lady. Yes, you haven't used our Dao-Seeking Immortal Sect's immortal herbs, pills, or the like, but does our Immortal Sect's Immortal Essence energy cost nothing?"
"Does this enormous Graceful Peak not count as a resource?"
"Do you know that Graceful Peak was originally the fief of my Master, the fourth elder of the Dao-Seeking Immortal Sect? All of us lived on this peak. It was because you came here, because you said, 'The scenery on this peak is nice,' that the Patriarch drove us away!"
"Tell me, aren't you outsiders being rude?"
"At first, I thought you were only staying temporarily and would leave after a while. Who knew that fifteen years would pass, and not only would you not leave, you would look as though you intended to stay for good!"
"Hmph..."
The man snorted coldly, gritting his teeth as he stared at Su Muyu.
He Pingsheng nodded mildly and said,