Three Days

At this moment, Su Fuyun felt as if someone had grabbed her throat, unable to utter a single sound.

What she had been trying so hard to hide was revealed by Sang Ying in front of everyone. Su Fuyun's eyes welled up with tears, as if she might burst into tears at any moment.

"I forgot about this. If you really need those hundred Spirit Stone, just tell me directly. Why mock me in front of so many people? Do you suspect that I can't repay you?" Su Fuyun cried.

People who appear weak or vulnerable tend to evoke more pity.

As soon as Su Fuyun said this, Sang Ying, who was originally the victim, was immediately glared at by others.

"Senior sister, you've misunderstood," Sang Ying continued calmly. "I'm not doubting that you can't repay, I'm certain you can't."

"You!" Su Fuyun was also furious, almost forgetting to continue pretending to be gentle and kind. Fortunately, she still had some sense of reason, and her angry expression only lasted for a moment before she quickly changed to a tearful look.

She just sobbed and didn't say anything else. Instead, someone stepped forward to speak up for her, even putting on a righteous and indignant expression to rebuke Sang Ying: "Fellow Daoist, since this girl is your senior sister, and you are from the same sect, how can you make such a fuss over a few Spirit Stone? It's only a hundred Spirit Stone. I'll help this girl pay it back, how about that?"

Before Sang Ying could speak, Su Fuyun immediately stepped forward. "Thank you for your kindness, fellow Daoist, but I believe Junior Sister didn't mean to target me; she was just teasing me. I will return these Spirit Stones to her myself later."

"You're still kind-hearted, young lady. Your junior sister has been so aggressive towards you, yet you still..."

"You really want to help her pay off her debts?" Sang Ying felt disgusted by their back-and-forth flattery and immediately interrupted them.

The male cultivator was taken aback, but still replied, "Of course!"

Sang Ying nodded; "Alright, you can give me one hundred mid-grade Spirit Stone now, fellow Daoist."

The male cultivator's expression instantly froze, his eyes widening as if he couldn't believe what he'd just heard. "How much did you say? One hundred mid-grade Spirit Stone?!"

Heaven knows that when he heard "one hundred Spirit Stone," he only thought it was low-grade Spirit Stone; if it were mid-grade, it would be a completely different story.

You should know that one hundred mid-grade Spirit Stone are enough to open a shop in Haizhou City! The male cultivator only wanted to play the hero and have a brief affair with the beauty, but he didn't want to risk most of his fortune.

However, since things have come to this point, it would be embarrassing for him to refuse outright on the spot.

The male cultivator's eyes darted around, and he immediately smiled and said, "This isn't a small amount of money. I don't have enough on me right now. I'll go home and get some, and I'll be right back!"

Without waiting for Sang Ying's reply, the male cultivator strode out of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion. Everyone watching his fleeing figure knew he was definitely not coming back this time.

It's just a pity for Su Fuyun. She finally found someone who dared to stand up for her, but he was just a talker who didn't contribute a single penny.

Once the male cultivator had completely disappeared from everyone's sight, Su Fuyun's eyes darkened.

Sang Ying turned her gaze back to Su Fuyun, but her words were no longer as gentle as before. "Senior Sister, now that we've discussed this matter openly, I'll be blunt. You've owed me these Spirit Stones for far too long, and it's time for me to get them back. I'll give you three days. Within three days, I want to see you personally return these Spirit Stone stones to me—one hundred mid-grade Spirit Stone, not a single one missing. If that's not possible, I'll have to write to Master and Sect Master to ask if they've mistreated you to this extent."

After saying this, she ignored Su Fuyun, who was slumped on the ground, and turned to leave Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

Before Sang Ying could even take one foot out, Su Fuyun suddenly said, "What if I don't want this Demon Beast?"

Upon hearing this, Sang Ying's brow twitched, but she didn't stop walking. "The Demon Beast is what you want to buy, Senior Sister. It's up to you whether you want it or not. I only need Spirit Stone."

Sang Ying walked quickly and soon left the area of East Market. Having already bought what she wanted, Sang Ying had no intention of lingering outside and decided to go straight back to her rented courtyard.

On the way, Gu Shu couldn't resist teasing, "You're usually quite gentle with people. Even when your senior sister came to provoke you before, you didn't get too angry. Why are you being so tough today?"

Sang Ying smiled helplessly, "Previously, her strength was weak, and I only suffered losses because Gu Huaiwei stood behind her. I was only focused on improving my strength as soon as possible so that I wouldn't be controlled by Gu Huaiwei, so I didn't pay much attention to her. But now it seems that if I don't teach her a lesson, Su Fuyun will keep sucking me up like a leech. I'm really getting tired of her."

When talking about these things, Sang Ying was also a little troubled. She didn't take the provocations of the weak to heart, but Su Fuyun's repeated pestering was really bothering her.

"Hehe, I bet she won't learn her lesson this time and will still come looking for trouble," Gu Shu continued gloating.

Sang Ying shook her head, her expression gradually hardening. "It's alright. I have a feeling that after this trip to Gleaming Gold Island, I'll be able to form my Golden Core. At that time, I'll move away from Crimson Snow Peak and sever my master-disciple relationship with Gu Huaiwei. If she dares to provoke me, the master of a peak, even if Gu Huaiwei backs her up, I can't kill her, but I can still cripple her cultivation and imprison her on the Reflection Cliff of Repentance!"

After all, the sect has rules that offending the Peak Master is a serious offense, and Gu Huaiwei dared not say anything to her out of respect for the rules.

Once she has fully matured, those who want to curry favor with her will likely take the lead in suppressing her without Sang Ying even having to lift a finger.

So we still need to hurry up and become stronger!

Gu Shu of Sang Ying's many thoughts, but after hearing her little schemes, he clicked his tongue in admiration twice. "Then, Peak Master Sang, you must find me an even better sword so I can live there!"

Sang Ying laughed upon hearing this, "Alright, I'll bring you the best swords from the Flowing Light Sword Sect to exchange for your lodging!"

With such high hopes, the man and his Sword Qi quickly walked back to the courtyard.

Before Xiao Liu left yesterday, Sang Ying had already told her not to bring food today, so no one should bother her today.

Sang Ying then locked the door with peace of mind, intending to go back to her room to cultivate and meditate.

No sooner had Sang Ying locked the door than a knocking sound stopped her in her tracks.

Sang Ying hadn't planned to open the door, but the other person kept knocking for a long time, as if it really was something important.

Sang Ying could only go and open the door to check.

As soon as the wooden door opened, a young man in a blue robe outside immediately flashed a fawning smile and said to Sang Ying with great eagerness, "Fellow Daoist, please forgive my intrusion, but may I come into your courtyard to take a look?"