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Having finally managed to steal a half-day of leisure, Yu Linzhou was leaning against the window, engrossed in watching.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed, and he turned his head to look in the direction of the barrier.

He sensed that the barrier around Qiyue Peak was being attacked.

He clicked his tongue in annoyance at being disturbed again during his rare moment of peace.

"I'll go out and take a look," he said to Lin Zhixu, and then disappeared in a flash.

Lin Zhixu sheathed his sword, fearing that Luo Yiyan had arrived, and followed him.

Upon reaching the edge of the barrier, they discovered that the person who had arrived was not Luo Yiyan, but Elder Chu.

Yu Linzhou's face immediately darkened.

"What are you doing here? I haven't even settled the score with you for stealing the Azure Glazed Branch yet, and you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep."

Elder Chu looked haggard, completely lacking his usual imposing manner, and his voice was full of pleading: "I know I was wrong last time. But I did it for my son, I really had no other choice."

"Now that you've used the elixir to save Luo Yiyan, I haven't gotten anything out of it either. I really regret it."

Yu Linzhou sneered: "What's the use of your regret? You would hurt my disciple for your son? Do you think your son is some precious treasure? Only you treat him like a treasure."

"If you ask me, he's not even worth a single hair on my beloved disciple's head. Luckily, Zhizhi isn't hurt. If he had been seriously injured, do you think you'd still be standing here talking to me?"

Elder Chu's face was grim. He lowered his eyes, offered no rebuttal, and said in a low voice, "...I will make amends for this later."

Yu Linzhou stretched out his hand directly: "Forget about later, let's do it now."

Elder Chu gritted his teeth: "...What do you want?"

Yu Linzhou raised an eyebrow and said slowly, "You asked me what I want? Now it's your turn to make amends. You should be asking how sincere you are."

"Elder Chu, you are a peak elder with a considerable fortune. You wouldn't think you can just throw out some scrap metal to fob me off, would you? I'm not someone who can be easily fooled."

Elder Chu was speechless, but he was also in the wrong, so he had to suppress his temper: "Immortal Venerable Feng Heng is joking. Since I have come to apologize, I will naturally not use some low-class things to make up the difference."

He remained silent for a moment, as if making a great decision, then took out a storage bag and handed it over with both hands. "Inside are ten million high-grade spirit stones, as well as several spiritual artifacts and pills that I have collected over the years. That should be enough to atone for my sins, right?"

Yu Linzhou turned his head and glanced at Lin Zhixu.

Lin Zhixu nodded.

That's enough. Pushing them any further would be going too far and angering them, which wouldn't benefit anyone.

Yu Linzhou took the storage bag, weighed it in his hand, and tossed it to Lin Zhixu behind him without even looking at it: "Zhizhi, keep it."

Lin Zhixu took the storage bag.

Yu Linzhou: "Alright, let's call it even. You can leave now."

Elder Chu stood there, unsure whether to leave or stay, his face alternating between pale and flushed, and awkwardly said, "...I came here today because I have another important matter to ask of you."

Yu Linzhou feigned surprise: "So you didn't come here specifically to apologize?"

Lin Zhixu pursed his lips, suppressing a smile.

Elder Chu's lips twitched involuntarily: "...That's true. But by the way, there's something else I'd like to ask Immortal Venerable Feng Heng."

Yu Linzhou generously raised his chin. "Alright, since you're being fairly sincere, go ahead and tell me."

Elder Chu hurriedly said, "I heard that Immortal Venerable Wucang's Frost Lotus has matured. I went to ask for the medicine, but Immortal Venerable Wucang said that the Snow Lotus has already been given to Immortal Venerable Fengheng."

Yu Linzhou nodded: "Yes, that's true."

Elder Chu's eyes lit up with hope, "I wonder if Immortal Venerable Feng Heng would be so kind as to part with just two petals? That would be enough to heal my son's severed arm."

Yu Linzhou sighed affectedly.

"So that's how it is. I didn't think it was anything serious."

Elder Chu was overjoyed, "You agreed?"

Yu Linzhou: "No, it's just a pity you arrived too late. The Frost Lotus has already been eaten by me and used to heal my injuries."

Elder Chu was struck dumb, as if by a bolt from the blue. "You ate them all? Didn't you even leave a couple of petals?"

Yu Linzhou said matter-of-factly, "You saw it yourself. I was so badly injured yesterday, so of course I ate it all. Otherwise, how could my injuries have healed so quickly?"

Elder Chu staggered back a step, his vision going black.

He raised his head and stared intently at Yu Linzhou's lazy face, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down several times before he managed to keep from spitting out the blood in his chest.

Why don't you just stuff yourself to death, you old geezer!

He looked up to the sky and howled mournfully, his voice echoing through the valleys of Qiyue Peak, startling the birds in the forest into a flurry of flight.

Finally, it turned into intermittent murmurs: "The Azure Glazed Branch is gone... the Frosty Snow Lotus is gone... everything is gone..."

He looked down at his empty hands, his aged fingers trembling uncontrollably.

He spent half his life savings on the Azure Crystal Branch, and offended two people he should never have offended.

For the sake of the Frost Lotus, he swallowed his pride and begged the person he disliked the most.

In the end, both of the miraculous medicines were gone, and even if his son's arm was reattached, he would never be able to cultivate again.

All that effort, and in the end, both people and money were lost.

Seeing his dejected appearance, Yu Linzhou's mocking expression faded slightly.

He had seen too many people drive themselves to their doom because of an obsession; Chu Yuncheng was not the first, nor would he be the last.

Looking at his utterly despondent expression, Yu Linzhou remained silent for a moment before saying, "Alright, stop wasting time here."

"Your son's arm is still stuck in Danfeng. Instead of crying and wailing, you should go back and get his arm set. If you keep dragging this out, he won't even have a chance to show off his skills."

Elder Chu left, utterly dejected.

Lin Zhixu felt a sense of shared sorrow upon seeing him like this, and his own feelings were somewhat complicated.

Regardless of whether Elder Chu was a good or bad person, he was indeed a loving father.

However, who can they blame for their current predicament?

It's all his fault for not knowing how to teach his son.

Spoiling a child is like killing him; this has always been true.

Yu Linzhou watched the hunched figure disappear at the end of the mountain path, then turned and put his arm around Lin Zhixu's shoulder as they walked back. His tone shifted to a lighter one: "Alright, forget about him, let's go back. I taught Xiao Hei a backflip, want to see?"

Lin Zhixu was pulled a couple of steps by him, then broke free expressionlessly: "...You should stop messing with Xiao Hei in the future. You know it's afraid of you."

"What are you afraid of? I'm not going to eat it." Yu Linzhou didn't care at all. "Besides, it's a descendant of a half-step divine beast. All it does all day is eat and sleep. If it doesn't learn some skills, it'll embarrass you when it goes out."

Lin Zhixu: Hehe.

He quickened his pace and walked back, intending to check if his spirit beast had been traumatized by the ordeal.

Yu Linzhou quickly caught up, "If you don't like watching it do a backflip, I can do it too..."