Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

After confirming that Shen Ji had completely left, the three of them began to pour out their grievances to Bai Xiaobai.

For example, their master's greatest interest is sleeping, and after waking up, he will spend spirit stones like water.

He found the uniforms issued by the sect to be ugly, so every now and then he would take his disciples to buy new clothes and magical artifacts.

During this time, he took anything that caught his eye, often spending tens or even hundreds of thousands of spirit stones at a time, without even bothering to check the amount when settling the bill.

In the secret realm auction, while others hesitated after several rounds of bidding, he directly raised the price to the highest level, then waved his sleeve and told them to pay with spirit stones.

For example, if he happened to encounter a down-on-his-luck rogue cultivator, he would simply give him three months' worth of expenses from the entire Xiaoyao Peak without batting an eye.

Therefore, the vast Xiaoyao Peak has only five disciples and remains extremely poor.

It's just that their master never shortchanged him. For example, the ethereal, misty blue robe with a straight collar and wide sleeves that he wore just now cost a full 100,000 spirit stones.

What does 100,000 spirit stones mean? It means that the sect only allocates 50,000 spirit stones to Xiaoyao Peak every month.

So one piece of clothing cost him two months' worth of expenses at Xiaoyao Peak.

These disciples are pitiful; they often have to take on high-level missions to earn spirit stones in order to maintain the peak's expenses.

Although their cultivation speed was indeed much faster than that of ordinary disciples when completing these high-level tasks.

However, higher-level tasks are often accompanied by greater risks.

You can spend spirit stones lavishly, but at least be considerate of your disciple's hardships and exercise some restraint.

but......

Shen Ji doesn't understand at all; he always says they're young and need more experience.

They even went so far as to claim that it was to temper them and make their training more solid and stable.

But cultivation is cultivation, don't treat your disciples' lives like they're nothing.

If it weren't for their senior brother taking care of them all these years, how could they have managed to get to where they are today?

After listening to Qin Yuan and the other two's complaints, Bai Xiaobai finally understood why they had such resentful looks earlier.

"So Master is really this unreliable. Senior brothers and sisters, you've suffered so much all these years."

Faced with Bai Xiaobai's words of comfort, the three nodded in agreement.

"Who can argue with that?"

Ling Tian sighed with a wry smile, "You three, that's enough. Master may be a bit willful, but what you're saying is a bit exaggerated. Besides, weren't all those treasures he bought for us? If it weren't for Master, how could we have formed our cores so quickly?"

"Besides, Junior Sister being able to speak must mean that Master did something. So Junior Sister, don't listen to their exaggerations. Master is actually quite good to his disciples, and the fact that he allowed you to live with him might mean he wants to personally guide you in your transformation."

"He is a late-stage Nascent Soul expert. The reason why the five of us were able to form our cores within a hundred years is all due to Master's unique teaching methods. Perhaps you really can take human form under Master's guidance."

Ling Tian's words gave Bai Xiaobai a glimmer of hope.

Although she had chirped a few words to her beautiful master earlier, she was able to speak on her second day at Xiaoyao Peak. How could this not make her look forward to the day when she could also take human form?

Seeing Bai Xiaobai's round, glass-like vertical pupils, wet as if covered with a layer of water, revealing a bewildered and expectant light.

Ling Tian and the others exchanged glances and secretly made up their minds.

How could they bear to let their sweet and adorable junior sister remain in her snake form forever?

Although her snake form is cute, she definitely wants to transform into human form.

Therefore, they must help her transform into human form.

Besides, what's wrong with eating a little more? There are five Golden Core cultivators, surely they can support a junior sister?

As for food, how could the vast Qingxiao Sect let its junior sister go hungry?

After thinking for a while, Ling Tian made up his mind.

"I'll figure out a way to deal with Junior Sister's food. Since Master said I'm not suitable to break through to the Nascent Soul stage for the time being, then all the pills and spirit stones in the peak should be put in the best of our ability to help Fourth Junior Sister break through to the mid-Golden Core stage."

"As for spirit stones, I have now been promoted to an inner elder of the Hall of Affairs, and the sect will give me a monthly salary of two thousand spirit stones. Today, I just received last month's salary. You are to keep all of these ingots for safekeeping."

After saying that, Ling Tian handed a storage bag to Yuan Bao.

Then he continued, "It just so happens that the Hall of Affairs has a mission recently open to those at the Golden Core stage and above. Each Crimson Flame Beast that has reached the Core Formation stage can be killed for 100 spirit stones, with no limit on the amount. Feng Ling, Qin Yuan, you two can go on this mission. There are usually Crimson Flame Fruits near those Crimson Flame Beasts, which will help stabilize your cultivation."

Faced with Ling Tian's arrangement, the three nodded without any objection.

Bai Xiaobai thought to himself, "The senior brother of Xiaoyao Peak is too reliable."

Moreover, the way the disciples get along is just like that of a family.

And they didn't even complain about how much she ate. I was so touched and so relieved.

With such reliable senior classmates, she feels incredibly safe.

Just as Bai Xiaobai was admiring her reliable senior brother, she heard news that struck her like a bolt from the blue.

"Junior Sister, let's go. I'll take you to Lingxiao Peak to find the Sect Master."

No, Master didn't even question their actions last night. What's wrong with this senior brother?

Are we going to take her to the scene to confess?

Don't......

She's not going.

She didn't want to be scolded by that old man.

Although Old Deng might know that she had ambushed him, he might let her off the hook because of Snake's parents, but she would probably still get a good scolding or some punishment.

She doesn't want to go.

Just as Bai Xiaobai was resisting and trying to come up with a suitable reason to escape, she heard Yuanbao's voice suddenly realize something.

"I was wondering why Senior Brother was back at this time. Turns out he was picking up Junior Sister to attend the new disciple initiation ceremony at Lingxiao Peak. But isn't the ceremony usually held on the third day? Why was it brought forward this time?"

Huh?

It turns out they weren't going to confess.

However, the Qingxiao Sect only accepted eleven disciples in total, including both humans and snakes, and they still required an initiation ceremony.

trouble!

I just ambushed the sect leader last night. If I go again today, what if he notices something amiss...?

Not only Bai Xiaobai thought so, but even her good friends Yuanbao and Qin Yuan felt that something was wrong.

But they didn't dare say anything in front of their senior brother.

Because their senior brother, while reliable, was also frighteningly upright.

If he finds out about the "good thing" the three of them did last night, it will be hard to deny it.

In response, they could only give Bai Xiaobai a knowing look, as if to say, "You'd better watch yourself."

Bai Xiaobai: "......" I was just touched, but these two have already sold me out to their junior sister.