In the courtyard…
Ye Chen also noticed the presence of Liu Hongyu and the others. He looked up and, with a single step, his figure appeared at the gate.
“What are you doing here?” Ye Chen glanced at the three of them and spoke disdainfully.
He had no intention of having any further connection with these three ungrateful traitors.
Hearing that, the three women came back to their senses. When they looked up at Ye Chen, their eyes still burned with anger.
“You gave the Marrow-Cleansing Pills to those two?” Lu Mengyao was the first to speak, confronting Ye Chen directly.
“Yes, I did. So what?”
“The Marrow-Cleansing Pills belong to me. I’ll give them to whoever I want. Do I need your permission?”
“And who the hell are you to question me?”
Ye Chen snorted coldly, completely unapologetic. Did they still think this was their past life where he would indulge them in everything?
This time, he wouldn’t give even a single pill to the three of them!
“I…” Lu Mengyao was struck speechless. She stared blankly at Ye Chen, suddenly remembering that they no longer had any ties of master and disciple. Now, they were enemies…
And besides, she was in the wrong. She could only swallow her frustration in silence.
She was no longer a personal disciple of Sword-Hiding Peak and had no connection to Ye Chen whatsoever. She had no right to criticize or question him.
He could give his pills to anyone he wanted—she had no say in it.
Liu Hongyu and Li Qinghuan were also stunned. Wasn’t Ye Chen’s reply meant for them too?
Though unwilling in their hearts, they couldn’t find a reason to argue. They could only glare at Ye Chen resentfully.
“Finished with your chores?” Ye Chen said coldly. “Then go back to the menial disciples’ quarters.”
“I won’t be keeping you around.”
He issued the eviction without a trace of warmth. Did they think he was going to invite them to dinner?
Hearing that, the three women grew even angrier.
Did he really treat them like menial servants?
They’d already been stewing in frustration from doing chores, and now Ye Chen’s words were a knife to the heart.
All three of them stared at him with fury in their eyes. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
“Don’t get too cocky!” Liu Hongyu shouted stubbornly. “Even without the Marrow-Cleansing Pills, we can still cultivate! One day, you’ll regret this!”
She glared at Ye Chen with hatred, the murderous intent in her eyes impossible to hide.
“Are you talking to me?” Ye Chen narrowed his eyes, his tone turning icy.
A wave of invisible pressure swept toward her.
Even without unleashing his full aura, Liu Hongyu trembled all over. Her expression changed drastically. The moment reminded her of how helpless she’d been before, and her momentum instantly deflated. She didn’t dare confront him again.
After all, if Ye Chen wanted to kill her, it would be no different from crushing an ant.
“We finished our chores,” Li Qinghuan quickly stepped forward and said. “We’re leaving now!”
She didn’t want Ye Chen to lash out and drag her into it.
“A bunch of little menial disciples, daring to shout at me?” Ye Chen said disdainfully. “Do you still think you’re Empresses or something? What a joke.”
Every word struck like a dagger.
The three of them were furious. Their chests heaved with anger, but the last bit of rationality kept them from acting out. If they lost control, Ye Chen would kill them without hesitation.
“Disciple takes her leave!” Li Qinghuan forced the words out and quickly dragged Liu Hongyu and Lu Mengyao away.
Staying here any longer would only bring more humiliation.
Sword-Hiding Peak could no longer tolerate them. All they could do now was return to the menial disciples’ quarters.
Ye Chen watched coldly as the three of them left. Only after they were gone did he snort and turn back into the courtyard.
Three ungrateful wolves. Not worth pitying.
Let’s see how capable you really are this time…
After leaving Sword-Hiding Peak, Liu Hongyu, Li Qinghuan, and Lu Mengyao finally dared to speak their minds.
“That Ye Chen… he’s gone too far!” Liu Hongyu cursed through clenched teeth, fuming with rage. She had never been humiliated like this in her previous life.
To be shamed by Ye Chen in front of others—and with no way to retaliate—she felt like she would explode.
“He just wants to see us suffer. Damn him!” Lu Mengyao growled, her face pale with fury.
Although she knew she had no right to the Marrow-Cleansing Pills, her pride still couldn’t accept it.
“The more he looks down on us, the more we can’t give in!” Li Qinghuan gritted her teeth. “If we keep cultivating, we’ll make Ye Chen regret it one day! We’ll kill him with our own hands!”
“You’re right!” Liu Hongyu’s fighting spirit reignited. “We’ll show Ye Chen that even without him, we can still grow stronger in the menial disciples’ quarters!”
“Let’s go find Qian Tang and ask him for more cultivation resources,” Lu Mengyao suggested.
In the sect, all cultivation resources were distributed by the menial disciples’ quarters. And though Qian Tang wasn’t highly ranked, as the elder in charge, he controlled a lot of surplus.
Skimming off a few spirit stones was easy. Even what leaked through his fingers would be enough for Liu Hongyu and the others to cultivate.
Menial Disciples’ Quarters, Elder Hall.
Liu Hongyu and the others went straight to Qian Tang.
“Elder Qian…” Liu Hongyu began.
Qian Tang paused, then looked up and saw it was them. His expression instantly darkened. “What are you three doing here?”
Then he suddenly remembered something.
“Did you finish the chores at Sword-Hiding Peak? I’m warning you—don’t think you can slack off!”
The three women’s expressions twitched with frustration, but they suppressed their anger.
“Elder, we’ve completed everything,” Liu Hongyu said through clenched teeth.
After all, they were here to ask for something. It wouldn’t do to offend him.
Qian Tang’s face finally eased a little.
Seizing the moment, Lu Mengyao quickly said, “Elder Qian, we’d like to ask for more cultivation resources. Could you give us some more spirit stones?”
“The ones distributed a few days ago weren’t nearly enough for proper cultivation…”
Liu Hongyu and Li Qinghuan both looked at Qian Tang expectantly.
“Spirit stones?” Qian Tang’s expression darkened as he gave them a sharp look. “A few days ago, you came begging for Marrow-Cleansing Pills. Now you want spirit stones too?”
“Do you think the menial disciples’ quarters is your personal treasury? Just come and take whatever you want?”
“You think I’m your father or something?”
Qian Tang fired back without mercy, and his voice was full of irritation.
The nerve of these girls—so shameless and ungrateful!
The three girls: “???”
Hearing this, Liu Hongyu, Li Qinghuan, and Lu Mengyao all went stiff, their faces instantly turning dark.