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When the cruel truth was uncovered, nothing was left but endless despair.
Turns out Lu Ke’s first half of life had been spent entirely amid lies and deception.
When a sincere heart was smashed with complete disregard, turning into sharp blades pointed right back at a former lover,
among this ground full of devastated fragments, what else could possibly remain?
Anger, only the ultimate anger.
When the bloody truth was laid right before her eyes and her former lover’s ugly, abominable true colors were ripped open, Lu Ke felt only an infinite rage burning fiercely within her body, as if about to turn into a blazing fire that would burn everything to ashes!
She snatched the golden contract paper off the ground and handed it to Ning Qingzhu, her voice suppressed to an extreme raspy tone as she said coldly:
“I want to leave the Bamboo Lineage.
How many spirit stones do I need to compensate?”
The so-called disciple contract was an unequal contract that every disciple had to sign before joining any of the eight lineages of the Hundred Flowers Sect.
Because when a faction decided to cultivate a disciple, not only did it need to impart its core cultivation arts, but it also needed to pour in countless amounts of effort and resources.
The initial investment was massive, and the sunk cost was extremely high.
To prevent this huge investment from going down the drain, a contract had to be signed in advance, stipulating how many years the disciple had to serve before being allowed to leave upon expiration.
During this agreed service period, if a disciple went back on their word and wanted to leave early, they had to propose a “cancellation” and pay an astronomical termination fee for it.
As the Chief of a lineage, Lu Ke held great power and heavy responsibility, naturally signing the highest-grade service period without a time limit—which was lifelong service.
If she wanted to cancel the contract, not only did the Peak Master have to nod and agree, but the termination fee would likely be an astronomical figure as well.
This was why her personal fate had long been completely tied to the ship of the Bamboo Lineage, and as long as Ning Qingzhu, the Peak Master, was unwilling to let her go, it was impossible for her to leave the Bamboo Lineage for the rest of her life.
“You…… really want to leave?”
Ning Qingzhu hadn’t truly thought that Lu Ke would leave either; what she said just now was nothing more than words spoken in anger.
But who could have imagined that Lu Ke would actually take advantage of the situation and truly ask how much the termination fee was?
This made her utterly furious!
She was merely testing her, yet this thick-browed, big-eyed disciple actually had a treacherous heart for real?
What’s more, her own Chief Disciple actually contradicted her, the Peak Master, right in front of an outsider!
If this were to spread, where would her dignity as Peak Master lie?
Where would the face of the Bamboo Lineage lie?
Did Lu Ke still have her, the Peak Master, in her heart at all?!
On top of her anger, another wave of rage was added, leaving Ning Qingzhu completely backed into a corner and roasted fiercely over a big fire!
Furious and enraged, she no longer considered the consequences.
Her icy eyes stared straight at this rebellious disciple who contradicted her, pretending not to care at all, her tone harsh as she said coldly:
“Ten thousand spirit stones.”
Ten thousand spirit stones was neither too much nor too little.
For a lineage Peak Master and Nascent Soul power like Ning Qingzhu, ten thousand spirit stones was equivalent to her entire year’s salary.
Meanwhile, any random Tier 4 magical treasure on her body would require an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator to eat and drink nothing, pinching pennies for several years just to afford it.
But for a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Lu Ke, that was an astronomical number.
Ten thousand spirit stones was equivalent to a whole hundred years of her salary!
One must realize that in this cultivation world of fierce struggles and frequent vendettas, many wild Foundation Establishment cultivators didn’t even have an average lifespan exceeding a hundred years!
These ten thousand spirit stones were equivalent to money they couldn’t earn in an entire lifetime!
However, regarding the price she proposed, Lu Ke merely nodded slightly, letting out a cold smile:
“Very well, very fair.”
Given her status as the Chief Disciple of the Bamboo Lineage and having signed a lifelong service contract, these ten thousand spirit stones were truly not much, even counting as a friendly price.
The world believed that ten thousand spirit stones was an unimaginable astronomical number for a Foundation Establishment disciple.
Little did anyone know, as the Chief Disciple who managed all affairs of the lineage, in order to keep the Bamboo Lineage operating normally in the past, Lu Ke had fought and seized treasures everywhere, working jobs to earn money.
The amount she needed to subsidize into the bottomless pit of the Bamboo Lineage every year was roughly this same number.
One year.
She only needed one more year of rising early and working late, fighting and risking her life to break through, and she could leave this heartbreaking place that had shackled her for over twenty years.
This deal was very worthwhile.
However, Bai Xiaoyu didn’t know that Lu Ke was so good at making money.
Seeing that her beloved had hope of escaping and could even come to her side soon to stay together with her forever, her eyebrows instantly danced with joy and she beamed happily.
She didn’t hide her joy either, dropping all pretense as she bounced right up in front of Ning Qingzhu with her hands on her hips, her brows raised lightly and her domineering presence fully exposed!
“I’ll pay her termination fee!”
“You?”
Hearing this, Ning Qingzhu’s brows instantly furrowed, the displeasure in her heart almost overflowing from the screen.
Yes, she could grant Lu Ke a contract cancellation, and was willing to offer a relatively friendly price, but that was also out of respect for Lu Ke’s past hard work and great contributions, as well as their years of affection, which made her willing to let her leave without making things difficult.
But what on earth were you, Bai Xiaoyu?
Something someone else didn’t want, yet you took it back to enshrine like a treasure, even joyfully willing to compensate a huge amount of spirit stones for it, putting on the air of a wealthy landowner taking full charge of everything……
Oh, you’re the good person, so I’m the bad person?
Fine, you want to be the good person, right?
You want to pretend to be the top benefactor, right?
Then I’ll make you bleed heavily and lose everything down to the bone!
Ning Qingzhu looked down condescendingly at the small and delicate lolita fairy before her, the corner of her mouth twitching as she said in a flat tone:
“If you pay, it won’t be this friendly price anymore.
It has to follow the rules of a transfer……”
The so-called “transfer” meant a disciple leaving one lineage to join under another lineage, with both sides peacefully completing a talent trade.
Naturally, the cost had to be covered by the receiving party, and usually the price was several times higher than the “cancellation” price.
However, Lu Ke had never explicitly stated that she wanted to join under Bai Xiaoyu’s line.
Treating it as a “transfer” was indeed a form of blatant deliberate difficulty.
But this was the privilege of a Peak Master—an unquestionable, absolute power where if she said you could, you could, and if she said you couldn’t, you couldn’t.
The corner of Ning Qingzhu’s mouth curved slightly with a vengeful thrill.
Crossing her arms over her chest, her eyes looked down arrogantly at the small and delicate girl in front of her, her tone rising lightly:
“The transfer fee is fifty thousand spirit stones.”
“Okay.”
Unexpectedly, Bai Xiaoyu agreed without even thinking.
Not only did she agree, but her smile didn’t fade at all as she agreed joyfully.
That satisfied expression made it look as though Ning Qingzhu was some big sucker who failed to recognize a treasure, while she, a expert with a keen eye for talent, had landed a massive steal.
Ning Qingzhu’s vision went dark, feeling as though she had suffered a silent loss.
A wave of stifling heat surged in her chest, making her liver ache with anger.
Without hesitation, she tore up the oral agreement, going back on her word:
“I thought about it just now.
Fifty thousand is too little.
We need to add more money—one hundred thousand spirit stones.”
The moment she opened her mouth, she doubled the price again.
The total price was more than ten times higher than the initial amount.
Her intention to deliberately make things difficult was already plain as day, not even acting anymore!
“Okay.”
However, Bai Xiaoyu’s smile remained unabated.
She still kept her hands on her hips, maintaining an unruffled, smiling composure, looking as though she was determined to use her financial clout to fiercely test Ning Qingzhu’s bottom limit today!
“You!”
Ning Qingzhu was enraged beyond measure.
Facing her with cold brows, she opened her golden mouth, exercising her power once more with a little self-indulgence, seemingly about to blurt out a price the other party absolutely, positively could not accept, until she thoroughly peeled off the other party’s hypocritical mask!
However, Lu Ke could no longer tolerate it!
“Enough!”
She shouted abruptly, snatching the golden contract paper from Ning Qingzhu’s hand and stuffing it into her robes:
“One hundred thousand it is!”
“No need for Xiaoyu, I will repay this sum of spirit stones to you using my own two hands!”
Having said that, she hesitated no longer, turning around to walk away.
This hypocritical place, she didn’t want to stay here for another second.
That hypocritical woman, she didn’t want to see her ever again!
Disgusting, truly f***ing disgusting!
“Xiao Ke, wait for me!”
Bai Xiaoyu smiled happily.
With a victorious gaze, she turned her head to cast a provocative glance at the dazed, icy fairy, and then stepped out with her short little legs, hurriedly chasing after that figure.
The night returned to tranquility once more.
In the Green Bamboo Courtyard, amid the freezing cold wind, only Ning Qingzhu was left alone, completely lost in the wind.
He left?
He actually really left?
Ning Qingzhu didn’t understand.
Why did Lu Ke suddenly fly into such a huge rage?
Clearly in the past, no matter how harsh she was in scolding or berating him, he would always accept it with a smile, and then like a simp, stick to his old habits and continue revolving around her……
How could he truly leave?
Then what about me?
What about the Bamboo Lineage?
Didn’t we agree to revive the Bamboo Lineage together?
Lu Ke, you big liar!
Grief welled up from deep within Ning Qingzhu, her heart throbbing with waves of piercing pain.
She stood alone in the cold wind, unable to let it go for a long time.
After a long while, as if finally realizing something, she hurriedly chased out in the direction Lu Ke had left:
“Wait, Lu Ke, you can’t leave yet!”
“Before the contract is terminated, you are still a disciple of the Bamboo Lineage, and I am the Peak Master of the Bamboo Lineage.
I command you to stay by my side!”
“……”
No one responded.
Outside the courtyard, the cold wind howled furiously and darkness reigned supreme.
Where was there anyone foolish enough to stay in place, waiting at all times to answer her summons?
To the late-arriving fairy, all that greeted her was the pitch-black Green Bamboo Peak and the silent night.
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