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171: ungrateful wretchThe more Li Duoduo became enraged, the more it showed her guilt and lack of confidence.

Unable to find an advantageous point in the argument,

she could only rely on her sharp tongue.

Lin Jingyu, on the other hand, was the type to infuriate people without consequence.

His expression was utterly calm, as if he had completely blocked out Li Duoduo’s harsh noise. He leisurely took out the seven bright red, exceptionally eye-catching Spirit Stone cards from his Storage Pouch again.

Then, under everyone’s watchful eyes, he began to count them one by one, two by two, three by three... extremely slowly and carefully, his movements as relaxed as if he were tallying his harvest in his own backyard.

After counting, he deliberately waved the stack of cards in Li Duoduo’s direction, then gave her an extremely ’sincere,’ incredibly ’grateful’ look.

A harmless smile played on his lips. The insult of this action was far more potent than any words.

This look and action became the final straw that broke the camel’s back.

Li Duoduo immediately felt a surge of rebellious Qi rush to her head, her vision momentarily blacking out. She trembled violently with anger, her meticulously manicured nails digging deep into her palms, almost drawing blood.

Utter humiliation! This was simply utter humiliation! She felt as if her face was being trampled repeatedly by Lin Jingyu, then thrown into a sewer!

She was so furious that she almost lost her mind, continuing her frantic tirade without thinking, her voice becoming sharp and distorted from extreme anger:

”What else can your Miaoling Pavilion do besides exploit its own people and oppress its Disciples?

Otherwise, why would the tree fall and the monkeys scatter, with not a single Cultivator left now!”

She began to make baseless slanders, attempting to completely crush the other party morally.

”Look at our Lili! Such great talent, such a promising seedling, yet in your place, she could only share those broken, scrap-iron-like Pill Furnaces with others.

All the Spirit Stones earned went into your own pockets, getting fat and greasy, completely disregarding the lives of those below! Your hearts are truly black and rotten!”

This was already baseless, blatant personal attack and slander, purely made up to vent her frustration.

Qin Yue’s face finally darkened completely, her brows tightly furrowed, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

This Li Duoduo was becoming increasingly deranged, her words losing all sense of propriety, like a shrew from the marketplace making unreasonable demands.

Qin Yue could tolerate accusations of poor management of Miaoling Pavilion, but she would never tolerate such malicious slander against her personal reputation and that of the Pill Pavilion.

Even a clay figure has a temper, let alone Qin Yue, who had never been a soft persimmon to be kneaded by others.

Seeing Qin Yue’s expression finally change, Li Duoduo felt a surge of morbid pleasure and triumph, attacking with even more vigor.

Her malicious gaze then turned to a pale, bewildered Yun Momo. She dragged out her words in a strange, taunting tone, her voice sharp:

”Oh! I understand! I finally understand! Is it because of this little girl?”

She pointed a finger at Yun Momo, her tone filled with malicious speculation:

”Are you afraid that our Lili’s talent is too high, that her Alchemy skills are improving too quickly, and that she’ll steal certain people’s limelight and resources, so you deliberately suppress and ostracize her?

Using despicable methods like withholding resources and not giving her good Pill Furnaces? What deep schemes, what vicious tactics! To promote your own people, you’ll stop at nothing!”

These words were utterly malicious! Extremely venomous! Not only did they sow discord, but they also threw dirty water on the innocent Yun Momo.

If this were confirmed,

it would be a huge blow to Miaoling Pavilion’s reputation if word got out.

Yun Momo’s small face turned deathly pale, devoid of color. She frantically waved her small hands, tears desperately welling up in her eyes, her voice choked with sobs and immense grievance:

”No! I didn’t! You’re talking nonsense! Sister Lili is amazing at Alchemy, I was clearly very happy for her, I never thought that way...”

She was so flustered that she became incoherent, her innocent mind unable to comprehend such malicious accusations.

She looked pleadingly at Liu Lili, hoping she would speak up for fairness, her voice choked:

”Sister Lili, say something! We used to be the best of friends, my Medicinal Pills and resources, whenever you said you needed them, when did I not share them with you... I was willing to share everything I had with you...”

She tried to awaken a shred of conscience in the other party with past warmth.

”Enough! Stop talking! Shut up!”

Liu Lili abruptly interrupted her, her voice sharp and harsh, her face filled with impatience, resentment, and a hint of shame at having old matters exposed in public.

Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, she shrieked:

”You give me a little bit of your leftovers, your unwanted scraps, and you expect me to be eternally grateful? How ridiculous! How hypocritical! I, Liu Lili, am not that cheap!”

She had to completely deny the past to make her current choice seem correct.

The more she spoke, the more agitated she became, as if she had suffered an immense grievance, and her voice rose eight octaves:

”Your Miaoling Pavilion is stingy! Harsh! Short-sighted! You deserve to go out of business!

Only a place like Daling Pavilion, with its vast wealth and genuine appreciation for talent, that knows how to cultivate talent, is worthy of my future! Only there can I get the respect and resources I deserve!”

A twisted look of malice even appeared on her face as she stared intently at Yun Momo, as if the latter was her sworn enemy.

Traitors often hate past relationships more than enemies, because it proves the error of their choice.

Yun Momo recoiled a step, startled by her sudden ferocious appearance and her black-and-white accusations.

Tears finally streamed down her face like broken pearls, and she murmured, her voice weak but full of sadness:

”Those weren’t leftovers... they were all good... I couldn’t even bear to use them myself... I really didn’t...”

Her world was simple: she repaid those who were kind to her twofold. She couldn’t understand why her sincerity was met with such malicious speculation and betrayal.

Lin Jingyu watched Liu Lili’s exquisite self-hypnotic performance with cold eyes, his contempt and disgust reaching their peak.

This woman was not only ungrateful but also hypocritical, desperately making excuses to whitewash her ugly desires and betrayal, truly sickening to the extreme.

He even bothered to argue with her about the details, because for someone determined to be wicked, no facts would be heard.

He gently raised his hand and patted Yun Momo’s shoulder.

He took out a brand new handkerchief and wiped away her tears.

He comforted her:

”Momo, don’t be sad, don’t cry. This kind of ungrateful wolf isn’t worth your distress.”

Upon seeing this, Li Duoduo let out a triumphant and hearty laugh, her voice grating:

”Hahaha! Well said! Lili, only by following Daling Pavilion will you have a future! There’s even a great chance to become a Second-Rank Alchemist!”

She looked triumphantly at Qin Yue, whose face was ashen and body slightly trembling, feeling utterly vindicated and refreshed, as if she had drunk ice water in the height of summer.

She felt that she had finally completely overshadowed Qin Yue.

Liu Lili’s eyes showed surprise, and she quickly thanked her:

”Thank you, Shopkeeper Li, for your cultivation. Lili will certainly put her heart into Alchemy for Daling Pavilion.”