I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 1029: Chapter 1030: Master, Leave Some Inheritance Behind
 

Li Quzhuo grabbed the proud young geniuses like they were mere chicks and hauled them off.

Recently, he had been brimming with frustration and had nowhere to vent until these fools blundered into his sights, and a thorough training was in order.

The kind that if it didn’t kill them, it’d push them to the brink of death.

Having been lectured by Xu Fu, the once arrogant geniuses had lost all their pride and were now completely subservient to Li Quzhuo’s demands.

“Xiaobai, about those ten billion?” Ying Diao inquired of Li Xiaobai with a congenial expression.

“Sect Master, that one billion for the food expenses is in Senior Xiao Lao Di’s hands, and I trust he will allocate these resources reasonably for the Sect Disciples’ expenses.”

“If there’s anything you need, just go directly to him. Disciple must attend to other matters first.” Li Xiaobai said earnestly, cupping his fist in his hand. With that said, his golden chariot materialized beneath his feet and turned into a streak of light as he drifted away, leaving behind an awestruck crowd in disarray.

After a while, Ying Diao snapped out of his daze.

Looking with a friendly gaze at the old beggar, he said, “Senior, it’s up to you to feed the disciples of the Sword Sect now.”

“I…”

“Don’t worry, Sect Master, I won’t let the kids starve.”

The old beggar was inwardly bitter, but he didn’t voice it; his lips trembled for quite some time before he managed to utter these words. These days, asking him for his Immortal Stones was like demanding his very life. That scoundrel Li Xiaobai was lugging around ten billion top-grade Immortal Stones, and yet he expected him, an old man with only one billion, to support the entire sect? Absolutely heartless.

Moreover, the kid seemed to be heading to Ice Dragon Island. If by some chance he died along the way, wouldn’t that precious wealth just end up in someone else’s hands?

At the same time, Li Xiaobai arrived at Second Peak and formally bade farewell to Fu Tiantian and the others.

He grabbed Ji Wuqing and stuffed him into his bag – this fellow was his life-saving Divine Artifact. If he came across an enemy he couldn’t beat, he’d just play dead to escape a tight spot, a trick that never failed.

Setting off toward the unfamiliar realm of Ice Dragon Island, it was essential to carry such a security measure.

“Kid, you just made ten billion. What’s your plan for it?” Ergouzi asked with a cheeky face.

“Don’t even think about it; this is our life-saving money,” Li Xiaobai glanced at him and said.

“Not to that extent, not to that extent. It’s just too dangerous to carry such a large fortune with you. If you’re not careful, you might get surrounded and killed, plunging you into hardship. It would be better to leave part of it here.”

Ergouzi suggested.

“No need. It’s safest on my person. If it’s anywhere else, it’s like giving meat buns to a dog — gone without a return,” Li Xiaobai casually said.

“Woof! Who are you calling a dog?”

“You’re the dog! Your whole family are dogs!”

“Miss, come quick and persuade your master. He’s actually planning to carry ten billion on him!” Ergouzi barked in outrage.

“Master, perhaps we shouldn’t bring it all. The journey to Ice Dragon Island is long and perilous. What if you die on the way? If a portion is left with the Sword Sect, your disciples can still inherit something if you die,” Fu Tiantian, less cunning and without regard for Li Xiaobai’s feelings, bluntly said as he came closer.

A death would mean the loss of ten billion — such an astronomical figure could even buy a sect outright.

“So, you’re all hoping for my death even before I’ve departed?”

“You wish for Immortal Stones but can’t even find a door, eh? In life, you must fight for what you want. I, as your mentor, can provide you with Immortal Stones for a time, but I cannot supply them for a lifetime.”

Li Xiaobai, with hands clasped behind his back, began to educate his own disciple.

At times like this, he felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment. This feeling of spewing golden sayings was indeed pleasant.

“Master, you can give them, just hand over a billion to your disciple, and it won’t be just for this lifetime. Even in the next life and the life after, through eternity, I will never be able to spend it all!”

Fu Tiantian seriously said, counting on her fingers.

Li Xiaobai’s face darkened ominously; his eldest disciple really dared say anything. He feared that one day as a mentor, he might be driven to death by such brazen words. Perhaps this was the so-called honest when it came to mentor-disciple relationships, a clear reckoning of debts.

“From now on, stay away from that sloppy old man, and that dog drooling all over, neither are any good.”

Li Xiaobai said indifferently. It hadn’t been many days, and his disciple already showed signs of being led astray.

He must ensure that they keep their distance from beggars like that old man and Ergouzi.

“Master, so about the Immortal Stones…”

“Reflect carefully upon the words I just said. The true essence of life lies within them. Remember at all times, life is not merely about surviving the present, but about poetry and the distant horizons.”

“In the Cultivation World, don’t just fixate on Immortal Stone Resources. Look more at whether you have worked hard enough, whether your own power and cultivation level have improved, whether you truly deserve these resources.”

“One must have dreams in life.”

Li Xiaobai blandly served Fu Tiantian another bowl of poisonous chicken soup, and without giving her a chance to respond, he activated his golden chariot and gracefully departed.

Watching the retreating figure of Li Xiaobai, Fu Tiantian was taken aback. Not to mention giving ten billion, surely it wouldn’t hurt to provide ten pieces of premium Immortal Stones, right? Why didn’t her master give her even a single one?

Was she not even entitled to pocket money?

“Hehe, Miss, wasn’t I right? Your Master is as stingy as can be,” Ergouzi chuckled, strolling over. “Come on over here, let’s plot together. When your Master returns, we’ll figure out how to extract resources from him. Ten billion—just scratching off a little discount would be enough for us to spend for many years.”

Ergouzi laughed sinisterly, reaching out a paw and patting Fu Tiantian’s shoulder with a wily smirk.

“But Master told me to keep my distance from you.”

“That’s because he’s afraid you’ll know too much. Put yourself in his shoes, during this time following me, haven’t you learned a lot?”

“Do you want to learn more? Experience is a must-have to navigate the Cultivation World. I dare say, within the Sword Sect, no one has more worldly experience than I do!”

“Let’s find a secluded spot. Draw all the talismans you know, and let me, your uncle, give you some advice to save you from taking wrong turns in the future.”

Ergouzi enticed persuasively.

“Uncle, you know looking at my talisman drawings costs money!”

“Put it on my tab for now. Later we can have Senior Xiao Lao Di make up for it. Such a big shot won’t quibble over a few Immortal Stones.”

Fu Tiantian nodded, mounted Ergouzi, and together they sped off, disappearing from view.

…

High above the peaks of Sword Sect, Li Xiaobai glided past on his golden chariot.

“Brother Li, greetings!”

As he passed by the latrines, Steward Xu Yuan, alongside a group of cultivators, respectfully bowed and saluted. Amid the filthy community of cultivators, Li Xiaobai spotted the familiar face of Li Quzhuo, as well as the pained and worried expressions of the talented Disciples.

It was their first time at Second Peak, and Steward Xu Yuan was training them to adapt to the Sword Sect environment. Despite their currently pitiful appearances, give it some time and they’d come to relish it, unwilling to leave even when chased away.

“The Sect is prospering splendidly right now, I too must make haste to Ice Dragon Island.”

“My beauty of a wife must often be harassed; the last thing I want is to be a cuckold.”