Free Web NovelChapter 324: Chapter 188: You Have No Choice But to Eat This Spirit Fruit
"Senior brother, should I continue to call her Master Lotus Sword Venerable or Master?"
Ji Lingruo sat on a small stool, crossing her legs, revealing her exquisitely attractive white ankle, gently swinging it, exuding a casual lady-like demeanor, as if she had returned to those carefree days in the small courtyard of the Sword Sect in Chuyun City.
You Su and Fairy Wangshu sat on either side of her, cleverly kept apart by her.
"Hmm... I’m not sure either, but I think calling her Master is more appropriate."
You Su washed a light red spirit fruit for Ji Lingruo, picked one up, and handed it to her.
"Why, do you not want me to call her Master?" Ji Lingruo squinted her bright, clear eyes at You Su, but You Su’s calm expression reassured her.
"But I don’t want to call her Master either; we’re not related, and she hasn’t taught me anything in those three years. Now that I’ve become a disciple, calling her Master will do." Ji Lingruo pursed her lips and took the spirit fruit. fгeewebnovёl.com
You Su has been blind since childhood, and between the ages of ten and fifteen, his only companion was that indifferent Master. Even though she rarely responded to his enthusiasm, being the only emotional support for You Su during that time, he was not discouraged, tirelessly showing his affection.
But Ji Lingruo is different from You Su; she treats others as they treat her. To her, the Master and Master of the Mandarin Duck Sword Sect were dispensable; only her senior brother was indispensable.
"However, Master is currently in seclusion, so it’s best not to disturb her unnecessarily. If she’s free, she’ll definitely summon us."
"Got it. Waiting for the Master to teach is expected."
Ji Lingruo bit into the spirit fruit with a sense of nostalgia.
Reflecting on the past three years, she went from being in that shabby little Sword Sect to suddenly becoming a true disciple of the largest sect in the Central Continent. That rarely-seen Master turned out to be the famous Lotus Sword Venerable of the Five Continents, the transformation felt like a dream.
Unconsciously, she had finished a whole fruit.
The spirit fruit was full of moisture, sweet but not greasy, and refreshingly crisp and delicious, and more importantly, it was very filling; just one made Ji Lingruo feel somewhat full.
Still, she felt a lack of flavor in her mouth and couldn’t help but smack her lips and say:
"Senior brother, do you eat this every day at noon?"
You Su nodded, "Is it not to your taste, junior sister?"
"It’s edible, but it feels like something’s missing. How can fruit be a proper lunch?" Ji Lingruo looked at the tray of large, plump spirit fruits and asked, "Do you eat spirit fruits for every meal?"
"Ahem, these spirit fruits from Bihua Peak are indeed robust and flavorful, juicy but not messy, truly enjoyable. For us cultivators, they’re indispensable."
Ji Lingruo rolled her pretty eyes; she didn’t like vegetables nor fruits. Was this what cultivators had to eat every day? That seemed too torturous to her.
Cultivation emphasized staying true to one’s heart and desires. If she had to eat fruit all the time, she feared her cultivation would regress rather than progress. Compared to the ethereal immortality on this Divine Mountain, she surprisingly missed the human presence of Yuncheng.
Even a simple bowl of egg noodle soup, with its clear and salty taste, seemed more delicious to Ji Lingruo than these spirit fruits, let alone the tempting roasted chestnut chicken.
Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but sigh helplessly.
You Su, catching her sister’s thoughts and sighs, understood instantly.
Wasn’t he the same? Compared to Ji Lingruo, he truly came from a mundane background, used to the five flavors of the human world. Suddenly becoming an Immortal who feeds on wind and dew was truly uncomfortable. However, these fruits were picked by his senior sister, so he had to eat them.
"Junior sister, do you miss the crispy pancakes from Chuyun City?"
"Yes, we came in such a hurry that I didn’t even go back to see Ms Wang." Ji Lingruo felt grateful to the old woman who had generously taught her skills, "I had initially wanted to try that craft we learned after getting up the mountain, but there’s not even a kitchen here."
The small courtyard on Lotus Peak was built according to the Mandarin Duck Sword Sect, but due to He Shutong’s simpler lifestyle, rooms for miscellaneous items and kitchens were gone, and like the Mandarin Duck Sword Sect, there were only two guest rooms. The difference was, now there were three disciples on Lotus Peak, not enough to go around. The room that belonged to Ji Lingruo in the Sword Sect was now occupied by Fairy Wangshu on Lotus Peak, which had been a source of frustration for her for a long time.
You Su was certainly willing to share a room with his junior sister, but unfortunately, his junior sister would never agree, and it wasn’t quite appropriate either. After all, the senior sister and Master were still around.
"Master and senior sister have long been transcendent, so it’s normal for their lifestyle to be simpler." You Su explained.
When someone begins expressing dissatisfaction with something, it often means there are multiple issues with that thing. Ji Lingruo felt the life in the Immortal Sect was vastly different from what she imagined, and she couldn’t stop complaining: freewёbnoνel.com
"It’s more than just simple? There’s not only no kitchen, but no bathroom either; after traveling, there’s nowhere to wash up, and no place to sleep. And the food—even Condensed Water Realm cultivators can’t entirely forgo grains; how can we live on spirit fruits every day? Moreover, the path up the mountain—is it a path for people? There’s not even a proper road. Going up and down in the future will tire us to death. It’s too careless."
You Su also felt a bit melancholy; he could endure it, but that didn’t mean he should force his junior sister to endure it as well. Ji Lingruo wasn’t someone who lusted after material comforts; she preferred the small tastes of life in Chuyun City. The life on Lotus Peak could indeed be called dull and flavorless, which left her feeling a strong sense of disparity.
