Mu Xue and Mu Xue

"Brother Yufei, what are you going to buy? Let's go quickly?" When Yun Yufei came to his senses again, Muxue had already jumped in front of him.

Yun Yufei looked at her sweet smile and felt a warmth in his heart. He subconsciously put his hand on Muxue's head.

"Okay~ let's go!" Yun Yufei gently touched Muxue's head and said softly.

Yun Yufei's purpose of going out this time was to buy some fruit because Xiaoha wanted to eat fruit, but he himself had no fruit.

So he led a few people to a fruit shop.

This fruit shop is not small in size and has a wide variety of fruits, including red apples, yellow pears, green watermelons... and even the Qinyu sour fruit they had just drunk.

"I'm here to buy some fruit, please wait a moment." Yun Yufei said to the three people behind him, and then strode into the fruit shop.

"Little girl, what fruits do you want to buy?" When the boss saw someone coming into the store, he came over happily to greet the customer.

The boss was a middle-aged man, a little overweight, with a kind smile on his face, but his eyes seemed a little unwell...

Yun Yufei paused for a moment after hearing this address, but it was only for a moment before he recovered and said to the boss, "I'm a boy..."

Yun Yufei's handsome face was full of helplessness at the moment, and even his eyes, as bright as stars, revealed a hint of pain and sadness that was difficult to conceal.

He knew very well in his heart that some things were destined from birth, and no matter how hard he tried to change them, it was all in vain.

Those innate traits and conditions bound him tightly like the shackles of fate, making him feel deeply powerless.

When the boss heard this, he immediately looked embarrassed and said quickly, "Oh! I'm sorry, handsome boy, how about I give you a 10% discount as an apology?"

"It's okay, I've encountered this many times. Let's just leave it at that. I want to buy some..." Yun Yufei didn't care. He calmly told the boss what fruits he needed.

"Okay, one pound of each?"

"Yes, one pound should be enough."

The boss started to help Yun Yufei pack the fruit, but at this moment, another customer came into the store.

"Wow! Is this the fruit in the juice? The juice is delicious, and the fruit should be even more delicious. Boss, I want to buy some of this!" Yun Yufei heard the voice and subconsciously looked towards the source of the voice, and found that it was Mu Xue who was speaking.

I saw Mu Xue's eyes sparkling, and she was pointing at the Qinyu sour fruit with excitement.

"Okay! This... uh... should I call you a beauty? Or a handsome guy?" The boss scratched his head and said embarrassedly. It was obvious that he was really at a loss because of Yun Yufei and Mu Xue.

"I'm so cute, how can I look like a boy?" Mu Xue pouted and looked at the boss with resentment, as if she had suffered great injustice.

"Uh...ah! Sorry, sorry, look at me..." The boss became even more flustered when he saw Mu Xue's look, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Oh, it's okay. I don't see you were scared. Boss, I want to buy this. Emmm, just one and a half pounds. How much do you think it costs..." Mu Xue stopped teasing the boss and bought some Qinyu sour fruits instead.

At this time, Yun Yufei had already packed his own fruit.

"These should be enough for the little clams to eat for a long time, that's all." Yun Yufei thought to himself.

"Xue'er, let's go." Yun Yufei came to Muxue and said softly.

"Yeah, okay." Mu Xue nodded obediently.

Just like that, the two of them gradually walked away in the boss's regretful eyes.

"Let's go! We have bought it, it's time to go back." Yun Yufei said.

"Where are we going? We keep saying we're going back, but we never say where we're going back to." Mu Xue finally couldn't help but raise the question in her mind.

"Let's go back to the hotel. We could actually stay at Luanfeng College, but there's no need. We're staying in Luanfeng City because we think people like us are more suited to city life. We think our people need to experience life in a big city."

"We don't mean to look down on children from rural areas, but the missions they will carry out in the future will be both long-term and short-term, so you understand!" After Ziyuan's explanation, Lin Mo and Muxue suddenly realized.

Soon, they arrived near the hotel. From the outside, this hotel looked... well... not really a hotel at all. It was very shabby, with broken tiles on the roof and rotten doors and windows, as if a strong wind could blow it down.

"This...isn't this really because we are poor?" Lin Mo said in disbelief with his eyes wide open.

"Hey! Don't worry about so many details, okay? The main thing is that we want to cultivate your spirit of hard work and perseverance. Let's start cultivating your spirit of hard work and perseverance now!" Ziyuan said seriously. But is this really the case? Of course not.

It’s not that Ziyuan and the others embezzled the funds provided by the college. It’s simply because the funds provided by the college were too little and not enough for them to live in a better place.

They actually had to pay for living in Luanfeng College, but the fee the college gave was pitifully small. After paying, it was not enough to live in a slightly better place. They could only afford to live in this shabby hotel in front of them, so they had no choice but to live here.

You have to know that they had no ill intentions of embezzling the remaining funds. In fact, the remaining amount was so insignificant that it was shocking! Take Ziyuan, for example. She could earn far more than this small amount just by selling a carefully crafted magic circle. And Mu Zifeng, even if he just sold his home-cooked meals, his income would definitely surpass this pitiful amount by several blocks!

Ziyuan once specifically asked her master about this matter, and she was looking forward to getting a reasonable explanation or solution.

However, her master's answer was: "Instead of wasting money on accommodation, it would be more cost-effective to buy more cultivation resources for the students of the academy."

When Ziyuan heard this answer, she was actually a little bit unconvinced. She felt that the accommodation environment was also very important for students. How could it be ignored like this?

However, she couldn't help but believe it. After all, although she was a sect elder, she was just an elder of the sect, and many things were not something she could decide.

"Xue'er, why don't we spend our own money to go to another hotel? This place is simply not a place for human habitation." Lin Mo frowned and said to Mu Xue with a look of disgust.

But before Muxue could answer, Ziyuan spoke up first, "No! This is also a test from the sect. How can you give up on it? You are the future of the academy!"

After Ziyuan finished this passionate speech, he still felt good about himself, thinking that what he said was particularly reasonable and inspiring.

However, the reality was cruel. No one present was moved by her. They all just looked at her silently, their eyes full of helplessness.

Only Ziyuan himself was still immersed in his own speech, deeply moved by himself.