Ye Chen spoke in a rather calm tone.

  This left Lin Ke'er slightly taken aback.

  But she quickly understood.

  Ye Chen's demeanor was simply to avoid putting pressure on her.

  During this period, Ye Chen had already proven that he only wanted to give silently without expecting anything in return.

  Although Ye Chen had his father's support, providing resources, the Ye family was just a small cn, so what Ye Chen could save up was certainly limited.

  After gifting her external martial arts and magic, being able to give her some pills every week was already his limit.

  Ye Chen surely understood his limitations and knew he couldn't help her more, so he wouldn't stop her from doing anything.

  He would only support her silently from behind.

  Understanding Ye Chen's intentions made Lin Ke'er even more touched.

  Unfortunately, Ye Chen had no future prospects.

  His talent was too poor.

  His background was just a small Qi Refining family.

  Even his only notable skill in alchemy was just slightly better than that of a rogue cultivator.

  Lin Ke'er knew that the medium-grade pills Ye Chen gave her, although he cimed to have made them himself, were actually impossible.

  No one understood Ye Chen's alchemy skills better than Lin Ke'er.

  The Qi Gathering Pills he made before were the lowest of the low-grade.

  How could his skills have improved so drastically?

  If it weren't for this, with Ye Chen's sincerity, Lin Ke'er might have considered him more seriously.

  But as, Ye Chen really had no future.

  ...

  Lin Ke'er gnced up at the sky.

  It was getting te, and she had to set off into the mountains early the next morning.

  She pnned to rest early tonight.

  After all, the mountains were dangerous, and she was a bit nervous about her first trip there.

  So Lin Ke'er smiled and said, "I have to leave early tomorrow morning. When I return, I'll come to find you first, and treat you to a meal to thank you for taking care of me during this time..."

  "So you don't need to come to my pce during this period!"

  Hearing this, Ye Chen understood what Lin Ke'er meant.

  No wonder Lin Ke'er came over on her own.

  It turned out she was reminding him not to go to her house while she was away.

  To avoid running into Lu Jing.

  That's women for you!

  Even if it's a lick spirit they don't care for, they don't want someone else to take them away.

  Cssic!

  As if afraid Ye Chen might overthink and affect her image in his mind, Lin Ke'er added a few more words: "Besides, Lu Jing is naturally quiet and doesn't like being disturbed."

  "I also know Lu Jing has a few suitors, one of whom is a Fifth Layer Qi Refining cultivator and seems a bit domineering."

  "Of course, Lu Jing has nothing to do with them."

  "But if they see you visiting, it might cause trouble..."

  Tsk tsk tsk...

  Hearing this, Ye Chen was even more amused.

  Lin Ke'er's level was indeed high.

  She said it was to remind him to avoid trouble.

  And even expined Lu Jing's suitors.

  But in reality, she was subtly badmouthing Lu Jing.

  Ye Chen had seen too many women gossiping behind each other's backs in his previous life.

  While traveling, he once met a pair of besties.

  They got along well, so they traveled together.

  Perhaps because Ye Chen was handsome and mature, both women were interested in him.

  During the trip, the besties always seemed deeply bonded.

  But at night, when chatting with Ye Chen on their phones, they would inadvertently reveal each other's dark pasts.

  Like how many boyfriends they'd had, or how one had a "little angel" appear in her belly, causing cold womb issues.

  It all amused Ye Chen greatly.

  Most women's friendships were like this.

  And now, Lin Ke'er, who always maintained a serene image, was pying the same game.

  It was clear that Lu Jing's presence truly pressured Lin Ke'er.

  Ye Chen didn't say much, just nodded with a smile, expressing gratitude for Lin Ke'er's thoughtful reminder.

  But would he go?

  Of course, he would.

  For Ye Chen, gifting meant tenfold rewards.

  If he didn't go, would Lin Ke'er compensate him?

  ...

  They chatted a bit more.

  Lin Ke'er noticed Ye Chen hadn't said anything, feeling a bit disappointed.

  For the past two months, Ye Chen had given her pills every week.

  Now, it was almost a week since the st time.

  Lin Ke'er wondered if Ye Chen had prepared any pills for her, or perhaps some healing or detoxifying pills.

  Although Lin Ke'er had prepared some herself, who would mind having more?

  But st time, when she mentioned resigning to go into the mountains, Ye Chen immediately went out to buy her magic.

  Yet this time, he showed no sign of preparing anything for her trip.

  It was odd.

  But Lin Ke'er quickly realized, thinking she had guessed the truth.

  Ye Chen might have run out of spirit stones.

  After all, his family couldn't support him much.

  For over four months, Ye Chen hadn't stopped giving her pills, mostly medium-grade ones, which cost spirit stones.

  And that Mystic Finger Swordsmanship, Ye Chen bought with spirit stones, costing a whole medium-grade spirit stone.

  An ordinary early-stage Qi Refining cultivator couldn't afford such expenses.

  Ye Chen himself probably had to use low-grade pills for cultivation.

  In such a situation, it was normal for Ye Chen not to prepare anything for her.

  Thinking this, Lin Ke'er felt a bit disappointed but still smiled as she bid Ye Chen farewell.

  She felt that as her cultivation level increased, the help Ye Chen could provide would only decrease.

  She and Ye Chen were indeed not from the same world.

  Thinking this, the sense of crisis from Lu Jing's competition and the importance she pced on Ye Chen faded significantly.

  She returned to her usual serene demeanor.

  ...

  After seeing Lin Ke'er off, Ye Chen thought of her slightly cold attitude at the end and couldn't help but ugh.

  Having lived two lives, Ye Chen understood such women's thoughts best.

  It was simply because he didn't take the initiative to give something today, leading her to misunderstand.

  She thought that since he was such a lick spirit, he couldn't possibly not want to give; he must have nothing to give.

  When she believed he had no spirit stones, although she didn't show it clearly, her attitude became noticeably colder.

  Ye Chen wasn't surprised by this.

  Because that's the fate of a lick spirit.

  Feelings gained through fttery would disappear as soon as there were no resources to ftter with.

  If she returned from the mountains to find him still in a poor state, she'd likely drift further away.

  But Ye Chen didn't care about any of this.

  He certainly wouldn't give any gifts today.

  Not because he had no spirit stones.

  On the contrary, Ye Chen had accumuted ninety low-grade spirit stones during this time.

  Almost a medium-grade spirit stone.

  But because the system's feedback function would only cool down by tomorrow.

  Giving something today wouldn't trigger the tenfold feedback.

  Without tenfold feedback, why would Ye Chen give anything?

  To be treated like an ATM?

  Ye Chen wasn't a true lick spirit.

  So he didn't care about what Lin Ke'er said earlier.

  Not only would he go to Lin Ke'er's house, but he'd also go early in the morning.

  He'd pretend not to know Lin Ke'er went to the mountains.

  He'd go to see Lu Jing.

  He'd give the pills to Lu Jing.

  Not just pills.

  Now that Ye Chen's Essence Cultivation Pill was more expensive to make, his earning speed was increasing.

  Ye Chen thought he could buy new magic to gift Lu Jing, to enhance his own strength.

  And a storage bag.

  Ye Chen had coveted this for a long time.

  In his previous tech-driven society, he had never seen space-utilizing equipment.

  It was said that a typical storage bag was about half a cubic meter in size.

  With tenfold feedback, that would be five cubic meters.

  You could store anything inside; wouldn't that be amazing?

  During the month or so Lin Ke'er was in the mountains, Ye Chen pnned to give all these things to Lu Jing.

  And even after that, he'd only give gifts to Lu Jing.

  Not because Lu Jing was better.

  But because Ye Chen was curious...

  When Lin Ke'er returned in a month and saw how much he had given Lu Jing, what would her reaction be?

  Would she feel betrayed and cut ties with him, or would she drop her serene facade and start fttering him for resources?

  Ye Chen was eager to find out.

  CPDD