Upon realizing his own thoughts, he put in a lot of effort.

The prophecy of the destined one from the elders of Tianji Building, the resentment in the hearts of the Peak Master couple from Bijian Peak Main Peak...

That’s right, he orchestrated it all.

On the surface, he appeared kind and virtuous, but inside, he would stop at nothing to fulfill his desires.

He kept the little girl close, molding her into what he wanted: timid, self-abasing, lacking love...

Thus, he became the only source of pampering and affection, leaving a warm ray of sunlight and obsession in her heart.

Everything progressed smoothly; the little girl became just as he desired, introverted and silent, even distant from her own parents.

But that’s not enough, far from enough.

He exhausted his efforts and plots, yet the little girl only held a slight sense of familiarity towards him and others. What he truly desired was love, which was still missing.

But it’s fine, he is the most patient hunter, and the adorable little fawn could never escape his trap.

But one thing, he didn’t anticipate. An accident happened.

The little girl accidentally fell into the Endless Abyss, messing up all his plans.

Yet thinking about it, everything fits more perfectly.

In the Endless Abyss, there’s nothing but impure energy and monsters. It is eternally gloomy and grey.

The unfortunate ones who fall into it face endless slaughter, betrayal, scheming, along with blood and death.

Each person struggling to climb out of the Endless Abyss would desire light and warmth more than the ordinary people.

Only those who have sunk into darkness would know how precious the sunlight is.

Indeed, in the first year Su Li fell into the Endless Abyss, he actually found her traces.

That day, under the blood-red sky, the little girl’s slender wrist clutched an Iron Sword tightly. A long gash was carved on her abdomen, and the Vestment robe on her back was torn ragged, with five claw marks deep enough to see bone. Her bright red warm blood soaked the white Vestment robe into dark red.

And in front of her, five gigantic monsters had already been slain by a single strike and lay dead on the ground.

But there was one larger wounded monster with burning eyes, claws scraping the ground, roaring. Its posture crouched, preparing for a charge, clearly ready to deliver the final blow to Su Li.

The little girl’s battle prowess was much stronger than he imagined, but still, just so.

Faced with monsters several levels above her, being able to slay most of them was already impressive. Even now, she was at her limit.

Seeing her about to perish in the mouth of the monster, he hesitated for a moment but restrained the impulse to appear.

Eventually, Su Li survived narrowly but was seriously wounded.

Since then, for a full twenty years, he continued observing, watching her struggle for survival, with no intention of bringing her back.

Just a little longer, the little girl hasn’t opened her eyes yet. Only by making her understand the preciousness of certain things, would she learn to cherish them.

Having seen much darkness, the rarest warmth could quickly root, sprout, and blossom brilliantly in her heart.

"Since the sea lotus was given to me, I shall plant it. Huahua is so adorable, who could be so cruel as to want to devour it?"

Su Li gently said, "Master Hao Yuan, don’t you agree?"

Master Hao Yuan was taken aback for a moment, smiled warmly, speaking words that provoked hatred: "Ah Lee is right. I still have the Mixed Element Soil most suitable for planting, I’ll give it to you too."

"As for the impure energy on you, you don’t need the whole sea lotus, just a petal is enough to cleanse it."

"If that’s the case, True Monarch... could the remaining sea lotus be given to me?" Master Zhiyu hurriedly interjected: "Everything at Sword Peak can be exchanged with you, True Monarch."

Master Hao Yuan changed from the gentle voice towards Su Li to an icy demeanor, replied, "The sea lotus belongs to Ah Lee; whatever she wants to do with it, I shall not interfere."

Remembering Master Zhiyu’s past attitude, Master Hao Yuan added, "However, if Ah Lee doesn’t wish, no one can force her."

Lemon tree bears lemon fruit, under the lemon stands you and me.

Everyone present felt jealous and sour; Su Buyu’s eyes grew gritty, feeling a surge of moistness. Biting lips and clenching fists... lamenting the unfairness of fate.

Why is it that some people do nothing, yet their lives are always so fortunate?

Other disciples already turned numb, planting the sea lotus? Is that idea not laughable?

Even with Mixed Element Soil, without the special hot yet cold conflicting environment of Deep Sea Peak’s volcano mouth, not to mention survival, the petals and stems would directly turn into rot water.

Master Hao Yuan may spoil his little wife, but isn’t this spoiling too outrageous?

This is excessively... crazily prodigal... 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Master Hao Yuan’s blunt warning left Master Zhiyu both ashamed and angry, yet she dared not to retaliate. She could only glare fiercely at Su Li.

This ungrateful girl, she knows her mother needs the sea lotus yet doesn’t offer it proactively, insisting on saying she’ll plant it.

She must be doing it deliberately, deliberately taking revenge on their favoritism.

Given her lack of consideration and pettiness, how can she compare with Buyu?

"True Monarch, my junior sister doesn’t understand, the sea lotus, as everyone knows, cannot be grown... Why do you, why do you just let her fool around?" Su Buyu spoke with blushing cheeks, shyly turning half her face towards Master Hao Yuan as her gaze fleetingly connected, a girl’s feelings unmistakable.

Su Li secretly admired, this is the allure of language.

Su Buyu said she doesn’t understand, then pointed out known facts in her next sentence... hmm, it didn’t directly say bad things about her yet implied her ignorance and reckless behavior.

Su Buyu: "Mother was weakened during junior sister’s birth, never recovering, I heard the sea lotus benefits damaged Taoist Bodies. Junior sister won’t use so much of it anyway, why not show filial piety to mother once?"

Master Zhiyu gazed fondly at Su Buyu; Su Buyu returned her gaze with admiration.

A touching scene of a devoted mother and filial child.

Other disciples pondered: No wonder Master Bi Hai and Master Zhiyu treat Su Buyu as their own daughter, deeply cherish her. With Sister Buyu’s filial spirit, she’s indeed worthy of the Peak Master couple’s affection.

In contrast, Junior Sister Su Li appeared somewhat cold-hearted.

Master Zhiyu awkwardly shifted her lips, turning to Su Li: "Consider it mother taking advantage of you this time."

These words were already an enormous concession to her daughter, her flushed cheeks burning with embarrassment, eyes hiding immense reluctance and unease.

At this moment, all eyes gathered solely on Su Li.

Master Hao Yuan, Su Buyu, Master Zhiyu, several other disciples present... they all awaited Su Li’s response.

She hadn’t spoken up sooner, already falling behind; now it seemed whether she gives it or not, she would gain nothing.

Master Hao Yuan’s thin lips secretly curled in a slight, fleeting arc.