She thought about it for several minutes but still couldn't understand why this was happening.
In the past, Lin Mo was always completely obedient to her, listening to whatever she said!
"Ziyan, don't be sad. Young Master Lin might just be deliberately trying to make you angry."
Li Yue spoke up to gently comfort her.
"He definitely has a place for you in his heart. Have you forgotten when you were practicing swordsmanship so hard, he specially invited a sword master from the Holy Land to teach you? And last time, when you got injured performing a family mission, Young Master Lin was so worried he didn't sleep for several nights."
"Why don't we just agree to go down the mountain to play with him?"
She didn't want her best friend to actually fall out with Lin Mo.
In the entire Immortal Horizon Realm, where else could you find a Holy Land's Son to act as your personal simp?
"Yue, what nonsense are you talking about! I only see Lin Mo as an older brother. Besides, my father is severely ill; how could I have the mind to think about romance?" Fang Ziyan said, feeling both sad and wronged.
"Alright, alright, alright! It's my fault, I misspoke."
Hearing this, Li Yue rolled her eyes internally.
"Your father is severely ill, so you don't think about romance? Why didn't I see you refuse the gifts Lin Mo gave you before? You were ready to take that Grade Seven profound pill worth a million spirit stones for free without batting an eye!"
"And if you're so ignorant about feelings, what's the deal with inviting Chen Yu to go boating later? I heard you even prepared ingredients to cook for him personally!"
Although her best friend was being hypocritical, Li Yue still didn't want her to ruin things. Given Lin Mo's status, she had received quite a few benefits as the best friend while he pursued Fang Ziyan.
Li Yue only hated why Lin Mo hadn't set his sights on her instead. Although she was a bit homelier than Fang Ziyan, she was at least an 85 out of 100, right?
She took out her communication token and secretly sent a message to Lin Mo.
"Young Master Lin, please don't take it to heart. Fang Ziyan is just upset. Once she gets over it, she will definitely accept your feelings! I will also always be by your side, I love you!"
Seeing the message, Lin Mo felt disgusted.
'Did she really think of me as the old simp?'
This Li Yue was no good thing either. A complete gold-digger and ruthless social climber.
In the original book, because he was the Holy Son, this woman constantly made eyes at him and curried favor. Later, when Chen Yu rose to power, Li Yue immediately threw herself at the protagonist, willingly becoming his plaything.
He decisively erased her aura from the token.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations to the host for altering the plot and successfully plundering the luck belonging to the Child of Destiny, Chen Yu. Rewarding 1000 Destiny Points.]
In the original book, the Grade Seven profound pill given to Fang Ziyan eventually fell into Chen Yu's hands. Now that Lin Mo had taken the pill back, the protagonist had lost a major opportunity.
That counted as plundering luck!
"System, what can 1000 Destiny Points be exchanged for?"
[1000 Destiny Points can be exchanged for Profound-grade cultivation techniques, pills, weapons, or personal attributes.]
[Since the host's destiny is naturally that of a Villain—meaning you are universally disliked—it is recommended to exchange them for Charm points.]
"Damn, a villain has to be universally disliked?"
Lin Mo couldn't help but complain.
"How much Charm can I get?"
[The base Charm of a Holy Land's Son is 100. However, after the protagonist appeared, it was forcibly suppressed to 50. 1000 Destiny Points can repair your Charm up to 350.]
Lin Mo's eye twitched.
"My charm was suppressed to a failing grade? Then how much does Chen Yu have?"
[Chen Yu's initial Charm is 100 points, with a hidden Charm of 1000. Once activated: everyone loves him, women throw themselves at him, and treasures automatically deliver themselves to his door.]
"Holy crap, this idiotic setting."
No wonder the original Lin Mo couldn't beat Chen Yu despite his high starting point. The game was rigged from the start!
[The host can strip the protagonist's hidden Charm by plundering his luck.]
"Now this function is good." Lin Mo nodded in satisfaction.
"Put all 1000 Destiny Points into Charm!"
In an instant, Lin Mo felt as if his entire body had shed its mortal shell and exchanged its bones.
Taking out a jade mirror, his aura was now transcendent, his appearance handsome and elegant. Every movement carried the bearing of a noble, graceful young master.
'Not bad! Not bad at all!'
Just as he was preparing to take his carriage back to the Holy Land, his communication token vibrated.
It was a message from his mother, Fairy Yuexin, Wang Yuexin.
She roared through the token: "Lin Mo, no matter where you are right now, I'm giving you fifteen minutes. Get your ass to the South Mountain Sect immediately!"
Lin Mo replied calmly, "I'm at the South Mountain Sect right now."
Wang Yuexin barked back, "Then hurry up and come to the Purple Sandalwood Residence at the foot of the South Mountain Sect!"
BANG!
The voice transmission token went completely dead.
'She's absolutely furious.'
The Purple Sandalwood Residence was the top meditation sanctuary in the Immortal Horizon Realm. No one but Patriarchs and Sect Masters were allowed to enter. And the master behind it was Lin Mo's mother, Wang Yuexin.
After rushing over and pushing open the door, he found his mother sitting in a purple sandalwood chair, her arms crossed. On the table sat a cup of immortal tea, emitting swirling mist.
"Mother, why did you call me over so urgently?" Lin Mo sat down casually.
"Why? I was afraid that if I called you any later, you'd squander away the entire Holy Land!"
Her eyes were blazing with fury.
"Weren't you smashing a million spirit stones to win some girl's favor? How many spirit stones can you even produce?"