Zhu Yanyi walked to the side, poured herself a glass of water, and gulped it down. She continued, "Even someone like me knows that when you are out, you must be careful. You cannot bully people or break their things, especially medicine."
Her face turned angry. "Master Qiu, I am sorry, but I really want to scold your brother. I am a healer. I hate seeing people destroy medicine, especially rare kinds. Your brother did it, and he was so arrogant. Seeing all the crushed medicine on the street made my heart hurt. I feel like I will eat less meals because of this pain."
Ouyang Tianyun nearby almost laughed out loud. she held it in with great effort. What did "eating less meals" mean? She was almost a spirit now. She didn't need to eat, and she wouldn't starve.
Qiu Zheng was slightly stunned. She had only heard about the incident. She knew her brother had caused trouble. She could not doubt Zhu Yanyi’s words. She knew her brother’s character well. Her brother was indeed likely to cause trouble. So, she looked at Zhu Yanyi seriously and said, "Miss Zhu, I spoke wrongly. According to your meaning, how should I say it now?"
Zhu Yanyi’s eyes were clear. Qiu Zheng felt a bit embarrassed, wondering if she was making things difficult for this little girl.
"Actually, it is nothing. We have a saying: if you know your mistake and change, it is good. So, as long as your brother knows she was wrong, it is fine. But to make her remember deeply, she needs some punishment, right?" Zhu Yanyi said with a smile, looking very kind. "Our Sage Academy is not stubborn. As long as you compensate us for our losses at the original price, it is okay."
"I wonder how much the loss is." Qiu Zheng felt her words made sense. Unconsciously, she followed her lead.
Ouyang Tianyun and Xu Xingtian looked at each other and lowered their heads silently. Someone had fallen for it themselves. It had nothing to do with them.
Zhu Yanyi ignored Ouyang Tianyun and Xu Xingtian. She took out a notebook. "I have calculated it. We lost one hundred and twenty-three pounds of ordinary materials and thirty-seven pounds of rare medicine. Ordinary medicine is one high-grade spirit stone per pound at market price. So, that is one hundred and twenty-three high-grade spirit stones.
Rare medicine is more troublesome. It is hard to find, hard to grow, and seeds are rare. But since our Academy and the Qiu family have some friendship, I will ignore the growing and seed issues. Let’s just talk about the mature medicine. At market price, these successful medicines need thirty high-grade spirit stones per pound. But since we are old friends, I will give you a ten percent discount. That is twenty-seven high-grade spirit stones per pound.
So, for the thirty-seven pounds of rare medicine, you need to pay nine hundred and ninety-nine high-grade spirit stones. Adding the one hundred and twenty-three for ordinary medicine, the total is one thousand and twenty-two high-grade spirit stones. This is the first compensation."
Zhu Yanyi drank some water again and continued, "Your brother teased many of our students in front of us. She even asked for a senior sister as a concubine. This is an insult to our reputation. Naturally, you must pay for reputation damage. I discussed this with the senior sister. We are all friends, so let’s just pass it over. Two hundred high-grade spirit stones is enough."
Zhu Yanyi continued, ignoring the sweat on Qiu Zheng’s forehead. "Finally, you broke our protective artifact. If not for it, several of our relatives would have been injured. Who asked your brother to be a Golden Core ancestor? Artifacts are hard to make because of the materials. But we respect you. So, let’s just charge a repair fee. Not much, just three hundred high-grade spirit stones.
Adding it all up, it should be one thousand and sixty-two high-grade spirit stones. Since we are friends, let’s round it down. One thousand and sixty high-grade spirit stones."
Zhu Yanyi paused. "Of course, this is only money compensation. Master Qiu, do not blame me for being young and blunt. I have more to say."
"Speak." Qiu Zheng knew he could not hide anything anymore. He smiled bitterly.
Zhu Yanyi nodded with a smile. "Master Qiu, you seem like a good person. How do you have such an unreliable brother? It is mainly because you are too good to her. You gave her the capital to make trouble. In my hometown, some bad kids bully people relying on their parents’ money and power. They say, 'I am someone’s son, you cannot do anything to me.' In the end, they are punished by law when they grow up. The result is not good. Your brother is the same.
She is so arrogant because she knows you are behind her. She is not afraid of causing trouble. She thinks you will clean up the mess. Even if she has no ability, you will provide it. Just like this time. She caused trouble, but you apologize and pay. This loses your face as the head of the family.
If I had such a brother, I would lock him up. His Golden Core cultivation comes from medicine refinement. Let our elders work hard to scatter it. Of course, I will not make him powerless. Let him stay at the Foundation Establishment stage. At least he can live a few more years.
To be honest, we are easy to talk to this time. We clarified things, and the compensation is enough. But what if he meets someone who is not easy to talk to in the future? He will suffer, and he might drag the whole family into disaster.
Developing a family is not easy. I know this well. You built the family with difficulty. It is hard to see some progress. But because of one bad kid, the family is destroyed. Then, you will have no face to see your ancestors.
I think some things should be stopped at the root. Scatter his Golden Core cultivation. Restrict him more. Do not let him leave Linwai Mountain. This might ensure he dies of old age."