Raising My Children With My Personal Spatial Ability Chapter 3009: Has He Been Placed Under a Curse?

A faint flicker appeared in Senior Sister Jun’s eyes as she heard this request. Her gaze darted toward the severely wounded Second Senior Brother, then promptly shifted back to the Little Junior Sister.

"My apologies, Little Junior Sister, but I have exhausted my supply of medicinal pills, and lacking the necessary herbs, I am unable to refine any more," she replied with direct curtness.

Did she truly think she could play the fool? If her memory served her, Second Senior Brother had previously offloaded the bulk of his own stash to the Little Junior Sister herself.

Furthermore, throughout their arduous journey, the Little Junior Sister had been shielded from danger and had suffered the fewest wounds. When would she have had any cause to consume those pills?

Claiming she had no pills left—was there anyone who would genuinely believe such nonsense?

"Perhaps you should inquire with Second Senior Brother? He should still possess a considerable amount on his person," she suggested.

At those words, Second Senior Brother parted his lips but found himself unable to produce a single sound.

It was true that Little Jun had provided him with a significant quantity of pills, but fearing for the safety of the Little Junior Sister due to her low cultivation, he had bestowed most of them upon her. Now, he lacked the fortitude to request more from Little Jun.

The reality remained that his own supply was perilously low.

"Little Junior Sister, are you not still in possession of the pills I gifted you earlier? You should utilize those," he urged her.

"I..."

A flush of embarrassment crept onto the Little Junior Sister’s face. She had always been the one to receive gifts; how could she ever be expected to relinquish what she had already claimed as her own?

What kind of twisted logic was that?

"Second Senior Brother, the pills you gave me… I had the misfortune of losing them along the way."

"Lost them?"

Second Senior Brother was stupefied by her admission.

Those medicinal pills were essential for their survival during this trial; how could they simply be left behind?

He had originally offloaded his stash onto the Little Junior Sister, trusting implicitly that she would keep them safe and that such items would never go missing.

Who could have predicted that while their other gear remained safe, the pills in the Little Junior Sister’s care would vanish?

"How many did you lose?"

He questioned her frantically, completely disregarding his own throbbing injuries.

"All... every single one of them," she bit out, gritting her teeth.

Naturally, the pills were never misplaced; she simply refused to part with any of the wealth already in her palms.

She had intended to claim she only lost a portion, but then realized that all her pills were stored together. If she retrieved them now, everyone would see the truth. Thus, she was forced to insist they were all gone.

Regardless, she would never surrender her supply, even if the person begging her was the beloved Second Senior Brother himself!

"Do you recall where you misplaced them? If we set out to search now, we might still recover them," Second Senior Brother declared without a moment of hesitation.

It was true; the forest was sparsely populated, and in areas prowled by demonic beasts, it was even less likely for others to roam. Perhaps there was a slim chance of retrieval?

As they listened to Second Senior Brother’s logic, both the Ninth Senior Brother and Senior Sister Jun rolled their eyes in unison.

Search for them now? Even if they had been lost moments ago, finding them would be a miracle—that is, if they had even been lost at all.

"Tsk, Second Senior Brother must have been bewitched to swallow such a transparent lie," a junior sister sneered, her eyes losing all the reverence she once held for him.

"Keep your voice down, or he will hear you," another sister whispered in warning. It was not that she feared Second Senior Brother overhearing, but if the Little Junior Sister took offense, wouldn't she make their lives a misery once they returned to the Sect?