Shen Jingyuan's mood was still not high.

Father Shen noticed the situation and didn’t say anything more.

Instead, it gave Shen Jingyuan enough time to accept the fact that the peach tree did not bear fruit.

At this moment, Shen Jingyuan raised his eyes slightly, staring at a cluster of peach branches that were only as thick as a finger without blinking.

Thinking about the feasibility of making peach wood hairpins.

Shen Jingyuan thought, maybe he could wait until his father and mother fell asleep, then get a knife from the room to cut down the peach branches, and then make the hairpin in the cover of night.

Since there won’t be any fruit anyway, it doesn’t matter if there is one less peach branch.

Shen Jingyuan thought about it and carefully glanced at his father beside him.

He didn't want his father to know about this.

This was a surprise he wanted to give to his mother. If his father knew about it and secretly told his mother, it would not be a surprise anymore.

Father Shen had no idea what his son was thinking. He just looked at the fruitless peach tree and felt lucky that he had only spent twenty cents.

Ning Wan felt a little scared when she was stared at, and she felt a little uncomfortable all over.

Isn’t it just a peach?

What's the big deal? Why look at her like that?

She didn't know if it was Ning Wan's illusion, but when Shen Jingyuan looked at her, she always felt that her "bones" began to ache.

Ning Wan looked at Shen Jingyuan again.

There is some baby fat on her face, which makes her look soft and cute. I feel like water will come out if I pinch it.

Especially when he dropped the pearls, she always thought that if she could cry harder, she would definitely soften her heart.

[Host, it seems the male protagonist wants to chop down your peach branches to make peach wood hairpins...]

Xiao Qi doesn't want the host to be deceived, at least when the male protagonist is very likely to hurt the host.

Ning Wan: ...

Um?

So will peach trees that don’t bear fruit really be cut down?

And he's a child over six years old?

She wanted to take back what she had just said. Shen Jingyuan was not cute at all, not at all!

Ning Wan said she was angry, very, very angry.

Before Shen Jingyuan could come up with a more specific plan, he discovered that the peach tree in front of him had begun to drop its leaves again.

And it fell from the branch above Shen Jingyuan's head.

Father Shen didn’t think too much about it, he stretched out his hand, and soon he picked up all the leaves on Shen Jingyuan’s head.

Ning Wan originally thought that Shen Jingyuan was just thinking about it and might not take any actual action.

But she still underestimated the child's ability to move.

The knife flashed coldly in the night sky, and Shen Jingyuan, holding the knife, tiptoed towards the peach tree, looking back from time to time to see if there was any movement in his father and mother's room.

The distance from the door to the peach tree in the yard was not far, but Shen Jingyuan acted like a thief.

"Host, please stop for a moment! The hero is really coming to chop you down." Xiao Qi looked at Shen Jingyuan, who had an extremely fast execution ability, and quickly informed his host, who was still in the process of cultivation.

When Ning Wan opened her eyes, she saw Shen Jingyuan standing in front of her, wearing only his underwear.

The hand holding the knife seemed a little unsteady and trembled slightly.

But looking into those eyes...

Very energetic, it seems that we have to cut some trees today.

Ning Wan no longer had any hope.

She is just a tree now, and she has not transformed, nor is she a half-demon. With her spiritual power, if she really attacks Shen Jingyuan, Shen's mother will be sad, and she might not think of their old relationship and uproot her.

Looking at Shen Jingyuan who was raising the knife and preparing to strike him:

Forget it, it’s just a branch. At worst, I’ll just have to stay awake for a few days and nights and practice more, and it will grow back soon.

Ning Wan kept muttering to herself as she prepared herself mentally.

But Shen Jingyuan's raised hand froze in mid-air.

Ning Wan: If you stick your head out, you'll get a knife; if you hide your head, you'll get a knife. If you want to chop her, then chop her. But what's the point of holding the knife to scare her?

"A Yuan, why aren't you asleep yet?" Mother Shen stood at the door without knowing when.

Looking at Shen Jingyuan who was about to attack the peach monster in the yard, Shen's mother had a headache.

Is her son so irritable?

Are we going to cut down the peach tree just because it has no fruit?

It’s no wonder that Shen’s mother misunderstood, it was entirely because Shen Jingyuan’s various signs showed that he really wanted to eat the peaches from this tree.

I have been waiting for a long time and I feel a little dissatisfied. As a mother, I can understand that.

But A Yuan's action must have scared the peach monster quite a bit.

Shen Jingyuan didn't expect his mother to wake up suddenly. He quickly put down the hand holding the knife and put it behind him in an attempt to cover up his mistake.

But the knife Shen Jingyuan was holding was too big, and he was not tall enough.

Therefore, even if Shen Jingyuan wanted to use his back to block the knife in his hand, the edge of the knife was still exposed.

Seeing this scene, Shen's mother couldn't help laughing.

Shen Jingyuan also quickly lowered his head, nervously tiptoeing up and down, not daring to look at his mother:

"A Yuan can't sleep, thinking...thinking..."

Shen Jingyuan never said he was panicking. His mind was blank and he couldn't find a reason. His speech began to stumble.

Mother Shen: “Hmm?”

Mother Shen watched the scene in front of her with interest. She wanted to know what kind of reason A Yuan would come up with.

After the crisis was resolved, Ning Wan began to gloat over the misfortune.

Ning Wan: I wanted you to chop me, hehe, now you’ve been caught.

Xiao Qi looked at Ning Wan, who was relying on her mother's power, and then glanced at Shen Jingyuan, who was still trying to find a reason for appearing under the tree.

Anyway, this feeling is really good!

Shen Jingyuan would never lie. After a long while, he finally came back with the answer: "...I want to prune the peach tree. The book says that pruning will make the peach tree grow better."

Finally, Shen Jingyuan's book knowledge "saved" his life at a critical moment.

Mother Shen was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect A Yuan to give her such an answer.

Looking at the peach tree in the yard, I thought of what A Yuan said: It seems... quite reasonable?

Seeing that his mother did not refute him, Shen Jingyuan's originally stiff body softened a little, and there was a hint of eagerness in his eyes as he looked at his mother.

It was hard not to see that Shen Jingyuan really hadn't given up.

Ning Wan/Xiao Qi: It seems like it’s a little too early to be happy?

"But this peach tree doesn't look like it needs pruning. It's quite healthy. How about we just forget about it?"

Mother Shen spoke tentatively.

She had never told A Yuan about the monster. In his opinion, pruning the tree was reasonable and correct, and even for the purpose of making the peach tree grow better.

But for the peach demon, every branch contains its own spiritual power, and cutting it rashly will only damage her spiritual power.

After hearing what his mother said, Shen Jingyuan lowered his head again. It seemed that making a peach wood hairpin would not work.

Seeing that Shen Jingyuan gave up the idea of ​​chopping down the tree, the two demons breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Seeing that the crisis was over, Ning Wan once again realized the importance of strengthening her cultivation. This feeling of being at the mercy of others was really not a good one.