Chapter 402 The Precious Ginseng Fruit VS. The Easily Fooled Cultivator (5)

After watching over her for a while and seeing that she wouldn't wake up anytime soon, Meng Qizhou pushed open the door and went out.

Before leaving, he was still a little worried. He stood at the door for a moment and then brought over Pei Zhengqing's spirit pet.

This spirit pet is a spirit-devouring wolf named Yao Ri, which can devour evil spirits and demons, making it extremely rare.

Although it is not as precious as ginseng fruit, it is still very rare and has spiritual properties.

Yao Ri has already learned to transform into human form, and looks like a teenager.

Although he is not very mature yet, it shouldn't be difficult for him to watch over a small fruit.

In Meng Qizhou's current view, Xiao Guozi is quite obedient and sensible when she is well-behaved.

Meng Qizhou instructed, "Keep an eye on the little radish spirit inside for me. I'll give you the treasured giant Ganoderma lucidum when we return to Lingyun Sect in a few days."

“Okay!” Yao Ri stood up straight and immediately agreed.

After explaining everything, Meng Qizhou left the inn temporarily.

Yao Ri tiptoed into the house and immediately spotted Xiao Guozi lying there sleeping peacefully.

Jiang Zhiyi was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt as if something was watching her, and her face felt a little itchy.

She suddenly opened her eyes.

A pure white wolf was lying beside her, staring at her. When it saw that she was awake, its round blue eyes darted around, and then it bared its teeth at her in a fawning manner.

He was practically spitting all over her face!

"What are you?" Little Fruit was startled and immediately shrank further into the blankets. "Get away from me!"

She yelled at him fiercely.

Upon seeing this, Yao Ri immediately transformed into human form and said with a smile, "Little Radish Spirit, you're awake? Senior Brother Meng sent me to watch over you."

He reached out and tugged at the heavy blanket, trying to get Xiaoguozi out of bed.

Little Fruit's strength was no match for his. Despite her gripping the blanket tightly, she couldn't overcome Yao Ri's strength.

Soon, the ginseng fruit's entire plump little body emerged from under the blanket.

After a good night's sleep, I've recovered quite well and look particularly pleasing to the eye now.

Her skin was fair and tender, and she seemed to glow. A faint, pure spiritual energy flowed around her.

“You radish spirit are quite strange. You don’t seem to have grown out of the soil. You’re more like a fairy fruit from a spirit tree…” Yao Ri looked puzzled, but he was too stupid to understand. He just felt that he didn’t reject her. “You are the little radish spirit raised by Senior Brother Meng. From now on, we will be friends. I will protect you.”

Little Fruit turned her head to glare at him, kicking him through the blanket in a defiant manner. She was about to say something when he interrupted her.

"Are you hungry? Senior Brother Meng has had a lot of food prepared in the small kitchen. Do you want some?" Yao Ri asked casually, but he had already made up his mind. As he asked, he walked towards the door, ready to call someone to bring him food.

He's hungry now, so even if the little radish spirit doesn't want to eat, he'll still eat.

Little Fruit climbed out of bed, looked down at her empty belly, paused for a moment, and immediately said, "I want to eat."

To conserve her spiritual energy, she did not transform into human form and remained in the shape of a fruit.

Stepping onto the soft blankets on the bed, Xiao Guozi lightly jumped and landed on the floor.

When I came last night, there was nothing on the ground, but now there's a thick carpet on it, which is very comfortable to walk on.

However, Xiao Guozi tripped over her foot and fell flat on her face.

The next instant, mocking laughter rang out from above.

"How stupid! You can't be like this, you're too weak. Senior Brother Meng doesn't even look down on you." Yao Ri couldn't help but laugh and said a few words, then showed pride, "Unlike me, I am my master's good helper. My master is the most powerful disciple of Lingyun Sect, and I am also the most powerful spirit pet."

Little Fruit was furious and ignored him, going to the table to eat by herself.

She ate the fragrant meat pie with great relish.

This meat pie tastes very different; it's clearly been specially treated with spiritual energy, so I don't think the same thing will happen again like last time.

Yao Ri has a good personality and talks a lot. Even when Xiao Guozi is eating quietly, he talks to her for a long time.

After they had all eaten their fill, the room fell silent.

The person and the fruit stared at each other, wide-eyed.

After a while, Yao Ri transformed back into his original form as a demon wolf.

He leaned down in front of her and said, "Come on, I'll take you out to play."

Yao Ri was, after all, a demon beast, and naturally felt a connection to spiritual objects as rich in spiritual energy as ginseng fruit, so he couldn't help but want to stay with her.

Xiao Guozi hesitated for a moment, then heard Yao Ri say that Meng Qizhou and Pei Zhengqing were currently exorcising demons in town and wouldn't be back until dark. If she didn't go, she would just have to stay in the house and stare blankly.

"Then... let's go." Little Fruit jumped up and grabbed a few strands of the demon wolf's fur.

The demon wolf howled and moved swiftly, leaping out with the little fruit in its arms.

...

For the next few days, Meng Qizhou was busy exorcising demons and didn't have time to keep an eye on Xiao Guozi all day, so he had Yao Ri watch over her from the side.

After all, it was his senior brother's spirit pet, so he naturally trusted it and felt relatively at ease.

He also left a few people to guard the inn.

However, they said that the little radish spirit was playful and would go out with Yao Ri as soon as he woke up every day, only returning when the sun set.

It was quite a coincidence, really. Because Meng Qizhou had been returning late these past few days, the little radish spirit always managed to get back before him, so they had never met.

That day.

Meng Qizhou returned to the inn as usual, but Xiao Guozi had not yet returned.

He waited in the room for half an incense stick's time, but still felt a little worried, so he prepared to go out and check.

Just then, the door was pushed open from the outside.

He looked closely.

The little fruit was covered in dirt and was breathing slightly, as if it were tired.

She had bruises on her face, looking like she had been beaten.

He felt a chill run down his spine, fearing that something had happened to her; it would be terrible if she had been beaten or injured.

This little fruit is very delicate and can't withstand any rough handling; it will die if you're not careful.

"What's wrong?" he asked quickly.

"I'm fine." Little Fruit still had a smile on his face, showing no sign of worry. "Look at this!"

She was holding something in her hand that she treasured very much, and she deliberately waved it in front of him as if to show it off, as if she had snatched it from someone else.

Such a smug look, like someone who has won a battle and is holding their spoils...

And this item—he remembered it was clearly a talisman his senior brother had given to Yao Ri before.

Is there anything Meng Qizhou doesn't understand now?

His expression immediately turned angry.

He was just now terrified, worried that something might have happened to her outside, but she's fine...

This wretched fruit wasn't bullied at all; it clearly came back from a fight!