Xia Qingqing was sitting on a large rock basking in the sun when she saw Ahua and a group of females carrying baskets on their backs walking out. She asked curiously, "Ahua, where are you all going?"
"Let's go pick fruit, Qingqing, do you want to come play with us?" Ahua invited enthusiastically.
The other females, upon hearing this, also began to invite Xia Qingqing:
"Goddess, come play with us! The fruits on the mountain over there are ripe."
“Alan is right, the fruit is freshest when it is picked from the tree.”
“There are many wildflowers over there. The goddess can pick some wildflowers to decorate the cave.”
"The place where the goddess lived wasn't called a cave, it was called... what was it again?"
"House, I've heard the goddess mention that it's called a house."
"Ahua, you've been to that house. What's it like inside? Is it beautiful?"
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Originally, Ali planned to temporarily open a new cave for Xia Qingqing, but Xia Qingqing was not used to living in a cave, so he took out the portable hut that Xiao Youling had given her and found a flat place to enlarge the hut.
This miraculous ability to conjure a house out of thin air further convinced the people of the Fierce Tiger Tribe that Xia Qingqing was indeed a goddess.
Xia Qingqing figured she had nothing better to do, so she accepted the females' invitation.
The mountain they were going to pick fruit on wasn't far from the territory of the Tiger Clan; it was about a ten-minute walk away.
Upon arrival, the females nimbly climbed the trees and began picking fruit.
Xia Qingqing looked in surprise at the mountain covered with all kinds of fruit trees, the fruits on the trees were colorful, including red, white, green, purple, orange and so on.
Xia Qingqing had eaten some of the fruits before, as Ali had given her many before, but there were some fruits she had never seen before.
"Ahua, what kind of fruit is that white one?" Xia Qingqing asked curiously.
As Ahua picked fruit into her basket, she replied, "It's a 'ma guo' (a type of fruit). After eating it, your whole mouth will feel numb. Qingqing, you must never pick that kind of fruit."
Then she explained to Xia Qingqing which fruits could be picked and which could not.
Xia Qingqing nodded knowingly. Seeing that Ahua was immersed in the joy of picking, she did not disturb her any further, but instead walked deeper into the area by herself.
These fruit trees were all very tall and large, and the fruits they bore were larger than those Xia Qingqing had seen before, yet they shared some similarities.
Suddenly, Xia Qingqing smelled a familiar scent.
She followed the smell and found a large tree covered with thorny fruit—it was durian, after all.
These durians were all exceptionally large; Xia Qingqing estimated that each one weighed at least ten kilograms. Some ripe fruits had fallen to the ground on their own, breaking into pieces, and the smell emanated from these fallen fruits.
Xia Qingqing's eyes lit up, and she quickly looked around and found three more durian trees not far away.
Although she had long since achieved durian freedom, she was still overjoyed to see so many free durians waiting for her to pick; free things just smell better!
Durian trees are not easy to climb, but fortunately Xia Qingqing has a flying vehicle. She took out the small flying vehicle that Glek gave her from the system warehouse and easily reached the top of the durian tree.
Xia Qingqing was happily picking durians when she heard Ahua and the others calling her name loudly.
She quickly called out to someone in the distance, "Ahua, I'm here!!"
After searching around, Ahua finally spotted a familiar figure on the durian tree.
"Qingqing? What are you doing up there?" Ahua looked up in shock at Xia Qingqing, who was picking durians, her expression indescribable.
Xia Qingqing waved at her: "I'm picking durians, Ahua, you guys go ahead and do your own thing, don't worry about me."
Ahua covered her nose with one hand, looking somewhat pained, and shouted at Xia Qingqing, "Those rotten fruits can't be eaten, Qingqing, come down quickly!"
Xia Qingqing didn't want to keep shouting, so she controlled the aircraft to land.
Then he looked at Ahua and said, "Who said this fruit is inedible? I just opened one and tried it. It's soft, sweet, and delicious."
As she spoke, she smacked her lips, as if savoring the taste from just now.
"You...you ate rotten fruit? And you said it smelled good?" Ahua quietly took a step back, her expression extremely complicated, as if Xia Qingqing had eaten poop instead of durian.
Xia Qingqing couldn't help but chuckle. For people who like durian, it's fragrant and delicious, but for those who don't, the smell of durian is comparable to a biological weapon.
"This fruit is called durian where I'm from. It tastes really good. Why don't you try it?" Xia Qingqing took out a piece of durian flesh that she hadn't finished eating from the system's inventory and handed it to Ahua.
Ahua waved her hands frantically: "No, no, no, you keep it for yourself, I don't like eating this."
That's terrifying! The goddess is truly extraordinary; she can actually eat such a stinky fruit.
At this moment, the other females also came over.
"Goddess, Ah Hua, what are you doing here?"
"Ah, why is the goddess holding a rotten fruit? Ugh, it smells awful."
"Ugh~ I can't hold back anymore..."
"Goddess, please throw away that rotten fruit!"
Seeing their strong reaction, Xia Qingqing quickly put the durian flesh back into the system warehouse.
How can we throw away such delicious durian flesh? Many people want to eat it but are reluctant to buy it.
Xia Qingqing was a little worried that rumors would spread in the tribe tomorrow that she loved to eat poop, so she quickly explained to the females.
Alan asked curiously, "What is durian? That's a really strange name."
"It's a precious fruit from our area, it's really delicious, and many people want to eat it but can't," Xia Qingqing said confidently.
Upon hearing this, a hint of eagerness flashed in Alan's eyes. If even the goddess thought something was delicious, then it must really be delicious. Would the goddess lie to them?
"Goddess, may I try?" Alan asked Xia Qingqing expectantly.
Xia Qingqing was taken aback for a moment, then a smile appeared on her face: "Of course you can."
She quickly handed the piece of durian flesh, which had been in a disposable box, to Alan.
The other females, seeing this, wanted to offer some advice but didn't know how to start. How could they possibly criticize something that the goddess liked to eat? That would be a great disrespect to the goddess.
However, Alan was truly brave; in order to please the goddess, he actually mustered the courage to eat the rotten fruit.
Alan had no idea what the others were thinking; she stared at the yellow, foul-smelling fruit pulp in front of her.
She took a big bite with her eyes closed, and the taste was unexpectedly sweet and soft, sweeter than any fruit she had ever eaten.
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