"Good boy." Granny Gro also breathed a sigh of relief for a moment, then took out a small wooden box from her side and pushed it in front of Loran Hill.
"I don't have anything valuable here, so I'll give this to you." After opening the wooden box, one of the purple fruits appeared in the girl's eyes.
There is a light white frost on the surface of this fruit, and there is a hint of cold air floating around it. If you reach out and touch it, you can even feel a chill.
[Purple Ghost Seedling Fruit] (Rare Coral Grade): At the bottom of the Nine Netherworlds, beside a dark river, stands the Misty Seedling Tree, its branches reaching a thousand miles. Its fruit allows one to revisit their life in a dream, clarifying their original aspirations and the source of their worries. The effects of this fruit increase with age, improving their state of mind.
"This is what I got when I entered the Nine Netherworld many years ago to inspect the dragon veins. I accidentally entered a cave crevice and saw the broken branch of a Xunmu tree with three fruits hanging on it, so I picked them."
"If taken directly, one can recall one's life and see the source of one's worries and sorrows."
"If it were in the past, this fruit might not be of much use, but now the world has changed and more is required of one's character. I believe it can help you a lot." After saying this, Granny Gro placed the wooden box in Loranhill's palm.
"This..." If this thing were to be brought to the outside world, it would probably cause a frenzy of scramble, especially among the major factions that would compete to introduce their own representatives.
Seeing that the girl was still hesitating, Granny Gro touched her hair lovingly.
"Silly child, you should accept it when it's due. This way you won't disappoint others, and the kindness will continue. If good people don't get good rewards, who would want to be a good person?"
After hesitating for a moment, Loranhill bowed his head in thanks and accepted the brown wooden box.
"Thank you, Granny Gro."
"Well, that's good." Granny Gro nodded with a smile.
The two talked for a while, and Granny Gro told the girl the location of Zhaoye Palace and precautions. After finishing the instructions, Loran Hill waved goodbye and walked out of the shrine.
Looking at the girl's back as she walked away, Granny Gro seemed to have put her mind at ease.
Although what he learned was not passed down, fortunately he met such an outstanding junior in his later years.
Then she clapped her hands, and a woman in a shrine maiden's costume walked into the hall.
"Lord Gro." Judging from her face, it was Qingling who had reunited with Granny Gro not long ago.
"Qingling, I'll have a group of demon-slaying messengers escort you to the east to meet the Redtop Mountain... When you were little, I took you to see it once. I'm sure it recognizes you... After you see it, you can communicate with it like this..."
After hearing this, the witch looked up at Granny Gro in shock, seemingly in disbelief.
"Has it come to this?"
"This is our final worst-case plan. Relying on outsiders for everything is ultimately like a dream, and it's time for us to make our final decision..." After Granny Grove finished speaking, she slowly stood up and walked to the door of the shrine, overlooking the Youchi clan coming and going in the valley.
"I had many beautiful dreams when I was young, but in the end I chose this place. Although it is barren and desolate, it allows me to avoid all kinds of interference from the outside world and gain peace and tranquility."
"But you didn't have to be like this. I heard the old people in the village say that you were..." Qingling seemed to want to say something to argue, but Granny Gro raised her hand to stop her.
"Life doesn't have so many ifs. What you choose is real, and I have never regretted such a life."
The setting sun gradually fell, shining into the deep valley again, dyeing the shrine and the old man a light golden color, and the white hair on his temples also became beautiful at this moment.
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PS: By the way, today is our first anniversary.
On this day last year, I published the first chapter, and before I knew it, I had been writing the book for a year.
Thank you all for your support. I will list the thanks from the last few days later. (???)?
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