Gong Xi had just mentioned that once someone gets their hands on a Moon-Devouring Fruit, it will be imbued with their own aura. This means that whoever picks it will own it, and it's useless for others to snatch it away. That's why she personally brought her here to retrieve it. The people who came clearly knew this reason as well, which is why they took the opportunity to rush over first and grab the Moon-Devouring Fruit.
Unfortunately, they outnumbered Youyou, who only had two people. They suddenly swarmed forward, and by the time Youyou reacted and tried to stop them, it was too late. They had already leaped onto the stone wall and started picking fruit.
"You..." Gong Xi was furious, seemingly not expecting the other party to be so shameless. If she made another move, she was afraid of hurting the Moon Devouring Fruit.
Seeing that someone had already plucked two Moon-Eating Fruits from the stone wall and reached for the others, Youyou knew that even if she rushed up on her sword, she probably wouldn't be able to pick many. Although she knew the fruit was useless to her, Youyou felt inexplicably anxious. Instinctively, she grabbed the thickest vine next to her and pulled it downwards with force.
The next moment, there was a loud whooshing sound, and the Moon-Eating Vine that had been coiled around the entire stone wall was completely uprooted. The ripe Moon-Eating Fruits on the vines rained down like rain. Unfortunately, the ground where Youyou was standing was a depression, so although the fruits were scattered everywhere, they all rolled towards her after landing, stopping steadily at her feet, in handfuls.
Youyou: "..."
Gong Xi: "..."
The demons: "..."
Is that even possible?!
While others were picking fruit, she was pulling up the seedlings directly.
An eerie silence fell over the room.
However, the group that had been grabbing the fruit in mid-air quickly realized what was happening and turned to fly down to continue grabbing. Gong Xi, no longer hesitant, raised her hand and unleashed a burst of demonic energy at the group, forcefully pulling them away. She then turned and shouted, "Quickly pick up the Moon-Eating Fruits!"
"Huh? Oh!!" Youyou immediately bent down and stuffed all the ruby-like fruits that had fallen to the ground into her storage bag. She glanced at the fruits still remaining on the vines scattered on the ground and simply stuffed the entire Moon-Eating Vine into the bag, cleaning it up completely.
When those who were flung away return, not only will there be no Moon-Eating Fruit left, but not even a single leaf.
The three city lords, who had thought victory was assured, suddenly turned pale. They glared angrily at You You behind them, looking like they wanted to explode but had to suppress their anger. "City Lord Gong, the Moon-Devouring Fruit only ripens once every five hundred years. It's not appropriate for you to have it all by yourself."
"What's wrong with it?" Gong Xi sneered, glancing at the group. "Didn't you say that the Moon Devouring Fruit is for those who have the chance to obtain it, and whoever gets it keeps it? How come you got it, but we can't?"
The other party's face darkened further. He glanced at the only two fruits in his own hands, and then thought about the entire vine that had just been taken away. Still unwilling, he said, "Even so, if Lord Gong hadn't just made his move, the ownership of this Moon-Devouring Fruit might not be so certain."
"So what if I did it? I don't have any Moon-Devouring Fruits." Gong Xi continued, "You're just outmatched, and you can't blame it on me. Do you expect me to personally deliver the fruit to you?"
“You…” The three of them were so angry that their faces contorted.
Gong Xi narrowed her eyes, her killing intent radiating, and said, "Don't spout nonsense in front of me. If you want to take something, just make your move. I'm ready to oblige!"
The three men's faces twisted even more as they tried to seize the Moon-Devouring Fruit. Their grip tightened and loosened, but they showed no intention of actually taking it. After all, the Moon-Devouring Fruit was already in their opponent's hands, imbued with her aura; even if they tried to snatch it back, it would be pointless. Moreover, they weren't confident they could defeat Gong Xi; it wasn't worth clashing with her for a mere Moon-Devouring Fruit. The three men quickly made their decision.
"Hmph, I hope Lord Gong will always have such good luck!" After saying that, he snorted coldly, glared angrily at You You behind him, and then led everyone to turn around and fly away into the depths of the secret realm.
Gong Xi scoffed dismissively, as if she had already anticipated that the other party wouldn't dare to make a move. Once she was sure the enemy was far away, she turned and walked towards You You. "You, are you alright?"
"Huh? It's nothing!" Youyou replied casually, thinking that picking some fruit could cause any problems.
Gong Xi looked at her with delight, "You're so smart, you actually thought of the method of directly pulling out the vine."
"Uh..." She just pulled it reflexively, originally thinking she could shake it a few times, but who would have thought the vine was so brittle that it came off completely with one pull. "By the way, you can have that vine." She handed over the storage bag in her hand.
Gong Xi was taken aback. "Why give it to me?" The Moon-Eating Fruit was useless to her.
"Didn't we pull it out along with the vines?" Youyou explained. "If we take it back to Chiyu City and plant it, it might even survive!" Once we have a tree, we won't have to steal it anymore.
"This..." Gong Xi was startled, seemingly not expecting that she would actually think of planting the Moon-Eating Vine, and was momentarily stunned.
"What?" Youyou tilted her head when she saw that she didn't answer. "Is it because the environment of Chiyu City is not suitable for growing this?" That would be a bit difficult. Her mind immediately flashed through a lot of knowledge about greenhouse cultivation and off-season plants.
"No... that's not it." Gong Xi finally realized what was going on, glanced at the bag in her hand, and felt a warmth in her heart. "This was originally... your opportunity. I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful."
After obtaining this opportunity, instead of thinking about improving his cultivation, his first reaction was to plant it in Crimson Jade City. This fruit was useless to her; wasn't wanting to plant it in Crimson Jade City simply to help her win people's hearts? Was Ayou trying to help her because he saw her being assassinated at the last banquet? For some reason, she began to waver in her decision.
"It's nothing, it's what I should do." You You casually stuffed the bag into her hand. As a qualified sect leader, this was just a habitual way of thinking about the sustainable development of the items.
"Where do we go next?" Youyou asked.
Gong Xi snapped out of her daze, opened her storage bag, separated the Moon-Eating Vine and the fruit, only keeping the vine and handing back all the fruit, before replying, "The terrain in the Sacred Realm is complex and ever-changing, with many opportunities. We're not in a hurry; we can try heading inwards. Maybe..."
Boom...
Before she could finish speaking, a loud bang suddenly came from afar, and the entire ground shook. The next moment, a beam of light shot straight into the sky, as if to pierce through the dark sky, and even the surrounding demonic energy was forced back.
"This is... a sign of a rare treasure being born." Not only You You, but even Gong Xi was startled. Looking up at the direction of the pillar of light, they suddenly seemed to realize something, and their expressions changed instantly. "It's the direction of the innermost layer, could it be..."
Before she could finish speaking, she grabbed Youyou and flew off on her sword in that direction.
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