Chapter 418 The Precious Ginseng Fruit VS. The Easily Deceived Cultivator 21
"It's you again! Let me go right now!" Little Fruit still remembered the lesson from last time. She didn't know what he had done to her that made her speak so strangely. Now she just wanted to get away from him immediately.
"You came here on your own, how can you have the nerve to cling to me?" Chu Jin'an ignored her resistance and led her to the house at the very end of the courtyard.
"I know you are a ginseng fruit. Today I rescued a spirit that also claims to be a ginseng fruit. Could you please help me check later to see if that spirit is real?"
The little fruit stopped struggling for a moment, tilted its head to look at him, and asked, "How...how did you know I was a ginseng fruit?"
She immediately became alert.
Chu Jin'an reached out to touch her head, but she nimbly dodged it.
"The sect leader told me that he just asked me to find Qi Zhou to bring you here... but I hadn't even left the courtyard when you arrived."
Little Fruit didn't say a word.
He didn't sound like he was lying.
Meng Qizhou had naturally told his father, Meng Duanyu, about her being a ginseng fruit long ago, and most of the elders in the sect also knew about it.
“That fruit looks a lot like you,” Chu Jin’an said. “However, it’s injured and lacks spiritual energy, so it doesn’t seem as powerful as you.”
He was flattering her in every word and phrase, intentionally trying to please her.
The fuzz on the little fruit was smoothed out a bit.
He asked again, "You...sneaked out?"
Given Meng Qizhou's personality, he probably wouldn't have let her come out to watch the excitement; she must have come on her own.
"Hmph, what's it to you? I can come whenever I want. If I didn't come, you'd still have to come and beg me. Now that you need something from me, you dare to hold me hostage!" Little Fruit's attitude hardened considerably, and her expression gradually became smug. "Is this how you ask for favors?"
His tone and eyes practically screamed, "You've made me angry."
"Yes, it was my fault. I'll bring you some food later as an apology. These past few days, Qi Zhou has caught all the spirit birds that are kept nearby and is raising them in his yard, presumably to cook for you. I have a pond full of spirit fish, which are extremely rare, with plump and tender meat that is also nourishing. I'll have the cook catch a few, cook them, and bring them to you."
Little Fruit turned her head and was quickly captivated by the deliciousness. Anyway, she did want to go and see it, so there was no conflict.
"Oh well."
He led her into the house.
...
About half an hour later.
Chu Jin'an brought Xiao Guozi out, intending to personally escort her back.
It has now been confirmed that the spirit is indeed a ginseng fruit, without a doubt.
Little Guozi is still pondering.
Unexpectedly, so many ginseng fruits suddenly appeared in such a short time. They really appeared in clusters, making it difficult for her to show off her status in the future.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Chu Jin'an asked, "What are you thinking about? Now that you have another ginseng fruit to keep you company, you're not lonely here."
for a long time.
"Did you pick her up?" she asked.
Chu Jin'an nodded.
Little Fruit only asked this question, and then remained silent.
Chu Jin'an assumed she was thinking of Meng Qizhou, so she said, "Don't worry, I've already arranged for someone to go over there and say that I invited you. He won't know that you snuck out."
"Oh..." Little Fruit acted indifferent, but felt that what he said sounded strange. "I'm not afraid of him. So what if he knows?"
The way she said that made it sound like she was afraid of Meng Qizhou.
Where she wants to go is her own business, and Meng Qizhou has no right to interfere.
Seeing the disdain on her face, Chu Jin'an tentatively asked, "What, you don't like him?"
"Of course, why would I like him?" Little Fruit pouted, thinking he must be mistaken. "I'm not his spirit pet, we just help each other."
She added haughtily, "The ginseng fruit you saved today is the same. You little cultivators have only practiced some spells, you're not enlightened immortals. Do you really have the delusion that you can make our ginseng fruit your spirit pet? Let me tell you, dream on!"
"Of course not. It was just a chance encounter, so I lent a hand," Chu Jin'an said with a smile.
Little Fruit hummed a few times.
"That sounds nice." She wouldn't believe such nonsense.
Chu Jin'an smiled but remained silent.
Xiao Guozi continued, "What are you laughing at? I didn't say anything wrong. You and Meng Qizhou are the same."
"The same as what?" he asked.
Footsteps could be heard nearby.
"Just as hypocritical, huh?" Little Fruit wasn't going to give him any face and said whatever came to mind.
"Where would you save someone for no reason? You're only after the benefits. If she weren't the ginseng fruit, would you have been willing to spend so much spiritual energy to save her? You cultivators all talk a good game, each one more hypocritical than the last."
"Of course, Meng Qizhou is the most hypocritical, and I dislike him the most."
She took the opportunity to subtly put Meng Qizhou down for her own amusement.
Chu Jin'an looked at her with a troubled expression, hesitating to speak.
"What?" Little Fruit asked, puzzled.
He loved watching the drama unfold, and pointed to a man with a dark expression not far ahead, saying, "Look, the most hypocritical person has arrived."
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