Chapter 425 The Precious Ginseng Fruit VS. The Easily Deceived Cultivator 28
A few days later.
These days, Xiao Guozi is living a very happy life, and Meng Qizhou can be said to grant her every request.
After what happened last time, he wouldn't dare to cause any more trouble.
They give Xiaoguozi whatever she wants and let her do whatever she wants; they treat her like a little princess.
However, since it is a small ginseng fruit that has not yet grown up, it is not surprising that it needs to be treated with care.
Meng Qizhou often comforted himself like this, and gradually he adapted a lot and became much more efficient at his work.
Today, Xiao Guozi kept pestering him to go down the mountain to play, and he finally gave in and took her out.
When they were almost at the foot of the mountain, Meng Qizhou was going to visit the nearby Demon-Slaying Pagoda.
However, the area is teeming with evil spirits and is very unsafe, so Little Fruit naturally cannot go with them.
Even though she patted her chest and repeatedly emphasized that she wasn't afraid at all, Meng Qizhou still didn't dare to take the risk, so he had her stay temporarily in the protective formation at the foot of the mountain and set up a restriction to prevent her from wandering around.
"If you run off, I'll give you a snack that will make you ugly when you come back, and I won't help you turn back," he warned sternly.
"No!" Little Fruit glared at him.
Seeing that he was still expressionless and didn't say anything, she had no choice but to nod obediently: "Okay, I won't run around. You have to come back soon."
"Okay." Meng Qizhou then left with peace of mind.
After about half an incense stick's time, Xiao Guozi sat on the stone steps, feeling very bored. She had counted the weeds at her feet several times.
Suddenly, a plump chestnut appeared in front of me.
chestnut!
The little fruit was immediately drawn to it.
This is her favorite food.
But……
Little Fruit's eyes darted around. She wasn't that stupid to be tricked by a small... big chestnut.
If word got out that she was being laughed at to death—people would say, "So-and-so's ginseng fruit was tricked away by a tiny chestnut; she's such a greedy and foolish fruit..."
The little fruit quickly patted its face, showing no sign of temptation.
But not long after, a few more chestnuts appeared in front of me.
A sweet fragrance wafted over little by little.
Little Guozi swallowed hard, wanting to eat but unable to, and quickly became unhappy.
"Take it away! I don't want it!" She simply used her spiritual power to create a gust of wind, blowing all the chestnuts away.
There was no movement in front of them for the time being.
But after a while, the chestnuts were picked up by a withered hand and quietly brought over.
This time they were very sincere, seemingly realizing that she couldn't get out of a certain area for the time being, so they threw chestnuts at her feet.
Upon seeing the chestnuts in front of him, the little fruit immediately bent down to pick them up, looking very happy.
There are so many chestnuts, one here, one there, and then another whole bunch of them.
Before long, the small bundle she was carrying was already full, and she was also holding several more in her hands.
We've really come back with a full load!
Little Fruit smiled and looked up, just in time to see a dark shadow.
"What is it?" she blurted out.
As soon as he finished speaking, the dark figure vanished.
The little fruit looked around curiously.
She became somewhat wary, and even lost interest in the chestnuts she had just picked, worried that she might fall into a trap.
But I'm also a little reluctant to part with it...
Just as she was hesitating about whether to throw away the chestnuts, a cold voice rang out.
"Don't throw it away... it's for you to eat."
A dark shadow materialized and appeared not far from her; it was a young man.
Xiao Guozi felt that the person in front of her was somewhat familiar. After thinking for a while, she realized that this was the white bone demon she had met at the foot of the mountain that day.
"It's you." She felt relieved; it was someone she had met before, so there was no need to be so afraid. "You haven't left yet?"
Remembering something, she added, "I have already spoken to the abbot about your situation, but he said that everything is subject to fate."
That day, he only asked her to pass on the message. She didn't actually agree, but she was kind enough to do it for him when she had some free time.
The man nodded, his voice inexplicably a little awkward: "Thank you."
Little Fruit sensed his unease and assumed he was afraid of her, so she became somewhat arrogant. "You don't need to thank me, but I think your matter is most likely to fail. The abbot's words were a rejection. Don't wait here foolishly, go home and rest."
The man pursed his lips and remained silent.
Seeing that he didn't appreciate it, Xiaoguozi didn't want to say more and ordered him, "Did you find these chestnuts? I want more. There are only a few now, not enough to eat."
She looked down at her small bundle, intending to toss it to him to fill with chestnuts, but found that the bundle was already full, and she was also stuffed with quite a bit of stuff on her person.
The little fruit was a little embarrassed, but it still stretched out its hand confidently, spreading out its chubby paws, wanting him to continue searching.
She wanted more!
The man paused, then said, "That's all."
Just now, other demons tried to lure her out, but he chased them away. This chestnut was snatched from those demons.
"I don't believe it, there's more!" Little Fruit's eyes sparkled as she stared at him.
A long silence followed.
“…It’s really gone,” he said.
"Hmph...useless." Little Fruit cursed him righteously, then turned away and refused to look at him again.
And it was during this turn that a few chestnuts hidden on his body fell out and rolled several times on the ground.
A rather round chestnut rolled and rolled until it reached the man's feet.
He bent down and picked it up. Because of the formation, he couldn't get close, so he gently tossed it in as before.
Perhaps because he was being stared at by the little fruit's bright eyes, he felt very uncomfortable, and his hands trembled slightly.
A chestnut fell on the small fruit.
Although the force wasn't great and wouldn't hurt, Xiao Guozi had never been bullied before, especially since she had been spoiled by Meng Qizhou and become increasingly unruly these days, so she couldn't tolerate it at all.
"Wah—" Little Guozi burst into tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
The commotion spread immediately.
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