Chapter 426 The Precious Ginseng Fruit VS. The Easily Deceived Cultivator 29
It was her usual way of crying—a dry wailing without shedding a tear.
If Meng Qizhou were here, he would have seen through the situation at a glance, but unfortunately the man in front of him had never seen such a scene before.
His face visibly showed signs of panic.
"I...I'm sorry..." He tried to get closer but was blocked by the formation. "Does it hurt? I didn't mean to."
"Waaah..." Little Fruit covered her eyes and continued to cry.
Her body was trembling, and she looked like she was crying very sadly.
The man was very anxious and searched his body again, trying to find something to comfort her and stop her crying.
He searched high and low but only found two small chestnuts with broken shells. They looked ugly, which was why he hadn't taken them out earlier.
But now he had no choice but to throw the two small chestnuts over as well.
Little Fruit peeked through its claws at the chestnut being thrown at it and immediately reached out to pick it up.
But when I picked it up, I realized it was a broken and small chestnut.
"you……"
He was deliberately playing a trick on her!
Little Fruit tossed the chestnuts aside and was about to start crying again, "I don't want ugly chestnuts!"
The man remained silent.
Seeing his reaction, Xiaoguozi got a little angry and scolded him, "You ugly monster."
The man remained silent.
After a while, as if suddenly realizing something, he hid one of his withered hands behind his back, "Sorry..."
His ugly appearance... naturally frightened her.
Little Fruit saw that he didn't talk back after she scolded him, but instead apologized to her. She thought he was an easy-to-bully, stupid blockhead... a clumsy bone.
It's really boring.
"Hmph—" She simply sat there and started peeling and eating chestnuts, no longer wanting to pay attention to him.
She picked out a few plump chestnuts, squeezed them hard with her chubby paws, and with a "crack," the chestnut shells immediately split open.
Then gently pry it open.
Seeing the golden flesh peeking out, the little fruit's eyes lit up, and it couldn't wait to stuff the chestnut into its mouth.
With its cheeks puffed out, it ate with great relish, and there were even some crumbs stuck to the corners of its mouth, making it look extremely cute.
The man didn't leave; he just stood there watching.
Not long after, Meng Qizhou returned.
Sensing the commotion nearby, the man quickly disappeared.
Meng Qizhou came over carrying a sword, his body still bearing the marks of his recent battle with the demon beast, and his clothes stained with blood.
"What happened to you?" Little Fruit had no idea that he had gone to fight and ended up in such a mess.
"I'm fine... Why were you crying just now?" Meng Qizhou simply tore off the piece of fabric stained with blood from the hem of his clothes.
He was fighting a monster when he suddenly heard her crying. Thinking something had happened to her, he rushed back.
He was caught off guard and attacked by the monster, and was injured.
However, since the injury wasn't serious, there was no need to tell her, lest she worry... or laugh at him.
Where did you find this?
He stared at the chestnuts in her hand, with chestnut shells scattered all over the ground beside them.
Little Fruit wiped her mouth, feeling a little guilty, and mumbled, "It's delicious!"
Meng Qizhou knew what was going on without even thinking.
Even if a treasure like a ginseng fruit goes unrecognized, its abundant spiritual energy will attract many spirits and monsters.
It must have been some foolish monster trying to trick her with such a thing, but in the end, not only did she take the item, but it also failed.
"Don't pick up these anymore. Tell me what you want to eat. You're so greedy." Meng Qizhou picked up the little fruit.
He had originally planned to throw away her overflowing bundle, but seeing the reluctance in her eyes, he checked it over and found it contained only ordinary chestnuts, so he kept it.
“We can’t go down the mountain today. There’s something strange going on at the Demon-Slaying Tower. I have to go back and report to the elders first,” he explained to her. “I’ll bring you out again in a few days.”
"……Oh well."
The little fruit perched on his shoulder.
Looking into the woods to the side, I felt as if something was watching me, but the woods were pitch black and I couldn't see anything.
She ignored him and continued to eat the chestnuts obediently, even throwing the peeled chestnut shells at Meng Qizhou.
Seeing his questioning gaze, she looked at him innocently, pretending that she knew nothing.
Of course I didn't do it on purpose!
The chestnut shell fell on him by itself!
"Disobedient." Meng Qizhou patted her, but didn't hold it against her.
The man and the fruit slowly made their way back to the sect from the mountain path.
Just as they were about to return to the courtyard, they ran into Chu Jin'an weeding and pruning the flowers in the flowerbed.
"I want flowers!" Little Fruit glanced at the brightly blooming flowers, then looked at Meng Qizhou.
He was holding her in his arms, and also carrying her bundle and sword, so he couldn't take them off.
He said, "I'll take you home first, and then I'll come back to pick flowers later."
Little Fruit was unwilling.
"No, I want it now!"
Just as Meng Qizhou was about to say something, Chu Jin'an approached and handed him the flower branch.
Xiao Guozi couldn't actually carry it all; she held a chestnut in one hand and Meng Qizhou's jade pendant in the other.
She had just snatched the jade pendant to play with.
After a moment's thought, she immediately threw the jade pendant away and caught the flower branch.
Meng Qizhou's expression was not good.
He couldn't bear to throw away the broken chestnuts from the unknown monsters outside, he would eagerly ask others for a broken flower, and the jade pendant he carried with him was the least valuable thing, which he could easily discard.
He felt a lump in his throat, and nothing he did could ease his mind.
He reached out and tucked the little fruit into his arms, then said to Chu Jin'an, "Let's go back now."
Chu Jin'an narrowed her eyes, took a few steps forward, and walked alongside them.
"Qi Zhou, what have you thought about what happened that day? My ginseng fruit injury has healed for quite some time now. If you want to exchange it, we can do so anytime."
The little fruit poked its head out, its pointed little ears perked up, and looked very curious, unable to resist asking, "What's going on? What do we need to exchange?"
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