Chapter 238 – Escaping a Calamity (2) (1/2)

Chapter 238 – Escaping a Calamity (2)

In order to express its goodwill, the little qilin once again spoke, “I’m very loyal to Big Sister. You saw it wanted to lure me with its fruits, but I refused…”

“In the future, call her master!” Jiu Zun corrected how the little qilin addressed Ning Xuemo, then glanced out of the tunnel. The corner of his mouth raised in a faint mocking smile. “Do you think it bears real ginseng fruit?”

His question also caused Ning Xuemo to be stunned. The little qilin widened his eyes in shock. “This is not a real ginseng fruit tree? But its appearance fits how it was described in the legends!”

“This is a demon-face fruit. Only the appearances of the two fruits look similar. Consuming a ginseng fruit will extend your life and upgrade your cultivation, whereas eating a demon-face fruit would give you nothing.” Jiu Zun’s words revealed the real identity of that ginseng fruit tree.

The little qilin was utterly dumbfounded. It spent a thousand years guarding and tending this tree only to discover in the end that it was unexpectedly a demon-face fruit tree.

How vexing all of it was. This rotten tree not only exploited it, it also didn’t let the little qilin eat its rotten fruits! Little Apple ate a big loss by being good to it: watering it every three days, weeding around it every two days and other tedious gardening tasks.

Even if Ning Xuemo had not heard its conversation with the demon-face fruit tree, she could deduce the reason for its emotional upheaval from its conversation with Jiu Zun.

She rubbed Little Apple’s head and asked, “Poor baby, you were cheated by that rotten tree. Do you want to take revenge?”

“I want to!” This time the little qilin’s voice resounded.

“Good!” Ning Xuemo stood up in a flash. “Then, suck out all of its moisture! Suck until it becomes dried up firewood!”

The little qilin, “…”