1264 Something Good Must Be There! (2/2)
The female apprentice, who was walking beside him, replied with a smile, ”Elder Xu, those are the Hundred Soul Peach Trees of our Jade Lake. Those trees bear fruit every 1,000 years and their fruits are the Hundred Soul Peaches, which are full of Celestial Core Power and enhance people's cultivation achievements. Those who eat the peaches can also comprehend some Rules of Heaven and Earth!” The girl paused a bit. Then she said bitterly, ”Several hundred years ago, these peach trees withered inexplicably. Even the Holy Mother couldn't figure out the reason. After that, we spent countless precious resources to keep these trees alive. But they have not been able to bear any peaches since then!”
”Oh? Could it be that these trees are suffering from insect damage?” Xu Que asked curiously.
”No, we've checked all the peach trees carefully and didn't find any insects! Also, we invited the descendants of the Divine Farmer to check the reason. They said the soil in the Jade Lake was not fertile enough. We should transplant the trees to a new place. So these peach trees are just ornamental plants!” The female apprentice said, shaking her head. Previously, this place had been the most important area of the Jade Lake. Even ordinary apprentices like her couldn't come to this place, let alone outsiders. Now, this place had become simply a scenic spot.
Xu Que was shocked by the girl's words. The descendants of the Divine Farmer? He didn't expect such a powerful family could exist in the Heaven Continent! He had found the Jade Lake and the Divine Farmer here. Maybe he would find the Fuxi, the Yellow Emperor or Chiyou in future! However, this was just an idea in Xu Que's mind. For example, the Jade Lake was totally different from the one he knew about in the mythology.
”I see! What a pity!” Xu Que replied.
The female apprentice also nodded her head. ”Right! The history of these peach trees is over several hundred thousand years, which is as long as that of the Jade Lake. It is really a pity to abandon them. However, the Holy Mother is finding a new place to transplant the peach tree. I believe the Jade Lake will have a new peach garden soon, which will even be better than here!”
”Right!” Xu Que nodded his head inattentively. He had little interest in these peach trees, and he didn't want to plant a peach tree. After all, it only bore fruit every 1,000 years, which was too long for Xu Que. However, when he was about to move forward, he stopped and he raised his eyebrows. To his surprise, he found a small paw print on the trunk of a peach tree. It seemed the print was left by Buttface! It was quite difficult to see that paw print. When Xu Que saw it, he checked it with his Soul Strength and sensed Buttface's aura immediately. Apparently, Buttface used to hang around in this place.
”Hey, look! I found a paw print on that tree!” Xu Que said as if he had just found it.
When the female apprentice saw the paw print, she was not surprised but said with a faint smile, ”It was quite weird that Buttface and Duan Jiude were quite interested in these peach trees when they were here. They even wanted to buy these trees. And we ignored their proposal for we thought it was just a casual remark! Buttface said something precious was under these peach trees. And he tried to dig it up here. His action annoyed Deacon Lin. After that, Buttface and Duan Jiude robbed our treasure house and escaped!”
Then the female apprentice said, shaking her head, ”Under these peach trees, only sludge can be found. We've cleaned this place so many times in these years. Deacon Lin also checked this area with her Soul Strength. There is nothing under these trees. So, it was just the excuse of Buttface and Duan Jiude who tried to rob our treasure house!”
”Right! Those two guys are too villainous!” Xu Que said, nodding his head in agreement. Then his eyes lit up. Something good is definitely hidden under these peach trees!