Tricking the Child of Fortune, Killing Two Birds with One Stone

Di Juetian did not know that his question had already left Zhao Wuji a little flustered.

Still, Di Juetian had done it deliberately. Knowing the fellow had been reborn, if he did not beat the grass to startle the snake, the man would never show his fox's tail!

Besides, with that warning from him, the Child of Fortune would be alarmed too!

Making the Child of Fortune anxious and uneasy was a delight for a villain!

Before long, a divine tree appeared ahead of them.

All three of their eyes lit up.

Di Juetian did not particularly care about the Yin-Yang fruit.

But if the Child of Fortune obtained it, his foundation would likely grow considerably.

Compared to the fruit, Di Juetian was more curious about the Child of Fortune's previous identity.

It seemed he would have to ask Gong Jiulong after they got out.

After seeing the three Yin-Yang Divine Fruits, Di Juetian noticed something strange.

The Yin-Yang Divine Fruits had changed.

A cold smile appeared on Di Juetian's face.

It seemed this had been arranged for the Child of Fortune. He had not expected the Yin-Yang Divine Tree to have been affected without anyone realizing it, too.

There really were three fruits, and they all looked plump and full.

With his Void Divine Eyes, Di Juetian saw through them: most of the power within two of the fruits had already been absorbed.

The unremarkable divine fruit beside them, whose color was duller than the other two, had undergone a transformation in the power within it.

It seemed this was the true Yin-Yang Divine Fruit. The other two could only be called Yin-Yang Sacred Fruits.

Di Juetian noticed a flicker in Zhao Wuji's eyes behind him.

When Gong Xin saw them, she smiled casually.

Then she took out a jade box.

Dao charm also appeared around the outside of the box.

Neither man spoke as Gong Xin picked the fruits.

"There are three fruits now."

"I'll take the duller one."

An idea had occurred to Zhao Wuji.

Di Juetian had suspected him earlier. Now he had an idea that could dispel Di Juetian's suspicions.

At the same time, he could kill two birds with one stone.

Gong Xin looked at Zhao Wuji, confusion in her eyes.

"We still don't know whether this kind of fruit can heal me. To be safe, I'll use the one that looks like it has less power."

"If it heals me, that's good, and I'll have achieved my goal. If it doesn't, at least the loss won't be as great as it could have been."

As Zhao Wuji said this, his eyes held both worry and joy.

Gong Xin's expression changed. He knew that if Zhao Wuji did not succeed, the pressure on her would grow.

Perhaps he was thinking of me.

But just then, a hand took the dull fruit away.

Di Juetian took a bite straight out of it.

Then he looked at the other two.

"Say no more. I can't afford to lose that much face. If anything goes wrong, I'll take full responsibility. You don't need to worry."

Zhao Wuji's body trembled, and his hands clenched tightly.

His eyes turned bloodshot.

He wanted to curse. Why were you so fast, you old six!

Who told you to eat that one!

Gong Xin glanced at Di Juetian, her eyes full of gratitude.

This younger cousin of mine really had it hard.

"Since my cousin has already eaten the inferior one, you don't need to stand on ceremony. What if it really works?"

Gong Xin eagerly handed Zhao Wuji a Yin-Yang Divine Fruit.

After Zhao Wuji took the Yin-Yang Divine Fruit from her,

The corner of his mouth twitched!

He felt the loss keenly.

At that moment, he did not look up at Di Juetian.

He was considering whether Di Juetian had done it deliberately, or had done something else.

Or had he also noticed what was different about that Yin-Yang Divine Fruit?

Could I have acted too eager?

At that thought, Zhao Wuji raised his head and looked at Di Juetian.

He saw that Di Juetian had already finished eating a Yin-Yang fruit. A burst of powerful power erupted from his body, then vanished.

It was too late for Zhao Wuji to regret it now.

But after Zhao Wuji sat down, his expression changed.

He discovered that after eating the Yin-Yang Divine Fruit, his body had not changed in the slightest.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Could this Yin-Yang Divine Fruit be fake?"

Zhao Wuji's expression changed. After all, he had memories of his previous life, and the Yin-Yang Divine Fruit was a great help to his soul.

Why had it not helped him at all?

He suddenly remembered that Di Juetian had touched the box earlier.

"Young Master Di, this joke isn't funny at all."

Zhao Wuji looked at Di Juetian, his expression calm, while inwardly he was roaring that he would kill him.

"What do you mean?"

Zhao Wuji had eaten a Yin-Yang Divine Fruit without so much as letting out a fart, yet he had started questioning Di Juetian.

Gong Xin could make no sense of it.

"Young Master Zhao, what do you mean?"

"Young Master Di, how long are you going to keep up this act?"

"Zhao Wuji, what does this have to do with my cousin?"

Gong Xin had now realized what he meant, and she looked at Zhao Wuji as she asked.

After all, her cousin had gotten the worse end of the deal. Grandfather had already said that the most powerful Yin-Yang Divine Fruit was to be given to Di Juetian, and now Di Juetian had taken a loss.

And Zhao Wuji was questioning him on top of that.

Zhao Wuji came to his senses and saw Di Juetian looking at him with a mocking smile.

Zhao Wuji's anger surged.

"Insolence."

Zhao Wuji gave a cold snort.

But the only answer he received was the sight of Di Juetian's back.

"What exactly happened?"

"When he took that fruit just now, he must have swapped the Yin-Yang Divine Fruits."

Gong Xin's eyes filled with disbelief when she heard this.

"Impossible! My cousin could never do such a thing!"

Gong Xin retorted!

Zhao Wuji said nothing. Di Juetian had even said he would use her to threaten him, yet she thought he would not do something like this!

"Xin'er, you know I don't lie!"

Gong Xin's expression changed!

Then she looked at Di Juetian as he walked outside.

Gong Xin felt as though her head had grown twice as big.

"Don't make wild guesses. Let's ask Grandfather about this."

"If he really did it, there's nothing we can do, but I'll give you an explanation."

Hearing this, Zhao Wuji came to his senses and realized he had been too hasty just now.

But when he recalled how he had acted, Zhao Wuji realized something else.

Di Juetian had ignored him because he must have thought Zhao Wuji had flown into a rage out of humiliation. That was just how a young man would think.

"I didn't expect to have unwittingly saved myself a possible trouble."

"As for the Yin-Yang Divine Fruit, I'll find another way later."

"I'm sorry. Perhaps I was too eager for quick results. I only wanted the strength to stand before you and protect you. If this puts you in a difficult position, you don't have to do anything. When we get out, say it was my fault."

Zhao Wuji had originally intended to let it go at that.

But what if Di Juetian said something he should not?

After all, the questions Di Juetian had asked him earlier were still vivid in his mind.

He did not know whether Di Juetian still suspected him.

For the sake of his plans, and to keep himself from being exposed,

He could only make use of Xin'er, though he would make it up to her afterward.

Zhao Wuji had now changed, beginning to think of himself as a genuine young man.

Gong Xin had said before that her grandfather had sensed the marks of time on him.

Even more strongly than he sensed them on her grandfather.

What if Di Juetian said something?

No matter how mature beyond his years a young man was, some of his youthful traits would not disappear.

He would still act impulsively and feel wronged.

So he also wanted Gong Xin to say this to dispel Gong Jiulong's suspicions.

Even if Di Juetian said nothing, he still had to be prepared. It was not the ten thousand chances he feared, but the one in ten thousand.