Refining the Little Tree Branch

The little tree branch rustled and trembled, full of resistance as it carefully shielded its nine green leaves.

Xu Chunniang made as if to pluck them, saying solemnly, "Don't worry. I'll be quick—just picking a few leaves to taste."

The little tree branch panicked. As it dodged, it sent out a faint strand of divine sense. "Eeya... don't eat me!"

Xu Chunniang's lips curved slightly. This little tree branch had indeed developed spiritual intelligence.

However, its intelligence had only just been born and was still extremely weak.

"Your seven leaves only grew after you ate the Dragon Vein origin I gave you. It isn't too much for me to casually pick three or five leaves, is it?"

The little tree branch was nearly in tears. It had just said she only wanted two leaves—why had that suddenly become three or five?

"The leaves are for healing. Eating them won't do you any good; plucking them would only waste them for nothing..."

Xu Chunniang stroked her chin and put on a disappointed expression.

"So you're that useless. Then spit out the portion of the origin you just ate and give it back to me."

The little tree branch was dumbfounded. How could something it had eaten be spat back out?

Besides, hadn't she been the one who gave it that Dragon Vein origin to eat?

"It's true that I gave you that origin to eat, but since you ate my things, you have to give me something in return, don't you?"

A sly gleam flashed through Xu Chunniang's eyes. "If you have nothing to repay me with, then I'll reluctantly refine you into my bonded magic artifact."

The little tree branch was of an exceedingly high grade and possessed immensely powerful healing abilities. Its only shortcoming was that it was rather