After exchanging a few simple words with Old Ox, Wang Wu told him to hurry up and eat those Tree Heart wood chips.
Little Mountain Pig lay there like a baby that only knew how to cry and fuss. Every so often, Old Ox had to channel some Spiritual Essence into him.
Meanwhile, Wang Wu began patrolling the surroundings and standing guard. Come to think of it, it was only after Old Ox pointed it out today that he realized this place was far from ordinary. He had nearly let it slip past him before.
About a dozen hours later, Old Ox finally finished all the Tree Heart wood chips. Though he was still just as skinny, his spirit had changed completely, leaving Wang Wu clicking his tongue in amazement.
"Old Ox, want me to chop up some more wood chips for you?"
"No need, Third Brother. That is enough. Too much of this stuff is not easy to digest. This is just right."
Old Ox bared his teeth in a rare grin, then suddenly dropped a pile of cow dung. Immediately afterward, three vines shot out of the dung and grew at an astonishing pace. In the blink of an eye, they were lush and flourishing, and three little white flowers had even bloomed at their tips.
The vines stopped growing so rapidly, while the little flowers swiftly bloomed and withered, transforming into fruit. The fruit grew larger and larger until each was the size of an apple, bright red and looking plump with juice. Yet Wang Wu truly could not believe they were edible. Old Ox's trick was simply too miraculous.
Soon, the cow dung beneath them was completely absorbed, and all the vines withered like wind-blown grass, leaving behind only three richly fragrant fruits.
"Big Brother, amazing!