Fruit

Zhang Shuhui heard chewing sounds and immediately grabbed Gu Ling, prying at her mouth and shouting incessantly.

The latter bit down hard, defending her territory.

"Spit it out, spit it out now! You don't know what you ate before, your head swelled for half a month, just like a bee dog!"

"Spit it out, spit it out now! The Cult Master told me to watch you and help you break your habit of eating random things!"

"It's not like I'm not feeding you, why are you eating random things, spit it out!!"

"Ahhh! What sin did I commit? Lord Yan Chi finally let go, and now it's you!!"

"Open your mouth for me!!"

By the time Zhang Shuhui pried Bai Yin's mouth open, only a tiny, broken shell remained inside, and Bai Yin was still smacking her lips with lingering satisfaction.

She remained expressionless, but Zhang Shuhui was about to lose her mind.

Soon, Zhang Shuhui's shouting abruptly stopped, her eyes vacant.

Clearly, she had been affected by Bai Yin's mental power.

Bai Yin seized the opportunity to escape, but after only two steps, a vine whipped out, wrapping around her waist, and then she was hung from a tree.

Bai Yin's blank eyes met Jiang You's dark pupils directly.

"I told you, you're not allowed to use mental power to attack anyone in this treehouse."

Bai Yin tilted her head slightly, "She was prying at me."

"She's different, she's my person."

Bai Yin didn't understand and asked blankly, "I am too."

"You're not yet."

Jiang You said calmly, "As punishment, you're not allowed to eat for three days."

Bai Yin looked at her, confused, unable to comprehend why she wasn't Jiang You's person yet.

She was no longer Gu Ling; she was Bai Yin now.

The rules of the Gu family flashed through her mind: kill one person to replace one.

Her gray pupils fell on Zhang Shuhui, who was just getting up from the ground, the thought repeating in her mind.

"Kill one person to replace one."

"Kill... replace..."

"Kill her!"

There was no emotion in her gray pupils, but Zhang Shuhui suddenly felt a killing intent.

Her defenses instantly activated, and she quickly ran in front of Jiang You, spreading her arms.

"Lord, there's killing intent!"

She scanned her surroundings vigilantly.

Jiang You's gaze fell on Bai Yin. This seemingly delicate little girl was a ferocious beast.

She was a hundred times more cruel than Zhang Shuhui at her core.

A beast not yet fully tamed, she had to be taught to follow the rules.

And the only rule here was Jiang You.

Bai Yin was different from normal people; she lacked a part of normal human emotions and empathy.

Although human, she was more like a machine.

Her concept did not distinguish between her own people and enemies.

However, Bai Yin had improved a lot in these past few months compared to the beginning.

At least now, when she used mental power to attack people in the treehouse, she didn't go for the kill.

At first, she would strike with lethal force at any opportunity.

Directly launching a mental sneak attack, attempting to destroy the opponent's brain.

Jiang You would hang her up and beat her for three days every time she discovered such behavior.

The man-eating tree's vines, coated in saltwater, showed no mercy.

It was painful, brutal, but very effective.

After only two instances, Bai Yin no longer dared to attempt sneak attacks with lethal intent.

Gradually, she began to reduce the intensity of her attacks.

She also no longer dared to go for the kill.

For example, now, she wanted to kill, but she was only thinking about it.

Taming a beast always had a process.

Using love to tame beasts is the most foolish thing to do.

Indulging it will only make it think it's the master.

Only by letting it feel strength day after day, combining both kindness and might, can it be thoroughly subdued.

The alpha wolf's position was established with the majesty of blood!

Jiang You always had plenty of patience. If a good weapon isn't honed, how can it be useful?

In the beginning, Jiang You just wanted to use Bai Yin to help her train her mental power.

But after capturing her.

She heard Zhang Shuhui's spoilers, then carefully observed Bai Yin, realizing her mental power was vastly different from ordinary mental ability users.

Besides being exceptionally solid, her mental domain was very special…

That's why she changed her mind.

She believed that once this saber was honed, it would become a divine weapon.

Zhang Shuhui was the shield, Yan Chi was the sword.

And Bai Yin's highly condensed mental power would be a very useful long-range sharpshooter.

She coldly watched Bai Yin hanging on the tree by her slender body, not a trace of sympathy in her eyes.

The way she looked wasn't like watching a person, but more like observing an inanimate object.

After a thunderstorm, the man-eating tree felt like something had finally grown in its brain.

Jiang You stood beneath the tree, staring at the single fruit on the man-eating tree, an uncontrollable excitement and anticipation in her eyes.

The night's thunder and rain seemed to tear the sky apart. Water droplets hung on the lush, deep green leaves. A gentle breeze blew, and as the tree crown swayed, a deep red fruit hung alone on the tree.

A single spot of red amidst a sea of green, it was exceptionally conspicuous.

The fruit was generally deep red, round at the top and pointed at the bottom, its shape somewhat resembling a persimmon.

The closer it got to the tip, the deeper the red became, until the very tip turned black-red.

Judging by its appearance alone, this was not a "kind" fruit; it was more like a devil fruit.

The man-eating tree swayed its crown, also somewhat agitated.

It was a man-eating tree, how could it have fruit?!

How could it possibly have fruit!

Wasn't that an insult to the tree?

No, perhaps this wasn't a fruit, it was…

A brain!

It had actually grown a brain!

As soon as the man-eating tree swayed, in the next second, Jiang You swiftly darted up to the treetop and plucked it.

A red Crimson Fruit was caught in her hand.

The man-eating tree immediately felt a void somewhere.

My brain!!

She plucked my brain!!

After a few seconds of stunned silence, the man-eating tree began to shake its crown frantically, its leaves rustling loudly.

Jiang You shot it a cold glare, "What are you making a fuss about? It's just a fruit. If you keep making trouble, I'll burn you and make you grow again! As long as there's a first fruit, there will be countless fruits in the future."

The fear of being burned down to just the mother body, with the charcoal even used for cooking food, instantly dominated its brain.

The man-eating tree immediately dared not move.

Jiang You raised the red Crimson Fruit in her hand, observing it against the sunlight.

The black-red tip of the Crimson Fruit had faint, almost imperceptible lines winding upwards; if one didn't look closely, they couldn't be seen at all.