The Saints standing behind Saint Bai Shuang were swallowing hard too. Fang Chen said to her, "Senior Bai Shuang, you can have the rest!"
Saint Bai Shuang nodded, then said to Saint Lian Yue, the Moon Saint, and the others, "Everyone, help yourselves!"
"Thank you, Senior Bai Shuang!"
Smiles lit up Saint Lian Yue's face and the Moon Saint's. Though the Peach Garden belonged to Yaochi Holy Land, even they could not eat its Thousand-Year Peaches whenever they pleased.
They only got to eat them when the Peach Banquet was held.
The Peach Banquet had not even begun, yet they were already eating the peaches. They were delighted.
Saint Bai Shuang took one for herself as well. Whenever the Peach Banquet was held, invitations were issued according to the number of peaches available, but there were always fewer invitations than peaches. They had to reserve some for unexpected circumstances.
Although Saint Bai Shuang had picked more than twenty peaches this time, it would not affect the Peach Banquet.
Once everyone had finished eating, Saint Bai Shuang said to Fang Chen, "Fellow Daoist Fang Chen, come with me!"
Fang Chen did not know what she wanted, but he followed her deeper into the Peach Orchard.
Before long, they reached a small hill in the Peach Orchard. It stood over ten zhang high, and halfway up its slope grew a Peach Tree unlike any of the others. Its leaves were blue, but its peaches shone with Five-Colored Roselight. A multitude of mysterious Runes swirled around every fruit.
"Wow, what a beautiful Peach Tree!"
Ye Qingci could not help exclaiming when she saw it.
Fang Chen and the others were captivated by the tree too.
It stood only a little over ten zhang tall, with sparse foliage and perhaps a few hundred peaches.