Looking at the three things Houtu held in both hands.
Li Xuan stood rooted to the spot, stunned.
There was no way these three rare treasures
could have grown together.
Ordinarily, treasures like these could only grow one
every few million, or even tens of millions of miles.
And these three treasures were imbued with different kinds of spiritual energy.
They clearly came from places with completely different environments, far apart from one another.
She...
How far had this silly woman traveled in half a day?
All just to find these three things she called... tasty?
In her mind,
anything that could improve one's cultivation
was probably considered tasty...
Li Xuan's heart gave a few quivers...
"Senior Brother? What's wrong? D-do you not like them?"
Seeing Li Xuan standing there, looking at her,
but not showing any sign of delight,
Houtu panicked. Did he not like the food she had found for him?
At her words, Li Xuan suddenly snapped back to his senses.
He quickly laughed and said, "Of course I do! I like them. I like them a lot!"
As he spoke, he reached out and took the ginseng.
Like a radish, he brought it to his mouth and took a big bite.
He crunched away, chewing noisily.
Ignoring the bitter taste filling his mouth, he laughed and said, "Delicious! Delicious!"
Then he picked up the bright red Vermilion Fruit, which radiated waves of heat,
and brought it to Houtu's lips. "You have some too. Let's eat together."
Only then did Houtu relax, her face brightening with a smile again.
But she shook her head. "I picked these especially for you, Senior Brother. I won't eat any."
"It's fine, have some. I've got lots more tasty things here."
Li Xuan laughed,
but still held the Vermilion Fruit to