Li Qingxian glanced at the tray covered with red cloth and asked, "May I ask what this is for?"
Zhang Wentian smiled. "Though Blessing Town enjoys great blessings, unclean things occasionally attack us. We founders joined forces and planted the Ginseng Fruit Tree to protect Blessing Town. This Ginseng Fruit contains the essence of heaven and earth, the spiritual quintessence of all things. It wards off evil and averts calamity, prolongs life when eaten, and increases cultivation. Only by eating the Ginseng Fruit do you formally acquire the status of an Upper Mountain District resident. Otherwise, you remain a Lower Mountain District resident."
"I see. So this Ginseng Fruit is a treasure of the mortal world?"
"Of course."
"Then does this Ginseng Fruit have any side effects?" Li Qingxian asked.
Zhang Wentian's expression did not change. "This is an exalted treasure of the mortal world, bringing every auspicious fortune and blessing. How could it have side effects?"
"Is that so..."
Li Qingxian lifted the red cloth, revealing a palm-sized fruit that looked like white jade.
The fruit was translucent white, shaped like a seated infant, with distinct brows and eyes and a finely formed mouth and nose. Its smooth surface seemed to flow, and from a distance, it truly looked like a living person.
Everyone watched Li Qingxian with smiling eyes.
Looking puzzled, Li Qingxian turned to the mayor. "Mr. Mayor, I heard people in the Lower Mountain District say this thing is ill-omened. Why is that?"
Zhang Wentian sighed. "Why else? Those unruly folk cannot get Ginseng Fruit, so they spew vicious slander. Give them Ginseng Fruit, and they would devour it like mad to dispel the Blessing on them."
"Hm? Dispel Blessing? Isn't Blessing a good thing? If you accumulate enough, can't you ascend to immortality? Why would