"What? A Star Spirit Tree? Isn't that tree notoriously difficult to cultivate, delicate as can be? Star Spirit Moon Fruit can indeed beguile the mind, but it only works if properly prepared. How did you do it?"
Su Yao did not seem to care. "Believe it or not, blood was enough."
"Then one last question. How was the Star Spirit Moon Fruit harvest?"
"Obviously, it was a bumper harvest. Why do you think I was able to secretly pocket two?" Su Yao raised her head. "Because there was far too much of it—too much to count. Naturally, no one would care about two measly fruits."
Zheng Jin could not help but feel his teeth ache. That stuff had actually yielded a bumper harvest? That was far too awful. He seemed to have guessed why the Hehe Sect disciples had failed to notice the Hundred Herbs Pavilion's hidden tricks.
But... they had to first verify whether the Hundred Herbs Pavilion truly committed evil deeds.
A sleepless night passed, and the next day was still no better.
Because of Su Yao's words, Zheng Jin decided to visit his trash of a biological father. He had originally intended to go alone, but to ensure his safety, he brought his Junior Granduncle along.
"You came out with me. Aren't you afraid Junior Brother Chen and Junior Brother Bian will be sweet-talked and deceived?"
Wen Xu looked around and shook his head. "Chunchou is merely warmhearted, while Chen Zui is even harder to fool than I am."
...Right. The prerequisite for deceiving Chen Zui was being able to communicate with him smoothly, and that alone was an exceedingly difficult thing.
"Junior Brother Wen truly thinks things through. Still, coming out with me today may yield nothing at all." Zheng Jin did not have any