The three were very cautious, probing to see whether Zhen Yuanzi really was in seclusion.
They tested things several times, but no one came out to stop them.
Reassured, Six-Eared Macaque took the golden striker and struck a Ginseng Fruit. The fruit fell to the ground and vanished instantly, making his eyes narrow.
At the sight, Zhu Bajie remembered something and warned, "They say Ginseng Fruits clash with the Five Elements. They fall upon meeting metal, wither upon meeting wood, dissolve upon meeting water, scorch upon meeting fire, and sink upon meeting earth. We must be using the wrong method."
Six-Eared Macaque thought for a moment, then told Sha Monk and Zhu Bajie, "Catch them in your clothes."
"Sure thing!"
Delighted, Zhu Bajie spread out his clothes.
Six-Eared Macaque struck again. Three fell into the pouch formed by Zhu Bajie's clothes, and just as he was about to gather it up, another dropped inside.
"Six-Eared, that's enough!"
Zhu Bajie shouted.
Six-Eared Macaque paid him no mind and kept striking.
He knocked down another four.
Zhu Bajie and Sha Monk's expressions changed sharply, an ominous feeling coming over them.
"Six-Eared. That's enough. Don't be so greedy. One each is enough. If you knock down all the Ginseng Fruits and we get caught, we're dead."
Sha Monk practically growled.
The Ginseng Fruit Tree bore thirty Ginseng Fruits at a time.
Picking three would not be difficult to discover.
Once they left the Five Villages Temple, even if Zhen Yuanzi emerged from seclusion and noticed, he could only swallow that bitter pill in silence.
But judging by the way Six-Eared was going, he intended to strip every Ginseng Fruit from the tree.
This was fucking greedy beyond belief!
He knocked down another six!
Sha Monk and Zhu Bajie felt the world spin around