"No matter how I look at it, it's just a willow tree. Where exactly are the treasures it nurtured hidden?"
Atop the broken peak of Mount Buzhou.
Old Daoist Huang gazed at the towering willow before him, which had grown for nearly ninety years, and asked with great curiosity.
Having planted Earth Fruit with Xu Taiping before, Ping'an ventured:
"Eldest Brother, are all the willow strands on this great willow treasures?"
After standing before the willow and studying it for a long time, Xu Taiping withdrew his gaze and looked at Ping'an and Old Daoist Huang.
"Every one of these willow strands is indeed a treasure."
He immediately added:
"Besides the strands, the Willow Branches and trunk are all treasures too."
Seeing that he had guessed correctly, Ping'an said joyfully:
"Then you'll get plenty of treasures this time, Eldest Brother!"
Old Daoist Huang also said with a look of astonishment:
"Never mind the Willow Branches and trunk. There must be eight hundred of these strands, if not a thousand, right?"
Xu Taiping smiled and shook his head.
"According to my agreement with Jade Mother, I may take only one Willow Branch and three strands."
Old Daoist Huang was immediately crestfallen.
"A whole tree of treasures, and you can only take three? Isn't Lady Jade Mother being a little too stingy?"
Yet the moment the words left his mouth, whether by coincidence or not, a willow strand struck him with a crack.
Old Daoist Huang immediately looked terrified.
"Forgive me, my lady! Forgive me!"
As he spoke, he kept slapping his own mouth.
Everyone beside the willow already knew that, besides producing numerous treasures, this Earth Fruit might also revive Jade Mother's divine sense.
Seeing how frightened Old Daoist Huang was, Ping'an giggled, then asked Xu Taiping curiously:
"Eldest Brother, could