Chi Xiao saw Xu Le frowning and thought her fruit yield this time had been poor.
"Was the fruit yield bad?"
Xu Le fell silent for a moment. The selfish thing to do would have been to tell Chi Xiao to choose Golden Thunder. That way, he might obtain a fruit through her that could strengthen his Elemental Electricity abilities.
But the risks of doing that... heh...
"No, Lady Chi Xiao, your fruits are excellent. There are some very valuable things here, such as Superior Creature-Giant. It's a Superior Creature, after all. Although it doesn't sound as imposing as last time's Azure Dragon, a fruit like that should still be very powerful, right?"
Xu Le did not lie to Chi Xiao. He saw no need.
Deceive someone powerful? Xu Le believed he still had a long life ahead of him. If he did not die, his cooperation with Chi Xiao would also last a long time. Doing that would be rather stupid.
He knew Chi Xiao valued his potential, which was why they could maintain such a stable partnership.
But the reality was... he also valued the hidden benefits Chi Xiao brought him.
Money alone could not buy intermediate- and high-grade fruits.
As long as their cooperation grew deep enough, his relationship with Chi Xiao would gradually stabilize.
Moreover, because Chi Xiao was so powerful, intermediate- and high-grade fruits appeared for her during almost every Red Moon Calamity.
For a long time to come, this was a realm Xu Le would be completely unable to reach on his own.
One could say that Chi Xiao was his only source of high-grade fruits.
That was why he would not hide anything.
"If there's a Superior Giant, isn't that an excellent result? Why do you still look like that?"
Xu Le stole