Still, a dog that sneaked food without permission was not a good dog.
Lin Yi held back his strength and promptly gave Er Huo a hard slap.
Er Huo looked a little dazed. He shook his muzzle, then stared at Lin Yi with a dim-witted look.
Just then, Lin Yi picked the three Shaohong Fruits and tossed one to Er Huo.
"Your reward. Eating these is a waste on you anyway. I'm doing this for your own good."
Looking at the Shaohong Fruit in front of his paws, Er Huo immediately forgot that he had just been hit and swallowed it in one gulp.
As the spirit fruit's nutrients dispersed in his belly, the wolf cub Er Huo hurriedly rubbed against Lin Yi's leg. Yes, his master really was good to him...
After the three Shaohong Fruits were picked, the tree's leaves and branches rapidly withered, and its trunk quickly shriveled as well.
Lin Yi shook his head slightly at the sight.
It seemed that although the catalytic effects of vine snake ash were incredible, they came at the cost of permanently consuming the fruit tree's lifespan.
That evening, Lin Yi learned from Ginger Frost that Gu Liehai's Mirage Crow hunting party had successfully killed three Great Fiend Mirage Crows that day. They were expected to return in another two days.
Lin Yi worked out the timing. He estimated that once Gu Liehai and the others returned, it would be time for him to set out for the Dark River.
But just before he went to bed, Liu Yuxi suddenly knocked on his door. "Brother Lin, something seems to have happened overseas. Quick, check Phoenix News!"
Lin Yi hurriedly turned on Phoenix TV News and saw that the news channel was replaying a video.
The footage appeared to have