A long, long time ago, so long that even the Crazy Old Man couldn't remember the exact time.
At that time, although his master accepted him as a disciple, he didn't have time to take care of him. He would always leave him with that person and then disappear for a long time.
By following that person, he witnessed many things he had never seen before.
He knew quite a bit about that person.
That's why he was so excited when he saw the peach.
So excited I lost my composure!
"This--this--this--you--how could you have this--"
Seeing that the Crazy Old Man was about to lose control, Jiang Fan didn't delay and quickly replied, "It was given to me by Peach Fruit Old Man."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the Crazy Old Man's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and he even took two steps back, then two more, and continued to retreat.
That look was very familiar to Jiang Fan.
That's how the fat guy and the Little Turtle looked at him yesterday.
"Stop your wild imagination right now!"
To prevent the Crazy Old Man from continuing to overthink, he recounted once again the entire process of meeting Peach Fruit Old Man and the details of the lie.
"I see." The Crazy Old Man's heart finally settled down.
That really gave him a big fright.
Because he often followed that person during his childhood, he knew clearly that Peach Fruit Old Man would never give the peaches to anyone else.
This is absolutely true, truly absolute.
Perhaps Wang Yao is an exception.
Furthermore, the matter of the Spirit Weapon led him to a terrifying suspicion.
Honestly, the moment he saw Jiang Fan take out the peach, he felt like he'd been struck by lightning.
There are many things he simply doesn't dare to think about...
"You should eat it quickly, that might help heal your injuries," Jiang Fan urged.
The reason he said "maybe" was because he had heard from the Little Turtle that the Crazy Old Man's Dao Source damage was more severe than Wang Yao's, and he still had two left, not knowing if they would be enough.
The Crazy Old Man refused, saying, "I know my situation very well; one peach won't do me much good."
Jiang Fan took out a second peach. "One isn't enough, then two will do. If two still aren't enough, I'll impersonate that person again and ask the Peach Fruit Old Man for more."
Human hearts are made of flesh and blood. Seeing how much Jiang Fan cared about his affairs, and even willing to risk his life for him, how could the Crazy Old Man not be moved?
"Aren't you afraid that old peach tree will find out and tear you to pieces?"
"Now that you've been healed, with your strength, you shouldn't be unable to defeat even an old peach tree, right?" Jiang Fan said, spreading his hands.
"So you've planned everything all along." The Crazy Old Man gave a wry smile, then his eyes turned serious as he looked again at the two peaches in Jiang Fan's hand.
"Such rare and precious materials, if you hand them over to the Divine Wind Camp, the merit you can gain is immeasurable. Moreover, even if you don't hand them over to the Divine Wind Camp, you can keep them for yourself; they will be a trump card to save your life in the future. Are you sure you want to waste them on me? Let me make it clear beforehand that these two peaches alone may not be enough to completely solve my problem of Dao Source damage."
"Did that work for you?" Jiang Fan asked.
"Nonsense!" The Crazy Old Man rolled his eyes. "These are peaches! They're priceless treasures, worth more than a thousand pieces of gold, even ten thousand pieces of gold! Even if they can't completely heal my injuries, they'll definitely restore a lot of my strength. And you're asking me if they'll work?"
"If it's effective, stop talking nonsense and start taking it."
Jiang Fan shoved the peach into the Crazy Old Man's mouth, so much so that his old eyes almost bulged out.
Fortunately, while peaches don't melt in your mouth, they don't really turn into juice and flow down your throat like the peaches sold in the market.
"You brat! Are you trying to choke me to death?"
"How's it going? Is it working?" Jiang Fan grinned, changing the subject.
Judging from his expression, the Crazy Old Man knew that this kid was deliberately trying to mess with him.
If it weren't for Tao Shi's sake, he would have slapped him on the head.
He rolled his eyes, sensed the damage to his Dao Source, and frowned slightly.
"What's wrong? Is it not working?" Jiang Fan asked anxiously.
"It's not that it had no effect at all, after all, these are peaches, it's just that my Dao Source was too severely damaged."
"Then have another one." With that, Jiang Fan stuffed another peach into the Crazy Old Man's mouth.
"Wait a moment!"
The Crazy Old Man blocked his way with his hand, "Even if you eat another one, you won't be fully recovered. You should keep this one; it will be your trump card if you ever need it in the future."
"My biggest trump card is you. Stop talking nonsense and eat it now."
When the Crazy Old Man refused to eat it, Jiang Fan added, "If you don't want to eat it, I'll add it in when I cook later."
"No, no, no! You're wasting such a precious resource! This treasure works best when taken directly. If you add it to your food, the effect will likely be greatly reduced."
"Then eat it now."
Seeing Jiang Fan's insistence, the Crazy Old Man knew he couldn't persuade him otherwise.
We can't really let this kid waste such a precious resource by adding peaches to his food.
Now, all he can do is try his best to protect the kid.
Just as Jiang Fan said, he had become Jiang Fan's biggest trump card.
While cooking for the Crazy Old Man, Jiang Fan received a call from Tang Fugui, who said that his second aunt had passed away.
Three days later, after sending the second aunt up the mountain, the family finally boarded the train and returned to Fortress No. 1.
Outer Wilderness Zone.
The Little Turtle hovered in the air, looking up, down, left, and right, muttering to itself endlessly.
"Didn't that brat Jiang Fan say the secret realm was nearby? I've been searching for so long, why haven't I found it? Could it be that he's deliberately playing a trick on me, deliberately giving me the wrong location?"
"Alright! I knew this kid was wicked. Wait till we get back, I'll pluck all the hair off your head!"
The Little Turtle cursed angrily, just then a flying monster flew overhead.
The Little Turtle, already in a frenzy, completely bristled.
It was the last tuft of hair on its head that was blown up.
"Damn it! You dare fly over my head? You're asking for death!"
It suddenly leaped into the sky and grabbed the flying monster's foot.
The flying monster immediately let out an extremely sharp scream.
"What the hell are you yelling about? You're going to deaf me! Get out of here!"
With a little effort, the Little Turtle flung the flying monster away.
Then it disappeared.
That's right, they just disappeared without a trace.
"Um?"
The Little Turtle's eyes lit up, as if it had thought of something.
"So that's where it was! Hehe, I finally found it!"
"Looks like that kid wasn't lying to me. Fine, I won't bother him."
" Brother Peach, I'm here!"