“Ye Hao, I’m back!”
A few days later, an excited voice called out from the distance.
Immediately after, someone knocked on the door of Ye Hao’s wooden house.
Ye Hao opened the door and found that the visitor was none other than Ye Yu.
Compared to a month ago, Ye Yu’s aura was considerably more settled now.
“Look, Wood Spirit Fruits.”
Ye Yu walked straight into the wooden house and immediately retrieved two fruits from his storage bag. Fist-sized, they were completely emerald green.
Wisps of vital energy lingered around them.
Ye Yu placed them on the tabletop.
“Oh? You bought a storage bag?”
Ye Hao looked at Ye Yu with a faint smile.
“It’s one that the outer disciple senior brother replaced. I only spent ten low-grade spirit stones to buy it,”
Ye Yu said with a chuckle.
“Not a bad deal at all; it’s plenty for your needs.”
Ye Hao nodded.
“These are First-Tier spirit fruits. Where did you get them?”
Ye Hao then picked up a Wood Spirit Fruit and sniffed it lightly by the tip of his nose, immediately catching a rich fruity fragrance along with a faint trace of life force.
Clearly, this was a spirit fruit that had attained a tier. If consumed, it would be enough to offset half a month of bitter cultivation.
If sold, it would fetch at least ten low-grade spirit stones.
It was truly a fine treasure.
He hadn’t expected Ye Yu would not only finish the assignment on this trip, but also obtain such a windfall.
However, thinking about it, it probably hadn't been given to him by that outer disciple senior brother.
After all, spirit fruits of this value were something even outer disciples would be reluctant to give away.
“While Junior Sister Liu and I were cutting wild weeds, we stumbled into a cave, and we found these fruits inside.”
“There were ten Wood Spirit Fruits in total; Junior Sister Liu and I took five each.”
“On the way back, I already ate one.”
“Then I thought of you, so I’m giving you two so you can have a taste, too.”
Ye Yu patted his storage bag and explained with a grin.
“These are far too precious. You’d better take them back,” Ye Hao said, shaking his head and politely declining.
If two Wood Spirit Fruits were sold, they would be worth twenty low-grade spirit stones.
Equivalent to 600 jin of white spirit rice.
He was on extremely good terms with Ye Yu, as close as brothers.
Even so, he couldn’t simply take two spirit fruits from him for nothing.
“Just take them.”
Ye Yu picked up the two Wood Spirit Fruits and shoved them firmly into Ye Hao’s hands, allowing no refusal.
“How about this: I’ll take one, and you take the other back.”
Seeing that Ye Yu was determined to have him accept them, Ye Hao had no choice. He chose to take just one to put away, then spoke again.
“All right, then.”
“Who would have thought you wouldn’t even take something offered to you.”
Ye Yu felt a bit helpless as well, and could only take back the remaining Wood Spirit Fruit.
Anyone else hearing of such items would jump at the chance to take them all; only Ye Hao would push them away.
“Courtesy demands reciprocity, so you can’t refuse this either.”
“This is a First-Tier high-grade talisman, a Fireball Talisman. When encountering danger, directly activate and throw it. It can keep you safe, and consider it my return gift.”
Ye Hao suddenly thought of something, took out a Fireball Talisman, and placed it into Ye Yu’s hand.
Previously, under the system’s twentyfold yield bonus, he had ended up with a full one hundred Fireball Talismans.
Taking out one now to give Ye Yu as a means of self-defense was a fine choice.
“In that case, I’ll take it.”
Ye Yu had no idea what this Fireball Talisman was worth; knowing only that it was a gift from Ye Hao, he simply accepted it.
Had he known that this single Fireball Talisman alone was worth 100 low-grade spirit stones, it would have been a different matter.
He definitely wouldn’t have dared to accept it.
“By the way, how did your mission go? It must have gone quite smoothly, right?”
Ye Hao changed the subject.
Ye Yu nodded. “For the first few days, Junior Sister Liu and I worked rather slowly, so we didn’t meet the quota. Later on, it went smoother and smoother, and in the end we turned in over 10,000 jin of three-leaf clover in total.”
“I received forty-five low-grade spirit stones, while Liu Siyu got fifty-six.”
By the end of his sentence, a trace of shame surfaced on Ye Yu’s face.
After all, he was a man and Liu Siyu was a woman, yet in the end she had earned far more spirit stones than he did.
In truth, he didn’t harbor any complaints; after all, while he was resting, he had seen with his own eyes that Liu Siyu was still cutting three-leaf clover.
Working as hard as she did, it only made sense to him that she earned those extra low-grade spirit stones.
“Junior Sister Liu truly is diligent. Back then, if I hadn't cast the Lesser Spirit Rain Technique an extra time over your spirit field, your final yield probably would have fallen far short of hers. That was all thanks to how diligently she tended to her field day in and day out.”
“By the way, this mission should be completely finished now, right?”
Ye Hao teased with a smile.
As for Liu Siyu’s diligence, he was naturally well aware of it.
After all, he had witnessed it with his own eyes.
“The mission is finished. It’s just that the favor that senior brother owed my grandfather has been settled. Even if this task comes up again next time, it probably won’t fall to me.”
Ye Yu nodded gently in response, feeling a hint of disappointment. After all, earning over forty low-grade spirit stones in a single month was a stroke of fortune that could only be hoped for, not sought after.
Now, it could only be done this once.
That senior brother repaying the favor owed to his grandfather was completely settled now.
“Take it slowly. The spirit stones you have right now are already enough for your cultivation.”
“Your next task is to properly tidy up your spirit field and strive for a higher yield.”
“That way, you’ll have even more resources for your cultivation.”
Ye Hao said gently.
“I’m on my way.”
Hearing Ye Hao bring this up, Ye Yu finally remembered that he still had his spirit field to attend to. He hurriedly stood up and dashed outside.
Seeing this, Ye Hao was thoroughly helpless.
Fortunately, while Ye Yu was away, Ye Hao had already tended to his spirit field in advance.
After all, besides harvesting white spirit rice, his Ear-Gathering Technique could also eliminate weeds.
Therefore, clearing the weeds in the other's spirit field had been fairly easy.
Not long after Ye Yu left, Liu Siyu arrived as well.
Likewise, she wanted to give Ye Hao Wood Spirit Fruits, and offered three right off the bat.
Ye Hao declined repeatedly, but in the end he accepted one and likewise gave her a Fireball Talisman in return.
“Thank you, Senior Brother.”
Liu Siyu picked up the Fireball Talisman and hurriedly stowed it away against her chest.
This was the first time Senior Brother Ye had given her a gift; naturally, she would treasure it.
Ye Hao watched her put away the Fireball Talisman. Where she placed it made him feel a bit awkward, and he hastily averted his gaze, not daring to look any further.
“Senior Brother Ye, why does your complexion look a little off? Do you have a cold?”
When Liu Siyu looked up and suddenly noticed Ye Hao’s face was slightly flushed, she asked with concern and a hint of confusion.
“It’s nothing. I’ll be fine in a moment.”
“It’s just a bit stuffy.”
Ye Hao gave a light cough and quickly changed the subject.
“I see. As long as you’re all right, Senior Brother.”
Liu Siyu didn’t overthink it and nodded gently.
“Senior Brother, I’ll be heading back now.”
“Go on.”
After chatting for a few more moments, Liu Siyu took her leave.
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