53: What do you want to do?

“What ghost of an idea do I have?!” Da Huang’s forehead broke out in a cold sweat from nervousness.

“I don’t think you have the guts for that!” Xiong Er said with a laugh, “I’ll give this to Big Brother tomorrow. If Big Brother doesn’t want it, then it’s mine, Old Xiong’s!”

Saying this, Xiong Er chuckled, then put the Spiritual Plant into his embrace.

Da Huang was then also put down on the ground by Xiong Er.

Since it was already deep night, Xiong Er stood under a tree, relieved himself, and then went back to sleep.

Seeing this, Da Huang could only follow behind.

That night, Da Huang had no sleepiness at all, feeling extremely nervous, and his anxiety grew even more when Wei Xun walked out of the sleeping cave.

“Another sunny day!” Wei Xun stretched a big lazy yawn after walking out of the cave. Today was still a day where he didn't have to do anything.

He only needed to go down the mountain to hunt starting tomorrow.

Although the taste in the mountains wasn't great, to be honest, life was quite leisurely.

“Big Brother!” At this moment, Xiong Er ran over joyfully.

“Rare!” Wei Xun saw Xiong Er’s smiling face and couldn't help but ask, “You boy, you’re awake so early.”

“It’s not that I found a treasure, specifically to give to Big Brother!” Xiong Er said, then took the item out of his embrace—it was precisely the Spiritual Plant he had obtained from Da Huang yesterday.

“What is this?” Wei Xun took the Spiritual Plant from Xiong Er’s hand and looked at it against the sunlight. It seemed to be just an ordinary Spiritual Plant.

“I dug this up in the mountains!” Xiong Er said, then looked back at Da Huang who was standing not far away.

Da Huang immediately became a little nervous after being looked at by Xiong Er like that.

“You keep this and eat it yourself!” Wei Xun found that the Spiritual Qi contained in this Spiritual Plant was not much, so he directly returned it to Xiong Er.

Xiong Er immediately took it back and was about to enjoy it himself.

Seeing this, Da Huang immediately became anxious: “Don’t!”

“What’s wrong?”

Wei Xun and Xiong Er simultaneously turned to look at Da Huang, both with puzzled expressions.

“This… this plant was actually dug up by Little One, me!” Da Huang lowered his head again as he said this.

Seeing Da Huang’s aggrieved appearance, Wei Xun immediately turned to Xiong Er and questioned, “Did you bully Da Huang?”

“I didn’t!” Xiong Er stopped his action of swallowing the Spiritual Plant and became a little nervous when Wei Xun looked at him like that.

“If you didn’t, then why is the Spiritual Plant with you?” Wei Xun frowned.

“Da Huang said to help him deliver it!” Xiong Er hung his head, standing there looking a bit wronged.

Seeing a big man over two meters tall standing there looking like that, Wei Xun also couldn't bear to scold him, so he took the Spiritual Plant and turned to walk to Da Huang’s side, placing it in Da Huang’s hand.

“Finding a Spiritual Plant means your perception of Spiritual Qi has improved!” Wei Xun told Da Huang, “You take it and eat it yourself, and combine it with the Cultivation Technique I taught you. I believe you will soon be able to master the basics of Qi circulation.”

“…” Da Huang lowered his head after hearing Wei Xun’s words, as if he had something to say but was hesitant.

“What’s wrong?” Wei Xun asked.

“Instructor, I want to give you this Immortal Plant to eat, I want to repay you!” Da Huang held the Spiritual Plant in both hands above his head and offered it to Wei Xun.

Seeing Da Huang like this, Wei Xun had no choice but to take the Spiritual Plant into his hand and thanked him, “Alright then, since you’re so kind, I’ll accept it. But if you find any more Spiritual Plants or Spiritual Fruits in the future, you don’t need to give them to me, just keep them for yourself to eat.”

“Mm!” Da Huang nodded.

“Alright then, if there’s nothing else, you two can go Cultivate yourselves. I still have something to do!” Wei Xun said, then stood up and turned to leave.

“Instructor…” Da Huang suddenly spoke, “You must eat the Spiritual Plant I gave you as soon as possible. This Spiritual Plant won’t be fresh after a long time…”

“Alright!” Wei Xun was slightly stunned after hearing that, then directly swallowed the Spiritual Plant in his hand in one Big Gulp, then turned and walked towards the edge of the cliff.

Seeing Wei Xun eat the Spiritual Plant, Da Huang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“You boy!” At this moment, Xiong Er walked over curiously, “Big Brother clearly doesn’t care for this thing, couldn’t you just let me eat it? You had to speak up.”

“No…” Da Huang avoided Xiong Er’s gaze and turned to leave, “I’m going to Cultivate.”

“Hmph!” Xiong Er snorted, “Like a muggle, I’d better find a place to sleep!”

When Wei Xun arrived at the edge of the cliff, he used the Shunfeng Miaoe technique to listen, and there were no unusual sounds around, so he found an open space and sat down.

At this time, Si Niang emerged from Wei Xun’s robe, transforming into human form and sitting opposite Wei Xun.

“Big Brother, why do you look off?” Si Niang looked at Wei Xun’s face, which was somewhat gloomy, as if he was thinking about something.

“I’m wondering what Fox Elder wants to do!” Wei Xun frowned slightly.

“Fox Elder?” Si Niang was immediately puzzled upon hearing this.

“Mm!” Wei Xun spat out the Spiritual Plant that he had swallowed into his Da Kou Space and held it in his hand.

Just now, Wei Xun hadn’t actually eaten the Spiritual Plant; he had just taken the opportunity to use the Big Gulp Cultivation Technique, making it look as if he had truly eaten it.

“What do you mean?” Si Niang seemed to not quite understand.

“This Spiritual Plant has Fox Elder’s scent!” Wei Xun placed the Spiritual Plant under his nose and sniffed it using the Ten Mile Tracking Cultivation Technique.

Ten Mile Tracking can not only detect various scents from a long distance but also distinguish various subtle scents on an object.

“This Spiritual Plant has Xiong Er’s scent, Da Huang’s scent, and Fox Elder’s scent!” Wei Xun observed the Spiritual Plant, “Xiong Er wouldn’t lie to me, so the one lying must be Da Huang.”

“Are you saying this Spiritual Plant wasn’t dug up by Da Huang himself, but given to him by Fox Elder?” Si Niang suddenly understood.

“Mm!” Wei Xun nodded.

“Could it be that Fox Elder gave it to Da Huang before?” Si Niang guessed, “And then Da Huang gave it to you?”

“Based on the degree of scent dissipation!” Wei Xun slowly explained, “This Spiritual Plant must have been given to Da Huang not long ago. If I’m not mistaken, it was last night!”

“Da Huang went to see Fox Elder last night?” Si Niang asked.

“Probably!” Wei Xun nodded, “If Fox Elder had come over, I should have been able to smell him, but Fox Elder didn’t come.”

“Is this Spiritual Plant poisonous?” Si Niang guessed.

“Probably not!” Wei Xun shook his head, “Although I don’t know what kind of Spiritual Plant this is, it shouldn’t be poisonous!”

“Since it’s not poisonous, doesn’t that mean it’s fine?” Si Niang smiled, “Even if Da Huang went to see Fox Elder last night, it shouldn’t be a big deal, I think Fox Elder doesn’t seem to have any ill intentions towards you.”

“Human hearts are unpredictable, let alone monsters!” Wei Xun said, “I think it’s best not to eat this Spiritual Plant!”

“It would be too much of a waste to throw it away!” Si Niang suddenly smiled, “Why not use it to bait some fat fish below the cliff to eat?”

“Good idea!” Wei Xun nodded, then took Si Niang and used the Earth Escape Technique to directly sneak down to the riverside.