302: Brother Xiao: Sell the spiritual fruit for one thousand yuan

The Taste Cafe was filled with the rich aroma of coffee. Yi He lay languidly on the comfortable boss's chair, flipping through a magazine in his hand, occasionally taking a sip of coffee from beside him.

After finishing his drink, he casually picked up the diary copy lying nearby.

"Strange, what has Li Mu been busy with lately? Even the diary copy hasn't been updated," Yi He murmured to himself.

Suddenly, he remembered seeing in the diary copy that Li Mu was going to teach at the Cultivation Academy.

Thinking of this, Yi He pressed the diary copy tightly to his chest, then continued to lie on the chair, gazing up at the ceiling, his thoughts slowly drifting away.

At this moment, his mind was constantly replaying the rare moments of tranquility he had experienced recently.

Not long after Yi He was released from surveillance by the Grand Elder and others, he heard about the establishment of the Cultivation Academy.

Yi He had also considered trying out for the Cultivation Academy, after all, who could guarantee that they wouldn't possess that so-called "Spiritual Root"?

With such expectations, Yi He enthusiastically signed up and made arrangements with his shop in advance. Early in the morning, he eagerly embarked on his journey to the Cultivation Academy.

However, perhaps it was truly Yi He's bad luck, as if misfortune was clinging to him.

On the way to the Cultivation Academy, whether it was because he left too early or for other reasons, he encountered a hedgehog-like Yao Beast.

The hedgehog-like Yao Beast was gnawing on something with great relish, making crunching sounds.

Yi He's face instantly turned ashen, as if all the color had been drained from him.

When his gaze met the Yao Beast, his mind instantly flashed back to those unbearable past unfortunate experiences.

Immediately after, a deep fear surged into his heart. Yi He glanced at his car in a panic, secretly wondering, "Will the sound of this car not startle the eating Yao Beast?"

Thinking of this, a fine layer of sweat beads appeared on his forehead.

Just as Yi He was fumbling to turn off the car, the Yao Beast seemed to sense something unusual around it. It suddenly turned its head, its sharp gaze shooting directly towards Yi He's location.

Seeing this, Yi He's heart almost leaped into his throat. He had no time to think, and with lightning speed, he quickly ducked down, coiling up under the driver's seat like a startled cat, not even daring to breathe.

At this moment, every nerve in his body was highly tensed, closely monitoring the Yao Beast's every move, fearing it would suddenly approach.

However, fortunately, the Yao Beast merely glanced over, then continued to leisurely enjoy its meal.

In the entire forest, besides the rustling of leaves caused by the gentle breeze, there was only the sound of the Yao Beast eating.

After a while, once the Yao Beast had eaten its fill, it slowly stood up and began to walk languidly towards Yi He's car.

As the Yao Beast approached step by step, the ground also trembled slightly, as if a small earthquake was about to erupt.

Perhaps because it had just filled its stomach, this Yao Beast even let out a loud, contented burp as it moved.

Yi He, twenty meters away, was now nervously listening to the increasingly clear, approaching sounds.

His forehead and palms were already covered in large beads of sweat, and his whole body was drenched as if he had just been pulled out of water.

Along with the sound of the wind, there was also the loud burp of the Yao Beast.

This strange odor drifted through the air and entered Yi He's nostrils.

He almost instinctively held his breath, but only for an instant, then immediately realized that doing so was futile—because the Yao Beast had clearly detected his presence!

Sure enough, the next moment, the Yao Beast, which had been in the distance, suddenly became extremely excited. Its eyes widened, revealing a greedy gleam, staring intently in Yi He's direction.

Immediately after, it leaped, pouncing towards the car like a cannonball!

No sooner said than done, seeing the Yao Beast about to pounce on the car, Yi He unhesitatingly stepped on the accelerator, and the car shot forward like an arrow from a bow.

At the same time, he kept cursing, "Damn it! You almost made me faint from the stench! What kind of Yao Beast burps like a sewer?"

Although he was cursing, Yi He's hands did not stop for a moment. He gripped the steering wheel tightly, skillfully maneuvering the vehicle through the mountains and forests.

After countless life-and-death escapes, his driving skills were now greatly improved, one could say they were perfect.

Perhaps startled by the roar of the car engine, the previously imposing Yao Beast suddenly curled into a ball.

However, not long after, once the noise faded into the distance, the Yao Beast rallied again.

It sniffed Yi He's lingering Aura, pursuing him relentlessly...

Thinking of this, Yi He's heart was still pounding like a drum.

If it weren't for the timely appearance of a transcendent who eliminated that ferocious Yao Beast, he would probably have become its meal long ago.

Yi He picked up the coffee beside him and sighed deeply: "Sigh, if I had known this would happen, I really shouldn't have taken that risk! I almost lost my life again, and it's a pity my beloved car was also scrapped..."

"It seems staying in my comfortable and cozy cafe is the safest."

Yi He leaned languidly on the sofa, pondering to himself.

However, just as he was enjoying this tranquility, a staff member approached and softly said, "Boss, we've run out of raw Materials in the shop, we need to restock quickly."

Yi He paused, then smiled and nodded, "Okay, go ahead!"

But the staff member didn't move, instead glancing at the bustling customers in the shop, then said to Yi He, "Boss, there are a lot of customers today, everyone is too busy. How about you make this trip yourself this time?"

Yi He felt suspicious and got up to check the situation outside the shop.

Sure enough, the customer traffic today was exceptionally large.

He showed a gentle smile, nodded, and said, "Alright then, I'll go!"

Yi He drove to the market to buy raw Materials. On the way back, he inadvertently glimpsed a child holding a strangely shaped fruit.

Initially, Yi He merely glanced at it casually and intended to continue on his way, but for some reason, the fruit seemed to emit a mysterious charm that made him involuntarily stop.

After a moment of thought, Yi He decisively got out of the car and walked towards the child, a friendly and gentle smile on his face, and asked, "Hey, little brother, what do you have in your hand?"

The child looked curiously at the handsome older brother in front of him and happily replied, "I don't know either. I found it in our family's field, big brother. Do you know what this is?"

Yi He gently shook his head, then asked again, "What are you going to do with it?"

Hearing this, the child's eyes instantly dimmed, and he lowered his head somewhat dejectedly, saying, "Mommy said this thing didn't grow from the ground and can't be eaten, so I..."

Seeing this, Yi He unhesitatingly pulled out all the cash he had on him, about a thousand yuan.

Then he handed all the money to the child and said to him, "How about this, you sell this fruit to me, and I'll buy it with this money, how about that?"

How could a child have ever seen so much money?

He only knew that with so much money, he could buy countless kinds of snacks.

So he nodded vigorously in agreement, happily handed the fruit in his hand to Yi He, and then, clutching the money, ran off cheering joyfully.

Yi He got the fruit he wanted, a satisfied smile on his face, and casually played with it a few times.

The appearance of this fruit was very peculiar; the patterns on its surface were like winding snake bodies, but its overall size was no different from an apple.

Although Yi He didn't know why he had a 'soft spot' for this fruit, he always trusted his intuition.

This sixth sense told him that this fruit must be of great use...