"I... I didn’t, clearly it was you guys stealing." The person under the tree felt a pang of guilt.
"Really? But you just wanted to steal. If there’s even half a fruit left on this tree, it would be in your pocket by now."
"Stop talking nonsense, I didn’t! Hmph, I’m going to report to the Empress right now, let the Empress punish you severely and roast those lousy birds of yours."
She said this and was about to turn away.
But Nie Jiuque’s pleasant voice rang from above the tree, "Little girl, look at what I have in my hand."
She instinctively turned around and looked at Nie Jiuque’s hand.
The tempting Ziqiong Fruit was tossed high by him, and then fell back into his hand.
Nie Jiuque watched as the person under the tree stared at the fruit and almost drooled, and he laughed.
"Come up, it’s yours."
Upon hearing Nie Jiuque’s words, she seemed to forget about reporting them, and without thinking, quickly asked, afraid that if she hesitated, he might change his mind.
"Yeah." Nie Jiuque nodded affirmatively.
The person under the tree immediately soared up and landed on the same branch as Nie Jiuque, crouching cutely opposite him.
Then she extended two adorable little hands towards him, blinking her big eyes at him.
Nie Jiuque generously placed the last Ziqiong Fruit in her hands.
Looking at the Ziqiong Fruit in her hands, she smiled so widely that her eyes curved. She took multiple bites, filling her cheeks adorably.
"The Ziqiong Fruit needs to be consumed with mana channeled into the Dantian to be effective. You’re wasting it by eating it ," Nie Jiuque reminded her while watching her delight.
She chewed the fruit thoroughly, swallowed it, and then replied, "I’m just eating for the taste, not to increase my mana."
She really just wanted to eat.
She wasn’t lacking for food, having tasted many delicacies. But this fruit, from a tree that has lived for thousands of years, sounded special.
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Nie Jiuque found himself speechless at her response.
"Do you really not recognize who I am?" Nie Jiuque watched her with her head down, eyes only on the Ziqiong Fruit, and found her increasingly amusing.
"I know, you’re from the Demon Realm."
"You’re not afraid of me?"
She glanced up at him, then looked down at the half-eaten Ziqiong Fruit in her hand again.
"Why should I be afraid? Our Immortal Realm holds no grudges against your Demon Realm, and you won’t harm me. Rest assured, for the sake of this Ziqiong Fruit, I’ll pretend I didn’t see you and won’t report your Demon Realm."
"Hmm? Aren’t we accomplices now?"
"..." She looked up at Nie Jiuque, blinked, then argued.
"You gave it to me, I didn’t steal."
"But I did steal it before giving it to you," Nie Jiuque said with a chuckle.
Watching her look slightly panicked, Nie Jiuque felt inexplicably pleased.
It seemed he hadn’t felt this delighted in a long time.
"Then... then let’s run away."
"Of course, I should run, but your home is here—where will you go?" Nie Jiuque teased her with interest.
"You can pretend you never saw me. If we both don’t say anything, no one will find out."
"Why should I keep it a secret for you? What benefits do you offer me?"
"What do you want in return?"
"First tell me your name."