Red Boy was still hoping for a fluke in the beginning, believing that Fangzheng only knew a limited number of mushrooms. But when he realized that a number of the mushrooms Fangzheng pointed out were poisonous mushrooms he had used, he came to a realization …
As Fangzheng walked over, he pointed out more than fifty mushrooms. Most of them were poisonous mushrooms, especially the last one. It left a deep impression on Red Boy.
"This red canopy has blackish-brown spots. It's a very beautiful mushroom with bright colors. It's called Red Cockscomb. This mushroom's meat is very rich. It makes people salivate when they see it. However, it's best not to touch it. Some people have skin allergies. Just touching it will cause them to swell up due to the poison. This mushroom is extremely poisonous, and it's the king of all mushrooms in this generation. Nature is as such. The more beautiful something is, the more likely it is to be poisonous. It's not an ironclad rule, but it applies to most animals and plants, "said Fangzheng with assurance.
As for Red Boy, his face was flushed red. He had used large amounts of Red Cockscomb in the soup he had cooked. He was afraid that Fangzheng would not die! Now that Fangzheng had pointed it out, Red Boy knew that he could no longer hide. He looked up and asked, "Master, since you know that the mushroom soup is poisonous, why did you drink it?"
Fangzheng stopped in his tracks. Red Boy's heart tightened as he thought to himself, "I'm doomed. This darn baldy might end up reciting the scriptures for a year … Sigh, so be it. As long as I don't die, I'll be a good man in a year!"
Fangzheng looked at the bloodlust that shimmered in Red Boy's eyes as he felt mixed emotions. Red Boy was a demon king after all. No matter how he acted cute or submissive, he would still be unscrupulous in his actions. He only pursued the outcome and did not care about the process. However, Fangzheng also knew that Red Boy was not incurable. If not, he would not have taken the initiative to make the rain fall or help others. However, the habits he had formed over his long life could not be completely changed in a short period of time. He could only take his time.
Therefore, Fangzheng smiled. "Let me ask you. Do you really want to poison me to death or do you not know that mushrooms are poisonous?"
Red Boy was taken aback as his eyes shimmered with uncertainty. He looked at Fangzheng and enunciated each word. "Master, if I said that I did not know that mushrooms are poisonous, would you believe me?" Red Boy regretted it the moment he said it. After spending so much time together, he had long understood that Fangzheng was definitely not a fool! On the contrary, he was very smart and could see many things clearly. He believed that he could also see this matter clearly.
Fangzheng patted Red Boy on the head. "You are This Penniless Monk's disciple. If This Penniless Monk doesn't believe what you say, who else can This Penniless Monk believe? Let's go and pick some mushrooms. Tonight, we'll stew a pot of mushroom soup for your Senior Brothers. Otherwise, their pettiness will act up again. I don't want them to think that I'm favoring one over the other. "
With that said, Fangzheng left and picked up a mushroom on the ground …
Red Boy stood rooted to the ground as he watched Fangzheng's back. Was the matter over just like that? This was … too easy to fool …
Red Boy remained silent as he followed behind Fangzheng. When Fangzheng picked the third mushroom, Red Boy finally stopped and whispered, "Master, I actually wanted to poison you to death …"
Fangzheng's body trembled slightly as he stopped in his spot. Following that, he replied softly, "Okay."
Then, Fangzheng continued picking mushrooms.
Red Boy looked at Fangzheng with a dumbfounded look. The darn baldy actually did not punish him? He didn't chant any scriptures? He didn't even reprimand him? That didn't make sense! However, the more Fangzheng remained silent, the more flustered Red Boy became. He did not know why he was flustered, but no matter what he did, he could not casually step over it like before … That feeling made him feel very uncomfortable. Looking at Fangzheng's back, he felt a little sad … Has he given up on me? He can't even be bothered to reprimand me?
Red Boy did not know why he had such a thought, but it was uncontrollable. Furthermore, it became more and more intense. A few minutes later, it reached its peak. Red Boy could no longer hold it in as he shouted, "Master, don't you want to reprimand me? Shouldn't you be chanting scriptures to reprimand me? "
Fangzheng finally stopped as he said indifferently, "Why do you think I should reprimand you? Shouldn't I be chanting scriptures to reprimand you? "
"I nearly poisoned you to death. Aren't you going to care about what I did?" Red Boy yelled.
Fangzheng suddenly laughed when he heard that. He turned around and chuckled at Red Boy. He continued asking, "What's the goal of reprimanding you and chanting scriptures to reprimand you?"
"Uh …" Red Boy was truly stumped. He did not know how to answer.
Fangzheng smiled. "Be it reprimanding or reprimanding, it's just to let you know that you were wrong. Since you already know that you were wrong, why should I reprimand you? Why should I reprimand you? Isn't that superfluous? "
"Uh …" Red Boy stood rooted to the ground once again.
Fangzheng looked up into the sky. "Of course, if you wish to listen to scriptures, I'm very willing to recite a few lines. Do you want to hear it? "
"Master, it's not early. Look, we still need to prepare the mushroom soup tonight. We are so busy, so it's best we don't recite." Red Boy immediately heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Fangzheng was not angry.
Fangzheng raised his hand and slapped the back of Red Boy's head. He scolded him jokingly, "In that case, aren't you going to pick the mushrooms?"
"Yes!" Red Boy did not flare up this time. He grinned and rushed out, laughing as he picked.
Fangzheng silently looked at Red Boy's silly look from behind. He also began laughing in a silly manner.
Not long later, Monkey, Lone Wolf, and Squirrel ran over. When they saw Red Boy picking mushrooms, they immediately joined the mushroom-picking army. Instantly, all sorts of mushrooms appeared.
At that moment, Squirrel's voice sounded from behind. "Master, Master, I found a really beautiful mushroom!"
Fangzheng turned his head and saw a super huge mushroom running over in a wobbly manner! The mushroom was about the size of two palms! The huge mushroom ran all the way over and stood in front of Fangzheng. Then, Squirrel's head popped out from behind the mushroom. It was Squirrel. The little guy had carried the huge mushroom over.
Fangzheng looked at the red mushroom and asked in a speechless manner, "Jingkuan, why did you bring such a mushroom over?"
Squirrel said matter-of-factly, "Fourth Junior Brother had such mushrooms in the morning. However, this one of mine is bigger! It's much prettier than his. It smells pretty good too. Why? Master, don't you like it? But didn't you enjoy it during lunch? "
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