There was a type of person who didn't fear boiling water. He even dared to impersonate someone from the Heavenly Court. Naturally, he wasn't afraid to do this kind of thing.
"Alright, alright!" The fat old man nodded repeatedly.
He was a local and obviously had experience in doing this. He knew that he couldn't concentrate on one tree as it would be easy to see. His figure flickered left and right. Using the golden scissors, he could easily cut off the hard to pick celestial fruits. He quickly cut off five ripe fruits and held them with both hands.
Miao Yi grabbed them and grinned, but his face quickly darkened, "Only five?"
"Great Immortal, you can't pick any more. The number of fruits is recorded. A little loss can still be deceived, but if the difference is too big, it won't add up." The fat old man begged with a sad face.
Miao Yi glanced at him, "Are you going to pick them or not?"
"I …" The fat old man was at a loss for words. In the end, he gritted his teeth and braced himself as he flickered left and right in the apricot forest.
He was very careful with his actions. The places he cut were places that were not easily seen. Soon, he brought back five ripe fruits.
Miao Yi stared at the five apricot fruits and raised his eyebrows as if he didn't care for them. He kept the five fruits and held out his hand domineeringly, "Give me the scissors!"
You want scissors? What do you want? The three fellows were frightened by his domineering declaration. It was as if they saw a garden full of bare fruit trees.
"Great Immortal! You really can't pick any more. " The fat old man was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Picking these is already my limit. If I continue, I won't be able to deceive them. I will definitely die. Then I might as well surrender to the Mountain God!" With a flip of his hand, he took out his five fruits, "I will give these five to you, Great Immortal. Please be merciful and let us live!"
"Great Immortal, you really can't pick any more!" The two golden-armored deities seemed to panic as well. They hurriedly took out their five fruits and offered them. They both knelt on the ground, "Great Immortal. We will give all of ours to you too! "
Seeing the three of them begging, Miao Yi guessed that they really couldn't pick any more. They had already claimed to surrender to the Mountain God.
After pondering for a while, Miao Yi looked at the things on the tree, feeling a little reluctant. He decisively took three fruits from each of the three, which was equivalent to leaving two fruits for each of them. It wasn't that he didn't want to take all of it, but it was safer for him to keep some of the stolen goods in the hands of these three fellows.
"Forget it, I won't pick it. I just want to have a taste. All of you, get up. "Miao Yi's expression suddenly changed to a smile. He cheerfully raised his hand and gestured for them to rise.
The three of them crawled up as if they had been granted amnesty. They bowed and cupped their hands. "Thank you, Great Immortal! Thank you, Great Immortal!"
Miao Yi turned around and looked at the fruits on the tree. A single Basic Immortal Pill was equivalent to a hundred thousand low-grade Orbs of Will, and a single Immortal Apricot was equivalent to ten Basic Immortal Pills. This was equivalent to a million low-grade Orbs of Will, and it was not as troublesome as refining the Orbs of Will.
Something worth a million low-grade Orbs of Will was just a fruit that he ate as a snack. Comparing oneself to others was really infuriating! Miao Yi could not help but sigh in his heart.
"Great Immortal, under normal circumstances, the Apricot Garden is not allowed to enter. I'm afraid there will be trouble if we stay here for too long." The chubby old man said carefully, meaning to remind them that it was time for them to go out.
He now thought that Miao Yi had also boarded a pirate ship. The word 'we' was added in front of the trouble, meaning to remind them that if they were unlucky, it wouldn't benefit them either.
"Mm!" Miao Yi nodded. "That makes sense. Let's go!" He waved his hand.
The four thieves who stole the immortal fruits and the three fellows who stole the fruits quickly followed behind an outsider. They quickly walked to the entrance of the Apricot Garden. Almost at the same time, they looked around to observe the movements outside. With such synchronized movements, who would believe that they had just met for the first time and knew each other?
After confirming that there was nothing out of the ordinary, the four of them heaved a sigh of relief. The two golden-armored deities quickly stood under the pillars on the left and right of the memorial arch. They stood there with their halberds in hand, regaining the dignity of the guardian deities of the mountain.
"Are you a local?" Miao Yi looked around and asked the chubby old man.
"Yes, yes, yes. I am a local!" The chubby old man smiled apologetically. Miao Yi had also obtained the fruits inside, so he was no longer afraid of Miao Yi.
"The three of you, it is fate that we can meet in the Apricot Garden!" Miao Yi pointed at the memorial arch of the Apricot Garden. He asked, "Why don't we become friends?"
"Of course. Sure, sure!" The three of them nodded.
Miao Yi cupped his fists and said, "I am Niu Youde. May I know your names?"
The chubby old man cupped his fists and replied, "Zhu Qingzhi."
Golden Armor Zuo replied, "Wang Taiping."
Golden Armor Right replied, "Quan Hui."
"Nice to meet you!" Miao Yi cupped his fists and chuckled. "Have the three of you been working here all this time?"
The chubby old man sighed. "If we don't have the opportunity to be promoted, I'm afraid we will have to work here for the rest of our lives."
Miao Yi rubbed his chin and said, "I have some connections in the Heavenly Court. Maybe I can help the three of you out."
The eyes of the three of them immediately lit up. 'Is he afraid that we will expose him for stealing the immortal fruits of the Apricot Garden? Is he thinking of a way to shut us up?'
The chubby old man immediately stepped forward and said, "If Brother Niu can help us, the three of us will definitely reward you handsomely in the future. Next time, before the fruit inventory of the Apricot Garden is done, I will get some immortal fruits for Brother Niu to try."
"It's fine whether you want to thank me or not." Miao Yi pondered for a while and shook his head. "If there is any news, how should I contact you?"
The chubby old man asked curiously, "Brother Niu, aren't you friends with the Mountain God? Can't you just inform us when you come to the Soul Island? "
Miao Yi slowly shook his head and said, "It's better not to alert the Mountain God about some things. We can talk about it in private."
"That's easy!" The chubby old man and the two golden-armored deities looked at each other, then each took out a Star Bell and gave it to Miao Yi.
With that, they established a way to contact each other.
Miao Yi cheerfully took his leave, and the three of them cupped their fists to send him off.
Before he left, Miao Yi looked at the immortal fruits in the Apricot Garden longingly.
After the three of them saw Miao Yi off, they heaved a heavy sigh of relief. The Golden Armor Right Quan Hui sighed, "That scared me to death."
The Golden Armor Left Wang Taiping sighed, "We risked our lives to get five immortal fruits, and in the end, we gave him three for free."
The chubby old man, Zhu Qingzhi, stroked his beard and said, "A blessing in disguise. Who knows if it's a good thing or not? If he can really think of a way to help us move to a better spot, then losing a few immortal fruits is nothing. It's better than guarding this tiny island for the rest of our lives. "
The other two nodded in agreement.
As the three of them were thinking about the future, the Golden Armor Left Wang Taiping suddenly stared in the direction of the Mountain God Temple and asked curiously, "What is that Niu Youde doing outside the temple?"
Zhu Qingzhi and Quan Hui immediately avoided the trees that were blocking their way and walked to Wang Taiping's position. Through the gaps between the trees, they opened their transcendence vision and saw Miao Yi waiting at the bottom of the stairs outside the temple with his hands behind his back. It seemed like the guards were preventing him from entering.
"Isn't he a friend of the Mountain God? Don't tell me he can't even enter the temple? "Quan Hui asked curiously.
The chubby old man, Zhu Qingzhi, was also suspicious. He turned around and said, "I'll go take a look."
The two golden-armored deities nodded. They couldn't leave the Apricot Garden due to their duties.
As for Miao Yi, he returned to the bottom of the stairs outside the Mountain God Temple. It wasn't because the guards were preventing him from entering, but because he didn't expect to be able to enter at all.
However, the two guards who had been bribed by Miao Yi didn't take his money for nothing. One of them revealed some information, "The person who went to harvest the spiritual herbs has returned. The two that came with you should be coming out soon."
"Thank you, thank you!" Miao Yi chuckled and cupped his fists. He had already gotten back what he had given to the two from the Apricot Garden, so he was in a good mood.
Not long after, just as the two guards had said, Master Yu Xu and Master Yu Lian walked down the stairs from inside the temple.
The chubby old man, Zhu Qingzhi, also happened to be rushing over. Miao Yi gave him a sidelong glance.
As soon as the two masters met up with Miao Yi, the three of them cupped their fists to the two golden-armored guards and bid farewell. When they turned around, they naturally bumped into the old man, Zhu Qingzhi, who was walking over.
Zhu Qingzhi had a strange expression on his face, but Miao Yi had already smiled and cupped his fists, "Brother Zhu, farewell."
Zhu Qingzhi chuckled and cupped his fists, "Take care, Brother Niu!"
Master Yu Xu and Master Yu Lian were dumbfounded. The two of them had been here many times before and had seen Zhu Qingzhi before. They knew this was the land here, but they didn't know how Miao Yi knew him and even addressed him as brother.
Zhu Qingzhi told Miao Yi to take care, so Miao Yi naturally followed behind the two masters. He wasn't worried at all. So what if they saw through him?
As he watched the three of them leave, Zhu Qingzhi also felt that Master Yu Xu and Master Yu Lian looked familiar. He turned around and asked the two guards, "Who are they?"
One of the golden-armored guards replied, "They are from the Vitality Sect, one of the nine major sects. They are here to trade for spiritual herbs. The two old ones are considered frequent visitors. Have you never seen them before?"
Zhu Qingzhi was surprised, "The three of them are in cahoots."
The guard nodded and said, "Yes, they are. Is there a problem?"
Zhu Qingzhi quickly turned around and his expression changed. He suddenly realized something. He thought it was strange that the people from the celestial heavens didn't know about the immortal apricot. However, he didn't think too much at that time. Now that he realized it, his expression was twitching …
The other golden-armored guard asked curiously, "I heard that person call you Brother Zhu. Do you know each other?"
Zhu Qingzhi's fists were already clenched tightly in his sleeves. He had seen bold people before, but he had never seen someone this bold. How dare he impersonate the people from the celestial heavens and the friends of the Spiritual Island Mountain Deities. Not only did he cheat the immortal fruits from the apricot garden, he even took three immortal fruits from each of them. He even lied to them and said he could help them move their positions. Before he left, he even took three of their 'Star Bells'. How could he be so arrogant? This was too much!
However, he forced a smile and tried his best to act as if nothing had happened. He turned around and smiled at the two guards, saying, "I don't really know him. We just happened to bump into each other and had a little chat."
Truth be told, he wanted nothing more than to tear Miao Yi into pieces right now. However, he didn't dare to …
On the ancient path in the forest, Master Yu Xu asked Miao Yi after walking far away, "Master, do you know the land here?"
Miao Yi chuckled and said, "I don't really know him. When I was waiting for the two of you outside, I had a little chat with him."
"Oh!" Master Yu Xu nodded. 'So that's why. I thought the two of them knew each other.'
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