Yes, Jiang Che took out the system-gifted Good Fruit.
The Zhuguo fruit's effects are truly remarkable—an extremely rare natural treasure. For ancient martial artists, consuming it can enhance their cultivation and improve their innate talent. For ordinary people, it strengthens their physical constitution and even prolongs their life.
When Jiang Che left the Jiang family in the capital earlier, he had given one to both Jiang Yuan and Jiang Yunli.
And now... Yu Wan'er and the others naturally each get one as well. After all, the little girl has been through a lot since joining him... she's had her fair share of hardships.
"What kind of fruit is this?"
Yu Wan'er stroked her chin and scrutinized the Zhuguo in Jiang Che's hand. This crimson fruit was something she had never seen before.
But the strong fragrance emanating from it made the little girl's mouth water uncontrollably.
I really want to take a bite!
"Heh... just eat it. I'm not going to poison you!"
Jiang Che pinched Yu Wan'er's cheek, then distributed the other fruits to Ye Mengyao, Bai Qiangwei, and Bai Jie.
He kept one for himself.
Yu Wan'er held the Zhuguo in both hands and scrutinized it for a long time, trying to figure out what kind of fruit it was with her clever little brain. But of course... how could she possibly recognize it?
"Crunch~"
Yu Wan'er opened her cherry lips wide and took a big bite into the Zhuguo, juices flying everywhere. She may have a small mouth, but she could eat. Jiang Che knew this well.
One bite and swallowing a whole egg wouldn't be a problem, let alone a fruit.
"Mmm~~~ So good, so good!"
Yu Wan'er's eyes immediately lit up. For the most part, she was quite innocent, with her emotions written clearly on her face.
"Sister Mengyao, you should try it too. This fruit is really, really delicious!"
Ye Mengyao shrugged and started eating slowly, a little at a time. As a young lady from a wealthy family, she was used to eating elegantly, and such manners were deeply ingrained in her.
"Here you go!" Jiang Che snatched the fruit from Yu Wan'er just as she was enjoying it.
Uh... more like snatching from a cat's mouth. Halfway through her bite, the fruit was taken away by Jiang Che, who then took a big bite himself.
"You——"
Yu Wan'er was both furious and blushing. "That's something I've already eaten!"
Jiang Che's lips curved into a smirk, then he tossed his own Zhuguo into the girl's lap.
I'm not picky about you. After all, I've tasted your saliva plenty of times!
You're not rejecting me for you! I'm rejecting you for you!!!
Yu Wan'er stomped her foot angrily. She felt like Jiang Che was destined to torment her, saying something that would infuriate her with just a few words.
Ye Mengyao watched the playful banter between Yu Wan'er and Jiang Che... Her beautiful eyes darkened slightly, a strange feeling of sadness welling up in her heart. The girl who should have been in Jiang Che's arms, acting coquettishly, was supposed to be her.
The more she thought about it, the more she loathed her past self. She and Jiang Che were supposed to be childhood sweethearts, and she should have been the one to exclusively enjoy Jiang Che's love. But alas... she had ruined everything herself.
"Mengyao, thinking about something?"
With his 'She Xin Tong' ability, Jiang Che could naturally hear Ye Mengyao's thoughts. For her little thoughts... Jiang Che could only try to be more affectionate.
...
【Four... four Zhuguo fruits?】
Chen Ningshuang was completely stunned. She hadn't expected that Jiang Che would have Zhuguo, such a top-tier natural treasure!
Such treasures were something she had only read about in ancient texts, but how could Jiang Che possibly have them?
But soon, she shook her head wryly.
Jiang Che was backed by the Jiang family in the capital, so obtaining Zhuguo probably wasn't that difficult.
But Jiang Che had just casually taken out four of them? All for Yu Wan'er and the others to consume.
Giving Zhuguo to ordinary people was practically a waste of heavenly resources. If she could get just one... she didn't even dare to imagine.
Jiang Che held Yu Wan'er in his arms, his gaze smilingly directed at the corner where Chen Ningshuang stood.
"Sweetheart, I've got a whole box of these fruits. If you want to eat them, I'll let you have them until you're tired of them. Once you're my woman... you can eat these like they're regular fruit."
Although Jiang Che was speaking to Yu Wan'er, every word was directed at Chen Ningshuang.
And Chen Ningshuang understood the implications in Jiang Che's words. She glared at him angrily.
【You scoundrel! Do you think a mere Zhuguo will make me submit to you? Don't dream about it! I will never bow down to you!】
Chen Ningshuang swallowed hard and turned to leave.
"Heh——"
He quite enjoyed seeing Chen Ningshuang's breakdown.
So far, almost all her arrogance had been crushed by him.
Now she could only rely on her status as a talented martial arts prodigy... to look down on him, this supposed cultivation failure.
But what if she found out that the 'failure' she looked down on had higher cultivation than her? Would her mindset shatter?
Jiang Che really wanted to see that happen.
"Hmph~ You just like picking on girls!"
Yu Wan'er was being mischievous again, shooting daggers at Jiang Che with her words.
Jiang Che took out his phone and played with it for a while.
Yu Wan'er frowned slightly. "What... what are you trying to do?"
Jiang Che grinned. "I've already requested a three-day leave for you from school. You won't need to go to school for the next three days."
Yu Wan'er: "w(ﾟДﾟ)w"
This is disastrous!
"Sister Mengyao, let's get out of here!"
But it was clear that her sister Mengyao had already joined Jiang Che's side long ago.
......
The next morning.
When Jiang Che saw Bai Qiangwei and Bai Jie, something clicked in his mind.
He slammed his thigh. "I'm such an idiot. Why not just do a DNA test? It's so quick!"
Then he extended a hand. "Qiangwei, Jie, give me some of your hair..."
Bai Qiangwei tilted her head, a bit confused by Jiang Che's request.
And Bai Jie was even more perplexing, blushing as she replied, "Jiang Che gege... I don't have any hair..."
Jiang Che's face darkened. "I mean your hair!!"
"I need your hair to do a paternity test. It's much faster that way!"
Honestly, what on earth was going on in Bai Jie's little head?
It seemed like once girls got a little naughty, men didn't stand a chance.
After collecting their hair, he arranged for someone to send it for testing.
In truth, Jiang Che didn't really need to do a paternity test for the two of them, but doing so was both to take responsibility for the girls and for himself.
Well... as for why he was doing it for himself? Let's just say... sisters... you catch my drift!
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
