Chapter 423 - 421: This Is Not the Leaf You’re Eating

Chapter 423: Chapter 421: This Is Not the Leaf You’re Eating

"Impossible! How is this possible?"

"He cheated on the Taichu Dao Platform!"

A gleaming golden Humanoid Race member appeared, shouting with a savage expression.

"How could a member of the Huixiang Race at the Fifth Step of the Path of Cultivation lose to a being at the Second Step of the Path of Cultivation?"

A crowd of beings who had lost Taichu Coins were also shouting.

"Yeah! My Taichu Coins!"

"I demand a replay of the battle!"

"Me too!"

Most of the beings demanded a replay of the battle.

The Taichu Dao Platform actually did extract a clip from the fight.

"The rules do not restrict the use of items."

"Therefore..."

The Taichu Dao Platform replayed the scene.

Everyone saw the moment when Yu Hu, covered in wounds, was no longer able to resist the surrounding Star Power. Then, a formidable power suddenly erupted from his body, bursting forth from his left shoulder.

Immediately after, the entire Taichu Dao Platform was practically baptized in this power, turning completely white.

Every being knew what kind of power this was.

It was some kind of formidable Power of the Stars.

After that, all that was left was Yu Hu standing on the Taichu Dao Platform.

"So Yu Hu had a trump card. He should have said so earlier."

"I was hoping to make a small profit, and now look what happened. I bet my entire principal."

"SOB SOB SOB~"

"My one million Taichu Coins! It took me so long to earn those, and now I’m back to square one."

The Huixiang Race member who was at the tenth step of the Dao Path also clenched his fists, glaring at Yu Hu with gritted teeth.

’What in the world happened?’

’Victory was clearly within our grasp.’

’It was supposed to be a crushing defeat for him.’

’Why did it turn out like this?’

’How could Yu Hu have such a powerful life-saving measure?’

...

It would also take time for Yu Hu to recover.

Su Qing couldn’t just leave like that, could he?

So he could only wait here at the Taichu Dao Platform.

The crowd of spectators had all dispersed.

Only four people remained in the area.

Feeling bored, Su Qing continued to munch on Spirit Fruits.

From time to time, he would eat a leaf, then another Spirit Fruit.

Su Qing performed these actions with a completely expressionless face.

Zhu Yuan asked with immense curiosity, "Su Qing, why are you chewing on tree leaves and eating such ordinary fruits?"

"I just like eating them," Su Qing said with a smile.

He didn’t explain about the leaves and fruits.

Su Qing had no intention of sharing these things.

It wouldn’t be a good thing for them.

「For the next several days.」

They all waited.

Zhu Yuan and Bai Di were playing some kind of board game, while Su Qing watched from the side.

After watching a few rounds, he learned how to play too.

But he didn’t join in, continuing to gnaw on fruits and eat leaves.

"I was just saying, why do you like eating fruits so much? You’ve been eating them for days."

"I just like eating them," Su Qing said, looking at Zhu Yuan with a smile in his eyes.

Zhu Yuan was truly curious.

"Are they that good?"

"Let me have one." Zhu Yuan held her hand out to Su Qing.

Helpless, Su Qing took out a regular Spirit Fruit and gave it to her.

"Here."

"Bai Di, you want one?" Su Qing turned and asked.

"Of course, give me one." Bai Di also held out his hand.

While waiting for Yu Hu to recover on the Taichu Dao Platform, they snacked. Except for the ones Su Qing was eating himself, the fruits he gave out were all ordinary Spirit Fruits. After finding them decent the first time, the others didn’t mention them again.

"The fruits are tasty, but why do you eat tree leaves?"

"Because I like to," was Su Qing’s reply.

This drove Zhu Yuan crazy. She said sulkily, "Let me try a piece."

"No problem." Su Qing gave her a piece of Enlightenment Tea.

"No, this clearly isn’t the same kind of leaf you’re eating." Zhu Yuan, smarter this time, shook her head in refusal.

"This is it," Su Qing said with a serious nod, adding in his mind, ’The most basic version.’

"Impossible! I’ve been watching you for a long time. This isn’t the leaf you’re eating at all."

"Stingy," Zhu Yuan said bluntly, annoyed.

Su Qing felt helpless.

Finally, Su Qing took out a tender shoot from the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King.

(Immortal Enlightenment Tree King: You old geezer, all you do is take my leaves!)

"This one is pretty similar to the leaves I eat."

"It’s not that I won’t let you eat them, it’s that they won’t do you any good." Su Qing was telling the truth.

After all, they really wouldn’t do her any good.

The leaves Su Qing ate had an enhancement multiplier in the hundreds of millions.

Giving them to her would just be harming her.

Zhu Yuan huffed triumphantly, picked up the leaf from Su Qing, and took a small bite.

"Oh? Isn’t this just something similar to an All-Knowing Leaf?"

"Could this be an All-Knowing Leaf? Impossible."

"And the effect is so weak." Zhu Yuan digested the leaf from the Immortal Enlightenment Tree King almost instantly.

This was because Zhu Yuan’s Level was too high.

So the leaf had almost no effect on her.

"Su Qing, you’re so stingy."

"You won’t let me eat *that* kind of leaf." Zhu Yuan threw a small tantrum, putting on an air that said ’even if you gave it to me now, I wouldn’t want it’.

Su Qing was helpless.

He turned his head away and didn’t look at her.

Su Qing really didn’t want to give away things from the Synthesizer.

He wouldn’t take things out unless the items he synthesized already existed in the world.

Zhu Yuan realized that her tantrum wasn’t working; Su Qing had no intention of giving in.

So she could only huff at Su Qing in resignation.

Then she went back to playing the board game with Bai Di.

Meanwhile, Su Qing leaned against a wall, continuing to eat his things.

’After eating so many, I don’t even enjoy them anymore.’

...

「More than ten days later.」

"Everyone, thank you for waiting for me." Yu Hu had finished recovering.

He turned to Su Qing, who was eating a fruit off to the side, and said, "Thank you."

Su Qing nodded.

"Don’t be so impulsive next time. The consequences of impulsiveness might be more than you’re willing to bear," Su Qing advised.

"What’s this? Yu Hu, you’re not going to thank me and Bai Di for looking after you?"

"Instead, you thank Su Qing first." Zhu Yuan pretended to be unhappy.

Yu Hu smiled. "Thank you, Zhu Yuan and Bai Di."

"I’m truly grateful to you all."

"We’re friends," Zhu Yuan said with a laugh.

"That’s right, we’re friends," Bai Di also chuckled. "If there’s nothing else, let’s all head home."

"Yeah, friends."

"I’m off. Don’t be impulsive again," Su Qing said with a nod and a smile.

He was the first to leave the Taichu Dao Platform.

"Yu Hu, did Su Qing give you something? Why did you thank him first?" Zhu Yuan asked after she saw Su Qing leave.

Zhu Yuan wasn’t that naive and clueless; she was just playing dumb, not wanting to touch upon a sensitive topic with Su Qing.

She only brought it up after Su Qing had left.

"I really have him to thank. He’s so mysterious," Yu Hu said, not quite relaxed yet.

"It feels like he has already surpassed us."

"He’s steadily walking ahead of us."

"He just doesn’t want to talk about it," Yu Hu said with a smile.

’It’s truly great to have a friend like him.’

"Really?"

"So, he helped you?"

"You guys helped me too."

"I’ll repay you all, Zhu Yuan, and you too, Bai Di."

Bai Di chuckled lightly. "No need. Just take care of yourself. Like Su Qing said, don’t be impulsive."

"Who in their right mind makes oaths like that?"

"If you hadn’t made that oath, you could have just hidden on the side and been fine. What’s more, you didn’t even know about the oath’s loophole."

"Yu Hu, you really need to read more books on strategy."

With that, Bai Di left.

Zhu Yuan waved her hands helplessly. "You don’t need to repay me either. It wasn’t a big deal."

"Just don’t be impulsive next time."

"Mm, thank you."

Yu Hu nodded.

He was deeply moved.

...

Su Qing returned to his own world.

And plopped right down on the ground.

’The changes of the world flow like water. If you’re not careful, you’ll miss a crucial moment.’

’If Zhu Yuan hadn’t come looking for me, I’m afraid there would only be three of them left in the future.’

’Heh~’

’In the end, strength still comes first.’

The most fundamental logic in the world is, more often than not, violence.

If it isn’t, then it’s merely violence that has been glossed over.

...