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Chapter 607: Gift of Fruit
A feast for gods, dragon liver and phoenix marrow are of course the best.

The delicacies of mortals, meat and vegetable soup and rice also have their own unique flavor.

Leaning against the window, looking at the people coming and going on the street, having a bite of food and a sip of wine, it is very comfortable.

Gently shaking the wine gourd, Hong Chen began to recall when was the last time he felt so comfortable.

Perhaps it can be traced back to the first time I entered the Tianlong world.

At that time, I didn’t know about gods or understand immortals. I just hoped to practice martial arts well, accumulate internal strength, learn the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and live a free and unrestrained life.

Now that I have become a god and understand what gods are like, I have more and more goals, higher and higher expectations, and my life is getting busier and busier.

At this moment, he suddenly understood why the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and other predecessors he had seen in the Fire Cloud Cave before were mostly in mortal form and did mortal things. Even when talking about major events concerning the human race, they did not turn back into the appearance of the Human Emperors of the past.

From body to mind, returning to nature from the inside out, is nothing more than this.

At this moment, Hong Chen decided to take a good walk in this primitive land.

The man who traveled westwards wandered around the ancient world.

Wherever you swim to is the best.

He shoveled the remaining food into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it mixed with tea.

He turned around, took another sip of wine, and then stood up.

He paid the meal money to the servant waiting outside the door, went downstairs, took the horse, and walked towards the crowded and brightly lit place.

There was still a lot of excitement before the curfew.

As I was walking, I inexplicably came to a street with a strong scent of cosmetics.

The attics on both sides are decorated with red and green, and the streets are illuminated by lanterns, with beauties in colorful clothes and guests laughing and playing.

Standing at the intersection, Hong Chen was a little hesitant.

Although he had experienced a lot in the ancient world, it seemed that he had never really set foot in such a place of red-light district, let alone going to a brothel to listen to music.

Looking at the scene in front of me, I feel a little regretful.

However, given his current status, it might not be appropriate for him to go in.

Just as he was hesitating, a hand suddenly patted his shoulder, and a strong smell of alcohol came along with the sound of voices.

"Hey, little Taoist priest, what are you doing standing here? Come in!"

Hong Chen turned his head and looked at the middle-aged man with slightly rough skin, dark complexion, strong body and prominent beard.

With just one glance, he saw through the other party's cause and effect and understood his identity and origin.

He led the horse aside and said, "Your Excellency, please."

"I'll treat you?" The man was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand boldly: "Well, I just scolded the bald donkey this morning, and I met you, a little Taoist priest, in the evening. We can be considered to have some fate. Let's go! I'll treat you!"

As he said that, he took Hong Chen's wrist without hesitation and led him into the street.

Hong Chen hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to follow the other party.

After all, he is just a little Taoist priest who has some martial arts skills. There is no reason why he could defeat a fierce general who has fought for many years.

Hong Chen, who was dragged in, looked around with curiosity. When the idle girls saw his appearance, they all smiled and winked at him, and some even waved at him and said hello.

Seeing this, the man turned around and teased: "Hey, you little Taoist priest, you are quite likable?"

Hong Chen said without blushing or panting: "It's just the appearance of the skin."

"Oh, that's interesting! I'll see if you're still a skinny guy later."

Not long after.

Inside the private room, the air was filled with sandalwood and a group of singing girls were dancing gracefully.

All around him was the scent of women's makeup, and the man was hugging women on both sides, looking very happy.

After a moment, he finally seemed to notice Hong Chen across from him. After swallowing the grapes the beauty fed him, he glared and asked, "Are you here to waste my money?"

Although there were two women beside Hong Chen, they sat very properly, occasionally massaging his shoulders and pouring wine for him, without overstepping the mark.

"What do you mean?" Hong Chen looked at him with a smile.

"If you don't play when you come, isn't it a waste of money?"

Hong Chen looked at the woman beside him and said with a smile: "I think this is good."

The man raised his eyebrows and stared at him for a long while, then his expression suddenly changed, and there was a hint of obscenity in his smile.

"By the way, you're not still a novice, are you?"

Hong Chen neither shook his head nor nodded, but just smiled silently.

What he was thinking at this moment was simple: If I hadn't felt like I was being watched as soon as I came in, do you think I would play or not?

Because he had restrained his spiritual power and Dao Fruit at this time, and did not want to appear as if he had noticed that he was being targeted, it was not easy for him to reversely check who it was.

In this case, we naturally have to behave ourselves better.

When no one is watching him...

The man did not force her, but just enjoyed himself.

Two hours later, it was already dark and a curfew had been imposed outside the neighborhood.

Hong Chen thought he would stay overnight, but he didn't expect the man to pull him away.

"You dare to go back?"

I asked out of curiosity, but it seemed like I had hit someone in the ribs. The other person immediately turned around and shouted, "What? Am I afraid that someone might eat me? I just want to go back!"

Hong Chen had no choice but to nod in agreement: "Okay, okay, as long as you are happy, who can do anything to you?"

A carriage was waiting downstairs.

Hong Chen took the reins from the servant and said, "Sir, please go slowly. It's time for me to leave too."

"It's curfew outside, and you're walking around with your horse. Do you want to go to jail?" The man snorted, "Hurry up and get in the car. Tie your poor horse behind the car."

Hong Chen hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.

When we got on the carriage, we found that the space inside was quite large, the seats were soft, and there was a very fresh and invigorating fragrance.

"It seems you are still a high-ranking official."

"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay."

The other party had drunk a lot of wine and was now very drunk. He closed his eyes and began to doze off without saying a few words.

Snoring like thunder.

When they arrived at the place, a group of servants surrounded him and helped him back home, and a few others led Hong Chen to the guest room to stay.

The next day.

The morning light is dim and the mist is hazy.

Hong Chen took his horse and said goodbye. The housekeeper didn't dare to make the decision, so he asked him to wait for a moment and turned around to look for his master.

A moment later, a drunken man came hurriedly with a package in his hand.

"You Taoist priest, why are you getting up so early? You're disturbing my sweet dreams."

Hong Chen smiled and bowed: "I'm really sorry."

"Come on, come on. I'm not blaming you." He stuffed the package into Hong Chen's hand and said, "I think you were a good person last night. You must be a real Taoist priest with virtue. Take this money and dry food."

Hong Chen declined: "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need money. I was even taken in by you last night, so I don't dare to accept more."

The other party glared again: "Look at your Taoist robe, it's almost torn after washing, and even the hairpin is made of wood. Stop talking nonsense, just take it. It's better to give it to you, a Taoist priest, than to give it to those bald donkeys."

Hong Chen smiled helplessly and took it. "Okay, go ahead. I have to go back and take a nap."

"Wait a minute."

Hong Chen called him and turned to take out a blue fruit from the bag on his horse's back.

"Yesterday, you took me to see the world in the name of fate, and took me in for one night. Before I left, you gave me some money and food. The fate that was a bit far-fetched has now been confirmed. Since this is the case, I have nothing of my own, so I will give you this fruit."

The man blinked, reached out to take the fruit, and muttered, "What nonsense are you talking about. What kind of fruit is this? Why have I never seen it before?"

Hong Chen laughed and said, "This fruit is extraordinary. It absorbs the essence of the stars in the universe and the energy of innate creation. After 3.65 million years, 365 fruits were obtained."

Hearing this, the man was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter while holding the fruit.

"Hahahahaha, fine, fine, you little Taoist priest, you say such nice things to me so early in the morning! Someone come here!"

The butler stepped forward.

"Go to the warehouse and see if there are any Taoist items. If there are, bring them here. If not..." He glanced at the crossbow beside Hong Chen and said, "If there are none, sign for a good horse!"

Without waiting for the butler to respond, Hong Chen said, "No need, I'm used to this horse, it's not easy to change it."

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"Oh, okay, if you don't have it, just bring a gold ingot."

"Yes, sir!" The butler turned around and left quickly.

The man smiled and asked again: "Little Taoist priest, you said that this fruit takes 3.65 million years to ripen, so if you eat it, won't you ascend to heaven?"

Hong Chen nodded: "If a mortal eats one, he will ascend to heaven immediately and be ranked among the immortals."

"What if the gods eat it?"

"When immortals eat it, their magic power increases, their Dao fruit is nourished, they realize the wonders of the stars in the sky, and advance in the Dao."

"So mysterious?"

“It’s just so mysterious.”

The man raised his eyebrows, put down the fruit, and asked, "According to what you said, there are really gods in heaven?"

Hong Chen shook his head.

"How not?"

"No. The gods are not in heaven."

"Where else could it be?"

"Isn't it right in front of you?"

The man laughed again: "Okay, okay, you are a god, okay?"

The two chatted for a while, and then the butler came running over with a long square box in his hand.

The man took it, opened it, and said with a smile: "Hey, this is the thing!" Then he put the box into Hong Chen's arms.

"This thing was collected by my men from an abandoned Taoist temple during the chaos many years ago. You are lucky to have found it today!"

There was a whisk in the box, which looked neither new nor old.

Hong Chen observed the cause and effect, and saw the origin of this thing, and immediately smiled: "This thing and I have some fate, thank you."

The man waved his hand: "This thing will just gather dust if it's left in the warehouse. It's OK as long as you can use it."

Hong Chen picked up the whisk and swept it gently, then said with a smile: "If you eat that fruit by yourself, you will be able to ascend to heaven immediately. If you soak it in water and share it with your family, it will ensure your good health in this life and you will enjoy immortal fate in the next life."

"Hahaha, come on, come on, you little Taoist priest really know how to talk."

"Xiao Dao, goodbye."

"Well, go ahead. If you have time in the future, you can come find me again and I will take you out to have fun again!"

Hong Chen smiled and led the horse away.

The man returned to the room, looked at the fruit in his hand, thought for a moment, and went to the table to pour a bowl of water. He tried to put the fruit in the water, but the fruit melted as soon as it touched the water, leaving only a bowl of sparkling fairy water.

Suddenly, the man's eyes widened, and he was about to exclaim but quickly stopped talking.

He poured a cup of water from the bowl and drank it down with his head raised. As the spring water entered his stomach, he felt all his tiredness disappear. His body felt refreshed from the inside out, as if even his soul was about to fly away.

"This is incredible, this is incredible, I, Old Cheng, have met a true god today!" He slapped his thigh and exclaimed in a low voice, "If I had known earlier, I would have asked that god to give me a few more, but I don't know who he is?"

Then he poured the spring water into a gourd, called his family members one by one, and ordered them to drink the spring water with their eyes closed.

The other end.

Hong Chen was riding on his horse, pinching his fingers and laughing, "I actually have a master-disciple relationship with Nezha. The law of cause and effect is really amazing. Hahaha!"

From this incident we can see that cause and effect in the world are not determined by heaven, but all forces are determined by humans.

If Cheng Yaojin had not pulled him in last night, brought him home, and given him money and food before leaving, Hong Chen probably would not have thought of giving him a star fruit.

Wasn't it that he had fought for this good fortune?

But if he wanted to please, Hong Chen might not give it to him.

This is the greatest mystery of cause and effect.

It is neither intentional nor unintentional. It is neither intentional nor unintentional.

However, Cheng Yaojin himself also had some connection with immortals, and it was the old immortal who taught him the Thirty-Six Heavenly Axe Techniques in his dream.

That old immortal was none other than the lucky star of heaven, commonly known as the "God of Luck".

Cheng Yaojin had good luck along the way. He had been an emperor, had never suffered serious injuries in battles, and often had unexpected gains, so he was known as a lucky general.

He put his hands down, waved his whisk, and the emperor sent his order straight up to the heaven to summon the lucky star.

An old man hurried over, stood in front of the horse and bowed, "Little God, I pay my respects to the Great Emperor!"

"Lucky star, please stand up, no need to be polite!"

Seeing him stand up, Hong Chen smiled and said, "I just robbed your favorite disciple, so I should compensate you."

Fuxing hurriedly said, "I dare not. It is his fate to be favored by the emperor."

"After all, you were the one who chose him first. I didn't want to mess things up, but I accepted his kindness, and thus messed up the cause and effect. Don't refuse, just accept it with peace of mind."

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty."

Hong Chen nodded, took out some innate spiritual materials and acquired spiritual treasures and gave them to him. Finally, he handed the whisk to Fuxing and said, "This whisk has an extraordinary origin. It was used by the Great Emperor Zhenwu when he was still a mortal. You can return it to the Great Emperor Zhenwu and get some good results."

Fuxing looked at the many treasures in front of him, and said with a smile: "The great emperor has given too much, and I am ashamed to accept it!"

"No problem, go ahead."

Fuxing put away his things, bowed again, and left happily.

Hong Chen continued to wander around Chang'an City on horseback.

Half a day later, when the sun was shining brightly, the sky suddenly changed drastically.

Dark clouds covered the sky and heavy rain fell in an instant.

Hong Chen stood under the eaves of a house on the street, watching the dripping rain on the street getting heavier and heavier, and couldn't help but chuckle.

After the rain stopped, he led his horse to a fortune-telling stall.

"Master, can you tell my fortune for me?"

Yuan Shoucheng looked up and saw nothing strange, so he smiled and said, "I have been setting up the stall for a long time, but this is the first time I have encountered a Taoist friend coming to tell fortunes."

Hong Chen smiled and sat down: "I am not well-trained and do not know divination. I hope fellow Taoists will not laugh at me."

"You are too polite, my friend. I wonder what you want to count?"

(End of this chapter)