Legend of the Heavenly Fruit
Eps. 65 — Cooperation
Zhou Yuan and Linxia started moving after the other participants had already left, both of them using different routes upon entering the Bamboo Mountain.
Unlike all the participants who almost entirely moved in deeper, Linxia actually chose a detour around the border of the bamboo mountain first.
"I think around this mountain everything is bamboo plants, it turns out there are also trees and such..."
Zhou Yuan was a little surprised when he saw that the forest surrounding the bamboo mountain was not much different from the ordinary forest, which distinguished the forest only had a greater number of bamboo plants.
When the two are together there is almost no conversation, Zhou Yuan chose silence while looking at what strategy his fiancee would use to win this competition while Linxia was silent because he was not a pleasant-talking person except to say something he thought was important.
After a few minutes, Zhou Yuan understood the girl's strategy. Actually Linxia's plan was simple: he wanted to gradually find the Moon Orchid.
Starting from looking at the mountain border before the two of them entered the bamboo mountain forest even deeper.
Indeed there is no guarantee Moon Orchids will exist in the depths of the forest, on the contrary it may be the plant grows in the outermost place that is at the border.
Both continue to move until the sun begins to fall on the western horizon, on the way there are no serious problems except for a few demons that block but both can handle it easily.
"Are you going to rest here?" Zhou Yuan opened the conversation after the two had stayed silent for quite a while.
Linxia suddenly stopped his steps, he did not immediately reply but rather paid attention to the surrounding environment. "I think it's safe, we'll spend the night here..."
Zhou Yuan noticed the girl, actually he was a little amazed by Linxia's cleverness after being with her since a few hours ago.
Linxia did not necessarily move when he chose the road, almost everything has been taken into account including the demons that will attack both.
This shows that the girl has a mature experience when in the forest including if you spend the night there.
Linxia immediately looked for twigs or firewood to build a campfire, while Zhou Yuan reluctantly chose the initiative to hunt the animals around him for dinner later.
When Zhou Yuan returned from hunting, the girl had already made a bonfire. Zhou Yuan gave one forest chicken to him while he also had one in his hand.
There was no conversation between them while eating grilled chicken, as the night grew late, Linxia intended to choose the guard first.
"You rest, let me keep watch tonight..." Linxia sat near the campfire while Zhou Yuan sat not far from him.
Zhou Yuan raised one of his eyebrows, "Hm, are you sure, I think you need more rest here?"
Linxia and Zhou Yuan moved for more than eight hours without stopping or resting, Zhou Yuan probably would not be tired due to the strength of his bones but not for the girl.
Although Linxia tried to hide the fatigue but the experienced Zhou Yuan knew the situation more clearly.
Linxia sighed. "Your gaze... Are you looking at me like that?"
"Gaze demeans, stares like a parent facing a child. You're looking at me like that, aren't you?"
Zhou Yuan was a little surprised, not expecting Linxia to guess his thoughts exactly. It was true for his current age, Zhou Yuan looked at the girl as nothing more than children who had just turned teenage.
"Just this first time there was someone who looked at me like that from the same generation, I really don't understand you." Linxia slightly glanced at Zhou Yuan before his attention returned to the campfire.
Zhou Yuan smiled faintly, not replying further.
"Did you always hide your true power from others?" Linxia this time asked, his hand throwing a wooden twig into the campfire.
"I don't understand what you mean?"
"Don't you pretend not to know or look at me like a child who is easily lied to, I know you've reached the level of the Golden Realm?"
Zhou Yuan frowned.
"I realized it while holding your sword wave attack in the waterfall, a power of that level could only be unleashed by those at the level of the Golden Realm."
Linxia learned of this from his experience while training with his father, it just so happened that the situation was exactly the same, he was pushed when he held back his father's sword wave during training.
Of course Linxia was surprised by the power that Zhou Yuan unleashed, the same reason why the girl directly chose Zhou Yuan as her partner in this competition.
"If you don't answer, I don't have a problem..." Linxia again threw the twig. "Regardless of that, I'll forgive you for what happened at the previous waterfall so long as you help me win this competition.
"I'll give you all the prizes, of course including the moon orchid but the one that should be listed winning on stage is me, how?" Linxia briefly described his cooperation.
Zhou Yuan was silent for a while, Linxia was clearly eyeing the popularity gained for the competition winner.
Zhou Yuan actually did not need to cooperate with anyone in winning this competition but given that he had a problem with the girl, there was no harm in him helping her.
After all the cooperation did not harm him at all, Zhou Yuan needed the Moon Orchid for his training.
After thinking some possibilities he finally nodded and agreed to the girl's deal.
One thing that Zhou Yuan only knew even though Linxia was only 14 years old, she was a woman who had broad insight and had sharp observation.
Judging from her reaction when Zhou Yuan agreed, the girl didn't seem to be too surprised as if everything had been planned.
The guess is not wrong, Linxia in fact had planned all this long before the competition began.
Zhou Yuan had to admit, this girl was smarter than he expected, it seemed like he should not look at the girl like a child anymore.