LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 150
Chapter 150: Take It Away Along with the Land
“Hiss~~ Ten? Prince Bei, are you trying to kill me?!”
The Holy Infant Tree could never have imagined that Qin Bei would dare to ask for so much. Did he think that this Holy Infant Fruit was a divine treasure and was the same as an ordinary divine medicine?
Ten? That’s just too ambitious.
“Hehe~ I was quite clear from the beginning. If you willingly offered it, I would only take one. But since you weren’t willing, now that I have more chips, of course, I’ll raise the stakes.”
Qin Bei spread his hands and smiled.
“But… this is way too much, ten! There’s no way I can hand them all over! Currently, there are only ten ripe ones. If you take them all, Emperor Xia will be furious, and neither of us can bear the consequences!”
The Holy Infant Tree said, clearly distressed.
Qin Bei glanced at the Holy Infant Fruits hanging from the tree.
The Holy Infant Tree was quite large, and the Holy Infant Fruits were hiding among the leaves, making them hard to spot. There should be hundreds of them, but only the ten most cheerful ones had ripened, including the one Qin Bei had just chased after.
“Tsk~ Fair enough, let’s make it five! No less.”
Qin Bei thought about it and felt catching them all might be too greedy, so he lowered his request.
“Two! I really can’t give you more than that. Each of these Holy Infant Fruits is prepared for the strongest royal genius. I only have the right to dispose of one, which I gave to you, Prince. The other nine must be handed over to His Majesty. I can give you two because one of those was prepared just for you.”
The Holy Infant Tree explained.
Hearing the sincerity in the other’s words, Qin Bei felt he could trust him.
He nodded and said, “Alright, two it is. Bring them to me now.”
Whimper whimper whimper~~~
As the branches waved, two Holy Infant Fruits appeared in Qin Bei’s hands without any resistance.
The moment the Holy Infant Tree loosened its grip, the two Holy Infant Fruits stopped whimpering and transformed into little humanoid-looking fruits.
Qin Bei squinted at them, feeling they looked familiar—almost like ginseng fruits.
“Prince Bei, the Holy Infant Fruits have been given to you, but I must advise you to destroy any recordings you made. When His Majesty arrives next time, I’ll inform him of everything that transpired today. If His Majesty’s wrath comes, the Prince will bear it alone.”
The Holy Infant Tree warned.
Not many in Great Xia knew that the Noble Consort was a demon cultivator, as it related to the foundation of their empire—the fewer who knew, the better.
Even the children born from the Noble Consort and Emperor Xia, Qin Chen and Princess Ling’er, were unaware that they carried half-demon blood.
Qin Bei had stumbled upon this little secret and threatened the Holy Infant Tree. If Emperor Xia found out, punishment would be unavoidable.
But was Qin Bei afraid?
Of course not; he didn’t even feel a thing.
“If it weren’t for my skills being insufficient, I would have emptied this Imperial Garden today!”
Qin Bei snorted, then left.
Watching Qin Bei’s departing figure, the Holy Infant Tree could only shake its head helplessly.
It thought to itself that as long as Qin Bei didn’t return, everything would be fine.
As Qin Bei made his way out, he spotted many valuable and rare items.
But unfortunately, due to his cultivation level not being enough, there were many things he’d love to snag but couldn’t.
So, Qin Bei vented all his frustrations on the flower bushes at the outer edges of the Imperial Garden.
“Captain, should we intervene? How can Prince Bei act like this?!”
“Exactly, plucking a few rare flowers is one thing, but pulling them up with the ground? That’s just cruel! These are all things His Majesty loves, and Prince Bei is destroying them all!”
Kong Yu glanced at Qin Bei wreaking havoc in the distance and silently turned away, choosing not to look.
“Forget it, we’ll leave after the Noble Consort comes out and pretend we didn’t see anything. It’s best for us Imperial Guards to stay out of Prince Bei’s business—let the shadow guards and the royal family deal with those headaches.”
After some thought, Kong Yu concluded that acting like they hadn’t seen anything was the most sensible approach.