The Ten Thousand Ways to Hug the Female Protagonist’s Thigh - Chapter 30.2

The Spirit Ape was incredulous. “Did these two humans come all this way just to pick through my junk?”

Not wanting to shortchange the ape, Wen Xuening generously placed ten spirit fruits in the nest. Then, she happily called Wen Shu, and the two carefully climbed down the tree.

It was a fair trade.

Spirit fruits weren’t just beneficial for Qi Refinement cultivators like Wen Shu. In fact, the higher one’s cultivation, the more spiritual energy they could gain from consuming them. Even though the Spirit Ape was a peak Golden Core-level beast, these ten spirit fruits would still provide significant benefits!

“???”

The Spirit Ape hesitantly picked up a spirit fruit and popped it into its mouth.

The fruit melted on its tongue, sweet as a heavenly delicacy, accompanied by a surge of potent spiritual energy. The wounds in its stomach healed by seventy to eighty percent!

Ah, that intoxicating flavor.

The Spirit Ape’s eyes glimmered with delight as it savored the taste. The two humans had already reached the tree’s base when it regained its senses!

Panicking, the ape leaped down from the treetop and blocked their path. Wen Xuening immediately stepped in front of Wen Shu, her guard up. “What? Are you going back on your word?”

The Spirit Ape shook its head vigorously. It pointed in a direction, then at its mouth, and began waving its arms in excitement, vocalizing eagerly.

Wen Shu stroked her chin and said to Wen Xuening, “I think it might want more spirit fruits. It probably has more treasures hidden elsewhere and wants to trade them for more fruits.”

The Spirit Ape nodded eagerly, pointing in a direction and thumping its chest as if to say, “The treasures there will definitely please you!”

In the original story, the female lead used a few spirit fruits to coerce the Spirit Ape into leading her to Huoyan Mountain. This time, Wen Shu was delighted that the ape had taken the initiative. “Do we have enough spirit fruits?” she asked, feigning concern as she pulled out the storage bag Wen Xuening had given her earlier. “I still have nine here.”

“Of course, we have enough!”

Wen Xuening was in high spirits. She told Wen Shu to put the storage bag away and waved her hand at the Spirit Ape. “As long as the treasures are good, you can have as many spirit fruits as you want!”

Overjoyed, the Spirit Ape let out excited howls and dashed ahead, occasionally looking back to urge them to hurry.

Wen Shu and Wen Xuening exchanged a glance and followed closely. The Firethorn Beast, still dazed from the shock of the Spirit Ape getting ten spirit fruits, finally snapped out of it and realized the two humans had already run off!

Shaking its head, the Firethorn Beast quickly scampered after them, wondering if it could trade some of its treasures for a few spirit fruits.

The Spirit Ape darted up and down, moving at incredible speed. Wen Shu struggled to keep up, and if it hadn’t been for Wen Xuening pulling her along, she would have been left behind. The rugged mountain terrain was treacherous, but with no beasts to hinder them, they soon reached the foot of Huoyan Mountain.

Wen Shu knew this was Huoyan Mountain because the scene before her was unmistakable.

The book described it as follows: “The frigid island is covered in ice and snow, with one exception—Huoyan Mountain, where the Yishui Sword is sealed and the ten-thousand-year-old stone bamboo grows. The mountain is lush with trees, their branches adorned with tender green leaves and vast fields of vibrant and delicate blooming flowers!”

The spring-like scenery before her eyes perfectly matched the description of Huoyan Mountain!