Published: March 8, 2025
Chu Yang was somewhat speechless.
As soon as I mentioned the Scarlet Fruit, you said it was useless and wouldn't be able to enter the preliminaries. But when I mentioned the Black Blood Red Fruit, you were reluctant to part with it...
I've truly never seen anyone like you.
Han Xiaoran chuckled and said, "Little brother, don't make fun of me. In my lifetime, I've enforced the law and have always been impartial; I've never accepted any bribes. I've seen so little of heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Whenever I come across something that belongs to me or my brothers, I can't bear to part with it, hehehe..."
Han Xiaoran said this with a hint of self-mockery, but Chu Yang felt a surge of respect in his heart.
Perhaps Han Xiaoran had a lack of insight and was somewhat miserly; yet one couldn't help but feel respect for someone like him.
Only a law enforcer like Han Xiaoran could be considered a true and qualified enforcer!
Unfortunately, such people are truly too few.
Thinking about Han Xiaoran's injuries, Chu Yang felt a weight in his heart. He could clearly heal him, but currently, Han Xiaoran belonged to the law enforcement camp; he couldn't expose his identity.
Otherwise, with Han Xiaoran's selfless character, which side would he stand on... It was something one could figure out just by using their knee.
One moment he would use the ninefold pill to heal him, and the next he would be executing justice against his benefactor...
This was really a bit... complicated.
For others, dealing with one's benefactor after receiving benefits would surely be seen as ungrateful and a white-eyed wolf; but for Han Xiaoran, it was definitely not applicable!
Because he was truly that kind of person, the kind who would execute justice against relatives without hesitation!
Thus, Chu Yang was deeply conflicted.
Han Xiaoran held the Amethyst box and, for a moment, appeared somewhat excited, glancing around sneakily before opening it to take a look.
"This is the first time in my life I've felt a kind of thief-like excitement," Han Xiaoran said.
Chu Yang couldn't help but laugh.
Inside the Amethyst box, the Black Blood Red Fruit lay quietly, its transparent skin seeming to swirl with mist, while the black radiance flickered within. It appeared to be the color of the night sky, yet shimmered with faint starlight, as if life itself flowed slowly beneath its surface.
A fragrant aura spread out, making one feel invigorated, as though the vital energy within them had quickened.
"This really is a marvelous item." Han Xiaoran took a deep breath of the fragrance, his gaze complex. "Little brother, if such a good item were given to a saint level ninth rank pinnacle expert, it could easily allow them to ascend to the supreme level; but for me, it only means a few more years of survival. Isn't that a waste?"
Chu Yang smiled and said, "Brother Han, you're being overly dramatic."
Han Xiaoran laughed heartily, "Alright! Then I'll eat it."
Chu Yang nodded, smiling, "There are many good things in this world. Too many good items are hoarded by people who are reluctant to use them, unwilling to eat them, isn't that even more wasteful?"
He laughed heartily, "To eat it and benefit oneself is not wasteful at all. Even if this item could allow others to shatter spirits and break the void... what does that have to do with me? Brother Han, you should eat it quickly; its medicinal effect dissipates quickly, even the Amethyst box can't stop the loss of its potency. The sooner you eat it, the more benefit you'll gain."
Han Xiaoran nodded repeatedly. No longer hesitating, he gently bit through the skin of the Scarlet Fruit; just a light breath, and he already felt a warm, rich liquid flowing down his throat.
In an instant, it felt as though all thirty-six thousand pores on his body opened up, even his hair and eyebrows felt like they wanted to dance in comfort.
Then a wave of heat rose from his dantian, bringing an almost fainting comfort, surging upward all the way to his forehead.
Eventually, this peculiar medicinal power stuck to the injured area on Han Xiaoran's head, tightly wrapping the entire wound. For a moment, he felt a bit of numbness and itchiness.