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The Seven-Colored Tree was actually planted by the little demon.
Looking at the little demon's wronged and almost collapsed expression, Chen Yu was silent for a long time before gently putting his arm around her shoulders and patting her back.
"It's not wrong, it's not wrong."
"Let go!" To his surprise, the little demon he had just embraced pushed Chen Yu away, glared, and said, "What do you mean not wrong? Do you know what the Seven-Colored Tree is? Do you understand the value of the Seven-Colored Fruit? It's not wrong. You can't buy a Seven-Colored Tree even with ten of your cities. It takes thousands of years for a Seven-Colored Fruit to grow, and consuming it can grant you the strength of the Rainbow Realm, do you know that!"
"Is that so."
Chen Yu gasped in feigned surprise.
Little did he know, he didn't truly empathize with the little demon's feelings.
The Seven-Colored Tree might indeed be priceless.
So what?
The one who picked the fruit was his closest friend.
When Su Zhan first entered the cave, he was assigned to the demon tribe's territory. To survive in such dire straits, he should be grateful to have encountered the Seven-Colored Fruit planted by the little demon, otherwise, it's unlikely they would have met like this.
The little demon's territory was not like Chen Yu's, which was on the outskirts of the cave.
He believed that with the little demon's abilities, her area must be the core region of the demon tribe. Moreover, after her demon castle was destroyed, other demon tribes would inevitably encroach on her territory. To survive in such an environment, it truly required luck and strength.
"Alas, it's already picked."
Seeing that the little demon was still upset, Chen Yu gently comforted her.
"You said our Demon Castle was destroyed, and our territory has likely been carved up. Instead of this tree falling into the hands of other demon factions, isn't it better for Su Zhan to have it?"
The little demon, full of resentment, looked up at Chen Yu for a while.
Comfort?!
He could still say comforting words at this moment.
It seemed like it didn't hurt him personally.
Soon, the little demon smiled slightly, acting as if she didn't care.
"That's true, it's all being consumed by our own people," the little demon chuckled leisurely. Just as Chen Yu was about to agree, she suddenly changed the subject, "Alas, I originally planned this Seven-Colored Tree for you. I would have taken you to pick the fruits then, to enhance our city's strength. Sadly, the fruits have already been picked."
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Chen Yu, who had been about to agree the moment before, was instantly choked speechless.
He glared, staring intently at the little demon.
His eyes were as if he wanted to carve the little demon into his very vision.
"You said, it was prepared… for me?"
"Who else would it be for?" The little demon continued to smile nonchalantly, spreading her hands. "We are allies now, everything I have belongs to you. Haven't I already given you your city's defensive armaments and the resources from my spatial treasury?"
"..."
"Alas, I originally planned to take you to pick the fruits from the tree when they ripened, and with your talent, wouldn't that yield thousands of fruits?"
"Thousands of fruits mean thousands of experts at the Rainbow Realm."
Chen Yu mumbled, his lips moving, his eyes turning somewhat red.
Pain, so much pain!
This was equivalent to Su Zhan directly taking away thousands of his subordinates at the Rainbow Realm. He wasn't blaming Su Zhan for eating the fruit, he just felt it was too wasteful.
According to the little demon, the Seven-Colored Fruit should trigger a greedy critical strike.
His luck value consistently triggered an 80x critical strike.
If Su Zhan picked 20 fruits, Chen Yu could have obtained 1600. Who could tolerate such a disparity?
"Thousands of experts at the Rainbow Realm, and then we won't have to fear anyone in the cave."
The little demon whispered softly, leaning towards Chen Yu's ear with a smile, and uttered a demonic whisper, "Even the two empires wouldn't dare to underestimate you. Thousands at the Rainbow Realm, you can destroy small countries like the Tatu Kingdom however you wish."
"Damn it!"
Chen Yu could no longer hold back and cursed out loud.
His shout was so loud that even Su Zhan and the others could hear it clearly. They all looked towards Chen Yu, frowning.
"What's wrong with Old Chen."
"We don't know," Hei Dou scratched his head blankly, blinking. "It feels like the boss is very agitated. This scene is quite rare."
Agitated?!
Who wouldn't be agitated.
In just that moment, Chen Yu could be said to have experienced the highs and lows of life. He clearly had the possibility of no longer fearing any faction in the cave, but now it was completely dashed.
Chen Yu's eyes glazed over.
He felt as if he saw thousands of Rainbow Realm experts waving goodbye to him.
"Look on the bright side." At this moment, the little demon, mimicking Chen Yu's initial actions, walked over and gently patted Chen Yu's shoulder. "It's not wrong, it's not wrong."
"How am I not wronged."
Chen Yu clenched his fists, frowning at the little demon before him.
"You did it on purpose, didn't you? You just wanted me to feel the pain too, to be satisfied?"
The little demon stuck out her tongue from the side, remaining silent.
"For such an important Seven-Colored Tree, didn't you even leave some divine beasts to guard it?" Chen Yu asked sternly.
Is this reasonable?
Any important treasure would have divine beasts guarding it; this was an eternal truth. Su Zhan could pick it so easily, indicating he didn't encounter any divine beasts.
"Heh, if there were really guardian spirit beasts, would you have seen your close friend?"
The little demon pouted and said, "There must have been guardian spirit beasts, otherwise, do you think other demon lords wouldn't have coveted the Seven-Colored Tree? In the entire cave, there are less than ten Seven-Colored Trees in total. Who wouldn't be envious? I've been a soul form for thousands of years, and your friend picked it only six months ago, which means it must have been protected by a guardian spirit beast before."
"Then..."
"Perhaps, it died."
For some reason, the little demon's expression became much more somber.
"After thousands of years, it must have reached its limit. After deterring other demon tribes for thousands of years, it's not bad that the fruits finally fell into the hands of an outsider. As long as they weren't obtained by the demon race, I wouldn't care even if monsters ate them."
"I care!" Chen Yu gritted his teeth.
Now she was acting all carefree, while Chen Yu's heart was throbbing painfully. He exhaled heavily and abruptly turned around, walking straight towards Su Zhan.
"Old Chen, what are you doing..."
"Tell me, how many fruits did you pick from the Seven-Colored Tree?" Chen Yu asked earnestly. Su Zhan was startled by Chen Yu's expression and frowned, recalling, "About 20?"
"Don't 'about', be specific!"
"25!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!"
"Good, Su Zhan, we grew up together, I won't rip you off." Chen Yu said seriously, "This Seven-Colored Tree was planted by my friend Barbara and was originally meant for me. It's fine that you picked it, we're all our own people. According to our childhood agreement to split everything, with 25 fruits, I'll consider giving you 12, which means you still owe me 13."
"Ah..."
"I'll count one fruit as one city." Chen Yu's eyes fixed on Su Zhan as he whispered, "Su Zhan, you owe me 13 cities, you have to repay me."
"Ah? Ah?!"