I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 329: Pear and Date
Sanae seemed to be saying something to her sister. Her dark eyebrows were furrowed more and more, her cherry pink lips were pursed tighter and tighter, and even two dimples appeared on her fair and rosy little face. She seemed a little unhappy.

Did you have a fight with Miss Liuli?

Higashino Yu sighed in his heart with emotion. Before this, no one understood Sanae's character better than himself, so he always took care of her himself. Now that he has Miss Liuli, he will probably be a lot more relaxed!
I always feel that the days are becoming more and more promising.

Higashino Yu smiled and turned to face Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami who was in a bad state.

The girl, who usually tends to be rational, now seems to have fallen into the abyss of self-doubt. Her porcelain white skin first reveals a rich cherry pink color, and her head is buried lower and lower, and her whole body is about to crawl into the cracks in the floor.

Higashino Yu subconsciously grabbed her Kunimitsu Nyudo Isshin and his own Chengmei Ichimonji Nagamisu in his hands, fearing that she would commit suicide out of depression.

Although the girls I know don't seem to be as contradictory, deformed and perverted as the traditional girls, and they are not so prone to extremes, it is still better to be on guard.

At the same time, I controlled my voice, tried my best to appear as if I didn't care, and tried to comfort her seriously.

"It's normal to be unable to help yourself. It's human nature."

After that, he began to talk, half to divert their attention and half to introduce them.

"You should have heard Senior Yu Shi's introduction before. This is the Immortal Fruit Jiao Li. It is not an ordinary spiritual fruit or material. It belongs to the immortals. In Shenzhou, it is a divine fruit on par with the Fire Date."

Finding that Higashino Yu didn't seem to take it to heart, as if he had forgotten everything that had just happened, Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami dared to look up slightly, but she didn't dare to look at him. She lowered her eyebrows, and her eyelashes drooped, casting a butterfly-wing-like shadow on her eyelids. She pursed her red lips and said nothing.

Sanae and Ruri's quarrel was probably over. She propped up her cheeks and listened to Higashino Yu's story about the origin of Jiaoli, then asked, "What is a fire date?"

The fire dates are famous, Dong Yeyu talked about it attentively.

"It is recorded in the True Edict: Yun Xiang II that Jade Liquor, Golden Juice, and Pear and Jujube are medicines for soaring, and are not comparable to golden elixirs. In other words, the effects of these spiritual fruits and immortal medicines mentioned are stronger than ordinary golden elixirs."

"Golden elixir? Are you talking about the golden elixir we practice?"

Forget that you are illiterate in spiritual practice. Dong Yeyu fell silent.

Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami recovered his breath and pondered for two seconds: "Are you talking about a magical medicine? In Shenzhou, it is customary to call rare and powerful elixirs "golden elixir."

"That's about it." Dong Ye Yu nodded slightly and continued to explain.

"Among them, the fire date is recorded in Journey to the West. It is produced in the fairy island of Yingzhou, the land of Penglai, and belongs to the Nanji Immortal and the Barefoot Immortal. It is an immortal fruit as famous as the peach and the ginseng fruit. Although it is not as good as the former two, eating it can extend one's life by a thousand years."

"Ordinary priests in the Eastern Heaven Court are not even qualified to smell it, and Marshal Tianpeng, who is in charge of 100,000 sailors, cannot even ask for one."

Is the fire date so powerful? Asumi saw Sanae's expression was stunned. I thought it was a very red crisp date from the name.
If the fire date is so powerful, wouldn’t eating the equally famous Jiaoli pear make you a god?!

"Then this Jiaoli——"

The girl blinked, wanting it a little but feeling as if she wasn't worthy of it.

After all, in that ancient battlefield, he was the one fighting and solving problems from beginning to end, and it was only under his protection that he and his sister returned safely to the real world.

Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami even refused to look at the fairy fruit to express his rejection.

Dong Ye Yu smiled when he saw the two people acting like this, but this at least showed that he had a good eye for making friends and there were no people of bad character around him.

Even though Arima Norimune seemed a little lustful, he was quite principled - of course he was indeed very lustful.

"I will give each of you one."

Higashino Yu pondered for two seconds. He had thought about the distribution issue after he got the pear.

Although the immortal fruit is delicious, you only need to eat one, which will allow you to form a golden elixir of the ninth level.

Dong Ye Yu was not overly eager for this kind of elixir. If he took too much, his cultivation would improve, but his state of mind and Taoism would not keep up, and he might go astray and fall into evil ways.

Therefore, it is best to maintain a detached and restrained attitude towards this magical fruit. It is good to enjoy it naturally and it is delicious to eat it.

You may feel regretful if you don't get it, but you won't be desperate or hate this or that.

Those who practice Taoism must know that "cultivating the mind" is more important than "taking medicine."

In Journey to the West, after the God of Longevity gave dates to the king, Sun Wukong still warned the king to "be less greedy for sex and accumulate more good deeds." Many Taoist scriptures also give the same repeated warnings, saying that longevity requires both internal and external cultivation. If one pursues it too much by taking medicine, the demons will not be far away. The more one cultivates, the more chaotic it becomes, and one will probably stray into evil ways.

Such people are blinded by greed and want to kill for a few fruits. How can they seek the true meaning?

This is the path to becoming an immortal through the external alchemy path. Although it can be considered a path to longevity and one can fly up to heaven on clouds, one cannot comprehend the true meaning of the path. Even if one becomes an immortal, it is difficult to overcome the five signs of decay and cannot be considered immortal - unless one uses innate spiritual objects that were only available in ancient times to practice all the way.

This is no different from eating Laozi's Nine-Transformation Golden Pill.

Therefore, eating one by yourself is enough.

If there is a horse, there must be a clan too.

The reason why Senior Yu Shi gave the Jiaoli to me was probably because of the teacher's training.

When the teacher eats this magical thing, he is thinking about himself. Since we have inherited the opportunity from the teacher, it is necessary to let his descendants eat it as well.

Then there are some of the most important people to him, such as Miko, Miko's grandparents, and Dean Miyazaki.

However, Dean Miyazaki, Grandpa Iori and Grandma Iori have not entered the immortal way and do not know how to move. In addition, compared with the effect of the fire dates in prolonging life, the Jiao Pear is actually more suitable for people who practice cultivation to refine their spirit and return to emptiness, while prolonging life is secondary.

Therefore, it is enough for each person to eat about a quarter of the pear. Eating more will not allow you to absorb more spiritual essence. You can only watch these extremely precious spiritual essences return to heaven and earth, which is a pity.

Together with Arima Zemune, the four of them shared a pear tree.

Dong Yeyu had also thought about letting this kid practice and eat more.

But looking at his character, although he has principles, he is too lustful. If he gets the real Dharma, he might turn into a flower thief on the spot. If he falls into the evil path over time, it will harm him instead.

Forget it. Eat some pears to live another hundred years. If I get anything good in the future, I will share some with him. Maybe I can become an immortal in the mortal world by taking drugs.

Yu Zi has already established her foundation. Once she enters the realm of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, she can eat half a pill. It can help her practice while further making up for her innate deficiencies and also have the effect of prolonging her life.

If one's fortune is deep enough, it is not impossible to reach the state of refining the spirit and returning to emptiness - refining the Yin spirit and transforming from Yin to Yang is a big hurdle.

Throughout history, countless people who practice cultivation have been stuck. Success is not something that can be achieved simply by age or spiritual energy. It depends on both talent and fortune.

The same goes for Sanae, Ruri, Hiiragi Kagami and others. Because of the problem of cultivation methods, eating half a pill is enough.

After all, in a sense, they can all be considered as his disciples, but they are just in name only.

He is usually very nice to himself, has good character, looks good, and smells good. Ahem, this actually doesn't have much of an impact.

Dong Ye Yu was not going to give it to them right away.

The main reason is that their cultivation is not good enough, and eating it will be a waste. It is not too late to eat it when their cultivation reaches the stage of refining qi and transforming into spirit. Anyway, there is a jade plate to seal it. This jade plate is also a treasure.

Yuanjun, Daosuiji and Chunyuan each have to give one. These three have done me a lot of favors and deserve a fairy fruit as a gift.

It just so happened that one of them was a Yang God, and the other two were probably Earth Immortals, who needed a large amount of spiritual energy for cultivation - Earth Immortals also needed the spiritual energy of the Five Elements in order to achieve the Five Qis Returning to Origin.

Although Yuanjun was born into a noble family and might have already eaten it and might not want it, she still had to give it to him. It was a matter of attitude and it could also settle the cause and effect.

The Chunyang Sword Box was too heavy, and Dong Yeyu often felt uneasy when holding it in his hand.

If Yuanjun encounters a life-or-death catastrophe in the future, I might have to pay with my fox life. If I have the immortal fruit to repay some of the favor, I will feel more at ease.

With this calculation, there will still be one fairy fruit left as a backup, which may be used to exchange for any magical fairy items in the future.

Hearing this, Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami bowed slightly and said, "I didn't pay anything, but I got this kind of fairy fruit. I feel very uneasy. Please take back what you said."

Asumi Miyabi thought that Higashino Yu had offended a big demon recently and needed immortal fruit to supplement his cultivation in order to face those legendary demons.

So he waved his hand and showed a reserved and noble mysterious smile.

"It has always been the Moon Witch who bestows treasures and enlightenment. How could she ask for them from the Royal Guards? Sir Knight, keep them for yourself. I have tasted more precious extraordinary fruits before the birth of the world."

"You two."

Dong Yeyu smiled and explained, "This type of immortal fruit improves our cultivation by giving us rare pure spiritual essence. At the same time, some immortal fruits with the five elements' energy can also supplement some of the five elements' spiritual essence. When we reach the Earthly Immortal Realm and cultivate the five elements' energy to pursue the Five Elements' Origin Realm, it will be of great use."

"But I only need to eat one pill. Because of your talent and skills, you only need to eat half a pill. You cannot rely on external things to cultivate the great way of longevity. Over-reliance will only lead you further away from the great way and make it difficult to find the true meaning."

"Since eating more is useless, I might as well share it with the people I cherish. This way, when the world changes, there will be people I know who can walk on the same path with me, and I won't feel lonely—"

The room was very quiet, with only the slightly emotional voice of Higashino Yu.

Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami's hands, which were placed under the square table, slightly clenched the skirt of her school uniform, and her knuckles turned slightly white.

Her eyes were deep and complex, as if she saw a more distant future through Higashino Yu's words. The corners of her mouth were slightly pursed, as if she was suppressing some emotion.

Asuka saw a ripple in Sanae's eyes, as if her heartstrings were touched and trembling slightly. She didn't dare to look at Higashino Yu, but she didn't want to avoid him too much, as this would lose the dignity of the Moon Witch.

So she raised her head slightly and said softly: "Cherish? My Highness is the Moon Witch, you should respect and love me."

The atmosphere in the room became subtle, as if some unspoken emotions were quietly flowing in the air.

The sweet water of the river outside the window gurgles and flows eastward without stopping.

"——Sanae, you don't understand. Youkai live too long, so they are most afraid of loneliness——"

When Higashino Yu mentioned the word "loneliness", the ending tone unconsciously became lighter, like a branch bent by flower petals.

But before he could finish his words, Asumi Sanae rushed over and covered his mouth with her hands. Her hands felt cool and his nose was filled with the elegant and sweet scent of a young girl.

She then looked towards Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami with an uneasy look on her face.

"What are you doing?" Dong Yeyu's muffled voice came out from under her hand.

Asumi saw Sanae looking puzzled, and you still asked me?

You are a monster. Isn't this secret known only to me and my sister? Can you tell this to Kagami Hiiragi? Aren't you afraid that she will draw her sword against you?

Dong Ye Yu roughly understood what she meant. He felt warm in his heart but also a little embarrassed. He originally wanted to give her a little more time, but he let the cat out of the bag when he was feeling emotional.

"This, Hiiragi Jing actually knew about it before."

Asuhi saw Sanae blinking, looking stunned, then turned to look at Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami, and saw her nodding calmly, and said, "Kaori Shiori also knows about this."

Asuhi saw Sanae fall silent, holding her thin nightgown in her hands.

"So, Your Highness is the last one to know?"

Dong Yeyu coughed, "Not really, Yuzi doesn't know yet."

"Really?" The girl was suspicious and narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a look of doubt.

"real!"

Dong Yeyu said firmly and sincerely, "I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to accept it, so I didn't tell her for the time being. It's the same with you. I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to accept it, so I kept it a secret."

Somehow, after hearing this and Miko still not knowing, her mood suddenly improved a lot. This was probably the so-called sense of superiority that comes from comparison.

Then she resumed her Moon Witch's reserved and tough demeanor and sat in an elegant posture.

Dong Ye Yu took a subconscious look and saw that the girl had pressed her nightgown under her knees, making it a little tight, so he could see the exciting arc, as if just the deformation of the simple geometric arc could make people feel its softness and elasticity.

"Do you really think you can deceive the Moon Witch, Your Excellency the Knight? I have known your identity for a long time, and I have only been waiting for you to fully pledge your loyalty to the Moonlight Throne."

"It's just that I am very disappointed that you didn't show your loyalty at the first opportunity, so you need to be punished."

Her gaze fell on Dong Ye Yu, like a god descending on the Day of Judgment, ethereal and without any emotion, just examining people.

"Punishment?" Dong Yeyu was a little confused and complained in his heart, what do you mean by "anti-Tiangang"? I am your nominal teacher!

"You will know from now on that the punishment of moonlight will come when fate intersects." Miss Moon Witch looked away and didn't want to pay attention to him.

She started talking nonsense again. Dong Yeyu was already used to the girl's behavior, so he didn't care much and got back to the topic.

"In fact, there is no need to think that this fairy fruit is as precious as the legend says. This is only recorded in the novel, not in the Taoist Canon. Judging from the performance of the Jiao Pear, the Fire Date must have been exaggerated a lot."

Jinguji Hiiragi frowned: "Even so, it is still a rare treasure. We——"

"——What do you mean you and ours? I only have you guys as friends, who else can I give it to if not you guys?"

Dongye Yu was a little speechless. He felt that Hiiragi Jing was also a bit dull sometimes. The method of immortality was more precious than fruit.

As he said this, he put away the jade plate and prepared to go out to check on the other students, while explaining at the same time.

"You can eat this fruit when you have cultivated the Yin Spirit. You can't eat it now. It will waste a lot of spiritual essence."

"I don't want it." Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami lowered his eyebrows and refused, his tone firm: "Our relationship is not to the point where we can share these treasures. I am unworthy of it."

(End of this chapter)