novelraw Chapter 831: Unexpected Turn
Chapter 831: Unexpected Turn
He had long seen the array, and also the long-armed ape outside of it.
He was unsure how the three children managed to provoke this guy.
In fact, among demon beasts, long-armed apes are the closest to humans. They have human-like brains and thoughts.
The long-armed ape was recovering when it suddenly sensed danger and immediately opened its eyes,
only to see a human carrying a sword walking towards it. It was clear he wasn’t here on good intentions.
It stood up nervously. Demon beasts are highly sensitive, and it knew it was no match for this human.
Tan Shaoting saw the long-armed ape looking at him warily and knew that this guy must have already been civilized.
He walked to the front of the array, saw that it wasn’t damaged at all, and realized the kids were fine. He breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned to face the long-armed ape staring at him and gave a polite gesture. "Friend, why have you been chasing my kids?"
Though the long-armed ape was civilized, it was still a demon beast.
No human cultivator had ever treated it with the courtesy of a gesture and conversation. Much of its anger dissipated.
It could also speak human language. "They are little thieves; they stole my things."
Tan Shaoting immediately understood that the three kids must have found something good and took it, only to be caught.
Tan Shaoting bowed again, "Friend, I’m terribly sorry. I don’t know what your treasure is, but I imagine it’s some kind of Spirit Plant.
If it grows outside, with your level of cultivation, my kids definitely couldn’t have picked it right under your nose.
There could only be one possibility, that is, you weren’t there.
Spirit Plants that grow naturally and are unguarded can obviously be picked by anyone who finds them.
It’s unreasonable for you to chase them."
The long-armed ape was deeply conflicted, wondering why everything this crafty cultivator said seemed so right?
He really wasn’t there because the younger ones had invited him for some Monkey Wine. He was so confident, thinking that all demon beasts here knew it was his territory, and none dared to come over.
But upon returning, he discovered that the Vermilion Fruit was gone.
Tan Shaoting found it amusing that he was reasoning with a demon beast. Indeed, the world is full of wonders.
"Friend, I’ll bring the kids to apologize to you. They are still young and didn’t know it belonged to someone."
"But they took most of it," the long-armed ape roared, feeling quite aggrieved.
"Friend, I think my kids were pretty righteous; they didn’t take all of it.
I’ve got three kids, and I reckon they left at least thirty percent for you. They really did the right thing." Tan Shaoting hadn’t seen the kids yet, but he knew their character.
The long-armed ape stared at Tan Shaoting, "But it was my thing."
"Friend, you are a very intelligent being now. How come you didn’t realize that the item there didn’t indicate it was yours? My kids picked it as an ownerless object.
The fact that they left some shows their high moral character."
In the Upper Realm, the Ice Handsome Man listening to this man speaking felt a twitch at the corner of his mouth.
"But what I got was too little."
Tan Shaoting saw an opportunity. "Friend, I don’t know what the kids managed to get. It’s their fortune, but seeing how you are, I gather it must be quite precious.
I wonder what I could use to compensate you?
You know us human cultivators are very poor, not as free or resourceful as you."
Tan Shaoting was now praising this demon beast. Unexpectedly, the beast enjoyed it.
"Also, I know your Mana is vast, and you wouldn’t bully the little ones, truly engaging with three kids on this."
The long-armed ape, flattered and giddy, found this human’s words quite pleasing.
"How could I bully the little ones? However, you must compensate me."
This left Tan Shaoting a bit worried; he truly didn’t know what the long-armed ape liked or needed.
"Friend, I have Spirit Stones. Though not many, please feel free to name your price."
"What would a demon beast do with Spirit Stones? Can’t eat them or drink them."
"What shall I do? I don’t have anything good to compensate you with." Tan Shaoting put on a troubled expression.
"I knew you human cultivators are very poor, so how about this? Just give me some good food."
"Thank you for your generosity, friend. I have some Spirit Fruits and a few packaged Spirit Foods. I hope you won’t mind."
Tan Shaoting said as he took out the Spirit Fruits he bought and a few servings of packaged Spirit Foods.
The long-armed ape looked at the Spirit Fruits with disdain, "The Spirit Fruits are too low-level. I won’t eat them; just give me the Spirit Foods."
Tan Shaoting respectfully handed them over, and the long-armed ape was very pleased. It waved its hand and stored it in its own internal space.
Then, with great reluctance, it took out two Vermilion Fruits to give to Tan Shaoting.
"Here’s the good stuff for you, but I don’t have much left to share."
Tan Shaoting was taken aback, not expecting this long-armed ape to be such a kind-hearted demon beast.
He didn’t hesitate and accepted it directly, "Thank you, friend."
"No thanks needed, and here’s some Monkey Wine for you. These are gifts from the younger ones, just for you. And toss away those Spirit Fruits; these are the real goodies."
Tan Shaoting accepted the gifts, amused, feeling like he was humoring a child.
"Friend, thank you again." Truthfully, he had nothing suitable for the long-armed ape; only the Immortal Grass was the rarest thing, but it hadn’t matured yet, rendering it useless.
The long-armed ape paid no heed to Tan Shaoting and turned to leave.
"Friend, please wait. The kids made a mistake; let them apologize to you."
He had just sent a message to the kids, summoning Qi Yan and the other two out.
The long-armed ape felt even more satisfied now and turned back to look at Tan Shaoting.
At this moment, three children emerged from the array. They also gave a respectful gesture, "Friend, we apologize for not knowing the Vermilion Fruit was under your protection. Please forgive us."
The long-armed ape looked curiously at the three identical children, watched for a while, and said, "In the future, don’t steal my things. If you need anything, you can tell me, and I’ll give it to you."
"Thank you for your generosity, friend."
Qi Wen didn’t expect such a result, thinking there was inevitably going to be a big fight.
They had already seen their father give Spirit Food to the long-armed ape from inside the array.
"Friend, I also have a lot of Spirit Food I like to eat. Please, if you don’t mind, accept it as my apology."
The three children simultaneously took out packaged Spirit Foods, and the long-armed ape accepted them without hesitation.
In turn, they also received Monkey Wine and Spirit Fruit, after which the long-armed ape swiftly departed.
Tan Shaoting wore a smile on his face as he watched Qi Yan put away the array.
He was quite satisfied that the kids knew to find him when they were unable to resolve things themselves.