novelraw Chapter 202 - 199: The Ginsengfruit that Can Prolong Life
Chapter 202 - 199: The Ginsengfruit that Can Prolong Life
Chapter 202: Chapter 199: The Ginsengfruit that Can Prolong LifeQin Zhao saw an image of fruits that looked like little humans, and they emitted a strange Evil Energy, not resembling figs at all.
It must be the work of an Illusion Technique that they looked like figs.
"Let’s buy a few to try."
Chu Yan walked towards the vendor. "How much are the figs?"
"Sir, these are not ordinary figs, they have the same effect as the Ginsengfruit in TV dramas! Hurry up and buy some to try!"
The man dressed as a farmer pushed his sale hard. "You can add my WeChat, and if they work well, you can continue to buy from me. If they don’t work, I will refund your money."
Before Chu Yan could respond, a passerby laughed, "You are exaggerating way too much in your sales pitch. These are just ordinary figs. There is no such thing as Ginsengfruit in this world!
To prolong life, free from disease and pain, are you taking us for fools?"
"If it were really that miraculous, the nation would have already seized it for re
My grandfather said she has lived for three hundred years, but no one knows why she could live so long.
Until one time, when I was chopping wood in the mountains, I happened to meet her. I noticed she always climbed several mountains and then went to a place to pick these figs.
She told me that she ate these fruits, which is why she could live so long and also never get sick.
My family had some trouble, and we really didn’t have money to pay off debts. Those debt-collectors even threatened to chop off my limbs, so I had no choice but to steal these fruits she picked!"
Qin Zhao looked thoughtful in her eyes, not because she thought he was lying.
But this discovery of Ginsengfruits, learning about their medicinal effects, and the process of stealing the fruits, all hinted at something eerie.
She looked at Chu Yan, who was just looking at her, clearly he also sensed something was amiss.
That long-lived old lady lived for three hundred years, and no one knew why she could live so long. How come this man suddenly found out the reason during this period?
Moreover, when he asked, the old lady even told him. Not only that, when this man wanted to steal the fruits, there just happened to be a whole basket of Ginsengfruits.
Wasn’t this too coincidental?
Qin Zhao then asked him, "Didn’t that person notice you stole the fruits?"
"She probably did notice, but she didn’t come after me, probably fearing I’d spill her secret. Then everyone would go to the mountain to pick Ginsengfruits, and she’d have none to eat."
"Do you know where the Ginsengfruits are planted? Why didn’t you pick more?"
"I don’t know. I couldn’t follow her for a stretch. When she reappeared, I noticed she had this basket of Ginsengfruits. When she saw me, I directly asked her, and she told me these were Ginsengfruits."
If he knew where they were planted, he wouldn’t have needed to steal them.
"Since she didn’t want people to find out, why would she tell you?"
"She didn’t want me to tell others about her picking the fruits. She even gave me one of the fruits at that time. I didn’t take it seriously and didn’t agree, so she then told me the real story behind the fruits."
"And you believed her?"
"Not initially. I took the fruit home and let my uncle eat it. My uncle has congenital cerebral palsy, used to speak with a stutter and couldn’t walk steadily. After eating that fruit, those symptoms vanished; the cerebral palsy was almost cured!
I then realized the old lady wasn’t lying, so I went to her home to find her. She wasn’t there, but the small basket for carrying fruits was in the house. And I just, just took it."
After understanding the situation, Qin Zhao planned to meet the long-lived old lady.
"You’ll take us to the village to find her. If you don’t agree, we’ll take you directly to the police station!"
After Qin Zhao spoke, Chu Yan added, "If the Ginsengfruits really are that magical, then you won’t be accused of fraud. But you stole someone’s belongings. Also, gambling and such are illegal."
The man bit his lip, regretting that he’d explained in too much detail.
"Alright, I’ll take you there!"