Chapter 889: Protection from Two Clans, a Trade with the Vermilion Birds

Once Ximen Qing gave his consent, the formal business concluded, leaving only idle conversation.

“Seniors, with signs of a Demon Race invasion already appearing, could you tell us how you prolonged your lives? Several White Tiger Ancestors cannot last much longer.”

Steering the discussion, Ximen Qing brought up the delicate subject.

“Having lived this long, we have naturally tried every method of prolonging life. If one wishes to cling to existence further, only the Divine Wood Fruit remains. Though our Vermilion Bird Clan once possessed a few, those were exhausted long ago; we only acquired more due to the gift from little friend Qin Xiao.”

The elder told the truth. The clan had no fruit left; its recent Divine Wood Fruits had come from Qin Xiao.

The implication hung clear: anyone truly desiring the fruit must negotiate directly with Qin Xiao.

“Well, you know these cannot be mass-produced. I can try looking. Finding even one a year would take extraordinary luck. Of course, I cannot guarantee it.”

Qin Xiao had known this would come up. He offered an excuse to delay matters.

“Oh? You genuinely have confidence in finding one? If you can secure a single fruit each year, it would resolve the urgent crisis facing our White Tiger Clan.”

Ximen Qing ignored the caveats entirely, latching solely onto the mention of an annual fruit.

“Wait, did I actually say that? I said I would merely try my best.”

Qin Xiao felt a surge of exasperation. One could not simply quote out of context and turn a vague possibility into a fixed quota.

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