lThe True Young Master Saves the Soul Pet World by Eating Melons – CH157

Chapter 157: Eating Grapes

Lu Taiping had no idea that he had already stepped into a maze, so he kept diligently trying every method the book had taught him.

The first thing he checked was his compass—but he suspected it was broken.

At the beginning, the compass needle had always pointed in a fixed direction, though that hadn’t stopped him from getting lost.

Still, he hadn’t been lost as long as before; with a bit more effort, he could eventually leave the places that trapped him.

But later, the compass stopped working altogether. The needle actually spun in a full three hundred and sixty degrees. Lu Taiping could only sigh regretfully and shove it back into his pocket.

Then he started flipping through his book.

First, determine direction according to the sun—using the method of setting up a vertical pole to observe its shadow.

Lu Taiping stuck a bamboo pole into the ground and discovered that it cast eight shadows, each pointing in a different direction.

He fell silent for a moment before moving on to the next method.

The next step was to observe the direction of rivers. On the Ten Thousand Beasts Continent, rivers generally flowed east.

Lu Taiping stared at the river surface for a long time, only to realize it wasn’t flowing at all. It was like a river of stagnant water.

He then looked up at the tree branches overhead. It was said that the southern side of trees would be denser. But no matter how he looked, every tree in this forest was equally lush—and each one was perfectly symmetrical, as if mirrored.

He waited until night to look at the stars—but he didn’t recognize a single one.

So he was certain now: there was definitely something wrong with the place he was in.

It was practically like a separate little world, where everything overturned the normal rules of the Ten Thousand Beasts Continent.

After struggling inside the maze for an entire day, Lu Taiping gave up.

There was no point not giving up. He already knew the direction of his efforts was wrong—but he had no idea what the right direction was.

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After a full day of outdoor feasting, Si Er and the others decided to end the competition early. The three of them, along with a group of soul pets, headed toward White Tiger Mountain.

The climate of White Tiger Mountain was Si Er’s favorite. The sky was high and blue, the sunlight bright but not scorching. The gusts of wind brought neither heat nor chill, but the most comfortable temperature he could imagine.

The moment Si Er stepped into White Tiger Mountain, he couldn’t help spreading his arms to feel the wind and sunshine.

So comfortable—I love this crisp autumn feeling.

I wonder if White Tiger Mountain is covered in golden hues everywhere, with trees heavy with tempting fruit.

On second thought, maybe not. It’s too painful to see fruit you can’t eat.

Unfortunately, heaven did not grant his wish. White Tiger Mountain truly was a bountiful mountain laden with fruit.

Although most of the fruits were only low-grade spirit fruits, each one was plump and juicy, extremely appealing.

Si Er had previously thought he had pretty good self-control. Even when seeing powerful spiritual plants, he’d never felt tempted to pick them.

But at this moment, looking at those clusters of grapes strung together like gemstones, he desperately wanted to taste them.

Want to eat, want to eat, want to eat…

“Er’er, here.”

Yu Beixuan and Si Xu simultaneously handed him a bunch of grapes. The one in Si Xu’s hand was a refreshing green, while the one in Yu Beixuan’s hand was a deep purple, almost black.

Si Er looked from Yu Beixuan to Si Xu, puzzled.

“It’s normal for Second Brother to grow plants in his spare time and stash some spirit fruits. But how does Xuanxuan have some too?”

Yu Bei Tiger said strangely, “What doesn’t Xuanxuan have? His luck’s pretty good—he often runs into good stuff.”

“Even if you add up all the grapes here, they’re not as good as the bunch in Xuanxuan’s hand.”

“Indeed,” Si Xu nodded in agreement. “I’ve lost. That bunch in Classmate Yu’s hand is actually from the Amethyst Grape King.”

Yu Beixuan smiled. “It’s not exactly the Grape King—just a bunch picked from the Grape King.”

Si Er asked curiously, “Grape King means…?”

Guagua covered his eyes with his ears. “Xuanxuan is too brutal! He actually picked the biggest and best bunch from a king-level mutated plant.”

“Oh heavens, is it more than just one bunch?”

“Yes.” Yu Beixuan pulled out another bunch, though it wasn’t as large as the first. “I left it one bunch.”

Guagua: “This is really…”

Si Er: “This is really well done! Just looking at these grapes, you can tell they’re delicious!”

“If it’s called the Grape King, it must be powerful, right? The grapes can regenerate, can’t they?”

Guagua nodded. “They can regenerate, but every bunch is its hard work. It doesn’t even dare go out to face anyone now.”

Yu Bei Tiger defended his master. “It never dared show itself in the first place. Who wouldn’t want to pick its grapes when they see it?”

“It’s always been hiding—it just had bad luck and ran into Xuanxuan.”

Yu Beixuan: “Hmm?”

Yu Bei Tiger immediately corrected himself. “Oh—it had good luck meeting our Xuanxuan.”

“Xuanxuan saw that the entire vine was heavy with grapes and worried it might get tired, so he kindly lightened its burden.”

Si Xu couldn’t help saying, “What a convenient ‘kindness.’”

Si Er had already popped a purple grape into his mouth. Hearing that, he wiped one and stuffed it into Si Xu’s mouth.

“Second Brother, try it too! It’s really delicious! This is the first time I’ve ever eaten grapes this good.”

Si Xu instinctively bit down, and his whole expression lit up. It really was the best grape he’d ever eaten.

The moment he tasted it, he couldn’t control his expression at all.

Si Er then plucked a small cluster from the bunch in his hand and held it out toward Yu Beixuan. Si Xu’s expression immediately froze.

He only got one grape, but Yu Beixuan got a small cluster?

Yu Beixuan, however, was thinking the exact opposite. Why did Er’er feed Si Xu directly to his mouth, but only hand him the grapes?

He didn’t take them—just pressed his lips together slightly.

Si Er immediately noticed the subtle movement.

Does Xuanxuan pressing his lips mean something else? Does he want me to feed him?

Yu Beixuan almost nodded, but managed to steady his head in time.

Not sure—let’s try.

Si Er picked the largest grape from the small cluster and held it to Yu Beixuan’s lips. Instantly, Yu Beixuan beamed.

“Thank you, Er’er.”

Only after thanking him did he take the grape into his mouth, his gaze never leaving Si Er’s face, smiling sweetly the entire time.

Si Er froze, a little person inside his heart screaming wildly.

Ahhh—Xuanxuan feels even sweeter than the Grape King!

So cute! I want to kiss him!

Si Xu stared closely at the two of them, ready to step in the moment they showed any sign of actually kissing.

He wasn’t trying to break up lovers—he just didn’t want them kissing while being surrounded by spectators outside.

After all, both Si Er and Yu Beixuan had been performing exceptionally well; there was a high chance they were being livestreamed the entire time.

Yes. He really wasn’t trying to break up lovers.

But Si Er hadn’t planned to kiss him anyway. He was all bark and no bite—a timid little coward at heart.

Still, seeing how happily Yu Beixuan ate made him happy too, and he couldn’t resist feeding him a few more grapes.

Watching this, Si Xu felt that the sweet grapes in his mouth had turned sour.

After feeding Yu Beixuan, Si Er distributed the remaining grapes to everyone else. Aside from Guagua, who only ate melons, even Cuicui got a bit of grape juice.

Everyone ate with great relish, while the audience outside the arena could only drool in envy.

That was the Grape King! They wanted to taste it too.

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