Leaving
Chapter 185 Leaving
After Ye Chenshan and Luo Guxue went outside, Su Ping summoned his Inferno Dragon and told it to burn to ashes all the dead flood dragons and deceased explorers.
Having taken care of the corpses, Su Ping placed that tree of Astral Spirit Fruit in his storage space. He headed outside the cave. Before he left, he told the Inferno Dragon to stir up the ground and to utterly destroy the place.
Luo Guxue and Ye Chenshan were waiting for Su Ping outside the cave. They saw how the Inferno Dragon and the Dark Dragon Hound wreaked havoc in the cave. The entire grotto was turned upside down. They knew that Su Ping was getting rid of all the evidence, so that no trace was left behind.
"Brother Su, was that tree still inside? Did you destroy the tree as well?" Ye Chenshan was curious because Su Ping came back empty handed. He didn’t seem to have brought that tree with him.
"That was an Astral Spirit Fruit tree."
Su Ping didn’t hide the information. Both had seen the tree; if they wanted, they could search for information when they returned. They would have found out the truth sooner or later. He thought he just might as well tell them the truth.
"An Astral Spirit Fruit tree?"
Ye Chenshan and Luo Guxue were startled. The latter remembered something. She asked in surprise, "The Astral Spirit Fruit, as in the one that can help people move up by one position directly?"
Su Ping nodded.
This came as a shock to Ye Chenshan.
At the moment, he understood why Su Ping would want to destroy the tree. If they were to leave the Mysterious Realm with the tree, they would become the center of attention as soon as they arrived at the dragon heritage place. They would surely be targeted.
By then, the tree could no longer be regarded as a treasure, but a curse that could bring disaster to their lives.
No wonder Su Ping wanted to destroy this place in such a thorough manner! Ye Chenshan and Luo Guxue understood that this was a must-do to protect their own lives. That being said, they felt sorry that such a precious tree had to be ruined.
"No wonder our captain was in such a hurry…" Luo Guxue mumbled. The glow in her eyes dimmed down.
The thought of the deceased captain saddened Ye Chenshan. He heaved a sigh inside. Previously, he had also thought the captain was acting too rashly. He wanted to go into the cave without harvesting the materials from the Flame Flood Dragon’s body.
Nie Chengkong must have lied to them. He knew what was being kept there.
An Astral Spirit Fruit was of too much value to Nie Chengkong. No wonder he would be so anxious and in such a rush.
It was a shame that Nie Chengkong didn’t obtain the fruit in the end. He had even lost his life. It all came down to nothing.
"We are the only three people who know about the Astral Spirit Fruit. We can get into some serious trouble if we say a word about it. I hope you can keep this confidential," Su Ping said to the other two solemnly.
Luo Guxue nodded at once. "Sir, don’t worry. I won’t say a word."
Ye Chenshan understood what Su Ping was implying. "Brother Su, you have saved my life twice already. I will keep the secret. I know that speaking about the fruit will do us no
good."
Su Ping nodded. He called the Inferno Dragon and the Little Skeleton back. The Dark Dragon Hound stayed with him. He hopped onto the head of the Purple Python and sat down. "Let’s go back."