Chapter 167 If I Say Look, Then Look

Chapter 167: Just Read It When I Tell You To

Lu Caiyun said, "What do you mean 'impossible'? It's real. The food we've been bringing you these past few months has all been high-quality food. Haven't you felt your health improving after eating it? Aren't you more energetic?"

"You haven't been taking the Spirit Guzhi Powder every day as instructed, have you? I just knew you two wouldn't listen. Never mind about the Spirit Guzhi Powder for now. But this Dragon Scale Fruit, I don't care if you eat it now or later when you get home, you have to eat it, no excuses."

Her mother's resolute tone and firm expression were no joke. Jiang Mingzhen's eyes widened. "Mom...?"

Lu Caiyun said, "I'm not joking with you. Haven't you noticed anything different these past six months?"

Jiang Mingzhen replied, "Well, yes, but..." The food from home was indeed delicious, but she thought it was just because she was naturally healthy.

Lu Caiyun said, "See? That's why! You have to eat the Dragon Scale Fruit, got it?"

Jiang Mingzhen nodded, looking confused. "I understand."

During the rest of their chat, Lu Caiyun told her many things about the cultivation world.

As Jiang Yingxue's cultivation level gradually increased, she became capable of protecting her family.

Coupled with the improvements in her relatives' health over the past six months, she felt the time was right to share knowledge about cultivation with them.

As they were leaving, Jiang Mingzhen clutched tightly the bag containing the Dragon Scale Fruits. He Minsha offered to carry it for her, but she refused.

Puzzled, He Minsha asked, "Mingzhen, what's wrong? You've been on edge ever since we left your parents' house."

Jiang Mingzhen looked around nervously. Although they were in the elevator, it still felt exposed. She said, "Let's talk about it when we get home."

As soon as they entered their home, Jiang Mingzhen locked the front door, closed all the windows, drew the curtains, and turned on the lights.

"Go and close the kitchen window now."

"Okay."

Baffled, He Minsha watched her actions but joined in closing the windows and drawing the curtains.

Once the house was sealed up, Jiang Mingzhen gingerly pulled out two boxes from the bag.

She opened the first box, revealing two milky-white jade pendants lying on top, with two books underneath.

He Minsha took out the books underneath. They were titled "Travels in the Cultivation World" and "Basic Knowledge of Cultivation."

He chuckled, "Did these get put in here by mistake? I'll call them to let them know."

Jiang Mingzhen said, "No, they're for us to read."

"Why would we read these fantasy books?"

"Just read them when I tell you to."

"Alright, alright, I'll take a good look."

At the same time, Jiang Mingzhen opened the second box.

As soon as the box opened, two bright red fruits emitting a faint red glow lay before them.

The Dragon Scale Fruits were about the size of persimmons. He Minsha picked one up, turning it over in his hands. "Huh, why can't I find the switch?"

The Dragon Scale Fruit emitted a faint red light. He thought it was because the lights were on.

Yes, he thought the Dragon Scale Fruit was a small night light.

"It's not a lamp, of course it doesn't have a switch," Jiang Mingzhen said, also holding a Dragon Scale Fruit. "It's a fruit."

"A fruit that glows? How strange."

Jiang Mingzhen quickly picked up the instruction manual inside the box, read it, and then handed it to her husband. "Read it yourself."

He Minsha quickly finished reading the contents of the manual.

Before he could respond, Jiang Mingzhen said, "The information in the manual is true. The Dragon Scale Fruit really has the effect of extending life."

She continued, "You know about the changes in our diet and our physical condition over the past six months. Ordinary food couldn't achieve that."

He Minsha said, "But that doesn't prove this Dragon Scale Fruit is really that miraculous, does it?"

Jiang Mingzhen looked at the Dragon Scale Fruit and said, "My mom wouldn't lie to me."

The couple chatted for a while, listing the various benefits they had experienced after eating the food sent from her parents' home. Their conclusion was: The food from her family is nutritious and healthy, capable of strengthening the body and prolonging life!

In the end, He Minsha remained half-convinced and half-doubting about the Dragon Scale Fruit's effects. After all, matters of lifespan can only be confirmed by living long enough.

Just as he had washed it and was about to eat it, he suddenly thought of something and put the Dragon Scale Fruit down again.

"I'd better not eat it. I'll save it for our daughter." Even without knowing for sure if the life-extending claim was true, he still wanted to give the best to his daughter.

Jiang Mingzhen said, "Mom's already set aside a portion for our daughter. She'll give it to her when she comes home. You should eat yours."

Both of He Minsha's parents had passed away, and he only had an older brother. Between his brother and his daughter, he would of course choose his daughter.

The Dragon Scale Fruit melted in the mouth, turning into a warm current that flowed through the body, nourishing every inch.

Jiang Mingzhen felt as if she were soaking in a hot spring, or floating among clouds. Her whole body felt warm and extremely comfortable.

She exclaimed in surprise, gently touching her husband's hair, "Those few strands of yours are gone!" He Minsha had very few white hairs, only a few on the sides of his head. People who weren't close to him wouldn't notice, but his wife was very familiar with them.

He Minsha quickly grabbed a mirror to look. Indeed, the white hairs on his head were gone.

He said, "There's a change on your face too."

"What change?"

Before he could answer, Jiang Mingzhen took the mirror to look for herself.

The reflection showed her skin was tighter, and the wrinkles at the corners of her mouth had disappeared.

The couple looked at each other, their faces breaking into happy and satisfied smiles.

The effects of consuming the Dragon Scale Fruit were immediate. They felt their appearance and mindset had rejuvenated by over a decade. They picked up the two books about cultivation and began reading them carefully.

*

The next day, He Minsha and Jiang Mingzhen went to visit his older brother's family.

He Minsha actually had three siblings, but the middle sister died young, leaving only two brothers.

His older brother was named He Minhe. He Minhe was five years older than him and had a rather rigid and traditional personality.

He Minhe and his wife, Niu Yanxia, had two sons: the eldest, He Guoxu, and the younger, He Guosheng. One was 30, the other 29, and neither was married.

He Minhe was quite satisfied with these two sons, often mentioning the continuation of the family line.

As the eldest brother, he considered himself the head of the He family, believing he had the right to command the family's affairs. For the past ten to twenty years, he had been pressuring He Minsha and his wife, who only had one daughter, to have more children.

Of course, their pressure had a specific requirement: girls didn't count; it had to be a boy to carry on the He family line.

However, He Minsha refused, citing "family planning," "patriotism," and "following the country's arrangements."

When his previously obedient younger brother rejected his well-intentioned advice, He Minhe believed Jiang Mingzhen had instigated it. This led to a huge argument, so severe that He Minsha's family cut ties with them for several years before relations gradually eased.