Chapter 97: Eating Alone

That Great Demon pulled Zhang Yi aside and said in a low voice, "I say, Brother Zhang Yi, why don't you go back and rest for a while? There are still three days left until the final competition on the last day.

Don't come out for these three days, get some good rest, build up your energy, and then you can come out and show off your skills on the final day!"

This speech, which seemed to be for Zhang Yi's own good, was actually meant to keep him from coming out and causing trouble again.

After all, the "bird-poop set meal" incident from yesterday still had the Elders feeling uneasy; they had to walk around Zhang Yi whenever they saw him.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi looked completely bewildered: "Three days? If I don't go out for three days, I'll go stir-crazy!"

As he spoke, he even exaggeratedly took a deep breath, as if he were about to suffocate to death in the next second.

The Great Demon sighed and said in utter helplessness: "If you come out, our competition venue will fall into chaos!

You saw it yourself just now; you are very controversial right now, and the focus is basically all on you. No matter how exciting the fights in the Arena are, no one is watching!"

Zhang Yi suddenly realized upon hearing this, slapped his thigh, and said: "Oh! So you don't want me to come out because you're afraid it will affect the competition!

But I'm just watching the match, I'm not participating, who am I bothering?"

As he spoke, he even blinked his eyes innocently.

Seeing that Zhang Yi was impervious to reason, the Great Demon had no choice but to play his trump card; he took a Spirit Fruit that emitted an alluring fragrance from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Yi.

"If you don't go out, this thing is yours, and I will send you one every day."

As soon as Zhang Yi saw the Spirit Fruit, his eyes lit up.

This was a Spirit Fruit grown in the territory of the Demon Saint's Mansion; it was rich in Spirit Energy, and eating just one would increase his Spirit Energy by how much!

He seemed to have already envisioned the scene of his cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds, beating up all the various Demon Kings.

However, Zhang Yi quickly suppressed the excitement in his heart and pretended to be in a difficult position.

He sighed and said: "Sigh, this... you're only giving me this little, it's not enough to share.

I have a whole family back home, my poor old mother, and my Younger Sister who is still growing..."

When the Great Demon heard this, his brow furrowed; this kid, he still wanted to extort more?

Just as he was about to refuse, he heard Zhang Yi continue: "... they are all waiting for me to bring back something good to eat. Besides, I came out to watch the match, I won't lie to you, it was also to see if I could pick up some scraps at the scene, to see if I could find anything others left behind to take back to them..."

The corner of the Great Demon's mouth twitched; pick... pick up what others left behind?

This kid, his skin really was thicker than usual!

He took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the urge to kick Zhang Yi away, and asked through gritted teeth: "Then... what do you want?"

Zhang Yi's eyes rolled around, and he held up five fingers: "Five! Five Spirit Fruits a day, and I guarantee I won't go out!"

The Great Demon almost couldn't catch his breath; five? Why don't you go rob someone! This is a Spirit Fruit from the Demon Saint's Mansion, not a cabbage on the side of the road!

He suppressed his anger and asked through gritted teeth: "Five is too many! Three at most!"

Zhang Yi pretended to think about it with difficulty, then held up four fingers: "Four! Not one less! My Younger Sister is at the age where she is growing; it won't do if her nutrition can't keep up!"

The Great Demon was roaring inside: Is your Younger Sister a Taotie?

Eating four Spirit Fruits and her nutrition still can't keep up?

But he had to force a smile on his face: "Three! Really, no more! If there are any more, the Elders won't agree!"

Zhang Yi sighed, pretending to be very reluctant: "Fine, fine, three it is, who told me to be so filial!"

As he spoke, he snatched the Spirit Fruit from the Great Demon's hand and swallowed it in one gulp; it was so clean and swift that it made the Great Demon's heart ache.

For the next two days, Zhang Yi indeed kept his promise and did not appear at the competition venue.

He holed up in his little shack, gnawing on Spirit Fruits while cultivating; his days were actually quite comfortable.

Zhang Yi naturally did not share the Spirit Fruits given by the Demon Saint's Mansion with anyone else.

He didn't even have enough for himself.

Zhang Yi finished the last bite of the Spirit Fruit, let out a satisfied burp, and casually threw the fruit pit onto the ground.

This was already the second day; the Spirit Fruits of the Demon Saint's Mansion were indeed worthy of their reputation, rich in Spirit Energy and sweet in taste, making him feel that his cultivation had faint signs of a breakthrough.

At this moment, the door was kicked open with a "bang."

Nudi walked in, swaying her waist.

She saw the fruit pits scattered on the ground at a glance, and immediately her willow eyebrows stood up and her almond eyes widened: "Good for you, Zhang Yi! So you've been hiding here eating alone all these days! You ungrateful wretch, you're actually eating alone; do you know we are all starving?!"

Zhang Yi rolled his eyes and looked disdainful: "I'm an ungrateful wretch for eating alone? Then what about when you swallowed all the Spirit Pills our whole family had prepared in one go; why don't you say you're an ungrateful wretch too? You have the nerve to talk about me?"

"You..."

Nudi was choked speechless by his words, so angry that her nose was crooked: "Those Spirit Pills were what I deserved! Stop trying to change the subject! Hand over the remaining Spirit Fruits, or I'll tell the others and let them judge!"

As she spoke, Nudi pounced on him aggressively, rummaging through Zhang Yi's body, trying to find the Spirit Fruits he had hidden.

Zhang Yi let her search, a playful smile on his face.

Where would he still have any Spirit Fruits on him?

The Demon Saint's Mansion only sent three a day; he had long since eaten them clean, and the fruit pits on the ground were almost dried out.

Nudi searched for a while and found nothing, a flash of doubt crossing her face: "That's impossible, with so many pits, you must have hidden them!"

Zhang Yi spread his hands, looking innocent: "Look, there aren't any, right? I told you, but you didn't believe me."

"Then where did these Spirit Fruits come from?"

Nudi still refused to give up.

"The Demon Saint's Mansion gave them to me."

Zhang Yi shrugged and said nonchalantly.

"Nonsense!"

Nudi sneered, "How could the Demon Saint's Mansion give you Spirit Fruits? Who do you think you are, that the people of the Demon Saint's Mansion have to cater to you?"

"Believe it or not."

Zhang Yi couldn't be bothered to explain to her and yawned, "If there's nothing else, get out; I'm going to cultivate."

"You..."

Nudi stomped her feet in anger, yet there was nothing she could do about Zhang Yi.

She knew Zhang Yi's personality; he was impervious to reason and unmoved by both soft and hard tactics, so even if she really went to tell others, she feared they would be unable to do anything to him either.

"Hmph! Fine, don't tell me then. I'll just stay right here and not leave. If you're so capable, then keep hiding it and don't eat!"

Nudi glared fiercely at him, and immediately after, she plopped down to sit opposite Zhang Yi.

By the looks of it, she had quite the air of someone determined to lock horns with Zhang Yi to the very end.

Zhang Yi was rendered speechless.

If this girl kept dragging things out and refused to leave, then how was he supposed to sneak a snack?

However, the spirit fruit for today had already been delivered.

He would have to wait until tomorrow to deliver more.

Zhang Yi thought to himself, could Nudi really sit here for an entire day?