Chapter 20: Selling Jade Dew

The day slowly passed, and finally, night arrived, the time period Zhou Yu was most looking forward to. He did not know what treasure Uncle-Master Wu would bring him today.

He played on his mobile phone for a while on the bed, then turned off the light. After a while, he fell into a deep sleep. When it was close to midnight, he woke up almost like a natural reflex.

Opening his eyes, the first thing Zhou Yu did was look toward the table. The entire room was still dark. With the moonlight from the window, he could only vaguely see some things on the table.

He quickly turned on the desk lamp. The radio on the table was still there, but it did not emit any light.

Zhou Yu picked up the radio and fiddled with it a few times. There was no reaction. He could not help but show disappointment on his face. Could his previous guess have been wrong? Was the radio’s activation time not fixed?

Perhaps the energy the radio needed was not stable, so the time it took to absorb it was also not stable.

No matter what, everything could only rely on his own guesses. Zhou Yu did not go back to sleep. Instead, he lay on the bed, playing on his mobile phone and browsing posts on Xianrou Garden while waiting for the radio to possibly activate.

However, he waited until past 3 a.m., and the radio still did not glow with white light. Helplessly, he could only turn off the light and go to sleep.

The next morning, after Zhou Yu woke up, he looked at the radio on the table and shook his head lightly. It seemed this thing would not be figured out anytime soon.

He went to the yard, faced the rising morning sun, and took a deep breath of air. He instantly felt refreshed. However, this fresh morning air still could not compare to the spiritual energy inside the Spirit Gathering Array.

Unfortunately, when he sat in the Spirit Gathering Array, just like in the novels, he tried using his thoughts to absorb spiritual energy into his body, but it had no effect at all.

After exercising, Zhou Yu and Huzi each had a bunch of grapes again. He had already asked Li Guomin to help make a barbecue grill. Today, he would go out to buy some daily necessities. After that, he could become self-sufficient at the Old Family House.

Facing the sea, eating barbecue, and drinking some beer—this was truly an enviable life.

While eating grapes, Huzi seemed to notice something. He turned his head toward the direction of the courtyard wall and let out a low growl.

Zhou Yu also turned to look and could not help but smile. At that moment, a cute Little White Fox was standing on the courtyard wall.

He picked up the grapes he had not finished eating and shook them toward the Little White Fox, then waved his hand. The Little White Fox hesitated habitually for a moment before lightly leaping down from the wall and coming to Zhou Yu’s side.

Zhou Yu gently patted its head and placed the grapes on the ground. Huzi beside them watched it with a wary look.

While the Little White Fox was eating the grapes, Zhou Yu slowly untied the cloth strip on its hind leg. The wound had improved a bit but had not fully healed yet.

After finishing the grapes, the Little White Fox looked toward the direction of the grapevines and let out two soft calls to Zhou Yu.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu confirmed his earlier guess. The first time this Little White Fox came to the yard, it was not attracted by the grapes but by the rich spiritual energy inside the Spirit Gathering Array.

In many mythical stories, foxes represent a kind of spirituality. Now, it seemed there was some truth to that.

“Do you want to go in there?” Zhou Yu asked, but the Little White Fox tilted its head, seemingly not understanding his words.

Zhou Yu thought for a moment, then pointed toward the grapevines and then pointed at the fox. The Little White Fox seemed to somewhat understand and nodded.

So that was it. He walked with the Little White Fox to the side of the Spirit Gathering Array. Looking at the array right in front of it, the Little White Fox extended its paw, as if wanting to go inside.

Zhou Yu gently picked up the Little White Fox and placed it on an empty spot inside the Spirit Gathering Array. Fortunately, its body was not too big yet; if it were any larger, it probably would not fit in the remaining space inside the array.

After being brought into the Spirit Gathering Array, the Little White Fox also showed a comfortable expression. Zhou Yu watched quietly from the side, wondering if the Little White Fox could absorb the spiritual energy inside.

However, after staying inside for a while, the Little White Fox let out a few angry calls. Originally lying quietly on the ground, it now stood up.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu quickly took it out. The Jade Dew inside the Spirit Gathering Array was his hope for future success, after all.

After coming out, the Little White Fox looked at the Spirit Gathering Array beside it, seeming a bit disappointed. Zhou Yu could not help but smile. It seemed the Little White Fox could not absorb the spiritual energy inside either. He gently patted the Little White Fox’s head and said, “Don’t worry, I have a magical treasure. Absorbing spiritual energy won’t be a problem in the future.”

If the radio could maintain its connection with the Immortal World, he would eventually get some things beneficial for cultivation.

The Little White Fox looked up at him with its bright eyes, but it was unclear whether it understood.

At that moment, Zhou Yu seemed to remember something. He crouched down and looked at the wound on the Little White Fox’s hind leg. It was indeed better than before. The Spirit Gathering Array had a wound-healing effect, which he had already known when setting it up.

At that time, to complete the Spirit Gathering Array, he had to cut his finger and drip a drop of blood. Not long after the array was formed, he discovered that the wound on his finger had completely healed, with no trace of the cut left.

Zhou Yu communicated with the Little White Fox using gestures for a while, then placed it back inside the Spirit Gathering Array, hoping its wound would heal quickly.

After about an hour or two, seeing the wound had mostly healed, he took the Little White Fox out and gave it another bunch of grapes. The Little White Fox called out to him once, picked up the grapes in its mouth, turned around, and left.

Zhou Yu watched as the Little White Fox disappeared. He and this Little White Fox seemed to have a connection. Building a friendship was something he hoped for.

About five or six days passed slowly. During these days, as before, Zhou Yu took care of the Jade Dew, transported grapes, and played with Huzi and the Little White Fox.

During this time, the Little White Fox became more familiar with him. However, it would often tease Huzi for no reason, making Huzi very angry but not daring to bite.

Nearly nine days had passed since the Jade Dew was planted. The growth of the twenty Jade Dew plants was very promising, comparable to more than two years of growth in an ordinary environment. They seemed almost fully mature.

During these days of care, what surprised him was that one Pan Deng Jade Dew naturally developed variegation. However, the quality of the variegation was not as good as that of the Jade Dews dripped with Spirit Stabilizing Liquid.

Of course, the most delightful were undoubtedly the four Jade Dews dripped with Spirit Stabilizing Liquid. The variegation on them became more and more beautiful, and the coverage area kept expanding. In terms of beauty, they far surpassed variegation produced in ordinary environments.

Everything was developing in a good direction. The only pity was that during these five or six days, the radio did not activate even once. Every day, close to midnight, he would stare at the radio, but there was no reaction at all.

However, he did not let this bother him. Even if the radio truly lost its magic, with this Spirit Gathering Array and the remaining Spirit Stabilizing Liquid, he could still make his life several times better than before.

Now, Zhou Yu decided to sell one variegated Jade Dew first. After planting for so long, it was time to harvest. Sweetheart Cottage paid monthly, and he only went fishing occasionally. Currently, the only thing that could bring him money was these Jade Dews.