Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 761 - 760: New Mission

"Ah, that’s it? Do you want to hear anything else, or shall I start by telling you something?" Chen Nuo looked at Mingyue, knowing what he meant, but he wasn’t feigning modesty.

It was just that, apart from that, he couldn’t perceive anything else—it’s tough to cook without rice, and surely they couldn’t expect him to concoct a story without a twinge of conscience.

Mingyue pursed his lips; he had hoped to hear how this gentleman could praise their Ginseng Fruit to the skies, but to receive such a reply was quite disappointing.

Master Zhenyuan didn’t speak; in fact, he felt the same way about eating Ginseng Fruit—it was nothing more than a thirst-quenching fruit for him, as it truly had no other use.

But who was he by status and cultivation? And what were the status and identity of this mortal? Why did this mortal have no reaction at all? It was indeed very strange.

Or was it that this mortal truly possessed that kind of fortune, causing the fruit to have no effect on him?

Chen Nuo ate the remaining fruit in two or three bites, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and then showed no further interest.

Offering two fruits was meant for show; according to proper etiquette, when someone gives you food, it’s polite to eat one, but impolite to eat them all.

Unfortunately, this theory did not apply to the Ginseng Fruit at all; anyone who came here and had one couldn’t resist eating the second, completely disregarding face and etiquette.

Joking aside, it was Ginseng Fruit, after all; who could maintain manners in the face of it?

Therefore, privately, Mingyue and Qingfeng would joke that there were only two reactions to seeing Ginseng Fruit: either eat all of it or dare not eat any. Some people were the former, some the latter, but this gentleman was neither.

His expression remained unchanged from beginning to end, as if even the Ginseng Fruit he ate was merely for the sake of politeness.

Seeing that Chen Nuo had stopped eating, Mingyue almost couldn’t resist offering him the remaining fruit and asking if he wanted another.

Master Zhenyuan became increasingly curious about this gentleman.

Now his interest lay not only in the gentleman’s fortune but also in his character and temperament.

This person was definitely not an ordinary mortal; even just for his temperament, Master Zhenyuan wanted to befriend him. He even began considering if there was anything that could attract the gentleman’s attention—why else would he have no reaction to anything?

The Ginseng Fruit eating came to a temporary close; Mingyue and Qingfeng originally hoped to see a special reaction from the gentleman, but they got none, leaving them with the false impression that they had given the fruit away for nothing.

A room was prepared for Chen Nuo; he had brought no luggage, and headed straight to the room that evening.

After eating the Ginseng Fruit, Chen Nuo suddenly lost interest in Wu Zhuang Temple. He had come for the Ginseng Fruit, but it had been such a disappointment that there was indeed nothing left to attract him.

Chen Nuo had planned to leave that night, but then he received a task from the system.

"If the host collects thirty Ginseng Fruits with a proper justification, it can be exchanged for one Magic Artifact," the system said.

Chen Nuo was ready to leave when he was caught off-guard by these words, which completely dispelled the thought.

Just thirty Ginseng Fruits, after all; Master Zhenyuan liked his cooking very much, so he could just cook a dish for him and would surely get the fruits effortlessly.

But the system immediately vetoed this idea as soon as it emerged.

"As the host is now a mortal, your status cannot change. If it does, even acquiring the Ginseng Fruits will be ineffective," the system explained.

"I understand, so just give me whatever challenge you want to play, right?" Chen Nuo couldn’t help but retort.

"This is just too messed up. Haven’t you seen the look on their faces when I ate one fruit? Moreover, isn’t it mentioned in the original text that it took quite an effort to grow the Ginseng Fruits? If I ask for thirty all at once, and with a legitimate reason, isn’t that essentially asking them? Tell me, other than outright requesting the Ginseng Fruits, what other method could there be?"

After Chen Nuo’s rant, the system fell silent because what Chen Nuo said indeed hit the nail on the head; the only proper justification seemed to be directly asking Master Zhenyuan for thirty Ginseng Fruits while maintaining his current persona.

"It’s an order from above," the system weakly said. "If the host does not accept, please select ’do not accept,’ and this mission will be closed immediately for you."

"Stop, I was just venting; don’t close it,"

Chen Nuo interrupted the system. Although the task was challenging, it wasn’t impossible to complete.

There was no mention of a time limit, so if that was the case, he could ask Master Zhenyuan for one Ginseng Fruit every day for thirty days, which would make up the thirty fruits without causing too much trouble.

"Please complete this task within thirty days." Just as Chen Nuo was indulging in his ideal plan, the system interjected.

Thirty days, that was manageable; after all, it was only thirty fruits.

"Today is the first day, and any beyond thirty days will not count," the system stated.

With every new restriction, Chen Nuo’s options narrowed.

Chen Nuo had to choose between completing the task and not; in the end, he chose to complete it, as there was no penalty for not completing it anyway.

But now was not the time; it was already so late, and Chen Nuo couldn’t possibly disturb Master Zhenyuan in his room to ask for Ginseng Fruit.

Anyway, this was not a task that could be completed in haste. With a month’s time ahead, he had ample opportunity to think it over. With it being so late already, he might as well rest and tackle tomorrow’s challenges then.

When the next day arrived, and he was talking with Master Zhenyuan, Qingfeng and Mingyue brought in two people.

"Master, these two are monks from the Great Tang, named Tang Xuanzang and his disciple, Sun Wukong," they said.

Master Zhenyuan nodded and waited for Qingfeng and Mingyue to continue, but to his surprise, they fell silent. Turning his head, he wondered what was going on; wasn’t Tang Monk supposed to have three disciples? How come now, including his one disciple, there were only two people?

"Just two people?" Without any concern for the two right in front of him, Master Zhenyuan asked directly.