Beast World: The Ferocious God Xiang Liu is So Gentle

The next day, when Lu Yao woke up, Tian Wu had already returned from outside, bringing back several fist-sized yellow fruits, which he placed on the table.

When Tianwu saw Lu Yao emerge from the stone chamber, he picked up a fruit from the table and handed it to her, saying, "I've tasted it; it's not poisonous and tastes delicious."

Lu Yao held the fruit in her hand, and the more she looked at it, the more it resembled a loquat. So she peeled it, put it in her mouth, and took a bite.

It has a sweet and sour taste, extremely delicate texture, and is of superior quality.

The fruit was very fresh, with soft, juicy flesh and a sweet and tangy flavor. Lu Yao loved it.

The system notification reads: "Congratulations, host, you have obtained a loquat. You are rewarded with one gold coin."

Lu Yao checked the illustrated guide and found that loquats contain various fructose, glucose, potassium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, as well as vitamins A, B, and C.

Its effects are to moisten the lungs, regulate qi, and quench thirst.

Seeing that Lu Yao remained silent for a long time, Tian Wu asked, "I tried it, and it tastes alright! Yao Yao, don't you like it?"

Lu Yao: "No, I was just checking if it could be used in medicine. This fruit is called loquat, and it can be used to treat dry cough and asthma. If you have a sore throat, you can eat it."

Tianwu: "Our Yaoyao is amazing! She can tell what disease it can cure just by tasting it. She's even more amazing than a great shaman."

The old witch also came over, carefully observing the fruit, trying to learn how to identify it.

The witch said, "I've seen this fruit before, and I've even tasted it, but I didn't know it could cure diseases."

Lu Yao: "Could you take me out later so we can pick some more?"

Tianwu: "Of course!"

Niannian: "I want to go too!"

Xiang Liu brought in breakfast: "Yaoyao, come and eat quickly. You must have worked hard last night."

Lu Yao blushed and quickly sat down to eat.

Because we could go out to play at noon, Niannian ate much faster than usual.

After finishing her meal, Niannian urged, "I've finished eating. When can we go out?"

Tianwu: "Don't rush, we'll set off after your master has eaten his fill."

Lu Yao: "Is that place far?"

Tianwu: "It's not far. It will take about half an hour after we leave the Misty Forest."

After breakfast, Xiang Liu took Lu Yao and Tian Wu took Niannian, and the group set off.

Upon arriving at the destination, Xiang Liu prepared to leave: "Yao Yao, I'm going to eat first, and I'll come back with some prey in a bit. You and Niannian must be careful."

Tianwu: "Don't worry, I'll take good care of them."

After Xiang Liu left, Niannian looked up at the loquat fruit on the tree and said happily, "There are so many fruits here! That's wonderful!"

Tianwu spread a large piece of animal hide on the ground: "You sit under the tree and wait for me. I'll go pick some fruit for you."

Tianwu quickly picked a bag of fruit from the tree. Since the fruit was in bunches, Lu Yao and Niannian emptied the fruit out, picked it off one by one, and put it back into the bag.

At that moment, a red bird flew down and landed beside Lu Yao and Niannian.

This bird was enormous, shaped like a hawk, with claws like human hands, and its call resembled that of a female quail.

Niannian: "What a beautiful bird! It even has a red glow on its body."

Lu Yao: "Do you want to eat fruit?"

As he spoke, he took a bunch of loquats and threw them in front of the big bird.

The big bird didn't eat the fruit on the ground; instead, it curiously observed Lu Yao and Niannian.

Niannian: "Master, why isn't it eating?"

Lu Yao: "This bird seems very intelligent; maybe it's afraid of being poisoned."

So Lu Yao peeled open a fruit, took a small bite herself, and said to the big bird, "See, it's not poisonous, you can eat it without worry."

The big bird quickly finished eating the fruit in front of it, and then carefully came to Lu Yao.

Lu Yao picked up a loquat and tentatively fed it to the bird, and to her surprise, it actually ate it.

Lu Yao: "May I touch you?"

The large bird lowered its head.

So Lu Yao gently touched the bird's head.

Just then, Tianwu picked a bag of fruit and came down. When he saw the bird, he attacked it as if it were a formidable enemy.

Lu Yao: "We don't lack food, you don't need to kill it!"

The large bird comes from the *Classic of Mountains and Seas*: "There is a bird that resembles an owl but has human hands. Its cry is like that of a madman. It calls itself 'zhu' (鴸), and its cry is its own name. When it is seen, many exiled scholars will appear in that county."