Golden Yuanbao carefully flew about two hundred meters from the waterfall, slowing down as it descended.

As Mingxi wandered through the unfamiliar Mystic Ground, the guard responsible for overseeing the spiritual inscription monument at the Fu Family's ancestral land discovered an anomaly.

A total of 60 people entered the Changheng Secret Realm this time, but only 59 names appeared on the spiritual inscription monument.

He contacted the personnel on duty outside the Mystic Ground that day and confirmed that Fu Xiaotian and the others had all entered the Mystic Ground.

So where did the remaining person go?

It was clear that something had gone wrong.

This was a serious matter, so he immediately reported it to the Family Head.

"Are you sure it didn't light up, and not that it lit up and then quickly went dark?"

Fu Ting's expression was solemn.

A name not lighting up on the spiritual inscription monument and a name lighting up and then extinguishing were two different things.

The former indicated that the person had not entered the Mystic Ground at all, while the latter indicated that the person had died or their Mystic Ground token had been destroyed.

The guard said, "I'm sure one name never lit up from beginning to end."

Fu Ting's brows furrowed even tighter, and he asked again, "Who is the person whose name didn't light up?"

"It's a child selected from the internal trials, named Mingxi."

It was her.

Fu Ting hadn't expected to hear that name again so soon.

The genius girl his little grandson often spoke of.

Having entered the Mystic Ground passage but not the Mystic Ground itself, he could only think of three scenarios.

Either she was unlucky and got trapped in the passage and hadn't exited yet; or the passage was affected by spatial-temporal turbulence, and she entered another Mystic Ground or secret realm;

Or, she died in the passage.

Although entering a Mystic Ground was never 100% safe, problems occurring before even entering the Mystic Ground had truly never happened since their Fu Family purchased the Changheng Secret Realm.

Could it be related to the Mystic Ground opening earlier this time?

Was that little girl's luck just too bad?

"You continue to keep an eye on the spiritual inscription monument. If Mingxi's name lights up, contact me again. Oh, and tell the Mystic Ground passage side to also pay attention and see if there are any anomalies in the passage."

"Understood, Family Head."

Fu Ting really couldn't do anything about this matter.

Even if he could, he wouldn't interfere.

A trip to the Mystic Ground—life and death are fated, wealth is up to heaven.

Even if she really died, that little girl could only blame her own bad luck.

The unlucky Mingxi was enveloped in a hazy mist.

This waterfall was even taller than she thought.

Its height definitely exceeded a thousand meters.

Standing beneath the waterfall was like seeing the water of the Heavenly River pouring down from the sky.

Humans appeared as tiny as ants before it.

Golden Yuanbao flew for about two minutes before they saw the flat river surface again.

Fortunately, they didn't see any Sweet Ducks, Double-Beaked Sweet Ducks, or their evolved form, Eagle-Beaked Sweet Ducks, on the water.

It seemed this species only lived in the upstream area of the waterfall.

Golden Yuanbao flew over the water, "Lei lei?"

It asked if there would be zhuangdan fruit here.

Mingxi didn't know either, but she thought the chances were high.

"Let's look first.

As far as I know, zhuangdan fruit generally only grows in fertile soil rich in polyhydroxy aldehydes, polyhydroxy ketones, proteins, and other organic compounds.

The reason zhuangdan fruit appeared in the Sweet Duck's living area should be related to their fondness for sweets and fish and shrimp.

Sweets contain a large amount of polyhydroxy aldehydes and polyhydroxy ketones, while fish, shrimp, and crabs contain high protein, so their excrement must also contain these compounds, and the soil formed by their excrement naturally becomes a breeding ground for zhuangdan fruit."

Mingxi patiently explained her hypothesis to Golden Yuanbao.

Of course, she knew all this in such detail thanks to the information provided by Fu Yifan.

It had detailed annotations.

"And the environment we are in now is quite special. Because of the waterfall, the Sweet Ducks' excrement will be washed downstream by the water, so I think we should be ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) able to find zhuangdan fruit here."

As Mingxi expected, they quickly found four adult-height banana trees laden with pale yellow fruits on the riverbank not far from the waterfall.

It's worth noting that all energy fruits do not have a fixed tree species.

This means that they can grow on shrubs or on tall trees.

Even ferns, which can only reproduce through spores, might bear energy fruits due to special growing conditions or other reasons.

Energy fruits are distinguished by their type and efficacy, but the plants that bear them are all-encompassing.

Moreover, energy fruits can coexist harmoniously with the original fruits of the tree species.

If one day you see a cherry tree covered with small, exquisite black-red cherries, but also bearing head-sized pink and white Sky Origin Fruits, don't be surprised.

Although they are born from the same source, they grow independently, and their genes are completely different.

This world follows science, but not logic.

So it's not surprising for an ordinary banana tree to bear zhuangdan fruit.

Mingxi excitedly let out an "Awoooo!"

"Golden Yuanbao, we're going to be rich!"

Her gaze swept over the four fruit-laden banana trees not far away, her eyes glowing green.

Under the Mystic Ground waterfall, covered with energy fruits, come, come, let's count, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8!

Mingxi had completely forgotten about her 'cross-server login' situation.

She had Golden Yuanbao stand guard while she took out her net and tools to start picking zhuangdan fruit and bananas.

Yes, she plucked every feather, not even sparing the bananas.

Was it easy for her to get fresh fruit in the wild?

Mature zhuangdan fruit is about the size of a baby's fist, with a smooth skin, fine lines, and a pungent odor.

From four banana trees, Mingxi picked a total of 24 mature zhuangdan fruit and three large bunches of bananas.

Converted into star coins, that would be 480,000.

Oh my, our family finally doesn't have to sell the house to pay off debts!

Mingxi's eyes welled up with tears.

"Lei?"

Golden Yuanbao suddenly called out.

It asked if this was it.

The hot tears in Mingxi's eyes immediately receded, and she stretched her neck to look over.

She saw Golden Yuanbao flying over, holding a green-skinned fruit in its claws.

Mingxi immediately recognized it as an unripe zhuangdan fruit.

"Where did you find it?"

Golden Yuanbao flapped its wings, pointing to a small pond nearby, formed by the waterfall's water constantly impacting and splashing over the years.

There were also zhuangdan fruit in the pond?

It wasn't impossible.

After all, submerged plants are also plants.

Mingxi quickly scurried over.

The surface of the pond was covered with water hyacinths, and lilac-purple water lettuce bloomed among the lush leaves, a beautiful sight at a glance.

Mingxi squatted down and pulled up a water hyacinth nearby.

One plant was a large patch.

Sure enough, she saw the familiar fruit at the root.

"Golden Yuanbao, you truly are my treasure!"

Mingxi was so excited her eyes glowed.

A glow of prosperity, a flower of fortune.

How many zhuangdan fruit would grow in such a pond of water hyacinths?

"Lei lei."

Golden Yuanbao flapped its wings proudly.

Indicating that it was a small matter, this was the territory Xiao Ye had conquered for her.

Its little demeanor and tone had the air of a certain Han contracting a fish pond back in the day.

Mingxi once again wondered if it had secretly learned something improper behind her back...

She completely forgot that the original owner had a brief rebellious phase when she was little.