Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

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A violent splashing sound was heard, and everyone in the hot spring was immediately attracted by the sound. They saw a young man with dark green hair holding the edge of the pool, with a look of panic on his face, like a drowning person who had just grabbed a life-saving straw.

The boy's movement also scared Luo Xing who was standing nearby. He fell into the pond without paying attention and choked on the water.

While coughing, he asked weakly: "Xiao, are you okay?"

Because of that overly familiar dream, Xiao was still in shock and did not answer Luoxing's question.

Suddenly, he noticed many unfamiliar eyes were looking at him, so he looked up and found that everyone in the pool was looking at him.

In an instant, his mind went blank.

After finding out that it was not a single-person pool, he was a little hesitant, but because he was somewhat interested in taking a hot spring bath, and Luo Xing dragged him away without explanation, he temporarily convinced himself that "these people would not notice me", but now...

It’s over!

An uncle looked at Xiao's stunned expression and said with a smile: "Little brother, this is your first time taking a hot spring bath here, right? Are you scared?"

With him taking the lead, others also started to make fun of it.

"You are not good enough, young man. You are too timid. I used to be very calm. You look so weak and frail. If you don't train your courage, you will be easily bullied."

"Thinking back to the past, Old Xu, you were really careless. You didn't even shy away from bragging to us brothers. Who made a bigger splash than this little brother back then? Hahahaha!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's not very kind of you. Listen to me, young man. It was then that I realized my weakness and determined to correct it. That's how I live my life today."

"Don't listen to their nonsense, brother. There is no such thing as nonsense. Hey, brother, you have a good eye. You came here to take a hot spring bath in such a mess. Did you hear that there are experiences here that can only be experienced once in a lifetime and can never be experienced anywhere else? How is it? Isn't it exciting?"

"My friend, why is your face so red? Have you been soaking in the water for too long? Get up quickly or you will faint."

"..."

Amid the chatter among the crowd, Xiao fled in panic.

……

"To predict good and bad fortune, and to point out the way forward."

"Authentic Heshan Jizi, tastes great, not sweet and free of charge!"

"There are mountains beyond mountains and buildings beyond buildings. Hong's kitchen knives are the best, and they are great for chopping vegetables and bones. If you know what they are made of, take them home. Ah, take them home, and your wife will definitely praise you!"

"..."

Although there was a tide of beasts lurking outside the city, it did not have much impact on the lives of the people in the city, and people continued to live their lives as usual.

On the street, the sounds of hawking were heard one after another, and all kinds of novel words made people stop and take a look, but Xiao seemed to be deaf to them. He was doing psychological counseling on himself.

You are already a mature boy. What happened just now is a very common situation and you will have to face it sooner or later.

Yes, that's right, that's it...

But I still feel a little bit bothered!

After some self-reflection, he decided to just switch accounts next time.

Green Xiao, who vaguely felt that Xiao was plotting against him, said: "Huh? What's wrong?"

Xiao: “No, nothing.”

At this moment, amidst the shouts of the vendors behind him, Luo Xing's voice could be heard faintly: "Xiao, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Hearing this, Xiao slowed down and waited for the other party to catch up.

"No," he replied.

Luo Xing let out a long breath, looked at Xiao's expression, hesitated for a while, and asked: "Well... or is it that Xiao is actually socially anxious?"

"Uh..." Xiao was slightly stunned, then thought about it and nodded, "I guess so."

"Huh, I thought the hot spring had an effect on Xiao's body." Luo Xing looked at Xiao expectantly, "By the way, how did Xiao feel about the 'surprise' of taking his first hot spring bath?"

"'Surprise'? What?" Xiao looked confused.

"Xiao had such a big reaction at that time, maybe he encountered it?"

Xiao pondered for a while and asked, "Are you talking about that dream?"

"That's right! In the dream, did Xiao find himself sinking into very dark water, and felt that there was something very big in the water?"

After listening to Luo Xing's description, Xiao's expression became a little more interesting: "Is this what you call a 'surprise'?"

"Yes. Everyone will have such a dream when they take a hot spring bath in Baihe City for the first time. Hehe, is Xiao also scared by this dream?"

"Yeah." Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

At that time, he thought it was the aftereffect of the eclipse of the dream world.

The experience of guarding his memory during those few nights left him with a bit of PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder] about underwater situations.

"Is there any place you want to go next?"

"Do you have any recommendations?" Xiao paused and added, "I'm new here and I'm not familiar with this place."

"Hmm, let me think about it." Luo Xing fell into thought.

Although he had been in Baihe City for some time, he was not very interested in entertainment. When he had free time, he liked to eat. The only things he could recommend were a few restaurants with good dishes.

Would Xiao be interested in restaurants?

He hesitated for a long time and finally decided to ask Xiao's opinion first, but when he turned around to ask, he found that Xiao was no longer beside him.

He looked around and soon found Xiao not far behind him. He was being stopped by a stall owner in a black robe. The brim of the stall owner's hat was pulled down so low that his face could not be seen clearly. Next to the stall stood a pole with a banner with the word "fortune-telling" written on it.

"Young man, I see that your forehead is black, and you may have blood recently... Eh? That's weird."

Xiao tilted his head: "What's the matter?"

The black-robed stall owner cleared his throat and said in a serious tone, "Young man, have you encountered a problem that is difficult to solve and you can't ask others for help?"

"..."

"It seems that I was right. How about I tell you your fortune?"

Xiao looked at the black-robed stall owner, or fortune teller, in front of him with suspicion. He didn't know whether the other party was just guessing or had real skills, but in any case, he was right.

Seeing Xiao's distrustful look, the fortune teller sighed and said, "Well, I will tell your fortune for free. Just consider it a favor."

Luo Xing walked over at this time: "Xiao is interested in fortune-telling?"

Xiao shook his head: "Let's see."

Anyway, idle is idle.

The fortune teller fiddled with the props on the table, looking very serious. After a moment, he said, "It's OK. It's not a difficult thing. Go to the mountain temple halfway up the mountain and you'll find the answer to your question."

Visiting the Mountain Temple?

Just as Xiao was still pondering the credibility of this statement, an old lady selling fruit nearby said, "Old Li, you are trying to trick people into going up the mountain again. We used to do our own business and didn't interfere with each other, but you are not good at making money."

"Go away!" The fortune teller made a gesture to chase away the old lady who was talking.

"What do you mean?" Xiao asked.

The old lady stretched her neck and said, "He is just a guide, how can he tell fortunes? It is cold and windy on the mountain, and the mountain temple halfway up the mountain is inaccessible to ordinary people, but he has a way, and he does this business. But there is a time to make money, and now the city is closed, and there are many monsters outside, which is the right time to make this money? Lao Li, if you encounter difficulties in life, tell us, we are neighbors after all, and we will help you if we can. Don't do things that hurt others and yourself."

"Where did this crazy woman come from? I have completely changed my job and no longer work as a guide. Young man, don't listen to her nonsense. You can get some clues about your problem by going to the mountain temple. If you don't know how to get to the mountain temple, you can come to me for another divination. Of course, there is a different price for this."

"Why are you pushing me? Did I say something wrong? Hey, you're still thinking about making this money. Does the mountain god know that you're using him to make money? You're also calling for bloodshed. I think you're the bloodshed for this young man!"

Seeing that a fight was about to break out, Xiao silently took two steps back.

Luo Xing had obviously encountered many similar situations. He grabbed Xiao and slipped away very skillfully.

The two stopped only after they turned the corner and could no longer hear the quarrel.

Xiao recalled that he had heard many people talking about the so-called mountain god along the way, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Who is the mountain god they are talking about?"