When the magic flower blooms

What kind of fish are these?

Ming Ruoxing had never seen such a magical and beautiful creature.The smooth fish body is as clear and bright as crystal.Huge, pearl-coloured scales glisten.There is also a graceful and light tail like a white gauze.

He Tiansi, who had recovered from the violent fluctuation, also quickly swam back to Ming Ruoxing's side.The two held hands, surrounded by fish.

Accompanied by the ethereal singing of the sharks, a silver-blue light fell from high above the head, shining on the fish, reflecting colorful and blurred light.

Beautiful and peaceful, as if falling into a dream.

Just when Ming Ruoxing was about to wake up from the dream, He Tiansi gently shook the back of his hand and stretched his fingers forward.

Swimming schools of fish are disappearing.One after another, they turned into countless large and small bright "pearls".

These "pearls" collided and blended with each other, Chaoming Ruoxing and He Tiansi gathered together.It wasn't until they got closer that they could see clearly that those were all air bubbles in the water.

All these bubbles get bigger and bigger, and they start to rise slowly.

What's even more bizarre is that the surfaces of these huge bubbles are reflecting some bizarre scenes.

Burning, golden red flame.

Blood and fallen fish scales all over the floor.

Open prison doors, broken shackles.

There are hands and hands that are tightly held.

Suddenly, Ming Ruoxing opened his eyes wide in surprise.

For a moment, he seemed to see a familiar face in the blister.

Is it He Tiansi?

The water bubbles are constantly twisting and deforming, and the image reflected on it is also changing rapidly.Even though it was just a glimpse, Ming Ruoxing still felt that he had indeed seen He Tiansi's face just now.

...or a man who looks a lot like He Tiansi at first glance.

But who is this person? !

Mirage, of course, did not give an answer.

The blisters are still continuously merging, finally forming a huge sphere, enveloping Ming Ruoxing and He Tiansi in it.

The speed of rising was getting faster and faster, but they did not surface for a long time—Ming Ruoxing soon noticed that the direction of the water flow had changed.

As the flow speed became faster and faster, the surrounding light dimmed again.The sound of the water rumbling, echoing in the rapidly narrowing channel!

Ming Ruoxing and He Tiansi hugged each other subconsciously, the two tightly protected each other's head and neck, curled up and drifted with the tide.

This state of frenzy lasted for about five or six minutes, and then everything came to an abrupt end.

The flow of water suddenly slowed down.Pushed forcefully out of the water by the last wave, they floated and turned slowly.

Ming Ruoxing opened his eyes.

The first time he saw the night sky after snowfall, it was bright and soft, inlaid with countless blinking stars.

He Tiansi, who was hugging him tightly, also raised his head and looked around.It was found that this was the river to the west of Goldfish Village, only a few meters away from their safe house.

"We came out... from under the ground?"

Although the reality seemed to be the case, the two of them carefully checked the nearby embankment and underwater, but they didn't see any water outlet that was wide enough for the two of them to pass through.

Maybe this is just a trick, the fact is that the two of them left the underground secret room from another place while being bewitched by the illusion of the pot.

Of course, that doesn't matter right now.

The two supported each other and climbed up the embankment.When the north wind blows like that, the water all over his body seems to be frozen into ice cubes.They felt so cold that their teeth chattered, so they hurried home shivering.

But with a distance of about ten steps, the two of them were already pale and their lips were bruised from the cold.They shook off their heavy boots and thick socks in two or three swipes, helping each other peel off three layers of wet clothing along the way.

When he was about to take off, Boss Bai, who didn't know where he was, came up to act like a baby, but Ming Ruoxing picked him up and used it as a hand warmer.

Boss Bai uttered a wail when his cold fingers were inserted into the gap between the long hairs, then wriggled resolutely and jumped back to the floor, and fled away in a hurry.

The two had no time to worry about the pet's ungratefulness, and rushed towards the kitchen impatiently.Ming Ruoxing was in charge of heating the drinking water, while He Tiansi ran to the bathroom not far away to drain the snow water accumulated in the bathtub, then turned on the water heater and filled it with hot water.

When the bathtub was almost full, Ming Ruoxing also walked into the bathroom with two cups of hot ginger tea.

"Take a couple of sips first."

He handed a cup of ginger tea to He Tiansi who was adjusting the water temperature, and asked He Tiansi to take two gulps from the rim of the cup.

The spicy, sweet and spicy ginger tea slipped into the esophagus, and a hot and spicy feeling spread from the chest immediately.He Tiansi shuddered happily, then turned down the tap.

"Okay."

The two of them didn't even have time to take off their underwear, so they quickly stepped into the steamy hot tub.

In the first one or two minutes, the two of them were scalded by the warm water, but fortunately they got used to it not long after.

Ming Ruoxing, who came back to his soul under the comfort of the hot water, leaned in the bathtub and closed his eyes to rest, only showing his head above the water.After a while, the sound of splashing water was heard, and He Tiansi also came to his side.

"Are you OK?"

"..."

Ming Ruoxing was too lazy to speak, just shook his head, and after a moment of silence, he asked again, "What about you?"

"I'm very good."

It was only then that He Tiansi raised the real question, "Those mermaids..."

"I think they should have come out of that underground pool with us."

Ming Ruoxing, who has always denied the theory of ghosts and gods, used the word "they" for the first time this time.But soon made self-replenishment.

"Don't get me wrong. I still don't admit that those things are so-called ghosts. Those monsters like giant pythons should be the hostility of mermaid traders before they die. After death, this kind of strong emotion still regards the mermaid's bones as For their own belongings, they guarded them firmly. As for those mermaids, of course they desire to be free."

He Tiansi immediately drew inferences: "So, now that the mermaids' wishes are fulfilled, the pond water will naturally be fine. We can drink the tap water in the water pipes anyway?"

"... Anyway, I still don't want to drink."

Thinking of the possible ingredients in the water, Ming Ruoxing couldn't pass the psychological barrier, "In short, after the Spring Festival, I still need to find someone to repair the water pipes, the sooner the better."

He Tiansi nodded in agreement, turned on the faucet and put some hot water on it, then stared at the water column in a daze.

Of course Ming Ruoxing could see that he was abnormal, so he asked: "Is there still a problem?"

"...Then I told you, don't scold me for being crazy."

He Tiansi frowned, as if he was also questioning himself, "Did you see just now, before we came out, there was a person in the phantom of the pile of blisters, who looked a bit like me."

He saw it too? !Ming Ruoxing's heart skipped a beat, but on the surface he still pretended not to know.

"That's the ancients 500 years ago. If they really existed, were they your ancestors?"

He Tiansi obviously thought of going with him too.

"Yeah, could it be that my ancestors survived the catastrophe and stayed nearby for some reason. Then they built this old house, and slowly our family came into existence?"

No, you are the only one in your family.

Ming Ruoxing complained silently in his heart, and then asked him back: "So, do you think this ancestor of your family should be on the side of the shark, or on the side of the fishmonger?"

"Of course I hope he's a good man!"

He Tiansi searched for the reason, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"...Your Highness! Do you still remember that female mermaid in the activity center called me Your Highness? She didn't regard me as a sea god, but confused me with someone who looked a bit like me! She was begging That person helped, so my ancestor must be a good person!"

"……as long as you are happy."

Ming Ruoxing was too lazy to be serious about this conjecture, the hot water made him feel comfortable all over, and he just wanted to sleep in the bathtub.

If there is anything else, we must wait until tomorrow morning.

-

After tossing around for most of the night, after taking a comfortable hot bath, the two finally returned to the warm and comfortable big bed and fell asleep.

Logically speaking, after a night of terror, people will inevitably dream of something.But the two of them had no dreams for half the night, and they slept soundly until dawn.

It was almost eleven o'clock the next day, and He Tiansi, who couldn't bear the hunger, got out of bed to cook noodles.Taking advantage of him not clinging to his side, Ming Ruoxing turned over and was about to go back to the cage for another sleep, when the mobile phone placed beside the bed suddenly vibrated.

It was his elder brother who called, and he said solemnly that the family's New Year's goods were all ready, and his mother asked him to call to ask when the second son would be back.

Ming Ruoxing was talking to the phone, "I'll be back in two days", when he suddenly looked up and saw He Tiansi holding two bowls of noodles, looking at him in astonishment.

With a "snap", one of the chopsticks inserted into the noodles fell to the floor.

I didn't know how to speak, so I just accidentally poked it out.

Ming Ruoxing didn't know how he finished eating a good bowl of chicken noodle soup - although He Tiansi didn't express any objection, it was obvious that his silence was a kind of protest.

"I originally planned to tell you yesterday, didn't that happen suddenly?" Ming Ruoxing tried to justify himself.

"Well. It's okay."

He Tiansi put down his chopsticks and raised his head calmly.

"It's human nature to go home for the New Year. I miss my loved ones during the festive season."

Having said that, he pointed to his cheek again.

"By the way, you still have the scar on your face from our fight yesterday. Don't forget to find a reason. I don't want to be missed by your brother after the Chinese New Year."

"..."

The more He Tiansi said that, the more unhappy Ming Ruoxing felt.After a while of silence, he put his chopsticks on the bowl and raised his head again.

"Come back with me."

"what?"

He Tiansi seemed to be taken aback for a moment.

"Come back to S City with me for the New Year's Eve." Ming Ruoxing emphasized again.

He Tiansi seemed to have thawed out of the freeze, and the brows stretched slightly.

"What's so funny..."

"What's so embarrassing!"

Ming Ruoxing knew that he was putting on a show, but he couldn't hate him, so he could only talk about the matter with a straight face.

"Anyway, except my dad, you've seen everyone in my family."

"That's right!"

He Tiansi suppressed his complacency, stretched out his hand and scratched his head: "Then...shall I go prepare some greetings?"

"That's not necessary. Anyway, those New Year's goods I prepared are useless, so I just take them back."

"Oh, there isn't much to sell in Goldfish Village anyway."

"Stop pretending to be pitiful to me!"

Ming Ruoxing couldn't bear it anymore, "If you pretend again, I'll really leave you here alone!"

"Don't pretend, don't dare!"

Of course He Tiansi knew that Ming Ruoxing would not be so cruel, but he didn't dare to continue teasing him.

After all, if you get a bargain, you have to behave well, and when you see the benefit, you have to reap it in time.This is the way to earn money without losing money, step by step.