When the magic flower blooms

"Do you think that there seem to be more cats in the yard of the activity center recently?"

During dinner, He Tiansi suddenly mentioned this sentence.

"Is there?" Ming Ruoxing inserted his chopsticks into the rice, lifted a large ball of rice and stuffed it into his mouth to chew.Ever since he came back from Ziyun Villa, he was always hungry. Fortunately, He Tiansi changed his method and actively fed him, so it wasn't a big problem.

"Of course there are! I saw five or six of them during my night watch alone, and some of them were chased away by our old Bai when they got into a group fight. The cleaning lady also said that the sandpit is full of cat feces recently, and she has covered the Internet to prevent children from entering. .”

"I'm eating!!" Ming Ruoxing protested.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this," He Tiansi hurriedly changed the subject, "Have you noticed any strange smell from the pillow lately?"

"what happened again?"

"The other day I saw Lao Bai rubbing his balls on your pillow."

"Cough cough cough!!!"

A ball of rice choked into the air duct, Ming Ruoxing coughed violently.He Tiansi hurriedly put down the bowl and beat his back, the big movement caused other diners around to look sideways.

"Why did you tell me now?!" Ming Ruoxing asked ferociously with red eyes after finally feeling better.

"Ah, this... I thought everyone was a cat, you wouldn't mind hahaha..."

Such a clumsy explanation, logically speaking, must be ridiculed again.However, to He Tiansi's surprise, Ming Ruoxing started to lose his mind after coughing, and he didn't even finish his meal properly.

-

"I'm going out for a few days, and you remember to take your medicine on time."

At noon the next day, He Tiansi, who was on night shift all night, just woke up when he saw Ming Ruoxing busy in front of the closet, as if he was packing his luggage.

"Go out? Where to go?"

"S city. I have something to ask at home."

"Do I need to bring a sleeping bag and a shovel to S City?" He Tiansi glanced at the things he left in his hiking bag, including a kettle, instant noodles and an iron pan.

"The family is going camping." Ming Ruoxing didn't blush even when he panicked.

"Make it up, make it up again!"

He Tiansi simply moved a small stool to sit at the door, "If you don't explain clearly to me today, I won't let you out of this door."

Ming Ruoxing sneered: "You think you can stop me?"

"At least try."

As they said that, their eyes met, sparks were scattered everywhere again.

Just at this time, Boss Bai slipped into the house again, came straight to Ming Ruoxing, circled around his feet, and kept rubbing back and forth.

"Does it have something to do with cats?" He Tiansi took the initiative to express his doubts, "Boss Bai, and those stray cats outside the house, all came after you?"

"..."

Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, although he was a little embarrassed, Ming Ruoxing still nodded and admitted.

"Yes. Every year in September and October, it's almost my... heat period."

During the estrus period, He Tiansi is no stranger to these three words, but he is not familiar with them either.

Most of his previous knowledge about this aspect was related to cats and dogs.As for the estrus period of sub-humans, I only heard Ming Ruoxing vaguely mentioned a concept, basically I don't know what state it will be when it really happens.

So he asked bluntly: "Because of the estrus period, so you have to leave? What will happen if you don't leave?"

"There will be more and more cats."

Ming Ruoxing tried to organize his words, "Because my first gene is a cat, the special pheromone released during estrus also contains chemical components that can attract cats. This pheromone spreads very quickly, basically In the last two days, not only the goldfish village, but also the cats within a few kilometers nearby may run over following the smell."

"So miraculous?"

He Tiansi expressed surprise, but couldn't restrain more curiosity.

"Well... don't be angry if you ask me a question. I heard that male cats and female cats in heat have different smells. So your pheromone smell is effective for male cats or female cats?"

"Go catch a few cats and see for yourself, and you'll know!"

Seeing his embarrassment, He Tiansi immediately recalled: "No need to catch, Lao Bai must be male, but the little flower next door is female... So, you are taking both men and women?"

"Can the wording be more accurate? The estrous pheromone of demihumans is just a kind of stimulant for animals of the same kind. After all, I am a human, not a cat, and I don't want to attract them to do something!"

"Yes! Don't do anything, don't do anything... Hehehehe." He Tiansi smiled lewdly, "Then what if you become a cat?"

"Pervert, you can't change into an animal during estrus." Ming Ruoxing glared at him, and continued to stuff the bag.

He Tiansi simply moved the stool to Ming Ruoxing's side, and lay on the table to watch him busy.

"Isn't it just a few stray cats? At worst, I just drive them away when I'm on the night shift. As for running away from home?"

"Demihuman pheromones, of course, mainly work on demihumans."

Ming Ruoxing was busy packing his things, and answered him without raising his head: "If you smell the pheromone smell of other demihumans when they are in heat, demihumans with poor concentration may also become distracted and infatuated, then it will be troublesome. "

"Aren't I the only demihuman in the village besides you? Poor concentration, does this mean me?"

He Tiansi raised his head all of a sudden: "Did you underestimate me?"

As he said that, he got up and hugged Ming Ruoxing from behind, lowered his head, and rubbed vigorously on Ming Ruoxing's neck.

"... Nonsense!" Ming Ruoxing only felt a heat surge from the glands at the back of his neck, and quickly stretched out his hand to push He Tiansi away.

But He Tiansi smiled and said: "Look, it's nothing at all! Don't be too..."

Just when he was halfway through his words, he stopped suddenly, raised his head and sniffed the air: "Hey, why does it smell like orange blossoms?"

Ming Ruoxing's expression changed, and he quickly stuffed all the things on the table into his bag, zipped it up, carried it on his back, and walked outside.

He Tiansi was in a hurry: "You really want to leave? Where are you going?"

"What's the matter, talk to me on the phone in half an hour!!"

Ming Ruoxing flicked his mobile phone, and ran out of the yard in two or three steps.

He Tiansi also ran out, and saw six or seven cats lying on the bluestone slab outside the gate, as if there were more hanging on the old locust tree.

As soon as all these cats saw Ming Ruoxing, they immediately howled one after another, like a symphony out of key.

In such a noisy voice, the conversation between each other was completely inaudible.He Tiansi could only watch as Ming Ruoxing quickly disappeared from sight surrounded by a group of cats with his bulging backpack on his back.

-

After 29 minutes and 59 seconds, He Tiansi dialed Ming Ruoxing's cell phone against the clock.

"You didn't go to City S, did you?"

He asked the question directly: "As soon as you left, I ran to the bus stop at the entrance of the village and squatted. The bus left long ago, and you never got on the bus."

The other end of the phone was quiet for a while, and seemed to sigh softly: "I've settled down."

"Where are you? At least tell me, what should I do if something happens?"

"You can call me."

"Call up?"

He Tiansi was about to laugh, "You don't know people in the village well, so you definitely wouldn't live in someone else's house. Where can you go on foot in half an hour? Outside the village are either fields or barren hills. Where do you charge your phone?"

His analysis was extremely methodical, even Ming Ruoxing was stunned, and then whispered: "I didn't pay attention."

"Did not notice?"

He Tiansi couldn't laugh or cry, "Are you in heat or stupid?"

He was just teasing at first, but he didn't expect Ming Ruoxing to respond seriously.

"Demihumans in estrus have weakened observation and judgment to a certain extent... There is no way, this will increase the success rate of matching."

"Huh? Then you dare to run out alone?"

He Tiansi wondered if Ming Ruoxing's intelligence had also weakened along with his judgment: "Where are you? Tell me the truth!"

After being silent for a while, Ming Ruoxing finally gave in reluctantly, and reported a strange location - a gazebo in the col of Xishan Mountain.

He Tiansi knew this location, it was not far from Xishan's cemetery.When he went up to the mountain to sketch, he had brought Ming Ruoxing there several times.There is a spring nearby, and drinking water is not a problem, but it is a bit exaggerated to say that there is a camp there.

Although Ming Ruoxing repeatedly forbade him to come, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, He Tiansi still searched and searched for some more things, rode on a small broken bicycle, and followed the address to find the door.

In early autumn, the mountains are already slightly chilly.A small number of broad-leaved plants have begun to turn yellow, and various trees and shrubs are hung with high and low fruits, attracting birds and small animals to scramble for food.

Parking his bicycle at the end of the mountain driveway, He Tiansi carried his bulging baggage and continued on foot.

Walking down the secluded bluestone steps to a hidden mountain flat, he saw the gazebo from a distance.

Of course Ming Ruoxing was annoyed by He Tiansi's sudden appearance, and even directly threatened to move away from here.And He Tiansi was also baffled by his high tension.

"Xiao Ming, you see that I am standing next to you, and I am not bewitched, do you... You overestimate your own charm?"

Ming Ruoxing wanted to drive him away, but he didn't even bother to argue with him.

"It takes about a week from the beginning to the end of the estrus period. It may be nothing at the beginning, but it will become more and more serious. I'm not kidding you!"

"Then let's talk about it when we have something else!" He Tiansi simply put his backpack on the ground, "I'm definitely trying to persuade you not to go back. I brought you something to see if it suits you."

As he said that, he dug and dug in his bag, and took out a mosquito net, mosquito coils, a mat, a mobile power supply and a bag of snacks.

Even Ming Ruoxing has to admit that these things are of great benefit to improving his camping life.For the sake of He Tiansi being so considerate, he decided to temporarily forgive him for making such an assertion this time.

The two of them worked together to tie up the mosquito net and spread out the mat to sit on the floor.

He Tiansi picked a leaf the size of a cattail leaf fan and waved it in his hand, and began to ask questions again.

"I said, is it true that every demihuman's estrus period is so tossing?"

"Of course not. Originally, if your house didn't collapse, you just need to find a room to avoid it for a few days. But now it's not convenient to live in a nursing home."

"Then... all demihumans must hide when they are in heat?"

"Not at all."

Mentioning this question, Ming Ruoxing felt a little hot on his face, "Demihumans who have a partner will naturally spend time with their partner. Demihumans without a partner, if they want to maintain a normal routine during the estrus period, they will go to the medical institution for injections in advance." Estrus inhibitors, a total of three injections."

"Then why don't you call? It's easier to go to S City than to stay here for a week, right?"

What He Tiansi said was on point.Ming Ruoxing suddenly turned his head to the side unnaturally.

"Three injections cost 5000 yuan in total, and they cannot be reimbursed for non-work reasons. At their own expense...it's too expensive."

"Huh? You are a rich man who eats two thousand yuan a meal, rents a house in a courtyard house, and scraps his Mercedes-Benz as soon as he says it is scrapped. Can't afford a 5000 yuan self-pay needle?"

Speaking of this, Ming Ruoxing also became angry.

"You also remember that my car crashed!!"

He just gritted his teeth and complained: "If I want to save some money, next month will you carry me by bicycle or I will carry you to Yinshan by bicycle?!"