Qin Minghuang has always thought that she is brave. When she first came to this world, she found a huge creature that could become invisible in the pool. She didn't even frown and even dared to shoot it with a water gun for fun.
Later on the journey, she was not scared to death by the giant octopus disguised as Dr. Ji Lun. After arriving in Inle, she encountered countless monsters of all sizes that she had never seen before. She lived in an environment full of dangers and could be attacked at any time. She also witnessed an octopus turning into a human with her own eyes, but she did not go crazy.
However, with a heart as strong as hers, when she woke up to find her bed covered with octopus limbs and herself in a pile of octopus legs, tightly entangled by several legs, her heart couldn't help but pound heavily in her chest.
The octopus was so big that almost half of its body was on the ground, with only a small part of its legs squeezed on the bed. These previously translucent legs turned into a bright and pure red, as bright as blood. Qin Minghuang felt like he was lying in a big red quilt, and he was covered with a red blanket. He was almost scared to death when he opened his eyes.
She already knew that the octopus Ji Lun would sometimes change the color of his body depending on his mood. She had seen him turn into a light pink, so the color of a girl's heart should represent happiness.
Light blue represents melancholy or sadness; yellow, which exudes a warm atmosphere, means comfort, he said.
So what's up with this bright red color
The big red octopus is sleeping. The way they rest is different from humans. They don't need to sleep every day. When they feel tired, they can choose a short light sleep or a few minutes of rest. No matter what form they take, they can quickly recover their spirits.
This kind of complete transformation back to original form and falling into a deep "sleep" only occurs when they feel very comfortable and at ease.
The reason why Ji Lun turned bright red while he was in a deep sleep was that he was very, very, very happy.
Just like humans would paint their hearts red and use bright red roses to express love, the bright red octopus was also immersed in happiness - all this was just because his female did not reject his closeness, she even liked him a little.
Ji Lun was not stupid, he knew very well the attitude of the female he had chosen towards him. He did not understand humans, but the aura secreted by the human body due to various emotional changes was clear and distinct, and would not lie.
Some people will say they like something with a smile, but secretly hate it in their hearts; some people will pretend not to like something, but cannot help liking it in their hearts. All the hypocrisy and pretense are exposed in Ji Lun's perception.
The first time his female came to his pool, she smelled like the free wind. There was no "wind" in the empty sea, so this special smell caught him immediately.
Their tribe chooses their partners by smell, but he has wandered in the sky sea and smelled so many different smells, but he can't find one he likes. The sky sea is so big, with so many races and lives, and there is no smell that can make him want to stay with the other person forever.
When she repelled fear, her breath was like a strong wind, pushing him away, but he still followed her relentlessly, even if he had to be caught in the strong wind that caused him pain.
When she was curious, she was like a faint breeze, gently touching him and then quickly leaving, going back and forth as if playing.
And when she was happy, the wind would blow softly and continuously, like a warm current in the empty sea, making him dizzy.
During this time he had been chasing her, and he was aware of her changing likes and dislikes. Her scent gradually subsided from the violent wind at the beginning to a gentler one.
No matter what her attitude or expression towards him was, Ji Lun could sense from her smell that she truly accepted his existence and liked him a little.
—For this, his entire octopus was happily braised.
Qin Minghuang, who didn't understand what was going on, picked up a red octopus leg that was draped limply over his body, looked at it carefully, and then quietly put it to his nose and sniffed it.
It has no taste, not even the taste of octopus. Can it still be considered octopus
The weather has turned cold recently and it has rained frequently. She was clearly covered with a quilt before going to bed, but when she got up, she found that the quilt had fallen under the bed and was rolled up into a ball by two legs. All she was wearing was the octopus legs.
Not only is it not heavy, but the part that touches her feels warm. The self-heating function is really powerful.
But is he sleeping now
He held the octopus's legs and looked at it for a long time, and pulled the small round suction cups underneath, but the octopus didn't react. Qin Minghuang crawled out from under the octopus' legs, tiptoed to the bedside, and reached out to look at the head and body of the octopus. That was where he was different from the octopus. His head looked like an anemone or a tremella flower.
So he was really sleeping now? Asleep? Could he still dream like a human
Qin Minghuang, who saw him sleeping for the first time, curiously fiddled with the "anemone petals" and tried to pluck them. It was a rare opportunity for her to carefully observe Ji Lun's prototype, and questions popped up in her mind one after another.
Is this anemone his head? Does he have eyes, nose, or mouth? If so, where are they
At first, Qin Minghuang knew to look through it carefully, but later on her movements became more and more aggressive. This body structure was really too amazing, and she wanted to take a closer look and understand it.
She carefully pulled at the anemone's head as if she was looking for a parasite on a pet, and lifted up the octopus legs that were hanging messily on the bed, wanting to turn Ji Lun over to see the structure underneath.
No matter how soundly Ji Lun was sleeping, he was woken up by her.
Ji Lun, startled, subconsciously rolled up his octopus legs, stretching each leg out, then retracting and curling up, and finally spreading out into random shapes. Qin Minghuang watched him do this series of movements and felt that he seemed to be stretching.
It's quite cute.
"Oh, you're awake." Qin Minghuang put his hands behind his back, looked at the room that was almost filled with Ji Lun's prototype, and walked out barefoot on his limbs, as if he had not done anything bad.
She walked to the door and felt the tip of a foot touch her calf.
"Hmm?" She turned back with a righteous look on her face and saw a leg rolling up her slippers and placing them under her feet.
Ji Lun had already clearly remembered that humans should wear shoes.
Qin Minghuang was washing up in the bathroom, and Ji Lun changed into a human appearance and prepared breakfast for her outside. Although he looked like a human, he was not a human in essence. This appearance was just a mimicry, so he did not brush his teeth and wash his face like her.
Just brushing his teeth and washing his face wouldn't make much sense for someone his size.
It is a bit more difficult to clean, you have to soak it in water like a sponge.
Before, Ji Lun was busy chasing people and finding lots of food to store for the females. He had been living a busy and casual life, and he was so pitiful that he didn't even have time to drink water.
Qin Minghuang: It is true that housewives who have to do a lot of housework have no time for themselves!
"Or you can find a pool to take a bath?" Qin Minghuang suggested sincerely after learning about this problem.
Ji Lun looked at her hesitantly, "I think..."
"You want...?" Qin Minghuang saw him shyly stretch out one leg and put it on her wrist, and almost thought he was going to say something threatening, but in the end, he said he wanted her to spray him with a water gun, no, to give him a bath.
Qin Minghuang: “…” That’s it? I waited in vain. It’s really heartbreaking that it looks so harmonious despite having tentacles.
The activity of "bathing your partner" sounds very erotic, and people with life experience will instantly have some images in their minds. But Qin Minghuang stood on the second-floor balcony, holding a water gun and shooting downstairs, and he just felt like he was washing a car.
The only difference is that her "car" can move by itself.
She sprayed water downwards, her eyes wandering towards the sky and the sea.
The sea of space was constantly moving, and she could no longer see the edge. Looking around, the sky was filled with deep blue water. When the weather was clear, the blue of the water would appear even clearer.
People standing on the ground are too far away to see what is in the empty sea. Qin Minghuang likes to look up at the sea whenever he has time, and he always sees the sea surface is calm and boundless.
Today was very special. She saw something strange in the sky and sea. Something stretched out from the upside-down sea surface, like a huge fish fin. She saw a vague shadow, a huge fish shadow appeared on the surface of the sky and sea.
The shock of that scene cannot be expressed in words. The magnificence and magic of nature are amazing at this moment.
Shaking the water gun in his hand, Qin Minghuang excitedly leaned on the railing, "Brother Zhang! Look at the sky!"
“What a big fish!”
The giant octopus taking a shower below wrapped its limbs around the protrusions outside the building and climbed to the second floor. It raised one limb slightly upwards and stretched it towards the sky, as if it was also watching this magical scene.
The big fish quickly disappeared from the surface and dived back into the depths. Qin Minghuang sighed, "It turns out that there are such big fish in the empty sea... Such a big fish should not fall down, right?"
Ji Lun could only talk to her normally after he regained his human form. He stepped on the railing on the second floor and said, "There are many fish as big as that in the sea."
Most of them are peaceful and gentle in nature and like to live in the deep sea. The one that just emerged from the sea and made a sound that ordinary people can't hear is because it is about to die.
Qin Minghuang pointed to the sky curiously, "How did you fall from the empty sea?"
In fact, Ji Lun didn't know either. He lived in the empty sea and never went near the sea surface. One day, he was suddenly swept to the surface by a whirlpool in the sea, and then he fell down dizzy with the rain.
Seeing that he couldn't explain clearly, Qin Minghuang didn't continue to ask. After all, with so much time, he would know sooner or later.
That afternoon, there was a sudden rain. Qin Minghuang heard a rumbling sound and went out to see what was happening. He saw that there seemed to be a hole in the sky in the distance and water was pouring down from there.
Then, a huge fish fell from there. It smashed down with the sea water, making a thunderous sound. Qin Minghuang looked at the glass next to him and felt that the glass was shaking slightly.
The place where the big fish fell is not far from here, but it is not in Inle City, but a little further away.
Qin Minghuang leaned on the railing and looked over there. When she turned her head, she almost bumped into Ji Lun who was standing quietly behind her. For the first time, he did not focus all his eyes on her, but looked carefully at the place where the big fish fell for a few seconds, then looked at her again and said, "I want to go there."
When a big fish in the empty sea dies, countless creatures will follow it. They will divide up its body after it dies, eat its flesh and blood, and finally leave only its bones. Soon, new creatures will be born from the bones.
Ji Lun wanted to eat the most nutritious part of the big fish's body. He was also thinking about reproduction. His female was unwilling to raise children. If he wanted to take on this responsibility, he needed to store a lot of nutrients. This was a rare opportunity.
The big fish in the empty sea have a long lifespan, and it takes a very long time to wait for them to die.
Qin Minghuang didn't know what he was going to do, but she was keen to join in the fun, so her eyes lit up immediately, "Okay, I'll go too!"
Ji Lun put his foot on her, "Of course."
He will not let his female leave his side unless he dies.