"Swap, swap, swap! I'll give you a fist-sized Yanling crystal, and you give me two green lotus seeds, okay?"
Such a big piece was enough, and Mu Lin was not greedy, so he nodded in agreement.
"Follow me!" Little Feiyu took Mu Lin through twists and turns and came to a scarlet coral.
"There is a Flame Crystal under the coral. You can see it if you take it away. But you can only take the size we agreed on. Don't be greedy."
Mu Lin nodded. Since it was an agreement, she should abide by it. Besides, it would be useless if she took too much of it. It would be better to leave it to someone who needed it later.
Mu Lin did as Xiao Feiyu said, picked up the scarlet coral and put it aside. As expected, it was hollow underneath, like a small cave, filled with red and round Yanling crystals.
Mu Lin handed the green lotus seeds to Xiao Feiyu, who swallowed two without hesitation. Mu Lin saw a Yanling crystal of similar size, reached in and took it out, then put it into the jade box and put it into the Xuyou bag.
The little red fish burped contentedly, intending to go back and slowly digest it. It saw Mu Lin put the red coral back, and blinked in approval, "You are the most honest person I have ever met~"
Mu Lin was still not used to its baby voice, so he imitated it and blinked playfully, saying with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment, I have to go now, we'll meet again if we're lucky."
Little Feiyu clung to her like a little tail, "Don't leave, I'm so bored, can you chat with me for a while~"
Mu Lin said as he walked away: "Sorry, I can't stay long, my master is still waiting for me upstairs."
"You still have a master!" Little Feiyu was a little curious, "Is the world outside fun?"
"The world is vast and colorful, and there are more emotions, anger, joy, thought, sorrow, and fear." Mu Lin thought of something and took out a few yellow loquats from his bag and put them on the high coral beside him. "You can keep them and eat them. I really have to leave."
"Oh..." Xiao Feiyu lay on the loquat fruit, smelling the sweet fruit fragrance, and suddenly jumped up, "Wait a minute, take me away with you!"
Mu Lin smiled helplessly and said, "You are a fish, how can you leave the water? Besides, I am going to the East, which is a road of no return for you."
"I don't want to stay here anymore. Just take me with you. I can survive in a waterless place!" The little red fish sounded more and more pitiful. Suddenly, a faint crimson halo emanated from its body, and it turned into a snake as thick as a chopstick. Its whole body was covered with sparkling crimson scales, which was gorgeous and eye-catching.
Mu Lin looked at its big watery eyes and suddenly thought of himself pestering his father to go out ten thousand years ago. His heart softened and he nodded.
The little red fish immediately wrapped around her left wrist, as if afraid that she would regret it. Mu Lin felt a chill on her wrist, and there was an extra red bracelet.
"May I have your name?"
"I don't have a name, please help me choose one!"
"Then I'll call you Ah Fei, and you can call me Mu Lin."
"Yeah, I like this name~ But can I call you Mumu?"
"up to you."
This time they were really going up. Just as Mu Lin was about to move, Xiao Feiyu suddenly yelled, "Wait!"
The baby's voice was full of anxiety.
Mu Lin was startled by it, and immediately stopped what he was doing, lowered his head and asked, "What's wrong?"
The little red fish came down from Mu Lin's wrist, swam quickly to the coral, swallowed the loquats one by one, and swam back quickly to wrap around again. Mu Lin felt a tremor on his wrist, it was chewing something, and while chewing it uttered words: "Bu (bu) nai (neng) rang (lang) fei (fei)!"
Mu Lin really wanted to throw it here.
Now they finally got out of the pond without any trouble. Mu Lin stepped on the water and used a water-removing technique to make his body dry again.
Mu Lin handed the jade box to his master, "Master, do we still need to look for materials?"
Orikawa looked at the bracelet on her wrist but said nothing.
"No need. A sand demon attacked me just now, and I found the Shattered Shadow Sand from him. Now that we have all the materials, let's go back to Yingzhou."
"Okay, Master. Where is the sand monster? I haven't seen any monsters before!" Mu Lin looked around excitedly.
Master Orikawa glanced at the ground, and Mu Lin followed his gaze, only to see a pile of black sand on the ground.
Mu Lin looked confused. Where was the monster
Wait, is this the Sand Demon...
Mu Lin's eye twitched. How unlucky was this sand monster to actually attack her master—and was beaten to death by her master!
The bracelet on Mu Lin's wrist couldn't help but tremble.
The master and his disciple rode the clouds for a whole day, and when they reached the seaside, it was already dark, with a golden full moon hanging in the sky. Just as they were about to cross the sea, an inconspicuous gray bird flew over and landed on the shoulder of Master Orikawa.
Master has always been a germaphobe, and Mu Lin's heart skipped a beat. But Orikawa unexpectedly said, "Rin'er, I have a friend who wants to see me. Do you want to go with me to visit him, or just walk around the area?"
The bracelet on her wrist was getting tighter and tighter. It seemed that Ah Fei was eager to see the prosperity and bustle of the human world. Mu Lin said helplessly: "Disciple, please go around."
The bracelet immediately relaxed and trembled slightly with excitement.
Orikawa handed her a purse and said, "Take it and buy something you like. I'll come find you later."
He remembered that his disciple loved to eat all kinds of snacks in the mortal world, but it would be difficult to eat them after returning to Yingzhou.
Mu Lin took it with a smile. The heavy black purse must be enough to buy a lot of delicious food.
Orikawa left her here and went to the appointment alone.
It was the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Everywhere was decorated with lights and it was a festive and lively occasion.
Mu Lin guessed two lantern riddles and won a carp lantern. Ah Fei quickly wrapped her body around the lantern pole, looking very happy. Mu Lin bought some cakes and fed some to Ah Fei, who ate them with relish.
As the saying goes, there is Yuanxiao in the north and glutinous rice balls in the south. Mu Lin was tired from shopping, so he found a small stall selling glutinous rice balls and sat down, and ordered two bowls of sesame glutinous rice balls. The plump and round glutinous rice balls were served in a green bowl and were sweet and soft, which made people's appetites grow.
Mu Lin added a trick to Ah Fei, it curled up on the table and ate happily. Mu Lin watched it eat, and he ate more happily.
Most families of three or five people strolled around the market, and you could always see children being led by their parents, happy and reunited. Mu Lin was lost in thought while eating, thinking of how well her father had treated her. Unfortunately, she had never seen her mother, and didn't know what kind of woman she was, or how she would get along with her. Mu Lin gradually lost her appetite.
Ah Fei even finished her soup, and now looked at Mu Lin eagerly, "Mu Mu, are you full? Don't waste the rest~"
Mu Lin casually pushed the bowl to it, and it circled it with its tail and started working hard again.
Mu Lin chuckled and stopped thinking about those things. She always had to look forward. Wasn't everything she did for the future
On this side, Master Orikawa arrived at a small fishing village. Every household was either out visiting the lantern festival or eating glutinous rice balls at home. Orikawa didn't meet anyone while walking on the dirt road.
The little gray bird flapped its wings and led him to the most remote thatched house in the fishing village. There should be a kerosene lamp lit in the house, and dim light shone through the paper window.
The little gray bird bumped lightly against the door, causing a dull sound, and then turned into a grass bird and fell to the ground.
"Please come in." A soft and clear voice sounded, like big and small pearls falling on a jade plate, and it also contained a smile like a spring breeze.
When Master Orikawa pushed the door open and entered, he saw a man in green. He had an extremely handsome face, narrow and long phoenix eyes that were clear and gentle, and a simple scholar's outfit, but gave people a comfortable feeling like a spring breeze.
"Master Orikawa, how are you?"
"Mr. Mo, long time no see." A dark light flashed across the eyes of Master Orikawa.
He and Mo Wangchen met by chance in the demon world and maintained a gentle friendship. Mo Wangchen was a perfect person, impeccable in his conduct, and the feeling he gave him could only be described in four words - bottomless abyss.
Mo Wangchen has no demonic energy, and never uses any magic. He lives like an ordinary person. But he can come and go freely in the bloody and cruel Demon City, making everyone in awe... This person is not simple, both in identity and strength.
Mo Wangchen smiled and said, "I recently got some good tea. I noticed you were here, so I invited you to taste it."
The two sat face to face, sipping their tea and chatting for a while.
The tea is indeed good tea. I don’t know where Mo Wangchen found it. It is different from the famous teas from other places and has a unique and refreshing taste.
"I haven't congratulated you on your talented disciple yet, why didn't you bring your disciple with you?"
"My little disciple is lazy by nature and loves excitement. I let her go to the Lantern Festival when I came."
Mo Wangchen didn't care. His handsome face looked even more gentle and charming under the warm yellow light, with a hint of mystery that was hard to describe.
"Today is the Zhongyuan Festival. The day of the full moon is the best for divination. Can I tell you a fortune?"
Orikawa smiled casually, "Please do as you please."
He practices the art of deduction, mostly casual calculations with the help of fingers, while Mo Wangchen is much more mysterious and solemn, and is proficient in tortoise divination, yarrow divination, dream divination, and star divination. The demons believe in this art very much, and their unanimous admiration for Mo Wangchen must also be due to this aspect.
"This time, I will use the six-line copper coins to divine and calculate the compatibility of your fate as master and disciple..."
Mo Wangchen placed three copper coins in his hands, clasped his hands tightly, thought about what he was measuring, and asked Zhenren Zhechuan to touch the copper coins one by one, symbolizing that the measured information was integrated into the copper coins. He clasped his hands and shook them, then put them into the hexagram plate. After throwing them six times, a hexagram was formed, which was matched with the hexagram lines, and then changed.
Mo Wangchen concentrated on the hexagram for a long time, then he looked up at Zhechuan and said only one word.
"fierce."
Then he motioned for Orikawa to look at the table. Three copper coins were quietly placed on it, clearly visible at a glance.
Over at the glutinous rice dumpling stall, Ah Fei finished Mu Lin's bowl of glutinous rice dumplings and burped with satisfaction. The two empty bowls were stacked together, and Mu Lin felt that the boss looked at her with admiration, probably thinking that a little girl could have such a big appetite...
She got up reluctantly and decided to take a walk to help digest her food.
Ah Fei was too lazy to make a noise after eating and drinking, and fell asleep on Mu Lin's wrist. Mu Lin walked alone on the busy street, which was somewhat out of tune with the festive atmosphere. The hustle and bustle around her seemed to be isolated by the invisible aura on her body.
Walking to a remote and quiet place, Mu Lin looked up at the moon unconsciously, his mind wandering in the sky.