43. Forbidden Fruit: Runaway Dragon
Ji Mo hurriedly followed out of the stream, and grabbed Ao Bai as soon as possible, so as to prevent the other party from being tempted to approach the unknown danger involuntarily.
"Ao Bai, you sue me first, do you feel sober now?" The crossing fish pulled his partner to sit in the cold stream, holding one of the other's hands and rubbing it gently, he was a little uncertain at this time, because the other party's eyes were very clear, and he did not show the chaos and distraction of the last time.
"Hmm...... More sober than last time. Ao Bai tried hard to control the urge in his heart to climb the cliff to find out, lowered his head and kissed the back of Ji Mo's hand reverently, and then directly found the other party's lips, eagerly attacked it, and intimately shared the breath of plundering the other party.
Ji Mo was a little stunned, surprised by the sudden closeness of the white dragon, but he still reached out and hugged the other party's back, and kept gently stroking it, and in a flash of inspiration, he suddenly understood the other party's feelings: My dragon is now afraid of nervousness, so ask me for help and understanding?
"Hmm...... It's okay Ao Bai, you're still very sober, aren't you? Ji Mo said encouragingly, he helped his partner neatly brush the overly long silver hair behind his ears, and stroked the thin lips that the dragon always habitually pursed.
- I heard that people with thin lips are unsentimental? Good thing my dragon isn't......
When Ao Bai thinks about problems, he also likes to hold the mermaid in his arms, kneading and kneading it unconsciously, seeking a sense of steadiness that is accompanied and satisfied.
"Ji Mo, I really want to go up and have a look." Ao Bai has always been a very cautious and introverted character, and then he looked up at the top of the cliff again, frowned, and said a little dazed and extremely eager.
Crossing the fish suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was so heavy, the previous white dragon always appeared calm and confident, except for the worry and anxiety before the transformation, and later when it was intimate or some harmless little things in life, Ao Bai rarely appeared this kind of "I really want to, but I don't dare" situation.
Ji Mo felt that he needed to think of a way.
"Ao Bai, will you listen to me carefully first? As far as I know, there are some plants or animals on land that exude a sinister, seductive smell of their own, which makes people temporarily lose their minds, or even be accused - can you understand that most of those plants or animals have such abilities for hunting? Ji Mo racked his brains to combine the examples of pitcher plants and rosemary that he had heard of on the earth before, and expressed them as simply as possible.
The white dragon was puzzled and frustrated, and said, "Then why don't you feel it?" β
"Ahem~" Ji Mo cleared his throat proudly, thinking: I know your deep meaning: I am a dragon, you are a mermaid, why are the mermaids unaffected, but I am so dizzy?
"It's like this, maybe there are some very powerful plant smells and animal smells that are designed to lure powerful prey, maybe they don't look down on mermaids or something." The crossing fish comfortingly opened its eyes and made up nonsense.
"Really?" Bai Long asked a little disbelievingly.
"Of course, I'm going to lie to you! Ao Bai, let me tell you, the land is very different from the sea, and plants are not necessarily non-aggressive, do you remember the lying clams? There must be clams-like plants on land, but they lure you in not with sound, but with smell, right? β
Ao Bai nodded thoughtfully, but unfortunately, he still couldn't let go of the words: "However, I still really want to go up and have a look, after all, that dangerous thing grows on our island, what if it's not a plant but an animal?" What if it suddenly comes down and sneaks up on us? β
- Shouldn't you mention that we should go down the mountain at this time? People always have their own existence that they can't overcome, even if it's an orc or a dragon, it can't be without an opponent......
After a long time, Ji Mo, who was waiting to bring his Long Shunshun Lì Li home again, was a little frustrated, he looked at the other party with wide eyes, and tried to make that guy retreat with his eyes.
But after looking at the big eyes for a long time, Ao Bai still didn't mean to compromise, Ji Mo thought about it, and suddenly patted his head: "Hey, we actually made a fool of ourselves together!" Aren't you able to control the flow of water? Come, come, and lift us all up at once to see, won't you? β
It's really a mess of concern, or Ji Mo is not very adaptable to his partner's supernatural ability, except for being used as an anti-theft door and window at night, he doesn't have much chance to use it at night, so when he encounters a predicament, he instinctively uses his brain and body to solve it.
Unfortunately, Ao Bai shook his head heavily, "No, no." Ji Mo, I was very unconscious when I first came up, so I didn't notice it, but now I'm sure: the thing above limits my ability, so I insist on going up. β
- What? My god of the sea, is it true that all things are mutually reinforcing? Although it is inconceivable that dragons can control the flow of water, there are also their nemesis on land? However, it is not surprising at all that there is always only "more" in everything, not "absolutely".
"That'...... What do you think? Will it weaken you? Ji Mo also became much stricter, he didn't expect Ao Bai to be so strongly affected, this must not be avoided, and it should indeed be investigated.
"No, I didn't feel much since I was home last time. Can you wait here for me for a while? I went up and looked at it from afar, and then I came down. Ao Bai's tone was quite normal, that is, his eyes always glanced at it from time to time.
Ji Mo angrily smashed his partner's shoulder and sighed, "It's really stupid! I'm the one who isn't affected right now, so I'm sure you're sitting here and waiting, and I'll go up and take a look from afar. "Forget it, it seems that he will not give up if he is not satisfied, sooner or later, he will have to come like this.
How's that going to work?
"No! I don't agree with you going up alone, but I swear to the god of the sea that I will come down to you as soon as I look at it from afar. Ao Bai's tone was very excited, because his mermaid was always reluctant to let himself get into danger, although this time he knew that he was stubborn and risky - but there was no way, he really couldn't control the impulse in his heart, and always felt that he had to go up and find out.
Regarding the question of who goes up and who stays, the husband and wife argued for a long time, and when it was about to turn into a quarrel and a cold war, Ji Mo suddenly bent down and picked up two slaps of cold stream water, all of which were poured on the head of the white dragon; Then, deciding that this was not enough, he threw himself down on his companion again, pressed his whole body into the stream, and rode up with his own death, and frantically compromised again:
"Alright, then let's go up together! ButγYes! I can only look at it from afar, and we will come down after one look, otherwise I will really be angry! β
This method is not the most satisfactory for Ao Bai, but it is the last bottom limit of the mermaid, and Ao Bai wisely shut up.
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"Can you breathe? Could it be too tightly wrapped? Ji Mo carefully adjusted the wet clothes covering Ao Bai's mouth and nose and asked, at this time, Ao Bai's upper body was already **.
"No, it's okay to breathe." Ao Bai only showed his eyes, and smiled slightly.
Ji Mo poured a lot of water on it uneasily, trying to isolate the impact of some smells on his partner, "If you feel uncomfortable, remember to sue me immediately, you know?" β
"Yes, don't worry." Ao Bai pulled his partner to a slightly gentler slope next to the waterhole and began to climb up.
Because it is on both sides of the stream, there is plenty of water, vines, grasses and shrubs grow especially luxuriantly, and the land is moist and full of dead branches and leaves accumulated by humus, which is very difficult to climb.
Ji Mo's expression was extremely painful, because they were wearing straw sandals, so there were a lot of dark dirt and dead leaves stuck to his feet and calves, and his face was covered with dust and debris that had fallen from passing through the vines - when he lived in the sea before, he was clean all over his body, but now he suddenly began to climb over the steep slope and through the jungle to become so unbearable, it was really rusty.
Although it was only about ten meters from standing in the stream and looking at the cliff just now, when they went around a big circle and climbed up again, both of them became unbearable.
"I heard the sound of water, and we should go down from here, which is where we are looking." Ji Mo said patiently, they were now bending down to stand under a large lush climbing vine with thorns, dark and damp, so many mosquitoes that they could carry people away.
Ao Bai was fine again at this time: maybe because he was a dragon, the mosquitoes didn't dare to bite him, and they all picked soft persimmons to pinch, and Ji Mo couldn't wait to have a few more hands to catch mosquitoes.
"Ji Mo ......" Ao Bai looked at the red bumps that kept appearing on his partner's body, and he was so distressed that he didn't know what to say, so he could only wave his hand to help him drive away the slapping.
The fish became very impatient, for he was itching and stinging all over his body, and almost gritted his teeth and rushed in the direction of the sound of the water, and wished that he could see the stream at once, so that he could jump into it to cool off with a run.
"Ao Bai, follow me!" Ji Mo took the lead and broke out in the small universe, surpassing the white dragon.
"Ji Mo!" Ao Bai hurriedly caught up, his originally tall and healthy, broad-shouldered and long-legged knotted entity was too aggrieved in the land jungle, because he could only bend over and walk hard.
When they finally broke out of the dark and low bushes and vines, they were simply relaxed and surprised for the rest of their lives.
"Oops~ I'm really old." Ji Mo panted and sat on the fluffy and soft green grass by the stream and sighed, constantly scratching his arms, legs, face, and neck after being bitten by mosquitoes.
Ao Bai cautiously stood beside his partner and looked at the surrounding environment, he felt a little depressed, guessing that it should be because his mouth and nose were covered by wet clothes.
The upper reaches of the waterhole are only a small gentle section, the stream meanders, not far away and a higher cliff, and the impact of the water still forms a dark green pool, surrounded by strange rocks and unusually lush aquatic plants.
After Ji Mo took a breath, he stood up again, patted Ao Bai's shoulder and asked:
"Are you feeling okay?" He noticed that the other party's gaze had been fixed on an island in the river not far away.
Yes, this creek, oh no, it should be regarded as a small river, it is estimated that because of the abundant precipitation throughout the year, the area of the river basin has been expanded again and again, and finally a few small pieces of highland have been surrounded, forming several islands in the river of different sizes and intricately intertwined, and the aquatic vegetation on it is even more dense and green, and the fullness is excessive.
"It's there." Ao Bai raised his hand affirmatively and pointed to the unusually small islands in the river.
Ji Mo felt that the surroundings were a little too quiet except for the rattling water, and then looked at the fluffy and lush grass on the shore and the bottomless chaotic green water below, and felt a little frightened - things that could not be seen clearly always made people have illusions, such as that there were monsters in the water or something.
"Well, I didn't expect the water here to be quite deep, Ao Bai, can you feel something in the water?" Ji Mo asked cautiously, from the shore to the island in the middle of the lake, there is a section of water that seems unusually calm because of a turn.
Ao Bai squatted down, picked up the river water and splashed it on his face, and said calmly: "Yes, it's a snake, I have long felt it, because its smell is very strong." β
There was a "ding" sound in the mind of the crossing fish, and he immediately dragged Ao Bai back, and he finally knew why he was afraid of the qiΔ in front of him.
- Wow rub! When I watched the foreign blockbuster movie about the giant python in the Amazon river, the terrifying python suddenly came out of such a river, and then dragged the tourists on the ship into the water and strangled and drowned them! I didn't think about it for a while......
"Ao Bai~ When did you feel it?" Ji Mo hurriedly looked around and picked up two thick driftwood on the shore, and the husband and wife held wooden sticks in their hands and waited for them.
Bai Long followed his partner back in confusion and said confusedly, "What's wrong with you, Ji Mo?" I felt it the first time I got into the water, but he didn't attack us, so I ignored him. Most of all, he thought that the merfolk would not like such ugly and vicious creatures, so he deliberately did not say it.
"That'...... So, why didn't you sue me sooner? Ji Mo asked puzzledly, sometimes he felt that he and the dragon in the family would have completely different views on some issues.
Ao Bai replied honestly: "Because I'm afraid that you will be afraid." β
Uh, didn't I get scared when I found out about it? You might as well sue me sooner and prepare me.
ββ¦β¦ All right. Ao Bai, how are you feeling now? Ji Mo first put aside the crying and laughing in his heart, and instead focused all his attention on the islands in the river in the distance.
If you don't pay attention to the snakes lurking in the water and the dangers that may arise on the islands in the river, the environment here is actually very beautiful and pristine.
"I'm going over." Ao Bai said with great ambition.
Ji Mo nodded, bent down to pick up a big stone, and shouted softly: "Hey~ Where is the big snake?" We're just passing by, don't get me wrong. β
As a dragon, Ao Bai naturally has overwhelming confidence and ability in the race, so he didn't take the snake in the water to heart at all.
With a pop, the calm bay was splashed with a large splash of water, and the ripples were scattered.
Soon, Ji Mo, who was staring at the water with wide eyes, saw a black shadow flash quickly in the river, and the water began to turbulent.
"Ao Bai! He's coming out! Ji Mo clenched the wooden stick in his hand and shouted vigilantly.
"I know, don't be afraid of this." Ao Bai waited quietly while comforting his partner who was waiting for him.
After a while, a dark and thick python suddenly flew out of the water, and its round body looked extremely scary and fast, and the smell was especially unpleasant, even Ji Mo, who had always had a dull sense of smell, felt it.
"Go away!" Ji Mo roared, his head was hot, and he bravely met it, clenched the wooden stick with both hands, and slapped it fiercely on the python that writhed and stepped forward to attack them.
"Bang", very dull, Ji Mo's mouth was numb, and he felt that the snake body was very flexible and thick, and it could not be pierced by a non-sharp blade.
How dare you take the initiative to attack us!
Ao Bai did not retreat but advanced, brazenly jumped into the river, transformed into a beast shape, dragon claws accurately nailed to the python seven inches, compared with the size of the white dragon, the original quite thick python is not enough to see, unwilling to stir the narrow bay into extremely turbid, the python slowly did not move, Ao Bai threw him in the grass on the shore.
"Come up." The white dragon didn't immediately turn into a human form, he approached the river, and motioned for Ji Mo to sit on his back.
"Okay, be careful, Ao Bai." Ji Mo, who was frightened, did not hesitate to sit on his partner's back at this time, because he had physiological goosebumps as soon as he saw the dark red and turbid blood in the river that had not completely dissipated, and he was really reluctant to jump in and swim.
The white dragon's huge dragon body was not very agile to move through the narrow river, and he carefully avoided the boulders and shallows, and slowly approached the island in the river.
"Alright, stop! Ao Bai, I'll go up and take a look - by the way, there's no python on it, right? Ji Mo turned over and jumped into the river, blocking the white dragon's head with his hand and said.
"No, didn't you say that you would go to see it together?" Ao Bai replied seriously.
"Follow me, don't be impulsive."
Ji Mo told the white dragon, and after hearing that there was no python, he stepped on the very slippery island in the river with confidence, still holding the wooden stick in his hand, carefully playing with the lush bushes and weeds in front of him, standing on tiptoe and looking at it, but he didn't find anything unusual.
"Is there anything here that makes you uncomfortable?" After Ji Mo watched Ao Bai turn into a human form, he took off his shirt and threw it into the river to shabu, covering his partner's mouth and nose again.
"No, it's up front." Ao Bai took his partner's hand and walked forward slowly.
Ji Mo watched around with wide eyes, and from time to time he used a wooden stick to push through the lush grass, but he didn't see anything except for a few bird's nests.
The island in the river is wet, and it is generally a large stone carved by the current, with a large amount of driftwood, dead branches and leaves, etc., attached to it, and the stone is densely covered with moss.
"Be careful, Ao Bai, it's so slippery here, don't fall down." Ji Mo took the lead again, they had already jumped into the river and landed on another island in the river, look at the speed of the water, listen to the sound, the closest place in front should be the cliff.
"It's there!" Ao Bai excitedly pointed to a strange U-shaped stone not far away that was bent over and planted in the water.
Ji Mo hurriedly grabbed him, "Calm down!" Let's take a break, how are you feeling now? β
"I'm okay Ji Mo, otherwise I would have pounced on it a long time ago." Ao Bai pulled his partner and jumped into the water and slowly swam over.
"Hey~ Don't worry, let's take our time." Ji Mo soon felt that he didn't have to paddle anymore, because the small waterfall was right in front of them, and the water wrapped around them and rushed forward, intending to pour down.
"Hey! Be careful, you're going to fall. Ji Mo hurriedly pulled Ao Bai down and grabbed the stones at the bottom of the river.
"Steady, let's just touch the stones." Since he saw that his partner was fine, Ji Mo's mood was much more relaxed, he smiled and motioned for Ao Bai to follow his example, climbed the stone and slowly walked towards the previous stone.
There was a strange blazing brilliance in Ao Bai's eyes, as if he was on the throne of the Dragon King of the Four Seas in front of him.
It didn't take long for them to stop at the bottom of the U-shaped stone, where the current was intercepted by the river island in front of them, and it was not so turbulent again.
Ji Mo stretched out his index finger and pointed upward, and patted Ao Bai's heart again, "Let's go up and have a look, let's take a look!" Don't worry, don't scare me. β
"Yes."
With a bang, the two of them emerged from the water at the same time, just under the curved bow of the U-shaped boulder, and the current was completely calm.
"Look, what's that?" After Ji Mo's eyes adjusted to the dim light around him, he immediately saw a cluster of dark purple vines hanging down on the high stone wall, among which it was visible that there was a small bunch of turquoise fruits, and only one red at the top.
Ao Bai closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then peeled off his masked clothes in dissatisfaction.
"It smells so good." Ao Bai said contentedly, and it could be seen that he liked the bunch of fruits very much.
Ji Mohu inhaled hard, inhaled again, and inhaled again and again suspiciously, cleared his throat and said:
"Ahem~ But I didn't smell anything. Ao Bai, since I've seen it now, let's go, the fruit is so red that it is about to glow, and it's not a good thing at first glance! It is very feasible for plants or animals that are too colorful in nature to be poisonous. "Crossing the fish, seize the opportunity to popularize these knowledge to Ao Bai.
Who knew that Ao Bai reached out and plucked the red bewitching fruit!
"Ao Bai, don't touch it, be careful of poison!" Ji Mo was so anxious that he subconsciously raised his hand and wanted to slap Ao Bai's palm, wanting to slap the fruit that he was not optimistic about.
In the next second, Ji Mo was simply dumbfounded: because Ao Bai actually stuffed the fruit into his mouth and swallowed it!
"Ao Bai! You stupid dragon be careful of poisoning, spit it out for me immediately! Ji Mo shouted, panicked and pounced on Ao Bai's throat, and then reached into his fingers to press the base of his tongue hard to induce vomiting, really worried that his dragon would be accidentally poisoned.
"How can you eat it? Didn't I tell you that this fruit could be poisonous? Ji Mo said anxiously and angrily - he couldn't believe that the bold dragon in front of him was the cautious dragon that he didn't allow himself to touch any strange food he saw in the past, let alone eat it in his mouth!
The base of Ao Bai's tongue was constantly pressed by his partner, but he only retched a few times, but nothing came out, his expression looked very painful, and soon, he pushed away his partner in front of him, rushed out of the quiet stone wall, and without warning turned into a dragon shape, roaring and rolling in the small river and crashing-
Then, he struggled and fell down the cliff
"Ao Bai!"