Chapter 3 Fireworks

Seven days have passed in a flash, but Xiao Lei is just like seven spring and autumn.

Seven days ago, he learned that the only way for him to leave Kunlun was to wait for the eclipse, and he couldn't accept such a perverse way. I tried to leave this dense forest, but the final result was nothing more than encountering one after another goblins that had been formed or were about to be cultivated. I was terrified for seven days, and I spent my days in trepidation.

In the past seven days, he has returned to the "enchantment" that Shi Manman said again and again, since Shi Manman spoke to him seven days ago, she has been sitting in front of the enchantment without sleep and without saying a word.

And Xiao Lei just relied on Zhu Yu to maintain his vitality, and his body was already full of the smell of Zhu Yu. Maybe as long as you stand in the Zhu Yu cong, you will think that you are Zhu Yu who has cultivated and transformed into a shape.

"How long before the eclipse comes?" Xiao Lei almost compromised, and in a perverse environment, he could only use counterintuitive methods to solve the problem.

"A hundred years later, a few days soon." Shi Manman looked at the sky and had an estimate in his heart.

"Hundred...... Century?! Shi Manman's words were undoubtedly a bolt from the blue to Xiao Lei.

"It could be days." Shi Manman added. Xiao Lei sat down dejectedly, whether it was a hundred years or a few days, there was still a span of decades during this period. No one knows how long they will have to stay in this place full of monsters, these seven days are already torment, not to mention the unknown future.

Xiao Lei, who was depressed, made an inopportune "gurgling" sound in his stomach. Xiao Lei smiled bitterly, but it was the hunger pangs that pulled him away from his low mood. Since there is hope of leaving, then I can't be so depressed. After comforting himself, Xiao Lei asked, "Is there a water source near here?" ”

There are still unknown days in the future, and he can't just rely on Zhu Yu to maintain it, Xiao Lei still hopes to eat some normal food.

"Go straight on the right, there's a trail, and there's a trail at the end. Oh, and don't go into the territory of the Beno. It's noisy. Also, don't cross the other side of the stream. Shi Manman still didn't look back, and pointed in a direction. Xiao Lei looked in the direction of Shi Manman's finger, and could vaguely see a path hidden in the lush grass.

Xiao Lei cautiously walked along the path, moving so slowly until his eyes lit up. A shallow stream appeared in the field of vision, and at this time, a few groups of strange-looking birds were drinking and foraging for food by the side of the stream.

Xiao Lei was curiously looking at strange birds that he had never seen before, and when he heard such a sharp and familiar call, they were undoubtedly the birds in the mouth of the stone vine. The birds landed far away on the branches and looked at Xiao Lei vigilantly. Seeing that they had no intention of attacking him, Xiao Lei walked towards the stream.

The stream shimmered in the sunlight, and the crystal clear water was full of palm-sized fish, which should be just ordinary animals.

Thinking of Xiao Lei, he rolled up the sleeves of his hands and feet and flowed into the stream. The water in the stream was knee-high, and the fish in the stream felt the fluctuations of the water and scattered in all directions.

This was Xiao Lei's first hunting, but he had seen an old fisherman standing quietly in the stream like him during his travels, and he could catch a fat fish with one hand. He tried to recall the old fisherman's movements and wanted to imitate them. After a long time, the fish saw that the stream was calm again, and cautiously approached Xiao Lei's feet with curiosity. Seeing the fish approaching, Xiao Lei grabbed it with both hands, and the slippery fish struggled to escape as soon as he opened his palm. The movement in the water startled the fish and fled.

I don't know how long it took, Xiao Lei only felt that his feet were almost unconscious from being washed by the cold stream, so he shivered and walked back to the shore with the third fish in his clothes. It took a lot of time to scramble to clean up the three fish, and the fire was lit with difficulty. At this time, the Milky Way with stars in the sky is clearly visible, and the lonely moon hangs coldly in the sky.

The scales of the fish that had not been peeled clean were blackened by the scorching flame, and Xiao Lei didn't know if the fish was ripe, but he only smelled a burnt aroma overflowing, and he didn't care whether the fish he had just taken out of the fire was hot or not, so he hurriedly took a bite. The grilled fish without any seasonings was fishy and burnt with aroma, and Xiao Lei swallowed the fish into his stomach in three or two clicks.

When he reached for the second fish, he saw a pair of white hands take the charred grilled fish faster than him.

Xiao Lei was startled, looked up, and saw the stone vines gnawing on the fish with relish, sitting silently on the opposite side of the bonfire. Xiao Lei breathed a sigh of relief, and reached out to take the other one but was taken first. Shi Manman took a grilled fish in each hand, took a bite on each side, and did not look at Xiao Lei hanging in the air with one hand, eating happily.

"It turns out that fish can still be eaten like this." Shi Manman touched the oil stains on the side of his mouth and smacked his mouth with a lingering taste.

"Anything else?" Shi Manman looked straight at Xiao Lei.

"You...... What's wrong with it? Xiao Lei was stunned and looked at Shi Manman's "rude" eating appearance, and before he came back to his senses, the fruits of a hard day had been eaten up by all the goblins.

"I smell the scent." Shi Manman said and sniffed the taste in his hand, but frowned. The fish tastes delicious, but the taste left on the hand is fishy.

Xiao Lei looked at the stone vines in disbelief, although the stream was not far from the location of the stone vines, but only by the fragrance, how sensitive the sense of smell should be. If so, then other youkai will also smell the fragrance and find it? Thinking of this, Xiao Lei looked around vigilantly. "Don't worry, there are no meat-eating youkai around here." Shi Manman saw Xiao Lei's concerns and said.

"That'...... What about that? Xiao Lei pointed in a direction in fear. In the darkness, dozens of pairs of glowing eyes crept towards them. Shi Manman looked in the direction of Xiao Lei's finger suspiciously, and then waved his hand and said, "Go away, I don't have enough to eat." ”

It turned out that the owners of those glowing fluorescent eyes in the dark were timid birds in the day. Now they are attracted by the fragrance and gather to them. At this moment, they were driven away by the stone vines, and the timid ones could only call out twice dissatisfiedly before reluctantly disperse.

The stone vines drove away the birds, and looked at Xiao Lei with clear eyes, waiting for it.

Xiao Lei has known Shi Manman these days, and he has never seen her with such an expression. He seemed to have forgotten that the cute girl in front of him was a fairy. Xiao Lei couldn't bear to refuse, but said helplessly: "I only caught three fish." ”

After hearing this, Shi Manman stretched out his hand and grabbed the void on the surface of the stream, and five more live fish flew out of the stream. Xiao Lei looked at the live fish struggling and fluttering on the ground, and felt embarrassed. I almost froze off my feet in the stream, and it took me half a day to catch three, this is the difference between humans and demons, thinking about it, I silently picked up the fish.

After a long time, after the two of them shared the fish together, Shi Manman wiped his greasy hands on the clothes on his body with satisfaction and said, "You can also share my share of the grilled fish in the future." Well...... You humans seem to have something called "silver money" in exchange for what you need, and I don't have "silver money" to give you...... There is, this, here you go. After speaking, he took off the crystal clear stone pendant hanging from his neck and stuffed it into Xiao Lei's hand, regardless of whether Xiao Lei agreed or not, the sound of "whew" disappeared again. It took a lot of energy to catch three fish by himself, and seeing the amount of food of the stone vines, thinking of the soaked and swollen feet, Xiao Lei secretly complained in his heart.

In the days that followed, Xiao Lei went into the water to catch fish. In his free time, he tried to set up a few clumsy traps, and even caught a rabbit. After eating rabbit meat, Shi Manman found that he was more and more interested in meat, and even sometimes looked at Xiao Lei meaningfully while eating, Xiao Lei pretended to be unaware but felt a chill in his heart.

Xiao Lei was frightened after seeing Shi Manman's naked/naked eyes. In order to dispel the idea that she might be interested in her own meat, Xiao Lei hunted more aggressively, and even climbed trees to pick beehives in order to make the food taste better.

Hunting, barbecue, Xiao Lei's cooking skills are becoming more and more skilled.

In addition to hunting time, Xiao Lei also sat in front of the enchantment like Shi Manman, and the two occasionally talked a little, but more often they were silent.

Xiao Lei gradually got a little understanding of the stone vines, which was completely different from the goblins depicted in the book. She has no penchant for killing bloodthirsty, nor does she have a perverse and eccentric personality. Except for the expression of satisfaction and slight joy when eating food, most of the time I just sit in front of the barrier in a daze.

Thinking about it like this, I have been trapped in Kunlun for more than a month. I don't know if the separated scholar sent the news back home, my father and grandmother were already anxious, and now I don't know when I can leave here. Thinking of this, Xiao Lei's heart was gloomy.

"It's time to eat." In the middle of the sound, Shi Manman suddenly spoke, interrupting Xiao Lei, who was immersed in a depressed mood.

"Oh, good. I'm going to prepare now. At home, he was a big boy who came to stretch out his hands and open his mouth, but now he has become a goblin "man", Xiao Lei left with a smile.

Shi Manman looked at Xiao Lei's back and was puzzled, she still remembered that when Xiao Lei successfully cooked a fish for the first time without burning, he looked very good when he smiled, with white teeth and crooked eyes.

"Why aren't you happy?" After Shi Manman finished eating the last fish, he looked at Xiao Lei seriously.

Xiao Lei was stunned. In these days when he came to Kunlun, Shi Manman rarely took the initiative to talk to himself, even if he took the initiative to speak, it was for food. "I just miss my family." Xiao Lei looked into the distance, his eyes showing nostalgia.

Shi Manman saw a kind of "What is family?" from Xiao Lei's eyes. ”

"I will miss you all the time and care about you." Xiao Lei thought for a while and said.

"My wife is also family, right? Do you have a wife? Shi Manman tried hard to recall the only knowledge he knew about the world, and then asked Xiao Lei.

"Nope." Xiao Lei seemed to think of something, smiled and shook his head.

"Then I will be your wife and become your family, and you won't miss other family members." Shi Manman thought for a moment and said.

"What...... What the?! Xiao Lei was shocked by Shi Manman's words.

"I said I'd be your 'family' so you wouldn't be unhappy. When you're happy, the fish is delicious. People are also good-looking..."The last sentence Shi Manman said very quietly. After speaking, he glanced at Xiao Lei, and then looked at the two black fish that could not be seen.

Xiao Lei didn't hear what Shi Manman said in the end, but just followed Shi Manman's gaze and saw that the two coke fish were dumbfounded, and it turned out that they were still for eating.