Chapter 41: Catching a Fish

According to Ouyang Hongye's plan, they left the Tibetan Bird Terrace and set off for Xianhequan Township. The moment she turned over the demon horse, Xia Qiu's eyes suddenly flashed a picture that had appeared when her soul left, almost didn't hook the stirrup, she took a deep breath to regain her balance, and then quickly looked around, fortunately, everyone was thoughtful and didn't notice herself.

Her heart is far stronger than she looks on the outside, she is always afraid that she will become a burden to others, and now she is even more afraid that she will cause Ouyang Xiaoleng trouble because of her cowardice. In a way, she was a little happy to learn that she had the potential to be a soul detached person, and if she could develop this ability smoothly, she would definitely be able to become the strength of her companions.

After running out of the city gate, they all looked back at the small city behind them again, and the delicate bird houses scattered among the towering trees looked more and more dreamy and peaceful, and when the demon horse began to run, all this quickly disappeared from sight.

After going out of the city for more than half a day, everyone took a rest and drank horses in the mountain stream, Ouyang Hongye took out the map and discussed the next route with everyone, if nothing else, they will enter the golden firefly maple forest tonight, if they can pass through the forest overnight, they can arrive at Xianhequan Township at noon the next day.

Hearing the name Golden Firefly Maple Forest alone was enough to arouse the interest of several teenagers, Ouyang Xiaoleng remembered that Grandpa Yong had said that although there were so many prosperous and beautiful cities in the demon world at its peak, his favorite was the Golden Firefly Maple Forest, which was the place where he often lingered when he was a teenager. In the perennial undefeated red maple forest, tens of thousands of fireflies are like beating elves after nightfall, and they are like stars in the night sky, bright and fantastic. And the most wonderful thing is that these fireflies have souls when they gather together, and they choose to communicate with the noblest souls who pass through the forest, and in their way arrange beautiful patterns to give to this person.

"I'm not interested in these romantic things, at most I can coax children." Speaking of the Golden Firefly Maple Forest, Fenghuo said disdainfully.

"Anything beautiful may not be of interest to you, because you have nothing to do with the word beauty." Everyone could tell that Mochizuki was deliberately making the wind and fire angry.

"Although I can't compare with you beautiful men like flowers, but looking at the entire demon world, I can be regarded as tall and handsome." Wind and fire argued, and sure enough, he was on the road of Mochizuki again.

"Tall and tall are few people who can match you, handsome......" Mochizuki deliberately lengthened his voice.

"Let's be the only girl among us to judge, why don't I look good?" Fenghuo still didn't give up, and turned to Xia Qiu to ask.

Xia Qiu was noncommittal, but couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey, why don't you answer." Fenghuo was a little anxious.

"We have all lived to this age, and we want a little girl to evaluate our appearance, you are really open-minded, yesterday you have scared a child, and today you want to scare another!" Ouyang Hongye explained for Xia Qiu.

"Haha, yes, why didn't I think of it." Fenghuo remembered that he had scared Qianqi enough yesterday, so he smiled innocently, causing everyone to laugh.

After getting along for a few days, Ouyang Hongye felt more and more that the simple impatience of Fenghuo and the innocence of Qianqi seemed to be the spice in this journey, so that everyone could occasionally put aside the vast road ahead, unknown dangers and huge crises. It's too rare for them to be able to laugh, and the stress and invisible fear that has been built up for too long can be devastating, just like the strings of a piano that are too tight will eventually break.

Everyone was talking and laughing, and even Ouyang Xiaoleng's gaze became gentle, and the only one who didn't enter the state was always the most cheerful Qianqi. He picked up the oval pebbles from the river and played a game of water rafting by himself, and his face was rare deep and quiet, which made people a little worried.

"What's wrong with the kid?" Mochizuki asked Ouyang Momiji.

"Won't it be that I'm scared and haven't recovered yet?" Fenghuo is still a little too unwilling.

"No, I think I'm afraid that yesterday's discovery that he found nothing in the end made him a little unwilling, and he was losing his temper as a child!" Ouyang Hongye seemed to see him through at a glance, after all, Qianqi was the son of the Amber Dragon King, and everyone in Dongyao City on weekdays was centered on him, even if he seemed very easy-going most of the time, it was difficult to stop the occasional little emotions.

He remembered that he had been like this when he was young, when he was a descendant of the red-haired fox king, but he was so depressed that he wandered around, compared to the luxurious life of his childhood, he was like falling into hell since he was a teenager, no one listened to him more, and no one cared about what he did or where he went, and that psychological gap is still unforgettable to this day, hundreds of years later.

Now he has long been relieved, maybe from the moment he met Ouyang Xueye, he was destined to understand a truth, he found the only person worthy of his follow, he would rather be behind him, or even only the cornerstone of paving the way under his feet, he found the most suitable position for himself, and also found his best friend in his life.

He could always see the shadow of himself and Xue Ye in Qianqi and Ouyang Xiaoleng, although one of them was too intense, the other was too silent, competing with each other, and not admitting defeat to each other, it was easy to see the sympathy between them. Of course, there is also Xia Qiu, the wheel of fate chooses them to go together, they will go side by side, and eventually they will rely on each other, so that even if they can't accompany them to the end, they can feel at ease.

The slow-flowing river in the mountain stream is crystal clear, and it is rare to see such a clean river in those cities closer to the center of the demon world, and the sound and touch of water always arouse people's pleasure, probably because all life originally comes from this liquid, and the constant flow of water also temporarily takes away the anxiety about the future in everyone's hearts. Fenghuo lay down by the river, his head resting on his arm, squinting one eye at the sky.

"Some people are really old and lie down wherever they go." Ouyang Hongye sat down on the edge of the wind and fire and quipped.

"yes, he's the oldest of us." Mochizuki also sat aside.

Fenghuo glared at him and said unconvinced, "It's rare to have such a quiet place, didn't you just say that we are all this age, and don't let the family rest for a while, I'm not as old as you say?!! ”

Mochizuki and Ouyang Hongye laughed at the same time, they just joked casually, and Fenghuo always believed it. These days together, their relationship has become more and more harmonious, and the two of them recalled the years when they were hostile to Fenghuo in the royal city as if it were just yesterday, when they would never have thought that they would one day talk and laugh with Fenghuo.

After some laughter, Ouyang Hongye looked up at the three young people who were thinking about each other by the river, and suddenly had an idea, so he shouted to them: "Today's dinner is prepared by you!" ”

"You're not serious, are you?" Qianqi wondered if he had heard it wrong, he was the son of a dragon king who couldn't even tell the difference between salt and sugar, let alone not a serious tool in the wilderness.

Ouyang Xiaoleng was also at a loss, but he was not flustered, and after looking around, he still didn't have any ideas, so he silently turned to Xia Qiu.

Xia Qiu thought this was a good proposal, she thought about it for a while, looked back at a few white fish in the river just swam by, she had never seen this kind of fish, although the size was not big, but it looked fat, she pointed to the direction of the river and asked Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi: "Can the fish in this river be eaten?" ”

"Hmm." Ouyang Xiao Lengwang glanced in the direction she was pointing and answered.

"Then let's catch the fish and grill it, as long as we can catch the fish, it's easy to do." Xia Qiu became excited, remembering that when he was a child, his grandfather often took him to the lake to fish, and at that time he couldn't resist the smell of grilled fish.

When it came to catching fish, Qianqi's mood obviously rose instantly, patted his chest and said: "Okay, okay, I'm the best at catching fish, let alone such a small fish, I can catch the fish demon!" ”

"Then you and Xiao Leng are responsible for catching fish, and I will be responsible for building the stove for grilling fish." Summer and autumn recommendations.

"No problem!" The thousand horsemen rolled up their sleeves and trousers and walked to the other side of the river.

Although Ouyang Xiaoleng's face still had no expression, he actually felt a little interesting in his heart, catching fish was something he had never tried at all. For as long as he can remember, he has been desperately practicing swordsmanship and improving his demonic power, no matter how harshly Ouyang Hongye asks him, he can grit his teeth and hold on, although occasionally he has the urge to temporarily escape because of too strong pressure, but it is only a thought, except for the innate talent and hobby of painting, there is nothing else in life, the word play is unfamiliar to him, and it is also a word that he thinks should not appear in life.

But as he got acquainted with Xia Qiu, and even with Qianqi along the way, he began to feel more and more that even if this trip was to fulfill his responsibilities as the descendant of the demon king fox, it gradually became fun. He had many feelings that he had never felt before, and he began to have the urge to laugh, to shout, to cry, and even to feel competitive and jealous, and he rolled up his sleeves and followed as he thought about it.

"There's no bucket here, so we're going to dig a hole in the river's edge first, and if we catch a fish, we can put it in there, you see." Qianqi is very experienced in digging a pit on the riverside, leaving a small inlet to connect with the river, and after a while, the pit will be filled with river water.

"When waiting for the fish, you have to be still, and when you catch the fish, you have to be quick with your eyes and hands." As he spoke, he walked to the middle of the river, stood there and waited for a while, and when a fish swam by, he instantly grabbed the fish, and then walked over and put it into the puddle that he had dug earlier, and as soon as the fish entered the puddle it began to swim. Qianqi looked at Ouyang Xiaoleng proudly, "How is it, will it be?" ”

Ouyang Xiaoleng didn't answer, and also walked to the center of the river, just a few fish swam at the same time, he quickly grabbed two, and then walked to Qianqi unhurriedly, deliberately raised it to show him, and then put them into the puddle as well.

"Hey, you're there." Qianqi boasted, but he was very unconvinced, and ran to the center of the river as he spoke.

The two of them competed like this for a while, and filled the puddle with the fish they caught, and at this time, Xia Qiu had also built a stove for grilling fish with the stones by the river, and Qianqi proudly ran over to pull her to watch him and Ouyang Xiaoleng's capture, and she was excited to see that the two of them had caught so many fish in such a short time.

Qianqi unexpectedly bent down to pick up the water and splashed her, she pretended to be angry, bent down as if to fight back at him, but suddenly turned to pick up the water in the direction of Ouyang Xiaoleng. Ouyang Xiaoleng hesitated for a few seconds and unexpectedly joined them in the battle, although his face was not as bright as the smile of Qianqi and Xia Qiu, his eyes were much clearer.

The three teenagers formed a beautiful picture under the sunset, Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi were like ice and fire, but they couldn't help but be attracted by Xia Qiu, surrounding her, attracting Ouyang Hongye on the side They were fascinated.