Qianqi took over the work of killing fish, which was what he was good at, because for him, who had not been out of Dongyao for more than ten years, the happiest time was swimming in the lake that surrounded Dongyao's palace. Dragons are good water, they are as free as a fish in the water, as long as they soak in the water, it seems to leave all their troubles behind, and he often thinks that his mother's arms must be as gentle as water.

Every time he was tired of swimming, he would catch a few fish in the lake, and then go to the shore to make a fire and grill fish with the children of the mermaid tribe living on the shore.

The mermaid clan has a low status among the demons, although it is slightly better in Dongyao, but the parents of the mermaid clan will still let the children be cautious in their words and deeds, and most of them will either become slaves or become kabukos, because they are always bought and sold, so they often have a deep guard against outsiders.

At first he came into contact with the merfolk children, they refused to speak anyway, and when the thousand horses came, they just looked at them from a distance, and when he really tried to get close to them, they quickly fled, and then he tried to bring them some fun and delicious knick-knacks from the palace, and gradually became acquainted. Their parents were happy that their children could play with the son of the Amber Dragon King, and in their opinion they could be loved by Qianqi, and their children would most likely enter the Dongyao Palace to accompany him when they grew up. The Amber Dragon King has always been kind and generous, and his son looks very pure, at least much better than selling to other nobles, they will only abuse and torture them, even if they spoil them, they are just like pets, mermaids are not like other demons, their life cycle is short, almost no different from humans, and the most beautiful time is so short ten years.

As they grow old, their bodies are no longer young, and their faces are no longer beautiful, their owners will lose interest in them, let them do the hardest work, and soon other merfolk will become their pets. Merfolk are all raw meat-eating, which is somewhat terrifying to Chiki, and when he hands them his grilled fish, they are a little resistant at first, but after tasting it once, they fall in love with the taste, they are simple by nature, they don't have too many emotions, and they never seem to despair and grieve, this may be another evolution, only in this way will they face their fate more calmly.

But they will laugh, not a smile deliberately pretended to please others, but a deep, grateful smile with praise in their eyes, and there is no more humble and pious species than them on the shore, but as soon as they enter the water, they have a demonic nature, just as in the past they instinctively dragged other members of the opposite sex into the water to kill. But among this group of mermaids, there is a child who is so different, that is, the jade cicada who danced for him when Ouyang Xiaoleng came to Dongyao last time, she and Qianqi have been chatting very well since childhood, because she does not think that she was born humble like other mermaids, she will express her various emotions to Qianqi, crying and laughing, which makes him especially like this child and dote on her like a brother.

Qianqi packed up all the fish, and helped Xia Qiu sharpen the front of the thin stick he had found before and put the fish on it, and then asked Ouyang Hongye for salt and other spices and roasted it very skillfully, and Xia Qiu also helped on the side. Ouyang Xiaoleng was not interested in this kind of work at all, he just sat quietly on the ground on the side, the excitement of playing with Xia Qiu and Qianqi just now had not passed, and he had another feeling that he had never had before.

The sound of the crackling of the firewood was pleasant, and soon the smell of the grilled fish spread through the air, and as soon as the smell of this fragrance made the wind and fire the first to lie down, and a grunt got up and came up behind them, staring straight at the steaming fish on the fire.

"Cats are gluttonous, especially fish." Ouyang Hongye felt that the wind and fire had disappeared from him in the blink of an eye.

"People like me who can't live without meat for a while, eat so lightly along the way, and look like I'm about to lose weight like a lightning." Fenghuo complained while touching his stomach.

"Yes, I can't live without wine every day, and I can't stand it anymore." Mochizuki echoed and surrounded him.

Xia Qiu handed the grilled fish to Fenghuo first, "Here, Lord Fenghuo!" ”

Fenghuo took it and bit it down without saying a word, almost burning his tongue.

Mochizuki said, "It seems that you are not a cat, but a wolf." ”

"What a cat is a wolf! Don't say it tastes really good, thank you, Miss Xia Qiu, and you, little monkey! I haven't seen you call Momiji and Mochizuki-sama, and you don't need to call me any adult in the future, it seems that I'm older, just call me Fenghuo like them! Fenghuo said as he gulped down the grilled fish.

"I'm not called a little monkey either! When did you give me such a nickname?! The Thousand Riders yelled at him angrily.

Mochizuki took the grilled fish handed over by Xia Qiu and turned around and shouted Ouyang Hongye and Ouyang Xiaoleng: "Hey, I want to invite you over to eat, come on!" ”

The two of them leaned over when they heard the sound, Xia Qiu handed them the grilled fish, and Qianqi insisted on eating the last one, this was the first time Xia Qiu had eaten the fish in this world, this fish tasted extremely delicious, it was a taste she had never tasted in the world, and although it was a river fish, it was not fishy at all, and there were very few fish bones.

"Because this place is very close to the whole town of Xianhe, the air and water are very pure, although it is the most common white fish, it is also exceptionally delicious." Ouyang Hongye said and ate another bite of fish.

After more than half a day of riding in the mountain stream, they finally entered the golden maple forest before nightfall, when the sun had not completely set, and the setting sun hit the maple trees, gilding the leaves with gold edges, and the spacing of the trees in the forest was too dense, making their riding speed slower and slower. By the time the sun had completely set, the demon horses were completely unable to move forward in the forest, so they summoned their respective demon horses and began to continue walking deeper into the forest on foot.

The maple trees under the night sky are another beauty, not to mention the golden fireflies, which summer and autumn can't help but look forward to. As they came to the clearing, she vaguely saw a small Martian point of light, and in the direction in which it appeared, one golden point of light after another seemed to float slowly from the ground into the air, and gathered more and more, and they tentatively approached them. Closer, then back, and when they reached the middle of the clearing, the swarm of fireflies followed, and they seemed to have souls, and they surrounded them, and they walked through them as if they were through the most beautiful dreams.

When they came into contact with Ouyang Xiaoleng, they seemed to be attracted to him, and began to hover around his body, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, some of them landed on his palm, bringing a cold but subtle touch. Then more and more fireflies began to fly towards him, and they were arranged in many golden threads around his arms and body in various directions, as if trying to read his heart. Suddenly, the golden threads flew towards the open space at the same moment, as if they had agreed to do so, and then slowly rotated from all directions to the center, forming five individual petals as they rotated, and then the five petals slowly converged towards the center of a circle.

"It's plum blossoms!" Ouyang Hongye could see at a glance that this was a plum blossom pattern, and then he couldn't help laughing, because he knew who this plum blossom represented.

Qianqi was a little unconvinced, in the eyes of this group of fireflies, Ouyang Xiaoleng was actually the most noble person, but what made him even more incomprehensible was that he thought that the most beautiful thing was actually plum blossoms, so he crooked his mouth and said: "Big men actually like flowers!" ”

"He doesn't like plum blossoms, he likes the one that plum blossoms represent." Ouyang Hongye squeezed his eyes and said.

Hearing him say this, Xia Qiu reacted to why fireflies formed a plum blossom pattern, and her face flushed with a blush.

Ouyang Xiaoleng raised his head and quietly looked at the pattern composed of fireflies, and secretly admired the magic of these fireflies in his heart, they not only chose themselves, but also read his heart. After the fireflies were still in the air for a while, they slowly dispersed and flew towards the depths of the maple forest, and the small dots of light mottled like starlight shuttled between the trees, and there were a large number of fireflies in the forest, and they also slowly rose and merged into the group, as if the reflection of the starry sky in the forest.

"The clearing where we are resting now is the deepest part of the Golden Firefly Maple Forest, and further on, everyone must be vigilant, there are some ancient creatures living in the depths of the forest, some of which are very dangerous, like bloodthirsty bats, and cats and jackals. Cat jackals are predators with a head like a bobcat and a body like jackals, and both animals like to move in groups and forage for food, and they can still be somewhat threatening when they come out in groups. As one of the oldest forests in the demon world, the golden firefly maple forest retains its original appearance, and all kinds of animals and insects in the demon world can be seen here, they are more ancient species than the animals and insects of the human world, because the light in the depths of the forest is difficult to dim even during the day, so they will haunt even during the day. But most of them are afraid of being disturbed, so after we entered the golden maple forest, we didn't see too many animals. While everyone was taking a break in the open space, Ouyang Hongye said to the others.

At this time, a few rabbits poked their heads out of the grass far away, and they did not seem to be afraid of people, but ran leisurely to the open field very close to Xia and Autumn to graze. The rabbits, with their long creamy fur and blue eyes, and their small, round, and beautiful bodies, were so beautiful that she was unconsciously attracted to them, and tried to move closer to them, but they didn't mind, and continued to graze themselves, so she reached out and stroked them more boldly.

Like all girls, she couldn't resist cute little animals, their long fur was unusually soft to the touch, and their bodies were so warm that she wanted to hold them all in her arms if she couldn't bear to disturb them munching on food.

Thousand Riders also came to her, and played with the little things, but after a while there was a strange sound in the forest, and the rabbits became alert, pricked up their ears and jumped away in the opposite direction.