Chapter 90: Light is like a piece of water
Zhu Si finally stuffed the wizard with a leaf of a misty wood and tied a small piece of red rope around his wrist to serve as a temporary protection for Zheng Qing during his time in the mirror world.
But she also admonished:
"Misty wood doesn't stop those goblins in the mirror from sucking your soul dry. At best, it can only help you isolate the sounds or images in this world that confuse you. β
"It's already good. Zheng Qing raised his hand, looked at the leaf on his wrist that emitted a misty red light, and praised it sincerely.
He felt that most of the students at First University could not do what this little girl could do.
Thinking of the school outside, Zheng Qing couldn't help but think of several other little wizards of the same age as Zhu Si - including Li Meng, Lin Guo, and Su Ya's little fox girl from Qingqiu Mansion.
He thought the kids should be able to play together.
"I'm leaving...... What about you?"
The wizard looked at the leaf on his wrist as if he were looking at a new watch, and at the same time tried to ask in a casual relaxed tone, "Do you want to go out with me?" β
There was silence for a few seconds.
"It doesn't matter, I'm used to being here. The little girl's voice was a little melancholy: "And I still have something to do." β
"What's the matter?"
"I'm looking for Mom and Dad...... They are hiding here, but I haven't found them for a long time. β
"You can go out for a few days and come back?"
β...... Still don't. The little witch struggled for a long time, and finally refused with difficulty: "Mother said that you must have a beginning and an end to do things, and you can't give up halfway." β
"It's dangerous for you to be here alone. β
"It doesn't matter, I'm very good at retreating...... And, Mom said, don't talk to strange wizards...... As long as you ignore them, the world is safe. β
β...... I'm also a stranger, why are you helping me?"
"Because you smell so good!"
This is really an answer that can only be given by a child, Zheng Qing couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, but his mood to take the little witch out became stronger and stronger.
Then he thought of a small gift he had prepared for Lin Guo earlier.
Zheng Qing hesitated for a moment, and took out a transparent glass box from the gray cloth bag, the box had the logo of 'Double Tang Ji', and in the box were several lifelike sugar lambs, coiled transparent horns, and shining eyes embedded in black sesame seeds, running around on the green marshmallow meadow, nibbling on those fluffy 'green grass'.
Through the glass cover, it seems that they can be heard cheerfully bleating.
Zheng Qing felt that compared to Lin Guo, Zhu Si should be more suitable for such a gift.
"What is this?" The little witch saw the candy box, her eyes were glued to the sweet smell of the lambs, and she forgot to continue counting the precious leaves of the Misty Tree.
"Sugar Man, do you want one?" Zheng Qing didn't say a word, and unpacked the box.
The lambs who were originally eating the marshmallow meadows seemed to feel the cracking of the sky and the end of the world, and they screamed and fled in all directions. The sweet smell spreads with the vigorous movement of the flock.
The little witch's nose fluttered violently.
She pursed her lips very hard and put her hands behind her back.
Zheng Qing picked up the fattest black sheep with a bamboo clip and handed it to Zhu Si: "Try it...... The sugar man is delicious. β
The little witch hesitated for a moment, but at last she put a hand out behind her back and touched the screaming lamb, which was kicking on all four legs with more and more vigor.
"It's a sheep. Zhu Si corrected in a low voice: "I've seen it!"
The wizard couldn't help but smile:
"Yes, Sugar Sheep...... There are a lot of these things out there, I'll buy them for you when I get out. β
"Like ......" the little witch stared at the lamb who was kicking her legs, but finally did not take it. Once again, she rejected Zheng Qing's suggestion to take her out.
"If you like it, I'll give it to you. The young student shoved the box into the little witch's arms.
Zhu Si hugged it with a look of surprise.
Watching those lambs nibble on the green marshmallow meadows, she also had a satisfied expression on her face.
"You give me a gift, I'll treat you to a big meal!" the little witch patted the wizard's arm haughtily, put down the box of candy figures, and took out a worn-out picture book from her arms.
The album should have been flipped through many times, and many of the colors on the cover had fallen off, but the whole book was still very complete and clean.
The little witch sat cross-legged on the ground, motioned for Zheng Qing to sit across from her, and then turned the first page of the book.
Hot rice is painted on it.
"The staple food is only rice," she said in a somewhat regretful tone, with a feeling of sorry for the guests: "You will have a little bit...... I'm sorry. β
Zheng Qing looked at her in a daze and didn't make a sound.
The little witch pinched her hands on the album, and a bowl of white, steaming rice slowly appeared in the air. She carefully held the small bowl of blue and white porcelain and brought it to Zheng Qing.
Zheng Qing lowered his head and looked at the rice that seemed to have been mosaic, and the tip of his nose was a little sourβthose mosaics were defective because the magic spells in the album had been too long, so the picture quality was affected.
The little witch opened the second page of the album, and there was a roast chicken on it.
Chicken legs, chicken breasts, chicken wings and other meaty places have become blank, leaving only the image of the chicken head is the most complete, but there is no chicken comb.
She glanced at the wizard, thinking he wasn't aware, and then quickly pinched her hand, summoning the incomplete phantom of the chicken's head. Served in a small saucer and pushed in front of the wizard.
"This is the best place to eat on a chicken!" the little witch said in a solemn tone, in great detail, "You have to start with the mouth of the chicken, which has a thin layer of skin on its jaw, and it is full of flavor when you bite into it...... There are a bit of bones in the cheeks, be careful not to prick your mouth...... The soup in the eyeballs is the thickest, with a mouthful of fragrant rice, wow, that taste!"
She exclaimed in admiration, and quickly flipped to the third page of the album, turning to the fourth page of the album.
Out of the corner of Zheng Qing's eye, he caught a glimpse of some broken images on the third page, a page that seemed to be a splicing of many different drawings.
The fourth page is a few greens.
It can be seen that in the past, there should have been a pile of vegetables in the album, but now there is only a blank space in those places. The little witch's fingers lingered for a long time between the greens, and at last she chose the fattest one, and then pinched her hand to summon it.
A stick of wheat cabbage drizzled with soy sauce.
The image of the corresponding rape on the album is a little fainter to the naked eye.
"Mom said that eating more vegetables is good for the body. The little witch pushed the plate with a green vegetable in front of Zheng Qing and sighed: "You can insert the vegetables into the rice, so that when you eat the last bite of rice, you will still have vegetables to eat...... And that rice tastes good when mixed with soy sauce. β
"It's okay, it's okay. Zheng Qing stopped Zhu Si's intention to continue flipping, and an ugly smile appeared on his face: "I have a small appetite, so many things, I can already eat a lot." β
"Really?!" The little witch had a look of surprise on her face, and then slapped her thigh hard: "It turns out that our stomachs are about the same...... Don't look at your height, you eat one more dish than me!"
Zheng Qing raised his head and looked at the gray-white monotone color above his head.
After a while, he lowered his head again.
"What about you?" he asked, smiling.
"Me?hmm...... I'll eat it later. β
"Let's eat together, there are too many things, and they will be wasted. β
"Is that okay?"
"Yes, the Lord is as he pleases. β
"Good...... All right. Actually, I think it's a bit of a waste too, haha......"