At that time, Xie Fangfei was a green carp in the Huai'an River.

On this day, she was chasing a small shrimp, and when she was about to catch up, a fishing net covered her.

At such a critical juncture, looking at the mesh that was not much smaller than herself, she struggled to pounce on the edge of the fishing net, and swallowed the small shrimp that was about to run out into her stomach.

The next second, the nets were lifted out of the water.

The man who collected the net moved quickly, and before she could see the difference, she and her captured companion fell into a wide wooden barrel. The bucket seemed to contain water from a river, and as soon as it entered the water, the companions were gone.

After swimming forward for a long time without seeing the barrel wall, she simply stopped to bask in the sunlight shining through the water.

Every once in a while, she could see a group of green carp being put down, watching as the sky slowly darkened.

After a day of fishing, Shen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, moved his limbs, flattened the white clothes on his body, picked up the wooden barrel, and flew in the direction he came.

The cold air around her soaked into the water, Xie Fangfei couldn't help but shiver, and swam deeper into the water......

Huaming Mansion was silent, and Shen Yuan walked to the right along the white stone road under his feet and stepped up the stone steps. The wisteria tree in the courtyard is in bloom, and there is a stone table under the tree.

This stone table is where he spends his daily time, there is a candle in the middle of the table, and a stone bench is placed next to the table, sitting on the stone bench, you can have an unobstructed view of the scenery in the lake.

Tired, he poured all the carp from the bucket into the lake and went to sleep.

The lake also seemed to have no edge, and there were some aquatic plants growing at the bottom of the lake, so Xie Fangfei found a comfortable place to sleep among the grass.

The next day, she was woken up by the sound of prayer. Slowly swimming to the surface of the water, she raised her eyes to look at the person who held the scroll in his hand yesterday, and read "Wuxiang" and "All Beings" in his mouth.

Seeing the long-eyebrow phoenix eyes clearly, she swam back into the water to forage for food. Obviously, the fish and shrimp in this lake are not as vibrant as those in the Huai'an River, and she can catch up with them with a little attention, except for the time to eat, she can only pass the time by listening to the sound of chanting, the wind on the lake, and the sound of the flowers and leaves of the wisteria trees falling.

Every day after breakfast, Shen Yuan came here to chant sutras.

At noon, a boy in green named Pu Lin went to him for lunch, and when he came back from lunch, he looked at the heavens, the human world, and the underworld to prevent any big trouble.

After a month like this, nothing happened, and Shen Yuan stopped chanting.

In the morning, he asked Pulin to come to the lake to fish, and put the fish he caught in the bucket he had caught before, and when he caught it, he took the bucket away, disposed of the fish, and came back to fish tomorrow morning.

Day after day, the green carp in the lake were almost finished, and no fish had bitten for a few days, so Shen Yuan pulled the fishing rod in the hand of the boy in green and caught it himself.

Xie Fangfei watched quietly, and when the last companion was fished away, she dived to the bottom of the lake. She knew that the man had always been there, so she never reappeared.

She didn't understand why the companions were biting the hook when there was enough food in the lake.

Now it's okay, and I can't come back.

Although she is a little lonely, there are still her favorite shrimp in the water, and she spends more time observing them.

She thought that in his eyes, she should be the shrimp she used to tease. The lotus leaves in the lake grew and gradually covered the surface of the lake.

Under the cover of the lotus leaves, she quietly poked her head out of the water and found that the man had stopped fishing, but had just closed his eyes and meditated all day. Shen Yuan knew that there was only one last green carp left in the lake, so he was waiting.

The lotus leaves just grow, and he can only wait. On a sunny day, the lotus blossoms and stands tall among the lotus leaves. One, two, three......

Xie Fangfei saw such a beautiful scene for the first time, and couldn't help but be stunned. Looking at the young man with her eyes closed, she thought for a while, tried to jump out of the water to reach the lotus, probably not active for a long time, and just jumped out of the water and fell back into the water.

Shen Yuan heard the movement and did not open his eyes. After a while, a second, third, and fourth sounded again...... Finally enough! Xie Fangfei bit off a petal hard.

Immersed in the excitement, she didn't notice that she hadn't fallen back into the water like before.

In an instant, the lotus petals merged with her, and she gave birth to hands and feet, transforming into human form. At the same time, a dress was draped over her.

With a wave of Shen Yuan's hand, Xie Fangfei stood in front of him.

"I knew that you were talented and intelligent, so I left you to cultivate in the lake. After waiting for so long, it is a pleasure to finally transform into a human form," he explained, thinking for a while, "So, you can live in my mansion first, and I will ask Pu Lin to find you some magic books, you study hard, and after you finish your studies, I will ask the Emperor for a half-official position for you." What do you think? ”

Xie Fangfei looked at the man and didn't speak, there were doubts and inquiries in her eyes.

At this time, Pulin brought a girl over.

"My lord, the meal is ready. I did as you instructed and called Su Ping over. ”

"What are you looking for me?" The woman known as Su Ping was neither humble nor arrogant to ask.

Shen Yuan pointed at Xie Fangfei and said to Su Ping, "You take her to change her clothes and help her clean up the room next to me for her to live in." ”

Xie Fangfei stayed here with Shen Yuan, and in the next few days, Pu Lin sent her a pile of books and filled the bookshelves by the east wall.

She is also diligent, she chews these books every day when she wakes up, and if she can't, she asks these three people in the house, and after only half a year, there is a big breakthrough.

She is a master who can't stop, in addition to studying, she follows Pu Lin to grow vegetables and raise chickens, follows Su Ping to study recipes, and follows Shen Yuan to learn tea ceremony......

The days go by happily. She doesn't have a name, and it's not convenient for people to call her.

On this day, she read a book and wrote a poem: The world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom.

She remembered in a trance that she was born in April, when the peach blossoms were about to fall, so she named herself "Xie Fangfei".

On the occasion of the New Year, Su Ping took out the peach blossom wine that had been hidden for decades to celebrate her.

Pu Lin said: "At this rate, in another year and a half, Fang Fei should be able to learn." ”

Xie Fangfei's eyes were squinted by the wine, and tears were rolling in her eyes.

She waved her hand vigorously, "How can it be so fast, it will take a long time to finish reading so many books!" ”

She has never considered herself to be here, but she is inevitably a little reluctant.

Shen Yuan rarely drank to his heart's content, "Sooner or later, of course, the sooner the better." ”

When the others dispersed, Xie Fangfei lay on the bed, pillowing her arms, thinking about the situation on the wine table, unable to sleep.

She went to find Su Ping and asked unhappily, "Do adults not like me?" ”

At the beginning, Shen Yuan said that she should learn magic to get a half-official position, and half a year later, he still said so, as if he wanted her to leave early.

Su Ping, who had drunk wine, still didn't like to talk, she rubbed her temples, was silent for a long time, and only said one sentence: "The adult is thinking about you." ”

When Xie Fangfei heard this, she was noncommittal.

Over the years, Shen Yuan was often absent from the house, Xie Fangfei studied magic as usual, Su Ping studied recipes as usual, Pu Lin grew vegetables and raised chickens as usual, and often mentioned Shen Yuan in his spare time.

According to the meaning of his words, Shen Yuan ran into trouble and went to the underworld.

Xie Fangfei didn't care very much, she studied for more than half a year, and she finished eating those books.

In the afternoon of this day, Shen Yuan returned home, dressed in white and stained with dust.

Xie Fangfei made a pot of tea according to what he taught, poured it for him, and stepped aside.

Shen Yuan sat with his hands together, and instead of touching the teacup, he asked her, "What do you want to tell me?" ”

"Why did you go to the Huai'an River to fish for green carp last year?"

Shen Yuan sighed lightly, "It's better that you still don't know about this matter, it's just an expedient measure for the stability of the Three Realms." ”

Xie Fangfei lowered her eyes in disappointment, "Okay." Do you have time to find a place for me right now? ”

"You rest for the time being, and I'll send you to Si Xing tomorrow."

Xie Fangfei then went to Si Xing's mansion and took turns on duty with several of her apprentices every day, which was quite easy.

Si Xing is a gossip habitual, because Xie Fangfei came out of Shen Yuan, a peacemaker for ten thousand years, and his curiosity is even greater.

On this day, she pulled Xie Fangfei to sit down in her courtyard.

"I have long heard that Shenjun has raised a carp fairy, but I have never had time to visit, I didn't expect him to send you to me on an errand. I don't have any rules here, you don't have to be informal. "Thank you, my lord, for your comfort," Xie Fangfei said, "What kind of person do you think Shenjun is?" ”

Si Xing didn't answer, but asked her: "You've been with him for a year, and you haven't seen what kind of person he is?" ”

Xie Fangfei looked at Si Xing and shook her head, "I can't see clearly." ”

Si Xing seemed to think of something, "That's right, he loves to hide things the most." You don't know, do you? Last year, Princess Chengxin, the emperor's favorite daughter, wanted to eat green carp on a whim, so she ordered her people to catch it. Who knew that she was poisoned and bedridden after eating it, and she didn't get better even if she grabbed the medicine and took it. The Emperor of Heaven sent someone to see it, saying that it was difficult to treat a heart disease. The green carp was caught from the Huai'an River, and for a while, the green carp of the Huai'an River became the target of public criticism. When Shenjun heard the news, he immediately went down to the human realm and fished out all the green carp in the Huai'an River. When the Emperor of Heaven sent people to deal with it in the lower realm, there was still a shadow of a green carp in the river, and the matter was over. ”

Xie Fangfei listened carefully, this was all the past she didn't know when she was a green carp.

"You probably know what happened next. He raised you to Huize Lake to absorb the aura of heaven and earth, so that you could listen to the scriptures and be happy and wise. Coincidentally, you are the only one who has such an opportunity to have such a chance in this river green carp, and you are the first green carp to become an immortal in the sky and on the earth. He supports you in this way in order to keep your race thriving. ”

It turns out that he asked Pulin to fish to select green carp that can be cultivated? Xie Fangfei thought of what Shen Yuan said to Pu Lin, who was carrying the barrel, "Deal with these fish." Let Su Ping prepare lunch", then asked: "Do you know where the rest of the green carp were sent?" ”

"I have also heard that it is put in the rivers everywhere. Huai'an River can't go, you have to give the Emperor of Heaven a face," Si Xing patted her on the shoulder, "I don't blame the past, since this matter has subsided, don't take it to heart." ”

The pent-up resentment in her heart suddenly dissipated, and Xie Fangfei's heart was empty. She returned to the bedroom, remembering the banquet that celebrated her name that day, she looked into Shen Yuan's eyes and asked, "If it is an enemy, what should be done to him?" ”

It was clear there, and she heard his voice as light as spring rain: "If you can't do it, you will protect yourself." ”