Chapter 25 Encountering fish·

After planting the greens, Su Yun planted a patch of garlic.

For several days in a row, we were expanding the vegetable garden.

The vegetables in the garden are becoming more and more abundant, including garlic, scallions, and a small patch of green beans, which Su Yun found in the corner of the tiled house by the pond.

There were several shriveled bean pods clinging to the wall. Su Yun took them all back, sprouted them, and used them as seeds. Now that the sprouts have grown, Su Yun was overjoyed and found some bamboo poles to make a climbing frame.

Just as she was halfway through building the bamboo frame, the night wind came over excitedly, wagging its tail, carrying a large bunch of green leaves.

Just as Su Yun was wondering what this guy had picked that made him so happy, Ye Feng handed her a bunch of green branches.

"I'll plant this for you."

Su Yun took a piece of the branch and saw that several bright yellow fruits were growing in the middle of the small green branch, their color bright and tempting.

She exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! Where did these loquats come from?"

"Is this called a loquat?" Ye Feng nodded seriously, indicating that he remembered its name. "This loquat is delicious. I've eaten it before. I'll bring it back for you to grow." As he spoke, he seemed to really like loquats, looking at Su Yun with great anticipation and placing high hopes on her.

Su Yun, holding the loquat, almost patted his chest to guarantee it.

Loquat is a treasure trove of benefits; its leaves can be used to make soup and treat sore throats and coughs.

The fruit has a thin skin and thick flesh, is very sweet, and can also be used to make loquat syrup, which is perfect for moisturizing the lungs and relieving coughs.

Looking at the bright yellow loquats, Su Yun immediately stuck the branches into the soil and then shared the loquats with Ye Feng.

Loquats have thin skin and thick flesh, each one is very plump, and with a light bite, the juice bursts out, making them very sweet and delicious.

The two of them ate until their eyes widened in amazement.

"Where did you find these? Shall we pick some more after we finish eating?" Su Yun was thinking about the delicious loquats and her loquat syrup, so she decided to go pick some more loquats.

"Near the peach grove."

"Oh, the peach grove? I remember you said it was near the stream, right?"

"You'll arrive once you cross the bridge and turn around."

"Oh, well, we're just passing by the stream anyway, so I'll take a few fish traps with me." Su Yun had recently found a few fish traps in the old house. It was almost crayfish season, and Su Yun wanted to try his luck and see if he could catch a few.

So the two of them gathered their gear and set off.

After the rainy season, the weather got hotter day by day, and the streams rose quite a bit.

There were several heavy rainstorms not long ago, which almost submerged the extended steps.

Su Yun found a few good spots along the stream bank, threw in the ground basket, and followed the night breeze to pick loquats.

After crossing the stone bridge and heading east around a forest, a peach orchard comes into view. With the arrival of the rainy season, most of the peach blossoms have withered in the rain, replaced by tender peach leaves and tiny green buds the size of grains of rice on the branches.

Su Yun looked forward to the future with great joy, as if she could see the peaches covering the mountain beckoning to her.

Although the peaches won't ripen until the future, there are still plenty of things to harvest now. Su Yun turned her head and set her sights on the peach gum flowing down the peach tree trunk.

The peach gum beads hung on the tree trunk, crystal clear, and were washed very clean by the rain.

There's so much peach gum in this huge forest, it's impossible to harvest it all.

Ye Feng was also helping out. He looked at the sticky, somewhat sticky thing with some curiosity and began to doubt its edibility. Then, after looking at it from left to right, he put one in his mouth when Su Yun wasn't paying attention. Sure enough, a strange taste filled his mouth. Ye Feng's face immediately scrunched up and he spat out the peach gum.

Then Su Yun saw it and said, "Silly girl~ that's not how you eat it. It has to be cooked properly before you can eat it."

"Oh." Ye Feng, caught sneaking a bite, responded softly, a little embarrassed, and then continued to pretend nothing had happened, obediently picking peach gum.

Although he heard Su Yun's explanation of the taste of peach gum, it was clear that Ye Feng was not very interested in peach gum, which didn't taste very good when eaten raw, and his enthusiasm for picking it was not very high.

Su Yun looked at Ye Feng's drooping little ears speechlessly, shaking her head. This idiot is hopeless.

However, Ye Feng's dejected look didn't last long; he became very enthusiastic when picking loquats.

He nimbly leaped up the tree and excitedly picked loquats.

Night Wind's hands and feet are long and wide, and his bones are very flexible. Coupled with his sharp claws that can extend and retract flexibly, climbing trees is a piece of cake for him.

Ye Feng picked almost a whole basket full of loquats, and the basket was nearly overflowing.

That's not all. As the night breeze came down, she sighed with regret, "The birds ate all the ones on top. I should have come earlier to pick them."

Looking at the large basket full of loquats, Su Yun felt that this was more than enough. "That's enough, that's enough for us to eat. I think we can even make some sweet soup with them!"

Upon hearing the words "sweet soup," Ye Feng perked up immediately. Desserts were his favorite; he didn't care about not having meat as long as there was sugar to eat.

So when Ye Feng heard that he was going to make sweet soup, he didn't regret it. He picked up his basket and hurried home. "Let's hurry back and make sweet soup."

"Hey, wait a minute, we need to go check on the ground cage first."

"oh--"

Upon reaching the water's edge, the two squatted on the steps and washed their hands.

Suddenly, a strange "coo-coo" sound came from the bushes.

Su Yun listened intently. "It sounds like quails?" She had always wanted to catch one or two to see if she could raise them.

Night Breeze also stood up, tilting his ear to catch that strange cooing sound.

Orcs have always had keen hearing, and he quickly located the clump of grass, then got up and quietly approached.

"Night Wind, try to catch them alive!" Su Yun instructed in a low voice.

"Mmm," the night wind responded, and with a short "coo-coo" sound, it gradually faded into the distance.

Su Yun had no experience in catching quails and couldn't help, so she went to the shore to retrieve the traps that had been thrown in earlier.

As she approached the shore, she discovered that the rope tying the fish trap had come loose, with only half of it hanging from the tree trunk, threatening to fall into the water at any moment.

Su Yun cherished this hard-won fishing tool.

He quickly stepped forward and grabbed the rope. "Thank goodness, it wasn't swept away by the water. Otherwise, the loss would have been enormous..."

Su Yun gripped the rope and began to pull hard, then realized that the rope seemed rather heavy...

"Huh, could it be a big fish?" Su Yun moved closer to the water's edge, grabbed the rope with both hands, and pulled the cage up with a sudden burst of strength.

She had barely pulled the rope a meter when the cage seemed to hit something and was pulled heavily.

"Did it get tangled in some tree branches?" Su Yun wondered. Recently, the stream had risen, and a lot of driftwood and tree branches had been washed down from upstream.

The water had become somewhat murky, making it difficult to see clearly.

Su Yun peered into the water, tightening his grip and pulling hard.

"Ouch...it hurts!"

In a blur, Su Yun seemed to hear someone shout, and then a dense and strange burst of bubbles rose in the water, and the rope in her hand suddenly tightened.

"What's going on?" Su Yun was caught off guard by this situation and her mind went blank for a moment.

"The big fish got away?" She leaned forward and looked into the water, pulling even harder with her hands.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a beautiful woman with black hair, covered in water vapor, suddenly emerged from the water.

The sudden appearance of the beautiful woman startled Su Yun. She clutched her frightened heart and quickly took a step back.

It's always scary when someone suddenly pops up out of the water, no matter when, even if the person is a beautiful woman.

Startled, Su Yun took a step back, clutching her heart, and was about to ask who the other person was.

But the beautiful woman in the water spoke first.

The beautiful woman looked around with a bewildered expression, seemingly lost. After observing her surroundings for a while, she turned her captivating eyes to Su Yun, her gaze filled with tears, and softly asked, "Where is this? How did I get here?" Her voice was sweet and melodious, like a clear mountain spring.

Su Yun's heart softened.

She looked down at the beauty who had suddenly appeared in the water. Her face was breathtakingly beautiful, with snow-white skin as white and captivating as the first snow, flawless features like a painting, and a pair of amorous peach blossom eyes. Her beauty was captivating as the water rippled.

The beauty emerged from the bath, her long, wet black hair clinging to her snow-white skin. The glistening water droplets hanging from her slightly open eyes made her look exceptionally charming, and Su Yun was completely mesmerized.

The black-haired beauty said softly and helplessly, "I accidentally fell into the water and was swept here. I'm injured... Kind person, can you help me...?"

Those watery eyes looked sadly at Su Yun, and her fair, jade-like hand reached out towards him.

An angelic voice softly brushed against Su Yun's eardrums, and Su Yun, as if bewitched, took a step forward and unconsciously reached out to grab her outstretched hand, wanting to help her.

Unexpectedly, when Su Yun's hand touched that beautiful hand, he became somewhat sober.

Her heart skipped a beat; the temperature emanating from the beautiful woman's hands was simply too cold.

These hands are so cold, so cold, they don't seem human at all.

"not good--"

Immediately, alarm bells rang in Su Yun's mind.

But it was too late.

Seeing that Su Yun had fallen for the trap and offered his hand, the girl grabbed Su Yun's fair wrist in return, a strange smile curving her lips as she chuckled and said, "Thank you!"

Immediately, he pulled hard with his backhand, dragging Su Yun into the water.

All of this happened so fast and so suddenly that Su Yun only had time to shout, "Night Wind!"

Then the words "Help..." were drowned out by the water above his head and turned into a series of gurgling sounds...

Night Wind was searching for quail tracks not far away when it heard Su Yun's shout and immediately rushed back.

Seeing Su Yun being pulled into the water, he jumped in without thinking.

Su Yun was suddenly pulled into the water and choked on several mouthfuls of water before she could react.

As the cold water submerged her head, Su Yun's confused mind instantly cleared.

Looking at the huge black fish tail churning in the water, entangled with fishing line, she immediately understood everything: the beauty who suddenly appeared in the water was the legendary mermaid.

However, this mermaid is very different from the one in fairy tales; she is neither kind nor cute.

They wanted to kill Su Yun the moment they met.

The beautiful woman's pitiful expression had vanished, replaced by a chilling killing intent.

She gripped Su Yun's arm tightly, her sharp claws digging into Su Yun's arm, strangling her to prevent her from breaking free.

Her other hand transformed into sharp claws, lunging towards Su Yun's vulnerable neck.

Su Yun struggled desperately, and seeing that things were going badly, she quickly reached out her other hand, grabbed the other person's smallest finger, and snapped it hard.

That was a self-defense technique she learned at school. When someone holds you by the hand, you can try to bend their little finger, because the little finger is the weakest and easiest to break through.

The ten fingers are connected to the heart.

The pain relief effect is equally significant.

This trick is very useful.

Su Yun went all out, breaking her little finger. Since the finger is connected to the heart, the mermaid clearly felt a sharp pain and released her grip on Su Yun. Su Yun broke free of her hold and quickly swam upwards.

The mermaid saw her prey escape, sneered, flicked her huge tail, and gave chase. In the water, it was her domain.

The mermaid was very fast, and almost instantly caught up with Su Yun again, grabbing her calf and trying to drag her into the deep water.

Fortunately, Ye Feng arrived just then, drawing his sharp claws and striking the claw that was entangled with Su Yun. Blood gushed out, and the mermaid, in pain, released the claw that was gripping Su Yun's calf.

The night wind lifted Su Yun by the waist and carried her towards the water's surface.

Then, just as the mermaid was about to catch up, she lifted Su Yun up and sent him back to shore.

Then he turned around and faced the menacing mermaid alone.

Although Ye Feng was not good at water combat, he fearlessly grinned, revealing sharp teeth, and let out a low roar as he glared at the mermaid.

Looking at the orc before him, with its towering body and sharp claws...

The mermaid finally gave up, and with a reluctant shriek, she flicked her huge black fish tail and disappeared into the stream.