He turned around, opened the closet, took out a piece of clothing and handed it to the boy on the bed: "Get up and put on your clothes."

Jing Li didn't move, but instead clutched the quilt tighter: "I... I'll put it on in a moment..."

Qin Zhao seemed to realize something and his eyes fell on the quilt: "You..."

Jing Li didn't dare to lie at all. He obediently pulled back the corner of the quilt under Qin Zhao's gaze.

Below the chest is a slender waist with some fish scales on the skin. There are no legs below the waist, but a bright red fish tail.

The tip of his tail slapped the bed nervously, and Jing Li's voice sounded guilty: "I can't change back..."

He was afraid that Qin Zhao would misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained: "I'm not always like this, it's just that I was too scared and too hungry today. I could turn into a human before!"

Qin Zhao could no longer pay attention to what Jing Li was saying.

The little monster has a very fair complexion, and the fish scales that have not yet faded make the exposed skin texture look even whiter and almost transparent.

Qin Zhao felt that the waist was very dazzling and did not dare to look at it any longer, so he turned his eyes away awkwardly.

For the first time, he felt that what was said in the storybook about monsters bewitching the human world was not false.

Fortunately, at this moment, there was another noise outside the house.

"I really saw it yesterday! How could I possibly frame him with such an easily exposed trick? He just kept the fish for himself!"

Qin Zhao regained his composure a little. He bent down to cover Jing Li with a blanket, then draped his clothes over him and said, "Wait for me here. I'll be back soon."

Jing Li nodded obediently.

Everyone had retreated outside the house. Qin Zhao walked out, and Chen Laosi was still shouting to the men from the town, "Believe me, he's lying. The fish you're looking for is with him. If you leave today, you'll never find it again!"

The men remained silent. Qin Zhao sneered in his heart and was about to step forward.

A voice came from behind the crowd: "...What are you all arguing about?"

The crowd dispersed, and a young man in gorgeous clothes came forward.

The young man looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was wearing a light purple brocade gown and a jade pendant hanging around his waist. He looked very noble.

Several men hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Young Master."

The young man walked up to them, raised his folding fan, and banged each of them on the head. "What did I tell you? Go find some fish, don't bother others. But you're disturbing my benefactor?!"

The men looked at each other in confusion, and were then slammed by the young man: "What are you standing there for? Go apologize to Mr. Qin!"

A few people dared not speak out their anger and walked up to Qin Zhao: "We apologize for any offense we have caused today. I hope Mr. Qin will forgive us."

The young man also stepped forward and asked: "Is the benefactor not injured?"

Qin Zhao asked: "Do I know you?"

"..." the young man said angrily, "We are Fang Tianying!"

Qin Zhao: "..."

He looked at the fair face and couldn't connect him with the disheveled, crying man from a few days ago.

Fang Tianying cleared his throat and said, "To be honest, that guy who offered the bounty on the koi is stupid... well, Mr. Lu is an old friend of my father's. My family was responsible for posting all the notices around Heyang Town. These bastards are obsessed with the reward. They run wherever they hear there's fish. I've scolded them many times."