The red light grew brighter and brighter, and soon covered the entire body of the koi, as if every scale was emitting light.

After a moment, the red light flew out of the barrel and fell to the ground.

In the dazzling red light, a young figure gradually emerged.

"Qin Zhao..." Jing Li's body was still very hot. He turned over uncomfortably and muttered softly, "Don't eat me..."

Jingli was still in a dream.

He dreamed that the warm water turned into boiling hot water, burning him so much that he felt uncomfortable all over. After he finally escaped from the hot water, he fell back onto the solid ground.

The ground was very uneven, and the hard gravel pressed against his body, almost cutting his delicate skin.

The moment Jing Li opened his eyes, he immediately felt something strange.

His body seemed to become very heavy. Jing Li stared blankly ahead, and it took him a while to realize what was wrong.

——He was not in the water.

The young man collapsed to the ground, his naked body hidden by his long, wet hair, revealing only a hint of his porcelain-like skin. The gravel on the ground pricked him slightly, causing him pain. Jing Li frowned, propping himself up with his hands.

……hand? ? ?

Jing Li blinked and looked down at his hands.

They were indeed human hands, fair and slender, with delicate fingers. Small, round fish scales clung to his fingers and arms, and the fingertips were stained with crystal-clear water droplets, making his skin look even whiter.

The boy blinked blankly.

He...became a human?

Jing Li took a deep breath, and the fresh air entered his lungs, no longer causing the suffocating feeling caused by lack of water.

He really changed back!

Jing Li wanted to get up excitedly, but his lower body went limp and he fell to the ground again.

He looked down blankly.

He was naked, and his skin from shoulders to chest was also dotted with bright red fish scales. Even more outrageous was that he had no legs below the waist, but instead a long, bright red fish tail.

The fish's tail lay quietly behind him. When Jing Li looked over, the tip of the tail patted the ground innocently.

Jing Li: “…”

If you want to change into a human, just change into a human. Why change half of it?

The humanoid body was much heavier than the fish's, and the fish's tail couldn't handle the force, making it impossible for him to stand up. Jing Li struggled on the ground for a long time, but in the end, he just managed to prop himself up and sit down on the bench behind him.

The wooden barrel that originally contained him was still on the table. Jing Li leaned against the edge of the table, and his fish tail slapped the ground again and again.

What should I do now?

He didn't know why he suddenly turned into a human, nor did he know how to change back. His appearance, neither human nor fish, must have scared Qin Zhao.

Will he chase him away as a monster?

Jing Li sighed in worry.

"Gu..."

Suddenly there was a slight sound in his stomach, and Jing Li rubbed his stomach.

I just finished my meal, why am I hungry again?

Jing Li rubbed his stomach and his eyes unconsciously fell on the stove beside him.

The fire in the stove was no longer as strong as it was at the beginning. The chicken legs that Qin Zhao had roasted before he left were still lying quietly in the fire. The outer shell covered with yellow mud had been completely roasted hard and charred.

As Jing Li watched, his stomach couldn't help but growl again.

Jing Li was torn between conscience and desire in his mind.

He had been sleeping soundly just now and wasn't sure how long Qin Zhao had been out, let alone where he had gone. But the sickly man was in such poor health, he probably wouldn't have been gone for long.