When Xie Tianlang fell into the water, he was still incredulous. After all, it was practically impossible for someone as agile and stable as him to slip and fall.
But clearly, he was just a little unlucky; he didn't slip on his own, but someone bumped into him and made him slip completely.
Fortunately, he was wearing full protective gear. Although he was splashed all over his body and face after falling into the lake, the water was all through the protective suit and did not actually come into contact with his skin.
Gou Fugui and Song Sanchuan, who were on the shore of the lake, were stunned for a moment when they saw Xie Tianlang fall into the water. After they realized what was happening, Owl Fugui immediately slapped the man who had knocked Xie Tianlang into the water, and slapped him hard into the lake as well.
"If you want to go in so badly, go in yourself! Don't you have any shame about bumping into someone?!"
Then Owl Fugui reached out to pull Xie Tianlang. Xie Tianlang's mood, which had just been terrible because of Fugui's protective and bristling behavior, immediately improved.
He planned to get out of the lake quickly and decisively.
Suddenly, he discovered that less than a minute after falling into the lake, his legs were entangled in something in the water and he couldn't get out.
It wasn't that he couldn't get up, but once he was entangled, it was difficult to exert any force, and he felt that those things seemed to be damaging his protective suit.
Xie Tianlang sneered, reaching out to grab Gou Fugui's outstretched hand. With the other hand, the small knife on his glove and wristband slid around in the lake, cutting the water plants wrapped around his leg. Although more water plants tried to pull his leg down, the combined strength of Gou Fugui, Song Sanchuan, and Xie Tianlang allowed him to climb back up.
"My child, my child! Why haven't you come home yet? Where have you been? Waaaaah!"
"Did you kidnap my child?! You deserve to die! You deserve to die!"
Seeing Xie Tianlang emerge from the lake and their own man fall back in, the two young women, one old and one young, wailed even louder. They even stretched out their arms, trying to knock Gou Fugui and Song Sanchuan into the river like the big man had done. But having witnessed Xie Tianlang's fate, the two women knew they couldn't possibly knock the three wary Gou Fugui and his companions into the river.
At this moment, Gou Fugui turned his head to look at the lake and found that the tall man had disappeared into the lake at some point.
His heart sank slightly. He had initially thought that these three people were probably with the killer fish and seaweed in the lake, but now it seemed unlikely.
If that's true, then that big guy shouldn't be in any danger.
As Gou Fugui was thinking, the cries and hysterics of the two women, one old and one young, grew louder. After realizing that they couldn't get Gou Fugui and the other two to fall into the water, they jumped into the lake themselves.
The older woman was faster; even if Gou Fugui reached out, he couldn't grab her in time.
However, Xie Tianlang grabbed the young woman by the back of her collar, preventing her from jumping into the lake to commit suicide.
Even so, the young woman struggled fiercely. She strained so much that the collar of her clothes left deep marks on her neck, and her face turned purple.
But ultimately, he lacked the strength and was dragged into the Water Mist Inn by Xie Tianlang, who was sneering.
The innkeeper and his wife had been secretly watching them when they went out, but because of the fog, they couldn't see what the three guests were up to.
But later they still heard the wailing of Aunt Zhang's family and the sound of something like falling into the water. The landlady's expression immediately turned quite ugly. The boss couldn't help but want to go out and see what was going on, but she pulled him back by the ear.
"Where are you going! Don't you know you're crazy?! Don't you know that Gou Dan'er and Tie Zhu both ran out at night and disappeared by the lake?! What are you trying to do by going out at this hour? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
The boss couldn't help but shrink back, but he was still somewhat unwilling: "These are all human lives."
"Whether you can save a life or not depends on whether you're alive to do it!"
As the two were arguing, there was a knock on the inn's door.
"Please open the door, ma'am, we're back. Please put the air purifier away."
The proprietress's eyes lit up when she heard Gou Fugui's voice: "His voice sounds strong, nothing should have happened!"
The boss had already gone to get the air purifier.
Then they saw Xie Tianlang, who was still dripping with water and covered in water plants, and Aunt Zhang's wife, whose collar was being tightly pulled by Xie Tianlang.
"Oh my, isn't this Guawazi's mother? What's wrong with you looking like this?"
It's like being possessed by an evil spirit.
“We met them by the lake, and the family members were calling out to their own child.” Song Sanchuan shook his head as he took off his protective suit. “Then the big guy in her family knocked our captain into the lake. She and the old lady also tried to knock us. The old lady couldn’t hold on and jumped into the lake and disappeared in an instant. Fortunately, we managed to grab one of them.”
At that time, he and Fugui both wanted to pull the old lady out, but the old lady sank too fast.
The reason they ultimately didn't go into the water, besides the fact that the lake must have been teeming with killer fish and aquatic plants, was also because the old woman's expression instantly became dull and lifeless after she fell in.
How can I describe that situation? It's like an old woman who has fallen into the water suddenly losing her soul, as if she has been dead for a long time.
Thinking of this, Song Sanchuan turned his gaze to the young woman whose eyes were glazed over and who was still muttering the name of her child.
She seemed to be doing better; although she looked a bit erratic, at least she didn't seem like a dead person.
"Oh dear, oh dear... oh dear, oh dear, what are we going to do? I only heard that Aunt Zhang's family went a little crazy after losing their child, but I never imagined they could go this crazy!"
"...Saving one person is good, it's good."
"Then let her stay in the guest room on the first floor."
They were all from the same city, and the proprietress couldn't bring herself to kick the young woman out while she was in such a dazed state.
Gou Fugui thought for a moment: "I'll take down a corset from upstairs in a bit, and you can put it on her, sister. Anyway, I'm afraid she might open the door herself in the middle of the night and jump into the lake."
The proprietress imagined the scene and couldn't help but shudder, nodding repeatedly: "Okay, okay, it would be best if you had that kind of clothing."
"I'll lock her in the room right now."
The landlady led the young woman to an empty guest room, and Gou Fugui quickly went upstairs to work, taking out a straitjacket from his suitcase.
When he took out the garment, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, this place is amazing! They have everything!"
While he was acting, Song Sanchuan and Xie Tianlang had already given Si Wuyai the mechanical little sparrow that had gone into the water, a cup of lake water, and some lake weeds that they had torn from the talisman.
"Put those plants aside for now and analyze the composition of the lake water. I think we might make some new discoveries. Also, these are aquatic plants in the lake, which are also deadly plants. Can you tell how these aquatic plants differ from the plants we encountered on our way here?"
Si Wuyai narrowed his eyes as he looked at the bottle of lake water containing wisps of water plants. "Go to sleep. I'll give you my answer tomorrow morning."
Clearly, this research fanatic is planning to stay up all night tonight.
Xie Tianlang and Song Sanchuan didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Who hasn't pulled a few all-nighters at work?
"And that young woman you brought back, Song Sanchuan, go and draw a vial of blood from her... never mind, I'll go see her myself in a bit."
Looking at the lake water in the glass bottle, and thinking about the three people who deliberately bumped into the lake or even jumped into it, Si Wuyai felt that the truth about the mist was not far away.
If he's lucky, he might be able to find the right red thread among countless erroneous experiments and tangled threads, and then solve this doomsday puzzle.
When Gou Fugui returned to the luxury suite, he saw a lewd version of the werewolf who had already washed up and was covered in water.
It was as if he was doing it on purpose. Even though the hotel had prepared a bathrobe, he didn't wear it. Instead, he loosely wrapped a bath towel around his waist, revealing his well-defined, muscular upper body. Water droplets that hadn't been dried were even running down his neck, past his perfect eight-pack abs, and below his V-line.
"!!"
grass!
Was this pervert deliberately trying to seduce him?!
The wealthy beauty's ears turned slightly red instantly.
I felt like I was being pushed to the limit.
But when he saw Xie Tianlang's ambiguous smile, he immediately felt that he couldn't lose, raised his eyebrows, and walked straight into the bathroom.
Does he not have abs or a V-line?!
He also has a nice, perky butt and long, flowing hair!
While the wealthy and beautiful woman was taking a bath, Xie Tianlang sat by the bed, looking at her silhouette through the frosted glass with a pleased expression.
He wished his daughter Yuanyuan could come out wearing only a towel like him, but unfortunately she ended up wearing a white bathrobe.
However, there was nothing underneath the bathrobe, revealing beautiful, straight long legs and lovely collarbones, enough to feast the eyes on.
After the person lay down, Xie Langren unceremoniously scooped him into his arms.
If it weren't for the fiery-eared Fugui Yuanyuan threatening to separate their beds if they didn't behave, things probably wouldn't have turned out so peacefully.
"What did Si Wuyai say?"
"They said they'd give us an answer tomorrow. But..."
Xie Tianlang paused for a moment.
"But what?"
"Given his luck, I think it's highly unlikely he'll find the answer tomorrow."
Gou Fugui: "..."
"After all, he always lacked that little bit of luck and good fortune."
Gou Fugui: ": "
As the only person who fell into the lake tonight, you, being so unlucky, probably don't have the right to criticize me.
However, Fu Gui'er lay on the bed looking at the misty sky outside the French windows that were not covered by curtains, and gently pressed his brow.
This kind of environment makes people feel inexplicably depressed and uncomfortable. It's as if even one's energy and spirit are being suppressed.
Luck...?
When the alarm rang at six o'clock, Gou Fugui wanted to tuck himself back into bed and go back to sleep.
Then he heard some noisy and excited sounds coming from downstairs. Before he could react, he heard the sound of the curtains being pulled open, and then the dazzling sunlight shone through the French windows onto his face.
"?!"
Gou Fugui's beautiful phoenix eyes snapped open instantly, and he stared in disbelief at the sunlight streaming through the window.
"The fog is over?!"
How could there be such bright sunshine on a foggy day?
Xie Tianlang stood by the window, smiling in the sunlight. "I guess... I guess so?"
"What do you mean 'should be considered'? This should be a good thing no matter how you look at it, uh?"
The wealthy and beautiful woman, dressed in her bathrobe, walked to the French windows, glanced outside, and saw a very peculiar sight—
Outside the ancient city, mist still lingered, but inside the city, the mist seemed to have dissipated completely.
This strange scene seemed unusual no matter how you looked at it, but the landlady's cheerful voice could already be heard from downstairs.
"Hey, the fog's gone! The fog's gone! We can go out and buy food now!"
Gou Fugui quickly changed his clothes and went downstairs with Xie Tianlang. He heard the boss still sighing, "The fog in our city has cleared, but it's still outside the city. We still can't get out."
"Tsk! You're so dense. Even if you can't get out, you can still take this time to go to the grain and oil shops in the city and buy some rice and flour! Besides, if the fog in the city can be cleared up, it means that the fog outside should be clearing up soon too."
"Alright, let's not waste any more time, let's go out and do some shopping! While we're at it, let's also check on how our parents, brother, and sister-in-law are doing! Do they need to come and stay with us?"
The boss nodded repeatedly, quickly put on his clothes and a basic mask, and went out.
Then the landlady looked at Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang, who were coming down from upstairs, with a smile on her face, and then glanced at the other six passengers.
"Gentlemen, the fog in our city has lifted. I'd like to ask if you're planning to head back now, or stay here until the fog completely dissipates?"
Of course, Gou Fugui and his three companions couldn't leave, and the artist, photographer, and their group of six decided against taking any risks after some thought.
If the fog really does dissipate soon as the landlady says, then they can afford to wait another day or two.
Gou Fugui wanted to take a stroll around the ancient city to see what he could discover.
Xie Tianlang naturally accompanied his Yuanyuan, but before leaving, the two of them still took a look at Song Sanchuan and Si Wuyai, who were staying in the suite.
Song Sanchuan is still repairing and upgrading his mechanical titmouse. The titmouse's feathers have turned from white to red, so it may be time to change its species.
Si Wuyai stared coldly at the various reagents and petri dishes in front of him, his gloomy expression clearly proving that he hadn't been lucky enough to find the right direction.
Further searching and experimentation are needed.
"Um, we're planning to take a stroll around the old city. Should we bring you some local specialties?"
Song Sanchuan shook his head: "Even if the fog clears by now, there won't be anything good in the city. You can go and see for yourselves."
Si Wuyai glanced at Xie Tianlang with a forced smile and said, "Hurry up and leave, just don't bring any trouble to me."
Xie Tianlang originally didn't want to pay attention to this guy, but he insisted on coming up to cause trouble.
"Ha, I wonder who stayed up all night without getting an answer. I wasn't staying with you last night."
Si Wuyai: "".
Just before the two were about to fight, Fugui Yuanyuan pulled away his attack weapon, the wolf.
The fog dissipated suddenly. If we don't hurry up and check our surroundings, we might wake up to a gray and white scene again tomorrow.
When the fog shrouds the entire city, outsiders cannot see the whole picture of this ancient city. At most, they can only see the somewhat old and mottled city walls and the magnificent city gates that were built thousands of years ago.
When the sunlight shines on the city, the beauty of blue bricks, gray tiles, small bridges, and flowing water comes to life. Because there are not too many tourists making noise, walking on the streets of the ancient city also gives you a feeling of traveling through time.
The doors and windows of the houses of the original inhabitants in the ancient city were finally opened, and many city residents were rushing around to find out the situation of their relatives and friends.
However, everyone was walking rather hastily, clearly afraid that the fog would suddenly gather again as if it had just disappeared.
Few shops in the ancient city were open, but a few still stubbornly opened their doors and called out their wares.
"Hey! Are you two young men here for tourism? Come and see our local specialties! This is my family's special sweet tofu, it's refreshingly cool and has a rich bean flavor! Come and have a taste! Have a taste!"
The enthusiastic owner brought a bowl of sweet tofu to Gou Fugui. Gou Fugui smiled at the white and tender tofu and was about to take the bowl when Xie Tianlang suddenly turned around. Because of the large turn, he knocked the bowl of sweet tofu to the ground and broke it.
The boss's enthusiastic face instantly turned gloomy.
Gou Fugui's heart skipped a beat when he saw the boss's expression. He quickly chuckled twice, pulled out a red bill, and stuffed it into the boss's hand: "I'm so sorry! The boss didn't mean it. This is compensation for you. Please don't mind!"
The shop owner's expression didn't improve much upon seeing the red bill, but he managed a weak smile before quickly returning to his shop to pick up another bowl of sweet tofu.
"Never mind, forget about that bowl, you absolutely must have this one."
Gou Fugui smiled sheepishly, "No thanks, boss. I don't really like sweet things. Let's go look somewhere else!"
Then, under the deep gaze of the shop owner holding the sweet tofu, Gou Fugui dragged Xie Tianlang away.
Why did you suddenly turn around?
What did you discover?
Almost simultaneously, Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang spoke to each other.
"I sensed hostile gazes and malice. But I didn't break that bowl of sweet tofu on purpose."
Gou Fugui nodded: "I just felt that the boss seemed to want me to drink that bowl of sweet tofu more than money. The way he looked was a bit... strange."
Xie Tianlang nodded, about to say something, when another very enthusiastic proprietress suddenly jumped out from beside them. However, this proprietress was not carrying a bowl of sweet tofu, but a bag of dried shrimp that looked particularly sturdy and wouldn't break even if dropped on the ground.
"Young man, if you don't like sweets, come to my place! I have our special dried shrimp, it's incredibly delicious and fresh! I guarantee you'll want a second bite after just one! It's perfect for taking home and sharing with everyone! Hey! Why are you leaving?!"
Gou Fugui was dragged away by Xie Tianlang, and the once enthusiastic proprietress's expression instantly turned gloomy.
He even tried to follow Xie Tianlang and Gou Fugui with the dried shrimp in his hand, until Xie Tianlang said in a particularly cold and ruthless way: "The money is with me, I'm not willing to buy it for him!"
The proprietress reluctantly stopped walking.
Then an old woman with a round face said she would give Gou Fugui some of her homemade glutinous rice dumplings for free, so that Fugui wouldn't have to pay for them.
But Xie Tianlang still refused with a cold face, saying that he was the head of the family and would not allow Fugui and Yuanyuan to eat out casually.
When Xie Tianlang, for the third time, pulled "poor little Yuanyuan" to refuse the kindness of the town's residents, Gou Fugui keenly noticed that the atmosphere of the entire street in the ancient city seemed to change in an instant.
The superficial ease and joy vanished, and all the lively sounds ceased.
He subconsciously looked behind him and was somewhat horrified to find that everyone on the street seemed to have shut their mouths and were staring at him and Xie Tianlang with their eyes wide open.
But in the blink of an eye, those people seemed to have returned to normal.
But at this point, Gou Fugui had neither the time nor the inclination to dwell on this.
Because the fog seemed to have gathered again.
They gathered at an extremely fast speed, even engulfing Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang.
"go back!"
Xie Tianlang immediately tried to pull Xin Shangyuan away, but suddenly stumbled forward and almost fell.
There was a sharp stone pillar standing where Xie Tianlang was about to fall, which meant that if he fell, he would basically die instantly.
Gou Fugui hissed, and Xie Tianlang's heart also beat faster, so he took a step to the side, wanting to continue forward.
As a result, a basin of scalding hot water was suddenly poured down from the window of a nearby ancient town resident's house. The person who poured the water also exclaimed "Watch out!" Xie Tianlang barely managed to dodge the scalding hot water thanks to his extraordinary waist and leg strength.
"...Tsk." Xie Tianlang wiped his face. This was a bit too unlucky.
But he could still manage. He wanted to pull his precious little Yuanyuan to the middle of the road where they wouldn't be bothered by the residents' actions. But after only two steps, two arrows shot out from another shop. It was the shop owner's child playing with a bow and arrow with a smile. But those two arrows looked gleaming coldly, as if they had been sharpened!
Xie Tianlang could only curse under his breath and quickly dodged the two flying arrows while pulling Gou Fugui along. However, the time wasted by these three unfortunate events allowed the gray mist that had gathered again to catch up with the two of them.
Gou Fugui's expression changed drastically in that instant.
Even if he has the bloodline bonus of sloth Fugui and won't be affected by the mist's toxins and hallucinogenic effects, Xie Tianlang is still likely to be affected.
Add to that the residents of the ancient city who seem to be targeting Xie Tianlang at every turn. If these residents "accidentally" do something bad to Xie Tianlang in the mist, even though Xie Tianlang has already embarked on the superhuman path of cultivation, given his unlucky nature, he will definitely be injured or even seriously injured if he is targeted.
What should we do?
"Yuanyuan, you go back using your bloodline boost, I'll take another route!"
Xie Tianlang had no choice but to admit his mistake at this point; he didn't want to implicate his own Xinshangyuan, especially given that it was clearly being targeted and had a problem.
However, Gou Fugui did not listen to Xie Tianlang's words at this time. Instead, he was quickly flipping through his cute creature manual in his own mind.
Finally, the golden page stopped on a photograph of a golden fish with a red spot on its forehead and a tail fin like a golden veil.
After the golden light symbolizing the bloodline enhancement flashed, the beautiful young man, whose forehead and brow were tinged with red and whose hair seemed to have taken on a faint golden hue, clutched his chest and gasped for breath as he quickly hopped to Xie Tianlang's side.
He jumped around Xie Tianlang three times, much to Xie Tianlang's surprise.
Xie Tianlang: "...Uh?"
What animal's bloodline boost has been activated this time? It hops around like a kangaroo, but kangaroos don't seem that pretty. And pretty animals don't seem to have a hopping walking style.
As Xie Langren was wondering, he suddenly heard Fu Gui Yuanyuan, who had become even more beautiful, jump around him three times before casually patting him on the shoulder and saying very loudly:
"Koi Fish Yuanyuan has forwarded this message! You will receive good luck from Koi Fish Yuanyuan!!"
Xie Tianlang: "...???"
Animals with such abilities?!
Lucky Koi Round Round: "Of course!"
[Golden Koi Yuan Yuan: Who wouldn't want to own a golden koi?]
Traits/Skills:
1. I am your little lucky charm~
Complete Transformation: Golden koi are a rare and extremely precious variety of koi, and the golden koi with a red dot on its forehead is a rare gem among gems. Its rarity makes it even more auspicious and lucky, a symbol of good fortune itself.
Bloodline Bonus (No Level Restriction): The adorable golden koi is willing to share his little bit of luck with some less fortunate people.
If a golden koi fish circles around someone, it will bring them a bit of luck.
Of course, a little luck is enough for ordinary people, but if you're unlucky, you'll probably need to spin around three times.
2. I am my own little lucky charm~
Complete transformation: Same as 1.
Bloodline bonus (depending on the situation): Lucky Koi are naturally lucky, danger will stay away from you, and you will likely get a flash of good luck in whatever you do.
Note: Please do not buy lottery tickets while under the influence of the Golden Koi bloodline bonus. This is a drastic act of cheating in life and will reduce your luck value!
3. Beautiful!
Complete Transformation: The Golden Red Koi, with its graceful body, beautiful large, sheer fins, and tail, is the most beautiful and rarest natural mutation among koi. It can only be found in the most spiritually vibrant streams and pools in the wild!
Bloodline bonus (appearance has no level restrictions): A simple and direct beauty bonus, doubling the beauty of skin, hair, appearance, red lips, and phoenix eyes.
This is not an attempt to seduce or flaunt; it's simply natural beauty.
4. Invalid/Negative Characteristics:
After all, it is a delicate, beautiful, and rare golden koi. It is only natural that it would easily die if it gets injured, isn't it?
Fish can never live without water, and even humans with enhanced bloodlines will still experience some degree of respiratory distress.
Finally, walking might be a little difficult when you first transform, but you can hop around a bit.
Lastly, and perhaps this could be called a mermaid's perk—a little surprise awaits you while you're taking a bath.
Remember to find someone you like to be next to you to get a towel!
The golden, harmless koi fish is the gift of love that the wealthy beauty has been thinking about since last night and has finally decided to give to Xie Feiqiu.
Of course, you can also take care of another unlucky person while you're at it.
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