Chapter 05
——You are the one who understands the abyss best.
Although Shen Yuan personally stamped his approval on this sentence, Lin Ling paused for a moment when asked the question "What does Shen Yuan like?" He couldn't think of the answer right away, which made the little flower demon who claimed to "know the best" quite embarrassed.
I don't know why, but he always has the feeling that he is being covered up after committing fraud.
Those almond-shaped eyes that were filled with guilt blinked, trying to hide the emotion, but those smart and beautiful eyes had already exposed the little flower demon's thoughts clearly.
The little flower demon thought about it and felt that he couldn't live up to his reputation and let other people, flowers, or beasts take advantage of him. So he moved closer to Shi Changyuan and asked casually, "What does Shenyuan like?"
Shi Changyuan did not respond to Lin Ling's straightforward questioning. He just repeated the key words slowly and doubtfully.
"……like?"
"Hmmmm."
The first reaction that came to Shi Changyuan's mind was seeds.
【The abyss only likes his seeds.】
Lin Ling watched Shi Changyuan's lips move, but what came out was a string of words he couldn't understand.
"I don't understand your language of the abyss."
The little flower demon poked Shi Changyuan's arm and muttered, "How many abysses do you have in your Abyss Family? You use such a complicated language, but it seems like there is little communication and the language is so difficult."
Shi Changyuan frowned slightly, seeming to be troubled by this matter. He had never heard of the word "seed" in human language and could not express it for a moment.
After all, the number of humans he came into contact with after waking up was limited.
Finally, Shi Changyuan decided to communicate by flipping through books.
"Seeds?"
As Lin Ling finished speaking, Shi Changyuan nodded.
The little flower demon never imagined that the abyss’ favorite thing was seeds!
How strange.
The doubt in Lin Ling's eyes was about to become reality. No matter how he thought about it, the abyss had no way of being related to seeds, right?
Shi Changyuan seemed to understand the little flower demon's doubts. He flipped through the pages of the book and pointed to several places in succession. When connected together, they could form several words.
"Take care, sprout, cute..." Lin Ling looked at these words, tilted his head, looked at the abyss in front of him that was tall and big even in human form, and fell into silence.
Lin Ling had always felt that the other party was calm and taciturn, but he suddenly felt that it might be the language barrier that hindered the other party's expression. This was the first time he saw Shi Changyuan "speak" so many "words".
"...So you like to take care of seeds?" Lin Ling's voice and expression seemed a little dazed.
"Is the abyss also a plant? Does your abyss also reproduce through seeds?"
He stole a glance at his neighbor, then again, but no matter how he looked at it, Deep Abyss didn't look like he would enjoy taking care of the kid.
Shi Changyuan felt the strange gaze and said: ...?
"no."
He denied it laboriously, slowly, but with great emphasis.
The two looked at each other in silence. Shi Changyuan felt that the little flower fairy in front of him was lost in thought, so he opened the book again and explained the matter thoroughly.
【Lost】
【Search】
Lin Ling watched Shi Changyuan tapping words with his fingertips, was stunned for a moment, and immediately looked at the other party.
Although Shi Changyuan did not show obvious sadness or loss, Lin Ling still comforted him, "You will definitely find it."
It must feel terrible to lose something important.
Lin Ling imagined that if he accidentally lost something of his, he would definitely be sad and anxious, and he would try to find it back even if he had to search a very far place.
In an instant, Lin Ling understood why the abyss had been expanding. It didn't want to devour or occupy anything. It just wanted to get its own seeds back, but it was misunderstood and frightened by so many people.
The little flower demon looked at Shi Changyuan, and judging by his own experience, he stretched out his hand and opened his arms to his poor new friend, "Perhaps, do you need a comforting hug?"
Before Shi Changyuan could react, Lin Ling took a step forward and hugged him tightly.
Lin Ling could feel his new friend's body stiffen, as if he had never been so close to anyone before, but soon Lin Ling felt that the other party hugged him back and patted his head gently.
The three parrots that were about to go play with Xiaohua had just flown out of the woods, but they saw the two of them hugging each other from a distance. They made two "cackles" and were amazed at how fast the progress was.
The three parrots thought they would not disturb the date, but they had no idea that their three heads were all broken voices, and just those two quacks were enough to attract everyone's attention.
Lin Ling poked his head out of Shi Changyuan's arms, looked at the three parrots not far away, waved excitedly, and planned to go over and say hello to his former friend.
The soft touch disappeared from Shi Changyuan's arms in an instant. He subconsciously reached out to hold her back, but he only caught the scent of flowers.
The three parrots looked at the little flower fairy who was smiling brightly at them, then looked at the gloomy face of the abyss. They shook their bodies, were extremely frightened, flapped their wings, and turned around and flew away.
The little flower demon sensed the other party's panic and fear, and looked back in the direction of the little parrot's sight, and saw Shen Yuan standing there with a bad look on his face.
"The little parrot may be busy with something else. I'll introduce it to you next time."
Lin Ling lied with his eyes closed, and secretly thought in his heart that he would find time to have a good chat with the little parrot when the time comes, otherwise it would make his new friend too sad.
Shi Changyuan looked at the serious-looking little flower demon and was silent for a while, as if he was organizing his words. Then he said, "Is this a comfort?"
Lin Ling was stunned for a moment, thinking that his excuse had been discovered. But the next second, he heard the other party looking at him with a puzzled look and speaking.
"...You don't want to hug me anymore?"
After a moment's silence, the tenderness that Shen Yuan had been longing for returned to his arms again.
Shi Changyuan was holding his seed openly while listening to it muttering, "Don't worry about it. You just moved here. I'll introduce you to some fun places near the Seventh Base."
"There is a city ruin not far from here. It is filled with all kinds of freaks. Many people and things are lost there. We can go take a look."
The little flower fairy said optimistically and energetically, "Maybe your seeds are there too!"
"Yeah." Shi Changyuan had no objection.
No matter what the little flower demon said, Shi Changyuan would nod, so Lin Ling took Shi Changyuan to the city ruins with great interest.
The city ruins are located in the opposite direction of the main body of the abyss, not far away, and are an important activity place for ordinary people in the Seventh Base.
"There are many things buried in the city ruins. If you are lucky enough to find them, you can use them to exchange supplies with humans."
"Occasionally I'll find something in here that I can use, like a small hoe, which I use to loosen the soil for my roots."
The little flower fairy looked at Shi Changyuan, pointed to a piece of ruins, and said proudly, "I found a USB drive there before. The information in it helped me change the flower fertilizer for half a year."
“That’s how I support myself!”
Shi Changyuan looked in the direction Lin Ling pointed and listened to what Lin Ling said about the past very seriously.
These are the times he was not involved.
"I'm awesome!"
Lin Ling looked at Shi Changyuan with sparkling eyes, an expression that seemed to be seeking praise.
Shi Changyuan lowered his eyes and looked in front of him, then waved his little hand and curled the corners of his mouth with the heroic spirit of a little flower demon who could rule the country.
"Well, amazing Xiaohua."