Later, the area where the White Moon Fox swam was completely pitch black. Lu Qingjiu could see nothing but the White Moon Fox swimming beneath him. Perhaps fearing he might be frightened, the White Moon Fox kept Lu Qingjiu company throughout the journey, until they reached a large platform. Above it, a cold light emanated, dotted like stars. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the source of these lights was a collection of strange-looking fish. Their appearance could only be described as bizarre. Lu Qingjiu couldn't help but laugh as he thought of this.
Bai Yuehu asked him what he was laughing at.
"I saw a quote before, asking why deep-sea fish are so ugly," Lu Qingjiu said. "Someone replied that since no one can see them, they just grow whatever they want."
Bai Yuehu was silent for a moment, then said, "I also grew up in the deep sea."
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
White Moon Fox: "My whole family grew up in the deep sea."
Lu Qingjiu coughed violently, his face flushed. "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to say you're ugly."
Bai Yuehu didn't say anything. After putting Lu Qingjiu on the platform, the black fog dissipated and he returned to his human form.
Because the fish provided light, Lu Qingjiu could barely see the scenery on the platform. It was a very neat boulder that seemed to have been specially polished. There was a huge hole at the farthest end of the boulder, and the hole was also emitting bright light, which was particularly dazzling in the dark sea water.
Bai Yuehu took Lu Qingjiu and walked towards the cave entrance. He briefly introduced the place and said that it used to be his residence, which is what humans call home.
It was Lu Qingjiu's first time visiting Bai Yuehu's residence, and his heart was filled with curiosity. He really couldn't imagine what kind of birthday gift Bai Yuehu would give him.
The two continued to walk forward and entered the cave. After entering, Lu Qingjiu saw that the walls of the cave were inlaid with many bright round beads. These beads emitted bright light in the dark cave, illuminating the entire cave as if it were daytime.
The hole was so big that Lu Qingjiu couldn't even see the end of the ceiling. It seemed that the White Moon Fox living inside wouldn't be that small in size.
There were many small side roads in the cave, but only one main path. The furnishings along this path were very simple, and aside from the occasional decorations hanging on the walls, there was almost no sign of habitation. Soon, however, they arrived at a large room. In the center of the room stood a circular black stone disc, which took up most of the room.
Bai Yuehu said, "This is my bedroom."
"Is that your bed?" Lu Qingjiu pointed at the stone plate and asked.
Bai Yuehu nodded. He asked Lu Qingjiu to wait at the door while he walked towards the stone plate. Because there was no night pearl in the bedroom, Lu Qingjiu could not see clearly where Bai Yuehu had gone. However, he came back soon. After returning, he naturally took Lu Qingjiu's hand and said, "Come here."
Lu Qingjiu said hello and was led forward by Bai Yuehu.
Bai Yuehu said, "It's a little dark ahead. Follow me, slowly."
Lu Qingjiu smiled: “Yeah.”
They walked around the stone plate and entered a hole behind the bedroom. After passing through the hole, Lu Qingjiu seemed to have come to a tall and empty room. The whole room was dark and he could not see anything.
"Lu Qingjiu." Bai Yuehu paused, leaned close to Lu Qingjiu's ear, and whispered softly, "Happy birthday."
As the words fell, a gentle light shone before his eyes, and Lu Qingjiu saw a massive white skeleton. No, it wasn't a skeleton; it was a pair of white dragon horns, pure white and translucent, like jade, gleaming with dazzling brilliance. It practically filled the entire room, and before it, Lu Qingjiu, a human, felt as small as an ant.
Lu Qingjiu stared at the dragon horn, completely attracted by its beautiful brilliance. He couldn't help but walk closer to the dragon horn and gently stroked it with his hand. The dragon horn felt very hard, like stone. Lu Qingjiu couldn't let go of it and even wanted to rub it with his cheek.
Bai Yuehu asked, "Do you like it?"
"Of course I like it." Lu Qingjiu smiled, "Where did you get it?"
Bai Yuehu said, "It's me... I picked it up."
Lu Qingjiu asked, "Picked it up?"
"Yes." White Moon Fox said, "Every dragon will replace its horns when it grows up. This is it."
Lu Qingjiu showed a look of surprise: "Is this just the horn of a young dragon?" This pair of dragon horns was shocking enough. Just by standing next to it, one could imagine the dragon's majestic momentum.
"Yes." White Moon Fox said, "The horns of an adult dragon are twice as big as this."
However, Lu Qingjiu couldn't imagine it anymore. He was standing next to the dragon's horn, but he couldn't even hug it with his hands. If it was an adult dragon... how majestic would it be?
Lu Qingjiu said: "Then this thing should be very special, right?"
Bai Yuehu said, "Yeah."
Lu Qingjiu said, "Just give it to me like this... Is that okay?" He naturally didn't really think that Bai Yuehu had picked up the dragon horns from somewhere. Obviously, the owner of these young dragon horns was Bai Yuehu, but his vixen seemed a little embarrassed and found an excuse to perfunctorily deal with Lu Qingjiu.
"It's okay." Bai Yuehu rarely looked away and did not continue to look at Lu Qingjiu, "I can make the decision."
Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, "Thank you, I like this birthday gift very much." He had never received such a special birthday gift before.
The dragon horn was so big that Lu Qingjiu originally thought Bai Yuehu had only brought him to look at it. Even if he said it was a gift to him, he couldn't take it away. But after he finished speaking, Bai Yuehu's hand touched the dragon horn, and then the dragon horn began to shrink rapidly, finally staying at the size of a thumb.
Lu Qingjiu was stunned by the scene, but Bai Yuehu had already naturally pulled out a thin chain from his pocket, punched a hole in the dragon horn, and strung it on with the chain. Then he looked at Lu Qingjiu and said gently, "Shall I put it on you?"
Lu Qingjiu nodded.
Bai Yuehu reached out and put the chain around his neck. Lu Qingjiu looked down and saw the shrunken dragon horn. If he hadn't just seen the original dragon horn, he would have found it hard to imagine such a large thing hanging around his neck. No wonder Bai Yuehu insisted on bringing him here to see it in person. If it was just shrunken down and given away, without seeing the original splendor of the dragon horn, it would be a pity.
Lu Qingjiu reached out and gently touched the dragon horn that had shrunk, with a smile in his eyes.
After Bai Yuehu put the bracelet on Lu Qingjiu, he also showed a look of satisfaction. The person in front of him finally had his scent on him, and he no longer had to worry about other things coveting him.
After delivering the gift and swimming in the sea with Lu Qingjiu for a while, Bai Yuehu finally brought Lu Qingjiu back to his residence. It was already late at night, and Lu Qingjiu looked at the time and found that it was already three o'clock in the morning.
Bai Yuehu put Lu Qingjiu in the yard. The two said good night to each other and went back to their rooms.
Lu Qingjiu was lying on the bed, but he was a little insomniac. In his arms, he was holding the wooden box left by his grandmother, and the scarred dragon scale inside the box.
This piece of dragon scale should belong to grandma's lover, but no one knows what kind of mood grandma was in when she kept this scale.
Lu Qingjiu thought too much and fell asleep in a daze after a long time.
The next day, Lu Qingjiu rarely stayed in bed. He had slept too late the previous night, so he didn't get out of bed until noon. When he walked into the living room, he saw the rest of the family sitting there eating instant noodles.
"Why don't you cook?" Lu Qingjiu asked.
"We think instant noodles are safer," Zhu Miaomiao replied sadly. "After all, if I keep having diarrhea, I might end up in the anorectal hospital."
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
"But after a day of poop, the pimples on my face have all gone away." Zhu Miaomiao said, "Could it be that Yin Xun's cooking has the function of detoxifying and beautifying the skin?"
Yin Xun said, "Do you still want to eat? If you want to eat, I'll make it for you."
"No, no, we're done." Zhu Miaomiao waved her hands. After all, she was a girl, and she quickly noticed the extra thing on Lu Qingjiu's neck. "Hey, why do you have a necklace around your neck? Who gave it to you? What is it made of? It's so beautiful."
Lu Qingjiu said: "It's Moon Fox."
"Wow, there's something wrong with you two." Zhu Miaomiao gave an evil smile.
When Yin Xun saw the dragon horn, his eyes widened instantly. He obviously recognized what it was. His face was full of disbelief and his mouth was open for a long time without closing.
"What's the problem?" Lu Qingjiu asked.
Zhu Miaomiao said: "Hahaha, I know, but I won't say it."
After they laughed and joked for a while, Lu Qingjiu went to the kitchen to cook. He hadn't eaten breakfast yet. He had diarrhea all day yesterday and his stomach was rumbling. He was a little too hungry.
In order to eat something earlier, Lu Qingjiu made a simple fried rice, thinking of filling his stomach first.
Although the fried rice is simple, the taste is not sloppy. Ham, shrimp, and eggs are all indispensable, cut into cubes and fried with rice. The rice tastes better if it is left overnight, but they never have leftovers.
Lu Qingjiu fried a big pot of noodles and asked Yin Xun to squeeze some milk. They all had lunch together.
After finishing his meal, Lu Qingjiu, who was still sleepy, went back to sleep for another nap. He waited until around three in the afternoon when the sun was at its brightest before he slowly got up from the bed.
He walked into the living room yawning and saw Bai Yuehu sitting alone on the sofa watching TV.
Lu Qingjiu poured a glass of water, sat down next to Bai Yuehu, and said, "What are you looking at?"
"Just take a look." said Bai Yuehu.
Lu Qingjiu looked up and found that Bai Yuehu was watching Animal World. There was a documentary about foxes in Animal World. Of course, unlike the fox spirits, the foxes in the documentary had a beautiful orange-red fur, although they all looked beautiful.
The fox family lives in a huge garbage dump. The fox father and fox mother bring their cute fox babies and look very happy. The white moon fox sits on the sofa and watches very seriously.
Lu Qingjiu also watched with Bai Yuehu for a while, and he asked jokingly: "Is this different from your life?"
Bai Yuehu said, "There's no difference." He was silent for a moment before adding, "They are even poorer than I am."
Lu Qingjiu almost spit out the water in his mouth when he heard it.
I have to say, the animal world is actually quite interesting. After Lu Qingjiu watched Bai Yuehu for a while, he went to the kitchen to cook. Zhu Miaomiao had to go back to work after playing at their house for a few days, so Lu Qingjiu wanted to make every meal a little more sumptuous so that she could eat everything she could.
Springtime vegetables are incredibly abundant, with all sorts of things to eat. Lu Qingjiu chopped up the pumpkin he'd brought back a few days ago, crushed it, and mixed it with flour. He then stuffed it with red bean paste, steamed it, and coated it in breadcrumbs before deep-frying it at low temperature. Their pumpkins are naturally rich, sweet, and floury, and deep-fried like this, the flavor is even better. The outer skin is crispy, but when you bite into it, the warm red bean paste oozes out.
Lu Qingjiu was putting the fried pumpkin cakes on a plate to dry when he saw Yin Xun rushing in from outside. When he saw him, he shouted, "Lu Qingjiu!"
"What's wrong?" Lu Qingjiu asked.
Yin Xundao: "Something big happened!"
Lu Qingjiu paused and said, "Something big happened? What happened?"
Yin Xun said, "Your vixen is actually watching porn in the living room in broad daylight!!"
Lu Qingjiu: “…” He looked at Yin Xun with an expression that asked, “Are you serious?”
Yin Xun reached out and took out a pumpkin pie, took a bite, and nodded heavily: "Of course I'm serious! You should go out and take care of it!"
Lu Qingjiu wiped his hands quickly, wondering if Bai Yuehu had clicked on some pay-per-view channel. He hurriedly left the kitchen and walked into the living room to greet her. But just as he reached the outside, before he even entered, he heard a very familiar deep male voice: "Spring is here, and it's mating season again..."
Lu Qingjiu: “…” He seemed to have guessed something.
As expected, when Lu Qingjiu looked closely at the TV screen, he saw two little foxes mating. The male fox was riding on the female fox and thrusting hard, while the White Moon Fox was watching very seriously with a frown on her face.
Lu Qingjiu felt inexplicably embarrassed. He quietly pretended not to see anything and turned back.
Yin Xun was still in the kitchen making pumpkin pie, his mouth covered in bean paste. Seeing Lu Qingjiu coming back, he quickly asked, "What's going on? What's going on? Is he watching porn?"
Lu Qingjiu gritted his teeth and said, "What kind of pornographic film is Animal World?"
Yin Xun said: "If it's not a pornographic film, then why are you blushing?"
Lu Qingjiu: "How am I blushing?" However, he was indeed a little embarrassed when he saw Bai Yuehu's expression just now, but not to the point of blushing... right?
Yin Xun ruthlessly exposed Lu Qingjiu: "Don't give me that, your face is as red as a monkey's butt."
Lu Qingjiu was angry: “Eat your pumpkin pie.”
Yin Xun: “…” Are all you adults so easily angered and embarrassed?
To save his pumpkin pie, Yin Xun decided to learn to keep his mouth shut. Lu Qingjiu fried the remaining pancakes and then went to the living room. He saw that the fox cubs in the animal world had given birth to another litter. Sigh, he wondered if they could exercise some restraint next spring and not teach the children bad things.
Zhu Miaomiao didn't know Bai Yuehu's identity. After getting up from the bed and washing up simply, she sat on the sofa next to Bai Yuehu and watched Animal World. She even started a discussion with Bai Yuehu.
"These foxes are all monogamous," Zhu Miaomiao said while munching on sunflower seeds. "They seem to raise a litter every three years..."
Bai Yuehu asked, "Three years?"
Zhu Miaomiao said, "Yes, you have to raise the little fox. Of course, this is definitely difficult. If the little fox dies, it will give birth to new little foxes the next year." As she spoke, she touched the little fox cub nestled in her knees and said, "Oh, if it weren't for your fur, I would have thought you were a little fox too, with such a sharp mouth."
Little fox cub: "..."Sister, do you recognize people by their fur?
Bai Yuehu looked thoughtful when he heard this.
Zhu Miaomiao continued, "Foxes are very smart. If it were any other animal, they would have been dead in the garbage dump long ago."
Bai Yuehu asked, "Humans really like foxes, right?"
Zhu Miaomiao: "Yes, although humans think foxes are cunning, they also think they are the embodiment of wisdom and charm. Otherwise, why would they call people fox spirits? There is no such thing as wolf spirits or dog spirits."
White Moon Fox: "Hmm..."
Lu Qingjiu listened to their conversation and wanted to rush over to tell Zhu Miaomiao to stop talking. He understood why Bai Yuehu wanted to pretend to be a fox, but how could he tell his vixen that he didn't mind his original form at all? Should he just say it so bluntly? What if Bai Yuehu didn't believe him? Before Lu Qingjiu could figure out the answer, he saw Zhu Miaomiao pick up the remote control and change the channel: "Animal World is over, let's watch something else."
Bai Yuehu said, "Yeah."
Zhu Miaomiao casually changed to a TV series about the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and she and Bai Yuehu started watching it with gusto.
Today was really strange. Bai Yuehu usually lay in the rocking chair in the yard and was too lazy to move, but today he and Zhu Miaomiao were watching TV with great interest and they were watching it so seriously.
Lu Qingjiu whispered, "Yuehu, Miaomiao, do you want to eat pumpkin pie?"
Zhu Miaomiao stood up and said happily, "Yes, yes? From the kitchen?"
"Yeah." Lu Qingjiu said, "It's just fried and still hot."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Miaomiao rushed into the kitchen before Lu Qingjiu could say the next word, leaving Lu Qingjiu and Bai Yuehu staring at each other in the living room.
Lu Qingjiu felt a little uncomfortable under Bai Yuehu's gaze and coughed dryly: "Don't you want to eat?"
Bai Yuehu said, "I'm not hungry yet."
Lu Qingjiu: "..." Huh? Did he hear right? Bai Yuehu said he wasn't hungry yet? Isn't Bai Yuehu the most active when eating?!
Bai Yuehu asked, "Do you like boys or girls?"
Lu Qingjiu thought he had misheard and said in confusion, "What did you say?"
Bai Yuehu asked, "Do you like boys or girls?" His voice softened, "I like both."
Lu Qingjiu felt that he must have misunderstood Bai Yuehu's intentions, so even though his face burned intensely due to Bai Yuehu's gaze, he still managed to remain calm and replied, "I like both." He then added very honestly, "It's the same whether it's a boy or a girl!"
Bai Yuehu: "Yeah, that's right."
Bai Yuehu's gaze was too intense, and Lu Qingjiu didn't dare to continue looking at him. He looked away and asked dryly, "Then... do you want some pumpkin pie?"
Bai Yuehu said, "Okay."
Lu Qingjiu then fled into the kitchen and saw Zhu Miaomiao and Yin Xun, two pigs, still eating their cakes. Zhu Miaomiao stuffed her cheeks and said vaguely, "Lu Qingjiu, why is your face so red?"
Lu Qingjiu: "I saw it in Animal World."
Zhu Miaomiao: "...Are you serious?"
Lu Qingjiu: "What else?"
Zhu Miaomiao had no girly reserve at all. After hearing what Lu Qingjiu said, she actually got excited and said, rubbing her hands together, "You're really making a fuss. Have you ever seen mating dolphins? Damn, that one is so exciting."
Lu Qingjiu thought to himself, "I've seen dolphins and slugs before. Have you ever seen something purple? That's pretty exciting too."
Yin Xun, a kid who had never seen the world, was stunned when he heard this: "What? Dolphins have penises? Aren't dolphins fish?" Don't fish all undergo in vitro fertilization?
"You weren't paying attention in class, were you? Dolphins are mammals, known as the hooligans of the sea, vicious species that don't even spare fish." Zhu Miaomiao excitedly explained to Yin Xun, "Did you know that dolphins in aquariums can attack their keepers?"
Yin Xunting's eyes widened and he glanced at Lu Qingjiu unconsciously.
Lu Qingjiu was very sensitive at the moment, and Yin Xun's gaze made her whole body go numb: "What the hell are you looking at me for?"
Yin Xun said, "I'm just taking a look." No wonder, I see you, isn't it because you raised a creature that is scarier than a dolphin? That thing is much scarier than a dolphin. At least his father didn't even let a turtle go. Tsk, it's true that anyone with a dream is amazing...
Lu Qingjiu looked at Yin Xun suspiciously. He didn't believe that Yin Xun was just looking around. "Yin Xun, tell me honestly, do you know something?"
Yin Xun showed an idiotic expression: "Know what?"
Lu Qingjiu: "Of course it's about..." He was about to talk about Bai Yuehu, but found that Bai Yuehu had appeared at the kitchen door at some point, looking expressionlessly at the three people who were fiercely discussing topics not suitable for children. So he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and said, "Of course it's about what to eat for lunch!"
Yin Xun: "Let's eat fish to replenish our bodies." He looked at Lu Qingjiu with pity.
Lu Qingjiu: “…” What the hell do you mean?
Yin Xun: “…” It’s nothing, I just care about you.
Lu Qingjiu: “…” Speak human language.
Yin Xun: “…” Take care of yourself, I’m afraid your good days won’t last long.
After the two exchanged glances, Yin Xun returned to his idiotic self, chewing on a pumpkin pie as he went out to catch Jiang Buhuan to help him sweep the chicken shit.
Zhu Miaomiao was rather slow to react and didn't sense the undercurrent between Lu Qingjiu and Bai Yuehu, but she still felt the atmosphere was inexplicably heavy. "You guys chat, I'm going out to do something."
Before Lu Qingjiu could call her, she turned and left.
Thus, Lu Qingjiu and Bai Yuehu were the only ones left in this small space. Lu Qingjiu originally thought that Bai Yuehu would say something, but he saw that his vixen just glanced at him and turned away.
Lu Qingjiu hurriedly said: “Moon Fox!”
Bai Yuehu paused and turned back with a burning gaze.
Lu Qingjiu whispered, “Um…you haven’t eaten your pumpkin pie yet.”
White Moon Fox: "..."
Lu Qingjiu: "Want to eat?"
Bai Yuehu squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Eat."
Lu Qingjiu: “…” Just eat it, why are you looking so scary…
The author has something to say: Lu Qingjiu: I am a man and I cannot have children!!
Bai Yuehu: As long as your thinking doesn’t slip, there are always more solutions than problems?
Lu Qingjiu: ???
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