The sea in this otherworldly realm was subtly different from the seas of the human world. Neither the beach nor the water itself showed any trace of trash or human activity. The beach was a golden yellow, covered in fine sand, dotted with beautiful shells and conchs, as well as seaweed and jellyfish washed up by the current. The water itself was breathtakingly beautiful, a jewel-like, clear pale blue hue bathed in sunlight. The fish swimming within seemed to float in mid-air. Lu Qingjiu recognized some of the fish, but others he had never seen before. Their vibrant colors made him unsure if they were edible.
Once they reached the beach, Lu Qingjiu took off his shoes and began setting up the barbecue grill with Bai Yuehu. Seeing such a beautiful ocean for the first time, Yin Xun couldn't contain his excitement and rushed to the shore, clutching his swimming ring. Lu Qingjiu hurriedly warned him not to swim too far, lest something happen. Yin Xun was also quite carefree, saying that he'd already died once, so he definitely wouldn't die a second time...
The little fox cub and the two little pigs also entered the water. However, when the little fox entered the water, all its fur stuck to its skin, and a dark-faced figure emerged from its neck. Lu Qingjiu was startled at first, but after a closer look, he realized he recognized the figure—it was the Rain Master's concubine he had brought back from the hospital last time. She had always lived in the little fox's fur, never showing her face, and Lu Qingjiu had almost forgotten about her.
Yu Shiqi obviously didn't like the sea water. She jumped off the little fox's back, swayed back slowly, found a conch and wanted to crawl into it. Who knew there was a hermit crab in the conch? The two little creatures looked at each other for a moment and then started to fight. Although Yu Shiqi was very powerful before, she was defenseless after becoming small. She was chased by the crab and pinched by its claws. She almost died again. Seeing this, Lu Qingjiu hurried over to pick her up and saw that she was crying aggrievedly. Lu Qingjiu quickly comforted her, took out a jelly candy from his pocket, peeled it, and stuffed one into her arms. Only after having the candy did Yu Shiqi stop crying.
Lu Qingjiu still had things to do, and he couldn't hold Yu Shiqi all the time. After looking left and right, he found a shell on the beach next to him to serve as a bench for Yu Shiqi, and then placed Yu Shiqi on the bench he brought.
"Let me light the fire." Bai Yuehu was helping Lu Qingjiu.
They brought a lot of stuff with them this time, including a giant parasol. The barbecue grill was right under the parasol, so they didn't have to worry about getting sunburned. Yin Xun, on the other hand, went swimming without applying sunscreen. Who knows if he'll get sunburned after returning...
Lu Qingjiu took out the nearly processed ingredients and set them aside, ready to begin grilling. Along with the ingredients, he also placed some fruit and a few bottles of iced cola and beer, intending to use them to help with the spiciness during the barbecue.
After Bai Yuehu prepared the charcoal and other things, he turned his head to look at the sea and said, "I'm going to catch some fish to grill."
Lu Qingjiu said: “Okay, but can we eat the fish here casually?”
Bai Yuehu said, "Let Yin Xun try first."
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
Bai Yuehu said as he went into the water. He took off his upper body clothes and left only his swimming trunks. It must be said that although Bai Yuehu looked beautiful, his figure was not bad at all. His eight abdominal muscles were well-defined, and his two slender thighs, broad shoulders and narrow hips were completely comparable to the models Lu Qingjiu saw on TV.
Lu Qingjiu wasn't as tall as Bai Yuehu, but he also had abdominal muscles. Although his figure was pretty good for a human, it was always lacking something compared to Bai Yuehu's near-perfect figure. However, Lu Qingjiu didn't care much, but after noticing a certain bulge, his ears turned a little red.
White Moon Fox leaped into the azure waters, its figure nimble and agile like a swimming fish. In stark contrast, Yin Xun clung to his swimming ring, refusing to let go. Having lived in the mountains since childhood, Yin Xun couldn't swim at all. Seeing the clear waters, he naturally assumed they couldn't be deep. But as he drifted, he found himself drifting further and further from the shoreline, his feet no longer able to touch the sand.
"Ah ...
Yin Xun, who thought he was going to be eaten, screamed like a drowned chicken. At this moment, a black shadow jumped out from the bottom of the water and caught the fish that tried to get close to Yin Xun. After sensing the black shadow, the other fish fled in all directions like a frightened flock of sheep. When the black shadow stopped in the water and looked at Yin Xun, Yin Xun realized that it was actually the White Moon Fox.
It seemed that Bai Yuehu didn't have to worry about breathing underwater. He lurked underwater, holding the big fish in his hand, and looked up at Yin Xun. Although Yin Xun had some opinions about Bai Yuehu cheating Lu Qingjiu away, his life was at stake, so he didn't dare to provoke Bai Yuehu again. So he put on a hypocritical smile and said, "Yuehu, you want to swim too?"
The White Moon Fox stuck its head out from the bottom of the water and looked at Yin Xun expressionlessly.
Yin Xun felt guilty when he looked at her, and said weakly, "Why are you looking at me?"
Bai Yuehu tilted his head and smiled: "Want to eat fish?"
Yin Xun: "Eat, eat, eat."
Bai Yuehu said, "There are more fish over there." After he finished speaking, he pushed Yin Xun's swimming ring, and the ring, with the help of the external force, went directly to the deeper part of the sea. Yin Xun was so scared that he cried for his parents and promised with his head that he would never interfere with Bai Yuehu and Lu Qingjiu's love again!
After listening to this, Bai Yuehu turned his head and looked at him, saying, "You said it."
Yin Xun nodded quickly.
Bai Yuehu said, "We're all family, why should we be so polite? Let's go back and eat fish."
Yin Xun: “…” Bai Yuehu, you change your expression faster than the weather changes.
Then Bai Yuehu dragged Yin Xun's swimming ring and brought him back to the shore. After getting ashore, Bai Yuehu brought the fish in his hand back to Lu Qingjiu and prepared to deal with it with a knife.
Lu Qingjiu was busy with the barbecue and didn't pay attention to this side. Seeing Yin Xun's listless look, he thought he was tired from swimming, so he considerately handed him a bottle of ice cola.
Yin Xun muttered beside him that he wanted to learn how to swim.
Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll find time to sign you up for a swimming class. It's summer vacation now, so there should be a lot of classes like this."
Yin Xundao: “…” So he is going to learn swimming with the other kids?
Over there, Bai Yuehu was still killing fish, and Lu Qingjiu was watching from the side. The fish's skin was quite tough, but after cutting it with a knife, the white fish meat was inside. The texture of the fish meat looked very beautiful. Bai Yuehu cut a little with his knife and fed it to Lu Qingjiu's mouth. Lu Qingjiu held the fish in his mouth and chewed it, revealing a look of amazement: "What a delicious taste." This deliciousness was accompanied by a sweet aftertaste. Unlike the rich and soft taste of salmon, the meat of this fish was very elastic and very palatable. I think it would be delicious whether it was grilled or eaten raw. Bai Yuehu put the fish aside and said he would catch some more.
Lu Qingjiu nodded and smiled as he watched the White Moon Fox rush into the water again.
The little fox cub had been playing with Yin Xun, but after realizing Yin Xun's swimming skills weren't as good as his, he ruthlessly abandoned his friend and went fishing with Bai Yue Fox. The little fox cub was small, but the fish he caught were bigger than his own body. He staggered to Lu Qingjiu's feet and rubbed his trouser leg with his little head.
Lu Qingjiu smiled and bent down, took the fish from the little fox's mouth, and said, "I'll cut it for you and you can share it with Xiao Hei and Xiao Hua, okay?"
The little fox chirped happily twice.
Sea fish have few bones, so they don't need to be processed too complicatedly. After Lu Qingjiu removed the fish bones, he fed them to the little vixen, letting him and the two piglets share them.
The whole family is happy.
Soon, the White Moon Fox returned with the rest of the ingredients: an octopus and something that looked like oysters. However, these oysters were much larger than those in the human world, almost the size of two adult palms. The octopus was quite small; after removing the teeth and ink sac, it could be eaten cold. If you insist on grilling it, that's fine, as Lu Qingjiu already had plenty of seasoning. Lu Qingjiu ate some of the oysters raw and grilled the rest with garlic. Fresh oysters have no fishy smell at all. Adding lemon juice to them, they slide easily down your esophagus without chewing. No wonder oysters are called "undersea milk."
Lu Qingjiu looked at the food he had brought, and was wondering if he had brought too much. But then he looked at Bai Yuehu's incredibly fast eating speed, and immediately felt that it was not so bad...
After drinking a bottle of Coke, Yin Xun regained his energy and rushed to the beach to play in the sand with Xiaozhu and the others.
After Lu Qingjiu finished baking, he asked them to come and eat, trying to fill everyone's stomach in the family.
It was around two or three in the afternoon when everyone had almost finished eating. Bai Yuehu finished the last part of the food, and then sat on a chair with Lu Qingjiu, drinking ice water and resting.
Lu Qingjiu had nothing to do, so he started chatting with Bai Yuehu and said, "By the way, I haven't seen your dragon form yet."
Bai Yuehu was chewing the peanuts fried by Lu Qingjiu. Hearing this, he glanced at Lu Qingjiu and said, “Have you seen it?”
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
Bai Yuehu continued slowly, "Not only have you seen it, you even despise it."
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
Bai Yuehu swallowed the peanuts in his mouth and spoke in a low voice.
Lu Qingjiu thought about how contented he was when he slept with the White Moon Fox's big tail yesterday. He felt a little guilty, coughed dryly, and said seriously: "I was too young at that time. Show me again, I promise I won't despise you."
White Moon Fox: "What if you dislike it?"
Lu Qingjiu looked around and made sure Yin Xun wasn't next to him. He then leaned over to Bai Yuehu's ear and whispered a few words. After he finished speaking, his ears couldn't help but turn red. Bai Yuehu had been lazy at first, but when he heard Lu Qingjiu's words, his eyes suddenly lit up. He turned his head and asked, "Are you serious?"
Lu Qingjiu said: "Seriously."
"Okay." Bai Yuehu was straightforward. After confirming with Lu Qingjiu, a black mist rose from her body. When the mist dissipated, Bai Yuehu vanished with it. Lu Qingjiu's eyes fell on the chair where Bai Yuehu sat. He saw a black... small snake crawling out from Bai Yuehu's clothes? No, not a snake, but a small dragon. It was just that because it had shrunk and its body was still black, at first glance it could be mistaken for a naked snake. In that moment, Lu Qingjiu felt a connection with his childhood self, and understood why Bai Yuehu had refused to catch him during the "Zhuazhou" ceremony.
Of course, this was just his own thought, and he didn't dare say it out loud. He still showed a look of surprise on his face. He reached out and carefully took the White Moon Fox in his hand, watching it coiled in his palm. The dragon-shaped White Moon Fox was covered with a layer of beautiful black scales and had red eyes. At this time, it was observing Lu Qingjiu with some trepidation. Seeing that Lu Qingjiu did not show any discomfort, it breathed a sigh of relief.
The scales were icy and cool, feeling very comfortable in the hand. Lu Qingjiu gently stroked the White Moon Fox's body with his thumb and noticed the White Moon Fox's shrunken dragon horn. The shrunken dragon horn was very cute, somewhat like delicate coral in the sea, but slightly rough to the touch, with a sense of bumps and scaly texture. What caught Lu Qingjiu's attention most were the White Moon Fox's furry little ears. Why did a dragon, an animal with such a cool appearance, have furry ears? A bit like a cat's ears, soft and cool to the touch, so cute that it took your breath away.
The more Lu Qingjiu looked at him, the more he felt he couldn't control himself. He couldn't help but lower his head and kissed Bai Yuehu's ear with his lips. He looked at him with an embarrassed expression and curled up in his palm.
She had been so straightforward in doing those things before, so why was she shy now? Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, "Yuehu, you are so cute."
Bai Yuehu snorted: "I'm so cute, so why don't you choose me."
Lu Qingjiu was speechless and laughed dryly twice: "It's all my fault for having no taste when I was a child."
Bai Yuehu said, "I forgive you."
As the two were talking, Yin Xun, who had piled up the sand, came over. He picked up a bottle of Coke and saw Lu Qingjiu sitting on a chair, but didn't see Bai Yuehu. He asked in confusion, "Where's Bai Yuehu? Did he go fishing again?"
Before Lu Qingjiu could say anything, Yin Xun noticed what he was holding in his hand and screamed in fear: "Fuck, Lu Qingjiu, why are you holding a snake in your hand? Throw it away quickly, what if it's poisonous!!"
White Moon Fox: "..."
Lu Qingjiu almost couldn't help but cover her face. She had just managed to comfort Bai Yuehu with great difficulty, but after hearing Yin Xun's words, Bai Yuehu was probably going to explode again.
As expected, the White Moon Fox flew straight up from Lu Qingjiu's hand and pounced towards Yin Xun's face. Yin Xun was caught in the act and thought it was a snake. He screamed and fell to the ground: "Help! There's a snake!!!"
Lu Qingjiu rushed over and took the White Moon Fox off Yin Xun's face, but it was still a little too late. The White Moon Fox's claws left several marks on Yin Xun's face. Although Yin Xun didn't feel any pain, he was still scared to death...
Bai Yuehu gnashed his teeth and said, "Yin Xun, I'm going to eat you!"
Yin Xun was startled by the voice of the White Moon Fox, but before he could react, he realized that the snake was actually the White Moon Fox. He said in horror, "Sake, Sake, why did I hear the voice of the White Moon Fox? Where is he?"
Lu Qingjiu couldn't stop laughing at the appearance of these two people, and tears came out. Bai Yuehu glared at Yin Xun. If he hadn't been held in the palm of Lu Qingjiu's hand, he would have rushed over and grabbed Yin Xun to pieces.
Yin Xun was frightened for a while, but he finally recovered. However, when he realized that it was the black snake in Lu Qingjiu's hand that was making the sound of the White Moon Fox, he immediately understood something and said with a pale face: "I... really didn't mean it..."
The White Moon Fox bared its fangs ferociously, but its small body looked non-threatening.
Lu Qingjiu touched his furry ears soothingly and gave him another kiss, which calmed Bai Yuehu down.
Yin Xun stared at the White Moon Fox, wanting to say, "What's the difference between this thing and a snake?" He couldn't blame himself for admitting his mistake, but his desire to survive made him shut up. He gave the White Moon Fox a fawning smile and said, "Bai, Brother Bai, I'm sorry, I'm not very good at seeing things and didn't recognize you for a moment..."
Bai Yuehu glared at Yin Xun, but Yin Xun continued to maintain his stiff smile.
Lu Qingjiu asked curiously, "If you can become so small, how big will it be when it is the largest?" He remembered that he was riding the White Moon Fox and diving into the sea. Although the White Moon Fox was surrounded by black mist, he could still vaguely feel its huge figure. There was also the time when the White Moon Fox and the red dragon fought, but unfortunately they were too far away at that time, and Lu Qingjiu did not see it clearly.
"It's huge." White Moon Fox replied, "Want to see it?"
Lu Qingjiu nodded excitedly. Yin Xun had just completely offended Bai Yuehu, and now he felt extremely guilty, shrinking in his chair and pretending that he didn't exist.
Bai Yuehu thought for a moment and said, "But it will be a little scary. I'm afraid it will scare you."
Lu Qingjiu said, "How could you scare me? The dragon is a totem of our Chinese nation. It will be very popular wherever it is."
Bai Yuehu asked, "Really?"
Lu Qingjiu nodded seriously and said, "Really."
Bai Yuehu glanced at Yin Xun, raised his chin a little unhappily, and told him to blindfold him. He didn't want to show Yin Xun his true form, lest he start squeaking like a chicken with its neck grabbed.
Yin Xun was in the wrong and didn't dare to refute. He obediently pulled up his clothes and covered his head to show that he would never peek.
Bai Yuehu looked at Lu Qingjiu again and said, "Do you really want to see it..."
Lu Qingjiu knew what he was worried about, so he leaned over and kissed his wet, little black nose that looked a bit like a puppy: "Don't be afraid, show me, I want to see all of you."
Bai Yuehu lowered his eyes upon hearing this, humming softly before soaring into the air above the ocean. A black mist emanated from his body, obscuring the sky. Then, Lu Qingjiu heard a melodious dragon roar as a giant beast emerged from the mist, swam through the air, its black scales reflecting a dazzling light, its body agile and graceful, a work of art you could only see in a mural.
It was the first time that Lu Qingjiu saw the true form of the White Moon Fox so closely. He was completely stunned. All that remained in his eyes was this extremely beautiful black dragon. It covered most of the sky, and every part of it from head to toe was perfect, making it impossible to look away for even a moment.
Seeing that Lu Qingjiu didn't move, Bai Yuehu seemed a little worried. He slowly descended from the sky and placed his big head on the beach. He looked at Lu Qingjiu from a distance and called out Lu Qingjiu's name: "Qingjiu?"
Lu Qingjiu finally came back to his senses and said excitedly, "Moon Fox, you're so beautiful!" As he spoke, he walked over to the White Moon Fox and stroked its scales, feeling the cool and unique touch. As it grew larger, the unique characteristics of the White Moon Fox's scales also magnified. Unlike the scales of other animals, its scales were more like the texture of jade, hard and cold. The edges of the scales were very sharp and could easily cut the skin if not careful. Lu Qingjiu gently stroked it and rubbed it with his face.
Seeing Lu Qingjiu's reaction, Bai Yuehu finally felt relieved. He snorted softly, then with a flick of his tail, he wrapped Lu Qingjiu up and placed him on his body. Lu Qingjiu happily walked around Bai Yuehu's body, but after looking carefully for a moment, he made a strange discovery: "Hey, Yuehu, what's this on you?" He found some green stuff on Bai Yuehu's scales. If you use common sense to explain it, it looks a bit like a fern like moss.
"Moss." White Moon Fox replied.
Lu Qingjiu's eyes widened in surprise: "Moss? Why is there moss..."
Bai Yuehu said, "It's been too long since I've returned to my original form."
Lu Qingjiu said: "Really..."
Bai Yuehu hummed and stopped talking. In fact, most dragons that come to the human world are paired with a guardian. These guardians usually know the identity of the dragon, so they can naturally accept the prototype of the dragon clan. Generally, they will help the dragon clan clean the debris on the scales every once in a while. The dragons living in the other world don’t have this worry, because they can just find a little elf to complete this job. The dragon’s body is extremely long, and it takes a long time to clean it, and it is best to clean it once a year. But even if it is not cleaned, it will not have any effect, at most it will just look ugly. Ever since Lu Qingjiu’s grandmother passed away, Shuifu Village has not had a guardian, and Bai Yuehu has not cleaned the prototype for a long time. At this moment, Lu Qingjiu suddenly asked, and he was afraid that Lu Qingjiu would not be able to accept it, so he perfunctorily passed it over vaguely.
"Can I help you clean it?" Lu Qingjiu couldn't bear to see this thing growing on his beautiful dragon. He asked, "Will cleaning it do any harm to your health?"
Bai Yuehu was silent for a moment: "No, but... wouldn't you find it annoying?"
Lu Qingjiu was puzzled: "Why do you hate it?"
Bai Yuehu said: "My body is this big..."
Lu Qingjiu laughed: "What's so annoying about this? I like it very much. I don't have any tools now, so let's go home and get some tools. Then you can find a place and we can carefully clean the moss off your body."
Bai Yue Fox hummed calmly, and Lu Qingjiu didn't think much of it before getting off his back. What puzzled Lu Qingjiu was that Bai Yue Fox's tail was wagging back and forth as he got off. Then, an incredible thought occurred to Lu Qingjiu: dogs wag their tails when they're happy, so could it be that dragons do the same?
The author has something to say: Bai Yuehu: I am not happy.
Lu Qingjiu: Then why are you wagging your tail so happily?
White Moon Fox: ╭(╯^╰)╮You’re seeing things!
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