Chapter 43 It was the first time that Xuanying was wrongly accused by Guiyi. His mind went blank for a moment, but he quickly started to defend himself...
It was the first time that Xuanying was wronged by Guiyi. His mind went blank for a moment, but he quickly defended himself: "This fish is definitely not my clone, Yuanxing, I won't lie to you."
The little blue fish blew bubbles in the water tank and shook its tail: "Master, the main body did not lie to you. He just forgot about me because he was injured before."
Between Xiao Lanyu and Xuanying, Ying Yuanxing still trusts Xuanying more. After all, Xuanying has confessed so much before, so why should he hide another clone?
It would be fine if this clone had some very important identity, but for him, Little Blue Fish was positioned as a pet, and Little Black was also his pet cat, so the positioning overlapped and there was no need to hide it.
Even though Little Blue Fish said so, Ying Yuanxing didn't quite believe it.
But Little Blue Fish's words made Xuanying hesitate. He had fought with a monster before and was injured and unconscious for a while. Could it be that he created a clone at that time? However, why couldn't he sense the other party's memory at all, nor could he take it back?
When Xiao Lanyu saw Xuan Ying didn't say anything, he knew that the other party might have believed it, and he felt proud in his heart. He knew that this Ying Gui was a little stupid and was easily fooled.
The reason why Little Blue Fish wanted to impersonate Xuan Ying was because he wanted to get more benefits.
Although the little blue fish did not want to be Ying Yuanxing's pet at first and was determined to find a chance to escape, after tasting the grass on the farm, he found that eating the grass could save his life, so he settled down peacefully.
After just one move, he discovered that, as a pet, the little black cat was treated much better than him, and ate much more food every day than him. This difference in treatment made the little blue fish jealous, and he wanted to compete for favor and get better treatment.
If he wants to win favor, he must first observe Ying Yuanxing's preferences. This observation makes the little blue fish a little desperate, because Ying Yuanxing's preference for furry things is obvious, and the fish doesn't like to be touched, just look at it, and there is no way to cultivate feelings.
Because of the difference in diet, the little blue fish actually misunderstood Ying Yuanxing. Ying Yuanxing had never raised fish before, but he had heard of an experience in fish raising that fish have poor memory and cannot be fed too much fish food, otherwise they might overeat to death.
The little blue fish looked weak and thin, and didn't look very healthy. Ying Yuanxing didn't dare to feed it too much, in case it died of overeating.
However, the last observation of the little blue fish is not wrong. Ying Yuanxing does like furry animals more than fish. But it is not entirely because fish are difficult to touch, but it is okay to touch furry animals, and it can also enhance feelings.
But if a fish is touched too often, it may die. Ying Yuanxing will not treat his pet in this way just to satisfy his own preferences.
But in the eyes of Little Blue Fish, this kind of differential treatment meant that Ying Yuanxing didn't like his original form, and at most was just attracted by his beauty.
This made the little blue fish desperate. Although he had the ability of mimicry, as a fish, his mimicry could only imitate other aquatic creatures. It was too difficult for him to become furry.
After discovering that Xuanying had the ability to clone himself, Xiao Lanyu thought of a solution. He had heard of the phrase "love the house and love the dog".
Xuanying can be said to be the monster that Ying Yuanxing is closest to, so can he pretend to be Xuanying's clone?
Even though he had lived in the sea before, he had heard of Xuanying's reputation and naturally knew about his battle with a big monster.
At that time, Xuanying had not appeared. Some people thought that Xuanying was seriously injured and wanted to take the opportunity to gain some benefits and then never come back. However, the news came too late. Many things had already passed and none of them came back.
However, even after swallowing so much weirdness, Xuanying still hasn't fully recovered, which shows how seriously he was injured. This gave Little Blue Fish an inspiration.
"Since you are my clone, why can't we merge with each other?" Xuanying asked.
"Because I'm trapped in this body and can't get out." Little Blue Fish had already thought of an excuse. After all, he was just pretending and didn't want to be swallowed by Xuanying.
The little blue fish swung its tail as he spoke, and a circle of black mist appeared around its body.
Ying Yuanxing was shocked. This black fog looked so familiar to him. Wasn't this Xuanying's ability? Could it be that he guessed wrong, and the little blue fish was really Xuanying's clone?
After seeing Ying Yuanxing’s expression change, the little blue fish quickly took back the black ink that was spreading around.
He knew that as long as Ying Yuanxing believed it, Xuanying would not say much even if he had doubts, and would only look for clues silently. However, he did not expect to lie for too long, so he would eat as much as possible and then consider escaping.
Xuanying did feel something was wrong, but Little Blue Fish retracted the mist so quickly that he couldn't tell what the problem was.
"Then why did you..." Ying Yuanxing asked halfway, then remembered that he only knew about Xuanying's clone yesterday, so the other party naturally wouldn't tell him, so he turned to ask another question, "Why can't you get out?"
Little Blue Fish felt that he was safe this time, and said, "This outer layer of skin is too thick, it sticks directly to me, and I am too weak to tear it apart."
"Then how about letting Xuanying infuse you with some energy?" Ying Yuanxing asked.
"But, but this skin has the ability to control water. If I inject energy into it directly, it will cause damage to the skin. It is better to eat food to replenish it." The little blue fish was shocked. He actually forgot this.
After looking at Xuanying, the little blue fish trembled. He didn't dare to ask for Xuanying's energy.
As soon as the other party infuses him, he will be exposed. If he is swallowed by Xuanying, it would be better to be caught by the weirdness in the sea. Although he will consume his own energy to plant the weird plants, it is better than losing his life.
The ability to control water?
Ying Yuanxing subconsciously glanced at the farmland that he had not yet watered, and an idea came to his mind: if it could be controlled very precisely, maybe it could be used as a living sprinkler.
When there were fewer farmlands, Ying Yuanxing didn't have to spend too much time watering them. But now the fields are large, and even though the fields planted with the collected seeds are not particularly large, watering still takes Ying Yuanxing a lot of time.
Ying Yuanxing already had the manufacturing drawings of the sprinkler, but he lacked metal.
Because there is no mining site or mine in Taoxi Village, Ying Yuanxing's only source of metals is from trash cans. Up to now, he has not saved up much copper or iron ore, let alone gold mines. He can't bear to use them to make a sprinkler that can only irrigate four plots of land, so he can only water them manually.
Those would be fine, but the problem is that he had saved up a bunch of strawberry seeds. He was very excited when he picked the seeds, but now that he had to water them after planting them, Ying Yuanxing had a headache.
It is possible to use skills to water these seeds, but it is a waste of energy because these strawberry seeds are probably ordinary seeds and do not have the ability to grow quickly. Ying Yuanxing uses skills to water them just enough to avoid drowning them due to too much water or drying them out due to too little water.
But the strawberry field was extremely large and the seeds had not been fully planted. Ying Yuanxing had wanted to plant all of them at once, but halfway through he realized there were too many seeds. If he really planted them all, he would have no place to plant new seeds.
But even so, the strawberry field was so vast that Ying Yuanxing just watered it casually. Although not many seedlings died because the time was still short, it was clear from the growth of the strawberry seedlings that the harvest would not be very good.
But Ying Yuanxing had no choice. He had too much to do and it was impossible for him to spend all his time watering the plants. But if the little blue fish had the ability to control water, then it could help him water the plants.
However, we have to first ask what the little blue fish's ability to control water is like, otherwise it would be a waste of joy.
"How do you control water? Can you use water to wet this land?" Ying Yuanxing asked, pointing to the open space in front of him.
Hearing Ying Yuanxing's question, the little blue fish breathed a sigh of relief. He could see that Ying Yuanxing was quite interested in his water control ability. If he could make Ying Yuanxing value it, then he would pass this level.
However, Little Blue Fish still thought that after Ying Yuanxing knew that he could control water, he would first ask about his fighting ability. After all, this is what the monsters value most.
However, looking at the farm and thinking about Ying Yuanxing's previous style of doing things, Little Blue Fish felt that this was in line with Ying Yuanxing's character. Besides, if Ying Yuanxing didn't love farming, where would he get the grass to eat?
The little blue fish used its ability to transport water out of the tank, and then wet the open space in front of it.
"Can the amount of water be controlled? For example..." Ying Yuanxing looked around and took out a kettle to water a piece of farmland. "Can you imitate me in the amount of water? Just water this piece of farmland."
Ying Yuanxing pointed to the farmland next to him and asked, the crops planted in this field are the same as the crops in the field he just watered, even the planting time is the same, and the water requirements are also the same.
A stream of water appeared out of nowhere above the farmland, and then turned into a light rain, dripping down with just the right amount.
In fact, the water control ability to achieve this is very good, but Ying Yuanxing wanted to see the potential of the little blue fish, so he asked the little blue fish to try to water several plots of land with the same variety at the same time, water several plots of land with the same variety but at different times, and water several plots of land with different varieties and different planting times.
The little blue fish actually completed the task successfully. You should know that this way of watering requires not only water control ability, but also extremely high memory. It is equivalent to requiring the water controller to remember the amount of water needed for each crop at different growth times, and then accurately release rainwater.
Although for the time being, the little blue fish can only water four plots of land at a time, but Ying Yuanxing remembered that Xuanying said that superpowers can also be upgraded. So after the little blue fish is upgraded, it can water eight plots of land, twenty-four plots of land, or even more plots of land at a time.
The little blue fish showed no signs on the surface, but his head was buzzing and he felt extremely tired. He was physically tired from planting strange plants in the sea, and now, his body was not that tired, but his brain was very tired. It was hard to say which of these two kinds of hardship was more difficult.
Fortunately, although Ying Yuanxing had many requirements, he still completed them successfully. Little Blue Fish didn't know that he was too happy too early, because Ying Yuanxing had higher requirements for him. When he saw Ying Yuanxing's satisfied smile, he knew that he was almost through.
The way Ying Yuanxing looked at the little blue fish was different from before, as if he had seen a treasure.
Ying Yuanxing's suspicion that Little Blue Fish was Xuanying's clone was also weakened a lot, because the other party's learning speed was indeed very fast, almost the same as Xuanying.
However, this suspicion has not been completely dispelled. Ying Yuanxing feels that since the other party has a demand for food from the farm, the truth can be slowly explored.
If he expresses doubt clearly now, Xiao Lanyu might not work, but if he pretends to believe, Xiao Lanyu will definitely work hard, just like some undercover films he has seen. Ordinary employees may relax and slack off, but undercover agents are generally hardworking people.
"Then should I call you Xuanying or..." Ying Yuanxing asked, not noticing that Xuanying on the side was so angry that he stared at the little blue fish with a fierce look.
If Xiao Lanyu dared to say that he wanted Ying Yuanxing to call him like that, Xuanying would let Xiao Lanyu know what disaster strikes from the sky.
Although he promised Ying Yuanxing that he would not devour other monsters, it does not mean that he can only put on the other party's skin by devouring the other party. It is also feasible to kill the other party and then take the skin.
Noticing the murderous intent around Xuanying, Little Blue Fish's eager heart suddenly cooled down. He didn't dare to cause any trouble and said, "Master, please call me Little Blue, otherwise it will be hard to tell me from my real body."
"But Xiaolan is a pet name. You should be called Lanying." Ying Yuanxing glanced at Xuanying and suddenly remembered the first time Xuanying said the name. He thought Xuanying was just giving a name. Now it seems that he was really giving a name.
And Xuanying, Xuan means black, but what does Ying mean?
Ying Yuanxing was a little confused and planned to ask Xuanying later, but the most important task now was to arrange for Lanying to water the plants.
"Do you have to be in the water to control the water, or do you have to be close to the water to water it?" Ying Yuanxing noticed that there was much less water in the water tank. The remaining water just covered the little blue fish. It was obvious that the water had just been poured out.
"It's better to stay in the water, because it's not easy to move on shore." Lan Ying swung his tail. He was a fish, and although he could transform into a human form, he didn't dare to do so now. Doing so would expose him.
Since it is a fish, it is naturally more comfortable in the water.
"But as long as there is a water source within ten meters around me, I can also use the water there." Lan Ying added, fearing that Ying Yuanxing would think he was too troublesome.
Ten meters?
Ying Yuanxing looked around the farm and found that the radius was still a bit small for the farm, mainly because the farm had no water source. There was a pool next to the wooden house, but it obviously only served the farmland in front, and there was no way to supply water to the farmland further away.
"Then, you live in this kettle first." Ying Yuanxing filled the pool with water, then looked at Lan Ying, hesitating whether to scoop her out directly or let Lan Ying jump in by herself.
Lan Ying looked at the kettle. He knew that it was a very magical object from Ying Yuan Star. Although it looked small, it could hold a lot of things. It could water forty plots of land at a time, which was much more than the water tank it was in.
After all, the water in the water tank was almost used up after watering only a dozen plots of land, while this kettle could only water forty plots of land. The difference was too big.
It shouldn't be dangerous for him to jump into this strange thing.
Lan Ying was nervous for a moment, but thinking about how much Ying Yuanxing valued him, he gritted his teeth and jumped in. Although the mouth of the kettle looked small, the fish's body went in smoothly.
As soon as he entered, Lan Ying discovered that the kettle was exceptionally spacious.
In fact, considering his fish body, the water tank was quite spacious, but he used to swim in rivers and oceans, and even though his range of movement was restricted in the ocean, it was still larger than the water tank. After being restricted and then entering the spacious water tank, he felt a lot more relaxed both physically and mentally.
Ying Yuanxing took Lan Ying for a walk in the farmland, mainly to teach him how much water to use for all the crops in the field at different times. Fortunately, he planted a variety of crops, otherwise there would not be so much material to teach.
Lan Ying was able to remember the first part, but later on, his brain couldn't hold on any longer and became confused. During an experiment, he accidentally poured the wrong water.
Lan Ying was panicked and looked at Ying Yuanxing. He knew how much Ying Yuanxing cared about these crops and how high the content of strange energy in these crops was.
And the strange plant is always fragile, and will die in front of you if it doesn't suit your taste. He...
"It's okay, I'll do it." Ying Yuanxing said nonchalantly, picking up the kettle to water the crops.
Doesn't he blame himself?
Lan Ying was a little confused and a little bit unbelieving. You know, in the sea, although he was the only one who could grow the rarest strange plants in the sea, if he did something wrong and caused problems with the strange plants, he would be severely punished.
In his opinion, Ying Yuanxing has always cared about crops, so this should be the case, but now...
Lan Ying made a mistake in watering, which made Ying Yuanxing come back to his senses from the joy of teaching. He realized that even if Lan Ying had a strong learning ability, he would easily make mistakes if the study pressure was too great.
Moreover, Lan Ying seemed very afraid of making mistakes. In this state, continuing to study would only lead to more mistakes. Today's lesson was almost complete and he could not attend the class anymore.
Then let him do some exercises to consolidate what he learned today.
"That's all I'll learn today." Ying Yuanxing said, and went to the pool to fill the kettle with water, then called the little black cat over, "Little Black, come here."
When the little black cat heard Ying Yuanxing's voice, it quickly ran over. Xuanying wanted to take the clone away, but he remembered that the little black cat had work to do. If he took it away, how would he drive away the insects and birds attracted by the strange plants? He still needed a clone to do the work, so he left the little black cat and the big black horse together.
"Xiao Hei will take you to the farmland. For the first few, you can use the water in the pool, and for the rest, you can use the water in the kettle." Ying Yuanxing said.
"But some of me..." Lan Ying said nervously.
"Leave to me those fields that you don't know how much to water, and you water the fields that you know how to water first." Ying Yuanxing said.
Lan Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief and was about to make a promise when he saw Ying Yuanxing take out a strawberry. The sweet aroma made him swallow his saliva. Lan Ying liked to eat meat, but on the farm, he felt that he didn't have to have meat.
"This strawberry is for your nourishment. Do you want to eat it now, or do you have somewhere to put it?" Ying Yuanxing still remembered that using his ability would consume mysterious substances. Lan Ying looked very weak. It would be troublesome if he became weaker by watering. He still had to eat something to nourish himself.
"I, I can keep them and eat them." Lan Ying couldn't take his eyes off the strawberries.
Ying Yuanxing put the strawberries into the kettle, and Lan Ying quickly put them away. The fatigue in his brain just now was diluted by the excitement at this moment.
"Take Lan Ying to water the plants. If the water runs out, get some from the pool." Ying Yuanxing hung the kettle on the little black cat and instructed.
Xiao Hei looked at the blue shadow in the kettle and nodded.
Looking at the well-behaved appearance of the little black cat, even though he knew there was a shadow under the cat's skin, Ying Yuanxing couldn't help but reach out and rub the cat's head and pinch the little pads.
The little black cat helplessly felt the warmth of his forehead and palms. After his identity was revealed, he thought this kind of touch would never happen again, and he thought he could accept it.
After all, his identity was discovered by Ying Yuanxing, and it was a very rare thing that Ying Yuanxing still kept him by his side, because Ying Yuanxing might be a human being.
But when the little black cat once again gained Ying Yuanxing's intimacy, he realized that all his thoughts were just self-consolation after despair. Otherwise, he would only be more miserable. What could really relieve his pain was Ying Yuanxing's touch.
The little black cat couldn't help but rub against Ying Yuanxing's calf. Looking at the fingers in front of it, it even wanted to lick them. It wasn't because of appetite, it just wanted to lick them.
However, before licking it, the little black cat suddenly remembered what Ying Yuanxing had said before, and his tongue froze. He subconsciously looked up at Ying Yuanxing and found that Ying Yuanxing was staring at him. He immediately lowered his head and licked his little paw that was held by Ying Yuanxing.
He didn't want to lick Ying Yuanxing, he just wanted to lick his own paws.
"Idiot!" Ying Yuanxing sighed helplessly and moved his fingers up to the position where the little black cat was licking its paws. The cat fur under his fingers was a little wet, and the little black cat had no time to hide, so it gently licked the white and slender fingers.
Ying Yuanxing felt as if sandpaper was rubbing against his skin. It was a little prickly and itchy. Although it was not as good as he had imagined, it was still okay.
Realizing what he had done, the little black cat was stunned and looked at Ying Yuanxing with some worry.
"This time I asked you to lick it on my own initiative, so it doesn't count as your own action." Ying Yuanxing nodded the little black cat's head, looked at the sky, and without delaying any further, asked the little black cat to take Lan Ying to water the plants.
Watching their interaction, Lan Ying, holding the strawberry, felt a little complicated. Since he impersonated Xuan Ying, did he have to treat Ying Yuanxing like his other clones?
But the problem is that he is a fake, and Xuanying's possessiveness...
Lan Ying looked ahead and saw Xuan Ying standing there, looking at the little black cat with an extremely hostile gaze. It was obviously him, but he was still jealous of his own clone.
If he really did this, he would be hostile to Xuanying before his identity was revealed. If his identity was revealed, he would be finished.
But if I am not close to Yuan Xing, wouldn’t it be easier to expose my identity?
Lan Ying suddenly regretted impersonating Xuan Ying. As a clone, he couldn't compete for favor, nor could he not compete for favor.
If he hadn't pretended, he might have been able to eat something good just because Ying Yuanxing valued his water control ability, and he wouldn't have to worry about these things now.
Lan Ying was thinking and didn't notice that Xuan Ying and the little black cat were looking at him with unfriendly eyes.
Although Xuanying can help Ying Yuanxing chop wood and chisel stones and do a lot of work, and the little black cat helps Ying Yuanxing drive away various insects and birds, but watering has always been the job of Ying Yuanxing. Ying Yuanxing has been troubled by the watering work for a long time. Now, there is a monster that is suspected to be his clone who can help Ying Yuanxing water the plants.
Then the other party's status in Ying Yuanxing's eyes must have risen sharply.
When Xuanying and the little black cat thought that they might not be the first/second most important person in Ying Yuanxing's heart, it was difficult for them to be friendly to Lanying.
When Lan Ying came back to his senses, he was met with two pairs of unfriendly eyes. The reason why there were not three pairs was because Ying Yuanxing went out on a big black horse.
In fact, Ying Yuanxing was still conflicted about whether to ride a horse or not. After all, he was not riding a horse, he was riding Xuanying.
It would be fine if I didn't know about this, but knowing it would make me feel a little strange.
But after walking around the farm, Ying Yuanxing found that it would take almost one-third of the time to walk at his own speed. Why not use this time for something else? Why waste it on the road?
After hesitating for three seconds, Ying Yuanxing decided to temporarily put aside some of his moral principles and just ride a horse.
But even the two pairs of unfriendly eyes put Lan Ying under great pressure, and at the same time he couldn't understand why Xuan Ying and the little black cat didn't look happy when he hadn't done anything and wasn't very close to Ying Yuanxing.
"Well, we have to water the plants quickly, otherwise we'll have to wait until the master comes back..." Lan Ying spoke up to break the silence. Xuan Ying withdrew his gaze and turned to open up new land.
The little black cat licked the paw that had just been touched by Ying Yuanxing, swallowing up all the scent on it, and then took Lan Ying to water the plants.
Lan Ying breathed a sigh of relief and felt more and more that he had to master his water-controlling ability. It seemed that this ability would be the foundation for his future foothold on the farm. If his identity was exposed, he might even have to rely on this ability to save his life.
With this thought in mind, Lan Ying worked even harder to water the plants.
At this time, Ying Yuanxing was riding a horse to Yuan Qing's house, also because of Lan Ying's matter.
Yuan Qing was going to repair the stables at Yingyuanxing Farm today, but Yuan Xiu stopped her and told her not to go, saying that Yingyuanxing had more important things to do. But when she asked Yuan Xiu what the important thing was, he refused to tell her and just had a sullen face. This was the first time Yuan Qing had seen Yuan Xiu with such a look on his face, and she didn't dare to ask more questions.
However, since Ying Yuanxing can come here, the important matter should have been resolved.
It’s just that Yuan Xiu was here just now, but now he avoided me. I don’t know why.
However, after hearing what Ying Yuanxing said, Yuan Qing forgot all these thoughts, and only Ying Yuanxing's serious expression remained in his eyes.
"You said that you wanted to build a well, and it would be best if the well could be carried by someone on his back?" Yuan Qing suspected that he was hallucinating, otherwise how could such a ridiculous thing happen.
In fact, Ying Yuanxing had never had this idea before. After all, in the game, once the location of the well is determined, the buildings on the farm can only be moved by finding a carpenter.
But this is reality, not a game. Yuan Qing should also have superpowers. What if he can? Then he can let Lan Ying carry the well to water the plants. In that case, he doesn't have to consider upgrading his kettle and can save some materials.
You have to know how much it costs to build a well, and how much effort it takes to upgrade a kettle, not to mention that the blacksmith shop is closed now and there is not much ore, so upgrading will definitely be more difficult.
Ying Yuanxing nodded and looked at Yuan Qing expectantly.
"What do you want to do?" Yuan Qing was very curious about why Ying Yuanxing had such an idea.
"If you carry the well on your back, you don't have to run to the water source to fill the kettle with water," said Ying Yuanxing.
"No..." Yuan Qing shook her head and was about to refuse Ying Yuanxing when she suddenly felt something was wrong. She seemed to have gained a strange ability that could help Ying Yuanxing move the farm layout. So, moving the well, did that count as carrying the well on one's back to water the farm?
Yuan Qing looked at Ying Yuanxing in surprise. She knew that Ying Yuanxing was actually very strong, but how did he achieve this ability to make his wishes come true?
Ying Yuanxing caught a glimpse of something from Yuan Qing's expression and immediately became excited.
"Of course I can, but..." Yuan Qing said with some difficulty. To use this ability, she and Ying Yuanxing must be together, but how could she always be with Ying Yuanxing? After all, she also had her own things to do.
After carefully sensing the new ability, Yuan Qing discovered that this ability could be transferred, or copied to other monsters, but the other party was required to have learned carpentry.
If it was other requirements, it would be difficult for Yuan Qing to find someone, but now, Xuanying had learned carpentry skills from her before. Although the other party did not learn it very well, it was enough to meet this condition.
"But what?" Ying Yuanxing asked anxiously.
If the problem of Blue Shadow's movement when watering can be solved, the little black cat can be freed. After all, the little black cat is very good at catching insects and driving away birds.
"But you need Xuanying to come over. He can help you do this." Yuan Qing said.
Xuanying?
Although Ying Yuanxing was a little confused, he didn't think much about it. He immediately called Xuanying and asked him to come over.
When Xuanying hurried over, he listened to Yuan Qing's explanation, looked at Ying Yuanxing's happy eyes and nodded. Of course he was willing to accept this ability. If he had this ability, it would be more important to Ying Yuanxing.
But, after all, it is not the only one.
Xuanying glanced at Yuanqing, and finally suppressed all thoughts. He knew that Ying Yuanxing would not like him doing this.
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