Chapter 28028 I have a lotus at home that can talk and breathe fire...
The fever lasted three days and three nights. When I woke, it felt like a pile of broken glass was stuck in my throat, especially when I swallowed. Even speaking felt like rolling over broken glass. The lotus flower extended its stem and probed my forehead, repeatedly testing it. I doubt it could even sense whether I had a fever.
My brother prepared some medicine and a pear soup for me. I held the dark liquid, but my eyes were fixed on the vibrant orange pear soup. Then, under his smiling, unyielding gaze, I agonizingly drank the medicine without leaving a drop. Before I even put the bowl down, I quickly gulped down the pear soup.
As long as I drink it quickly, the bitter taste of the medicine will not catch up with me.
After drinking the medicine and pear soup, my throat felt better. Although it is not completely cured, it is good luck.
That afternoon, my brother called in a doctor to take my pulse. The doctor stroked his beard and muttered a bunch of words I couldn't understand. Then he wrote a prescription. My brother smiled, tucked the prescription into his lapel, took out some silver, and put it in the doctor's hand. Then they left together.
I vaguely heard them mention "Yunshui..." when they left.
By the way, are the fish in Yunshui River dead?
I remember that day the lively fish suddenly started swimming on its back, so was it really dead?
Although this matter is not that important to me, the scene that day was too terrifying and I can't stop thinking about it.
I threw back the quilt and got out of bed. The lotus stem was hooked on my coat and draped behind me. I quickly slipped my arms through it and said, "Thank you, Lotus."
"The fever has finally subsided, don't catch a cold again."
It's rare for Lotus to say something so pleasant.
"By the way, Lotus, I've been sick these past few days. Has Nezha come?"
Lotus lowered its mouth, and I had a feeling it was about to say something unpleasant.
I was ready to face the strong wind, but the lotus said, "No one has come."
I:? ? ?
No, I burned for three days and three nights, almost turning me into a fool, and no one came to see me? Am I so unpopular?
Anyway, since I woke up from the car accident, no one has come to see me...
"Very disappointed?" Lotus asked.
Having accepted the harsh reality, I sighed and sat down in the chair without any image. "I can't say I'm disappointed, but... well, let me pay tribute to my lost good relationship."
lotus:……
After accepting my lack of popularity, I decided to go out for a walk and get some fresh air. But as soon as I stepped outside, I saw my brother's face. My foot, already on the threshold, retracted and I quickly closed the door, feeling like I was trying to cover my ears and steal the bell. I glanced out the window and saw that my brother had left, and only then did I breathe a sigh of relief.
Lotus was puzzled, "Why are you so afraid of him?"
Me: “I don’t know.”
I don't know why I'm so afraid of my brother. After much thought, I can only attribute it to the unfamiliarity of my memory loss. Maybe before I lost my memory, I could treat my brother with all my might, but now that I've lost my memory, I obviously can't do that. Being around adult men always makes me feel uneasy.
Lotus's explanation to me is difficult to understand.
I understand its lack of understanding. After all, it is a flower that has just opened its eyes and still lacks some understanding of the interpersonal interactions in human society.
So I couldn't go out that day.
After a few more days, my body finally recovered and I finally got rid of those extremely bitter medicines.
My brother also promised me a walk; he wanted to go to the fish pond. To be honest, I haven't been to the fish pond since I woke up. My brother said the fish pond smells fishy and isn't suitable for someone like me who's sick.
I don't like places that smell fishy, so I didn't think of going to take a look. Besides, what's so good about fish? Those two eyes make it look like it doesn't look very smart.
After saying goodbye to my brother at the door, I walked towards the Yunshui River. However, before I even reached the river, I smelled a foul odor. In the summer, smelling this kind of rotten smell really made me want to die.
I hid behind a tree and peeked around.
A group of people gathered on the shore, some of them were shirtless and fishing something in the river.
After years of immersion in criminal investigation literature and the stench I smell now, I have reason to suspect that there are people in the river, oh no, common people.
I want to see it, but I’m a little scared.
Just when I was struggling, someone suddenly appeared behind me.
"Why don't you go and see?"
I was startled and turned around to see that it was Nezha. I couldn't help but pat my chest and complained, "Sudden appearance is so scary."
It's like a murderer returning to the scene of the crime to admire his handiwork.
Nezha didn't understand my reaction. He said, "They are just dead fish. What's there to be afraid of?"
"Because it's a dead... eh? Dead fish?"
I blinked and asked again for confirmation: "Dead fish?"
Nezha's expressionless face nodded slowly.
"Oh, a dead fish, that's okay." If it's a dead fish, there's nothing to be afraid of.
But then again, "I remember the fish died several days ago, didn't it? Why did they only fish it out now?"
I asked as I walked towards Yunshui River with Nezha, already thinking that this mayor was not good enough.
I actually wanted to play cricket with Nezha, but he doesn't look like the type to play cricket with others. He looks so righteous, like someone who would kill anyone who stole something.
Nezha glanced at me and said casually: "You don't know, there are dead fish every day now."
I:? ? ?
"...I remember that the Yunshui River isn't full of dead fish, right?"
He suddenly pulled the corner of his mouth.
I:……
Are you laughing? You must want to laugh!
I also thought what I said was funny.
The closer we got to the Yunshui River, the more noticeable the stench became. I jumped behind the crowd and couldn't see what was happening by the river.
Nezha said he wanted to lift me up. I figured we weren't even related, so I decided to avoid any misunderstandings. So I squeezed into the crowd in front of me. Suddenly, there were exclamations. I thought it was just the sheer number of dead fish, so I didn't pay much attention. But after pushing past the people in front of me, all I saw was bones on the shore. They were clearly human bones...
It was the first time I saw something so exciting, and I was so scared that I turned around and ran away. However, by chance, I bumped into the arms of Nezha who was walking behind me. At this moment, I didn’t care about any misunderstanding and hurriedly moved away from the shore with him.
Even the air feels much fresher after being away from it.
"No human bones have been recovered in the past few days."
When he said this, his expression remained blank, but I felt he was explaining something.
Well, you really can't blame him.
"You wait here, I'll go take a look." After saying that, he walked forward.
I suddenly remembered what he'd said about Yunshui River being strange. I'd thought the daily fish deaths were bizarre enough, but today they'd also unearthed human bones.
If the bones had always been at the bottom of the river, why hadn't they been fished out a few days ago? If not, how did they get there? I feel like I've stepped onto the set of some suspense film. What film set was I supposed to be on?
The crowd on the shore is still watching the bone fishing. What's so interesting about it?
Nezha came back and told me that the bones fished out from the Yunshui River included those of men, women, old and young, which was very fair.
If that's the case...
"Maybe the Yunshui River is hungry, so it comes here to find food." After all, the Yunshui River is a branch of the Yellow River after it was diverted. Looking for food when hungry is in line with the Yellow River mother river.
Nezha: ...
The wind started to blow. Even though I was feeling better, I still felt a bit cold. I didn't want to stay here any longer, so I said goodbye to Nezha.
Nezha said he would send me off.
I was going to refuse at first, but the thought of those bones made me feel eerie, and the temperature around me dropped several degrees, so I agreed.
Nezha Nezha, even if he is not the legendary Nezha, I have a filter for this name. I feel that when this name is mentioned, evil spirits will automatically retreat.
As expected, with him around, even the temperature rose a few degrees. As expected of a fire mage who could wield Samadhi True Fire!
When we got to my house, I wanted to thank him so I invited him in. Fearing he might refuse, I told him I had a talking and fire-breathing lotus at home.
As a result, he not only refused, but also turned around without hesitation.
I:……
Aren’t lotus flowers that can talk and spit fire no longer uncommon these days?
I was puzzled and returned to my room with a puzzled look on my face. However, as soon as I entered the door, Lian Geng locked it and looked around at me.
"What?" I slapped it away with my hand.
"You smell like someone else." Lotus said dissatisfiedly.
"You are talking about the smell of dead fish and human bones, right? It does stink a bit." It's over, that smell is still on me, I need to take a shower.
"It's not dead fish and human bones." The lotus said unhappily, "It's the lotus fragrance. You are with that Nezha? Why are you with him again? You got a fever when you walked together last time." It shook the lotus stem like an electric fan, trying to blow away the smell on my body.
I:?
I sniffed hard, but I couldn't smell any lotus fragrance.
"Aren't you a lotus yourself? It's your scent, isn't it? You stay in my room every day, so isn't it normal for me to have your scent on me?"
Lotus sneered, "It's clearly a different lotus fragrance, but you insist on saying it's mine?"
No, how could the lotus fragrance be different?
In response, Lianhua's tone remained unchanged: "Can the smell of different people be the same?"
I choked.
This is really an unquestionable question!
But I still wanted to verify it, so I got close to its petals and sniffed hard. Well, as an illiterate person, I can only say that it smells quite good.
The lotus stems tied me up and pulled me back. The lotus lowered its voice and said, "Have you forgotten what you said before?"
I paused, covered my face and turned away.
Then I was forced to take a shower.
…
My brother came back in the evening and brought two fish, one for braised and one for soup.
Sorry, the sight of fish makes me want to puke. So for dinner, I just had fish soup with rice. Luckily, my brother is a great cook, so the fish soup didn't taste like fish at all.
After dinner, I took the initiative to clean up the dishes.
My brother bought a stack of paper from the market and taught me how to fold paper boats to offer sacrifices to the river gods. He also bought some white candles, also for offerings.
I suddenly thought of a poem.
Paper boats with bright candles burning in the sky.
The sentence before it is, May I ask where the Plague God is going?
So paper boats and white candles are used to send away the god of plague?
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