Chapter 2 002 Lotus Root and Lotus Seeds, I Want to Change the Taste
Today was another beautiful day, the sun shining brightly, and a gentle spring breeze blew across the lake, stirring up ripples. After waking up among the water plants and eating a few mouthfuls of algae, I swam over to the little lotus and began our chat.
Only after the little lotus specifically stated that it would not lift me high today did I agree to leave the lotus pond. I was still frightened by the previous time I was lifted high, and the thrill of weightlessness brought back memories of the bungee jumping machine in my previous life. Of course, a fragile person like me would never dare to play the bungee jumping machine. I didn't expect that after death, I would be reincarnated as a carp and experience this. I felt like half my life was gone.
The little lotus has no concept of "moderation". If I hadn't blown so many bubbles that time, I think it would have thrown me higher, after all, its lotus stem can grow or shrink as it pleases.
Hmm... I have a bad idea.
I was still soaking in the water in the center of the lotus leaf. The sunlight penetrated the water layer, and the residual heat touched my body, making me feel unexpectedly comfortable. I squinted my eyes and felt drowsy.
After reincarnating as a carp, I have fewer worries. Even when I do have them, they're mostly just about what to eat today. It's like when I was human, I also had three daily concerns: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But unlike as a human, as a carp, my choices are pitifully limited. I don't want to eat water fleas or earthworms, so I can only eat some algae and chew lotus stems to fill my stomach. Of course, after the little lotus became my friend, I stopped chewing lotus stems. Although the little lotus isn't the only one in the lotus pond, the little lotus said it has a sense of synaesthesia for the entire pond.
Thinking about it this way, I think becoming a lotus seems to be a good choice, because there is no need to worry about what to eat.
Sunlight, soil and water are all it needs to survive.
"Speaking of which, Little Lotus, I want to ask you a question. Please don't be angry." I spoke tentatively.
The little lotus nodded to the lotus leaves.
"Okay, you asked, I'm not angry."
I'm a little embarrassed, but Xiao Lianhua is my friend, and as friends, we should be honest.
"It's like this, Little Lotus, are your lotus roots ripe?"
The little lotus was a little confused, and the lotus stem slowly formed a question mark.
I blew out a bubble and said politely, "To be honest, I'm a little tired of eating seaweed."
Little Lotus: ...
It sighed, its tone somewhat helpless, "You said you were afraid of hurting me, so you refused to eat my lotus stems. Then aren't you afraid of hurting me when you gnaw on my lotus roots?"
This is a question that hits the soul.
I already had a plan for this. "The lotus root is buried under the mud, so the pain should be much less than that of the lotus stem."
I find myself being quite shameless sometimes. There's nothing I can do about it; a fish face is too ugly, and I don't really want one. And even though I'm a fish now, my soul is still human, so wearing fish skin does allow me to let loose a bit.
Little Lotus didn't speak for a long time. I thought it was angry, so I quickly tried to make amends: "Don't be angry, I was just talking nonsense."
"I'm not angry." After a while, Little Lotus spoke sullenly.
"Oh." I blew out a bubble stupidly, jumped on the lotus leaf, and asked: "Then why don't you speak?"
Most of the time, silence is the default.
Little Lotus said, "I just don't know what to say."
That's the reason.
I thought divergently, then jumped off the lotus leaf and dived into the pond. I swam to the little lotus and rubbed the lotus stem with my long tail.
"If you don't know what to say, it's okay to keep silent. I was wrong. I shouldn't have said such presumptuous words. Put yourself in their shoes. If someone came to bite my tail, I would feel the pain too."
Little Lotus said, "It's not a question of whether it hurts or not."
What's the problem?
When I came to my senses, I couldn't help but bang my head against the wall. I didn't know what to say. Besides being preoccupied with other issues, there was also the possibility that I simply didn't know how to respond. Little Lotus was probably in the latter situation.
I understand now. Little Lotus is not good at judging.
You are so honest, little lotus!
The lotus leaf reached into the pond and picked me up again, and I was soaked in the small pool of water in the center of the lotus leaf.
"Little carp, eat it if you want. I'm not afraid of pain."
Alas, the little lotus is really too honest. Compared to it, I look like a seasoned veteran.
"No, no, I won't bite. And how can it not hurt if I get bitten?"
Don't tell such lies to comfort me. It makes me feel guilty!
The little lotus remained silent, simply scooping water from its leaves and pouring it over me. I looked over and suddenly noticed the bud was beginning to open, so I asked in surprise, "Little Lotus! Are you going to bloom?!"
Perhaps because of the mention of blooming, Little Lotus's voice became noticeably lighter: "Yes, I will bloom soon. Then I will be able to come out."
I remembered that Little Lotus had said before that its spirit was kept within the lotus, and that this kind of situation was usually only taken after casualties. So does this mean that once the lotus blooms, it will be healthy again?
I am sincerely happy about it!
"Great little lotus! Starting tomorrow we need to get more sun so it can bloom faster!"
Little Lotus was obviously in a much better mood.
I took this opportunity to ask again, "Then after the petals fall off, can the lotus seeds be mine?"
Little Lotus: ...
"Is eating the only thing on your mind?"
For some reason, I actually heard an indescribable sense of gnashing of teeth in Little Lotus's tone.
It must be an illusion, after all, the little lotus is such an honest flower.
"What else?" I said matter-of-factly. "What else can I put in my tiny head besides food?"
After I finished speaking, I felt something was wrong, so I added, "Actually, it's not just about food."
"Anything else?" Little Lotus asked.
"And you."
While Little Lotus was stunned, I quickly jumped into the pool and swam towards the water plants.
It’s so exciting to run away after playing a hooligan!
But the little lotus quickly recovered, its long stem reaching out towards me. I'd overestimated my speed, and before I could even get out of the weeds, I was trapped. Strangely, the little lotus didn't immediately pull me out of the water; instead, it stopped where it was.
The lotus stem wasn't tight, and I didn't feel like I was being held captive, but I still couldn't break free. I tried to swim forward, and the stem didn't pull me forward, so it just followed me.
So I had a bigger idea, and swam the lotus stem to the east, west, north, south, up, down, left and right, and then I tied a knot in the lotus stem very successfully.
"Little carp, you——!"
I once again hallucinated to hear the exasperated voice.
Okay, maybe it wasn't an illusion. But it's understandable, since a knot isn't easy to untie. As the lotus stem untangled, I begged for mercy and nudged it again with my tail.
"I was wrong, I was wrong. Don't be angry. If you're angry, the petals won't bloom."
In the human world, anger causes nodules to form, indicating that anger is a negative emotion. The same should be true for plants. If Qi is deficient and stagnant, petals won't receive sufficient nutrients to bloom. I'm so clever!
Seeing that Little Lotus wasn't angry anymore, I mustered up the courage to ask again, "So, you really can't give me the lotus seeds?"
I really want to change my taste.
"You really are..." Little Lotus took a deep breath, "Do you know what lotus seeds are?"
Aren’t lotus seeds just lotus seeds? What else could they be?
I don’t quite understand what Xiao Lianhua said.
Soon the little lotus said again: "Even if I give you lotus seeds, how can you eat them?"
Oh, this is pointing to my lack of hands.
But there is nothing to worry about. I proudly said, "I can eat the whole lotus pod!"
"If all else fails, you can help me! Hehe."
Little Lotus: ...
The bustling day ended in the rain. I don't know why it passed so quickly. I was fine at the bottom of the pond, where the raindrops melted into the water. I truly lived the life of "from the crowd to the crowd." Occasionally, when I peeked out, the little lotus would shield me from the rain with its leaves.
By the third or fourth day, the rain had not stopped.
"How long will it rain?" I couldn't help but complain. I wanted the sun, I wanted to bask in it with the little lotus. The little lotus needed the sun to bloom.
Speaking of which...
"Isn't it the rainy season?"
"What?"
"It's the plum rain season, when it rains for nearly a month."
“…”
"Which province is Qianyuan Mountain in? If there's plum rain, it's in the south, right?"
In my previous life, as a southerner, I had had enough of the humidity and heat of the plum rain season. While people in the north were still longing for the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, I was already almost irritated by the humid weather.
I just didn't expect that even in this other world, I still couldn't escape the control of plum rain. It's strange, why can there be plum rain in a place like this where immortals are cultivated?
I don’t understand, I don’t know, but it’s very strange.
But for me now, aside from not being able to bask in the sun with Little Lotus, there aren't really any downsides. After becoming a carp, I'm no longer afraid of the plum rains! There are no pants that can't dry out, and no twintails.
I'm terrifyingly strong now.
"So boring, Little Lotus, let's chat."
With the sound of rain, Little Lotus and I started chatting again. It was quite strange, I am not a chatterbox, why do I always have so much to talk about with Little Lotus?
"What do you want to do after your soul recovers?"
Little Lotus paused, "I haven't thought about it yet. Let's not talk about me, what about you, Little Carp, what do you want to do?"
I blew out a string of bubbles in frustration. "I'm just a fish. What ambitions can I have?"
Little Lotus said, "You can practice. Once you reach a certain level, you can transform. If you need help, I can help you."
"Lululu, I don't want to. What's wrong with being a small carp? I don't want to be a human being." I shook my tail and rejected the little lotus.
Little Lotus asked curiously, "What's wrong with being a human being?"
"If you ask me that, I can't explain it right away. So, what good is it for you to be a human being?"
In the end, Little Lotus couldn't answer either.
It seems that there is neither harm in being a human being, nor any benefit either.
"Hehe~ Little carp, it's really amazing, jumping around and rolling in the mud..."
Being a little carp is the most carefree.
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