Night tour of Zhangcheng
Remembering the boatman's meaningful look just now, Xiao Luochen moved to the side again, leaving some space between him and Su Musong.
The water birds on the lake were not afraid of people. They flew low over the water, swooped down, picked up a small fish, flapped their wings contentedly and flew away, but the lake water they brought up splashed onto Xiao Luochen's face.
"Luo Chen, come sit closer."
Su Musong tried to wipe the water off Xiao Luochen's face with his sleeve, but Xiao Luochen inadvertently brushed it away.
"I can do it myself."
Su Musong didn't care. He turned around and saw that there seemed to be a dark mass of living creatures on the water surface near the island in the middle of the lake in the distance. He stood up and saw it clearly, and then he shouted happily.
"Black Swan! Luo Chen, look, it's a black swan!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Luochen also stood up and looked in the direction Su Musong pointed. Sure enough, it was a group of black swans.
There are no black swans in Xiangping, so of course we have to go and see them to see the wonder.
The sky gradually darkened, and the lights on the island in the middle of the lake were lit one after another, like tiny stars swaying in the wind.
The boatman was steering the boat and made a sharp turn. Xiao Luochen accidentally tilted to the outside. Fortunately, Su Musong was quick-witted and grabbed hold of him and pulled him in. The force was a little too strong, and Xiao Luochen fell into Su Musong's arms.
Xiao Luochen struggled to break free, but he used too much force, and Su Musong slipped and fell into the water.
Seeing this, the boatman quickly jumped into the lake to rescue him.
But Su Musong disappeared as soon as he entered the water. Xiao Luochen was not good at swimming, so he could only call Su Musong's name anxiously on the boat.
The boatman searched all around but couldn't find Su Musong. He was exhausted and had to return to the boat.
"Young Master, it seems your friend is in grave danger. It's getting late, and the water is even darker. I've done my best."
"In that case, let's go back first."
Xiao Luochen straightened his outer robe and sat down calmly, his previous anxiety completely gone.
The boatman couldn't figure out what the young man was thinking, and didn't know what to say, so he prepared to row away as he was told.
A wet hand grabbed Xiao Luochen's ankle. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably think they had encountered a water ghost and be scared to death, but Xiao Luochen was not panicked at all.
"If you don't come up, I'll really leave, and then you can swim back by yourself."
Upon hearing this, the hand loosened Xiao Luochen's ankle and hung it by the side of the boat, as if waiting for someone to pull it up.
Xiao Luochen held the hand and pulled it up hard. Only then did Su Musong stick his head out of the water and get on the boat.
"Luo Chen, you are so cruel."
Su Musong was soaked all over and looked at Xiao Luochen with grievance.
"If I hadn't held you back, you would have fallen into the water. I didn't expect you to push me in instead..."
"I'm not, I didn't..."
"I fell into the water, but you didn't rush. Instead, you went back first and left me in the lake to feed the fish."
"Who told you to tease me on purpose? With your swimming ability, how could you drown so easily?"
"Although I'm a good swimmer, the undercurrent in this lake is quite strong, and there are hidden reefs. Just now, my feet were entangled by the seaweed, and I almost couldn't get out."
"Did you choke on the water? Are you injured?"
Seeing that Su Musong was speaking sincerely, Xiao Luochen stopped irritating him and lifted up his wet clothes to check his ankle which was said to be entangled by water plants.
"No, no. It just tangled for a bit. Don't worry."
Su Musong held Xiao Luochen's hand as he was about to lift his clothes, and comforted Xiao Luochen in return.
After soaking in the water for a long time, Xiao Luochen felt that Su Musong's hands were cold, and his cheeks were not warm either. He immediately became anxious and took off his outer robe to put it on Su Musong, but was stopped by Su Musong.
"It's a cold night, and the wind is strong on the lake. Dress yourself. I'm already soaked through, and this robe is useless to me. I don't want it to make you sick."
Xiao Luochen did not insist. He just wanted the boatman to return to the lakeside immediately and keep Su Musong behind him to shield him from the damp and cold lake breeze. He just hoped to return to the guesthouse as soon as possible so that he could change into dry clothes and drink a bowl of hot ginger soup.
Su Musong returned to the guesthouse, took a bath, and drank the ginger soup that Xiao Luochen had ordered people to prepare. Only then did he feel relaxed all over and all the coldness disappeared.
"Luo Chen, let's go to the night market. Manager Li said there are a lot of snacks and interesting gadgets here. It's very lively. Shall we go and have fun?"
"You just came out of the lake, why are you visiting the night market again?"
"Let's see if there are any rare things and bring some back to those two little guys, Mu Feng and Mu Liu."
Su Musong pulled the two little ones out of the house. Xiao Luochen didn't want to say anything to spoil the fun, so he had to follow Su Musong's wishes and accompany him to the night market.
There is a curfew in Yongjing City, and the night market is only open during major holidays every year. Moreover, the customs of Xiangping and Yuelong are very different. There are many things on the stalls in the night market that Su Musong and Xiao Luochen have never seen before.
"As a brother, you are biased. You only think about Mu Feng and Mu Liu, but forget about Mu Bai."
"He's a little nerd, just like someone else." Su Musong glanced at Xiao Luochen. "Just bring him some good books when the time comes. He doesn't like strange things."
"That's more or less the same. But who were you referring to when you said 'someone'?"
Xiao Luochen picked up the peach wood sword on the stall and put it on Su Musong's neck, which seemed quite threatening.
"Yes...it's Ji Ziming."
Ji Ziming ranks second only to Xiao Luochen in the academic rankings. He is usually serious and never puts down his book. It is appropriate that he is used as a shield by Su Musong at this time.
"It better be this way, otherwise..."
"My two lords, this peach wood sword is not meant to be used this way. If you want to buy it, please pay for it. If you don't want to buy it, please move on. Don't block other customers and delay my business."
Xiao Luochen suddenly felt embarrassed, put down the wooden sword and stepped aside, but Su Musong picked up the wooden sword again and paid the money.
"What are you buying this for?"
"Well... I just fell into the lake... I was afraid of attracting unclean things... so I bought it to ward off evil?"
Su Musong always makes up some excuses that even he himself can't convince himself of.
"Luo Chen, can you help me get it?"
Xiao Luochen looked at Su Musong, whose hands were occupied, and helplessly took over everything in his left hand.
When Su Musong went out earlier, he felt uncomfortable with someone following him, so he specifically instructed the people sent by Manager Li not to follow him and Xiao Luochen. Now he felt that he needed a helper.
"Musong, let's go back. Look at you, you can't even hold it with both hands."
Su Musong stretched his neck to look forward, and saw a crowd of people and stalls with lights connected along the road that stretched as far as the eye could see.
"But look over there, there are still many stalls we haven't visited. It's still early, how about we go shopping?"
"Then you have to promise me that you can only look at the back, not buy it."
"All right."
Su Musong agreed, but in his heart he was thinking that he would buy something good if he came across it later. After all, he knew that Xiao Luochen would not be really angry with him.
After walking a few steps, I didn't know who called out
"It's Master Mo Xue!"
Instantly, the surrounding area exploded
"Where? Where?"
Anxious inquiries were heard everywhere, and then a crowd of people gathered together.
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