a certain day and time
West Lake
Jiuxi lazily lay in the boat awning, his hands resting on his head, complaining, "Mingye, it's not done yet!"
"It will be ready soon!"
The man's voice was calm, without any emotion.
It wasn't until the crispy aroma of grilled fish reached her nose that she perked up a bit. She watched the man lift the boat curtain and slowly walk in. On the jade plate, two grilled fish with excellent color were quietly placed. Mingye sat beside him, his purple clothes stained with a slight fishy smell, but he didn't care at all. Instead, he carefully picked the bones from the fish and fed them to Jiuxi one by one, saying, "That silver carp said he knew you."
The fish was grilled to perfection, extremely crispy when eaten. Jiuxi took a sip of tea and said, "So... you released it?"
The man nodded, a look of worry between his brows.
At this moment, a very pleasant male voice came from outside, "Girl, are you interested in joining us on the boat?"
Jiuxi raised an eyebrow, looked at Mingye with some pride, and said, "Humph! See it!"
Mingye held her wrist, his expression becoming increasingly dissatisfied, "You are not allowed to go."
Jiuxi pinched Mingye's chin with his fingers and teased, "Will you go with me?"
Now she finally understood why the man was secretly angry.
"Girl, my master's boat is very spacious!" It seemed that the servant on the pleasure boat was shouting loudly.
Jiuxi grabbed the man's arm, lowered her body, and walked out of the boat. A cool breeze blew gently, and a handsome man was standing on the pleasure boat. He was wearing a fine mink brocade robe and playing with a white jade fan in his hand, looking very noble.
After seeing Jiuxi coming out in a plain white dress, the man's eyes became more serious and he looked at Jiuxi very seriously.
Jiuxi smiled, "Elder Hu! You are wearing a human skin...but you really look like a dandy boy!"
The Tiger Elder who was named smiled, and the waves of magic power dissipated. The dancers and musicians who were originally standing on the pleasure boat suddenly turned into women of the demon tribe, and the man in the brocade robe had a tiger head with two front teeth broken out. "Your Majesty!"
Elder Hu glanced at the man standing next to Jiuxi and said jokingly, "Is this the pretty boy the king found? He has a nice face!"
Pretty boy...
Jiuxi looked at him intently. The man's face was getting darker and darker, and even his breathing was a little disordered. Mingye stared at her with cold eyes, then looked at the Tiger Elder and the demons on the boat who were laughing. His words were tinged with anger, "Heh... pretty boy..."
As the magic power spread, the waves suddenly became strange. The calm West Lake suddenly surged with wind and waves, and even the boat began to shake. The small boat they were riding was not affected, but the pleasure boat was shaking violently. The monsters standing on the deck were thrown into the lake, and the splashing water could not be stopped. From time to time, the howling of each monster could be heard, "Your Majesty, help! I am a bird monster and I can't swim!"
"Little bird, I'm here to save you!"
"Ahhhhhhhhh...the king and the pretty boy have gone in!"
"What's the point of that little broken boat? It's better to have the grandeur of our demon race!"
Jiuxi blocked all the words out of her ears. She grabbed the man's sleeve and asked, "Are you angry?"
The man didn't say anything, his eyes carefully looking at her, "Axi, the wind and waves are getting strong, let's go home."
She leaned on the man's shoulder, her smile gleaming with a dazzling light. "Well, Dad and Mom must be getting anxious waiting!"
Amidst the surging waves, only a small boat rose and fell. A man stood at the bow, occasionally paddling the water with the oar in his hand, with a certain calmness.
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