HLnovel Chapter 284: Fish Life
Chapter 284: Fish Life
Soon, the three returned to Xuanyu Sect.
Li Chonglin took Lu Yuguan directly to Zuidan Peak.
Qi Wei took the Mermaid Pearl and said goodbye. Before leaving, he did not forget to tease: "Yuguan, if Elder Yang Xun can't find a way, remember to come to me. This Holy Son... may have another way."
Li Chonglin looked at him coldly without responding.
On Zuidan Peak, Yang Xun was lazily lying beside the alchemy furnace, holding a wine gourd in his hand.
Seeing Li Chonglin carrying Lu Yuguan back, he narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Oh, how come my good disciple turned into a fish?"
Lu Yuguan sighed helplessly: "Master, please stop making fun of me. Please help me see how to change back."
Yang Xun stood up slowly, walked around Lu Yuguan, and looked at it carefully: "Well, the fish tail is quite beautiful, and the scales are also shiny..."
"Master!"
Lu Yuguan couldn't help but raise his voice.
Yang Xun laughed out loud: "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. I'll help you think of a solution."
"Can it really be restored?"
A glimmer of hope flashed in Lu Yuguan's eyes.
Yang Xun nodded: "However, I need some special herbs, I have to go to the medicine garden to look for them."
Li Chonglin immediately said, "Elder Yang, what herbs do you need? I can help."
Yang Xun waved his hand: "No need, just wait here, I'll be back soon."
After saying that, Yang Xun carried the wine gourd and staggered towards the medicine garden.
Lu Yuguan and Li Chonglin sat beside the alchemy furnace, and the atmosphere was somewhat silent.
Lu Yuguan looked down at his fish tail, while Li Chonglin kept staring at Lu Yuguan with a complicated look in his eyes.
"Zhonglin..." Lu Yuguan raised his head and met Li Zhonglin's gaze. "Do you... have something to say to me?"
Li Zhonglin was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Yuguan, I know you don't like being bound, and you're annoyed that I always pester you..."
"But I hope you understand that no matter what, safety is the most important thing."
Lu Yuguan felt warm in her heart, and a blush appeared on her face: "I know, I'm not a child!"
Although he had said harshly before that there would be no more disputes, whenever he was in crisis, Li Chonglin would come to his side regardless of everything.
Li Zhonglin gently held Lu Yuguan's hand and whispered, "Yuguan, let's go back to Longhua Kingdom to celebrate the New Year in a few days..."
Before he could finish his words, Yang Xun's voice came from a distance: "We have found the medicinal materials!"
Lu Yuguan and Li Chonglin turned their heads at the same time.
Yang Xun was seen holding a pot of soy sauce in his left hand and holding young ginger and green onions in his right hand.
"Master, is this the medicinal herb you were talking about?!"
Lu Yuguan said with eyes wide open.
Yang Xun touched the back of his head: "Oh, I was so focused on eating that I took the wrong thing..."
After saying that, he dropped the things in his hand and ran back to the medicine garden.
Lu Yuguan: “…”
Li Chonglin: “…”
Tianjian Peak.
Lu Yuguan curled up in the pool of Tianjian Peak, his tail fin slapping the pool wall impatiently.
The warm water that Li Chonglin maintained with his spiritual power had already cooled down completely, with broken ice floating on the surface, making his scales itch.
"Yuguan, sorry for the long wait."
Li Chonglin stepped into the cave holding the newly melted snow water. Frost flowers were still condensed on the dragon-patterned scabbard.
He looked at the ice-blue fish tail in the pool, his Adam's apple moving. "Would you like to try the new medicinal bath recipe given by the elder?"
"What the hell!" Lu Yuguan swung his tail, splashing water all over him. "I've been soaking for three days, and my scales are all swollen. Not even a toe has grown back!"
The clear sound of bone bells could be heard from outside the cave. Qi Wei leaned against the cave entrance and played with the mermaid pearl. "I heard that the mermaid pearl and the golden harp have the same origin. How about..."
"Shut up!" Li Zhonglin's sword energy suddenly surged, slicing off half of the ice. "If you hadn't lured him to Canghai, would he have ended up like this?"
Qi Wei chuckled and said, "I think that's a good idea. Doesn't this fulfill your wish? You can't go anywhere, right?"
Li Zhonglin snorted coldly: "Slippery tongue!"
Lu Yuguan looked at the two people's verbal battle with frustration.
Since she is a mermaid, she cannot stay dehydrated all the time, so she can only stay in Tianjian Peak temporarily and rely on the clean water melted from the snow mountain to stay moist.
For some reason, Yang Xun's medicinal bath therapy didn't work, causing the old man to spend his old age in the Sutra Library reading books.
……
Ah shit.
Neither one nor the other is reliable.
“Lu Yuguan, Lu Yuguan!”
Suddenly, shouts of Jinjiao and Yinjiao were heard outside the cave.
Lu Yuguan turned his head and saw two kids coming in holding two bags that were taller than them.
"Why are you here?" Lu Yuguan asked.
"We heard that you turned into a mermaid, so we came to visit you." said Jinjiao.
Lu Yuguan felt warm in her heart, "How thoughtful of you to even bring some gifts to see me."
Silver Horn shook his head and said, "Alas, you misunderstood."
"I can't eat strong-smelling food after turning into a mermaid. Since we need to go back home to stock up for the New Year, we're here to help you get rid of the old hot pot base."
Jinjiao nodded repeatedly: "That's right, take it out quickly!"
Lu Yuguan: “…”
No.
Does anyone care whether I live or die?
……
night.
Li Chonglin held Lu Yuguan in his arms and gently placed him on the soft couch beside the pool.
Lu Yuguan's fish tail glowed with a faint blue light in the moonlight, and its scales rose and fell slightly with his breathing.
Li Chonglin sat beside him, gently stroking the fish tail with his fingers, his eyes full of tenderness.
"Do you think I can change back?"
Lu Yuguan asked in a low voice.
"Yes," Li Zhonglin answered firmly, "Elder Yang is already thinking of a solution, and besides..."
He paused, his eyes falling on Lu Yuguan's fish tail.
"Even if I can't change back, I will always be with you."
Lu Yuguan felt a warmth in his heart, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "You make it sound like I really want to be a fish for the rest of my life."
Li Chonglin chuckled and reached out to ruffle Lu Yuguan's hair: "No matter what you become, you are mine."
Lu Yuguan's face flushed slightly, and he turned his head away: "Who said he was yours?"
"It's so corny..."
Li Chonglin didn't say anything else, but just gently held Lu Yuguan in his arms, and the two of them snuggled together quietly.
The moonlight shone on them, reflecting two figures leaning on each other.
As time went by, Lu Yuguan's fish tail still showed no signs of recovery.
Yang Xun changed several medicinal bath recipes and even tried some unconventional elixirs, but the effects were not obvious.
"In five days it will be the Little New Year. If I can't change back, how can I go back and face people?"
Lu Yuguan covered his face and said.
Li Zhonglin hugged him and comforted him, "It's okay. Even if you can't change back, I will carry the bathtub and take you away."
Lu Yuguan: “…”
Bro, is this the point?
He had already imagined that everyone in the Bai Mansion would sit together to enjoy the New Year's Eve dinner, while he could only huddle in the bucket and eat what others had left.
Hongdie might even take the fish fillets that Qianhua has fished off the shelves, fearing that the sight would bring back memories for him.
As for going out to the streets to enjoy the lanterns and join in the fun...I'm afraid he will become the cause of the fun!
When he thought of this, Lu Yuguan's face was filled with worry.