Der Fall des Geisterboten – Die Geschichte einer Seele, die den Körper verlässt

Kapitel 16

"I'll change mine too." Yin Ming picked up a mooncake and leaned over.

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The catfish said dejectedly, "Who's going to listen to me finish that story..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

"Heaven and earth bear witness, I never did that!!!"

"Don't argue, let's keep things harmonious~" Yin Ming said with a smile.

"Hehe, speaking of harmony, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Are you trying to change the subject this time?! Don't change the subject!!!"

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Chapter Twenty-Four

This is a mountain called Shan, and on it stands a Taoist temple called Daoguan.

The fox hid behind a clump of bushes, spying.

From a distance, you can only see their backs. And because getting too close would get you spotted, you can't really see anything at this distance.

The fox clutched a small twig, counting down the days: five days left. During its cultivation, five hundred years seemed like nothing more than a blink of an eye, but now, those five days would vanish in a flash. It had to make a choice.

When they first met, it was a fox, and he was a human.

The second time they met, it had cultivated into a human form, while he had cultivated into an immortal body.

The third time they met, he was a demon with a thousand years of cultivation, and she was a highly respected immortal.

Between them, there was always just a tiny difference, yet that tiny difference felt like the ends of the earth. He was no longer the boy who held a green dumpling and smiled gently, but it was still that red-haired fox who loved to roll around and eat sweets. It knew that its heart was trapped there, unable to move.

So what about the fourth time? Should one become an immortal, standing on the same level as him? Or should one remain human, keeping this trapped heart?

Qiji said, "Don't become an immortal, because you won't be able to bear the loneliness." But isn't it lonely now too?

What will their fourth meeting be like? Suddenly, it dared not think about it…

The fox lowered its paw and silently turned away. From the beginning, it had been happy just to catch a glimpse of it from afar. So, it was happy; it would think about the rest in five days…

It skipped and hopped away to the pond where it often went to chat.

Carp, snakehead, and catfish swam leisurely in the pond; river shrimp basked in the sun on the rocks by the pond; and a dragon stared blankly at the sky.

"Let me tell you~ I saw Ji You again today~ He's still as handsome and dashing as ever... No wonder he's the one I like..." the fox said excitedly.

"Sigh..." The catfish sighed and floated to the surface. "Little fox, you're really loyal. Didn't you just get taken in by Master Ji You last time?"

The fox rolled over, got up, and said, "Ji You is a Taoist priest, so naturally he has to subdue demons~ Otherwise, people will gossip~ Hehe... It's okay, these days will be over soon... In five more days, I can stand openly by Ji You's side..."

"So you're preparing to become an immortal?" the catfish said knowingly.

"Finally made this decision, I don't care what others say, as long as you agree..." The blackfish and the carp started singing at the same time, just as background music.

The fox shuddered and immediately denied it, "That's not how it is..."

"So, you're going to become a human?" The catfish understood once again.

"In this silent era, perhaps we shouldn't have fallen in love so far apart..." The blackfish and the carp sang again, their voices full of emotion.

The fox shuddered again, "It's not that..."

"Could it be... a human immortal?" the catfish murmured, stroking its whiskers.

“I’ve only ever heard of transvestites…” Blackfish and Catfish nodded.

"You guys are so mean!!! When I was hesitating like this, you didn't even comfort me, but sang some weird songs to mock me, and even called me a transvestite... 55555..." The fox burst into tears.

"What is a transvestite?" Chi asked, leaning closer.

“Good children don’t need to know,” the demons replied.

"Why do you always say I'm a good child?" Chi asked, puzzled.

"Because you're CJ," the demons replied.

"CJ?"

"Speaking of which, Bai Chi is the most innocent fairy I've ever met..." Catfish sighed.

"Yeah, she's practically the number one CJ in the Eastern Immortal Realm," the carp echoed.

Blackfish thought for a moment, "Oh, Oriental CJ..."

"Hehe, speaking of Oriental ChinaJoy, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

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"How could you bring this up when someone is sad? That's so unfair!!!" the fox was furious.

However, a voice with a hint of laughter extinguished her anger.

"Heh, who's being dishonest?"

The fox looked up and saw Tingcong holding a bag of roasted chestnuts, smiling at it. The fox shut its mouth, snatched the chestnuts, walked aside, and began eating them by itself.

“Stingy…” the demons sneered.

Ting Cong walked over and squatted down. "What's wrong? Who bullied you again..." He paused halfway through his sentence, "The only one who could bully you is Master, right?"

The fox jumped up, "He would never bully me!"

Ting Cong was startled, a hint of sadness on his face. "That's true..."

The fox looked at him and said, "You come here every day, but you never cultivate in the temple."

Ting Cong sat down and said, "What's so good about cultivation? I don't want to be an immortal."

"So what do you want to do?" the fox asked, tilting its head.

After thinking for a moment, Ting Cong said, "I want to find a beautiful place with clear waters and green mountains to farm, grow flowers, marry the girl I like, have children, and live a happy life."

"Such a simple ideal..." all the demons said at the same time.

"Isn't it good?" Ting Cong blushed and muttered.

"That's good..." the fox sighed. He remembered when he was still a fox, living freely in a beautiful, picturesque place...

"Fox..." Ting Cong's voice hesitated, "You only have five more days until you've achieved your goal..."

"How did you know?" the fox asked in surprise.

The fish in the pond stretched out their fins, saying, "We said so."

The fox looked at Tingcong helplessly, "What do you want to say?"

Ting Cong was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you even know how to be a human being?"

The fox remained silent, "I don't know..."

Ting Cong was somewhat disappointed, but still smiled. "Fox, if I find that beautiful place, whether you're human or immortal, you must come to see me, okay?"

At that moment, the fox felt a warm breeze in its heart, as if a spring breeze had swept over it, and something began to sprout.

"I'll definitely go for the sake of the roasted chestnuts!" the fox nodded emphatically.

Ting Cong still had that handsome smile on his lips. "It's a deal."

"It's a deal." The fox stretched out its paw and slapped Tingcong's hand. "A high five to seal the deal."

Ting Cong gently lifted the paw and squeezed it. Then, he stood up. "I'm going back. It's late, and Master is looking for me."

"Mmm," the fox replied. Its paws still retained a warm temperature.

As Ting Cong's figure disappeared into the bamboo forest, the catfish suddenly spoke up, "Little fox, do you really think that you've been waiting for Ji You for thousands of years?"

“Yes…” the fox replied blankly.

The catfish sighed and fell silent.

"Uh..." Carp glanced at the atmosphere and said, "Old Catfish, you're not changing the subject today. It feels a bit strange."

"Yes, yes." All the demons nodded in unison.

“Sometimes I want to be a little more profound…” the catfish replied solemnly.

"deep?"

"Hehe, speaking of profound things, I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

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"Didn't you guys tell me to make this up???"

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The fox remained silent, its gaze fixed on the direction Tingcong had gone. It wasn't a green dumpling that had trapped it; so, who was it truly waiting for? ...

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Chapter Twenty-Five

The dragon was somewhat unaccustomed to this. Although the dragon came almost every day, it was extremely rare to see it so quietly lost in thought. The dragon couldn't understand what could possibly be going through its seemingly idiotic mind.

So the dragon deliberately started coughing to attract its attention.

"Do you have a cold?" Chi asked with concern, realizing what was happening.

"Idiot! I'm an immortal, how could I catch a cold!" The dragon glared at it.

“Oh…” Chi hugged its paws and fell silent again.

"..." The dragon sighed helplessly, "What...what are you thinking..." It finally asked honestly.

The dragon looked up. For so long, the jiaolong had never asked itself what it was thinking. It was delighted and asked happily, "You're asking me?"

"Is there anyone else?" the dragon sighed.

The dragon was even happier, but when it thought about what it had to say, it unconsciously became serious. "Tell me, is it better to be a human or an immortal?"

"You want to be human?" the dragon asked, somewhat worried. In its memory, all the gods in the Heavenly Palace who wanted to be human ended up with tragic fates.