Nouvelle d'horreur Azure Heart - Chapitre 12
"..." Blackfish didn't know what to say.
"I wanted the silver carp to be caught, so that Xiao Jin might like me... Why did I have to save it? They're all gone... I'll never see them again..." the carp cried through gritted teeth.
All the demons were stunned.
Then, without saying anything, they retreated back to the pond.
That night, the carp cried like a child in the blackfish's arms.
The blackfish didn't quite understand the reason for that sadness, but it could vaguely sense it. That pain lingered in its heart, and for a long time afterward, it would still feel discomfort whenever it was touched. It also knew that this kind of pain wouldn't hurt. After the pain subsided, it would actually make its heart stronger…
The carp cried itself to sleep, and a beautiful moon rose.
At this moment, the dragon suddenly asked a question.
"Hey? Where's the fox?"
All the demons were shocked.
"Yeah...where's the fox?!" the river shrimp shouted.
"Oh dear... I forgot about it..." the catfish slapped its forehead.
What?!
The catfish gazed at the sky at a 45-degree angle, thinking, "Indeed, I'm old..."
"cut!!!"
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"What do we do now?" the crab asked nervously.
"It's alright..." The catfish continued, still gazing at the sky. "Its friendship with Master Ji You is much longer than ours. We're all fine, so it's even less likely to be. Maybe it's spying on us right now..."
This viewpoint has been widely accepted.
"Spying?" Black Fish and Chi asked simultaneously, puzzled.
"That's the first move of the Eight Trigrams Manual, Hei Zi." The sleeping carp opened its eyes and said seriously.
"Oh?" Blackfish listened attentively.
"Other tricks in the same series include: eavesdropping, taking photos secretly, and having an affair..." the carp continued to explain.
"Carp, you know so much!" the blackfish exclaimed admiringly.
"That's..." the carp said smugly.
"Carp!"
"Heizi!"
"Carp!"
...
"Tch, fish are so stupid!" the river shrimp scoffed.
"Wow—racism—"
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the forest. All the demons fell silent, watching to see how things would unfold.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when Ting Cong ran out.
"Ah! A fox!" Chi noticed with sharp eyes that Tingcong was holding the very thing that had been the focus of everyone's conversation.
Tingcong walked to the edge of the pond and put the fox down. "Master used the Demon-Binding Lock to lock it in the Demon-Suppressing Cauldron. Take a look at it!"
The catfish transformed into human form and came ashore. It looked around and shook its head.
Ting Cong was stunned. "It can't be that serious, can it? It was only locked up for an hour!"
“Very…serious…” the fox’s voice drifted out softly.
The catfish sighed, "Alas... a heart ailment, hopeless..." With that, it darted back into the pond.
"Waaah!!!" The fox immediately burst into tears, "I don't want to live anymore!!! Ji You GG, please don't talk to me anymore!!! 55555... The Demon-Suppressing Cauldron, if I'm tied up for three days, I'll be reduced to my original form and lose all my cultivation... 55555... This time he must really hate me..." As it cried, its voice suddenly filled with desolation, "If he ignores me, what's the use of all my thousand years of cultivation?..."
It curled up into a ball and whimpered.
The demons looked at each other, their expressions showing helplessness.
Ting Cong scratched his head and squatted down. "A fox."
The fox remained curled up, pretending to be a hedgehog.
"A fox?" He reached out and tugged at the fox's little paw.
The fox peeked out one eye. "What's wrong? I'm sad!"
Ting Cong sighed, "Don't be sad... Master will definitely not ignore you. I've been with Master since I was a child, and I know him best."
"Nonsense! I've known him for thousands of years, and he still arrests me whenever he wants!" The fox lowered its head again.
"Hey! I'm trying to comfort you! Can't you cooperate a little?!" Tingcong gritted his teeth and said angrily.
"You're being so fierce, how can you offer comfort! You have no sincerity at all!" The fox jumped up, its throat flaring.
"What do you want!" Ting Cong stood up and shouted back.
"At the very least, you should appease me with food!" the fox replied without hesitation.
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The demons sighed, "It's hopeless."
Ting Cong paused for a moment, then asked, "Okay, what do you want?"
The fox was a little unaccustomed to his change in attitude. It thought for a moment, "Green dumplings—I know there aren't any! Roasted chestnuts!"
"Roasted chestnuts it is!" Tingcong frowned. "I'm going back now, I'll bring you some next time." With that, he turned and ran away.
The fox stared intently in the direction he had gone, its bright eyes wide. After a long while, it uttered, "Oh dear, I forgot to tell him I wanted some chestnuts from Arong..."
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The demons were all speechless.
The carp looked at the fox, sniffed, and said, "'Liking' something is no good at all. It's not as good as roasted chestnuts."
"Carp, what you said is so insightful!" the fox nodded in agreement.
"What is liking?" Chi asked, puzzled.
"What an idiot..." the river shrimp said disdainfully.
"I don't know either," the crab said innocently.
“You’re still young…” the river shrimp replied.
"Hehe, speaking of being young, I used to..."
"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"
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"Like it?" The blackfish gazed at the shimmering moonlight on the pond's surface. "These things are better left unknown than known..."
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Chapter Twenty
The first day Tingcong didn't come:
The fox rolled around.
The day after Tingcong didn't come:
The fox rolled around and rolled around.
The third day since Tingcong didn't come:
The fox rolls and rolls and rolls...
...
Finally, the catfish spoke up: "Fox, if you keep rolling around, the grass here will be worn down..."
The fox sat up straight in one swift motion, shaking the grass off its head. "Why isn't Tingcong here yet?"
“If you’re not coming, you don’t have to roll around like this…” the catfish sighed, “It’s making my head spin.”
"But people like to roll around when they can't find anyone..." So the fox continued rolling around on the grass.
"No wonder the fox is shedding its fur..." the demons realized.
Just then, a sparrow flew in from the sky.
"River shrimp!" a sparrow called out as it landed on a rock by the pond.
A river shrimp climbed up and asked, "What's wrong, sparrow?"
Sparrows lined up their wings, shouting, "There's a huge clearance sale at the big lake! You'll be late if you don't go!"
"What?! A clearance sale???" The demons immediately transformed into human form and went ashore.
"Quick! All the good stuff is going to be snatched up..." The sparrow flapped its wings and flew away.
"Fox, aren't you going?" The dragon was excited about the clearance sale, which was happening for the first time. It looked at the fox, who was still rolling around, and asked.
The fox thought for a moment, then said, "Go!" It immediately transformed into human form and followed.
As the name suggests, Dahu is a large lake. Because there are many tourists and boats on the lake, there are many suicides by jumping into the water, and many shipwrecks, so there are also many things on the lakebed.
When the demons reached the bottom of the lake, the lake's water official, Panlong, was holding up a sign that read: "All lakes are discounted by three times." A smaller line followed: "Due to the recent flooding of the Yellow River, the lake's water level has risen, and the undercurrents are swift, resulting in numerous shipwrecks. With abundant cargo, this is a special offer to thank our customers."
"Hey, Old Pan!" Catfish went up to greet him.
"Hey, old catfish!" Panlong stroked his beard and laughed.
"I heard you were having a clearance sale, so I came to support you," the catfish said, looking at the bottom of the lake, which resembled a demon mountain and a demon sea.
"Welcome, welcome! Everything is 30% off, but you can't try on the clothes." Panlong pointed to the sign in his hand and said.
"Okay..." Before the catfish could finish speaking, an excited scream came from the side.
"Wow—it's the most popular bellyband right now..."