Chapter 35
When Li Yu woke up, he was sleeping on the white stone bed in the fish tank with a water grass quilt covering his body. Li Yu rolled around comfortably and suddenly remembered what happened before he lost consciousness.
He turned into a human for the sake of eating green plums. The green plums were so delicious that he couldn’t help but eat more of them. Unknowingly, he even drank a lot of the wine in the plums.
He didn’t feel it at first, but when he started to feel dizzy, there was nothing after that.
Li Yu was shocked and jumped up from the white stone bed. He didn’t remember what happened after he became dizzy. Then how did he turn back into a fish?
Could it be that someone else – King Jing saw him?
However, Li Yu looked at the water grass quilt covering his body and quickly dismissed the idea.
To be able to lie on the white stone bed and cover himself with a quilt, it must have been done by himself after he turned into a fish. It couldn’t have been anyone else.
If King Jing saw him transform, he would definitely catch him. How could he let him lie comfortab in the fish tank?
So he must have turned back into a fish before King Jing came and jumped back into the fish tank to sleep.
Li Yu swam. Maybe because he was drunk, his fish body was a little tired. After swimming for a while, he felt better.
Li Yu leaned against the wall of the crystal tank and observed the movements in the room. The mess on the floor had been cleaned up. King Jing was sleeping quietly on the bed. The incident of him getting drunk from eating green plums didn’t seem to have happened.
Li Yu took a deep breath. Well, no news is good news. He shouldn’t have caused any trouble.
He was terribly worried about the main storyline. When he woke up, he wanted to enter the system to check if there were any other notifications from “Intimate Contact”. Actually, if he couldn’t choose the face, he could choose the throat or the ears. Based on how much King Jing spoiled him, he could just eat the fish first. He was just a little hesitant about which one to choose.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the system, the notification that the mission was completed came right to his face!
Li Yu:???
Wasn’t the main storyline the only thing going on recently?
Li Yu clicked on the “Million Fish Pets” main storyline and was surprised to find that this main storyline quest that had tortured him for a long time had already been completed.
Li Yu was no less surprised than when he first woke up. He hurriedly looked at the details under the mission and confirmed that the last step – intimate contact – was indeed completed.
When did you finish it? How did you finish it? Li Yu was dumbstruck.
The System said, “When you were drunk.”
Li Yu:”…”
Li Yu trembled a little. What did he do when he was drunk? Where did he bite King Jing in the end?
It must have been bitten, or else this step wouldn’t have been completed. He didn’t know if it was the throat or the ear, but he had to know the reason why he died.
The System said, “You bit the tyrant’s Adam’s apple.”
Li Yu:”…”
Li Yu felt that from now on, his face could no longer be called a face.
As for whether it was bitten by a human or a fish, the system did not specify. Li Yu did not question it. He thought that it must be the body of a fish. Otherwise, he would not be alive to enter the system.
This was a blessing in disguise.
The System asked if he wanted to receive the reward. Intimate contact was the last step, and the reward for this step was actually the reward for the entire “Million Fish Pets” Main Mission.
Li Yu pulled himself together and prepared to accept the reward. The reward for the Main Mission was … to double all his attributes.
At first glance, the range of “all” was a little vague, but Li Yu’s tail strength and healing ability were all attributes of his bookworm. Li Yu guessed that it should be related to these.
Of course, he clicked accept. He heard the System pause for a moment and said mechanically.
*Congratulations, Host. The current Portable Space capacity has increased to 4. The duration of transformation has doubled, the strength of tail has doubled, and the healing ability has doubled …
Li Yu was overjoyed. The Portable Space capacity and the duration of transformation could be doubled?
The increase in the Portable Space meant that he could bring more things with him. The duration of transformation had doubled. Did it mean that the original one hour had become two hours?
Li Yu checked the Portable Space and the transformation skill separately. It was indeed so. Li Yu was so excited that he completely forgot how embarrassed he was just now.
The “Million Fish Pets* Main Mission had been completed, but the next Main Mission had not started yet.
The System said, “Next, the Cute Pet System will adjust the next Main Mission based on the relationship between the Host and the Tyrant Master. After the adjustment, the new Main Mission will be released. “
Li Yu nodded. Because there was a step before, it was also based on his relationship with King Jing. Li Yu was not unfamiliar with it. He thought that if the System did not refresh the Main Mission for the time being, it would be equivalent to giving him a holiday, which was not bad.
The System said, “The Side Mission ‘Become a Koi’ has met the prerequisite. Would the Host like to activate it?*
Did this mean that he could start the Side Mission first?
Li Yu became smarter. He asked cautiously, “Is there a time limit for this mission?”
The System said, “There is no time limit. The Host only needs to complete the mission. Like the other Side Missions, there will be no punishment for failure.”
Usually, the Side Missions were very tempting. Li Yu, who had just thought of taking a holiday, accepted it in a flash. “Okay then, please activate the Side Mission for me!”
He already had the majestic Black Gold Fish Scales. He had been secretly looking forward to being a Koi for a long time.
In the System, the “Become a Koi” Side Mission lit up and was available for him to check.
This Side Mission was similar to most of the trapping missions he had done. There were not many hints, and there was only a line of small words.
– — To become a Koi, one must first possess the characteristics of a Koi.
The hint was mysterious, and Li Yu could not figure it out at the moment. However, he was very experienced. He knew that he could put the mission aside for now. There was no need to rush.
There would definitely be a time when he could do it.
Back in reality, he was still immersed in the joy of completing the Main Mission. He took a deep dive into the water and swam around happily.
There were many things in the crystal fish tank now. In addition to the white stone bed, water plants, and piles of various colored beads, King Jing had set up a rockery for him, and there was also a rocking chair made of rocks. Li Yu swam to the rocking chair first and shook it vigorously for a while. Perhaps he was too excited, the rocking chair could not hold him anymore and shook violently.
Li Yu then rolled into the rockery cave. For some reason, the rockery today was especially beautiful. Li Yu could not help but drill a few more holes. The System had given him too many enhancements, so he did not remember them later. Instead, he played a little trick. As long as the attributes were useful, he would naturally experience them in the future. For example, at this moment, he could clearly feel that his swimming speed had increased.
Li Yu played even more wantonly. He often drilled into the rockery in the fish tank, so there should not be any danger. However, this time, extreme joy turned to sorrow. He drilled into a narrow hole that he could have passed through completely in the past, but he was stuck and could not get out.
Li Yu: “What’s going on? I used to be very flexible when drilling holes.”
He was stuck. He looked around carefully and was embarrassed to find that his body seemed to have doubled as well.
In the past, he was a little carp the size of a palm. He could be held in one hand, but now … he was the size of two hands. No wonder the rocking chair could not hold him. The System had doubled his length and width.
Li Yu twisted with all his might, but he could not get out of the cave. It seemed that not only did his length and width change, even his height had been changed.
Li Yu’s body was half stuck in the cave, and he could not move his tail. Even if he could, he could not shake the rockery off. The crystal fish tank was about the height of a person, and the rockery inside was not small. If it collapsed, not only would it hit the fish, but it would also cause a commotion and disturb King Jing.
The little carp did not dare to move. He thought that someone would come to change the water
and would naturally discover him. The little carp was stuck and went back to sleep.
Not long after, King Jing got up to check on the fish. When he realized that the fish was gone, he was shocked. He immediately searched the entire fish tank for the fish. In the end, he found the fish that was sleeping soundly in the cave of the fake mountain.
King Jing’s lips twitched. He poked the fish with his finger. Why did it choose to sleep in the cave instead of the white stone?
King Jing’s throat was bitten by the carp spirit last night. He could not hold back his anger and wanted to bite the drunk fish. However, after the carp spirit bit him, it lay on his chest and turned into a living fish. The pile of clothes seemed to have lost their support and fell down one after another.
Even though King Jing was mentally prepared, he was still shocked. The little fishes were already struggling in discomfort due to the lack of water. When he thought about the possibility that the carp spirit had revealed its true form because it was drunk, King Jing quickly put the dehydrated little fishes back into the fish tank.
He remembered that the little fish liked to lie on the bed wrapped in a quilt with water plants. He carefully placed the fish on the white stone and wrapped the leaves of the water plants around it. If the fish woke up and remembered what happened last night, he could tell him everything.
However, the fish that came with him ran into the rockery.
King Jing remembered that the little drunk fish called him the rockery last night. He was both angry and amused.
Li Yu was awakened. Seeing that it was his tyrant master, he wagged his tail happily. He struggled but could not break free. Helpless, he could only look at King Jing pitifully, pleading for help with his eyes.
King Jing was expecting the fish to remember what happened last night. However, when he saw the little fish’s reaction, he only saw a series of fish reactions.
King Jing sighed. Ye Qinghuan was drunk and almost hit a pillar. How could he expect a fish to remember anything?
In this case, he could only find another opportunity in the future.
The little fish waved his fins but could not swim up. King Jing then realized that he was stuck. He did not know whether to laugh or cry, so he quickly ordered the servants to move the rockery away.
After the servants moved the rockery away for about ten minutes, the playful little carp was finally out of danger. He swayed his tail and swam out. King Jing picked up the fish and patiently checked if there were any wounds on his body. The fish was safe. He also realized that the root cause of the fish being stuck was that his fish had become bigger.
King Jing was speechless.
This….. how did it change?
King Jing could even accept the fact that the little fish was a carp spirit. It was not a big deal for it to grow bigger, but this fish had been changing scales and growing bigger recently. Did that raise his suspicions? Could it be that the carp spirit was in some kind of trouble? Could it be that the carp spirit was in some kind of trouble?
It was said that during the tribulation, the snake spirit and the fox spirit were very weak and needed meticulous care.
King Jing did not know much about the tribulation, but taking care of the carp spirit was a piece of cake for him.
King Jing ordered the servants to renovate the rockery. The original caves, rocking chairs, and white stones were all adjusted to fit the little fish’s current size.
The crystal fish tank was not crowded, so the little fish could still live in it for a while. When the new tank was completed, he could move to the new place.
The crystal bottle and teacup that he used to carry the fish around were no longer suitable. They needed to be selected and prepared again.
King Jing thought about everything and summoned Wang Xi. Wang Xi gasped when he saw the little carp that had grown bigger. “Your Highness, how….. how did it grow?”
Wasn’t it a little too fast for him to grow overnight?
King Jing grabbed a handful of fish food for the fish and glanced at Eunuch Wang casually.
Wang Xi immediately understood what His Highness meant.
I fed it. Do you have a problem with that?
It was His Highness who fed it. Anyway, it was fine as long as there was a reason. Wang Xi quickly shut his mouth and did as King Jing said.
Wait. King Jing shook the jade bell again to call Wang Xi back. He handed Wang Xi another list.
Wang Xi glanced at it and was secretly shocked. The list was for custom-made clothes, shoes, and socks of various colors. It was not a big deal, but he saw that the measurements on the list did not belong to His Highness.
Wang Xi looked up slightly and glanced at His Highness in confusion. King Jing’s expression was normal, but there was a faint red mark on his Adam’s apple.
Wang Xi was terrified. As a chamberlain, he knew very well what the red mark meant.
His Highness probably had someone he liked, and it was very likely that he had gotten close to that person … But he, who was in charge of all the affairs in the mansion, knew nothing about this.
King Jing himself did not mention it. Could it be that these clothes were prepared for the person he liked in such a hurry?
It was not impossible, and it was so mysterious that it reminded Wang Xi of someone.
Ever since he returned to the mansion from the palace, Eunuch Wang had been puzzled. Last time in Jingtai Palace, he had seen a little demon in disheveled clothes pulling and tugging at His Highness. Later, he secretly asked His Highness about it, and His Highness told him that it was because of this person that His Highness’s eyes were fine. Wang Xi was grateful. Later, he remembered that the little demon seemed to be the fish thief and clothes thief that His Highness had been looking for. He did not know whose male concubine it was.
The male concubine later disappeared, and Wang Xi did not see him again. But after returning to the mansion, His Highness recalled all the people who had been looking for this male concubine.
Wang Xi felt that this male concubine deserved to be punished for helping His Highness.
Last night, he had sent the drunk Heir Ye back to Duke Chengen’s mansion. When he came back, he heard someone say that a disheveled young man seemed to have appeared in His Highness’s room.
Wang Xi immediately dismissed the servants, but the next day, he saw a red mark on King Jing’s Adam’s apple. Wang Xi instinctively thought of a certain male concubine. After all, he had only seen this person pull and tug at His Highness. When His Highness asked him to do something for the fish master, Wang Xi was very willing. When His Highness asked him to buy clothes, Wang Xi suspected that the clothes were for the male concubine.
His Highness was not only raising fish, but also hiding a mistress. The mistress was most likely someone else’s male concubine, and he did not intend to reveal the truth. Wang Xi’s heart was in a mess. He felt sour and happy at the same time, but his absolute obedience to King Jing made him pretend to be blind. He forced himself to buy a lot of clothes and put them in the designated wardrobe in the room.
As for where the male concubine lived, Wang Xi still did not see him. He believed that one day, His Highness would let them meet again.
When Li Yu was eating fish food, he also saw the red mark on King Jing’s Adam’s apple. The little carp’s face heated up. If this was not a fish bite, then what was it?
The tyrant’s master had a special physique, so this little mark was very obvious. Although it might not be as serious as it looked, he knew that he was drunk and did not have any recollection of it.
He also knew that he would not know when to stop. Perhaps he had bitten too hard.
He had bitten King Jing, so he could not let King Jing bite him back.
Li Yu silently apologized, turned around, and gave King Jing a piece of peach blossom cake.
King Jing still did not touch the fish cake. He smiled and knocked on the fish’s head. The fish was itchy from the knock. Why did he not let him know the meaning of knocking on the fish’s head?
Li Yu had grown a lot, and even his appetite had doubled. After eating the fish food, he secretly took back the peach blossom cake that he had given away as an apology. He had no choice. He would be hungry if he did not eat the fish.
King Jing also realized that he could eat more than before. Not only did he not get angry at him for spoiling a plate of green plum blossoms, but he also put a lot of delicious snacks and snacks in the room. Li Yu could not resist the temptation at all. He would think about everything that he had.
King Jing seemed to have something to do recently. He often went out and only came back when it was close to night. When he saw something that he really wanted to eat, Li Yu would transform into his human form and eat it.
He had enough time to transform into a human and then transform back. He did not have to worry at all. He thought as he ate. He was on vacation anyway.
Once, after transforming, he rummaged through the wardrobe. He found several sets of new clothes, shoes, and socks. They were very different from the underwear King Jing usually wore.
There was a note stuffed in the clothes. It said that King Jing’s old clothes from when he was a teenager were temporarily moved here because the residence was doing an inventory check.
Li Yu did not see how these clothes were old. However, as an ancient King Jing, King Jing had to make a lot of new clothes every season. There were more clothes that were not worn than worn. It was hard to say whether these clothes were not worn by King Jing when he was a teenager.
Moreover, they had all been dried and very clean. The size of the clothes fit him well. Li Yu chose a light gold one with green leaves embroidered on it. He also put on snow-white shoes and socks. In the past, when he transformed into a human, he was barefoot. It was rare that he could wear shoes and socks, so Li Yu happily put them on.
After changing, Li Yu would sit down and choose his favorite snacks. Sometimes, there would be a pot of tea on the table. King Jing did not drink cold tea. If the tea was cold, it would be changed by the servants. Li Yu thought that it would be a waste if he did not drink it, so he secretly poured some tea to drink. He did not want to get sick of eating too many snacks.
Beside the wardrobe, someone had placed a bronze mirror. After Li Yu transformed, the first thing he would do was to change his clothes. With this mirror, it was enough. He often walked back and forth in front of the mirror, making funny faces and smiling faces. Previously, one of the kitchen maids in the Imperial Residence of King Jing was punished for helping him. He still remembered that auntie. People without status shouldn’t wander around casually. They should be satisfied just by having some tea and snacks.
Li Yu was relieving himself of boredom. Little did he know that the bronze mirror was projecting his every move to another room adjacent to this one.
In that room, King Jing was only separated by a thin wall. He and King Jing were staring at him.
After seeing a human transform into a fish, King Jing also wanted to see a fish transform into a human. Knowing that he would not change in front of Xiaoyu, he thought of a way to pretend to leave. However, he realized that once his eyes were glued to Xiaoyu’s body, he could not look away anymore.
Every time Xiaoyu changed his clothes, King Jing would try very hard to lower his head.
He wanted to take a look, but he felt that it was inappropriate.
