Chapter 143 Qingqiu (Part 3)
It was still daylight when Lu Ren woke up. He found himself in a huge fishing net, and he was squeezed in the net with a group of fish.
When he woke up, he subconsciously twisted his body. It didn't matter if he didn't move, but once he moved, he squeezed the living space of other fish in the fishing net. So the two ling fish lying on both sides of Lu Ren's cheeks were successfully disturbed and began to swing their tails wildly. As luck would have it, the swinging tails of the fish happened to hit Lu Ren's face randomly.
As an adult with all his limbs intact, Lu Ren certainly would not allow himself to be bullied by the fish, so he overcame numerous obstacles, raised his hands with difficulty, and tried to push away the troublesome fish tail.
Lingyu was angry.
Although Lu Ren didn't remember it, he had actually seen a creature called the Lingyu before - in the restaurant of the amusement park. This fish had a human face, and its main means of attack was not to swing its tail at the face.
The moment Lu Ren's hand touched the fish's tail, the fish next to his face suddenly screamed: "Ah!!!!"
The sound was so harsh that Lu Ren felt his eardrum was about to be broken. But this was not the worst situation. What was worse was that the cry alarmed the other macaques, causing them to scream together because they were disturbed.
"ah!!!"
Screams came one after another in Lu Ren's ears. Lu Ren felt that his brain was about to explode. Finally, when he was overwhelmed, the fishing net was loosened. As the contents of the fishing net, Lu Ren and the Lingyu slid out of the gap and spread out on the ground.
Lu Ren was in the middle of screaming when he came out, so the fisherman who released him was very shocked when he saw him: "What? Ling fish can also become a spirit?"
Although the fisherman had a human body, he had a furry cat face, which was filled with shock.
Ling fish are generally recognized as unintelligent creatures, and are one of the main food sources for the lower-class people in the Mountain and Sea Realm. Because their intelligence is too low and they don't know how to cultivate, it has long been unheard of that Ling fish can become spirits.
However, after the cat's face was shocked, its expression quickly turned into joy: "Quick! Follow me to see the elder!"
Although he felt it was unbelievable, Cat Face knew that the fact that a new demon had cultivated to become an immortal was rare good news for the Mountain and Sea Realm.
"It's time to let those who said that Lord Dongjun's power has weakened take a closer look. Isn't there a new spirit race born? I knew that Lord Dongjun is so powerful, and he will definitely be fine!"
Lu Ren had just endured the extremely high-decibel screams of the Lingyu, and he was still in a daze, when he was dragged out by Cat Face. There were many scales on his face and body, and he looked dazed, and did not look very smart. It was indeed convincing to say that it was a Lingyu that had become a spirit.
Of course Lu Ren reacted quickly and began to struggle: "Wait, I'm not a Lingyu spirit, I'm a human!"
Unexpectedly, the cat-faced creature that was pulling him forward didn't even turn its head back: "When you first became a spirit, of course you thought you were not a Lingyu. When I first became a spirit, I thought I was a tiger. This is not surprising. Besides, there can't be people in the Mountain and Sea Realm. At that time, Lord Si Yuan and Lord Dong Jun separated the Mountain and Sea Realm from the Human Realm completely. Without a guide, they can't communicate with each other."
Cat-face also mentioned the guide, and the group of voices above the water seemed to have mentioned the guide as well, which made Lu Ren curious: "What is the guide?"
"That's what the Kunlun Realm Bureau issues... Oh, right! 'Two Realms Travel Permit'. The application process is very complicated, and you have to fill in a lot of information. Last time I wanted to travel to the Human Realm, I went to the Kunlun Realm Bureau's office in the Mountain and Sea Realm, but every time they said there was something wrong with my documents. In the end, I tried for three years but couldn't get it, so I had to give up."
“What data do I need to fill in?”
"How would I know? I can't read. I just stamped every empty space with my claws. It's really weird. I heard that creatures in the human world can hardly resist cat claws. I don't know why it doesn't work."
Cat Face was still chattering, but Lu Ren had already shut up decisively - Cat Face's three years of running around to get certificates were not in vain.
Lu Ren took the opportunity to observe the environment he was in and found that this was a small pier. There were logs piled up one by one at the pier to form a road off the shore. There were several small wooden boats docked at the pier, and they should be fishermen who made a living by fishing like Cat Face.
After leaving the pier, Lu Ren followed the cat and walked a few steps until they arrived at a longitudinal main street.
The houses on both sides of the road have different styles. There are large courtyards with carved beams and painted rafters, like those in the north; there are small carved buildings, hidden in the city, like those in the south; there are also domed Baroque buildings; and pointed-roof Gothic buildings... In short, it looks like an international exposition, with houses of various styles gathered together.
There are many people opening their doors to do business along the street, and there are even many merchants soliciting customers at their doors, shouting, handing out flyers, and so on.
The clothes of the people here are also very strange, neither Chinese nor Western. Some wear old-style Hanfu on the upper body, but change the lower body into comfortable jeans; some wear the same clothes, but their hair is permed into the most popular big waves, and dyed a fashionable silver-gray. Some wear suits and ties; some wear big flowered shorts for a walk.
However, although it looks strange and special, the picture itself is very pleasing to the eye.
But Lu Ren's current condition is not suitable for sightseeing. Even if he doesn't find a way to return to the human world, he must find a way to find Tushan Qiluo as soon as possible. After all, he is here to treat his illness. If he doesn't reach Qingqiu Qingchi quickly, it wouldn't be surprising if he gets stupid in the mountain and sea world one day.
By then, he will truly become a 'Lingyu Spirit' worthy of the name.
When Lu Ren was thinking about how to tell Cat Face about this, a flyer distributor blocked their way and said, "Please stay. Do you need fortune-telling or exorcism?"
If Lu Ren was walking alone on the street and encountered such an inquiry, he would probably just silently complain "charlatan" in his heart, and then continue walking forward without looking around.
But Cat Face firmly believed in this kind of numerology and metaphysics: "Can everything be calculated?"
The flyer distributor wore a pair of round sunglasses and smiled confidently at the cat's face, revealing a mouthful of dazzling white teeth: "Of course, I can tell your house, fortune, and marriage, and I won't ask for money."
Cat Face looked very distressed: "But I have to send this newly-evolved Lingyu friend to the elders today, so I don't have time."
When the charlatan heard that Catface was interested, he immediately showed more enthusiasm, as if he had found a ray of hope in the bleak business process: "I'll go with you, and we'll figure it out after we get there."
As he spoke, the charlatan moved his eyes to Lu Ren's face. At this time, the charlatan's smiling expression seemed to hesitate for a moment, he pulled down his sunglasses a little, and then uttered a "huh".
The charlatan's exclamation successfully attracted Lu Ren's attention. Lu Ren couldn't help but look at him and found that the face under the charlatan's sunglasses seemed familiar, but Lu Ren couldn't remember where he had seen it for a moment, so he could only hesitate and ask: "Who are you...?"
The charlatan said, "It's me. I'm Li Boyang from the Fresh Supermarket. Don't you remember me? I also gave you an alchemy... air fryer."
When he said that, Lu Ren remembered: "It's you."
Seeing that Lu Ren recognized him, Li Boyang seemed very happy. He took Lu Ren's hand and started to reminisce about the past: "Have you used my air fryer? Is it good?"
Lu Ren didn't get to use the air fryer a few times. Not long after he came out of the fresh food supermarket, he was forced to go to the Dragon Palace. After leaving the Dragon Palace, he was kidnapped to the underworld before he had the chance to return home. Then, his soul was damaged and he came here to find a way to heal his wounds.
So Lu Ren told the truth: "I haven't had time to use it many times yet."
"That's perfect. To be honest, I was looking for you." Li Boyang said, "Lian, no, the air fryer is actually the common property of my brother and I. He heard that I gave it away to sell cabbage, and he got very angry and said that it was not for sale. If it's convenient for you, can you give it back to me?"
Lu Ren didn’t necessarily want to covet his air fryer: “I want to return it to you, but the air fryer is at my house.”
When Li Boyang heard that he was willing to return the alchemy furnace, he was delighted: "That's easy, I'll just go to your house and get it."
When Lu Ren heard this, he grasped the key point of his words: "Do you have a way to go to the human world?"
The two of them were talking back and forth, but they ignored the cat face beside them that was craning its neck and waiting.
Meow Face was originally looking forward to taking Lu Ren to report to the elders, and then returning to ask Li Boyang for fortune-telling. Now, after listening to the conversation between the two, he slowly came to his senses: "Do you two know each other?"
Li Boyang said: "Yes, he was my client before." Although he was a client of the supermarket and not the fortune-teller, Li Boyang's statement was rather vague. After all, if the charlatan let people know that he had a part-time job, it would appear very unprofessional and would not be convincing.
Li Boyang's words made Cat Face a little confused: "Client? Isn't he a Lingyu who just became a spirit? How can he be an acquaintance?"
Cat Face murmured, and then lowered his head, looking a little lost. After all, even he could see that he was not the first person to discover that Lingyu had become a spirit. His originally upright ears drooped down, and he looked a little dejected.
Li Boyang didn't understand why Cat Face suddenly deflated, and could only say honestly: "I remember he didn't seem to be a Lingyu." After all, when Li Boyang first saw Lu Ren, he was well-organized and it was definitely impossible for him to be a race as mentally retarded as Lingyu.
After hearing the sad news, Cat Face felt as if his life had been deprived of its meaning.
In the end, Cat Face was so sad that he decided to go home early to heal his wounds, and handed Lu Ren over to Li Boyang.
Looking at the heavy figure of Catface walking back, Li Boyang couldn't bear to ask: "Then are you still telling fortunes? I won't charge you this time."
The cat's face, which had been drooping, stood up again in an instant: "Really?!"
"real!"
Then, Lu Ren saw Li Boyang, who was wearing a Chinese long gown, smiled confidently and took out a handful of... Tarot cards from behind.
