Chapter 364 Underwater Travelogue
Chapter 364 Underwater Travelogue
Lei Xiu didn't feel awkward at all that Cang Jin had seen through his thoughts at a glance. On the contrary, Lei Xiu mercifully cast an appreciative glance at Cang Jin's understanding.
Canglong and Lezhi had already started moving. Canglong was slightly ahead, leading the way, while Lezhi followed closely behind him. In order to allow Lezhi to enjoy the scenery along the way for a while longer, they swam at a slow speed.
They were just floating in the water, surrounded by the surface, and didn't realize it until they gradually sank to the bottom with the rapids. The beautiful underwater world unfolded before their eyes.
The underwater world is not monotonous at all; on the contrary, it is quite lively. This place should be the habitat of sea anemones, with various brightly colored sea anemones of different shapes and sizes dotting the strangely shaped rocks.
They combine the characteristics of both plants and animals, needing to feed on living organisms, but are not easy to move, much like the sea anemones that Lezhi knew in his previous life.
As Canglong swam, he introduced these beautiful little creatures to Lezhi.
"...Don't touch them just because they look harmless, it hurts a lot," Canglong warned, mainly to Maoqiu. "They are carnivores, after all, and only a very few creatures can be touched at close range."
As he spoke, Canglong gestured for Lezhi to come closer and pointed out the tiny creatures hiding among the sea anemones.
"Here are these little guys. What do you think? Aren't they cute?"
"Hmm." Having been a landlubber his whole life, this was indeed the first time Lezhi had ever been so close to aquatic creatures; before, he had only seen videos and pictures.
The furball was the same; when it first entered the water, it was a little scared and sluggish for a while. But over time, it gradually adapted, and especially after realizing it was safe, its curiosity resurfaced.
Being birds and beasts, they wanted to tease anything new and interesting they saw, and Canglong had already stopped them several times.
Canglong was already mentally prepared, but he had thought he should pay more attention to Lezhi. He didn't expect that Lezhi would be so well-behaved as to not be an immature minor. Instead, it was Maoqiu who caused one unexpected problem after another.
Raising his hand again to stop Maoqiu from pecking at the brightly colored little fish, Canglong's eyes flashed with interest. "Lezhi, I was just about to ask you something..."
"Ah, what?"
"Why are you with Maoqiu, and why is Lei Xiu with a bird?" It's a fledgling that hasn't learned to fly yet. It's really strange.
Thinking Canglong wanted to ask something, Lezhi chuckled and told Canglong about her encounter with Maoqiu and how she later unexpectedly found the baby bird.
"...Later, Cola took the initiative to ask to be with Lei Xiu, and Lei Xiu agreed. That's how it is."
Lezhi didn't think their experiences were anything to brag about, so he was a little confused when he saw the undisguised surprise on Canglong's face.
"So surprised?" He responded to Canglong with his eyes, which elicited a loud shout from Canglong after he had suppressed his emotions.
“You...you just said that before you grew wings, it was the fluffy ball that got you around,” Canglong confirmed.
“Yes, what’s wrong?” Lezhi nodded.
"You also said that after you went to your birthplace, you grew wings and the whole clan was very happy." Canglong glanced at the transparent wings behind Lezhi and said something meaningful.
Why couldn't he believe it? His own child had finally gone through a second growth spurt, only to have someone else's offspring appear out of reach of him. It was impossible to describe his happiness with that.
Finally realizing what Canglong had misunderstood, Lezhi exclaimed, "You mean this? No, you've misunderstood."
Not knowing where to begin explaining, Lezhi decided to show Canglong directly.
Moving a little further away, seeing Canglong's questioning gaze, Lezhi smiled slightly as a streak of light flashed behind her, and her transparent wings were replaced by a shimmering white.
With his enormous six wings spread out behind him and the protection of his water suit, the downy feathers on his wings remained dry, floating gracefully in the water. Hair of the same color as his wings fell through the gaps in his hair, making him appear as one with the wings behind him.
The pure white figure was very noticeable underwater. The underwater creatures that had been hiding beforehand because of the arrival of strangers sensed the unusual water flow and began to peek out. The timid ones peeked out, while the bolder ones observed openly. They all seemed very interested in Lezhi.
But these were just minor incidents. The moment Yuezhi released its pure white wings, Canglong's entire mind was captivated, and no other creature could be seen in his azure eyes.
The tremor traveled from his eyes to his heart. Canglong raised his hand and grabbed his pounding left atrium. For the first time in his life, he felt like he couldn't breathe underwater.
Lei Xiu and Cang Jin, who were following behind the two, were listening quietly to their conversation. When Cang Long asked about Le Zhi's involvement with Yu Yi, Cang Jin wanted to stop him, but seeing that Lei Xiu didn't react, and that he really wanted to know the answer himself, he hesitated for a moment.
Who would have thought that Lezhi would be so generous, making no attempt to hide anything, and transforming herself right in front of everyone, truly fearless.
Is he being honest, or does he simply not care about what others think?
He usually looks so gentle and sweet, but I never expected him to be such a madman. Cang Jin felt complicated and began to doubt his own judgment of people.
He went up and patted Lei Xiu on the shoulder. He understood why Lei Xiu had gotten so caught up in it. Not to mention Lei Xiu, the other one over there didn't seem to be able to hold on much longer either.
"Hey, Canglong, snap out of it, you're staring blankly..." Cang Jin was also surprised, but he was looking at it purely from an appreciative perspective. In addition, he had already been amazed by Lezhi once before, so he was the quickest to recover this time.
Seeing that Lei Xiu had noticed Cang Long's abnormality, Cang Jin rushed forward to wake Cang Long before Lei Xiu could lash out, fearing that Lei Xiu might lose control and launch an indiscriminate attack.
Discharging electricity in water can kill fish.
"Ah, oh, I..." Cang Long was hit hard on the back of the head by Cang Jin. He couldn't help but come back to his senses. But even though he seemed to have come back to his senses, his eyes kept glancing at Le Zhi. When Le Zhi looked back curiously, Cang Long quickly looked away, not daring to meet Le Zhi's gaze. He was such a coward.
Oh no, this is going to get us all hooked. Cang Jin saw everything clearly. Seeing that Lei Xiu had already approached Le Zhi, he quickly pulled Cang Long aside and explained the complicated relationship between Lei Xiu and Le Zhi to Cang Long in detail.
So when Lezhi and Leixiu came looking for them, they ended up with a distraught Canglongyu.
"What's wrong with him?" Canglong's disappointment was too obvious. Lezhi wasn't blind. Although she didn't want to cause trouble, she still had to ask him with concern.
Seeing that Lezhi was just being polite, Cang Jin raised his hand to stop Cang Long, whose eyes were sparking again when he heard Lezhi's concern, and said through gritted teeth, "He's fine. He just accidentally bumped into a pile of sea anemones and got stung. He'll be fine in a bit."
Such a lame excuse was obviously made up, but since Cang Jin was willing to lie, it meant that this matter was not easy to talk about openly. Le Zhi wisely did not ask any further questions, or rather, he did not care much and did not want to get to the bottom of it.
It wasn't hard to see from Lezhi's attitude that Canglong also realized that Lezhi didn't have any special feelings for him. He lowered his head in frustration and hid behind Cangjin like a scolded puppy.
Little did he know that his action had just dodged Lei Xiu's glare. Although Le Zhi had used his indifference to deter Cang Long, seeing that Cang Long had feelings for Le Zhi still triggered Lei Xiu's alarm.
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became strange. Only Lezhi, the instigator, remained uninvolved. He genuinely didn't care about or want to pay attention to Canglong's thoughts.
There were many things that piqued his curiosity. As Lezhi looked around, he inadvertently spotted something interesting and tugged at Lei Xiu's sleeve, "Look, what's that..."
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