Me and my fantasy world

"Dark lacquered paulownia wood...what the hell is this..."

"Look... I have never seen your Uncle Yan in my life..."

I woke up from my sleep and slowly opened my eyes. Although several days had passed, my mind was still recalling what happened in Aya's village, as well as the magical beast with a similar name: the Wutong Tree Demon.

"It feels like Uncle Yan has been working hard in this world for his entire life. His Foundry Records record all the treasures in this world, from the treasures in the tombs of the nobles of the ancient kingdom to the green grass and soil that can be seen everywhere. Uncle Yan's Foundry Records are like an encyclopedia..."

"But the paulownia tree, I did write it randomly. Uncle Yan also said that he had never seen it before. Could it have suddenly appeared? An evolution of the monster? Most tree monsters are formed by having the tree first and then taking shape. Is there really a paulownia tree in this world? Is Uncle Yan not experienced enough? It seems like there is one more puzzle."

……

Early morning, by the creek in the dense forest.

The two army green tents were somewhat conspicuous. The curtain of one of the tents was half open, so the dawn sunlight could penetrate the shade of the trees and shine directly into the tent. Perhaps this was the reason that woke up the sleeping boy.

A white-haired young man walked out of the tent, stretched out his hands high, as if he had not slept well. He rubbed his eyes and yawned, and walked to the river with a staggering step.

"Oh, Long'er really is, how can I bear it if it goes on like this every day..." The white-haired boy Lingyi smiled bitterly, squatted down, looked at his reflection in the river, and gradually became absent-minded.

As soon as Lingyi finished speaking, the left cheek was immediately dyed with azure blue, covering Lingyi's cheek, and Long Er's voice came out of Lingyi's mouth: "I can't help it, who made my husband so delicious, hehehe."

"Okay, stop licking your tongue." Lingyi felt a chill in his waist and his body shivered. Then he reached his hands into the stream, scooped up a pool of clear water and splashed it on his cheeks.

He took out a toothbrush and cup for washing from the bracelet, washed himself simply by the stream, and then turned to look at the other tent. However, Lingyi did not act in a hurry. Instead, he sat by the stream and waited quietly.

"Come to think of it, Xiaojiu has been much more well-behaved. He was clinging to me all day long when he just awakened the Mark of the Saint, but he hasn't been bothering me these past two days." Lingyi said, looking at the tightly closed tent with some worry.

"Huh? Xiaoyi feels regretful? Really? Really?" When Long'er heard that Lingyi minded Xiaojiu's "abnormal behavior", he became interested instead.

“Shut up!” Lingyi scolded Long Er unhappily, but Long Er just laughed triumphantly, “I’m just worried that Xiao Jiu might have some abnormality in his body again, and he doesn’t want me to worry…”

"Oh, girls always have those days. It's okay, it's okay." Long Er patted Ling Yi's shoulder calmly and comforted her.

"Girl? How many days does it take? No, Xiaojiu won't have her period!" Lingyi suddenly said anxiously.

"Huh? What's wrong? Why are you suddenly so panicked?" Long Er asked confusedly.

"Today's fabrics and preventive measures are relatively backward. If something like that happens, it's very easy to get infected. Oh, how could I forget this!" Lingyi said, and hurriedly got up and walked towards the tent without stopping. He put his hand into the bracelet and fumbled back and forth.

However, before Lingyi could run to the tent, the tent opened its curtains by itself. Xiaojiu, with her big ears erect and long chestnut hair reaching her waist, stretched lazily as soon as she walked out of the tent. Her snow-white body was clearly visible in Lingyi's pupils, as if she had not stretched her body like this for a long time. Xiaojiu groaned for a long time before finally putting down her hands.

"Huh? Xiaoyi, what's wrong with you?" Xiaojiu approached Lingyi, who looked dazed, and saw that Lingyi's right hand was still groping in the bracelet on his left hand. He seemed to realize that Lingyi wanted to take out something good to play with, and immediately widened his eyes, "Is there something good to play with again? What good things have you made?"

Lingyi was stunned for a moment. Even when Xiaojiu came closer, he didn't react. Lingyi's body seemed to be "petrified". He stood there stupidly. The next time he spoke, it was Long'er's voice: "Xiaoyi? Xiaoyi, what's wrong with you?"

Lingyi shivered a little in fear after hearing his lover's call, and finally came to his senses. He frowned and looked at Xiaojiu: "Xiaojiu, why are you not wearing clothes again?"

"Ah? There's no one around, what are you afraid of? It's not like Xiaoyi hasn't seen it before. It's okay, it's okay." Xiaojiu said nonchalantly, but his eyes were always on Lingyi's bracelet.

"Put it on quickly!" Lingyi roared as if he could no longer bear it.

But the sound of Lingyi's roar did not sound intimidating to Xiaojiu. Instead, he wanted to continue teasing Lingyi: "Huh? Are you so naive? It's not like you haven't seen it before, hehehe." Xiaojiu said, and moved closer to Lingyi's arms, pressing the pair of ripe fruits tightly against Lingyi's chest.

His forehead quietly approached the tip of Lingyi's nose, and he wanted to continue to explore forward. His lips quickly pressed against Lingyi's collarbone as if aiming.

But he was ruthlessly blocked by Lingyi's right hand. Lingyi's right hand covered Xiaojiu's cheek, making Xiaojiu miss. Lingyi dodged sideways again, and Xiaojiu lost his support for a moment, fell forward and hit the ground.

"Hey! Lingyi! Why are you so unromantic?" Xiaojiu lay on the ground, complaining with a pale face.

"You've gone too far. Hurry up and put on your clothes." Lingyi crossed his hands on his chest, tilted his head, and looked like he had nothing to do with it. "Besides, Long Er alone is enough to drain me. How can I take care of you?"

"Ah? Long Er, what's wrong with you? Didn't you agree to leave one bite for me?"

"Ah? Uh, I can't help it. Xiaoyi is so delicious that I couldn't help but come a few more times."

"You! You don't keep your word!"

"Wait, what agreement did you two reach? Long Er, are you in cahoots with her?"

……

After the farce, continue moving forward and you will pass through a forest and come to an endless wilderness.

Following the road in his memory and looking into the distance, he could see a row of city walls. When he saw the city walls, Lingyi's eyes suddenly turned into anger, but it only lasted for a few seconds, and then he slowly calmed down and looked at the city walls with some regret.

Xiaojiu followed behind Lingyi and walked up slowly. Looking forward in the direction of Lingyi, he also saw the city wall.

At this time, Xiaojiu had already listened to Lingyi's words and changed into a yellowish dress. The hem of the dress was not very long and just covered the base of Xiaojiu's thighs. Of course, to be on the safe side, Lingyi also made pants for Xiaojiu in case of accidents. The hem of the dress did not have any gorgeous decorations and seemed much more perfunctory than Long'er's exquisite silver cheongsam. Xiaojiu often complained about Lingyi for this reason.

"Xiaoyi, is it just ahead?" Xiaojiu said, pointing to a city wall in the distance.

"Well, yes, we're almost there..." Lingyi said, but he didn't rush to take a step. Instead, he looked around the wilderness, slowly closed his eyes, and took a deep breath, as if feeling the breath of this land.

After slowly spitting it out, Lingyi's eyes seemed a little lost, and then he looked at the city wall again with unusual determination.

After seeing this, Xiaojiu seemed to understand what happened to Lingyi on this land. He did not continue to play with Lingyi, but quietly grabbed Lingyi's big hand: "Xiaoyi, are you okay?"

"Hmm?" Lingyi was startled by the sudden temperature, but seeing Xiaojiu's worried eyes shaking slightly and looking at him anxiously, Lingyi couldn't bear to shake her off, "Well, it's okay, I just remembered some things from the past."

"In the past?" Xiao Jiu asked Ling Yi curiously, "Didn't Xiao Yi grow up in the Nameless Village? Have you ever been here?"

"Yeah, I've been here before." Lingyi said, looking at the city wall with a somewhat dejected look in his eyes. "I was here five years ago... It's been so long, I don't know what's going on now."

Xiaojiu did not continue to ask questions. She suppressed her curiosity and allowed Lingyi to calm down.

After a long time, Lingyi finally came out of his sad mood, let go of Xiaojiu's hand, then gently touched his earrings, dyed his snow-white long hair black, and looked at Xiaojiu with a serious expression.

"Xiaojiu, next, do you want to stay in fox form or human form?" Lingyi's expression was extremely serious, and he asked Xiaojiu in a questioning tone.

Xiao Jiu looked at the city wall in the distance, then looked at Ling Yi, and then looked at Ling Yi's disguised black hair, and asked: "Do I need to hide my identity when entering the city?"

"Yes, that's right." Lingyi analyzed, "I've noticed from Aya's village that after five years, the Knights still know my name. They can tell it just because I have white hair. So if I rashly go to Nord Town, there will probably be changes. I need to disguise my identity and change my hair color and name."

"Really? That's how it is..." Xiao Jiu recalled watching the battle between Zero One and five knights within Zero One's barrier at the lakeside. In the end, the knight was able to say Zero One's name just because he saw a head of white hair. From this point of view, it is indeed necessary to conceal one's identity when entering Nord Town.

"I think it would be better for you to change into a fox form. In human form, your own mark is indeed too conspicuous, although it is not clear where it is..." Lingyi said, his eyes drifting towards the deep grooves.

Xiao Jiu lowered his head and saw that although his chest was covered by his two ripe fruits, there was still a golden mark on his chest exposed under his collarbone. Although most of it was covered, it was still a little suspicious. Xiao Jiu nodded slightly: "That's right, then I will follow you in fox form."

"Okay." Lingyi said, still staring at the city wall in the distance. The breeze blew Lingyi's snow-white hair, dancing freely in the air. It was a common thing, but it looked a little dazed in Xiaojiu's eyes.

Melancholy eyes, messy white hair, like a young knight who has experienced vicissitudes and years, but failed to protect his princess. He can only look at the boundless sky sadly, missing her blankly...

"Come to think of it, why haven't you turned into a fox yet? I'm still waiting for you to take action." Lingyi's sudden urging immediately broke this filter and shattered Xiaojiu's fantasy.

She stared blankly at the unromantic man in front of her and sighed regretfully: "Hey, what does Long'er like about you?" Xiao Jiu shook his head helplessly.

"I don't know either, but how can I make a thorough judgment on matters of the heart?" Lingyi said with a calm smile.

"Why do you say that?" Xiaojiu asked Lingyi curiously.

"Because...how should I put it." Lingyi lowered his head and thought for a moment.

"Many times, people don't fall in love with someone at first sight when they meet them at a certain moment; rather, it is the accumulation of time and space, and finally at a certain moment they are convinced that the feeling they have for her is love."

"If you ask me to unravel the details of what I like about Long Er, I can't tell you. If you ask me to tell you when I fell in love with Long Er, I can't tell you either. For me, I only know that I like her, and any one of them can be said to be the reason why I like her."

"But the premise is that it has to be her. No matter which of these characteristics is picked out separately, I will not like anyone else. For example, the fact that Long Er has a high desire also tortures me. Sigh... I have also experienced what it means to "die of drought and die of floods."

"But you've also noticed that I obeyed Long Er in everything he said. Even though it was very torturous, I didn't get angry. After all, Long Er knows his limits and can tell when to do something and when not to do it. If he can't tell the difference between the occasion and the situation, I won't be able to help myself."