The Year of Lihua: She Was Reborn

The poor people, whose lips were so dry and cracked that they bled, raised their heads and opened their mouths wide, trying to catch the hard-earned rain.

The water moistened their long-numbed hearts like a refreshing rain after a long drought, bringing a mechanical yet long-lost smile to their faces.

Pots, pans, bowls, and other containers were all filled with clear water; even the wells that had been dry were now filled with the endless flow of rainwater...

It turned out that all this was done deliberately by Master Xuzhi - he changed the path of the rain so that it fell straight into the huge well outside the city gate.

Hua Ye, who was standing by, looked at the little koi's swollen eyes, rubbed her extremely thick hair that glowed red in the sunlight with heartache, and asked in a gentle tone.

“Is this water unclean?”

Hearing this sudden question, the little koi immediately pouted its cute goldfish mouth angrily and muttered curses.

"You're not clean!"

"The water this koi usually drinks is from the Holy Pond on Canglang Mountain. It's the legendary divine water that can cure illness, eliminate disasters, and strengthen the body. Drinking it will only bring benefits, no harm..."

The little koi felt more and more aggrieved as he spoke, and finally he simply turned around and sulked.

"Good good..."

Hua Ye silently withdrew his hand that was resting on her head and continued.

"I'm a lowly person who has never seen such a marvelous sight. I'm truly ignorant... Little Koi, please don't be angry!"

Hearing this, the little koi's body suddenly shook, as if it would fall down at any time.

Seeing this, Hua Ye hurried forward to support her, but at this time the little koi's face had become extremely pale, even a little shriveled.

"What's wrong with her?"

Hua Ye raised his head anxiously and asked Xu Zhi who was standing beside him.

However, Xu Zhi's face appeared unusually calm. He slowly said, "She's just a little dehydrated. She needs to return to Canglang Mountain as soon as possible."

"What are you waiting for? Go back quickly..."

Before Hua Ye could finish his words, the little koi suddenly rolled his eyes and fainted.

At the same time, her body began to struggle violently, and quickly turned back into a fish form in Hua Ye's arms, constantly flapping her tail and fins.

She gently picked up the little koi, stood up and spoke close to Xuzhi's broad chest.

"Master, get some water to wrap it up."

At this time, the night sky with a bright moon and sparse stars descended, and the rain that had been falling stopped in an instant.

This sudden change left Zuo Nian and Zuo Yun completely baffled. They stood on the eaves, looking up.

Two figures can be vaguely seen above a dark cloud.

Zuo Yun suspected that he was seeing things, so he rubbed his eyes, but the blurry figure disappeared.

He thought to himself, "This is just a fantasy! How could anyone possibly fly on clouds?"

After shaking his head, he ran out from under the eaves and led the soldiers to move the pots, pans, and bowls filled with water into the house and store them.

On the other side, Xu Zhi led Hua Ye back to Canglang Mountain in an instant. She stood by the pond and carefully put the little koi in her palm back into the Holy Lotus Pond.

After entering the pond, the little koi seemed to be reborn and immediately became lively.

It sometimes jumps out of the water, sometimes dives to the bottom of the pool, swimming happily around, enjoying the tenderness of being wrapped in water.

A voice suddenly popped up from behind Hua Ye: "I would like to take a hot spring bath. Will Ye'er accompany me?"

Xuzhi's deep and sharp eyes stared straight at her, as if he wanted to see through her soul and see the secrets deep in her heart.

This straightforward and undisguised gaze made Hua Ye feel shy and flustered.

Especially when she heard the word "hot spring", a strange feeling surged in her heart.

Her heartbeat began to speed up uncontrollably and her legs grew weak.

She tried to remain calm, but she couldn't hide the blush that was gradually turning red on her cheeks.

She turned around tremblingly, gave him a fierce look, and replied with a trembling voice: "Today...I...I...I won't go..."

Her eyes wandered, as if she was trying to find a safe corner to hide from that burning gaze.

However, Xu Zhi had no intention of letting her go. A delicate silence fell between the two of them, as if time had frozen.

After a minute, she finally mustered up the courage to break the deadlock.

She said tremblingly, as if treading on thin ice: "Master..., how about I withdraw first, you go about your business..."

After saying that, she moved sideways around Xu Zhi's cold body and trotted towards the door in a hurried but cautious manner.

She didn't dare look back, for fear that he would catch her running away.

At this moment, she just wanted to escape from this chaotic space as soon as possible and return to her own peaceful world.