Oh, dear! Fish me again

Chapter 127 I wish you prosperity

The night deep in the mountains was exceptionally dark. Above my head were old trees blocking out the sun, and nothing else could be seen.

The branches, baring their fangs and claws, formed a series of eerie shadows at the edge where the strong flashlight could not reach, making the group of battle-hardened bodyguards tense all the way.

This path, which was forcibly cleared through the thorns, seemed to have no end.

Tang Yuechi carried Tang Shu on his back for several hours and had no intention of putting her down. He was afraid that she would be scared, so he whispered to her all the way.

At five o'clock, the group finally arrived at their destination.

In the undeveloped deep mountains, a wide open view suddenly appeared ahead.

The familiar feeling in Tang Shu's heart became even stronger when she arrived here.

She slid off the man's back and ran inside.

*

It is said to be the site of an old house, but all you can see are relatively flat floor tiles and a few sparsely corroded wall bases. It's hard to tell how many hundreds of years it has been since it has been this long.

How could the Tang family’s ancestors live in a place like this?

Judging from the scale, the house was quite large back then. Spending so much effort to build a mansion deep in the mountains, what's the difference between this and walking in brocade clothes at night?

It's really weird.

Tang Yuechi led his men to the open space in the middle and began to prepare for the ceremony.

There is a large incense burner there, which still has traces of burning from previous years.

Somewhere seemed to be calling her, and while Tang Yuechi wasn't paying attention, Tang Shu silently walked towards the depths of the ruins.

*

If you look carefully, you can still make out that there used to be a corridor under your feet.

Going around the dried-up pond and rockery in front, I saw a series of courtyards in front of me, with half of the walls still remaining.

In ancient times, this location was usually deep inside the inner house, where the young ladies lived.

Tang Shu stepped over the threshold. The yard was empty, with only a scattered bluestone floor left.

The mountain wind suddenly blew towards her. Tang Shu squinted her eyes and raised her hand to rub them.

When I opened my eyes again, the desolate courtyard in front of me suddenly changed.

It seems like it has traveled through hundreds of years of time. The red buildings, green tiles, brackets and flying eaves are incredibly exquisite.

In the southeast corner of the yard, the vibrant holly tree has not grown too tall yet, and its branches and leaves stretch out freely, with each leaf being turned into an emerald by the sun.

On the eaves above the tree, sat a young man in white.

The young man's long hair floated lightly in the air, he held a jade flute in his hand, and smiled lovingly and helplessly at the holly tree.

"You can't become a fat man in one bite, little Dongqing. If you practice too fast, you will be struck by lightning~"

The boy’s smile was so gentle and beautiful, but it was difficult to see his specific appearance.

Tang Shu stared at him blankly, her face already soaked with tears.

"what?"

On the roof, the young man suddenly noticed something and looked towards Tang Shu at the door.

Tang Shu staggered back a step, and when she opened her eyes again, the courtyard in front of her had returned to its previous appearance.

It was pitch black and mottled, with only moss and weeds left in the garden.

She walked in and saw a dark mass on the remaining flight of stone steps on the right.

".....Brother Cat?"

The black cat's ears moved and it slowly looked up.

"Little Holly, you're back."

*

Tang Shu walked over and sat down next to the black cat.

It was windy at night and she didn't hear clearly what the black cat said just now.

"Brother Cat, why are you here?"

"Come in and take a look around. If you're tired, find a place to rest. How about you?"

Tang Shu had no doubt and slowly told the story of the Tang family's ancestor worship.

Suddenly, she lowered her head and looked at the black cat carefully.

"Brother Cat, have you lost weight? Why do you look smaller?"

The black cat yawned nonchalantly.

"It's spring, and it's normal for handsome male cats like us to lose some weight. It's just that the little female cats are too annoying, ah..."

Tang Shu instantly felt like she was run over by a cat cart.

"Then... you should take care of your health."

"Ah,"

The black cat sneered and suddenly asked her, "How many sprouts have sprouted? That's your green hair."

"51."

"It's more than halfway through, little Holly. You're doing great."

Black Cat always had a bad temper, and when he suddenly praised her, Tang Shu's face turned red instantly.

"What's there to brag about..."

*

At this moment, a strong smell of incense suddenly came from the air.

She raised her head and looked towards the front yard.

"Have you started offering sacrifices in front..."

Logically speaking, the smell shouldn't be able to reach here from such a distance.

It was already morning. In the dim light of dawn, there was no trace of incense smoke in the air, but Tang Shu could clearly smell it.

It was so mysterious that she felt like her whole soul was soaking in a hot spring.

Comfortable and want to sleep.

Thinking of this, Tang Shu really closed her eyes.

Beside her, the black cat looked up at her, its amber eyes flashed deep, and then slowly closed.

A man and a cat sat in a desolate ruin, as if isolated from the world.

No one could see that the green silk thread slowly emerged from the cat's body, slowly sank into the back of Tang Shu's head, and merged with the green hair at her left ear.

......

*

After the offering ceremony ended, Tang Shu immediately opened her eyes.

She immediately noticed something was wrong with the green hair, she looked down at the black cat with a look of surprise,

"Twenty more! How come?"

The black cat was much calmer, and its tail gently swept across her hand.

"What a fuss! This is a gift from my brother."

"If you could send it directly to me..."

Tang Shu suddenly figured it out and glared at him.

"So you lied to me when you told me that green hair represents life points!"

The black cat readily agreed.

"Yes, I lied to you. These are the fortunes of this small world. They were originally distributed among several male protagonists, but now you have almost collected them all."

"What...is this good for?" she asked.

The black cat was in an unusually good mood tonight and answered patiently.

"Little Holly, if you gather 100 luck points, you will be able to break free of this body and have your own. At that time, the original plot line will all collapse, and this world will no longer operate according to the prescribed direction."

Tang Shu stood up excitedly.

"Does that mean that this place can no longer be a world of youth pain?"

"Yes,"

The black cat looked forward, "You will change the fate of everyone, including yourself."

*

Tang Shu covered her mouth with her hands and shed tears of excitement.

This is great.

The black cat looked at her crying with disdain and disgust when he saw her crying with joy.

"Don't be happy too soon. Your current luck value is enough to break the soul contract with your original body. Once you have digested and absorbed it, everyone's memory of you and the original settings will be restored. Your former enemies..."

“That doesn’t matter!”

Tang Shu smiled and cried, with only joy and happiness on her face, "It's great that everyone is no longer suffering!"

"...silly."

The black cat looked away.

After the excitement, Tang Shu sat down again.

"Brother Cat, why are you helping me like this?"

The black cat became aloof again, "Boring?"

Tang Shu excitedly hugged it to her chest.

"Thank you, you are awesome!"

She smiled and lowered her head, kissing the cat's face madly.

The black cat broke free in disgust and jumped onto the roof to hide from her.

The sound of a man's footsteps could be heard not far away. It should be Tang Yuechi who came to find her.

The black cat looked forward and disappeared into the woods.

...

When leaving here, Tang Shu suddenly looked back at the mountains behind her.

She felt inexplicably reluctant to leave, so she walked to the center of the place where Tang Yuechi and the others had just held a ceremony, and bowed three times.

When I looked back again, a flock of birds suddenly flew out from the forest behind me, completely breaking the eerie silence of the whole night.

The sunlight seemed to turn into a variety of colors, caressing her face, reluctant to leave.

All the trees were waving goodbye to her.

*

The Tang family has been performing this ceremony for hundreds of years, all for this day.

Because he didn't know when she would come back, he waited here every year, and finally she came back.

Little holly, I wish you will be flourishing.

Don't think of me.