Immortal Koi Is Going To Debut - Chapter 44

 

Chapter 44: Fish Scale

Note: Early release just because lol. Happy Halloween! 

In the evening, a figure appeared in the training camp that made all the ghosts tremble in fear.

Yes, all the ghosts.

Lu Wenxi and Xu Chen activated their invisibility necklaces, transforming themselves into beings of the underworld, making them invisible to the living.

Thanks to the "invisibility", they were also capable of teleporting using talisman seals. Therefore, they could freely come and go from the training camp without being detected by anyone.

However, the unreincarnated souls of the underworld could see them and converse with them.

Last night, Lu Wenxi made a trip here and spoke to a few resident souls, asking about the situation here with a focus on understanding Zhou Wenyuan.

In the beginning, the ghosts were a little scared of Lu Wenxi.

But after Lu Wenxi treated them to KFC, he instantly won them over.

You must understand that the souls in the underworld can only eat food that has been incinerated from the mortal world. After being burnt, the food generally doesn't taste good anymore.

Moreover, many offerings are just for show, useless to consume. The taste is so strong that, upon eating them, one would wish to die all over again.

However, for them, the food transformed from the human world tasted delicious, a flavor they had long missed.

Is there a lack of money in the underworld?

No, there's plenty of money here with nowhere to spend it.

What was lacking in the underworld?

Delicious food, the latest clothing, and access to the internet.

After catering to their preferences, Lu Wenxi began asking his own question, "What's the situation with Zhou Wenyuan here?"

"The soul in him is slightly off," Ghost A answered.

"It looks like an evil spirit, but not exactly. We haven't had contact with it because it usually ignores us," Ghost B replied.

"Yes, the chocolates were indeed placed by him. He is somehow able to transfer objects between the mortal world and the underworld. After his soul left his body, he took the box of chocolates and transformed them from an underworld object into a mortal-world item, placing it in the box."

Lu Wenxi and Xu Chen exchanged a look. Understanding dawned on them, but they didn't alarm Zhou Wenyuan. After instructing the ghosts not to spread the matter, they changed the topic.

"You guys have been staying here for a long time, life must be kind of blissful, right?" Lu Wenxi raised an eyebrow, indicating that he knew more than they thought.

"Indeed, there are a few good ones..."

"But, listen, peeking at people while they shower is not acceptable. Besides, there's this brother of one of the participants whose temper is awful, knowing you guys are peeking at his younger brother would result in your immediate reincarnation," warned Lu Wenxi.

Ghost A quickly asked, "Is it Su Jinli?"

Lu Wenxi nodded, "Yes, it's him."

Ghost B waved a hand, "We usually don't sneak peeks at him in the shower, too disappointing."

Ghost C chimed in, "A handsome lad, but the moment he steps into the bathroom, fish scales cover his whole body. Really can't see anything significant, all you see are the scales."

"An Zhihan has a better physique to appreciate!"

"Wu Yu isn't bad too."

Lu Wenxi began to imagine Su Jinli covered in fish scales, and suddenly felt goosebumps. It was... rather anticlimactic.

However, the other party was a Koi spirit; having fish scales was normal. If it were feathers, the spirit would be a bird, if fur, the spirit would perhaps belong to some other animal.

On thinking about the mermaid in movies, Lu Wenxi... felt it might not be so bad after all?

Regaining composure, he snatched the fan from Xu Chen's hand and gently tapped it on the heads of the ghosts, "Girls, stop being so indiscreet! Don't peek at An Zhihan either, I've watched that lad grow up. As for Wu Yu, I don't know him, so it's your choice."

Having lectured the ghosts, Lu Wenxi departed and contacted Shen Cheng to relay the news.

Once Shen Cheng got the confirmation, he started to plan his actions. Lu Wenxi assured him that he'd cooperate.

However, Shen Cheng was rather stingy; still, he didn't concede to the scales.

The next day, late at night, Lu Wenxi heard that Shen Cheng's younger brother came back to the training camp, so he came over with Xu Chen again.

He was still hopeful and wanted to scrape a few fish scales from Su Jinli.

Spoiling him as usual, Xu Chen followed him.

As soon as they entered Su Jinli's bedroom, Su Jinli opened his eyes.

Yang qi!

A strong Yang energy!

Now, he could handle living in the same bedroom with two people bearing Yang energy, but when the room was filled with four men radiating Yang energy, he couldn't stand it. It woke him up abruptly from his dreams.

Upon opening his eyes, he saw two unfamiliar auras of Yang qi in his room, yet they were empty.

He only saw the Yang qi emanating from these two people, but he could not see their physical forms. This scared him stiff, his eyes wide-open.

What terrified him most was that the man with the strong energy was leaning on the railings, peering at him.

He felt that he had made eye contact with the owner of strong energy, yet he still couldn't see anything.

That's when he saw two hollow outlines beckoning him to come over.

He wanted to weep but no tears came out. He knew he probably couldn't win against these two, but he didn't want to disturb his roommates either, so he obediently climbed down from his bed and followed the two outlines out of the bedroom, heading toward the staircase where there were no surveillance cameras.

Once they reached there, the two people changed their energy field, allowing Su Jinli to finally see their faces.

He leaned against the wall timidly, watching the two people in front of him with caution, trembling with fear.

Upon seeing Su Jinli, Lu Wenxi found the situation amusing. He reached out and pinched Su Jinli's face: "So you are Su Jinli?"

"Eh..." Su Jinli raised his hand, and a card emerged from his palm. He handed it to Lu Wenxi with both hands, "This is my spirit certification card. I am a legally recognized spirit."

For the first time, Lu Wenxi saw such a thing and found it quite novel. He examined it in his hand before returning it to Su Jinli.

Su Jinli quickly pressed it back into his palm.

"I am your brother's friend, Lu Wenxi, and this is my partner, Xu Chen," Lu Wenxi introduced himself and Xu Chen.

Su Jinli looked at Lu Wenxi and then at Xu Chen, somewhat confused: "Both of you are boys!"

"Huh? I am gay."

"I've always heard them say this word, but I don't understand."

"It means a man likes another man. He and I... uh... how to say it... in your words, are... mating?"

Xu Chen found this description hard to accept so he coughed lightly.

It seemed to Su Jinli that he had discovered a new world, and he asked in surprise: "How do two boys ... huh?"

"Let's not talk about this, otherwise your brother wouldn't let me go," Lu Wenxi decided not to explain further.

However, Su Jinli's worldview was still struck.

Can men fall in love with other men?

Is the human world so fascinating?

"You smell really good." Lu Wenxi couldn't help but exclaim, continuing to pinch Su Jinli's face.

Usually, encountering the timid Su Jinli made him feel quite charmed, compared to Shen Cheng who was always with a fake smile. Seeing that Su Jinli didn't dare to resist, he went a step further and rubbed Su Jinli's face with both hands.

"He has a Yin physique, which attracts those with heavy Yang qi, which you smell as a fragrance," Xu Chen explained, simultaneously pulling back Lu Wenxi's hands.

"Why doesn't Duo Duo smell?"

"She has not reached the age that she can...," explained Xu Chen.

"I have a goddaughter, also with a Yin physique, would you like to learn about her?" Lu Wenxi introduced his goddaughter to Su Jinli.

Xu Chen once again interrupted mercilessly: "Even if their ages are appropriate, two people with Yin physiques cannot be together. The sheets they sleep on will even begin to gather moss."

"That's terrifying?!" Lu Wenxi was shocked.

Su Jinli also nodded: "Moreover, the closer we get, the colder it feels, I don't think I'll get along with your goddaughter."

"Well, forget about it." Lu Wenxi finally gave up.

Su Jinli was watching them both cautiously, asking weakly, "Is there anything else?"

"Could you give me two fish scales? I want to use them as peace charms." Lu Wenxi showed a 'kind' smile, if Su Jinli had watched 'Gintama,' he would probably find this smile to be identical to that of Gintoki.

"Can I not give them?" Su Jinli asked pitifully.

"Why not?"

"Pulling off fish scales... it hurts..."

What kind of person is Lu Wenzi?

In the beginning, he wasn’t exactly a good person. If he hadn't bumped into an evil spirit that possessed him, forcing him to do good deeds, he might still be a spoiled child of a rich family, not much better than An Zhihan.

But seeing Su Jinli's pitiful look, he surprisingly softened.

He wasn't sure if it was because of the fragrance emitting from Su Jinli, but all said, he had traveled a long distance, prepared to pluck fish scales.

Yet, after Su Jinli's pitiful refusal, his heart softened!!

Lu Wenxi had been thinking about the fish scale necklace since he found out that Shen Cheng is a Koi spirit.

However, Shen Cheng was tough to deal with, so he had to give up on that idea. He finally met Shen Cheng's younger brother and wanted to try his luck, but was immediately rejected.

"Ah… well… forget it then." Lu Wenxi compromised.

Su Jinli pointed upstairs, "Can I go back now?"

Lu Wenxi nodded, agreeing.

Just as Su Jinli was about to leave, he heard Lu Wenxi speak again: "By the way, we've investigated the person who harmed you. It indeed is Zhou Wenyuan. Your brother is preparing to deal with him, but it has to wait until after the fourth round of the competition. So, be careful these days."

Su Jinli turned around in shock and looked at Lu Wenxi, "Really? Why… I've never had any contact with him."

"Evil spirits' thoughts are extreme and beyond the comprehension of normal people."

"Evil spirits…" Su Jinli's heart trembled, and he immediately bowed to Lu Wenxi, "Thank you, Big Brother, for helping me investigate."

"Hey, no problem. When you shed your skin, just give me a few fish scales," Lu Wenxi was still thinking about it.

"We… don't shed our skin…" Su Jinli answered, as he wasn't a snake.

"What a pity."

"Goodbye." After saying this, Su Jinli hurriedly ran away.

Lu Wenxi looked at Xu Chen and asked, "Can you be like him and act pitifully cute for me?"

"No," Xu Chen answered crisply.

"I just love it when my husband is so decisive," Lu Wenxi changed his expression instantly. As Xu Chen was about to leave, Lu Wenxi jumped onto Xu Chen's back. "Carry me back."

"Get down."

"No, let's go. Time to go home and mate."

"…"

Then, Xu Chen, with Lu Wenxi on his back, placed his hand on the wall. The wall became wavy, and the two walked into the wall and left.

Author's note:

Su Jinli: My god, can two boys fall in love? How is that possible?

An Zhiyan: I can teach you.

...

Su Jinli: Stop, I've absorbed too much Yang energy, I feel dizzy.

An Zhiyan: I can't stop.

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