C5 Cloudy Yan Picked up the Little Koi

Yuli's face was filled with worry. When Yun Yan saw her Master's worried face, he held the boiled fish that he had just made and said, "Master, is there still no clues?"

Yuli nodded and said, "Yes, there are no clues. I was thinking if I had missed any important clues?"

Yun Yan placed the boiled fish on the table, set up the bowls and chopsticks, pulled Yuli's sleeve, and blinked her big eyes as she said, "Master, just take me with you. I'm scared alone at night when you're not at home."

Yuli's attitude was very firm. No matter how shameless Yun Yan was, he would not agree if he did not agree. "It's too dangerous outside. Your cultivation is still shallow. If I can't protect you, what should I do?"

Helpless, Yun Yan could only give up after being rejected by his Master. His Master had been busy with the headless corpse problem recently, and did not have the time to care about Yun Yan's studies. Although Yun Yan had been bored these days, he had been living comfortably.

In less than half a month, five headless corpses had already appeared in the village. This made the county officials so worried that they had no way to solve the problem. How could they, a group of mortals, find any clues about the problem that even a god like Yuli could not solve?

For a time, the villagers were terrified. No one dared to go alone to the river. Even if they were to fetch water and wash clothes, they would do it in groups of three to five. They would use the fastest speed to wash their clothes. For a time, the river that was halfway deep seemed to have become a forbidden place.

This summer, Yun Yan was very unhappy. Every summer was the happiest time for her to catch fish in the river. She practiced magic in the morning and caught fish at the river in the afternoon. She caught fish for an entire afternoon. Once, Qiyue went to the river to fish with her, but the fish she caught in the afternoon was not as many as the fish Yun Yan caught in two hours. The two of them competed, and Yun Yan won. Therefore, they ate a fish banquet for the next few days. This made Yuli, who was a black cat, very happy. He had always liked to eat fish. No matter how much he ate, he would not be annoyed.

When the sky had just turned dark, Yun Yan came to the river to find her master to go home for dinner. However, she saw a faint blue light emitting from the grass by the river. She curiously walked to the grass and carefully pushed it away. She saw a bright red koi fish in the grass, and it was the one that was emitting a faint light. "This is the first time I've seen such a beautiful fish. I wonder how it tastes like sweet and sour fish?"

Hearing that she wanted to use her as a sweet and sour fish, the red koi fish twisted its body as if it was resisting. Yun Yan smiled and looked at it, "Alright, alright. You look so good. How could I bear to eat you? Why don't I take you home?"

The little koi fish wagged its tail again as if it agreed with Yun Yan's words. Yun Yan took out a small wooden bucket and put the little koi fish into it. She happily carried the small wooden bucket back home, and had long forgotten her purpose of coming to the river.

The moon hung high in the sky. When Yun Yan returned to her room on the moonlight, she saw that the food on the table was already cold. On the table was Yun Yan, who was already sleepy. Yun Yan gently stroked her hair, carried Yun Yan back to her bedroom, and covered her with a quilt. Yun Yan grabbed her sleeve and muttered, "Master, Master is eating fish …"

Yuli smiled and replied softly, "Alright, eat fish. The fish that Yan makes is the best."

Yuli walked out of Yun Yan's bedroom and heated up the food on the table. She ate a few mouthfuls and hurried out of the door. Every night when he left, he would not forget to set up a barrier around the house. If Yun Yan did not walk out by himself, no one else would be able to enter the house. If Yun Yan was left alone at home, Yuli would feel more at ease.

A few chicken cries came from the village. Yun Yan turned over and thought about the dream last night. The small koi fish that she brought back last night had turned into a cute little girl who was a few years younger than her. She held her hand and ran through the flower field for the whole night. The two of them talked and laughed until dawn. It was a beautiful dream. Yun Yan sat up, rubbed his eyes, and was dazed for a while. He quickly put on his clothes and ran out of the house.

The small koi fish that she brought back last evening was placed in the kitchen. She was full of hope that it was like a dream. The small koi fish had turned into a little girl and was playing with her. However, when Yun Yan walked to the small wooden bucket, he saw that the red koi fish was still the same as last night. In the small wooden bucket, it saw Yun Yan approaching and waved its tail. The faint light around its body was completely invisible under the sunlight.

Yun Yan was still a little disappointed in her heart. She said to the small koi, "Little koi, little koi, can we be friends? Ever since I was born, I have no friends. Only Master is by my side. I have always wanted to find someone like me to be my friend. This way, even if we move away, Master won't have to erase your memories. No matter if it's a hundred years or a thousand years later, you will still remember me …"

Yun Yan muttered to the small koi for a long time. She did not know if the small koi could understand all the words she had said. However, when she saw the small koi obediently listening to her words in the wooden tub, it would wag its tail when Yun Yan spoke happily, as if it was saying, "I understand, you can continue speaking."

Yun Yan told the small koi about her preferences and memories of happy or unhappy things. The small koi did not find it annoying at all. It maintained a very active attitude as it listened to Yun Yan's nagging. Yun Yan sat beside the small koi to practice spells, read books, and it was as if they were really a pair of companions.

At dusk, Master Yuli came back from outside the house. Yun Yan had already made dinner and was waiting for him to come back. Yuli, who had just walked into the courtyard, suddenly frowned and asked, "Yan, did a stranger come by?"

Yun Yan shook his head and said, "No."

Yuli asked again, "Did you bring anything back?"

Yun Yan continued to shake her head, "No." Suddenly, she remembered the small koi fish that she brought back last night. She said to Yuli, "Ah, I remember now. I brought back a small koi fish last night. It looks so good."

As she spoke, Yun Yan ran into the kitchen and took out the wooden bucket that contained the small koi fish. She said excitedly, "Master, Master, quickly look. It's my good friend. Little koi, does it look good?"

Yuli looked at the small koi fish in the wooden bucket. As the night fell, its body emitted a layer of faint light. Suddenly, Yuli seemed to have thought of something. She said to Yun Yan, "Yan, you eat first. I'll go to the country government and be back soon."

Yuli walked a few steps and returned. She used a spell to set up another barrier on the wooden bucket and told Yun Yan, "Before I come back, you can't get close to it."

Yun Yan had yet to react when Yuli had already walked far away. She squatted in front of the wooden bucket and said to the small koi fish through the barrier that was like a bubble, "Little koi, let's wait for Master to come back, okay?"