Chapter 864: Chapter 844: Spirit Fish Are a Type of Fish, You Know?
Watching Qin Nuan carrying Luo Qianqian back, Luo Qianqian still appeared soaking wet. Diwu Lan, who had come over to deliver some pastries, was momentarily dumbfounded.
"What happened?" She hastily put down the pastries and reached out to touch Luo Qianqian’s temperature, only to breathe a sigh of relief: "Thankfully, her temperature is normal. I’ll run some hot water; you support her for a moment."
Without asking for the reason, she first helped with the unconscious Luo Qianqian, which made Qin Nuan feel quite touched.
Soon, buckets of water were carried over one by one and poured into the large wooden tub. The young girls who carried the water quickly left.
After testing the water temperature, Diwu Lan said, "The water temperature’s good. Hand her over to me, and you should change your clothes. The clothes are on the table."
Qin Nuan helped place Luo Qianqian into the bath tub, ensuring she wouldn’t fall headfirst into the water, before going to change clothes.
On the table, there were a full eight sets of clothes, obviously four sets per person, each with its unique style. Her clothes followed the color sequence of spring, summer, autumn, and winter: emerald green, purple-red, golden yellow, and silver white. Luo Qianqian’s clothes followed the sequence of nature’s beauty: blue, pink, white, and pale yellow.
After Qin Nuan changed into the emerald green dress, Diwu Lan calmly helped her style her hair into a bun and finally asked, "Where did Miss Luo fall?"
"In the lake out front... Um, there’s one more thing." Qin Nuan felt a bit embarrassed, suspecting if Luo Qianqian had accidentally released gas or some sort of waste in the lake that killed the fish.
Upon hearing about the lake, Diwu Lan’s mouth opened slightly in surprise, and her face was filled with bewilderment: "So, did the fish die? How many died?" Her voice trembled, and her fingers tightly clenched the hem of her clothes.
Qin Nuan was startled, feeling apprehensive; were they some rare breed kept deliberately?
"All, all are dead." Qin Nuan also trembled slightly, silently calculating how much money she had and whether Luo Qianqian’s would be enough to compensate.
Diwu Lan sat directly on the ground, staring at Luo Qianqian in shock: "You... go check if she’s still breathing." Diwu Lan’s voice carried a crying tone, full of fear.
Hearing Diwu Lan’s words, Qin Nuan froze.
Is she breathing? Qhianqhian, dead?
How could it be?!
Frantically, she ran to the bathtub behind the screen, trembling as she extended her hand, sensing the faint yet existent breath, and her legs gave out, sitting on the ground.
She was scared witless, scared witless, thankfully it’s fine...
After a long while, she barely managed to prop herself up on the bathtub, with a few tears inadvertently spilling down her cheeks.
Just as she was about to speak, she realized that the person was gone?
Diwu Lan was nowhere to be found; she looked around but didn’t see her. Looking bewildered, she saw Diwu Yan walk into the room with a stern expression, so dark that his expression was unreadable.
Though a bit afraid, she still stopped him: "Qhianqhian is bathing, you as a male should still..."
"Bathing?" Diwu Yan was taken aback, glancing behind him, only to find the person didn’t follow, furrowing his brows: "Wasn’t it said she perished due to body explosion?"
"Body explosion?" Qin Nuan was utterly confused and quickly shook her head: "No, no, Qhianqhian’s fine with breath."
At this moment, Diwu Lan came in with a wooden bucket: "Bro, look, all the spirit fish are gone..." Tears fell from her eyes.
Diwu Yan looked at the fish and frowned slightly.
"Cook them tonight for Luo Qianqian; she’s absorbed the energy, so don’t waste it then." After saying that, he sighed: "When will you change your impulsive nature?"
"Eating? But aren’t they dead?" Diwu Lan looked at Qin Nuan in shock.
Qin Nuan was speechless: "When did I say that? I didn’t even speak, okay?"
"Wasn’t all about the fall..." Diwu Lan felt justified, seeing Diwu Yan’s gaze, and lowered her head: "Alright, I was wrong; I’ll make sure before speaking next time."
Qin Nuan appeared odd, witnessing an elderly lady charming a youth in his prime, calling him brother?
Her worldview crumbled.
Was it indeed like Qhianqhian said? This one is already an old man?
"What flavor does she like?" Diwu Lan sighed at the bucket full of fish corpses and looked at Qin Nuan.
Qin Nuan hesitated for a moment: "She doesn’t like fish; if she has to eat it... then make it boiled fish?"
Diwu Lan’s face was full of heartache as she carried the bucket away.
Qin Nuan swallowed and looked at Diwu Yan: "Um... how much are those fish? Can we buy them?" Her face carried a hint of caution: "Qhianqhian didn’t mean it; it might have just been a harmless slip..."
Listening to Qin Nuan’s crude words, Diwu Yan smiled helplessly.
Seeing Diwu Yan’s smile, Qin Nuan was dazed again.
"That, huh, can’t buy and couldn’t afford it; if you really wish to compensate, why not just..." Diwu Yan lifted Qin Nuan’s chin, leaning closer to her face.
Qin Nuan’s heart pounded violently, her face instantly turning as red as a ripe tomato.
"Why not just, give me a new member as compensation." Diwu Yan curved his lips and released Qin Nuan’s face: "I won’t say it, but if the experiment succeeds, I hope she can do me a favor."
"What are you saying, I don’t understand." Qin Nuan was stunned, desperately denying.
"What am I saying? Like the fire attribute inner strength cultivation technique you have? Or maybe..."
At this moment, Qin Nuan had no need to argue further, smiling bitterly: "You know?"
"Yes." Diwu Yan glanced at the screen: "My ability is detection; do you know what I detected?"
"What?" Qin Nuan didn’t know much about this group’s affairs but was still curious.
She recognized that Luo Qianqian not telling her was out of a protective mindset.
The saying that curiosity kills the cat held substantial truth, she deeply believed.
No curiosity meant no exploration, and one wouldn’t know what truly lay behind the secrets.
Diwu Yan smiled: "You will know in the future, when the water gets cold call Ah Lan."
Qin Nuan nodded, watching Diwu Yan leave, the warmth of his fingers still lingering on her chin; she instinctively touched it and blurted two words: "Monster!"
Luo Qianqian at this time was not at ease either, clearly exhausted to the point of collapse yet filled with power, one that was uncomfortable if not released.
Suddenly, her eyes snapped open, gazing at Qin Nuan ahead, puzzled: "Nuannuan, what’s wrong?" Her voice carried a hoarseness.
Qin Nuan, surprised, watched Luo Qianqian, noticing her eyes already flushed with red, full of concern: "Qhianqhian, what’s wrong? Your eyes are red!"
Luo Qianqian paused, feeling the surge of explosive strength in her, tightly frowning and looking at Qin Nuan. After a moment she shook her head, climbed out of the bathtub, put on her damp clothes, and turned to leave.
Qin Nuan was visibly uneasy: "Where are you trying to go and do?"
