ocean-life Chapter 17 White Fox
Chapter 17 White Fox
Time is like flowing water, flowing slowly.
After one winter, the little fox's legs had already been raised, and its fur was much shiny because of Hu Ling's careful care.It stands to reason that Hu Ling should take advantage of the spring to release the little fox to the forest in a few more days, but Hu Ling didn't want to...
Can't say why, just don't want to.If you insist on finding an excuse, it should be that the little fox is too cute, Hu Ling thought.
On this point, Wu Ming also seemed to have a tacit understanding.He is not a little fox who lives in the mountains all year round, and he has no experience in catching prey.So it's the best thing for him now to be at Hu Ling's house all the time, plus...he feels that he is a little dependent on Hu Ling from the bottom of his heart.
But things can't just stay the same forever. One morning, a minor accident happened at Hu Ling's house.
That is, the fox that was sleeping in his arms was replaced by a boy who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old...
The young man has delicate features, with a touch of rouge in the corners of his eyes, and some scattered silver-white hair is pressed under his body. At this moment, he is breathing evenly and sleeping in his arms.The long eyelashes are like a small fan, leaving a light shadow on the eyelid.If it weren't for the fact that the young man's chest was empty, at that moment Hu Ling almost thought it was some girl who climbed onto his bed...
But even so, Hu Ling still held his breath, forcibly controlled his thoughts, and pushed the boy in front of him pretending to be calm.
After being pushed, the boy really responded.He opened his red mouth and let out a low whine, then buried his head in the quilt and continued to sleep.
Hu Ling was stunned for a while by the boy's action, at least after watching the boy's sleeping posture for a quarter of an hour, Hu Ling woke up and said: No!Why do I look like a demon!
So he immediately got up and pushed the boy away, shouting: "Wake up, hurry up." Although he pushed him away, Hu Ling didn't have the heart to push him harder, and just kept pushing him with moderate force.
Being teased like that, Wu Ming finally ended his meeting with Duke Zhou, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and murmured: "What's the matter... I want to sleep again..." Although the voice was a little childish, it was As soft as a feather, it slid across Hu Ling's ear, making him tickle.
Hu Ling subconsciously covered his reddened and hot ears, lowered his eyes and looked at the quilt and said, "You, who are you? Why did you appear on my house...my bed?" His expression was very embarrassed.
After Wu Ming heard about it, he replied without thinking, "I am that little fox." Then, seeing the sudden heightened gaze and the sharp fingers in front of him, he was stunned...
Just now...what I said...was it human?I am!Absolutely! ! !
As soon as he reacted, he seemed more flustered than Hu Ling. He looked around his body, looked at his hands and feet, and at the end, he didn't forget to look back at his hair.
After reading it, Wu Ming stared at Hu Ling with his amber eyes, and begged pitifully, "...I, I don't know, but I'm not a monster...don't drive me out, okay?" The eyes seemed that Hu Ling didn't agree, and he could cry in the next second.
Hu Ling couldn't resist Wu Ming's eyes. He stretched out his hand to cover his beating heart. After a while, he said with difficulty: "I... find clothes for you first..." Then he panicked. Zhang's climbed down from the bed to find clothes for Wu Ming to wear.
Hu Ling's family background is not good. His parents left early, and he can only live on a few taels of silver from his family every month. Sometimes he has to do some work as a subsidy.So most of his clothes are made of rough linen, and some of them have a few patches that he sewed on himself, which is very different from those who know nothing but reading.
He always thought that clothes were belongings outside his body and he could not care about them, but at this moment, when he handed the old clothes he had patched to the young man, he felt more embarrassed than ever...
For some reason, he looked at the boy and subconsciously felt that his clothes didn't match him.
Such a good-looking boy should be wearing clothes cut from the best silk in the world, instead of wearing some loose and cheap sackcloth now.
Wu Ming poked his head out from under the quilt, and his silver hair like a waterfall was scattered around. From a distance, it looked like a snow lotus blooming in the room.
Taking the clothes from Hu Ling's hands, Wu Ming first put them on his knees for a look, then tilted his head and looked at him with wide eyes as if holding a coat for help, how cute and cute that look was.
It's simply a monster!Hu Ling thought.
But he still insisted on maintaining his composure and asked, "Yes...you don't know how to wear clothes?"
Wu Ming immediately nodded vigorously, and then looked at him expectantly.
That's right, although the little fox has become a human being, he was still an ignorant fox before today, so he definitely doesn't know how to get dressed and needs his own help.As Hu Ling thought of this, Wu Ming took the clothes one by one and put them on.
Although Hu Ling still looked calm on the surface, as if helping Wu Ming get dressed was just a normal thing, but there was a fierce psychological struggle in his heart.
Hu Ling kept hypnotizing: Well, he is just a little fox...a little fox...a little fox who doesn't understand anything, similar to a human baby.While warning: So... Hu Ling, you have to hold on!How can you blush and heartbeat to a little fox!This is what animals do!
Even if Hu Ling kept doing psychological training for himself to divert his attention, the effect was minimal.After finally finishing the long dressing process, he fell down and sat on the edge of the bed, his palms and forehead were covered with sweat, and he bowed his head in embarrassment and panted, as if he had lost most of his life.
Wu Ming turned his head and saw Hu Ling tiredly sitting on the bed, feeling apologetic in his heart.
As a modern person, Wu Ming really doesn't know how to wear these complicated ancient clothes.Although I have been by Hu Ling's side these days, who would pay attention to how other people wear their clothes?He couldn't stay naked all the time, so he had to be cheeky and ask for help.
Now that he was putting on his clothes, he looked around his clothes curiously, pulling the sleeve corners for a while, and lifting the hem for a while.
After seeing enough, looking at Hu Ling who was still sitting on the edge of the bed, Wu Ming stared at Hu Ling's sachet with his amber eyes, squatted down and approached step by step.
After Wu Ming became a human, he still retained his original keen sense of smell.At this moment, looking at the sachet on Hu Ling's waist, he always felt that he smelled a familiar smell.
Before Hu Ling came back to his senses, Wu Ming quickly reached out and untied Hu Ling's sachet hanging from his waist.When Hu Ling wanted to stop it, Wu Ming had already opened the sachet and dumped the contents on the bed.
Star anise, Chinese fir, dried oranges, sweet beans, bitter apricots, hay, tuberose... Wu Ming spread out these spices and sniffed them one by one on the tip of his nose.Even though it was just an ordinary spice, he smelled a familiar smell, as if this action had been done thousands of times, so much that it became a habit.
Tears flowed out of the corners of Wu Ming's eyes uncontrollably. Suddenly, a picture flashed in his mind.
In the picture, the sky is covered with red, and the young man in front of him is also dressed in bright red... Although his face is blurred, Wu Ming heard it clearly, and he smiled and said to himself, "Bai Hanxiao, I will marry you. There are ten thousand hectares of fertile land and ten miles of red makeup." , will you marry me? '
The boy's smile was so bright that it hurt Wu Ming's eyes a little.
Wu Ming wanted to recall more, but he felt a tingling pain from his brain, which seemed to go deep into his soul, making him break out in a cold sweat and tremble uncontrollably.
Damn it!This damn system!Wu Ming gritted his teeth and cursed in his heart.
Hu Ling didn't know what happened. He only saw the little fox holding the spices in his sachet, and suddenly burst into tears. He quickly supported Wu Ming's body and asked, "What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"
The stinging pain still continued, Wu Ming's face was pale at the moment, he gritted his teeth and shook his head, but he still refused to give up the memories that just popped up.The more he thought about it, the more he realized that this was not what the system said, those memories were just some plots in his novel.
Enduring his weakness, he asked, "Hu Ling... you... where did you get this sachet from?"
"Huh?" Although it was a bit abrupt, Hu Ling still seriously recalled: "This sachet...I went to Bailin City a few days ago, and I went to the store to pick out some spices and prepared it..." As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Ling felt a little puzzled.I usually don't know how to smell and recognize fragrances, so how did I match them?After thinking about it carefully, but still can't think of a reason, so I can only ignore it.
After Wu Ming got the answer, he wanted to ask further questions, but when it came to his lips, he didn't know what to ask.I can only rest for a while and pack the incense as if nothing happened.
...
After that day, Wu Ming still lived in Hu Ling's house.If there is any difference from the past, it is that I usually help take care of Hu Ling or do simple work, and sometimes even make some sachets by myself and take them to the market to subsidize the family, so as to reduce the burden on Hu Ling. Ling's burden.
At first, Hu Ling was a little worried that Wu Ming's monstrous appearance would be discovered by others.But when he saw with his own eyes that Wu Ming used a simple spell to make himself look like an ordinary person, he was relieved to let Wu Ming go to the market to set up a stall.
After getting along for a long time, it is impossible for Hu Ling to bark like a little fox like before. Once, Hu Ling asked Wu Ming's name, and Wu Ming subconsciously answered the name Bai Hanxiao for some reason.
Maybe it was because he was too obsessed with the memories of the past, Wu Ming explained to himself afterwards, so he didn't correct it, and took Bai Hanxiao as his name.
...
Having been with Hu Ling for a long time, Wu Ming sometimes forgot how long he had stayed in Hu Ling's house, maybe five years?Anyway, the system kept crashing during this period, and Wu Ming almost forgot that he was here.
Although it is reasonable to say that Wu Ming would be able to stand on his own for such a long time, but the two seem to have reached a strange tacit understanding on this point.Hu Ling never said that Wu Ming should leave, and Wu Ming never thought of leaving.
For some reason, every time he stayed by Hu Ling's side, he felt very at ease, and he was willing to stay by Hu Ling's side for the rest of his life.
However, as a scholar, Hu Ling's pursuit of life cannot be to live a normal life with Wu Mingping all the time. His greatest ambition is to be able to apply what he has learned, to be admitted to the number one scholar, and to become an official.
Sometimes he often said to Wu Ming that his greatest dream in this life is to be a good official for the country and the people, so that the people can get justice for their grievances.
It's a pity that I don't know whether it's his bad luck or his lack of talent.He went to the imperial city to take the exam several times over the years, and failed several times, so he was very depressed...
Another year, when the list was posted, Hu Ling took Wu Ming to look and look in the crowd, until he squeezed to the front, but still couldn't see his name.Hu Ling felt a little lonely, and grabbed Wu Ming's hand and left the crowd. When he left, he even went to the hotel to buy several bottles of spirits.
At night, Hu Ling couldn't sleep, so he went out and sat on the ground, drinking wine against the cold wind.Wu Mingxin was already on Hu Ling's body, so naturally he couldn't sleep.When I came out and saw Hu Ling's lost appearance at this moment, I felt very uncomfortable, but I knew that words of comfort were useless, so I could only sit next to Hu Ling.
At first, Hu Ling was silent and didn't speak, just sipping the stuffed wine one mouthful at a time.It wasn't until after two or two drinks that Hu Ling leaned on Wu Ming and talked drunk.
"There is Bole in the world, and then there is a thousand-mile horse. There are always thousand-mile horses, but Bole doesn't often have..." Hu Ling leaned on Wu Ming's shoulder, finished reciting "Ma Shuo" drunkenly, and finally raised his wine jar and shouted : "Unrecognized talents! Unrecognized talents! When will I find a bole who can match me!" The words were bleak, and I burst into tears.
Wu Ming looked at Hu Ling's appearance, feeling distressed and helpless.There was no way, the most he could do was to earn more money to subsidize his family. He had no way to make Hu Ling an official.
At this moment, he was somewhat aware of his own powerlessness.But he still kept patting Hu Ling on the back, lowering his eyes and softly persuading: "I know you are talented... I know... Bole will meet you... yes." I don't know that Hu Ling Did you hear me?
Hu Ling was completely drunk at the moment, squinting his already red eyes, looking at Wu Ming beside him, under the moonlight, Hu Ling felt as if he had seen the original appearance of the little fox again, that evildoer No way, let yourself be heartbroken...
Because Hu Ling was drunk at this moment, he could no longer restrain the emotions he had buried for many years. He arched his head towards Hu Ling's neck, and murmured: "...with a smile, I...I like you"
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After a night, Wu Ming got up and saw Hu Ling who was still sleeping soundly next to him, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
Maybe last night was just drinking nonsense, maybe Hu Ling didn't remember anything when he woke up, maybe... maybe...
Wu Ming found too many possibilities for Hu Ling, and he actually had the idea of retreating and escaping.He turned his head and didn't dare to look at Hu Ling's face, but he happened to see the sachet on the table.
The sachet was originally planned to be sold at the market.
Forget it, go out for a walk, just take it easy.
After Wu Ming got up and packed up, he planned to take the sachet and walk to the nearby market by himself, and sort out his mood by the way.
As a result, as soon as he arrived at the gate of the market, Wu Ming saw many people crowded to the gate, as if they were looking at something strange.
Normally, Wu Ming wouldn't care about these things, but today he stopped surprisingly, walked over there, and when he got to the side, he asked a person who had just finished watching and squeezed out: "Is it true?" Did something major happen? So many people read the notice?"
That person was also a gossip person. Hearing Wu Ming's question, he first patted the ashes he squeezed into, and then replied excitedly: "Hey, you don't know? The post on it is not a notice, but It is the imperial list! It is said that Princess Bai Ning, who is loved by the emperor, is weak and ill due to wind and cold. She must use white fox blood from the depths of the snow mountain as medicine to cure her. If someone can find it and hand it in, they will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold immediately, and they will be promoted Where is the prince!"
Wu Ming's eyes lit up when he heard the word "additional official", and he didn't bother to set up a stall anymore, so he walked back directly.While walking, he murmured: "I can be an official... I can be an official... I can be an official... I have an official..." The whole person seemed to be possessed by a demon.
He thought he only needed to bleed some blood, and Hu Ling could use it to change officials!
With just a little blood, all of Hu Ling's ideals and ambitions can be realized!
The more Wu Ming thought about it, the more cost-effective it became. In the end, he almost wanted to cut his own wrist and bleed immediately for Hu Ling to change his position.