Chapter 655 should feel like this, right?
The birth of Ao Chun is a rare happy event for the Dragon Clan of the Four Seas. Since the third prince Ao Bing died tragically at the hands of Nezha, the entire East China Sea seems to be shrouded in a layer of haze. After all, he couldn't come back to life again, but Nezha was ranked in the immortal class early, and suddenly became the marshal of the Santanhaihui, whose status is still above the Dragon King of the Four Seas.
Zhou Ji walked around the festive and lively banquet, paused slightly, and caught a glimpse of the Dragon King of the East China Sea who was talking and laughing happily with the guests from the corner of his eyes. Whenever he talked about his newborn son, there would always be hearty and heroic laughter.
Perhaps at this moment, the Dragon King of the East China Sea really came out of his grief, and he no longer had the depressed and gloomy feeling he saw at the beginning.
The original family has a profound influence on a person, and the character formed in childhood often stays with him throughout his life.
Even after more than two thousand years, Zhou Ji is still a little uncomfortable with such a scene.
Marshal Canopy has become a "pig demon", the whereabouts of the rolling shutter sky is unknown, it is impossible for Nezha to be invited, and Fairy Chang'e is far away in the Moon Palace.
Zhou Ji walked around, and suddenly found that there were some strange faces around him, so he found a corner with not many people and sat down in a somewhat dispirited way. After taking a few steps, he dared not sit with this murderous man who almost entered Yaochi.
To Zhou Ji, it was much quieter.
In a trance, a piece of fresh and delicate petals appeared in sight like a flying butterfly.
Although the Dragon Palace has a barrier to avoid water, after all, it is on the bottom of the East China Sea. How can there be fresh petals?
Zhou Ji came back to his senses, the petals just now seemed to be an illusion, only a ray of fragrance mixed with hundreds of flowers, the elegant but not greasy fragrance of flowers is gradually approaching.
Instinctively sensing that someone was staring at him, Zhou Ji turned around suddenly, and saw a few fairies dressed in various dresses, as delicate and charming as flowers, gathering together to observe him furtively, and found that Zhou Ji looked over, There was a mess of chirping, one of the dresses was embroidered with a pattern of flowers, a dignified and beautiful woman was pushed out by them, she walked up to Zhou Ji with a trace of fear and curiosity, and looked back at the sisters behind her.
Zhou Ji looked along her line of sight, and the female fairies who were making encouraging gestures to this side were frightened and scattered, and then gathered to the other side to look at this side in a blink of an eye.
It seems that when sending weak water to the sky before, he almost broke into the Yaochi all the way, and cast a psychological shadow on these fairies in heaven, right?
Zhou Ji laughed dumbfounded, glanced at the fairy in front of him for a while, then withdrew his gaze, and said kindly, "What's the matter with this fairy?"
"You are the third sister who often mentions Brother Zhou?"
Maybe it was Zhou Ji's gentle tone that made her completely relieved, maybe it was Yang Chan's nagging that made her more curious than afraid. And called all the sisters who had just pushed him out.
Plum Blossom Fairy is cool and noble, gorgeous but not enchanting.
The lotus fairy is slim and graceful, with a green skirt like a lotus leaf.
The Peony Fairy is graceful and charming.
Peony Fairy is beautiful, charming and charming.
It was still a deserted corner just now, and in a blink of an eye, it was full of flowers, and Zhou Ji was in it, as if he could feel the frequent gazes of the guests around him.
Zhou Ji listened to the chattering questions of the girls, and reacted, "Are you all friends of the third girl?"
"Yes, yes, we passed Huashan Mountain when we were counting the flowers and plants in the world for our empress, and then we met Sanmei." Several fairies explained to Zhou Ji how they met Yang Chan.
Zhou Ji's eyes showed soft light, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but raise a faint smile.
Yang Chan stayed alone in Huashan these years, and didn't go around often. Being able to make friends with Fairy Baihua made her feel less lonely.
Zhou Ji sincerely thanked the girls for Yang Chan, Baihua Fairy said with a smile: "Brother Zhou is too polite, we have heard that the third sister is kind-hearted when we were in the Heavenly Court, if we hadn't had the chance to go down to the realm, we would have thought about it a long time ago." met her."
All the girls nodded in agreement.
While chatting and laughing, Zhou Ji asked them why they had peeked at her just now, Baihua Fairy was a little embarrassed and said: "We heard that the third sister also came to the banquet, but I couldn't find the third sister around the banquet. Here, I remembered that she often mentioned Brother Zhou to us, so I wanted to ask if Brother Zhou knew where she was?"
"Oh~ that's it." Zhou Ji nodded and smiled, "The third girl should help the fourth princess of the East China Sea look after the eighth prince in the side hall right now."
Zhou Ji pointed them to the direction of the side hall, and Yang Chan came out of the side hall angrily at this time. Seeing that in just a short while, Zhou Ji had so many beautiful female fairies around him, the speed of her pace became faster and faster. rapid.
"Three Sisters~"
"Sister Baihua? Sister Peony? Sister Shaoyao? Sister Lotus, Sister Plum."
Seeing a group of sisters, Yang Chan's eyes lit up, and she immediately forgot about the embarrassment that her second brother asked her to do with Zendan Dan.
Three women in one play, so many women in front of them, even fairies, are still chattering non-stop.
The original seat was occupied by all the girls, Zhou Ji raised a smile, silently watching Yang Chan who was chatting and laughing with Fairy Baihua, stepped aside a few steps, and quietly moved away from the bustling crowd.
"Speaking of which, it's been more than a hundred years since we last met, right? If it weren't for the invitation from the East China Sea Dragon Palace this time, I'm afraid the sisters will not be able to get together to talk until the next time we count the flowers and plants~" Fairy Baihua As he was talking, he realized that Yang Chan was a little absent-minded. He turned around and looked at her, with a puzzled expression on his face, "Huh? Where's Brother Zhou? Wasn't he still there just now?"
"You little sisters haven't seen each other for many years. You must have a lot to say. It's inconvenient for me to stay by, so I walked away first."
The full moon feast began. The Dragon King of the East China Sea stood in front of the throne, glanced at all the guests, formally took the child from the queen's arms, and declared him the eighth prince of the East China Sea, named Ao Chun.
Amidst the applause, Zhou Ji looked at Yang Chan who squeezed through the crowd to find Yang Chan in front of him, smiled and pouted towards Cun Xin and Ao Tingxin: "They are going to take Ao Chun back, don't you want to go and see?"
Yang Chan shook her head lightly.
Zhou Ji was surprised and said: "Didn't you want to hug the child just now? Ao Chun fell asleep just now and you were worried about waking him up. Now he is going back to the bedroom, why don't you go?"
Yang Chan acted as if she had never heard of it.
The surface of the water reflecting Zhou Ji's figure was rippling. Due to the large number of guests, Yang Chan followed Zhou Ji and looked at the back of Zhou Ji in front of him.
Zhou Ji felt that someone was gently grabbing his sleeve, glanced sideways, and slowed down his pace slightly.
Just like when the ugly girl was rescued more than a thousand years ago, the two walked against the crowd in the bustling market, and the surroundings were noisy, and the ugly girl also gently grabbed his clothes and followed him step by step. Afraid of being squeezed by the crowd.
Finally, Zhou Ji and Yang Chan came to the Queen's bedroom. Cun Xin was hugging his little cousin and teasing him. Seeing the two of them coming, he rarely joked: "Xiao Xiaochun~Xiao Xiaochun, you see how popular you are, how welcome are you?" The third aunt chased you here so that she could hug you~"
"Sister-in-law~~" Yang Chan gave Cun Xin a coquettish look when she saw the pain and depression between Cun Xin's eyebrows fade away, and the sweet smile appeared on her face.
"Okay, okay, I'm not kidding anymore." After Cun Xin turned her head to look at Ao Tingxin and her mother, seeing that the two agreed, she carried Ao Chun and walked beside them, trying to hand the child to Yang Chan. , Ao Chun reluctantly stretched out her little hand, babbling and waving towards Cun Xin.
Zhou Ji smiled when he saw this, "It seems that this child and his younger siblings are quite close."
Ao Tingxin pretended to be jealous and said: "Yes, obviously I am his biological sister, but he prefers to be close to Cun Xin."
The Queen will accompany the Dragon King of the East China Sea to the front hall to entertain guests. With Ao Tingxin and Cun Xin present, she has nothing to worry about. After she leaves, Cun Xin hands the child to Yang Chan.
A baby who has just turned one month is very light, yet very heavy.
Yang Chan took the child, looked at the small head inside the swaddling baby, and suddenly had an incredible feeling. This was a kind of longing and joy from the heart. She turned to look at Zhou Ji next to her, and walked to his bed without knowing it. before.
"Brother Zhou, look quickly, it's so cute~"
Ao Chun blinked her big round eyes, and looked at Zhou Ji curiously. Out of a baby's instinct, she stretched out her hands to grab something. Zhou Ji retreated a step back, and didn't reach out for him to grab like Cun Xin did.
Yang Chan was a little disappointed and said, "Brother Zhou doesn't like children?"
"No, it's just that I'm not very good at dealing with it." Zhou Ji was silent for a moment, and under Yang Chan's expectant gaze, he stretched out his finger and gently touched the baby's delicate and delicate face. Yang Chan smiled like a child generally.
"Don't treat my eighth brother as a toy anymore~~ Brother Zhou wants to try it too?" Ao Tingxin came over jokingly, turned to look at Zhou Ji, and changed the subject, instead he called his own brother Treat it as a toy to 'show off' to everyone.
A trace of nostalgia flashed in Zhou Ji's eyes. The memories of the past were too far away and had been sealed away for many years, but the vague fragments allowed him to pick up the children more skillfully than Ao Tingxin. There was no need for Ao Tingxin to show off at the same time. guide.
Yang Chan leaned in front of Zhou Ji, reached out and stroked Ao Chun's head, and murmured, "Is this how it feels?"
"How does it feel?" Zhou Ji asked puzzledly when he heard Yang Chan's muttering.
Yang Chan stepped back half a step in a panic, waved her hand suspiciously and said, "Nothing. Nothing."
Seeing Zhou Ji still wanted to ask, Yang Chan turned her head to look at Cun Xin not far away, pursed her lips, turned around and said, "Miss Ting Xin, I have something to talk to my sister-in-law alone, you can take care of it with Brother Zhou first. Eighth Prince, we will go back as soon as we go."
Noticing Yang Chan's suddenly serious expression, Ao Tingxin vaguely guessed something, thinking that Yang Chan was going to take this opportunity to persuade Cun Xin to get along with Yang Jian; Zhou Ji understood instantly and turned to look at Yang Chan, who handed him a The warning gaze signaled him not to follow.
Looking at the back of Yang Chan and Cun Xin leaving, Zhou Ji sighed softly, holding the baby in one hand, and pointing at the other hand as a sword, drawing a talisman in the air, under Ao Tingxin's surprised gaze, the sound transmission talisman turned into a Liu Guang flew towards the front hall.
Being kind and simple does not mean being stupid.
Yang Jian was deeply involved in the situation and couldn't see Cun Xin's intentions. The Meishan brothers only thought that their husband and wife were not compatible, let alone thinking about other things.
After being reminded by Zhou Ji, Yang Chan was sure that there was another reason for Cun Xin's sudden change, and when Brother Zhou mentioned that he promised to help her keep it a secret, there seemed to be a bit of pity in the depths of his eyes.
Yang Chan may not go home for many years. As a bystander, she can see many things more clearly than the second brother and the Meishan brothers.
Cun Xin brought Yang Chan to a coral garden and stopped. At first, she thought that Yang Chan was trying to persuade her to get along with Yang Jian, but Yang Chan looked at her with a complicated expression. Thinking back to Brother Zhou's pity at that time, she said distressedly. : "Sister-in-law, why are you bothering?"
Cun Xin's complexion changed slightly, she was suddenly confused, and said with dodge eyes, "I don't understand what you are talking about. If you want to persuade me to get along with the second master, I can only tell you that it is a waste of effort. I am leaving."
"Brother Zhou told me everything!"
Cun Xin was about to turn around and leave, when she heard Yang Chan's words, she immediately showed an expression of disbelief, and without thinking, she subconsciously said, "How could it be? Brother Zhou promised to keep it secret for me."
"So you must be hiding something from us!" Yang Chan's eyes lit up, and she took a step forward.
Cun Xin said angrily, "You deliberately lied to me!"
Yang Chan's momentum was relaxed, her eyes were soft, and she said softly: "Sister-in-law, you and your second brother have been married for more than a thousand years. Once upon a time, how many people envied the harmony between you and your husband, and respect each other as guests. What is the reason why you have to do this?" Torture yourself? Is it related to the second brother?"
Cun Xin's face was pale, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
"Is it really related to the second brother?"
Seeing this, Yang Chan couldn't help showing surprise, but in addition to being surprised, she was more puzzled, "Since it's for the second brother, you shouldn't even quarrel with him on purpose? This will not only kill the friendship between you , Let the two of you suffer deeply, what's the use?"
Perhaps in the deepest part of Cun Xin's heart, there is a slight desire to confide in others. The melancholy that has accumulated for hundreds of years is like a mountain that keeps growing, weighing her down as time goes by.
Hearing Yang Chan's question, Cun Xin's chest heaved and hesitant for a long time, before finally saying: "You don't understand. This is enough, and only in this way can he have nothing to worry about."
Not far away, behind a piece of coral reef.
No worries? What would be nothing to worry about?
Yang Jian's face was cloudy and uncertain, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his mind, but he couldn't catch it when he tried to recall it.
(The title of this chapter and the paragraph in the middle come from the scene in "Spring Things" where Hikigaya and Yuigahama go to the pet shop, and Yuigahama hands the pet dog to Hikigaya to hug.)
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