Not long after, Yu Daohan felt something slide out of his throat.
Yu Daohan opened his mouth wide, and the spirit pearl was directly spat out.
Looking at the spirit pearl he had spat out, Yu Daohan breathed a sigh of relief. As soon as he stood up, he felt something swimming around in his belly.
Suddenly, the thing swam towards his throat. Yu Daohan opened his mouth, and a small blue goldfish jumped out.
The two looked astonished. Li Shiyao, in particular, stared at the blue goldfish that had been spat out with disbelief.
Yu Daohan's face also showed surprise. How could there be a goldfish in his stomach?
Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at the goldfish flopping on the ground. Although he couldn't sense any demonic energy, anything that came out of someone's mouth was surely not good. He took out a yellow talisman from his bag and prepared to eliminate the little goldfish.
The goldfish on the ground flopped a few times and actually spoke human words.
"You can't kill me!"
The few people were startled and took a step back. Zhang Xiaoqiang pointed at the goldfish on the ground and shouted, "Holy crap, Master Yu, this thing can talk!"
Yu Daohan was startled by Zhang Xiaoqiang's shout and cursed, "Stop shouting! I heard you, damn it."
Yu Daohan was already a bit nervous, and Zhang Xiaoqiang's shout made him even more frightened.
Yu Daohan stared at the little goldfish on the ground, "Are you a fish demon?"
The goldfish flopped a few more times and said, "Put me in water first."
Yu Daohan helplessly walked to the backyard, got a bowl, filled it with water from the large well under the two willow trees, and brought it to the front shop.
Seeing that the goldfish on the ground was almost dead, Yu Daohan picked it up and threw it into the bowl.
All three stared at the little goldfish curiously. Zhang Xiaoqiang stroked his chin, "That's not right. Logically, to speak human words, one needs to cultivate for at least two hundred years. But why can't I sense any demonic energy from this guy?"
Yu Daohan looked at the little goldfish a few more times and suddenly remembered something. He asked, "Are you a dragon fish?"
The goldfish swam a few laps in the bowl, "That's right, this immortal is a dragon fish."
Zhang Xiaoqiang looked incredulous. What was a dragon fish? It was a celestial dragon preordained to ascend to heaven.
Legend had it that if any demon made a significant contribution to the human or celestial realms, the celestial realm would allow them to reincarnate as a dragon fish in their next life, directly ascending to immortality.
Dragon fish had a special birth; they could not be born through live birth or eggs, but only through spiritual energy of heaven and earth or treasures.
However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the celestial realm closed off the path of ascension for dragon fish, meaning that such creatures could no longer exist in the world.
This was also why Yu Daohan was unsure if the little creature before him was a dragon fish.
Yu Daohan turned to Zhang Xiaoqiang, "By the way, what do you want the spirit pearl for?"
Given Zhang Xiaoqiang's temperament, he wouldn't risk his life to snatch a spirit pearl.
Zhang Xiaoqiang put away the spirit pearl and remained silent. Yu Daohan patted his shoulder again, "Alright, you brat. If you have any difficulties, come to me. This old man will cover for you."
Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded and took out a small bottle from his bag, handing it to Yu Daohan, "Master Yu, this contains medicine to counteract the strain of the Nine Lives Reincarnation Eye."
Yu Daohan took the small bottle and opened it to take a look. Normally, his left eye would need to rest for at least a week, but this time, he had not gone blind.
"Not bad, kid. Where did you get this stuff?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang rubbed the back of his head and made up an excuse, "I mentioned the Nine Lives Reincarnation Eye to a friend last time, and he happened to have medicine to counteract it."
Yu Daohan put away the medicine and chatted with Zhang Xiaoqiang for a while longer. Zhang Xiaoqiang said he had other things to do and left first.
Li Shiyao also left, saying she had a report to write. Now, only the dragon fish in the bowl and Zhang Jingyi, who was hiding in the shadows from the morning sun, remained in the shop.
Yu Daohan looked at Zhang Jingyi hiding in the corner, "I can take you in, but you have to listen to me."
Zhang Jingyi nodded. Yu Daohan looked at the dragon fish in the bowl, "You were born from the spirit pearl. If you want to leave, I'll release you into the sea now."
The dragon fish opened its mouth, "Who says I was born from the spirit pearl? I was born from you."
As soon as it finished speaking, Yu Daohan, who was stretching, almost dislocated his back.
Yu Daohan sat up straight, thinking he had misheard, "What do you mean?"
The goldfish swam around again, "I was born by absorbing your blood and qi."
Yu Daohan was a bit dumbfounded. Did this mean that he, a man, had given birth to a goldfish?
Five minutes later, Yu Daohan finally recovered his composure and accepted this fact.
He went to the street and bought a piece of fake jade worth twenty yuan, and then bought a not-too-large fish tank.
He had originally planned to put the dragon fish into the well in the backyard, but the little fellow said it was afraid of the "gentleman" in the well, so he had no choice but to keep it separate.
It wasn't until four o'clock in the afternoon that Yu Daohan finished everything. The jade and the fish tank were placed in an inconspicuous spot in the shop.
For dinner, Yu Daohan ate something casual and prepared to open the shop at midnight.
Gratitude: Thanks to the gift from the cute little [Great Darkness Heaven].