The weather at sea is changeable, and fishermen face unpredictable risks when going out to sea to fish.

Sixty years ago, Jinxia, ​​worried about her husband's safety, secretly made perfume from the scales on her body. She would spray it on her husband when he went out to sea to fish, and it would bring him good luck and ensure his safe return.

Zhang Xuexue learned her lesson and of course would never use fish scales to make perfume again.

She didn't even mention the word "perfume" in front of Bai Jun, just to avoid risks.

That day, Bai Jun came back from outside with his head down.

His face was filled with sadness and his eyes were red, obvious signs of having cried.

Zhang Xuexue asked him, "What's wrong?"

Bai Jun squatted quietly and said, "Er Shun is dead."

Zhang Xuexue said: "If he dies, he dies."

Bai Jun continued sadly: "Er Shun is a good brother who grew up with me. My parents died early, and I was often hungry when I was a child. Er Shun felt sorry for me and always stole food from home for me to eat."

"Ershun...he is really a very good person!"

"But today, his fishing boat was overturned by the waves. I searched for him on the sea for a long time but couldn't find him."

Zhang Xuexue waved her hands and said heartlessly: "Just be content that you can come back alive. Don't worry about others. You are not from here anyway. Everything here is an illusion. There is no need to be sad for the people in the illusion."

Bai Jun burst into tears: "My best brother died. I watched him being swallowed by the waves. His child was only a few months old and couldn't even call him dad. His mother grabbed my sleeve and asked me why I could come back safely and why Ershun died?"

Zhang Xuexue suddenly became alert: "You didn't say anything nonsense, did you?"

Bai Jun said, "What did I say?"

Zhang Xuexue smiled and said, "Nothing."

However, the next day, a group of villagers surrounded Bai Jun's shabby house:

"Jiang Jun, why is it that every time you go fishing, the sea is always calm? Even if you encounter danger, you can always return safely, and the catch is always the richest. What is your secret?"

"Hey, have you noticed that Jiang Jun always smells good? Is he wearing perfume?"

"Perfume is an expensive item. How can he afford it?"

"Jiang Jun, these people in our village have taken extra care of you since you were a child, otherwise you wouldn't be alive today. What's your secret? Tell us quickly!"

"Jiang Jun, Ershun died in the shipwreck. Are you going to watch the rest of us get into trouble? What secrets do you have to save your life? Why can't you share them with us?"

"Yes, yes. We are all from the same village. Is there anything we can't talk about?"

Bai Jun was surrounded by people and tried to explain: "What perfume? You are wrong. I only smell like sea water, nothing else."

At this time, a man suddenly held up a bottle of perfume: "I found this perfume, it smells very special!"

Bai Jun was confused: "When did my family get this kind of thing?"

Zhang Xuexue was also dumbfounded: "How could there be perfume here? I have never made it before, and I can't possibly make perfume! I didn't even mention perfume to Bai Jun!"

The villagers surrounded Bai Jun and asked him about the purpose and usage of the perfume.

How could Bai Jun know? He was sweating profusely, and hurriedly explained that the thing was not his, and he didn't know why it appeared in his home.

"If it's not you, it must be your wife's!"

A villager suddenly pointed at Zhang Xuexue and said, "This woman's origins are unknown. She hides in her room every day and acts mysteriously. Could she be a monster?"

Zhang Xuexue couldn't help but swear: "Fuck! Do you think you have Sun Wukong's flaming eyes and can identify monsters with just one glance?"

She pulled Bai Jun in front of her, "Tell them that I am not your wife, not a monster!"

But Bai Jun, who had been trying his best to defend him just now, now looked confused and no one knew what he was thinking.

Zhang Xuexue felt something was wrong and picked up the broom next to her to drive these people away.

At this moment, Bai Jun suddenly said: "My wife... is not a human... she is a koi fish, a koi fish demon that can bring good luck to people!"

"Bai Jun!" Zhang Xuexue wanted to cover Bai Jun's mouth, but it was too late.

The crowd was in an uproar and surrounded Zhang Xuexue.

"I knew you were different. How could an ordinary woman be so beautiful? It turns out you are a koi fish demon!"

"So Jiang Jun got good luck because of the perfume you gave him?"

"Koi, since you have such good things, please share some with all of us!"

"Give us a bottle of perfume, please!"

"Perfume, I want perfume too!"

"..."

Finally, Zhang Xuexue picked up a hatchet and yelled, "I don't have any perfume, and you can't ask me for perfume! Get out of here, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Everyone was scared away and left reluctantly.

Before leaving, one of the men looked at Zhang Xuexue deeply.

Zhang Xuexue recognized him as the old mayor when he was young - Jin Dongmin.

Zhang Xuexue wanted to find him before, but for some reason she couldn't find him. Yet, he suddenly appeared today.

Before Jin Dongmin left, the look he gave Zhang Xuexue clearly contained a hint of smile, but it also contained a frightening viciousness.

"Bai Jun!" Zhang Xuexue closed the door and questioned him, "Why did you suddenly reveal my identity just now? Have you forgotten what I warned you?"

Bai Jun was squatting on the ground with his head in his hands, looking painful: "I don't know... I really don't know why I said that!"

Suddenly, he grabbed Zhang Xuexue's skirt and said, "Xia, believe me! I didn't mean it. I really didn't mean it! I was... I didn't know what was going on in my brain. I suddenly became confused, and then... I said those words uncontrollably."

"Xia, what if they know your identity? Will you be in danger? Otherwise..."

He thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you run away? I'll take you away, okay?"

Although in his mind, those villagers are all good people. But Zhang Xuexue has been telling him recently that once his identity is exposed, he will be killed by the villagers.

Therefore, when he realized that he had said the wrong thing and might have harmed "Jinxia", he began to regret and become afraid.

"Run?" Zhang Xuexue smiled helplessly, "If I could run away, I would have run away long ago. I can't run away, and neither can you. None of us can run away."

She pulled Bai Jun up from the ground: "Get up, I'm not angry."

At this point, can she still not see clearly? Bai Jun is already a tool-like existence. No matter what his nature is, he is Jiang Jun here. Whether actively or passively, he will do what Jiang Jun has done.

Therefore, he couldn't keep the secret for Zhang Xuexue, and he couldn't even escape the control of the evil god.

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