Lixi and Deng hurriedly went down to the river and walked to Qingchuan Xiang to pull her up.

"I'm fine, just a little startled."

Qingchuan Xiang waved at the two of them, indicating that he was fine. Fortunately, the rocks at the bottom of the river had long been polished smooth by the water, so they didn't hurt Qingchuan Xiang.

Then she saw Lixi and Xiaodeng, who had just wanted to run to her to help her up, suddenly slowed down their pace and seemed to be afraid to glance at her.

Qingchuan Xiang looked at himself and found that his clothes were completely wet, even more soaked than he had ever been before.

The river was as clear as a mirror. Even if the water was transferred to Qingchuan Xiang's body, it was still so... clear that it directly penetrated Xiang's shirt and could not provide any protection.

The soaked clothes clung tightly to Qingchuan Xiang's skin, outlining her figure without any excess fat. Fortunately, the material of the pants was different from the shirt, so they were not so transparent, but they still clung tightly to Xiang's legs.

This almost naked visual effect made Lixi and Xiaodeng not know where to look.

Qingchuan Xiang still symbolically raised her hand to cover her chest, but she felt that there was nothing to cover with her figure.

Unlike the two who felt embarrassed after being given benefits abruptly, Qingchuan Xiang, who should have been the victim, was the least concerned among the three. Instead, the unique feeling of soaking in the clear river water, which was completely different from the feeling of the cold water in the bathroom at home, made Qingchuan Xiang feel full of pleasure.

I even wanted to lie down and bury my whole body in the water.

Seeing Qingchuan Xiang's eager expression, Li Xi immediately guessed what the guy was thinking. As long as there was water flowing, Qingchuan Xiang's thoughts would be particularly easy to guess. All he had to do was think in the direction where she wanted to contact the water source.

"Tsk, get up quickly." Li Xi was not polite with you. He took a deep breath and calmed down his restless mood after seeing the charming scene of Qingchuan Xiang's wet body. He took a big step to Xiang's side, grabbed her arm, and lifted her up.

"The water is so cold, and the weather isn't as hot as before. Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"

Although he had the intention of doing good for Qingchuan Xiang's health, Li Xi's behavior undoubtedly made Qingchuan Xiang, who could have partially covered herself by sitting with her body bent, completely exposed in front of the two of them.

He was still full of energy one second ago, and then he immediately lost his temper, or almost lost it the next second. Li Xi was stunned in the spot, still holding Qingchuan Xiang's hand, staring blankly at Qingchuan Xiang's chest.

"Lixi?"

Finally, it was Qingchuan Xiang's reminder that brought Li Xi back to his senses. He coughed awkwardly twice, then looked at Xiao Deng: "Ahem, Deng, please watch over Xiang here. Don't let her stay in the water. Find a sunny place to bask in the sun.

"I'm going back to the campground to get a blanket and some spare clothes for Xiang."

When at Qingchuan Xiang's house, Li Xi watched Qingchuan Xiang packing things, so he knew very well that Xiang brought more than one set of clothes and where they were placed.

It was impossible to leave the soaking wet Qingchuan Xiang here to dry naturally, but it was also not possible to bring Xiang directly to the camping site where there were still people coming and going. So he had to ask Xiaodeng to watch over Qingchuan Xiang here while he went to get clothes and blankets.

After instructing Xiao Deng and repeatedly emphasizing that she couldn't be soft-hearted and let Qingchuanxiang continue to soak in the water, Li Xi didn't even dare to look in Qingchuanxiang's direction, and ran away with a bit of an escape intention. Even when Qingchuanxiang called her before leaving and gave her the fishing rod with the fish still on it, she didn't even turn around, but simply took it with her hands.

"Xiao Xiang... let's go ashore first."

After Lixi left, Xiaodeng remembered her instructions and let Xiang come out of the water first.

He looked around with the lamp, and finally saw a huge rock by the river a few dozen steps away. The top of the rock was flat and was just under the sunlight.

"Let's go over there... okay?"

Seeing that Xiao Deng was saying words of request but also had a very determined look in his eyes, Qingchuan Xiang knew that he probably had no chance to stay in the water any longer.

but……

Why was it that while Xiao Deng had a determined look in her eyes, she was also secretly glancing at her skin beneath her soaked clothes?

Chapter 265 Water Succubus

Dragging his clothes, which felt heavy after getting wet, Qingchuan Xiang walked towards the huge rock that Xiaodeng had found.

Although he wanted to wade through the water, Xiao Deng's eyes staring at him as if to stop him were too hard to ignore, so Qingchuan Xiang had no choice but to go ashore first.

They picked up their shoes, which had been placed by the river. It was obvious they couldn't put them on right away with their feet soaking wet. Li Xi had left a few sheets of toilet paper, enough to dry their feet. Both Li Xi and Xiao Deng chose to put their shoes on right after drying them.

However, Qingchuan Xiang refused the paper handed to him by Xiaodeng, and just walked barefoot on the rugged stone road.

Although there were inevitably many small, sharp-edged stones scattered on the ground, as long as Qingchuan Xiang found the larger stones and avoided the gravel, he would not hurt the skin on the soles of his feet. Instead, it felt like stepping on an acupressure mat, which was a little painful, but also had a subtle feeling of being massaged.

A large amount of moisture clung to Qingchuan Xiang's skin, like an extra coat of liquid, slowly dripping down. Her equally wet feet glided lightly across the paved gravel path by the river.

His bare feet pressed firmly against the large, flat stones to avoid falling due to excessive slipperiness. The thorough and large-area contact also allowed Qingchuan Xiang to feel more clearly the roughness of the rocks rubbing against the soles of his feet.

The scattered sunlight causes the stones on the gravel road to be heated unevenly. Some are always shaded by the cool shade of the trees, caressed by the breeze and embraced by the shadows of the trees. The water vapor from the river makes them feel slightly moist, creating a hint of coolness.

Other stones were illuminated by the golden fragments of light, and their surfaces were covered with a warm luster, emitting soft and warm heat. When Qingchuan Xiang stepped on them, he felt so comfortable that he couldn't help but stop for a moment and gently roll his toes a few times to fully feel the warmth. This formed a huge contrast with the cool river water he had just been soaking in, and each highlighted a different feeling of comfort.

As Qingchuan Xiang stepped on each stone, he left behind wet footprints, some deep, some shallow, and in various shapes.

If it were on a slightly curved, smooth stone, it would perfectly follow the curve of the arch of the foot, leaving a relatively complete footprint. From it, you can clearly see the round and plump toes, the slender sole that can be held in one hand, and the heel that served as the foothold and left a deeper water mark...

But in most cases, only incomplete and irregular footprints are left, but just like the technique of leaving blank space, even if only half of the footprint is left, it can make people imagine what kind of feet the owner of the footprint would have.

Xiao Deng followed Qingchuan Xiang closely, but didn't know where to look.

Qingchuan Xiang's back looks very thin, but it gives people a very reliable feeling. The white neck and large skin make people want to get close to her. The simple clothes and plain bra straps have a youthful atmosphere, but also an unexpected astringent taste.

The hem of her clothes, soaked with moisture, had long lost its former free-flowing elegance. The wrinkles gathered into a ball made Qingchuan Xiang look a bit messy. Did it make you want to help her tidy up her messy clothes, or did it make you want to make them even messier?

Deng finally found a place where he could look without feeling inexplicably upset: Xiaoxiang's light gray hair.

Her gray hair, originally tied into a sleek bun, had become tangled and loose after several twists and turns, almost untied. Many strands of hair had escaped the restraints of the hair tie and were hanging straight down.

The wet part of the hair formed a new bundle under the adhesion of the water. It looked like a small braid separated from the bun, which looked very playful.

When Xiaoxiang got wet...it felt so weird.

Deng searched his vocabulary carefully, but could not find a suitable word or music to describe Qingchuan Xiang at this moment. She was said to be charming, but as pure as clear water; she was said to be pure, but always revealed an impulsive desire.

Even just the sound... the sound of water splashing when Xiaoxiang stepped barefoot on the stones, which continuously entered her ears, would create ripples again and again, making it difficult to calm down.

Obviously, this kind of situation never happens when I'm with other people... Xiao Deng put one hand on his chest, intentionally or unintentionally, where his heart was beating faster and faster.

It was not a long road, but it felt like it took a long time. Finally, I arrived at the big rock under the sun.

Qingchuan Xiang turned around with his back to the boulder, pushed himself up with both hands, and jumped up with a "Hey whoosh" sound, sitting on the rock. The golden sunlight always avoided the cutting of the treetops, like a spotlight with no top, shining straight down and landing on Qingchuan Xiang.

"Wow—that feels so good."

Qingchuan Xiang couldn't help but lie down on the slightly warm big rock. He felt that the coldness that had been transmitted to his body by soaking in water was gradually forced out. His body became a little soft, and he wanted to lie down and rest quietly.

Water accumulated in the gaps beneath his body, then slowly evaporated into water vapor and dissipated.

"Xiao Xiang looks a bit like a steamed bun..." Xiao Deng held onto the edge of the stone with both hands, looking at Xiao Xiang shrouded in mist.

"Mantou?" Qingchuan Xiang lazily repeated Deng's words. Her mind was in a state of excitement and sensitivity from being immersed in water, and the dullness from wanting to slack off under the warm light. After a few moments of thinking, she finally understood what Deng meant.

"Xiao Deng, do you mean to say that I feel like I'm in a steamer?"

"Yeah." Deng nodded.

"Hoo huh, it's quite comfortable lying like this ~ Xiao Deng, would you like to lie down on top and try it too?" Qingchuan Xiang turned over and lay on his side, looking at Xiao Deng who was poking his head out from the edge of the stone like a little mole, and seemed to be feeling a little sleepy.

Through my squinted eyes, I could still see the magical blue in front of me, but now it was covered with a layer of mist, making me look blurry and lazy, making laziness a kind of temperament.

"May I?"

Xiao Deng hesitated a little and did not agree directly, because in her opinion, Xiao Xiang, who was soaked all over, needed this stone for her to lie down and bask in the sun more, and she was worried that she would disturb her.

"Hmm, could it be that Xiao Deng doesn't like me?"

With a soft smile, it was a small counterattack to Xiaodeng when she misunderstood Xiang and wanted to cut off ties with her, but it caused Xiaodeng to react violently.

"Um... no, I, I really like Xiao Xiang..."

"Then why don't you want to come up? It's really comfortable."

Qingchuan Xiang closed his eyes and moved back slightly to make room for Xiaodeng.

Xiao Deng looked at Qingchuan Xiang who closed her eyes, pursed her lips, and finally climbed up the stone. She followed Qingchuan Xiang's example and lay down on her side facing her, looking at Xiang's defenseless appearance.

Chapter 266: The Love of the Lamp

Deng loved to gaze at the stars. Dozens of tiny, luminous dots, seemingly no different from stones from afar, hung high in the heavens. Sometimes Deng would take out a small stone he had cleaned, hold it in his hand, and place it among the stars. It was as if he himself had suddenly ascended, into the infinite universe, which was apparently dark, yet seemed to be radiant with light.

So Deng collected more stones, stones of various shapes, some like people in her life, some like penguins, or just stones that she liked. These stones were collected by Deng and arranged into a universe, a small world that belonged to her.

Even Deng’s other collections, whether they are Band-Aids or something else, are just “stones” or “stars” in different shapes.

But although Deng's inner world is very rich, it only belongs to her.

So, when Deng was taken to the aquarium by his family one time, his world finally had other guests for the first time. They were cute penguins.

In fact, the reason why I like penguins instead of any other small animals has nothing to do with penguins themselves.

It just so happened that during that trip to the aquarium, I saw a penguin floating alone in the deep water, without a companion. It flapped its wings and swam underwater as if soaring through the air. It seemed free, but like Xiao Deng, it was just "the king of the infinite universe among the stones."

Xiao Deng noticed it almost at first sight, as if he had suddenly connected with the penguin. Deng felt that he was very similar to it and couldn't help but worry about it. What about its companions?

Ignoring his family's calls, Deng stood for a long time in front of the penguin enclosure, watching the lone penguin. Finally, he saw it surface and walk on the ice with the other penguins. The other penguins didn't reject it. Even the lone penguin, though seemingly reluctant to talk to the others, didn't really withdraw from them. It had its own world, a world where it could fit in and share with the others.

Great! It doesn't look that much like me. Deng couldn't help but feel happy for it, and finally followed his parents to take him to another exhibition hall.

From that time on, Xiao Deng began to like penguins. Maybe the reason was strange, but Xiao Deng was very happy.

Deng thought, maybe she could eventually find a world where she wasn't alone and integrate into it?

Then she met Xiangzi, joined the band, and got to know more people: Kiyokawa Xiang, Wakaba Mutsu, Shiina Tatsuki, and Nagasaki Suyo.

Deng fell in love with singing.

Xiangzi actually turned his diary into a unique song and gave it to himself, saying, "Only the person who created the lyrics themselves can truly sing it."

as well as……

"I really want to be a human!"

A failed first practice, drinking mocha coffee that I didn't really like, going to karaoke with everyone, and the first but incredibly successful live performance...

By turning his inner voice into singing, Deng truly expressed his thoughts for the first time, and felt that he might have really found his own world, a world where he was not alone.

Deng likes bands and wants to form a band with everyone for life.

........................

The stone under the sunlight is like a sponge placed in water, absorbing the heat from the sun, and then releasing the heat after being squeezed, becoming a small sun.

It’s a pity that this little sun is not small as a stone, otherwise Xiao Deng would like to take this stone back and put it into his own little universe.

"call……"

Qingchuan Xiang's breathing was so clear at this moment. The moisture that had originally soaked Xiao Xiang's body began to slowly flow down, forming a small pool of water. The humidity in the air became more and more, but it only gathered around Xiao Xiang and did not affect Xiao Deng lying beside her.

Listening to Xiaoxiang's increasingly steady breathing, Xiaodeng couldn't help but whisper, "Xiaoxiang, are you asleep?"

"..." For a few seconds, Qingchuan Xiang didn't respond as if he had really fallen asleep. But just when Xiaodeng thought so, Xiang spoke lazily half a beat later, "I'm still awake, what's wrong?"

"Xiao Xiang, do you like the band?" Xiao Deng asked, feeling a little uneasy, worried that Qingchuan Xiang's answer might not be what he hoped.

"Does the light refer to CRYCHIC or the current band?" Qingchuan Xiang did not rush to answer, but asked back.

"I want to know both."

"Well... then Xiao Deng, tell me first, do you like the band?"

Qingchuan Xiang opened his eyes, and his blue eyes met his amber pupils, wanting to know why Deng suddenly asked him this.

Is Xiao Deng suddenly feeling uneasy? Worried that I might hate my current band and want to leave?

"I really like our band, whether it was CRYCHIC or now..." Xiao Deng's fingers unconsciously clenched, "I also want to be in a band with you all for the rest of my life, but..."

Having had an experience like CRYCHIC, Xiao Deng always has a haze in his heart that is difficult to completely dispel.

So now, although it was a happy thing to go camping with Xiaoxiang, Xiaodeng couldn't help but have some dark thoughts in his mind, thinking about the possibility of Qingchuanxiang leaving him.

Looking at Qingchuan Xiang at this time, Xiao Deng always has an illusion that maybe at some second, Xiaoxiang will suddenly turn into a dreamy bubble and disappear from his side.

Rather than asking Xiaoxiang whether she likes the band, Deng actually wants to know whether Xiaoxiang will be like Xiangzi in the past and leave without saying goodbye on a rainy day.

“I don’t have any particular idea for the band.”

After hearing Qingchuan Xiang's words, Xiaodeng's face turned pale, but Xiang continued to say,

"But I think I like you guys, so I like Deng. Maybe one day I'll leave the band, but I promise I won't leave without saying goodbye to Deng."

"Then why can't we just keep forming a band..."

"If I really leave the band, I think it's most likely not because of Xiao Deng or anyone else, but because of my own weird psychology. If that really happens, I'll teach you what to do."

Qingchuan Xiang also knows the difficult side of his personality.

"It's simple. No matter what you do, you can't just watch me leave. You have to take action. The more drastic the better."

For those who pursue flowing water, a closed water tank will eventually only create stagnant water.

"Ah."

Xiao Deng blinked, seeming to understand a little but not completely, but she kept Xiao Xiang's words firmly in her heart.

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