Chapter 174 Fish Scales and Learning Martial Arts

Fang Yue felt the surging internal force within him and was a little excited.

Getting up and going out, Fang Yue was stunned as soon as he opened the door.

He saw Jing Yan, draped in a mist-like black robe and with a whole body of black mist, sitting on the ground in his room, looking depressed.

Beside him was Lin Ling, arms crossed in front of his chest, looking serious.

"Jing Yan? Lin Ling? What's wrong? What happened?"

Fang Yue's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately became nervous.

But Jing Yan got up dejectedly, slowly dispelling the mist-like black robe, revealing his true face.

With just one glance, the ghostly rings behind Fang Yue instinctively ejected more than a dozen black silk threads!

"Ye, Brother Ye, it's me! It's me! Jing Yan!"

Jing Yan was so frightened that he quickly spoke up. Only then did Fang Yue realize that he almost attacked, and he quickly restrained himself.

It wasn't Fang Yue's fault. Anyone who suddenly saw a strange person with fish scales all over their face and breathing with gills would instinctively be on guard.

"You, how did you become like this?"

"I don't know either. I originally went back to rest with the mist-like black robe, but the more I slept, the more itchy my face became. I scratched it a few times, but the more I scratched, the itchier it got, and the redder my face became. When I came back to my senses, my face was already covered in granular, frictional sensations, and fish scales had grown.

Brother Ye, Brother Ye, you must save me! Am I going to die soon? Oh my god, why am I so miserable? I haven't even had a sweet romance with a young lady, and I haven't even lived a luxurious life of eating a big meal and throwing away another big meal. Why is my life so hard, boohoo..."

As he spoke, Jing Yan became emotional and wiped away tears, making Fang Yue very embarrassed.

Fang Yue glanced at Lin Ling, who had turned his head aside, and awkwardly patted Jing Yan's back.

"It's not that bad, it shouldn't be that serious yet. By the way, what did Qing Chen say?"

"He said it might be caused by the erosion of the Cold River mist, and it would probably get better when we leave the Cold River..."

"Mist?"

Fang Yue's heart skipped a beat.

Sailing on the Cold River, and with fog rising, this was not good news.

"Yes, it's foggy, very foggy. Qing Chen told each of us to wear thick masks when we go to the deck. Now the helmsman doesn't dare to go too fast, and the plan to speed up that I told you about has also been shelved."

Fang Yue frowned slightly. He did have an idea in his mind, but he had to go to the deck to see the fog situation before making a decision.

And then...

He took a step forward, reached out, and touched the fish scales on Jing Yan's face.

Jing Yan immediately took a step back nervously.

Fang Yue: ???

"Why are you backing away?"

"T-Too close! Brother Ye, I like girls!"

"?? What does that have to do with me? Stop talking nonsense, let me take a look!"

"No, Brother Ye!"

Grabbing Jing Yan's hand to prevent him from running away, Fang Yue carefully felt the texture of the fish scales on Jing Yan's face...

These were fish scales similar to those of the red-eyed fish monsters, feeling very granular to the touch, shimmering under the reflection of the Human Soul Lamp, with a reddish-green tinge.

Fang Yue pinched a fish scale with two fingers, ready to pull it out with force, scaring Jing Yan pale.

"Brother Ye! Stop, it hurts!!"

"Bear with it, I'll be quick."

"It's not a matter of speed, it really hurts! And, and Qing Chen has already done this to me!"

"What? He's already done it? Then never mind, I'll ask him about the situation later."

Withdrawing his hand, Fang Yue stroked his chin. He had no clue about Jing Yan's situation for the time being.

Jing Yan then returned the mist-like black robe to Fang Yue.

"This is?"

"It can't block it. When I put on the mist-like black robe, the reflective priority of these fish scales is even higher than the black mist... Forget it, I can't explain it clearly, I'll just show you."

As he spoke, Jing Yan put on the mist-like black robe.

Everything else was fine, but on his face, there was a shimmering reflection of fish scales, and if you looked closely, you could clearly see that they were pieces of fish scales.

"How could this happen? I remember Lord Han has used the mist-like black robe before, and there were no problems..."

"It's different. Qing Chen said that I was cursed by a ghost, and the mist-like black robe obviously can't block the curse."

This seemed to be true. When Fang Yue wore the mist-like black robe before, the black halo on his head couldn't be covered, so he naturally couldn't disguise his identity.

"So I can only return the item to you, sigh..."

Jing Yan sighed, staggering as he was about to leave, but Lin Ling called out to him, telling him to wait.

Fang Yue looked at Lin Ling strangely.

But before Fang Yue could ask, Jing Yan had already said, "Captain Lin is here to protect me. The others are afraid that I'll be cursed by a ghost and suddenly die, so they left someone to watch over me. They're also worried that I'll suddenly turn into a strange creature and attack others, so Captain Lin will need to help suppress me then."

So that's how it was.

Although it was a bit unkind, this was indeed the correct response.

However, after Jing Yan's explanation, Lin Ling still didn't leave with Jing Yan, but instead faced Fang Yue, looking a little nervous with shifty eyes.

Fang Yue looked puzzled, glancing at Jing Yan behind him, who also looked full of questions.

After thinking for a while, Fang Yue sincerely said, "Lin Ling, if there's anything, just tell me directly. It's okay, we've been through thick and thin together, you and I are like brothers, anything I can help with, I will definitely do my best to help you!"

This was Fang Yue's sincere words. Lin Ling was someone Fang Yue had known since Gu Yue Village, and they had a deep bond. If he could help, he would never hesitate.

Moreover, Lin Ling was different from the others. He rarely chatted with him casually, and when he did come, it was usually because something had happened.

But... looking at Jing Yan's appearance, it seemed that nothing else had happened in the Cold River besides the rising of the thick fog.

Just as Fang Yue was thinking, Lin Ling suddenly seemed to have made up his mind.

He suddenly looked resolute, stared straight into Fang Yue's eyes, blushed, and gritted his teeth as he said,

"Xiao Ye, I, I want to ask you to teach me martial arts!"

Teaching martial arts?

Fang Yue was stunned.

For a moment, he was a little dazed.

Once upon a time, when he was still a new player in Gu Yue Village, Lin Ling's imposing appearance as the vice-captain was still imprinted in his mind.

He never thought that as time passed, there would come a day when it would be his turn to teach Lin Ling martial arts?

This, this really is...

Fang Yue couldn't think of what to use to describe his mood for a moment, but it felt strange anyway.

But in reality, Fang Yue's strength had long surpassed Lin Ling's, and he had been in the lead ever since.

But when it came to teaching martial arts, he really didn't have much confidence.

But there was one thing he was sure of.

That was that if Lin Ling could reach the Human rank and meet the conditions, he would definitely pass on Lord Han's inheritance to Lin Ling!

As for now...

Fang Yue smiled, revealing his teeth.

"Of course, no problem. If you have any questions about martial arts in the future, you can come to me at any time, and I will guide you with all my strength."