As evening approached, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu reappeared on the mountaintop to the east of the village.
"Quickly, quickly, let's see if there's any special energy in the moon."
As soon as they arrived at the mountaintop, Xiao Wu impatiently urged Yu Yan to hurry up, showing even more anxiety than Yu Yan himself.
If it is indeed confirmed that a special energy that can be absorbed has been discovered in the moon, then this energy was discovered by Xiao Wu, not Yu Yan. This is an indescribable joy.
"There's a high chance it's possible, but it's not impossible. You should be prepared."
While Xiao Wu was happy, Yu Yan prepared her in advance. His consistent principle was to be mentally prepared for the worst, so that no matter what situation she faced, she wouldn't be too sad.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't say discouraging things when others are happy."
Xiao Wu gently waved her finger in front of Yu Yan, giving him a very serious reminder.
From a rational perspective, Yu Yan's statement is not wrong at all; from an emotional perspective, however, Yu Yan's words are indeed inappropriate.
Fortunately, judging from her expression, she was not affected by Yu Yan's words.
After considering what Xiao Wu said, Yu Yan nodded in agreement: "Okay, okay, I won't say it again next time."
"Okay, let's stop talking about this and quickly check if there's any special energy in the moon. Hurry, hurry, hurry."
Urged on by Xiao Wu, Yu Yan entered a meditative state, his mental energy fully deployed, searching for the special energy sprinkled by the moon.
Unfortunately, despite searching high and low, they still couldn't find any trace of Yuehua.
Unable to find any trace of Yuehua, Yu Yan opened his eyes, saw the expectant Xiao Wu, and shook his head.
"Didn't find it?"
"You really were right, what a pity."
Although the words were clearly accusatory, Yu Yan didn't hear any accusation in them. Xiao Wu's tone was more like casual conversation between friends.
"Perhaps the timing is wrong. Just as one can only absorb purple energy in the rising sun, the energy in the moon may also require some special time to be absorbed."
Yu Yan stated his conjecture and presented the evidence supporting it.
"That's possible!"
Xiao Wu, who was initially a little disappointed, forgot about her disappointment after hearing Yu Yan's words and began to think about when the moon was special.
While Xiao Wu was pondering, Yu Yan was also thinking about when the moon was particularly special.
Looking up at the crescent moon in the sky, Yu Yan's thoughts continued to wander.
Soon, a word appeared in his mind.
The moon waxes and wanes.
The moon's original form was not a crescent moon; it should have been a perfectly round moon.
In the many myths and legends that Yu Yan knew, monsters would absorb the essence of the moon on the night of the full moon.
Based on this line of reasoning, it seems that one might have to wait until the night of a full moon to absorb the essence of the moon.
"Xiao Wu, I have a guess."
"Yu Yan, I have a theory!!"
Yu Yan and Xiao Wu spoke at the same time, wanting to tell each other their guesses.
Yu Yan wanted to tell Xiao Wu this conjecture because without Xiao Wu, he might have had to wait a long time to realize that the moon, which is opposite to the sun, also contains special energy.
In addition, after spending more than two months together, their relationship has made great progress, reaching the point where they can share some trivial secrets.
Xiao Wu wanted to tell Yu Yan her guess, simply to share her joy at having guessed the answer and to show off a little.
The only thing that annoyed Xiao Wu was that Yu Yan actually figured out the answer himself, so she couldn't gloat, which was a real shame.
"My guess might be wrong. Tell me your guess?"
Seeing Xiao Wu's frustrated expression, Yu Yan pretended to be clueless, hoping that Xiao Wu could answer his questions.
Xiao Wu stared at Yu Yan for a while, then explained her conjecture to him. Her conjecture was similar to Yu Yan's, and she also felt that they should try again on the night of the full moon, when the moon is special.
The outcome of the full moon night is not hard to imagine, and it's not surprising that Xiao Wu could come up with it.
"Amazing, absolutely amazing."
After hearing this brilliant deduction, Yu Yan gave Xiao Wu a thumbs up and praised her.
"Hmm, don't you know who I am? I've helped you so much. Remember to make me crayfish when we get back. I haven't had them in ages."
Xiao Wu shook her head happily, her face full of joy and pride. Taking this opportunity, she also made her own request.
Yu Yan had guessed the answer, but he was still willing to play along and let her show off a little, which was what truly made him happy.
Fishing village is located near the Barak River, which is rich in various aquatic products. Naturally, delicious crayfish will be served on the fish restaurant's table.
Xiao Wu, who was eating crayfish for the first time, loved this novel food. However, Yu Yan usually didn't like to cook crayfish because it was difficult to prepare.
"No problem. You've helped me so much, so cooking you a nice meal is no problem at all."
In such a happy moment, Yu Yan naturally wouldn't refuse Xiao Wu's reasonable request to reward himself with a crayfish feast to celebrate.
Under the moonlight, two small figures swayed and walked unsteadily down the mountain.
...
In the following days, there were still some days until the full moon night in the middle of the month, but Yu Yan did not give up trying to find the moonlight at night.
However, nothing was discovered.
That morning, while we were eating breakfast, Old Man Yu pushed open the door and walked in.
"Xiao Yan, Xiao Wu, time to eat?"
The old man who came in greeted the two little ones who were eating warmly.
"Hmm, we're eating right now. Grandpa Fish, would you like some?"
After putting down his rice bowl, Yu Yan got up, took a chair from the side, placed it not far from the table, and invited Old Man Yu to sit down.
"No, no, I've already eaten before I came. You guys can continue eating."
Old Man Yu sat in his chair, gesturing for Yu Yan to sit down and continue eating.
"I came here mainly to tell you that my son will be back today to help me harvest the fish in the fishpond. You two can come over today and get to know my son."
"Okay, no problem, we'll go over after we've eaten."
Yu Yan nodded in agreement and provided the specific time in the past.
Xiao Wu kept her head down and ate her meal, and Yu Yan's opinion was her opinion.
I'll help the old man collect the fish from his pond, and also get to know his son—this was something we agreed on beforehand.
"Okay, I'll go back and prepare the tools first. Just remember to come."
Old Man Yu came mainly to talk about this matter. After he finished, he should go back. The two little ones are eating, and it's not good for him to keep sitting here.
"Xiao Wu, eat more. Grandpa Fish has four fish ponds. We're going to be busy today."
"Yu Yan, I see that many people in Fish Village have fish ponds. Do you have a fish pond?"
"My family has a fishpond, mainly raising shellfish. After my parents died two years ago, because I was young, Grandpa Fish decided to temporarily rent the fishpond to other people in the village. They would pay me a certain amount of money every year, so I was the one who benefited."
"I'm sorry to have brought up that topic that upset you."
"Actually, it's okay. It's been more than two years, and I'm not particularly sad when I talk about these things again. You don't need to feel sorry for this."