Chapter 10 fish jump dragon gate

1 I don't know when, jumping over the Dragon Gate has become the top priority of the Yu family. In a more distant era, only a few fish had the opportunity to jump over the dragon gate, and from then on they were reborn as flying dragons soaring in the sky. The species of this fish had to be carp, and luck and strength were needed to jump over the dragon gate, so the probability was billions of dollars. It is extremely difficult to choose one among them, so the dragons at that time were still creatures whose rarest things were the most precious. Then suddenly one day the policy changed, and God advocated that every fish should have the opportunity to participate in the competition, and the fish should change their destiny through hard work.In this way, the comprehensive strength of the water world will be stronger, which will benefit the country and the people.So one day, God made a decree that from now on, the Dragon Gate will be opened once a year, and all fishes will have a chance to try the jump. As for whether you can become a dragon or not, it depends on your ability.

After the news spread, almost all the fish except for the old fish were full of longing for Longmen.Of course, a considerable number of fish are forced by the family environment.The parents of the fish all believed that, as a fish, only by jumping over the dragon gate can one be considered promising, live a good life in the future, and have hope for your parents for the rest of their lives.Driven by such a concept, more and more fish start from the moment they break their eggs, and the whole meaning of life is defined as jumping over the dragon gate. 2 There are three green plum and bamboo fish living in the small river, one is a red carp, one is a sun and moon fish, and the other is a loach.Their names are also called Brown Sugar, Sun Moon and Dark Hall respectively.Among them, Brown Tang is a female, and also the princess in the hearts of Sun Moon and Antang.

Although the three fish have always had a good relationship, their personality gaps are determined by innate and acquired factors.For example, Brown Tang was born in a famous family, and has shown outstanding intelligence and physical strength since childhood.For example, An Tang has always had a certain amount of inferiority because of his figure and appearance.The strange thing is that Sun Moon, Hong Tang and An Tang felt that they couldn't see through him, and they didn't know what he was thinking.Of course, the sun and the moon are good fish, as friends they know this. Day by day, the fish will grow up slowly, and Brown Sugar Sun Moon and An Tang also start to think more and more about their immediate problems.The first thing is to jump over the dragon gate and become a dragon.

The three fish have to spend a lot of time to exercise themselves every day. They have tried to jump the simulated dragon gate many times since they were young, but the real dragon gate is still unimaginable.It might be harder, or it might be easier.In short, you can't take it lightly, you can only continue to hone it. Whenever this happens, An Tang can't help being envious of Sun Moon and Brown Tang.I don’t know how many dragons have been born in Brown Tang’s family. They are now scattered all over the world to do important work such as promoting clouds and rain. Brown Tang’s parents are also dragons. Power is always beyond the reach of Antang.Only Sun and Moon can compete with her. Although Sun and Moon are not very hardworking, they are extremely talented. The height of 5 meters and 10 meters is just a piece of cake for him.

Antang, whose grades are sluggish, often loses his head in front of his friends, and he is increasingly worried that he will fail. In the history of his family, there has never been a loach that has turned into a dragon. Brown Tang and Riyue often make up lessons for An Tang, and An Tang doesn't want to disappoint them, but there are some things he really can't do. Antang will always be told by his parents when he goes home every day, they say that you have reached the age of jumping the dragon gate, you must jump over it, otherwise your whole life will be over, fish that cannot become a dragon will only be looked down upon... Read it well Antang was physically and mentally exhausted, often swimming out without eating, and continued exercising in the dark.

This day was the same, even though all his strength had been exhausted during the day, Antang still tried to jump out of the water over and over again under the dark sky. "You danced pretty well today." While practicing, the dark hall suddenly heard Brown Tang's voice. "Ah... have you eaten yet?" When facing Brown Tang alone, An Tang would be very reserved.Brown sugar is so beautiful. "I've eaten it. I'm going to jump into the dragon's gate in June, and my parents said that I need to keep up with nutrition." Brown Tang said. "Yeah...June... Well, just one more month."

"I heard that in the past, they all jumped into the dragon's gate in July. Later, considering that the weather would hinder everyone's performance, they adjusted." Dark Tang smiled wryly, in fact, even if he was given an extra month, he might not be confident enough. "How, choose...Which dragon gate did you jump?" Brown Tang swam to the side of the dark hall and asked. There is not only one dragon gate, because if thousands of troops and fish cross the single-plank bridge, everyone will squeeze their scalps and die together. Therefore, the benevolent God has set up different dragon gates. The fish can decide which one to jump according to their own strength, thus becoming a dragon gate. Different dragons—the types of dragons are also strange.

"Try to choose the one with the lowest threshold..." An Tang sighed, "You must choose the North Gate, right?" The North Gate is the most difficult and the most gorgeous of all the dragon gates in this area.It is said that if you skip it, you can directly transform into a five-clawed golden dragon. "Hmm... Jiayu wants me to jump over the north gate, but I think my fish life is up to me. If possible, I hope to jump over the same dragon gate with you." Brown Tang said with a smile. "I hope too...but you have to be mentally prepared that I won't be able to jump through a single door. I may be just a loach for the rest of my life..."

"Just try your best. Besides, what's the point of being a fish all your life? If you don't become a dragon, you're useless? I hate those arguments." "Thank you..." An Tang expressed his gratitude, but felt annoyed in his heart.He knows how much Water World values ​​ingredients. "Keep practicing." "Ok." An Antang's thumping sounded on the water again. 3 June is here.Fortunately, the weather is not hot, and the water in the creek is kept at a cool temperature.These are days when the whole water world is nervous. The test location is Longmenzhen.All the young fish in the creek are swimming in the same direction.Some fish parents are worried about their children and insist on sending them.

Longmenzhen is a pool with beautiful scenery, but at this moment it looks extremely serious.Several giant dragons are flying over the Longmen Formation.They are in charge of proctoring. The appearance of the dragon made all the fish excited, they stared at the dragon covetously, the skin of the dragon, the scales of the dragon, the sharp claws of the dragon, the horns of the dragon... which is not pleasing to the eye! "I want to be like them..." Many fish encouraged themselves. At this moment, An Tang is crowded among the fish, yearning and fearing at the same time.He and Brown Sugar Sun Moon are not in the same team, otherwise they can feel at ease.

The holy hour has come, make or break it. Suddenly there was a rumbling thunder from the sky, as if it was a signal, and then, a hole slowly opened in the void, leaking light, and the light was intertwined strangely to form a resplendent and resplendent gate, so this is the Dragon Gate!The fish were amazed. An Tang was in despair, the dragon gate was higher and more magnificent than he had imagined. The invigilators also took their positions, some in the air, some in the water, they had to ensure that the order would not be disrupted, and no one would be allowed to join the ranks of the dragons by cheating. Under the suppression of the dragon, the water pool where countless fish gathered could not make a single ripple.There is not even a breeze in the air, this is the ability of the dragon.Jumping the Dragon Gate must be absolutely fair. Of course, every year there will always be some supernatural fish who try their best to challenge the authority, and a few of them succeed, which makes Antang very envious. If he has the ability, he will definitely follow the example of his predecessors.However, today's invigilators are obviously more stern and selfless. As the invigilator dragon gave orders, every fish that signed up to jump the dragon gate came out in sequence.There are young ones, young ones, and old ones——An Tang knew that they couldn’t dance for many years, but he was unwilling to give up. An Tang was really afraid that he would become like that too. According to the wishes of each fish, the dragon gate formed by the brilliance constantly changes its corresponding shape. It's brown sugar's turn. "I know your parents. I know that with your quality, you will join us sooner or later." The proctor Long looked very happy to see Brown Tang, "Are you going to jump to the north gate?" "South Gate." Brown Tang said without hesitation. The school of fish was in an uproar. Everyone knew that Brown Tang was an elite among the fish, and she was fully capable of jumping over the north gate. She didn't know why she chose the discounted south gate.The difficulty of jumping the south gate is much smaller than that of the north gate! The invigilator Long also muttered about this for a long time, and even repeatedly asked Brown Tang if he made a mistake, Brown Tang was calm and relaxed. The dragon gate was deformed, and the words "South Gate" appeared on the gate plaque. Brown Tang's expression became serious, and her body adjusted into a focused posture. In an instant, she shot out of the water like an arrow off the string, and she jumped over the south gate without any suspense.In an instant she changed.The originally petite body suddenly expanded, glowing red, with horns and tentacles growing, and the scales of the fish were covered by dragon scales. She was the first fish to jump over the dragon gate this year, and she became a dragon! The changed brown sugar didn't need to go back into the water, she twisted her inflexible waist and rose into the air, becoming the same kind of invigilator dragon. Brown sugar did the trick!Her abilities were directly appreciated by the heavens, and she was crowned as a real dragon! All the fish were thrilled by the miracle they had witnessed. An Tang looked at Hong Tang, and felt that she had become so far away, and then he found that Hong Tang was also looking at him, and he suddenly felt that Hong Tang was still very close. When it was finally Antang's turn, Antang rushed out of the team at a hurry. "Hurry up, what's the matter?" Proctor Long reprimanded, "What gate are you going to jump?" "South, south gate!" An Tang snapped. He was lucky, and stared at the height of the dragon gate without blinking. He thought that if he could, he would definitely be able to jump over it. Then he would also be a dragon... Thinking like this, he exerted all his strength—— That was indeed his best jump ever.It's just that it's still a little bit close. He didn't get the chance to ascend like Brown Sugar did, and he plunged back into the cold water.He took advantage of the trend and dived to a very deep place, and he was ashamed to see the fish. Brown Sugar's eye sockets were wet.Only the proctor Long shouted in his ear: "Next." The sun and the moon separated from the school of fish and went out, with a look of indifference, or indifference. "Sun and Moon..." Brown Tang looked at him. "What door do you want to jump?" the proctor Long Bai asked endlessly. "North Gate." The school of fish made a fuss again, and the invigilator stuck out his tongue.The sun and moon fish in front of me is too overconfident. In this way, the first north gate of Longmen Formation was opened in front of the school of fish.Its majesty, its holiness, its sublime... all make the fishes smack their tongues. Sun and Moon just glanced at the North Gate, then took a little breath, and retreated a little... Then, flying out of the water like a shell, he easily stepped on the North Gate. A puff of smoke evaporated from Riyue's body, he opened his mouth, sharp dragon teeth grew out one by one, he swung his tail, and swung it into a huge dragon tail, he was majestic, his courage It overwhelmed the senior dragon present. However, the sun and the moon did not rise into the sky like brown sugar, but directly returned to the water. The power of the dragon radiated in the water, and suddenly the river was overwhelmed. Sun and Moon did not stop until they were in front of Antang. At this time, Antang was hiding in a pile of water plants complaining about himself, when the dragon that appeared suddenly startled him. "...the sun and the moon?" An Tang recognized the eyes of the five-clawed golden dragon. "Work hard for another year next year. Otherwise, I won't wait for you." Sun and Moon said in a low dragon voice. 4 After returning home, Antang was greeted with another storm. The parents who had learned the result burst into tears. Of course, Antang couldn't see their tears because they were in the water. "What are you going to do next?" After calming down, Antang's father made a gesture of swallowing a water plant in his mouth, and bubbles kept coming out of his mouth. "...I don't want to try again, I'm not made to be a dragon." An Tang was disheartened. "Bastard! Did your mother and I raise you all this time just to listen to your frustrating words? You must try again until you become a dragon!" "dad……" "Have your two good friends turned into dragons? Don't you feel ashamed?!" The dark hall feels like being shot by an arrow in the central fossa, and there is a sharp pain.That's right, if he doesn't become a dragon, that sense of frustration will probably stay with him for the rest of his life. The dark hall chose the road of reconstruction. Brown Tang and Sun Moon have already obtained the qualifications of dragons, and they will go to different Longtans for a four-year training period, and they will be able to officially serve the world after graduation.Dragon has a lot of skills, but Brown Sugar and Sun Moon don't have it yet. On the day Hongtang and Riyue left Xiaohe, Antang came to see him off.Originally he didn't want to come, but Hong Tang said he hoped he would come, so An Tang had no choice but to go. Antang couldn't imagine that not long ago, the three of them were also fishes that couldn't live without water.He had to look up now to see the huge bodies of Quan Brown Tang and Sun Moon.They are dragons, their majestic bodies shone with brilliance, illuminating the darkness of the dark hall. "Take care..." An Tang tried to be as calm as possible. "Come on, I will go home often and have a look at home, and I will also send sound transmission to you for thousands of miles." Brown Tang said.Thousand-mile sound transmission is a communication method in the water world. All the water veins in the world are connected together, so the sound can be transmitted to distant fish through specific channels. "Hey." An Tang was listless. "This is the secret book of Leaping over the Dragon Gate I summarized, you can read more when you have time." Brown Tang handed a bundle of thick algae leaves to An Tang. "Thank you." An Tang was still listless. Sun Yue suddenly let out a "hum" through his nose, and he said to Brown Tang, "It's time to go." Brown Tang looked at the dark hall reluctantly, and slowly lifted into the sky. "Hurry up and catch up..." Sun and Moon said condescendingly, not knowing whether to deal with An Tang or Brown Tang. An Tang looked at the sun and the moon, and thought in his heart how can I catch up with you. Brown Tang and Sun Moon went to different Longtans in the north and south respectively, and swam back to the small river alone in the dark hall. 5 In the blink of an eye, a year is about to pass. An Tang didn't even know how he survived this year, the pressure was too great, some comrades who participated in the Dragon Gate Trial with him, some became famous in one fell swoop like An Tang Sun and Moon, and some continued to come back to do it. Yu'er, who is penniless, seems to be very at ease, but the dark hall, which has spent a year of rebirth, is living very hard.Only when he is with those fishes who are also planning to jump into the Dragon Gate again, can he feel the sense of belonging in the same sympathy. Brown Tang often comes back to see the dark hall, and only in the final exam can he not get out.At that time, she will communicate with Antang thousands of miles away, and when the communication channel of Antang's family keeps bubbling, he will know that it is Brown Tang who is calling, as long as he puts his head against the mouth of the water channel, he can hear Brown Sugar coming from afar. words.Brown Tang told him that she had seen a lot of world outside, and her life was very fulfilling every day.The world of dragons is divided into different positions. What you learn in Longtan will determine what position you will take in the future.Brown Sugar has to learn to move clouds, to spread rain, to spit fog, to breathe fire...these are all unimaginable and enviable by Antang. Riyue seldom communicates with Antang, he is a taciturn fish, even if he becomes a dragon, his style cannot be changed. Of course, there is talent, Sunyue can already control the thunder and lightning in the atmosphere.Both he and Brown Tang are the best in their respective Longtan. For some reason, the more such news was heard, the lower An Tang jumped out of the water. Antang often cursed fate, why he made himself a lowly loach, why loach also had the chance to become a dragon, why he couldn't grasp this opportunity, why his parents insisted on seizing the opportunity by himself... Cursing at the end, he would always think to himself, in the end I still can't do it myself. Another black June is here. Brown Tang and Sun Moon seemed to know that An Tang couldn't be stimulated now, so they didn't send any encouragement.On the contrary, Antang's parents exercise their imagination at home every day. They help Antang imagine all kinds of sad futures that he will have to face if he fails to become a dragon, in an attempt to inspire his son. On June 7th, Antang followed all the eager fish to Longmen Formation dully. He crowded among the fish just like last year, watching the joys and sorrows of different fish. When it was his turn, he said to the proctor Long without hesitation: "I want the south gate." This is the second time Antang has launched an attack on Longmen, and he has indeed jumped out of the best height in his life. For a moment, he felt that he had turned into a dragon. He left the water and came into contact with the cold wind. He slammed into the south gate's post and fell into the water, unconscious. When he regained consciousness, Longmen Formation had disappeared into the empty pool.An Tang's first reaction was why he was still alive. The surrounding is very quiet, very good, no one is around, no one can see his sad appearance. "I've been waiting for you to wake up for a long time." Suddenly a voice said. The dark hall turned his head, and the person who spoke to him turned out to be this year's invigilator dragon. "You lack skill in dancing, but your speed and strength are enough. It's a pity." Long regretted. "..." Antang wanted to cry but had no tears. "What are your plans next? Continue next year?" "No...not anymore." Antang really couldn't bear the pressure of another year. "Then you, are you willing to be an ordinary fish?" "What else..." "Are you interested in being a Jiao?" "... Jiao?" Antang stared wide-eyed. Like dragons, jiao and dragons belong to mythical creatures.At one time, some people confused the two, Jiaolong and Jiaolong kept screaming. In fact, although the image and ability of Jiao are close to dragons, they are two different species from each other.Jiao's reputation has never been as good as Long's, and his social status is not as high as Long's. "... Jiao..." Antang hesitated.He knows that as long as the ability is up to the standard, but not a fish that can become a dragon, there is a chance to be a jiao, and a jiao is a kind of existence that is more than enough.However, Jiao is not a dragon after all, so it is often excluded by dragons, and the world lacks understanding of it.To be honest, Antang really never thought about being a dragon. "It takes four years to be a dragon, but it only takes three years for a jiao. Of course, if you pay attention to self-improvement within three years, it is not impossible to reach the level of a dragon. Even after three years, you can still challenge Longmen as a jiao and become a real dragon." dragon." Antang nodded, he knew a term called "Jiaoshenglong". "Have you decided?" "Hmm..." An Tang finally made up his mind. God seemed to hear his words immediately, and a miracle happened immediately. Antang's body seemed to be passed by an electric current, every cell was expanding, and the earth-shaking feeling shook his whole body, he couldn't help crying, the voice from his mouth was as thick as thunder. After calming down, An Tang observed his body, he had already shed that small black skin, and had a slender and winding torso. "This is Jiao..." The dark hall felt a little bit ecstatic, the feeling of being a Jiao is much better than being a fish.Although he is not a dragon, although he has only one horn. When An Tang returned home, he couldn't enter the door anymore, so he could only stand outside and say hello to Ni Qian's parents. "Son, you are a dragon now!!" Seeing An Tang's completely different appearance, the parents were so excited that they wished they could hit the river bed. "No, it's Jiao." Even though it's not as majestic as Long, An Tang honestly corrected his attributes. "Jiao?..." Parents' enthusiasm suddenly cooled down. They, who had never seen the world, relied on hearsay and thought that even an oolong was more remarkable than Jiao.Jiao... An Tang didn't think it was an honor to be a Jiao, but his parents' reaction made him firmer in this belief. The water rippled for a while, and two behemoths entered the water.Those are two golden dragons, Brown Sugar and Sun Moon. "You are... Dark Hall?" Brown Tang looked at Jiao in front of him in surprise. "It's me." Facing the dragon, Antang's sense of superiority disappeared. Brown Tang looked his good friend up and down.The image of Jiao is slightly wild and evil, which she is not used to. "I can't help it, I... am not as good as you all the time." An Tang laughed at himself. "Don't say that," Brown Tang frowned, "You're pushing yourself too hard, so what if you're a dragon or a dragon? Even if you're just a fish forever, we're still good friends." Antang was moved. "I remember Jiao's training period is three years, after that you will have the opportunity to serve the heavens, you have to work hard." Brown Tang said. While they were talking, Sun and Moon stood beside him without saying a word. "Sun and Moon..." An Tang walked up to him, "Are you disappointed in me?" "What I want to say," Sun Yue glanced at Brown Tang, "she has already said it all." 6 Whether you want it or not, no matter how many times you regret passing a dragon in the dead of night, the dark hall is already a dragon. For at least three years in the future, there will be no need to worry about what to do every day. This is the greatest satisfaction of Antang now. Tired of looking at the scenery of Xiaohe, An Tang thought about going to the outside world more than once.Now he finally had a chance to be justified. He left his hometown and went to a Jiaotan to practice. Jiaotan is no more disciplined than Longtan, the environment is not as good as Longtan, the qualities of Jiaotan who practice together are not as high as Longtan, and the things to learn are not as complicated as Longtan... These, although the dark hall has long been psychologically prepared, I am still recalling the experience of Brown Tang. He felt lost when he described the appearance of Longtan. "After all, I'm not a dragon..." he said to himself in his heart. A relaxed environment also has its benefits.It was really hard work in the dark hall for more than ten years, but now that he came to such a relatively free place, he feels relieved. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Since there is no dragon, then Jiao is the greatest creature, and he is Jiao. This is the world of Jiao. Antang soon became the most active member of Jiaotan, even in class, he was thinking about how to spend his youth in the future. Jiaotan still has regular skill tests, but the senior Jiao who is in charge of teaching the dark halls is used to turning a blind eye, and the dark hall secretly rejoices that the schoolwork is so easy to pass.Even dragons can't enjoy this kind of happiness! Antang uses thousands of miles to communicate with Brown Tang almost every day. "You are so much more cheerful now, that's great." Brown Tang felt the excitement of the dark hall through the communication channel, and she was very pleased. "Come over to my place to play if you are free, or I can go to your place." "Okay. But it's been really busy lately." "What have you learned recently?" "The Occurrence and Destruction of Tornadoes." "...It's amazing, we just started to learn how to control the flow of air." "It's not difficult, I believe you can do it too. If you want to learn the magic power of dragons, I can teach you in private, which is not against the rules." "This... just forget it for now." "Well...you make up your own mind." Almost every thousand-mile sound transmission will end without a problem like this.The intersection of Jiao and Long's lives has never been great. The dark hall felt empty.Although there are always a bunch of pastimes to fill up the time every day, it still feels very empty. Why... is it because I have always been a loach who has failed to jump the Dragon Gate twice in a row, and can only be a dragon in the end? I always feel that being a dragon is a helpless and hopeless choice.Being a dragon is like escaping from the life of a loach, but you can't escape the brilliance of a dragon. Forget it, going to the beach with friends to play surfing is the real thing. 7 On this day, an unexpected guest came to Jiaotan. He exudes an inviolable charm all over his body, no matter his figure or temperament, he is first-class. He is a dragon, Sun and Moon. When the sun and the moon fell from the sky, An Tang was playing in the river with his friends.The arrival of the sun and the moon surprised him. "I didn't expect you to come to see me." An Tang said a little cautiously.If he hadn't stood in front of the dragon, Jiao wouldn't have realized that his temperament was so bad. "You seem very happy." Sun and Moon said. "It's okay. Youth is like this for two or three years. After that, it's time to do coolies. I'm afraid I won't be able to be happy by then." "It also makes sense." "How come today?" "I heard Xiaohong talking about you, so I wanted to come and see." "Oh... do you keep in touch often?" "Fortunately, more than you. Most of them are communicating some difficult abilities." "Yeah... I can't help you with this." Antang said sourly. "If you continue like this, you may not even be able to help yourself." Sun and Moon looked at the shoal where the dark halls played in a mess. "Ri Yue, you have always been thorny in your big talk since you were young." An Tang was a little displeased. "You have carried a shadow in your heart since you were a child." "……What's the meaning?" "I just think that being a fish, being a jiao, or being a dragon is a fish's choice. It's boring to use some excuses to perfuse myself." "Enough, Sun and Moon." "Do you think that because you are a jiao and we are dragons, it is only natural that you are not as good as us? You can be forgiven for being a little bit more depraved?" "Shut up!" Antang suddenly opened his bloody mouth and bit at the sun and moon, and the sharp words of the sun and the moon stabbed him completely. As soon as the sun and the moon swung their tails, Antang fell from the air to the ground. Jiao friends in the dark hall gathered around to observe the injury. "This dragon is too arrogant." Jiao Jia said. "What's so great about dragons? Do you look down on us Jiao?" Jiao Yi said. Riyue smiled: "It's really hard to look down on saying such a thing." All the dragons were furious, they activated their abilities together, and the water of the entire river rose from the ground like an explosion, condensing into a sharp cone shape and piercing towards the sun and the moon. Sun and Moon's eyes lit up, and they opened their mouths wide, a burst of white ice mist swept past, and suddenly turned into a silver world in front of them, and the aggressive water flow was directly frozen into ice sculptures. "I practiced frost and snow in Longtan." Sun and Moon said. The frozen river seemed to have calmed An Tang down a bit, and at the same time allowed him to see clearly the difference in strength between himself and Sun Moon.He was a little flustered, not knowing what Sun and Moon was going to do next. But Sun and Moon didn't move anymore, just glanced at Antang with pity, and said: "Don't come looking for Xiaohong anymore. Continue your drunken life and dreams." 8 Antang didn't expect that his fate would be so rough, and being a dragon would be so short-lived. On that day, An Tang and his companions escaped from the training class they were supposed to attend, but they dared to abuse their abilities and gathered a crowd to fight, which almost caused floods. If the sun and moon hadn't frozen the river, the consequences would have been disastrous.The behavior of the dark halls has seriously violated the rules of the heavens. It should be known that Jiao will also have great abilities after training. The reason why Jiao’s reputation was not so good in the past is because they always make trouble. Now the dark hall is not full of studies. He has been so reckless in doing things, he can't explain to the heavens if Jiaotan doesn't deal with it seriously. But at this time, those so-called friends of the dark hall tacitly worked together to push the main responsibility to the dark hall.The result of cooperating with the inside and the outside is that Antang is persuaded to leave Jiaotan voluntarily. Antang was stunned.Although he has always been a jiao and has been reluctant to muddle through, when he was suddenly told that he was going to let go of this identity, he felt indescribably hard to let go. He has no hope of being a dragon, isn't he worthy of being a dragon? Antang really panicked.He wailed and knelt down at the elders of Jiaotan, begging them to take it lightly. When he did this, his mind was full of how he, who had turned back into a loach, could gain a foothold at home and in front of Brown Tang. Regardless of all kinds of pleadings from the dark hall, the elder insisted on canceling his dragon form. "You really don't love yourself." The elder slowly raised his glowing claws. "No, don't!" An Tang jumped up impulsively, straight into the sky, he didn't want to be a loach anymore. An Tang hurriedly shuttled and avoided in the clouds and mist. The quiet sky suddenly became violently windy, and the clouds hiding in the dark hall were blown away one after another.With a white beard and beard, his mouth was full of vigor, and he easily took off the disguise of the dark hall.The other Jiao took the opportunity to spit out lightning. Antang fell into the water with his whole body paralyzed, the jiao's appearance was like a layer of coat, which naturally disintegrated and melted after touching the water, and Antang, who regained consciousness, had turned back into a loach, with remnants of jiao floating around. An Tang threw himself on the remnant body, tearing so much that it could be clearly seen even in the water. 9 Longtan sets a period of time every year for the new dragons to recuperate, usually in July and August in midsummer, and in winter from January to February.The time of each pool is different.For dragons who are away from home, these few months are a good time to return home. After returning to Xiaohe, Brown Tang and Riyue went straight to Antang's house. Brown Tang had long been surprised that Antang hadn't contacted her for several months. She had taken the initiative to call Antang through thousands of miles of sound transmission, but there was no response.Brown Tang thought that something happened to the Dark Hall, so she hurriedly informed Sun and Moon, and after a moment of silence, Sun and Moon told her that she had looked for Dark Hall. After hearing this, Hong Tang didn't know what to say. The only thing she knew was that she was very disturbed. She knew how strict the rules of heaven were, so she could only pray that the dark hall was fine. Although Sun and Moon have always been cool, they also reflected on their mishandling this time. When Brown Tang and Sun Moon came to Antang's house, Antang's parents showed a strong discomfort in the face of these two tall, mighty, golden dragons. After recognizing them as Antang's old friends, their eyes were full of tears. envious. An Tang was not at home, and the two elders hesitated to talk about An Tang's whereabouts. "Please tell us." Brown Sugar said sincerely and eagerly. "He's in..." The second elder pointed out a pond farther away with a face full of shame. Brown Tang and Sun Moon looked at each other, and immediately flew to the pond. The so-called distant place in the eyes of the loach is just a blink of an eye to the dragon. It was a pond with a small area, dirty water, and an unpleasant smell. It was also full of decadent aquatic plants, and Brown Sugar and Sun and Moon didn't go down rashly. "The dark hall is really here?" Hong Tang didn't think this place could accommodate a dragon. "Wait a minute." Sun Moon closed his eyes and then opened them again, his eyes sparkled with fire, which is one of the dragon's abilities, and the muddy pond was suddenly clear and transparent in his eyes. A loach curled up in the mud made Sun Moon frowned, and he suddenly took a long breath towards the pond—— The water in the pond spurted to the sky against the current, and the loach was also forced to surface. It was the dark hall they were familiar with. Seeing An Tang return to his original form, Hong Tang understood everything, and tears welled up in her eyes. Antang's body turned red with embarrassment.He knew that Brown Sugar and Sun and Moon were coming—how could he not know that, as soon as they arrived, the breath of the dragon filled the small pond.Because of this, he wanted to hide as deep as possible. Two Dragons and One Fish were relatively speechless. "Well, that's it." In the end, An Tang showed open-mindedness, "I'm going back to being a loach again... I really can only be a loach." "Let me help you to intercede with the elders of Jiaotan..." Brown Tang couldn't stop crying. "It's useless, I beg more than you." An Tang smiled wryly. "Then what are you going to do in the future..." "I can't die... We loaches are born with strong vitality, and they are called cockroaches in the water world... You see, you don't want to come down here, but I live quite comfortably. I will probably live like this for the rest of my life..." No more words. Antang finally said in a low voice: "Don't come to see me anymore... I will live a good life. Come on, be a real dragon..." Brown Tang cried and said, "Why do you say that? We are still friends, it has nothing to do with identity." "Long and Niqiu are friends, if word spreads, others will die laughing... I will die of shame too." An Tang gritted his teeth. "You..." Sunyue was trembling with anger, but he seemed to be recalling the consequences of the last attack, and he tried to swallow his anger back, "As long as you have the heart, you can practice independently. It doesn't matter if you don't have to go to any pool, If you study skills by yourself, we will also teach you. In this way, you still have a chance to become a dragon. Maybe this is different from a dragon that jumps over the dragon gate, but the qualifications are recognized by God. Many dragons also participate in this kind of practice... " "Forget it... I'm really tired now, I really don't want to think about dragons and dragons anymore..." An Tang was listless. "... That's all I've said, let's figure it out... Also, what happened last time..." Riyue held Brown Tang's paw, and forced her into the air whether she wanted it or not, " Sorry." "Goodbye." Antang looked up at the two friends he could never reach in his life. They never met again after that. 10 This is a day like no other.Dark Tang also searched for food in the mud and sewage as usual. After eating a full stomach, he floated to the surface of the water to bask in the sun and take a nap for a while, and then it was time to plan what to eat in the evening. Life is easy, as long as you just get by. Suddenly something swam past Antang and engulfed his body at an extremely fast speed. Antang yelled in fright, it was a huge water snake! ! Strangely, the water snake let go of Antang's body without completely wrapping him to death. He stepped aside and looked at Antang with a friendly smile. "Sorry, I was shocked, I won't eat you." The dark hall is still in shock. "Don't be so nervous, I'm your kind, and I was also a loach before." "Are you a loach?" An Tang was very surprised, and suddenly he remembered that although a fish can get the chance to jump the Dragon Gate after twelve years of training, there are also some fish who can't stand the last three years and give up halfway. At this time, they have two choices, one is to continue to be an ordinary fish, and the other is to go to the Snake Pool to practice on the premise of reaching the standard, so that they can also get rid of the form of a fish and become a snake. Being a snake is obviously better than being a fish, but it's not nice to say it, and it pales in comparison to dragons and even Jiaos.However, for some reason, the dark hall is particularly envious of the snake in front of him. Loach's life can be very simple, but not necessarily very happy.Antang often misses the short time of being a dragon, and by the way, he fantasizes about the dragons that he cannot become. Occasionally, he also thinks of some fish that turn into snakes. He feels that even snakes live more gloriously than the current self . Although he never understood, what is the real brilliance. "It's very good that you are like this." Antang said to the snake in front of him, he didn't know the sincerity or perfunctory. “过得去。虽然咱不是做龙做蛟的料，但是现在这样也比什么都不做强，而且你看……”蛇说着，猛然甩动巨尾，将河边的一块石头击得粉碎。 暗堂大惊，他记得这招叫神龙摆尾，日月曾经用过。 “是的，龙的能力我也会一些，只是我没有他们的外形，也没有他们的地位。”蛇说，“世界是很可笑的，重视名声多过能力。一部分滥竽充数的龙或者蛟所能做到的事情，我相信可以做得比他们更好，然而上天不给我这样的机会，因为我是蛇。” 暗堂说不出话。 “是鱼、是蛇、是蛟、是龙……都没有所谓。一样可以平起平坐，我看不惯有些人因为身份的差异就产生歧视的态度，我在成为蛇之后还继续修炼龙的能力，也是以行动向他们出一口气。” 天空传来了滚滚雷声。 “这几天一直行雷闪电呢……啊对了，现在是七月，四年前跳过龙门成为龙的那批鱼儿功德圆满的日子，接着他们就要离开各自的龙潭为上天效力了——当然，也有部分龙会选择继续在龙潭深造的。” “这些……不关我的……事……”暗堂艰难地说。他仰起头看着天空中流动的光彩，那里面仿佛游着数条龙的身影。不知为什么，他觉得自己看见了红糖和日月，看见了大家都还是鱼的时候，每天傍晚一起练习跳龙门的情景。 （作于2007年6月5日-7日）