Interstellar Greening Master

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“Gu Gu, did you dream too?” Shu Shuishui asked, and then he didn’t find it too strange, considering he had dreamed of Meng Mo Li on and off throughout the night.

“Yeah,” Gu Langu replied, almost sighing.

“I’m sure Gu Gu dreamed about me all night,” the little dormouse said, lying at the bow of the wooden boat, squinting his big eyes with a hint of self-satisfaction. Then he added, “Guess who I dreamed of, Gu Gu?”

Gu Langu hardly hesitated. “Me.”

Shu Shuishui’s little ears twitched. “Yes, yes, I dreamed of Gu Gu everywhere, looking for Gu Gu…”

Gu Langu chuckled softly. “Did you find me in the end?”

“I found you, and you were even petting me,” Shu Shuishui replied matter-of-factly.

Unconsciously, Gu Langu’s petting slowed down, and he casually inquired, “What if one day, Shui Shui realizes I’m not Gu Gu? Would you leave and keep looking?”

Shu Shuishui, lying on his side, opened his eyes, turned over, and exposed his little belly. He gazed at Gu Langu with a serious expression. “How could Gu Gu not be Gu Gu? Gu Gu is Gu Gu.”

Gu Langu’s eyes held a smile. “Alright, Gu Gu is Gu Gu.”

After a brief pause, Gu Langu suddenly looked at the small fishing rod at the bow of the boat. “We’ve got a fish on the hook.”

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Shu Shuishui immediately sprang to his feet from a prone position, rushed to the fishing rod that had caught something, raised the rod, and reeled in the line. A small silver fish flopped out of the water and into the white ceramic cup nearby. Shu Shuishui continued to bait the hook, cast the line, and waited for another catch.

Then, with a quick dash, he returned to his previous spot, his plump little bottom settled down, and he lay flat, assuming the exact same posture as before. He even stretched out his paws and patted his little belly, signaling Gu Langu to continue.

Gu Langu reached out to pet Shu Shuishui, and the little dormouse’s furry tail stiffened, wearing an utterly contented expression. “By the way, what kind of dream did Gu Gu have? Did I have a height of 1.8 meters and long legs in the dream?”

Shu Shuishui’s persistence surprised Gu Langu to some extent. He replied, somewhat reluctantly, “Yes, Shui Shui was 1.8 meters tall with legs measuring 1.7 meters.”

Shu Shuishui fell silent for a moment, then cooperatively exclaimed, “It feels like everything below the hairline is just legs!”

Gu Langu remained unresponsive, realizing that the notion of having legs below the hairline wasn’t the most peculiar thing.

“Did Gu Gu dream of anything else?” Shu Shuishui continued to inquire, as if he found these dreams a bit cruel.

“Nothing else, just you,” Gu Langu replied, his face and gaze showing no change whatsoever.

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The little dormouse on the boat rolled over again, continuing to enjoy the back massage, while muttering in a muffled voice, “Gu Gu lied. There were no stars in your eyes when you said ‘Shui Shui’ this time.”

Silence fell over Gu Langu, perhaps because Shu Shuishui had turned away, allowing Gu Langu to drop the perfect facade he had maintained. Back when Gu Langu had been half-mechanical, more than just Cheng Que had remarked that as long as Gu Langu wished, he could create a genuine response that could deceive everyone in the world, a flawless appearance and expression that was unassailable. Whether he was happy or sad, no one could match Gu Langu’s ability to appear genuinely so.

But just now, this legendary perfect expression simulation system was easily exposed because there were no stars in the eyes when lying, which was a truth that even the world’s most advanced lie detector could not detect.

Gu Langu’s movements didn’t stop, but his hands felt lighter.

There was no movement for a long time, and Shu Shuishui couldn’t help but sigh softly. “No matter what Gu Gu dreams of, Shui Shui will always be in your dreams. It doesn’t matter if I’m not one meter eighty or if you don’t have long legs, Shui Shui is willing.”

Gu Langu’s movements paused for a moment, then he extended his other hand, and with both hands, he lifted Shu Shuishui from the boat, placing him at eye level, looking seriously into Shu Shuishui’s watery, round eyes.

Suddenly, there was a weight in his hands, and the little dormouse instantly turned into a human form, facing Gu Langu, and Shu Shuishui got a little closer. “With big eyes like this, I can see more clearly.”

Gu Langu nodded calmly. “Does Shui Shui need to put on clothes first?” Fortunately, due to the positioning, the people at the base could only see Gu Langu’s broad back.

Shu Shuishui said, “Oh,” then came down from Gu Langu’s arms, quickly put on his clothes, and sighed as he dressed, “It’s either furry or troublesome, and you still have to wear clothes.”

Gu Langu looked at Shu Shuishui’s nearly glowing white skin, seemingly unimpressed with himself, he hooked his lips and blurted out, “I like it.”

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Shu Shuishui raised his head in confusion. “Like what?”

Gu Langu’s ears blushed slightly, and he twisted his words. “I like Shui Shui’s fur.”

Shu Shuishui paused while dressing, and then his figure disappeared, leaving behind a furry one that was still in the process of pulling at the sleeve. A chubby little bundle, its ears trembling non-stop. (*＾-＾*) “I like fur too. Since Gu Gu also likes it, I won’t wear clothes for now.”

Shaking off the half-dressed clothes, the little dormouse ran around the bow of the boat happily, looking very carefree and joyful.

Gu Langu was stunned for a moment, then smiled again. “No matter what you look like, I like it.”

The little dormouse had a moment of happiness on the boat, then returned to Gu Langu’s palm. Even in his palm, it was not well-behaved. Sometimes it touched his fingers, and sometimes it poked at his fingernails. “Let me paint Gu Gu’s nails! The previous one has long faded away.”

Gu Langu readily agreed, so Shu Shuishui took out his nail art kit again, after tidying up Gu Langu’s nails, he carefully painted his nails with that transparent nail polish.

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In the world covered in pure white snow, this valley was like a gem set in a recess, where lush green forests and crops shimmered in harmony with the serene blue lake, creating a small world of its own. And from that moment on, the name of this little world became the Shui Jing Gong.

Inside the Shui Jing Gong, on a gently swaying small wooden boat, a dormouse diligently outlined and painted while a person smiled lightly and allowed it. Sometimes, they even pointed out where the nail polish was slightly too thick by 0.1 millimeters. The little dormouse immediately became like a diligent painter, tiptoeing across a finger, stepping in the gaps between the fingers, and then carefully applying the polish.

This manicure session lasted a long time, and Shu Shuishui even found a drop of red paint from his spiritual storage to create floral patterns on Gu Langu’s hands, delineating delicate blood-red petals.

The brilliant red blossomed on Gu Langu’s snow-white nails, unexpectedly adding a touch of allure. Those slender hands were no longer chilly and restrained but seemed to have broken something, exuding a bold, radiant charm. “Do you know what flower this is, Gu Gu?”

Gu Langu’s eyes darkened slightly as he replied, “Amaryllis.”

Shu Shuishui nodded. “It’s said that amaryllis is quite melancholic. Flowers give birth to leaves, leaves give birth to flowers, but they never meet again. However, if the flowers knew that they would bloom when they shed their leaves and that they were from the same root and branch, even if they didn’t meet, they would be content, which is why they willingly bloom one after another.”

On those jade-like nails, the enchanting amaryllis seemed to truly be as Shu Shuishui said, each one was content and satisfied, a tragedy in the eyes of others, but as long as they were from the same root and branch, they would persevere.

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Gu Langu reached out with his other hand to touch it but was stopped by Shu Shuishui’s tiny paw. “It hasn’t dried completely yet, Gu Gu, be patient and wait a little longer.”

Gu Langu obediently put his hand down. “Alright.”

After finishing one hand, Shu Shuishui went to work on the other, and when all ten fingers were done, the little dormouse finally patted his paws in satisfaction, indicating that the job was done.

And so, when they gathered around for lunch at noon, everyone’s gaze instinctively turned to Gu Langu’s hands, those strangely attractive hands.

Yu Jin looked for a while and couldn’t help but say, “Boss, your hands…”

Gu Langu lifted his chin slightly. “Painted by Shui Shui.”

Yu Jin immediately offered his own hands, presenting them to Shu Shuishui. “Shui Shui, Shui Shui! Take a look at my hands. Is there something missing on it?”

Shu Shuishui glanced at it. “Is it missing in terms of appearance?”

*

Xie Feng burst into laughter, nearly choking on himself. It’s not like they hadn’t known  ShuShuishui for a long time. Yu Jin was still not using his brain, trying to get Shu Shuishui to follow common sense. It was a bit of a luck-based approach.

Yu Jin silently withdrew his hands, feeling that this world was too unfriendly. It was bad enough that they judged by appearance, but now they were even judging by hands!

Along with the newfound name of the Shui Jing Gong, another thing that gained popularity was Gu Langu’s hands. The blooming blood-red flowers looked surprisingly domineering. In addition, with nothing much to do in the valley, many people started delving into the philosophy of nail art. In just a few days, they actually became quite skilled. After all, there were plenty of flowers and plants in the valley, and they had no shortage of dyes.

However, for some reason, even though they were both red, when they dyed their nails, they couldn’t bear to look at their own, while Gu Langu’s nails seemed outrageously impressive. Could it really be about looking at the hands?

With the availability of dyes, Shu Shuishui thought about developing the art of weaving. It just so happened that Shu Shuishui obtained a batch of spirit silkworms from the Dreamland, and Gu Langu obtained spirit mulberry wood. It was probably the best reward they had received in the past few days.

With Shu Shuishui’s array support, everyone in the base cautiously began sericulture1is the practice of breeding and raising silkworms (Bombyx mori) for the production of silk.. To be honest, in the current era of the galaxy, silk was considered an antique. It had transitioned from being used for clothing to being used for decorations. When they said they wanted to raise silkworms, it was still quite novel for everyone.

Fortunately, Nan Ge and the others had raised them before in the dungeon, and the spirit silkworm babies grew plump and white. This made Shu Shuishui go around them several times a day. Sometimes, he even secretly transformed into a dormouse at night, quietly climbed onto the silkworm-raising rack, and happily squatted on the edge to watch the spirit silkworms nibble on mulberry leaves. Then, he would be discovered by Gu Langu and carried back to the tent.

After a few times, Gu Langu had to remind him, “Even if they are chubby and white, they are not our children.”

Shu Shuishui shrugged and nodded, finally promising not to sneak out at night to watch them again. However, when Gu Langu fell asleep, Shu Shuishui secretly took out a small notebook from his spiritual storage, opened it, grabbed a pen, and quickly wrote down two sentences: “Clearly, Gu Gu also wants to be enlightened. He thought I didn’t notice him secretly reading storybooks to the spirit silkworm babies. Humph! Well, let’s pretend I didn’t notice!”

*

Closing the small notebook, the cover of the notebook looked very familiar. On the top was written a few large characters: ‘Pet Care Guide!’ Surprisingly, it was the same notebook Shu Shuishui had used to record when he was raising the humanoid pet Gu Langu.

However, on the cover, the word ‘pet’ had been crossed out with two horizontal lines, replaced by two words written below: ‘lover.’

So, the correct interpretation of the small notebook had changed at some point to become: ‘Lover Care Guide.'”

1is the practice of breeding and raising silkworms (Bombyx mori) for the production of silk.