I Don't Believe a Word You Say

Blurb: While on a graduation trip, Shi Jian got dizzy and accidentally fell into the sea. When he opened his eyes again, he was still in the sea. His shirt was soaked through, but below it he'd grown a... fish tail. Shi Jian was stunned. Just then, someone walked over. The man bent down and chuckled. "You're a pretty brave little seafood snack, running out here all alone." Then he glanced at the tail Shi Jian hadn't managed to hide in time. "Merfolk?" Shi Jian: "...Take away the 'mer' part, and that might be more accurate." And so, Shi Jian was carried home in the man's arms. Later, Shi Jian learned for the first time that his soul was light and he was delicious, so demons and ghosts all wanted to get on top of him. Sadly, none of them could actually eat him. All they left behind were traces of having possessed him. For instance, that tail he had at first... Then, a few weeks later, the tips of his teeth started to itch. A few weeks after that... The most talked-about news in the world of feng shui lately was that Lord Lu had built a mountain estate and was raising a group of treasures there. A gorgeous merfolk, a biting little drought demon, a painting demon who used murals as a nest... Only later did they realize that from start to finish, there had only been one. Eventually, this got back to Shi Jian in a muddled sort of way. He asked, "They said, what are you raising at that estate?" Lu Xun looked at him. "You." Shi Jian: "But... weren't you raising treasures?" * Blurb written on August 9, 2020. Theme: Sweetness is justice.