Xia Hua nodded. "You can do it."

Xia Hua took a stool out of the house, sat down, and looked at Zuo Qingya in the air. "I'll watch from here and see when you come down."

Zuo Qingya smiled and tried to appease her, "I'll let you down, as long as you're not angry. You look terrifying when you're angry, you're like a tigress."

Xia Hua picked at her ear. "What did you say? Who's the tigress?"

Zuo Qingya pouted, "Whoever responds, that's who we'll talk to."

Xia Hua looked at the tigers on her left and right and said, "Didn't you see? The tigers are right next to me! Two great protectors, one on each side."

Zuo Qingya smiled awkwardly. "Actually, Ahua, you don't need to be so angry. I brought you some ingredients!" With that, Zuo Qingya tossed down a huge crab, leaving Xia Hua covered in dirt.

"You see that? Huge crabs! Enough for us to have a really big meal."

Xia Hua waved her hand, brushing the dust off her clothes. Her eyes widened as she stared at the enormous crab in front of her, her lips twitching. Good heavens! This is huge! It's enough for them to have a huge meal. Her angry face instantly turned into a beaming smile as she beckoned to Zuo Qingya, "Come down quickly."

"I'll come down if you're not angry."

Xia Hua smiled and said, "Look at me, do I look angry? Come down and help me, hurry up, you're not hungry, but I am!"

Zuo Qingya thought for a moment and said, "Uh, okay then, I'll go down and help now. Don't be angry, okay!"

Xia Hua smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm not angry. Come down and help me, get better soon!"

Zuo Qingya jumped off her flying sword and carefully walked to Xia Hua's side. In this way, Zuo Qingya was directed by Xia Hua to cut wherever she was told to, using her flying sword.

The aroma wafted over, and Zuo Qingya swallowed hard. "It smells so good!"

Xia Hua nodded, "Luckily I prepared a lot of seasonings, otherwise it wouldn't have tasted so good."

Zuo Qingya gave Xia Hua a thumbs up, "As expected of you, Ahua, you are truly top-notch."

Xia Hua waved her hand modestly, saying, "It's nothing, it's nothing."

After the two had eaten and drunk their fill, they returned to their rooms to cultivate. Although there was only a barrier between them, it did not affect their cultivation. Tiger and Blackie stood guard outside, and the two great protectors had to play their role and not waste their titles.

Although the spiritual energy here is very rich, Zuo Qingya is already at the Nascent Soul stage, so this amount of spiritual energy is still not enough. She is afraid that if she cultivates, she will absorb all the spiritual energy from Xia Hua's place. How about she goes to another base tomorrow to open a shop or something, and then comes back. It shouldn't take too much time!

Zuo Qingya thought the idea was good and worth considering, but she still preferred to go to the sea. The sea was so much fun, after all, the marine life was so abundant. She had already obtained quite a few crystal cores today, which was unbelievable.

On land, she hadn't encountered so many animals or plants she could kill. The sea was a different story; there were swarms of them, each one packed together, all with crystal cores. Unfortunately, they only had water-type crystal cores; it would have been better if there were other types.

It doesn't matter if they are both water-type crystal cores; they can be used by Xia Hua. It's not too much to repair both, right?

Going to the sea is more fun. Crystal cores are now similar to coins, so you can collect them. If you can't use them in the future, you can string them together into necklaces, gems, or other things to play with. Thinking about it, that seems like a good idea.

The next morning, Zuo Qingya jumped onto her flying sword, greeted Xia Hua, and flew away.

Xia Hua hadn't even reacted yet, staring blankly at the little black dot that flew away, and stomped her foot in anger.

Zuo Qingya arrived at the beach and jumped into the sea without saying a word. In an instant, she felt a change in her body. It was really amazing. Why did she feel a bit like a mermaid? As soon as she touched the water, a tail appeared. It was just a pity that she didn't have a tail, only gills. This ability was pretty good.

There were still other places she hadn't explored yesterday. She walked underwater, and the sea creatures had all grown larger. For example, the pearl oyster in front of her... Zuo Qingya couldn't help but lick her lips. "The pearl inside must be huge, considering the oyster is already this big; the pearl inside must be this big too." She even gestured with the size of a basketball. After opening the oyster, her guess was confirmed: it was indeed quite large, round, and white. Before the disaster, this would have been priceless.

The pearls Zuo Qingya saw on TV were probably no bigger than 5 centimeters, right? Or 2 centimeters? 3 centimeters? Zuo Qingya didn't know.

Zuo Qingya didn't forget to put the good things she found in the sea on the shelves of her little general store, after all, sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone! I'm such a good person.

Just then, a golden light caught Zuo Qingya's attention. The light was coming from the soil. Zuo Qingya brushed the soil aside and found a box. Could it be a treasure chest? Zuo Qingya used her flying sword to open the box, and what she saw immediately dazzled her eyes. It was full of gold ingots! She was rich! So many gold ingots!

Zuo Qingya put the box away and placed it in her consciousness space. There might be more below. She dug and dug... and found that it was actually a ship. This must be an antique, right? It should be blue and white porcelain! How to put it? It's too broken. Zuo Qingya doesn't know anything about antiques. She can only set aside a space in her consciousness space to put these things in. She'll think about it later. Maybe it will be useful in the future.

Some things are so fragile that Zuo Qingya would break them at the slightest touch. For example, this bowl in front of her looks quite nice, but it has probably been corroded by seawater over time. Zuo Qingya just touched it lightly, and it shattered into powder. It's a bit of a pity. Am I being too harsh for damaging cultural relics?

Zuo Qingya always thought that there were no mermaids in their world, that they were just in fairy tales. She never expected that she would actually see a mermaid. But this mermaid was too big!

"Who are you?"

Zuo Qingya actually understood what the mermaid was saying?

Are you talking to me?

The mermaid nodded. "Yes, who else is here besides you?"

Zuo Qingya looked around and said, "There are fish too, so many fish."

The mermaid looked puzzled and asked curiously, "Why? You're different from me?" She then wiggled her tail.

"Oh, you mean my feet and your tail, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Zuo Qingya replied, "Because I am a cursed mermaid!"

The mermaid exclaimed in surprise, "You're a cursed mermaid?"

Zuo Qingya nodded. "Yes, I am a cursed mermaid."

"I've never heard of that, but how can you breathe in the sea? I've heard that mermaids with legs live on land."