Shi Wuxie: "..."

Seeing the situation before him, Shi Wuxie was completely dumbfounded.

It was at this moment that he realized what the other person meant when they said he would get hurt.

"Those are a ferocious school of fish in the sea, called tigerfish."

The mermaid, unfazed by Shi Wuxie's reaction, calmly remarked, "While individual attacks are not particularly strong, the combined destructive power of a group is extremely terrifying."

"Then why don't they attack you when you're in the same sea?"

Shi Wuxie took a deep breath before saying, "Moreover, as you said, the waves are very fierce when you fly, and you will be attacked by those fish if you fall into the water. So how am I supposed to find salt crystals?"

"The reason why tigerfish dare not attack us is because we mermaids are also infamous in the ocean, so of course they wouldn't dare to provoke us."

When the mermaid spoke of their race, a hint of pride crept into her voice: "As for how to get there, naturally we can't fly; we can only travel by boat."

"By boat?"

Upon hearing this answer, Shi Wuxie almost burst out laughing. He coldly said, "Judging from how ferocious those fish were just now, they could have devoured a giant bird in an instant. What kind of ship do you think could withstand their teeth?"

"Of course, we can't use ordinary materials to make the boat. We must use a tree called 'Ba' from Qiwei Mountain as the wood to make the boat."

The mermaids didn't mind Shi Wuxie's attitude, because it was normal for people to react this way when they suddenly said such things, so it wasn't strange. "The fruit that the tree produces is called Tingzhu, which is extremely poisonous to fish. Any fish will definitely avoid it when it sees it."

"Really?"

Shi Wuxie didn't know much about medicinal or poisonous herbs, but he was mostly skeptical: "You're also fish, aren't you afraid of being poisoned too?"

"Hahaha…"

Upon hearing this, all three mermaids laughed, but there was no malice in their laughter. It was just that they clearly felt that they thought Shi Wuxie was very ignorant. "The reason why we mermaids can be called the most ferocious beings in the sea is naturally because we have innate skills that are different from other fish. That 'Tingzhu' can't hurt us."

"Is that so?"

Shi Wuxie was now half-believing and half-doubting, but one sentence involuntarily surfaced in his mind: "If only Master were here right now."

"Hmm, benefactor, what are you talking about?"

The three mermaids didn't quite hear them at first, so they asked again.

"Ah, it's nothing."

At this moment, Shi Wuxie finally realized what was happening, and a wave of doubt washed over him.

Why would he think of that person, his master?

Who is the master?

He seemed to trust this master very much.

"My benefactor, have you made up your mind? Do you want to go find the Salt Crystal or not?"

The three mermaids looked at each other, but didn't ask any further questions. Instead, they continued, "We've been out for so long, and we're eager to go back to see our wives and children. We hope you can make a decision as soon as possible."

"Forget about it, just tell me where that place is. Where can I find a yam tree?"

This time, Shi Wuxie was quite decisive, saying seriously, "No matter what, I must find that thing. Lead the way for me."

"That thing is about 30 miles from here. We can't leave the sea, so we can only guide you through the clouds."