However, the restaurant's style was quite novel; the entire restaurant seemed to be constructed from the skeleton of a large fish.

The walls were not made of mud, but rather of shells such as mussels packed together to form walls.

The windows were made of huge seashells, and many of the pillars and beams were decorated with various colorful corals, giving it a rather exotic feel.

A statue of a strange fish stands upright on the eaves, gazing towards the sea.

Zuan knew that large ships going out to sea would erect such strange fish statues at their bows, seemingly to pray that they would not encounter strong winds and waves on their journey.

Pushing open the door, a strong smell of the sea hit him, and Zu An almost vomited.

The tables inside were almost full of people, many of whom were fishermen from the surrounding area. However, unlike the fishermen, their eyes revealed a fierce and valiant spirit, clearly indicating that they were all sea creatures.

In addition, there were many people who looked like江湖人 (jianghu people, people from the martial arts world), each wearing a bamboo hat or a mask, and occasionally you could see various scars on their bodies, clearly they were all desperate criminals.

Zuan's arrival immediately attracted everyone's attention. Although he was plain-looking, he was incredibly clean, and he seemed to have a special aura about him.

"Tsk tsk, it's actually a human."

"Judging from this, he must be some rich young master who sneaked out to play."

"Such an ordinary-looking young master?"

"Who says a rich young master has to be handsome?"

...

Although everyone joked about it in private, no one dared to cause trouble easily.

Although the majority of the people here are sea creatures, there are also quite a few humans, and even some demons. Everyone lives a life of constant danger, and no one dares to act rashly or accidentally provoke someone they shouldn't before they have a clear understanding of the other party's background.

Zuan walked straight to the counter and found that the layout here was very different from the human taverns, but it was somewhat similar to the bars in his previous life.

He sat down on the stool in front of the counter: "I heard you have the best information network here?"

The bartender across from me had a large tortoise shell on his back, and judging from his greenish skin, he was clearly a tortoise.

Zuan's gaze fell on the dense bumps on his arm, and he wondered if these were barnacles. He really wanted to pick them off.

"Money talks, no money, no deal." The bartender wiped his glass with a handkerchief, not even glancing at him.

Zu An barely managed to suppress the urge to pry it open, and took out a Heavenly Rank Yuan Stone: "Is it working now?"

The appearance of this spirit stone immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the restaurant, and many people's breathing became heavier.

Zu An frowned slightly. He hadn't taken out any immortal-grade or divine-grade spirit stones in order to keep a low profile. He knew that the whereabouts of the Divine Dragon Immortal Elixir was definitely worth more precious spirit stones.

Unexpectedly, it still caused quite a bit of trouble.

However, he quickly came to terms with it. He was now at the very top of the human and demon races, and Heavenly Rank Yuan Stones were indeed ordinary to him. But these martial arts practitioners who lived on the edge of death didn't have that many resources to cultivate. They would probably fight to the death for even a single Earth Rank Yuan Stone.

Realizing this, Zuan only felt a slight regret before regaining his composure and looking at the turtle bartender opposite him.

"It's working! It's working!" The bartender's mouth was practically watering as he reached out to grab the Heavenly Rank Yuan Stone.

Zu An pressed Yuan Shi down: "You haven't asked me what information I want to find out yet."

“As long as we’re not trying to find out the whereabouts of the Mermaid Queen, we know everything,” the bartender said with a smile.

"The Mermaid Queen?" Zuan frowned, but still asked the question that was on his mind. "Do you know where the sea creatures can find the elixir of immortality?"

"I think I've heard of it, but I'll need time to check." The bartender smiled and put the Heavenly Rank Yuan Stone into his pocket.

Zuan was taken aback. In fact, he hadn't held out much hope; he had just asked casually. His main purpose was to inquire with the Dragon King and Shang Liuyu from the Sea Clan. He never expected that they would know.

Could it be that the Divine Dragon Elixir of Immortality is very famous among the sea creatures?

Thinking of this, his mood finally improved a bit, and the matter of saving Hong Lei took another step forward.

"By the way, what's this about the Mermaid Queen you mentioned earlier?" Zu'an remembered his earlier question. If nothing unexpected happened, he would also meet the Mermaid Queen when he met the Dragon King. She was Shang Liuyu's sister, so it would be good to find out some information beforehand.

The bartender handed over a glass of wine: "You must be a new customer, right? You don't even know about something this important."

"Hmm? I'd like to hear more." Zu'an took a sip of the wine. It was hardly any good wine; it had a cheap, pungent smell. This guy was really a shrewd businessman.

"Since you're so generous, I'll waive the charge for this information," the bartender chuckled. "It might even give you a chance to make some money."

"oh?"

"The biggest news for the sea creatures lately is the disappearance of the Mermaid Queen. The Dragon King has ordered a manhunt for her, and the reward is huge. Anyone who can provide useful clues will be richly rewarded. If we can capture the Mermaid Queen, we'll be set for life and never have to worry about wealth and honor again," Turtle Tavernkeeper said mysteriously.

Zuan's eyes widened immediately: "What?"

He never expected such a change. He knew from both Shang Liuyu and Chiwen that the Dragon King and the Mermaid Queen had a very good relationship. How come they are not only missing now, but also wanted by the police?

"Haha, everyone reacts the same way as the customers when they first hear this news." The bartender was a little smug when he saw his reaction.

"What exactly happened? Why are they using a wanted notice to find the Mermaid Queen?" Zuan asked hurriedly.

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