Chapter 512 Extra: The Crab Spirit Who Wants to Escape

That big crab was also the type to discriminate based on who it was dealing with. Seeing that Xiao Jingchen was afraid, it raised its two big pincers to intimidate him.

This was the first time Xiao Jingchen had ever seen such a large crab that could also threaten people. Looking at its two claws, he took two steps back again.

Seizing the opportunity, the large crab immediately strode away towards the lake with its eight long legs, now covered in thick, stiff brown hairs.

"Xiao Jingchen, if you can't even keep an eye on a crab, you won't get any crab later." Lin Luoxi said to Xiao Jingchen as the big crab was about to escape into the lake.

"That won't do!" Upon hearing Lin Luoxi's threatening words, Xiao Jingchen immediately sprang to his feet.

The giant crab made a swift escape, stretching out its proud, long legs and kicking it into the bushes on the shore.

Lin Wenqian, Lin Wentao, Lin Wenjin, and Yang Xiaofeng, who came back with him, watched as the crab, like a wireless device, flew through the air and fell into the bushes. Nangong Mobai stared wide-eyed at the crab and couldn't help but feel sorry for it.

Ignoring the shocked looks of the men, Xiao Jingchen walked over and used vines to tie up the large crab, just like the way Lin Luoxi had sent people to deliver crabs to the palace before.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go to the lake to pick up those big crabs!" Lin Luoxi quickly ordered when she saw the men still standing there in a daze.

There were quite a few large crabs at the bottom of the lake, but not all of them were gluttons. She had only caught two, and she could clearly feel that the rest of the crabs were not taking the bait.

"Oh, oh..." The men who couldn't cook immediately went to the lake to pick up crabs.

Men who can cook will start busy preparing rice and seasonings.

Seeing that the men were busy, the women couldn't stand idly by either, so they joined the crab-catching team.

This was the first time these women had ever caught crabs. They screamed whether they caught one or not, and the crab lake was bustling with activity.

Seeing the women's frightened expressions, the children all ran over to join in the fun.

As a result, the adults collected fewer crabs than the children.

In the end, Lin Luoxi only caught ten crabs. She secretly put all the other big crabs at the bottom of the lake into her space, leaving only a few at the bottom so that they could continue to produce small crabs.

In order to enable these crabs to reproduce and grow quickly, Lin Luoxi also poured a lot of spiritual water into the lake.

She bought the entire area, including the lake. From now on, she can come anytime she wants to eat crabs.

The children and Queen Na-young kept staring at the ten giant crabs, finding it incredible that they were so big.

They've sailed so many times, and they've only ever seen lobsters this big; they've never seen crabs this big before.

Ten crabs, just steaming them took up ten large pots. Luckily they prepared a lot of large pots, otherwise, they really wouldn't have been able to handle it.

The remaining crabs, each weighing two or three pounds, were steamed together.

Today's lunch is a crab feast, with steamed, fried... we'll make one of each.

The aroma of steamed crabs wafted far and wide from the lake, reaching even the crabs in the lake.

Looking at Lin Luoxi by the lake, they were all trembling, planning to run away from home after these people left.

Although we haven't found a suitable place yet, it's better than staying here and getting eaten.

"Mmm, this crab meat is so delicious..." Queen Nayoung said, gnawing on a huge crab claw. The meat was so tender and fresh that she exclaimed with satisfaction.

She didn't even care about her queenly image, and her mouth was covered in sauce as she ate.

"Mmm, these crabs are so delicious..." Lin Wenjin swallowed the crab roe in her mouth and wiped the sauce from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand, disregarding her image.

“Luo Xi really knows how to enjoy life. She had such delicious food before, but she only tells us now…” Li Muqing said, raising an eyebrow as she ate a crab claw.

“You should thank me. If I hadn’t been brave enough to try, you wouldn’t have had so much delicious food to eat…” Lin Luoxi raised an eyebrow and replied.

“Yes, you’re right. If it weren’t for you, we really wouldn’t be able to eat such delicious crabs…” Zhao Mingzhu nodded in agreement.

Xie Zhili and his group at the same table were also given the opportunity to eat big crabs.

But apart from Xie Zhili and his four siblings who dared to eat large crabs, the other children were eating smaller crabs.

The smell of crabs attracted the attention of other people, but the area around Crab Lake had now become Lin Luoxi's private property, guarded by people, and they couldn't get any closer.

After everyone finished eating, the crab shells by the lake were piled up into a small mountain.

To prevent these chubby crabs from piling up and stinking, Lin Luoxi specially burned their shells into ash and scattered it on the nearby bushes as fertilizer.

Having eaten their fill, the group was no longer interested in exploring other places, so they simply played cards by the lake.

Lin Luoxi is skilled in both literature and martial arts, medicine, and making money, but she is terrible at gambling. In just one afternoon, she lost ten million taels of silver.

"I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore..." After losing so much, Lin Luoxi finally realized that her gambling luck was terrible, threw down the leaf cards, and cheated.

The losers all admitted they were done playing, while the winners were delighted and happily counted their money.

"Honey, it's okay. Next time, I'll definitely win it back for you..." Xie Hanchuan smiled and comforted Lin Luoxi as she pouted.

Sitting behind Lin Luoxi, how could he not know that Lin Luoxi had deliberately lost to Xiao Jingchen and his wife?

"Okay, you have to help me win it back next time."

"It's getting late, let's head back!"

Everyone looked up at the setting sun, quickly packed their things, and hurried towards the capital.

She tossed some things she couldn't take with her into her spatial storage while everyone was in a hurry to leave and didn't notice her.

If anyone asks, Lin Luoxi will say that the item is hidden in the bushes and she will take it out to use next time she comes.

Saving is honorable, wasting is shameful. Even if you have some money in your pocket, you should still spend it frugally.

After Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan left, the large crabs at the bottom of the lake slowly surfaced. Once they realized no one was on the shore, they quickly went ashore.

I planned to leave this place where I could lose my life at any moment while no one was around.

As a result, they had just climbed to the bushes when they touched something that burned their feet, and were so frightened that they retreated back into the lake.

It's terrifying, it's terrifying! The outside world is too scary. They're safer hiding in the lake.

The crab, which had lived most of its life, finally wanted to escape the lake, but was frightened by the ashes of its companion and retreated back into its shell, never daring to think of escaping again.

By the time they returned to the capital, it was already dark, and everyone went home to rest.