"Let's pull this off!"

Through the water curtain, almost the instant he could see what was happening next door, Shushu couldn't help but let out an excited low howl.

The reason was that the cave next to them contained a king crab in the middle stage of the Out-of-Body stage and an octopus in the late stage of the Out-of-Body stage.

Both are top-tier delicacies in the marine mammal world, and they belong to opposing forces. It would be a disservice to their scheming towards their partner if they weren't served up.

Lu Li and Xuan Jing shared the same sentiment and nodded hastily.

However, this time Xuan Jing did not try to be strong, but instead handed the matter over to Lu Li.

Lu Li readily agreed, telling the two to stay put and not run around, and then he quietly crept over.

To avoid causing a commotion and being discovered, they immediately threw out an isolation array and a trapping array.

After confirming that both formations were activated, he rushed into the formation and quickly found Crab Five, who had been suddenly separated by the formation and was still somewhat dazed.

Lu Li was not afraid of Crab Five's fighting power. In addition, Crab Five's intelligence was limited. In no time, Lu Li successfully dealt with Crab Five and put it into his space, planning to give it to Shushu as a treat later.

However, the octopus, with its eight tentacles, was quite clever, and it took Lu Li some effort to defeat it.

After both sea beasts were dealt with, Lu Li did not immediately remove the array plate. Instead, he waited until the waters returned to calm before quickly erasing the traces and removing the array plate.

Back in the cave next door, he met Shushu's bright, adoring fish eyes.

Looking at the loach in front of him, Lu Li's swimming tail paused, and he looked away somewhat uncomfortably.

The shrewd little mouse—oh, I should say the shrewd little fish—seeing Lu Li like this, instantly understood his own appearance, which was probably not very good-looking.

As someone who also appreciates good looks, she knew very well that Lu Li probably found this rather jarring.

Although she agreed in her heart, it didn't stop her from throwing a tantrum. She turned her body around, controlling the water, and pointed a fish tail at Lu Li.

Looking at the fish tail in front of him, Lu Li felt a little guilty. He was about to raise his hand to touch his nose when he remembered that he looked just as ugly. Oh well, the eldest brother won't criticize the second brother.

However, the junior sister still had to be coaxed. She took out the food she had stored in her space, condensed it into a bubble, wrapped it up, and presented it to the glutinous rice.

Seeing that Shushu was still unmoved, he could only swim over and, once he was next to Shushu, he formed a barrier to prevent Xuanjing from eavesdropping, and then began to coax him gently.

As for what he said, apart from him and Shushu, Xuanjing knew absolutely nothing. Even though Xuanjing wanted to press his divine sense against the barrier, it didn't hear a single word.

In no time, the barrier disappeared, and Shushu resumed his usual affectionate attitude towards Lu Li, showing no trace of his earlier annoyance.

As a young Xuanwu who hadn't grown up yet, Xuan Jing thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure out what was going on.

The fish stared blankly back and forth between the two fish for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out. Seeing that neither of them intended to talk to it, it silently shut its mouth.

But for some reason, it felt somewhat superfluous at that moment.

However, these thoughts only lasted for a short while. After a short while, the three fish removed all the protective measures, erased the traces, and set off again in the same direction as before.

Soon, they found the corresponding sea area and saw Tun Ning lazily dozing on the seabed in the distance.

Thinking of Crab Five and that octopus from before, the three of them, including Shushu, did not act impulsively, nor did they immediately go up to make contact.

Instead, they stopped at a considerable distance as if nothing had happened, pretending to play around, but they were also keeping an eye on their surroundings.

It was only when I looked around that I realized there were quite a few sea creatures lurking nearby.

These sea creatures may not be very good at tracking or cunning, and they are full of flaws.

For example, someone might be crouching in a coral cave, secretly looking at Tun Ning with their head and eyes; or someone might have a seaweed plant on their head, but forget to decorate their body as well; and so on.

In short, their tracking and surveillance techniques are really quite clumsy, and it's obvious at a glance.

I don't know how Tun Ning managed to sleep so soundly under so many eyes watching.

After all, the little potato could hear its regular breathing and hear its little belly rising and falling, all of which indicated that the creature was fast asleep.

Seeing this scene, Shushu and Luli tacitly ignored Xuanjing, exchanged a glance, and were about to discuss how to proceed next via telepathy.

Suddenly, a deep male voice echoed in my mind: "My brain?"

Upon hearing these four words, Shushu stiffened and instinctively replied telepathically, "It got wet!"

After saying that, Shushu realized what she had just said and instinctively wanted to cover her face, but then that deep male voice rang in her mind again. "You've arrived. Is there something Pei Anlan needs?"

Their tone was certain; they were indeed sent by Pei Anlan, the reason being, of course, that they had just completed the rendezvous signal.

Yes, the secret code Pei Anlan set for the rendezvous was: "My brain is full of water!"

When Shushu first learned of this, his mouth almost dropped in astonishment. Who would have thought that the dignified and upright Pei Anlan would come up with such an unusual secret code?

Of course, it seems to work quite well, after all, who would have thought, right!

But now, Shushu was more curious about how the other person had recognized him.

Driven by this curiosity, she immediately asked, "How did you recognize me?" Could it be...?

Thinking about that possibility, Shushu suddenly felt nervous and regretful.

The tension stems from the fear that the other party may have betrayed them and is now waiting to be caught red-handed.

She regretted that she shouldn't have blurted out the code word without thinking. She should have observed more quietly. Sigh, it's all because that code word was too catchy. She couldn't help but respond after hearing the first part.

Fortunately, her worries were clearly unfounded. The person opposite her, Tun Ning, did not harbor any ill intentions, nor was he impatient with her non-answering questions. Instead, he patiently explained.

“Little guys, your camouflage is very good, but I know all the chub in this area, and I don’t know any of you three.”

Without these little cubs, it wouldn't be a true member of the Luyu clan, and the only ones who could come to its side at this time are Pei Anlan's people.

Tun Ning didn't say the last sentence, but Shu Shu and Lu Li understood its meaning.

At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder if other sea monsters could recognize it, since they had encountered the leader, the Shu Jiao, before.