Chapter 361 Underwater World

After briefly explaining the situation to the other foxes and three or four stray beasts, they prepared to follow Xiyuan to the underwater palace.

Before leaving, Xia Yueke stood on the beach, looking at the blue sea in the distance, feeling both anticipation and a little uneasiness in her heart.

Qian Jingyao walked up to her and said softly, "Don't worry, we will face it together."

Xia Yueke nodded and held Qian Jingyao's hand: "Well, let's go together."

Under Xiyuan's leadership, Xia Yueke and his companions took the seaweed provided by the mermaids, and then slowly dived into the sea.

The effect of the seaweed was immediate, and they quickly adapted to the underwater environment, breathing freely and moving flexibly.

Xia Yueke is so amazing. When she first went into the water, she took a deep breath. What she breathed in was not sea water, but real air, as if the air on land was brought to the bottom of the sea by her.

There was no feeling of suffocation, and he felt that the air here seemed to be fresher than on land.

Xia Yueke swam in the water relying on his legs, but after swimming for a while, he found that he didn't move at all and was still standing still.

Seeing the others walking further and further away, Xia Yueke became anxious, "Hey, hey, hey, how can you move? Why can't I move? Is it really because I can't swim?"

Xiyuan turned around and saw Xia Yueke flapping in the water like a duck that had just learned to swim, and the key point was that she had no intention of moving at all.

Xi Yuan laughed out loud. "You're so funny! I saw you all so confident just now that I thought you all knew how to do it. But I forgot to tell you that if you can't swim, you're like a landlubber in the water. While you won't suffocate, you certainly won't be able to move freely in the water. There's still a slight difference."

Xia Yuke was embarrassed for a moment when she heard this, but then she looked at Qi'an Langce and the others with a questioning look in her eyes, "What about you? Aren't you land beastmen? How can you swim? Seeing how you can swim so freely in the water, it turns out I'm the only one who can't!"

Qian Jingyao didn't even dare to look up at Xia Yueke's aggrieved expression. He just kept silent, "I thought all beastmen were born with the ability. We haven't learned it yet..."

When Xia Yuke heard this explanation, she felt that Qian Jingyao was disgusted with her for being stupid.

"Okay, you guys are going to talk back now?"

As Xia Yueke spoke, she wanted to go over and teach them a lesson, but she remained motionless, like a moth flapping its wings in the water.

Xiyuan looked at this scene, swam over helplessly with his tail swinging, "Let me teach you.

Xiyuan swung his slender tail and swam gracefully to Xia Yueke's side with a smile in his eyes: "Don't worry, I'll teach you. In fact, moving in the water is not difficult. The key is to master the skills."

Xia Yueke stopped flapping her arms and legs awkwardly, then looked up at Xi Yuan: "Really? But I feel like I can't move at all, like a heavy stone."

Xiyuan chuckled and reached out to gently hold Xia Yueke's arm: "Relax, don't be nervous. First of all, you have to learn to use the buoyancy of water instead of fighting it. Try to lie flat, like this -"

As he spoke, he gently lifted Xia Yueke's body and let her swim proudly in the water. Xia Yueke was a little nervous at first, but soon found that her body was actually floating up, as if supported by an invisible force.

"Yes, that's it." Xiyuan's voice was gentle and patient. "Now, try to paddle lightly with your legs, just like walking on land, but be more gentle."

Xia Yueke followed Xiyuan's instructions and tried to paddle gently with her legs. At first, her movements were a little stiff, but gradually, she found that she was really starting to move forward.

"I moved! I really moved!" Xia Yueke shouted excitedly, with a long-lost smile on her face.

Xi Yuan looked at her happy expression, a smile flashing in his eyes: "See, it's not that difficult, right? Next, you can try to coordinate the movements of your arms with your legs, so you can swim faster."

Xia Yueke nodded and began to try paddling with her arms. Although her movements were still not very coordinated, they were a significant improvement compared to her previous flopping.

Qian Jingyao, Lang Ce, and Luo Cihe watched this scene from a distance and couldn't help laughing. Qian Jingyao teased, "Keke, you look like a little seal that just learned to swim. So cute."

Xia Yueke glared at him and said in fake anger, "How dare you laugh at me? Why didn't you come and teach me earlier?"

Qian Jingyao spread his hands, looking innocent: "I thought you would learn it on your own, after all, you are so smart."

Xia Yueke snorted and turned to look at Xiyuan: "Xiyuan, ignore them and continue teaching me."

Xiyuan smiled and nodded, continuing to patiently instruct Xia Yueke. Gradually, Xia Yueke's movements became more and more fluent, and she was even able to keep up with the speed of others.

The underwater world is far more beautiful than they imagined.

Colorful coral reefs, schools of fish, and shimmering underwater plants. However, Xia Yueke also noticed that the corals in some areas have lost their color and the number of fish has decreased significantly. It is obvious that the ecological imbalance in the deep sea has affected this area.

After stealthing for a while, they finally arrived at the mermaid palace.

It was a huge building made of coral and pearls, emitting a soft light, like a pearl on the seabed.

Xiyuan led them into the palace, where the mermaid tribe's chief and his wife were already waiting.

The patriarch is a majestic middle-aged merman, his scales gleaming silver and his eyes deep and wise.

The patriarch's wife was gentle and elegant, her long hair flowing like seaweed and her eyes gleaming with kindness.

They extended a warm welcome to Xia Yueke and his group and thanked them for saving Xiyuan.

The patriarch said in a deep voice:

"Although our mermaid tribe rarely interacts with the land-based orcs, this crisis has made us realize that only through cooperation can we overcome difficulties together. We are willing to share our Moon-viewing Salt Shells with you, and we hope you can help us stabilize the ecology of the deep sea."

Xia Yueke nodded and said solemnly: "We are willing to cooperate with you to resolve this crisis together."

"But I'd also like to ask you for a favor. You live here, so you should know where there are plenty of fish, shrimp, scallops, and the like, right? We want to get some for the crabs in the sea. They don't have enough food anymore, and you know they can only live in shallow waters and can't come to the deep sea. And there's more than one species of crabs in the shallow sea..."

The Sea Tribe leader nodded when he heard this, "Of course, we are all from the Sea Tribe, so we must share weal and woe!"