After a brief moment of surprise, an expression of great surprise appeared on Master Cao's face.
"Oh, oh, Young Master Cang, Young Master Yuan, why didn't you come to find me when you came?"
Cang Lin looked at the three-eyed demon frog behind Master Cao and the followers coming out of it with a playful look, and said, "It seems that you just came back too. Even if we look for you, we will find nothing."
"Ah, even if I'm not here, I will search the entire Shuize area to find you if I get the news."
Mr. Cao was indeed very excited and kept talking until the boat behind him started shouting.
"You can't leave now, or we'll cut in line."
Only then did they realize that the boat in front had already sailed away. If the boat could get out of the queue, many people would have cut in line.
"Young Master Cang, you guys go ahead. I'll go back to the mansion and talk to my father about the business. I'll be back to find you soon."
"Mr. Cao, please go! We'll get together again when we have time."
After saying this, the patriarch drove the boat forward quickly.
The boat kept moving forward until it entered a water gate. Inside the gate, countless lotus flowers were blooming.
The green lotus leaves and pink lotus flowers sway gently in the wind, like a group of shy girls dancing.
From a distance, there is a large stand in the center of the lotus, where judges sit. The flower boats enter one after another, naturally entering the first stage of the beauty pageant.
There were many boats watching the fun around, many magical beasts and mounts flying in the sky, people were laughing and shouting, and the beautiful sounds of stringed instruments were heard everywhere.
At this time, the host went up to the stage.
"Fellow villagers of Hokuriku, welcome to the annual Mermaid Beauty Contest."
The audience cheered, and some people splashed water onto the stage to express their excitement.
"Thank you all for your enthusiasm! This year's Mermaid Competition is even more grand than in previous years. That's because you are more enthusiastic today than last year."
There was another round of applause from the audience.
"Without further ado, as per the rules of previous years, please enter the venue in order with your flower boats and make your magnificent appearance."
After that, the flower gate under the stage suddenly opened, and a waterway covered with flowers appeared before their eyes. The first thing to enter was a small flower boat that could only carry three or five people.
The small flower boat is decorated with various shells and many pearls inlaid on it.
As the little flower boat moved, it scattered pearls to the people around it, and people cheered and caught them with their hands.
Then, a dark-skinned girl walked out of the boat.
"Yunmeng Tribe, Black Pearl"
A loud shout shocked the whole audience. Although the girl was black, it was made of animal bones and black fish skin, so she was very beautiful in the eyes of everyone.
The second ship to enter was a ship with two pointed ends, each with a small platform on it.
A woman flew up there. She had a pair of transparent wings made of flying fish wings.
"Full Moon Tribe, Lotus Dance"
The girl was like an ethereal being. She jumped to the bow and then flew to the stern, dancing gracefully on a platform as small as a plate. She was so beautiful.
Looking at the flower boats coming in and the beautiful and outstanding girls, Hongyu became very nervous and her confidence began to waver.
The patriarch comforted her.
"It's okay, Miss Hongyu, you are much more beautiful than them, don't worry, this is the first round of the competition, the first round of eliminations, the most intense competition is to be able to walk onto the stage, the first round is just to eliminate the really unreliable contestants.
The clan leader's words did not relax Hongyu's heart. What is an unreliable contestant? Is she one of them? Thinking of this, she became even more nervous.
At this time, Ximen Xuanyu came over and patted Hongyu on the shoulder.
"It's okay, kid. Although our boat isn't very fancy, I've renovated a lot of it along the way. You have to believe in yourself, and you have to believe in me, too!"
Hongyu thought about it and realized that she had rehearsed countless times along the way and received everyone's approval every time. There must be no problem in the end, so she gradually became less nervous.
Finally it was Hongyu's turn.
The patriarch drove the flower boat slowly into the competition area and stopped under the stands. Suddenly, the bow and stern of the boat were slowly retracted, turning the long boat into a round boat.
Then five long, dark holes appeared around the side of the ship. Water gushed out of the holes and then fell back into the water like a small waterfall. The overall shape was like a large lotus.
At this time, the "stamen" of the lotus slowly rose up, and with a bang, countless petals sprayed out, and flower rain fell down.
Following them came a young girl wearing a golden-red gauze dress. There were sparkling golden-red scales on her back, neck, and exposed calves. She was so beautiful!
Hongyu landed in the center of the boat, on the pistil of the lotus. She stretched out her hands and bathed in the public's gaze.
"Paddy Field Tribe, Red Jade"
After a few seconds of silence, the stadium erupted in thunderous applause and people cheered desperately.
"Red Jade Girl"
"Red Jade"
"Red Jade Fairy"
That’s right, Hongyu’s beauty conquered the whole audience and people were crazy about her.
The judges' seats in the stands included elders sent by the lords of various water areas. Hongyu's appearance made these elders' eyes light up.
"This girl has golden-red scales, very similar to the color of the Water Demon God, which is a great advantage."
"That's right, and this girl is also very beautiful. Scales should cover her entire body. She is truly a mermaid chosen by God!" An old man in a Taoist robe answered.
"Elder Geng, we've only read half of it. Maybe there's something better."
As soon as the elders finished their discussion, cheers broke out from the crowd.
I saw a large ship slowly coming in, and then the hull split in the middle, forming a huge pool, and a woman was swimming around in the water.
She was not dressed up, just a starfish on her loose black hair and a blue tights on her body. When she jumped, a blue tail began to splash the water.
That’s right, this girl’s animal bones are peacock fish tails. She was born with animal bones and her lower body is a beautiful fish tail.
The girl can't go out because she has no legs, but this beauty pageant is very suitable for her. Her beauty and uniqueness will be remembered by everyone.
The girl spun around in the pool, opening her mouth and spitting out countless colorful bubbles, adding to her dreamy beauty.
This girl is different from other girls. She is really beautiful and good-looking.
The girl lay by the pool and waved to the audience.
"Shuilingyu Mansion, Lan Qing'er"
People were calling Lan Qing'er's name frantically again.
The elders were very happy to see this scene, which meant that the quality of today's beauty pageant was very high and the Water Demon God would be more satisfied with the beauty selected.
The flower boat sent the beauties ashore and then sailed away. Hongyu, who had just landed, stopped for a moment when she saw this scene, and then went to the next round of competition without looking back.
Instead of feeling that you are inferior to others in every way, you might as well work hard to be the best you can be!
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