"Dad, aren't you worried about your daughter's safety..." Xia Ju's mouth twitched, as if she didn't expect her father to react like this.
"What are you worried about? I feel very relieved that your master is here!" Father Xia looked proud and didn't show any worry at all.
"Mother..." Xia Ju looked at her mother helplessly, but she smiled and said, "My child, although I am reluctant to let you go, your father is right."
"With your master here, we really don't have to worry."
"Have a meal with your master."
"Master, please sit down. The food my mother cooks is delicious!" Upon hearing this, Xia Ju hurriedly invited Xu Jiujun to sit down.
Xia Ju's father was even more enthusiastic: "Master Xu, my wife's cooking skills are beyond reproach. Although you are an immortal and don't need food, please accept our kindness!"
"By the way, my child is quite naughty and has a very lively personality. If he does anything wrong, please feel free to teach him a lesson!"
"As long as she doesn't die!"
"...Dad, you are really my dad." Xia Ju was so moved that she almost cried after hearing this.
Although they don’t care about their own safety, they at least care about life and death.
The three of them were chatting in the house when Xia's mother went out and brought back a large pile of seafood. An old man saw this and became curious, so he asked, "Juzi's mother, why did you suddenly take out all this treasured seafood?"
"Are there any relatives coming to your house?"
"Of course not! My Orange has a master. If I tell you, you'll definitely recognize him!"
"Oh? So famous? Even a fisherman like me has heard of it?"
"I'm afraid I'll scare you if I tell you." Mother Xia suddenly lowered her voice mysteriously and said, "Little Orange's master is..."
"Savior!"
"Who!?" The old man was shocked. He did know the name, but how could it be related to the people in their small fishing village?
Mother Xia was very satisfied when she saw this. She smiled proudly and said, "So, are you scared? I was also shocked when I heard it!"
"Can you confirm the other party's identity? What if he is a scammer?" The old man was a little unconvinced and began to question.
"Xiaojuzi knows Lord Dragon God. She just went out with Lord Dragon God this afternoon and came back with her master in the evening."
"I don't need to explain who Lord Dragon God is, right? Could it be that the people Lord Dragon God knows are bad?"
"That's true...but I just don't feel like something is right."
"I always feel that people from our small fishing village would not be involved with such a big shot."
"Hey, what do you call this...what do you call this..." Mother Xia thought for a moment and suddenly said, "You call this being too self-deprecating!"
"How can you look down on the people from our small fishing village?"
"Didn't our little Orange save Lord Dragon God's life when he was little?"
"Ever since then, the Dragon God has come every year to pick up Little Orange to play together on the day he saved her life. Isn't this also said to have something to do with the big shot?"
"You're right. It seems I've overthought..." The old man paused, then added, "However, we'll soon know whether it's true or not."
"Hmm?" Xia's mother didn't understand what the old man meant, and the old man explained: "Someone came to collect tribute again..."
"Again? He's come three times this year!" Mother Xia was so angry that she almost jumped up.
What they meant by collecting tribute was that the people of the Haidu Dynasty would collect taxes from the place where they were.
The taxes collected by these small fishing villages in coastal areas are also quite special. They do not collect money, but only seafood!
Moreover, they don’t want ordinary seafood. Only rare seafood, like fist-sized night pearls, will be favored by the envoys of the Haidu Dynasty.
Every household had to hand over at least three items. If they couldn't pay, they would have to pay extra money. If they couldn't pay more, they would have to give the messenger a little kickback so that the other party wouldn't refuse to accept the items and would have to pay the full amount.
Originally, tribute was paid once a year, but this year it has come three times. As for the reason, it is probably the same as last time, saying that it did not meet the standards after being transported back, so it has to be submitted again.
This is also the reason why Xia's mother almost jumped up in anger.
"Shh..."
"It is said that the people coming this time are not just envoys, but also princes and princesses!"
"They are very powerful, so don't let them hear you."
Mother Xia nodded belatedly, then sighed and walked back. What was going on?
"Mom! What delicious food did you get?"
As soon as Xia's mother came in, Xia Ju jumped to her side and asked chatteringly.
"Is it my favorite big shrimp? Or big crab?"
"Could it be my favorite confused fish?"
"I have everything." Mother Xia forced a smile. Xia Ju didn't notice, but Xu Jiujun saw it all.
How come she looks so tired after going out? She looks full of energy and doesn’t look exhausted. Is she mentally tired?
It's not that when I come here, they take out the best goods from the bottom of the box for me to eat, and I feel bad...
The more Xu Jiujun thought about it, the more guilty he felt. But then he changed his mind and thought, if he gave them some elixirs or something, and a few hundred attribute points, Xia Ju's parents would not die of old age so soon.
"Old woman, what's wrong? Why do you look so sad?" Father Xia was outspoken and couldn't hide anything in his heart, so he asked directly when he saw it.
"What else could it be?" Mother Xia had intended to wait until Xu Jiujun left before speaking, but since Father Xia had already seen through it, she simply blurted it out: "Someone's here to collect tribute again."
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