The Jiaolong clan?
How could it be a crocodile?
wrong.
A picture immediately appeared in Shui Yiyao's mind
A small dragon with two horns and covered with black scales was swimming under the water. The Great Elder took her by the hand and stood at the gate of the holy land, pointing at the object not far away and told her that it was a dragon.
It's completely different from the crocodile in front of me.
Could it be a transformation?
Aquatic creatures that can transform into human form all have some ability to transform. Since the Jiaolong clan is known as a divine beast, this is even more likely.
He just said that the news spread all over the seabed, so she wants to marry him?
Shui Yiyao: Who leaked the news?
"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
"The eighty-eight purifiers have been taken to the mermaid tribe. When will you marry me?"
“…”
The crocodile looked at her with calm eyes.
"I was wrong in this matter, but I'm at work now. Let's talk about it after I get off work. Is that okay with you?" Shui Yiyao negotiated.
The crocodile opposite blinked and said nothing more.
It looked at Shui Yiyao, and its body slowly sank into the sea. Two ripples appeared on the water surface and then returned to calm, and a shadow sank into the seabed.
From Shui Yiyao's perspective, it was clear that the crocodile disappeared, and in a deep enough place, a giant black dragon was swimming towards the depths. Its size was so huge that it was a bit thrilling.
After a few breaths, the dragon-shaped figure disappeared into the deep sea.
Shui Yiyao withdrew her gaze, came to her senses and swam towards the pavilion. When she reached the pavilion, everyone pulled her up.
The director team was horrified. The assistant director patted his chest and said in a trembling voice: "There have never been crocodiles here before. This is really scary."
"Fortunately nothing happened."
"Quickly contact the person in charge here and ask what's going on?"
The staff surrounded Shui Yiyao and asked her if she was okay.
Shui Yiyao squeezed the water out of her hair and said, "It's okay. I'm fine."
Ning Yuanyuan: "This is really... If you didn't shake it twice, it wouldn't be so dangerous."
Su Su: "But if she hadn't swung around twice, we wouldn't have known there were crocodiles. Next time we go in the water, we wouldn't know who would be attacked."
"Little Mingyuezhu is the youngest among us," Meng Yue also interjected, "Isn't it normal for her to be a little playful?"
Ning Yuanyuan didn't say anything else.
Shui Yiyao looked back at the sea. The fish were still looking at her from the surface. She waved at them, and they swam a few circles in the sea before slowly diving down.
Ning Yuanyuan: "Why do these fish like you so much? Is there something on you?"
Shui Yiyao ignored her and looked at the director: "Isn't it time to announce the results? When will my 300,000 yuan arrive?"
Director: "Are you really okay? You weren't scared? You can take a break this morning and continue recording in the afternoon."
Shui Yiyao took off her fins as well: "I'm fine. The crocodile didn't do anything. I can pretend it never showed up."
Director: “Well, okay then.”
The results were announced, and Shui Yiyao won first place with a score of 116 meters, surpassing Su Su's score of 100 meters.
In fact, Shui Yiyao didn’t care much about the results. What she cared about was when the 300,000 yuan would arrive.
After the results were announced, the director team signed a check to Shui Yiyao on the spot: "This is your championship prize, three hundred thousand yuan."
Looking at the check handed over and the many "0"s on it, Shui Yiyao's eyes lit up. She thought the bonus would be paid out together with the film remuneration, but who knew it would come so soon.
"Thank you, director. I will also work hard to climb the mountain!" She took the check and smiled with her eyes curved.
The director was also infected by her and laughed. He shook his head and looked at Jiang Hao: "Be careful, your position as the King of the Mountain is in jeopardy."
Jiang Hao looked at Shui Yiyao: "Aren't you tired yet? You still want to climb the mountain."
Should she be tired?
She took a walk, and to be honest, she didn't even enjoy it enough. If it weren't for this accident, she would have wanted to walk around a bit more.
"I'm not tired. I'm strong. Be careful where you stand as the King of the Mountain."
Jiang Hao also smiled: "Come on, I'm also very strong."
Director: "Alright, everyone, go back. This afternoon's program is cancelled. Everyone, please stay in your rooms and rest. We will investigate the crocodile incident right away and will definitely give you an explanation."
After the morning diving program ended, everyone returned to the B&B.
Shui Yiyao entered the room, and Xiao Zheng came over soon after.
"Sister, I heard that you encountered a crocodile this morning. Are you okay?" After Xiao Zheng came in, he walked towards Shui Yiyao and looked at her carefully.
Shui Yiyao shook her head: "Nothing."
"Thank goodness you're alright. It was scary just hearing that. It's time for lunch. I'll go order it for you. Have some rest."
Shui Yiyao: "No need, I can do it myself, you can go and do your own thing."
Xiao Zheng didn't stay for long before Shui Yiyao sent him away. Seeing that she was really fine, Xiao Zheng left.
After Xiao Zheng left, Shui Yiyao locked the door and turned back to search in her suitcase. She still had the golden conch that the mermaids used for communication.
It didn't take long for her to find it, and she quickly connected to the mermaid tribe via video.
Why were they discovered by the Jiaolong clan?
The wolffish tribe should not leak the news, so what went wrong?
After a while, the video call was connected, and it was the Great Elder.
"Grand Princess." There was a hint of joy in the eyes of the Great Elder.
Shui Yiyao paused before speaking, "Great Elder, I heard that our clan has eighty-eight more purifiers?"
"What?" The Great Elder frowned, somewhat puzzled.
It seems that there is no more. The dragon lied.
She said that if this really happened, the mermaids would definitely tell her.
Shui Yiyao explained, "Today I met the leader of the Jiaolong tribe. He said he had brought eighty-eight purifiers to the Holy Land."
The Great Elder glared: "How did you meet him? Are you okay? What did he do to you?"
Shui Yiyao: "I didn't do anything. He just said this and left. Is that true?"
The Great Elder frowned and shook his head: "That's not the case."
Shui Yiyao breathed a sigh of relief, then said somewhat dissatisfiedly, "He also said that the news of his and my engagement spread all over the seabed."
The Great Elder: “…”
Shui Yiyao looked at the suddenly silent Great Elder, and suddenly had a sinister suspicion. She asked tentatively, "Is this true?"
The Great Elder nodded slowly and with difficulty.
Shui Yiyao couldn't believe it: "Did the Wolffish Clan tell this to others?"
Are they so bold? Aren't they afraid of retaliation?
The elder shook his head. "They didn't tell anyone. A little turtle happened to be nearby and heard it—"
So, as if they had heard some great news, they shared it everywhere. First, the whole turtle tribe knew about it, and then the whole seabed knew about it.
What a death script.
Shui Yiyao covered her forehead and sighed: "..."
unwise.
"What's the reaction of the Jiaolong Clan?"
"No response at the moment."
"Or, you should come back." The Great Elder was a little worried. "The Jiao Clan also has influence in the human world. I'm afraid you'll encounter an accident. At least there are defenses in the Holy Land..."
Shui Yiyao sighed.
"Let me think about it." She answered after a while.
The Great Elder said in a deep voice, "Your safety is the most important thing. Nothing else matters."
"Let me think about it."
After disconnecting the video call, Shui Yiyao sat in front of the engraving machine and looked at the almost finished sculpture.
It will definitely be safe to go back.
But what she wanted was not safety. She had promised Shui Yiyao that she would bring wealth and prosperity to the mermaid tribe.
She picked up the jade carving on the table, turned on the machine and started carving.
Damn... Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk.
We’ll talk about the rest later.
After making up her mind, Shui Yiyao stopped thinking and started to finish today's work.
Seeing that it was almost 10 o'clock, Shui Yiyao put down the material and started surfing the Internet again. She wanted to find out if there were any large-scale jade carving competitions taking place soon, so she could submit this thing in her hand to win a prize.
With prizes, things will sell better.
She looked at the jade carving competition system and found that some aspects were very similar to her original one, such as the Tiangong Award, which was the most valuable award.
As a powerful figure and top-tier figure in the jade carving industry, she has won several Tiangong Awards for her carvings with their historical depth and innovative designs. Her works are both technically sophisticated and beautiful, and are deeply loved by both older artists and young people.
The Tiangong Award is very important.
But now she can't participate directly.
The rules for running for election in this world are different.
Under the Tiangong Award, there are four other awards: the Qinghuo Award, the Louyue Award, the Shenji Award, and the Qiaojiang Award. One must have been shortlisted for these awards before being able to apply for the Tiangong Award.
In other words, she is not yet qualified to apply for the Tiangong Award and must first participate in the most basic Qiaojiang Award.
She then checked the most basic Craftsman Award.
The Craftsman Award is held once a quarter. Now it is July, which happens to be the time for the third quarter of this year's Craftsman Award. The registration deadline is next Monday.
Five more days.
The material in her hand was originally scheduled to be completed in a week, so it might not be finished.
No, you have to participate in this award. Otherwise, you have to wait for three months.
Waste of time.
She looked up at the clock on the wall. It was twenty past ten.
Hurry up, wealth and honor are achieved through risk, so staying up late is nothing.
She lowered her head and continued carving. Now she was working on the details, which required great precision. And the items she was entering for the prize had to look good.
It was almost one in the morning when Shui Yiyao put down the carving knife.
She wanted to control the subsequent fine carving within two days, leaving two days for the finger knife, and the last day would be used for registration.
The finger knife is about to be delivered, so she has to rush it.
While brushing her teeth, she left a message for the owner of the lathe tool shop.
-Shui: Boss, please hurry up and deliver my goods. I need them in the next two days.
-Shui: Please send it to me when it is shipped. I have changed the address. Please check it later to make sure it is not sent to the wrong address.
-Shui: Please send it by express delivery. I will pay the postage. Thank you.
It was late now, and she didn't expect her boss to reply to her right away. After leaving the message, she packed up and went to bed.
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The next day, Xiao Zheng went to wake Shui Yiyao up. The gathering started at nine o'clock. It was eight o'clock now, and she had to get up to put on makeup and do her hair.
When she opened the door, she heard the humming sound of a machine coming from inside the house. When she walked in, she saw Shui Yiyao wearing pajamas, sitting in front of her machine, working attentively, carving.
"Sister, what time did you get up? So early."
Shui Yiyao didn't look up: "It's time to gather, right?"
"Well, the makeup artist and stylist will be here soon."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Shui Yiyao didn't put down the machine immediately and continued carving.
Xiao Zheng walked over and saw a cup of coffee on Shui Yiyao's table. He reached out and touched it, and it was completely cold.
After she put away the coffee cups, she went back into the bedroom. Shui Yiyao had already made the bed neatly, with sheets ready to be changed on it.
She walked over to gather her things and touched the bed, but it was already completely cold. This showed that Shui Yiyao had been up for quite some time.
"Sister, this is a variety show that tests your physical fitness. You need to get enough rest, otherwise how are you going to win the King of the Mountain?"
Shui Yiyao: "Yeah, I understand."
She finished carving the evil spirit beneath Zhong Kui's sword, put the material down, took the recording phone off the shelf, turned it off, and rubbed her eyes. "I'll go wash up. It'll take fifteen minutes."
Shui Yiyao packed up and went out. It was exactly 9 o'clock when she gathered on the first floor.
The guests are almost all here, and the director team begins to announce the competition events.
"This morning's event is the 800-meter obstacle course. We have set up ten gates on an 800-meter straight, one-way track. You need to open the gates to reach the finish line."
"This is a team competition, requiring two people to form a team. The principle of team division is the same as before: first place and last place, second place and second to last place, and third place and third to last place."
After listening to the rules, Shui Yiyao silently recalled who was the last one yesterday.
Bai Jingshu?
The host announced the list and it was indeed Bai Jingshu.
Shui Yiyao looked at her, and Bai Jingshu looked back with a polite business smile.
After being divided into groups, the guests were brought to the venue.
This is a large open square with three long walkways divided by partitions, which is just enough for three teams to challenge the level at the same time.
The aisle is not wide enough to accommodate two people walking side by side.
"Whichever team reaches the finish line first gets the prize! If all team members reach the finish line, they can split the prize equally."
Ning Yuanyuan: "What if I arrive alone?"
The host smiled and said, "--Then you can enjoy the bonus alone."
What's the point of forming a team?
Wouldn’t it be better if everyone could just play their own games and not have to share money with others?
So this setting feels very confusing.
The challenge began, and the three teams walked to the set runway and faced the first door.
Open the door to access the runway.
The first door was an iron gate with three copper locks hanging on it. Next to the locks was a rope with twenty keys neatly tied to it.
Host: "For the first door, you need to find the correct key. There are 20 keys, but only one can open the door."
"Twenty keys are so many, how long will it take to try them all?"
"Isn't this too much?"
"Pervert."
"Reservations open in fifteen minutes."
Shui Yiyao took a quick look, pulled a key from the side, inserted it into the keyhole, and with a click, the door opened.
"Teacher Bai, let's go." She called Bai Jingshu beside her and stepped into the door.
"Holy crap." The guests in front of the other two doors looked at Shui Yiyao who had already stepped in, stunned, "Is this true?"
"So lucky?"
"The Emperor's coronation ceremony has begun!"
"Pervert."
Bai Jingshu was stunned: "How did you find it——"
Shui Yiyao walked forward and said, "One key fits one lock, so just find a key that's made of the same material and in the same state of condition as the lock."
How simple.
Material? Aren’t they all made of iron?
How old is it? Aren’t they all in between?
Someone nearby quietly complained, "What a pervert."
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