Xiao Bei: "Princess, did you hear that? The Dragon Chief said he wanted to talk to you."
Shui Yiyao was silent for a while before she said, "Where is he? Why can't I see him?"
Xiao Bei seemed to spin the conch, and the scene suddenly changed to an upward angle: "Princess, do you see it? It's above your head!"
Above the holy land, through a transparent safety shield, a massive dragon head hung suspended, looking down upon the sacred ground. The light from the seawater struck its black scales, reflecting a sharp luster.
So what was the purpose of this unfortunate child's sneaking around?
The person just sticks his head there and stares at you, and you can see everything.
The big dragon tilted its head and looked towards the golden conch. When it saw Shui Yiyao, it paused, with a hint of surprise, but then it concealed it, with a hint of mockery in its eyes.
"Princess, the eighty-eight purifiers have been delivered. I wonder when you will marry into my Jiao clan?"
“…”
"Then..." Shui Yiyao stammered, and finally said: "I just want to ask you a question -"
Dalong: "You say."
"Do you want to exchange marriages?"
Mermaids are blood purifiers, so marrying into another tribe is equivalent to marrying their entire tribe. There is a special term for such reproductive machines, called exchange marriage.
——Once a mermaid gives birth to a child, she will give it to the next member of the tribe to marry and have children.
Dalong: "It's customary for the mermaid tribe to exchange marriages."
But she didn't want to follow this rule. Just as Shui Yiyao was about to say something, she heard the Great Elder scold her, "Marriage between the two tribes is a big deal! You're impersonating the leader and deceiving us. You have no sincerity at all. Please stop talking!"
Impersonation?
Shui Yiyao paused and frowned as she looked over. The big dragon had black scales, and only the leader of the Jiaolong clan had black scales.
Hearing the scolding, the dragon was obviously surprised and raised its head. Suddenly, the black color of its entire body faded and turned into a bright red.
"Great elder, you have good eyesight. I am Ao Cheng, a diplomat from the Jiao tribe."
The Great Elder snorted coldly, "You're using a mere trick to deceive us in our sacred land. Is this the sincerity of the Jiao Clan?"
Is this a trick? This guy isn't the leader. What about that crocodile from last time? Wasn't he the leader either?
Ao Cheng: "The leader is busy with many things and can't spare time. I have no choice but to come and ask for marriage on behalf of our leader."
Shui Yiyao felt a little scared. Isn’t this a marriage scam?
What if she is in the holy land now, and the mermaids take a fancy to the eighty-eight purifiers, they will hand her over immediately. Then she will be lying in bed without knowing who her husband is.
Just thinking about it makes me feel cold down my spine.
The Great Elder snorted again: "Unless the leader comes in person, there's no point in discussing this!"
Just as the dragon was about to say something, the elder added, "When the previous chief married a woman from the White Whale Tribe, was it a diplomat who proposed on his behalf? The chief himself proposed, and it caused a sensation in the Sea Nation."
"There's no reason why a diplomat would come to my mermaid tribe and ask for marriage."
Ao Cheng insisted, "Things are different now. Pollution is getting worse, and the Sea Nation is split. The leader is trying to establish the Sea Nation Alliance while seeking ways to control pollution—"
It was impossible for the chief to come and propose marriage in person. Compared with the previous chief's wife, who was a white whale princess, considerate, gentle and virtuous, what did the mermaid princess have?
"The leader really doesn't have any extra energy."
"You don't have any extra energy and you still want to get married?" Shui Yiyao interjected.
Ao Cheng looked at her.
The Great Elder: "Then, is the chief aware of this marriage proposal?"
Ao Cheng was silent.
It seems that he is unaware.
She didn't think a diplomat would dare to arrange such a big thing for the chief, so when she married him, she was not really marrying the chief.
The Great Elder was furious and waved the staff in his hand. The safety shield above the holy land became blurred, and the isolated Dalongao City could not be seen clearly.
Ao Cheng's voice came in: "Marriage is a big deal. The nobles may wish to reconsider it. When the eldest princess is willing, eighty-eight purifiers will be delivered to the holy land as promised."
So, this is not a marriage proposal at all, but a transaction.
Eighty-eight purifiers were used to buy her to become a shared wife of the Jiao clan.
The dragon figure outside disappeared. The Great Elder walked in front of the golden conch and looked at Shui Yiyao. His white beard flew up in anger. "Don't worry, Princess. I will never let the scoundrels of the Jiao Clan invade my holy land!"
Shui Yiyao advised, "Don't be angry, Great Elder. They can't do anything to you. When I become stronger, I'll go back and wipe out their lair."
"Look at how arrogant they are."
"When the time comes, we'll peel off his dragon scales and use them to lay the tiles for our hall."
Seeing that Shui Yiyao didn't take the Jiaolong Clan's affairs to heart and was even able to joke generously, the Great Elder's expression eased slightly and he began to persuade her, "Why don't you come back... It's safest in the Holy Land."
"..." Shui Yiyao smiled and said, "I'll think about it carefully."
After hanging up the video call, Shui Yiyao's smile disappeared, and she picked up the coffee next to her and took a big sip.
She went to pick up the jade carving knife, but her hand slipped before she could hold it firmly. When she opened her palm, she saw that it was full of sweat.
She is not afraid of anything now, except the opponent's tough approach.
Is it too late to learn boxing or something? Perhaps she can also spend money to hire some bodyguards.
It still costs money.
Shui Yiyao sighed, turned on the water pipe on the jade carving machine to rinse her hands, picked up the small seed material and continued carving.
·
The project on the morning of the third day of filming was mountain climbing.
We gathered at nine o'clock in the morning as usual. After gathering, everyone was taken to a nearby secluded mountain scenic spot by car.
After getting off the bus, the host introduced the history of the scenic spot and praised the beautiful scenery here.
“I hope everyone will climb to the top of the mountain amidst such beautiful scenery!”
Following the host’s passionate speech, everyone warmed up and prepared to start climbing.
Shui Yiyao kicked her legs to do warm-up exercises while looking up at the mountain in front of her.
The mountain is not steep, but it may be considered high for celebrities who are usually busy with work and whose physical training is not professional.
But for someone who is used to long-distance running, it is not high.
There are also stone ladders on this mountain, which lead to the sky. You just need to climb up along the ladder. There is no need to climb with your bare hands or anything like that. It is very easy.
Shui Yiyao saw that everyone was still warming up, and felt that they were almost there, so she took a step and started running.
"Everyone, I'll go explore the way first."
Bai Jingshu called out to her, "You need to move more. We'll be climbing uphill soon. If you don't exercise enough, you might twist your ankle."
Shui Yiyao turned around and smiled at her: "I am going to compete for the position of Mountain King, don't worry."
"You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Ning Yuanyuan added in a rather sarcastic tone.
Shui Yiyao didn't even turn her head, pretending she didn't exist.
She had only run a few steps when she heard footsteps behind her. Turning around, she saw it was Jiang Hao.
Jiang Hao smiled at her: "Diving King, do you really want to take my position as Mountaineering King?"
Shui Yiyao also laughed: "It doesn't matter whether you're king or not, the main thing is the bonus. You've had the monopoly for so long, it's time to step down."
"You're being quite arrogant, so let's just rely on our own abilities."
I didn't expect Shui Yiyao to be such a fast runner. Jiang Hao looked at the girl in front of him, a little surprised. It had been twenty minutes already, and he expected her to last only ten minutes at most. After all, every girl who came in the first round couldn't run anymore after ten minutes or so.
Moreover, her speed has not changed, she is always consistent and steady like an old dog.
"Aren't you tired?" Jiang Hao asked.
"That's nothing. Why are you so tired?" Shui Yiyao didn't even take a breath.
After more than half an hour, they reached the halfway point of the mountain. Usually at this time, Jiang Hao would stop and rest for ten minutes to recover his strength.
He looked at Shui Yiyao beside him, and saw that she was looking straight ahead with steady steps, showing no intention of slowing down.
"Don't you want to take a break?"
Shui Yiyao glanced at him and said, "I never take a break when I run."
"Okay, he's a ruthless person." Jiang Hao gave Shui Yiyao a thumbs up.
At the back, everyone jogged, looking at Jiang Hao and Shui Yiyao in front. Meng Yue marveled, "Haozi really gave it his all today, he didn't even rest."
"Of course he did. He was forced by the Diving King." Bai Jingshu joked while taking a breath.
"I'm afraid Haozi's position is no longer secure this time."
"How can it be that simple?" Bai Jingshu said, "After all, there are so many episodes of King of the Mountain."
Ning Yuanyuan laughed from behind: "I think she is very confident, she must be an expert. I'm afraid Jiang Hao will lose this time, he can't compare to her."
Bai Jingshu glanced back at her and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The results of the competition haven't even come out yet. You're just flattering me."
Ning Yuanyuan choked.
Why are these two people speaking so bluntly and without restraint? It makes me so angry.
An hour later, the two figures on the mountain were almost approaching the peak.
The people at the foot of the mountain had only climbed two-thirds of the way up. They looked up at the two small figures on the mountain and predicted, "Looks like they're going to tie for first place?"
"Haozi was really good this time. He didn't stop to rest, did he?"
"Look, they're only three to five minutes away from reaching the top of the mountain. We're still here. That's the difference. How can they be so strong?"
"Tied for first place, that's never happened before. So we're going to split the prize money, right?"
"That should be it... Wait—" Bai Jingshu paused, pointing at the two voices on the mountain peak, "Then who started the sprint?"
One of them had clearly distanced himself from the other, and suddenly sped up, rushing towards the top of the mountain.
"It's Shui Yiyao! Damn, that speed!"
"Haozi also started to rush——"
Jiang Hao behind also sped up, but he was still obviously unable to catch up with the person in front.
The person in front rushed to the top of the mountain, took off the small red flag on the top, and waved it towards the bottom of the mountain.
"The game is over."
"And we're still halfway up the mountain."
Half an hour later, everyone reached the top of the mountain and saw Shui Yiyao at the top. She was sitting on a rock at the top of the mountain looking at her cell phone. Her face was not red and she was not out of breath, as if nothing had happened.
"Are you coming up?" Shui Yiyao looked up and waved the small flag in her hand at them.
Bai Jingshu: "Congratulations."
"Thank you." Shui Yiyao was also very happy to get the 300,000 yuan.
easy.
Meng Yue went over and patted Jiang Hao, who was leaning against a tree nearby: "Boy, are you tired?"
Jiang Hao was panting and sweating profusely.
He reached out and wiped the sweat off his face: "Not bad."
It was the first time he saw a tough guy who could sprint while climbing a mountain. He also rushed for a short distance, but was so tired that he couldn't sprint anymore.
Meng Yue was somewhat gloating: "The throne was usurped?"
Jiang Hao shook his head: "I'm willing to give way to someone more capable than you. I'm willing to admit defeat."
·
After returning from the climb, it was already 3 p.m., and there was another competitive event in the evening. This program would have to be recorded for two more days and would be broadcast a month after the recording was completed.
Shui Yiyao returned to the dormitory and saw a courier box on the table.
On the way back, she received a call from Xiao Zheng, saying that a express delivery had arrived.
She guessed it was referring to a knife.
She opened the express box, and found a wooden box in its original color inside, which looked simple and quaint. She opened the wooden box, and found the finger knife inside.
The finger knife is as long as a finger, with a golden blade, a short and sharp edge, and a very thin tip. It is made of diamond and is very tough. It can be used to carve on hard jade. Because the blade is as short as a needle, the carving is very flexible.
The craftsmanship of this shop is good and worth the price.
She placed the finger knife on the tool rack, ready to try. The carving of Zhong Kui catching ghosts was almost complete, and it needed two more days of finger knife processing. With a little bit of craftsmanship, she could directly enter the prize.
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