A small wisp of black air lingered around the peach blossom petals, causing Xia Xiao's footsteps to freeze as he was about to step down the hillside under the sea. Even though this wisp of black air was pitifully small and insignificant compared to the black air in the old tower of Yugu, he was still extremely cautious.

Ah Zhu and Xiao Yu leaned against each other and watched Xia Xiao raise his arm towards the Dragon Palace in the distance. There were countless waves buried here, and the current was very small, only rolling sand and gravel, so the sensing was accurate and stable, with very small errors.

After looking at the Dragon Palace for a long time, Xia Xiao put away the petals.

"Let's go, it should be fine."

In Yu Gu's old tower, the peach petals were entangled by black air and were almost covered by it, but there was no trace of the woman at all, she just stayed there. The tiny wisp of black air might just be a trace of the guy's remaining breath, or a very light sigh. But be careful not to turn around and leave. Yu Gu's experience told Xia Xiao that the induction of peach petals would depend on the distance, and they had to go further.

The stone pillars stood side by side, far apart. This must be a passage, but how tall a person must be to enjoy such a wide road? Xia Xiao thought of Xiaoyu. She would definitely grow up to be very big in the future, and become a huge and gentle existence like the mermaid princess.

Xia Xiao extended his hand to her, wanting her to appreciate the road leading to the magnificent palace, and wanted to say to her, I will build one for you in the contract space in the future. You will be your own queen in the future, and everyone will submit to you, don't be afraid. Xia Xiao turned his head, but saw Xiaoyu retreating in fear beside his arm, like a conditioned reflex. Her shoulder was still red, with a few bruises and scratches from fingernails.

Xiaoyu hid behind a stone pillar, tears still lingering in the corners of her eyes. She looked at Xia Xiao timidly, which made him suddenly feel strange. He and Xiaoyu had finally narrowed the distance, but because of their previous behavior, they were suddenly far apart again. The wound on Xiaoyu's shoulder had not healed yet, and Xia Xiao's heart was broken again.

Who would want to hurt their companions? But Xia Xiao was really in a dilemma. He began to make seals with his hands, asking Ah Zhu to return to the contract space. When a crack appeared in the space around her, revealing another piece of deep blue, Xiao Yu went in without hesitation and returned to her own ocean. She didn't hate Xia Xiao, but she was just afraid. She cried on her own altar, and the three little fish swam over to comfort her.

The three small fish that Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang put into this space all changed. The goldfish with a slightly flat forehead and blood-red horns showed some dominance, protecting Xiaoyu by her side, making her a small fish relying on a big shark. It was brave and roared, as if it wanted to help Xiaoyu beat Xia Xiao. But she grabbed the horns on its head and made it stay beside her docilely.

The slender blue fish was like a dragon, surrounding Xiaoyu and the goldfish. The big gray fish below it swelled into a ball so that Xiaoyu could sit on it. There was no simple or noble palace on the altar of the deep sea, but the little mermaid became the little queen of the three fishes. She shrugged her shoulders and cried loudly, and the three fish were very patient and silently accompanied Ah Zhu in a huge manner.

Outside the contract space, Xia Xiao was depressed. He could feel Xiaoyu crying. As long as there were huge emotional fluctuations in the contract space, he would sense it, but he couldn't comfort her now. He just continued to go deeper with Azhu, walking through this extremely long passage and heading to the Dragon Palace Hall at the end of it.

Along the way, he passed many cities and saw many houses. However, although these cities and houses had walls and roofs, they were very different from human buildings. They had no thresholds and the foundations were extremely high, which made Xia Xiao wonder if this so-called lost country was not a treasure that fell into the sea due to geological changes, but originally belonged to the ocean?

There were some patterns engraved on a stone door, and Xia Xiao went closer to take a look. The pattern looked like a human, but the hands and feet were like fans, probably webbed feet. Could such a creature really exist in the world? Xia Xiao looked around in fascination, thinking about the scenes when they lived here, and thinking about the difficulties they had to go through with this dragon beast to travel around the seabed.

"Xia Xiao?"

Ah Zhu called him, and he suddenly came to his senses.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"fine."

Maybe because of Xiaoyu's mood, Xia Xiao was a little absent-minded, and even forgot serious things. Now is not the time to be an archaeologist. Xia Xiao can't figure out these ancient words and patterns. Of course, he didn't come here for these. The lost things of these times will be deciphered by someone. He just needs to enter the Dragon Palace to determine whether there are things left by that woman or the magic way.

The closer he got to the Dragon Palace, the more Xia Xiao was concerned about the movements of the peach blossom petals in his hand. Its sensing range was too small, so Xia Xiao felt dangerous. Even though he was in a state of confusion, he did not forget to cherish his life.

There were no steps in the Dragon Palace. Aquatic creatures didn't need legs or anything like that. Compared to the surrounding cities, the Dragon Palace was much higher, and the foundation was high and raised, which looked a bit abrupt. But no matter what, it was not as strange as the palace on the mountain pillars that Xia Xiao had seen in the sky in the coffin.

Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu swam upstream along the foundation, like two new generation dragon beasts about to break free from their restraints and leap into the Dragon Gate under the light blue sheen. But they had no shackles or obstacles along the way, and when they arrived at the entrance of the Dragon Palace, there were only two stone statues nearly 100 meters high with harpoons crossed in their hands, like a symbol of restraint and authority.

The stone statue had lost its skin due to the erosion of the sea water, and had become extremely rough, and even the face could not be seen clearly. Xia Xiao did not know whether he was wearing a helmet or was bald? They were just like the Dragon Palace. From a distance, they looked magnificent and magnificent, like a moving historical poem, but in fact, there was only residual silt and bones left over from who knows when.

Looking at the skeleton under the stone statue, Ah Zhu asked:

"Is that a human?"

"It should be."

"How could he die here?"

"I'm afraid he was too greedy and brought too many jewels, and as a result he missed the time or had an accident, and died here."

"There are no jewels. Was it stolen by someone else?"

Xia Xiao shook his head and pointed at the small black ball next to the skull.

“Those dung balls are jewels.”

Ah Zhu looked at Xia Xiao and felt that he was going to make some sense. But as a descendant today, he didn't want to speculate about his predecessors. After all, he wasn't a good person either.

Xia Xiao was so small that he was not even as big as one of the statue's toes, so how could he have such a big mouth to make comments? In this Dragon Palace City, Xia Xiao was just an outsider who came in and looked at Taohua carefully. He waited until she was normal before he dared to pass under the harpoon.

The road here is strange. It is still not a staircase, but like a wave, and no one knows where it leads. Xia Xiao floated on it, hesitating for a long time, and finally chose to walk in the center to deal with sudden attacks and accidents. So, he and Azhu moved their hands and feet, and in the halo in front, it was like breaking into a door that humans should not enter. The door exuded a mist, which made Xia Xiao feel a little scared. This kind of place, as soon as he walked in, he would be taken away from this world.

Xia Xiao looked back at the skeleton at the foot of the stone statue, but could only see the dark blue wall. In this deserted place, the silence everywhere seemed like an ambush, which made Ah Zhu a little scared and asked:

"Do you want to go in?"

The light blue door is too dreamy and fake, like a fairy tale that grandma told Ah Zhu. There is a fish in the deep sea that emits a charming light, which attracts many fish. When the fish come close, it swallows them. Now this door is lazier than the fish. It only needs to stay in place, open its mouth, and wait for the fish to enter. It doesn't move at all, just close its mouth and chew.

Xia Xiao looked at the petals, still calm. He just wanted to make sure the woman was there. Now that she was obviously not there, he should go in and take a look, but the unknown risks were a bit high.

Standing in front of the door, the dark blue stones around him turned dark after a while. Xia Xiao suddenly remembered the huge entrance to the Dragon Palace. The palace shrouded in darkness was as big as a mouth that had swallowed them in. This place was just a throat at most.

"Walk!"

Xia Xiao still cherished his life very much. If the woman was there, he would leave immediately. If she was not there, he would leave too. The spiritual treasures would be left to others to plunder. Xia Xiao held Ah Zhu and swam towards the palace gate at a very fast speed. When he came here, he was very careful with every step, so he was very slow, but now he had reached the palace gate in two breaths.

Seeing the statue again, the fear they had at first was gone, and they were left with only a burst of joy. Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu rushed out, and when they looked back, their hearts were throbbing.

"Are we leaving now?"

"Just make sure she's not here."

Ah Zhu nodded, although he was a little curious about what was behind the door, but just like Xia Xiao said, he still didn't go in. With their current strength, no one could beat them. Xia Xiao's vitality had long been exhausted. If it weren't for Xiaoyu, he would have been dead in the sea.

The Dragon Palace behind him was getting farther and farther away. Xia Xiao suddenly stopped swinging his arms, which made Azhu confused.

"What's wrong?"

"Xiaoyu is calling me."

Xia Xiao formed seals with his hands, and when Xiaoyu appeared, the three huge monsters around him made Xia Xiao feel unfamiliar. He had not been to the Contract Sea for a long time, and even after Shu Shuang left, he forgot that he had put three small fish in it. However, these three small fish were not small now, and were very different from what Xia Xiao remembered.