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Xuan Yu was not unfamiliar with this name. When Wen Chi became the acting leader of the Dragon Clan, the clan had brought him news. However, Xuan Yu did not have a deep impression of Wen Chi, mainly because he did not come back when Wen Chi became the leader.
Wen Chi became the acting chief just over a decade ago, but the Dragon Clan has made great moves in the past decade. According to Yan Lingyuan, after the Dragon Clan chief took office, he promoted a group of marginal races and was more cautious towards races such as the mermaids and Kunpeng.
Five years ago, Yan Lingyuan had a falling out with the dragon tribe over the issue of boundary demarcation, but Xuan Yu did not hear about it. Xuan Yu's eyes were covered in the water, and it was not until the incident of the demon-slaying formation that he turned his attention back to the water tribe.
When Yan Lingyuan heard that Xuan Yu and his group were going from the Jiaoren Clan to the Dragon Clan, Clan Leader Yan hesitated. He said to Xuan Yu seriously, "Dragon Lord, it's not that I don't give you face, but when we had a falling out that day, Wen Chi blew up the Jiaoren Road. Now if we want to go to the Dragon Clan, we have to go through Kanglongyuan."
Hearing the words Kanglongyuan, Xuan Yu did not react, but the Zhou brothers turned pale. Du Heng asked Zhou Lianhua in a low voice: "Great Zhou, where is Kanglongyuan?"
Zhou Lianhua said: "The mermaids live in the South China Sea. There is an abyss between the South China Sea and the East China Sea. The abyss is densely populated with sea beasts that will devour water monster cultivators. This abyss is called Kanglong Abyss. In the past, there were three roads on Kanglong Abyss that led to the East China Sea. These three roads were called mermaid roads. In the past, the mermaids and dragons jointly sent cultivators to guard them. But now the mermaid roads have been bombed, and the shipping routes between the East China Sea and the South China Sea are cut off."
After hearing what Zhou Lianhua said, Jing Nan remembered something: "Kang Long Yuan? Is it the Kang Long Yuan that the various tribes used to punish criminals? Did you crawl out of Kang Long Yuan back then, Xiaoyu?"
Du Heng was shocked: "What's going on? When did Xiaoyu go to Kanglongyuan?"
Xuan Yu explained slowly, "In addition to being used to punish criminals, Kanglongyuan is also a place for the dragon race to train. In order to quell the war between monsters in Taixu Realm, I needed to borrow the power of the water race."
However, Xuan Yu, who grew up on the shore, failed to gain recognition from the dragon tribe. If Xuan Yu wanted to command the water tribe, he had to show his strength. At that time, there were two options before Xuan Yu. One was to challenge ten strong members of the dragon tribe, and the other was to stay in Kanglongyuan for ten days and ten nights.
The sea beasts in Kanglongyuan were powerful, ferocious and violent. Those with poor cultivation would be torn into pieces if they went down, let alone stay there for ten days and ten nights. At that time, everyone thought Xuan Yu would challenge the dragon people, but he didn't expect him to jump into Kanglongyuan without looking back.
Xuan Yu stayed in Kanglongyuan for a full hundred days. From the day he went down, the sea near Kanglongyuan was dyed red with blood. After a hundred days, he came out of Kanglongyuan. But the way he came out was different from that of ordinary people.
The corpses of sea beasts piled up into a mountain in Kanglongyuan. Xuan Yu stepped on the corpses of sea beasts and crossed the abyss. When he walked out of the sea of blood and corpses, the whole sea area was shocked. From then on, no one doubted Xuan Yu's strength, and Xuan Yu became a god in one battle.
Feng Gui chuckled: "Let's go to Kanglongyuan. Xiaoyu can walk out by herself. We have three people now."
Yan Lingyuan frowned slightly, "My fellow Daoist, you may not know the current situation in Kanglong Abyss. Over the years, white water and evil water have oppressed the habitats of the water tribe, and driven the monsters in the deep sea to the shallow sea. This has caused the monsters in Kanglong Abyss to become increasingly powerful, and their numbers are astonishingly large. To be honest, before the Jiaoren Road was blown up, dozens of water tribe monster cultivators would be swept away by monsters in the abyss on the Jiaoren Road every year with the escort of cultivators from the two tribes. The elders in the tribe said that the Kanglong Abyss today is dozens of times more terrifying than it was ten thousand years ago."
Yan Lingyuan looked at Xuan Yu sternly and said, "Lord Long, I have a good relationship with you and will not lie to you about this matter. Now that the South China Sea and the East China Sea have severed ties, if you insist on passing through the abyss, if something happens, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
Xuan Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Patriarch Yan, let us consider this matter."
Yan Lingyuan nodded: "You can take as long as you want to think about it. The mermaid tribe welcomes you and your friends. You must be tired from the long journey. You may as well take a rest today. I will welcome you all tonight."
Xuan Yu bowed and said, "Thank you, Chief Yan." Yan Lingyuan said seriously, "Lord Long has been very kind to me, and you have also saved Huaizhen and Nuonuo. If you need anything, just tell me."
After coming out of the Crystal Palace, the generals were all depressed. A layer of light blue barrier appeared on their bodies, and they were like fish swimming in the water. Chonghua frowned: "If I had known, I would not have gone through the South China Sea. If I had gone from the east, now... oh, we haven't reached the sea yet."
Yun Zheng sighed: "Ah... let's not say anything now." It was rare to see the serious General Yun Zheng so sad. It seemed that he would not be happy even if he ate fifty more meatballs.
Lao Dao said with a serious expression: "If I leave Kanglongyuan, I will take back all my soul today." This means that there will be no big yellow dog by his side, and Lao Dao feels lonely.
Mao Buyan stared with his big eyes stupidly: "Ah, I'm so scared..." He hadn't slept for several days. Because there was only night and no day in the sea, he started talking nonsense.
Zhou Lianhua and Zhou Xiyue were whispering about the terrifying legend of Kanglongyuan: "Do you still remember that person in our village? He fell into Kanglongyuan and even his bones were not fished out." "Hey, don't scare me!"
Yun Zheng looked at his companions and became even more worried. With such fighting power, they would be lying flat if the sea beast pressed down on them with one claw. How could they help the demon gods solve their problems?
Compared to the generals, Jing Nan and the others were very relaxed, especially Xiao Xiao. Xiao Xiao was wrapped in a barrier, and he flapped his wings in the water: "Wow, I'm flying in the water! Uncle, look!"
Feng Gui nodded: "Yeah, you did a good job." Xiao Xiao shook his head: "When I was in the Feather Tribe, I saw some Feather Tribe members fishing in the water. I was so envious. Now I can do it too!"
Compared to Xiaoxiao, Tai Shuhong is not so good. He is clumsy when swimming in the water, and he still can't swim independently like Xiaoxiao. At this time, Tai Shuhong was held in Fenggui's arms. He was a little frustrated, and the hair on his head drooped down: "Xiaoxiao is still the best, I feel so stupid."
Jing Nan comforted him, "You are the Golden Crow, the purest fire-type feathered race. In ancient times, you were the divine bird that controlled the sun. It's great that you can go into the water!"
Xuan Yu was introducing the houses of the mermaids to Du Heng: "Their houses are built with a kind of shell called moonlight shell. Don't be fooled by the unremarkable appearance, the inside is very beautiful." Du Heng opened his eyes wide in amazement: "I think the outside is beautiful too!"
A layer of green seaweed grew outside the dark blue shell, and under the illumination of the mermaid pearl, the seaweed emitted a light green phosphorescence. Walking among the houses of the mermaids, Du Heng felt that he had intruded into the place where the elves lived!
The house that Yan Lingyuan arranged for Xuan Yu and the others was located in the southeast of the Crystal Palace. They arrived there after walking in the water for an incense stick of time. The door of the small house was round, with circles of gorgeous patterns on it, and it looked like the lid of some kind of conch.
The leading merman knocked on the door three times, and the door slowly opened. The merman stood at the door and saluted Xuan Yu and the others politely: "Dear guests, this is your temporary hut. If you need anything, just blow the conch in the hut, and fish will come to solve your problems."
Xuan Yu nodded: "Thank you very much."
The handsome mermaid swam away with a red face, its red tail swaying in the water, and the bubbles it created were all pink.
Jing Nan was overjoyed: "Xiaoyu has many followers here." Feng Gui said sourly: "It turns out that Xiaoyu's appearance is very consistent with the aesthetics of fish."
When they were together before, all the young ladies and wives would go crazy for Feng Gui. But when they were in the sea, no one paid attention to Feng Gui's appearance, and Feng Daxian was jealous.
Xuan Yu pulled Du Heng into the door: "Ignore them."
As soon as he entered the door, Du Heng exclaimed: "Wow--" No wonder Xiaoyu said that the shell house looked very beautiful inside. The shells left their dark blue shells on the outside, and the white, pearly insides faced the inside. At a glance, the walls of the house were full of light and color.
In addition to the walls, the furnishings in the hut are also magical. The tables and chairs in the house are a set of large and small colorful conches, and the tail of the conch is flat, so you can put things on it or sit on it.
There is no water in the hut, and you can feel the abundant spiritual energy coming towards you after entering the door. There is only one room in the hut. Mermaids don't like to use those tricks of repairing people, so they directly place or hang some soft and dry seaweed in the room, which is their bed.
Du Heng saw several brown seaweed hammocks hanging next to the conch tables and chairs: "Oh, it looks like everyone has to sleep together today." He hadn't slept on a dormitory bed for a long time since graduation.
Xiaoxiao pulled Xiaoyu and jumped onto the innermost hammock. As soon as they got on, the two little birds cried out in surprise: "Ah, so soft, so comfortable!!"
There is also a blanket made of Jiao yarn inside the hammock, which is light and soft when covered. Xiaoxiao covered herself with Jiao yarn and didn't want to get up: "Ah~~ So the place where fish sleep is so comfortable? This is more comfortable than the feather bed of our feather tribe!"
Hearing Xiaoxiao's words, the generals all laughed. Feng Gui said, "Since you like the mermaids so much, how about keeping you here?"
Xiaoxiao climbed out of the dragon yarn, and he turned into a human form and lay on the hammock, his big eyes flickering. He said firmly: "No!" Xiaoxiao then changed the subject: "Du Hengheng, I'm hungry, let's eat! How about octopus balls?"
Du Heng smiled: "You really never forget to eat wherever you go."
Xiaoxiao acted coquettishly: "Eat something~"
Du Heng looked at the hut and was a little embarrassed: "How about we just use the things in the refrigerator? Look, the space here is so small, there is no place to put a stove."
As he was talking, there was a knock on the door of the hut: "Benefactor, are you there?" It was Yan Huaizhen's voice! Mixed in with Nuonuo's wailing.
Du Heng quickly opened the door: "Yes, yes, Nuonuo is crying again."
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As soon as the door opened, Nuonuo's crying stopped abruptly. The crying little mermaid stretched out her hands to Du Heng in Yan Huaizhen's arms: "Ah."
Yan Huaizhen felt very sorry: "I can't coax this child no matter what I do."
It was Du Heng who should apologize. If he hadn't wandered around and made Nuonuo think of him as his father, Nuonuo wouldn't have been estranged from his biological father until now. But to be honest, Nuonuo was actually very easy to take care of. As soon as Du Heng held him, the little mermaid smiled brightly.
Du Heng took out a small silver fish from his arms: "Are you hungry?" However, Nuo Nuo did not take the silver fish this time. He stretched out his hands and grabbed Du Heng's long hair.
At this time, Du Heng discovered that the barrier that had been wrapped around Nuo Nuo had disappeared. Exposed to the air, Nuo Nuo swung his tail and smiled innocently. Du Heng was shocked: "This child... can actually breathe in the air without turning into a human form!"
Du Heng was worried that Nuonuo would die if he left the water, but he didn't expect that he would be alive and kicking after leaving the water. Yan Huaizhen looked at Nuonuo smiling happily in Du Heng's arms, and he felt relieved: "We mermaids will have fish tails when we come into contact with water, and we will turn into human form when we come into contact with air. Nuonuo was born prematurely and is a little weak, so it will take him a little longer to turn into a human form than ordinary children, but it will not affect his normal life."
As soon as Yan Huaizhen opened his mouth, Du Heng realized that he was still standing outside the door. He quickly made way for him: "Don't stand at the door, come in!"
After Yan Huaizhen entered the room, his fish tail turned into a human form. He looked at the small house and felt a little embarrassed: "My benefactor, isn't the house you live in a little small? Can I help everyone move to another room?"
Yan Huaizhen had lived in Du Heng's car before, and he knew that Du Heng and his friends all had their own rooms. Mermaids like to gather together, and the small house is filled with loving mermaids who can sleep together as long as they go home. In this habit, mermaids and human cultivators are opposite.
Du Heng hugged Nuo Nuo and said with a smile: "No need, this is fine." They could sleep together and chat, and it was a good opportunity for them to discuss what to do.
Nuo Nuo calmed down in Du Heng's arms. He opened his mouth and nibbled Du Heng's hair. Du Heng didn't dislike him. Seeing this loving look, Xiao Xiao felt sour again: "Du Heng Heng doesn't love me the most anymore, ah..."
Not long after Yan Huaizhen entered, there was another knock on the door. This time it was the mermaids who came to deliver food, and they walked in with several large conch shells on their heads.
The mermaids were enthusiastic: "Please enjoy our mermaid snacks. Please enjoy!"
Snacks?! The mermaids actually have snacks! Everyone was immediately excited, and everyone's consciousness surrendered to the conch, wanting to see what kind of snacks it was.
However, the conch shell was not filled with snacks as expected, but was full of fish! Everyone was stunned when they saw the fish: "How...how can we enjoy this?"
These fish are alive, their tails and fins have been cut off, and they are still jumping around in the conch. Some of these fish are slender, some are flat, some are like shuttles, and some are like fans. They have different colors, shapes and sizes.
Yan Huaizhen greeted everyone warmly: "My benefactor, Lord Dragon and fellow Taoists, please don't be polite. This is a fish snack unique to our mermaid tribe. It's all fresh fish. Please enjoy!"
Looking at these fish, Du Heng felt a chill in his stomach. He didn't want to eat raw fish these days. Du Heng was not the only one who felt this way. Xiao Xiao and the others were also protesting: "They are alive..."
Xuan Yu said, "The demon cultivators in the water feed on fish. These fish are very clean and can be eaten directly. Why don't you try it?" Xuan Yu took out a palm-sized flat fish from a conch shell and handed it to Du Heng: "Here, open your mouth."
Du Heng looked at Xuan Yu with difficulty: "Eat it raw..." Xuan Yu nodded: "Well, you try it first."
Du Heng forced his eyes to take a bite of the fish's back. He thought he would taste a salty and fishy taste, but he didn't expect the fish skin to burst easily. The firm fish meat tasted good. If he ignored the fact that the fish was still struggling in his mouth, Du Heng could accept the taste.
But Du Heng couldn't eat any more after taking one bite: "No more." It felt too cruel to eat raw fish.
Xuan Yu pinched the fish that Du Heng had taken a bite of and threw it into his mouth. He chewed it and swallowed it directly: "This fish tastes good. Chief Yan is thoughtful."
Yan Huaizhen smiled and said, "As long as Lord Dragon likes it." These small sea fish are the fattest and most delicious sea fish in the nearby waters. Mermaids love these fish!
Nuonuo fell asleep after playing for a while, holding a strand of Du Heng's hair in his hand. Nuonuo could sleep for half a day after falling asleep. Du Heng carefully pulled out the hair and returned Nuonuo to Yan Huaizhen: "He's asleep."
Yan Huai was extremely grateful: "I'm sorry to have caused you trouble, benefactor." As a father, he couldn't coax his son, so he could only carry him to find Du Heng.
After Yan Huaizhen left, Du Heng remembered something: "Didn't we tell him to lie down? Why did he run out again?"
Jing Nan laughed so hard that she was out of breath: "That's enough, have you ever seen a fish in confinement?!" Du Heng was stunned: "Yes... yes."
The mermaids brought seven or eight large conches filled with sea fish. Soon the fish became quieter, and Du Heng scratched his head in confusion: "Oh, the fish are dying."
The only ones who can accept live fish here are the Zhou brothers and Xiaoyu. But if the Zhou brothers eat all the fish, Lao Dao and the others will definitely cause trouble for them. Zhou Lianhua thought for a while and said, "Mr. Du, why don't you cook the fish? These fish should be delicious when cooked!"
Du Heng can make delicious fish potstickers with river fish, let alone these fresh and tender sea fish?! Although Yan Lingyuan said that he would welcome them in the evening, it would not prevent them from eating something to fill their stomachs first?
Xuan Yu said to Du Heng, "I'll take out the stove and use it to cook rice for now?" The stove is relatively small and doesn't take up much space in the corner. Take two stoves, one for cooking rice and one for cooking, plus the other dishes in the refrigerator, and everyone can have a good meal.
They did what they said, and soon two small stoves appeared near the door of the hut. Du Heng looked at the sea fish and knew what he could do: "Let's make something simple and delicious? How about small fish in soy sauce?!"
Feng Gui hesitated for a moment and said, "It sounds... very ordinary." Jing Nan said, "Do it! We will eat whatever you make!"
While Du Heng was washing rice and cooking, Xuan Yu cleaned up the fish from the conch shells. The fish were clean and plump, and Xuan Yu cut two cuts on the palm-sized fish. The fish from seven or eight conch shells filled two baskets, and they needed to be cooked in a big pot!
While the two of them were cooking, the others were lying on a hammock on the side and watching. They wanted to help, but Jing Nan and Feng Gui thought it was too dirty to clean the fish. Washing other dishes was too much. Du Heng had only so much space to cook, and with so many people, it was too crowded. It was better to just squat beside them and wait for the meal to be served.
Du Heng picked a handful of garlic leaves and a few peppers, and when he came out, he had a small bowl of dried radish in his hand. He made the dried radish when he was in Shenxu Palace, and made it with kimchi. He originally wanted to add a side dish to the porridge for the monks in Shenxu Palace, but he left too quickly, and none of the monks in Shenxu Palace could eat the dried radish he made.
The skin of the newly pickled radish still had a hint of red, because he used red radish this time. The smell of radish spread, and it smelled like five spices. Xiaoxiao jumped off the bed when she smelled the smell: "Du Hengheng, give me a radish!"
Du Heng handed the bowl to Xiao Xiao, who picked up a finger-long crescent-shaped dried radish and stuffed it into his mouth. He picked up a few more from the bowl while chewing them, and he wanted to let Xiao Yu Mao taste the flavor.
However, before Xiaoxiao climbed onto the bed, his dried radish had been robbed by his uncle and Nannan. Xiaoxiao could only go back and take the dried radish from Du Heng's bowl. Du Heng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "If you guys want to eat it, come and get it yourself. Why are you bullying a child?"
Feng Gui said without any burden: "The child is full of energy, it's good for him to move more." Xiaoxiao was angry but dared not say anything, she rolled her eyes in anger.
After cutting the garlic sprouts and dried radish into sections and the chili peppers into slices, the oil in the pan was also heated. At this time, there was a pile of side dishes on the chopping board, including minced garlic, shredded ginger, and dried chili peppers. Du Heng pushed all the side dishes except the garlic sprouts into the pan and stir-fried them.
The familiar sizzling sound rang out, and the generals all relaxed. As expected, when you are in a bad mood, hearing the sound of Mr. Du cooking will inexplicably make you feel better.
After frying for a while, Du Heng poured four tablespoons of soy sauce, one tablespoon of cooking wine, one tablespoon of sugar and a little vinegar into the pot. The smoke from the pot was very heavy, and Xuan Yu decisively used the formation to exhaust the smoke out of the window. However, the smoke did not last long, so Du Heng added half a pot of boiling water into the pot.
The water in the pot suddenly turned into a thick sauce color, with oil and side dishes floating on it. After the water boiled, Du Heng put the small fish neatly and quickly into the pot. After the fish entered the pot, their eyes suddenly turned white. As more and more fish were added, the soup in the pot finally covered the fish.
Strangely enough, after putting so much fish in the pot, the pot didn't smell fishy. It was probably because the taste of the dried radish and the side dishes overcame the fishy smell.
Without waiting for everyone to take a closer look, Du Heng covered the pot and turned down the heat: "When the rice is cooked, the fish will be ready."
The waiting time was tormenting. No matter how fast Xuan Yu smoked out the oil fume, it could not beat the fragrance spreading in the room. After a while, the room was filled with the aroma of fish and rice. The generals rubbed their stomachs in a useless way. Oh no, they were even hungrier.
At this moment, they missed Mr. Du, who owned the Fantasy Dzi Pearl, very much. They thought back then that they could still feel the joy of having a full stomach, but now they can never be satisfied no matter how much they eat.
Du Heng didn't know what everyone was thinking, so he cleaned up the table and asked, "Xiao Yu, was this conch processed into this shape by someone or was it born like this?" Xuan Yu said, "This conch is called a flat-tailed conch, and it was born like this."
Du Heng was surprised and said, "Mermaids are really amazing. Look, it's not easy to find this set of conchs." Xuan Yu smiled and said, "The Chaos Sea is so big, it's not surprising to find a few flat-tailed snails. If you like them, I'll find some when I go back."
Xiaoxiao rolled around on the bed: "Du Hengheng, is the meal not ready yet? I'm so hungry~~" He didn't want to listen to Du Heng and the others talking nonsense, he just wanted to eat!
Du Heng held a rag in his hand and said, "Let me see, it should be ready." He walked to the pot and opened the lid. He saw that most of the soup in the pot was gone, the skin on the top layer of fish back was stretched open, and the fish meat was stained with a light sauce color.
Du Heng sniffed the food, and the rich aroma of fish hit him, without any fishy smell. He sprinkled the garlic leaves on the chopping board into the pot: "It should be almost done. Everyone come down to eat! Xiaoyu, can you help me take out some vegetables from the refrigerator?"
As soon as the words fell, the generals cheered: "It's time to eat!" Is there anything more joyful than eating? !
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