Chapter 143 "Wife, I'm offended."
Zhu Jiuyin knows a thing or two about anything related to "God" or "spirit".
He clapped his hands, "Yes! The spiritual spring water will definitely bring my wife back to life."
Ling Rui's eyes lit up, "Do you know where it is? Take us there!"
Zhu Jiuyin was puzzled. "The specific direction... I don't know."
"I don't even know the direction." Ling Rui sighed anxiously, "We can't just look around blindly, right?"
"I know the direction." Huai Jun suddenly spoke, gently pulling up the blanket on Sheng Ran. "I'm a mermaid, and I can sense the special scent of water. When I was in Yuhua City before, I vaguely sensed a pure water vein in the southeast. Perhaps it's the direction of the spiritual spring."
When Sheng Ran heard the word "Lingquan", her eyelashes trembled slightly.
She struggled to open her eyes and looked at Huai Jun, her voice intermittent and extremely weak: "Then do we need to take a detour..."
Hearing her tone, Pei Xiaoxing guessed that his wife was worried about going to the central city again.
"If it's any later, it will only delay for a few days." Pei Xiaoxing said comfortingly.
Yun Ling stared at her gravely, his voice low and hoarse, "Master, if it weren't for you, what would be the point of us going to Central City?"
Ling Rui also said: "Yes, your health is the most important."
Just as they were about to argue about this matter again, Huaijun suddenly interrupted quietly.
"Why don't we all camp here first? I'll take my wife and I by water."
He then looked at Sheng Ran, his tone filled with determination, yet with cautious tenderness.
"My dear wife, trust me. I will take you by water. This will help us find the spiritual spring faster and allow you to rest in the water. You are extremely dehydrated right now. If you can nourish your breath in the water, it may be beneficial to your body."
No one had ever thought of this solution.
Although they really wanted to follow, they had lived on land all year round and could not adapt to the underwater environment, so going there might cause trouble.
Looking over with concern, Zhu Jiuyin asked in a complicated tone, "Can you take care of your wife by yourself?"
Pei Xiaoxing spoke up for him: "He has a ninth-level water ability. In a familiar environment, he won't let his wife get hurt."
Huaijun nodded, feeling more confident than ever before.
"My abilities are limited on land, but I can guarantee that underwater, I won't let anyone take advantage of me."
After confirming this, the beast husbands had no objections.
Huai Jun immediately stood up and lifted the curtain of the carriage.
A patch of water can be vaguely seen on the southeastern skyline. That is the Canglan River that flows through the outskirts of the central city and connects to the sea.
He turned to look at Sheng Ran and extended his hand, his palm broad and gentle: "Wife, I will use my supernatural power to make a water film barrier for you, which will allow you to breathe underwater and protect your clothes from getting wet. Don't be afraid."
Sheng Ran nodded and placed her hand in his palm.
The light blue water film enveloped her body like a veil, with a slightly cool but gentle touch. She did not feel suffocated at all, but instead felt like being gently embraced by warm water.
"We will also march a few miles towards the Canglan River and camp by the river. This will save time when we meet up."
Pei Xiaoxing made arrangements quickly, "If you encounter danger, send a signal immediately."
Huaijun agreed to all of them.
He held Sheng Ran in his arms and walked into the Canglan River step by step.
The river water reached her ankles, knees, and finally head, but Sheng Ran was immersed in the water film and could breathe freely as if she were in air.
She opened her eyes and looked at the underwater world——
The sunlight shines through the water, casting tiny golden waves. Schools of silver fish swim past, and the water plants sway gently in the current, like soft green silk.
The unfamiliar beauty made Sheng Ran feel suffocated for a moment. She watched blankly and heard a faint smile in her ear.
"Wife, the spiritual spring is deep in the sea. We still have to swim a little further."
"The sea is far more magnificent than the rivers. You will love it."
After passing a rough estuary, the surrounding scenery is even more different.
Sheng Ran could feel the familiar aura of the surrounding water veins, exactly the same as the aura on Huai Jun.
"This... is the deep sea. Is this where you grew up?" Sheng Ran asked softly.
Huai Jun held her arm tightly, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes: "Well, I grew up in the Deep Sea Kingdom when I was a child. The water here is very clean and can wash away the fatigue in the body."
As soon as she finished speaking, Sheng Ran felt the coldness in her body gradually dissipate.
The sea water outside the water film seemed to be alive, gently wrapping her. The vitality that had been lost before seemed to return little by little, and her eyelids were not so heavy anymore.
She leaned in Huai Jun's arms, looking at his profile as he concentrated on searching for the spiritual spring. The sunlight shone through the water onto his face, emitting a faint blue light. Her heart suddenly became particularly at ease.
After walking deeper along the water vein for about half an hour, the water ahead suddenly began to glow faintly.
Sheng Ran's eyes lit up - that was the spiritual spring!
I saw a clear spring gushing out from an underwater crevice. The spring water was shining with a crystal white light. The surrounding aquatic plants grew exceptionally lush, and even the fish swimming by had a lively luster.
Huai Jun held Sheng Ran and moved closer. As soon as he touched the spiritual spring water, the blue light on his body suddenly became dazzling, and even ripples appeared on the water film.
"This is..." Sheng Ran was stunned.
Huai Jun was also a little surprised. He loosened one hand and gently touched the spiritual spring water.
As soon as his fingertips touched, a light blue light overflowed from the spiritual spring and spread along his fingertips to his whole body, as if resonating with his blood.
"Try drinking some first." Huai Jun supported Sheng Ran and let her get closer to the spiritual spring.
The crystal white spring water flowed out from the cracks in the rocks. Sheng Ran opened her mouth and drank a few sips. However, the spring water slid down her throat but did not bring the expected vitality. Instead, it felt like ordinary spring water, nothing special.
Her face was still pale, and even the little strength she had just recovered from swimming in the river began to slowly drain away.
Huaijun's heart sank instantly - is the spiritual spring useless?
At this moment, he suddenly discovered that the light of the spiritual spring became brighter when it was close to him, but became a little dimmer when it was close to Sheng Ran.
A bold idea emerged in his mind: the power of the spiritual spring may need to pass through him before it can be passed to Sheng Ran!
But how to deliver it?
Huai Jun looked at Sheng Ran's pale face, then looked at her eyes that were slowly closing, and his heart seemed to be clenched.
He knew that he couldn't wait any longer. If he delayed any further, Sheng Ran's vitality would only fade away faster.
He took a deep breath, scooped up a handful of spiritual spring water, tilted his head back and drank it.
The crystal white spring water slid down his throat and instantly merged with the water veins in his body. A light blue light spread from his chest, enveloping him and Sheng Ran.
"Wife, I'm sorry."
Huai Jun's voice trembled slightly. He gently held Sheng Ran's cheek, rubbing his fingertips across her slightly cold lips, his eyes full of struggle.
But in a flash, it was replaced by determination.
The emotions in his eyes surged like the waves beside him, and Huai Jun looked at Sheng Ran deeply.
He won't let anything happen to his wife.
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