254: Chapter 254 The Food Tastes Wrong! The Forgotten Crystal Coffin!

Deep within the Endless Sea, amidst a cluster of brilliant coral.

Su Long and Su Qin were playing hide-and-seek with the little loli, Qiqi.

Qiqi's bell-like laughter echoed through the underwater world; this was the happiest time she could remember.

However.

“Gurgle, gurgle~~”

A mood-spoiling rumble suddenly erupted from behind the coral.

Clutching her flat little belly, Qiqi emerged with a pitiful expression.

Her terrifying appetite, unique to a Primeval Dragon God cub, was hungry again.

“Oh, my little ancestor, how are you hungry again?”

Seeing this, Su Long helplessly pulled out an Immortal Jade Gourd that Ao Cangyue had prepared in advance from his Storage Pouch and handed it to Qiqi.

Qiqi skillfully bit the mouth of the gourd and began to gulp it down with a series of 'glug-glugs'.

However, after just two small sips, the gourd made an empty sound.

“Big Brother... it's gone...”

Qiqi put down the gourd pitifully, her watery eyes gazing at Su Long.

“Gone? How is that possible?”

Su Long snatched the gourd, shook it vigorously, and turned it upside down, confirming that indeed, not a single drop remained.

“No way, little sister! Mother prepared two months' worth of rations for you! We've been out for less than twenty days, and you've already finished it all?!” Su Long's eyes widened in shock.

“Waaaah~~ Qiqi doesn't know either. Qiqi has just been getting hungry very easily lately...” Qiqi pouted, tears welling in her eyes.

“Don't cry, don't cry. Be a good girl, little sister. Second Brother will take you back to Mother right now.” Su Qin hurried forward, distressed as he wiped away Qiqi's tears.

Su Long sighed helplessly and scratched his head.

They had only been out playing like crazy for twenty days; would Dad have finished handling things?

But now that Qiqi's food supply was cut off, it was a matter of utmost importance. They had to go back whether they wanted to or not.

“Roar—”

Su Long transformed back into a hundred-zhang-long Chaos Ancestral Dragon. He let the two of them ride on his horns and, with a flick of his tail, swiftly carried them toward the Dragon Palace.

When the three of them reached the Dragon Palace Square, Su Long gathered his breath and let out a loud roar:

“Dad! Mom! We're back!!!”

The shout worked.

Scarcely half a minute passed.

“Swish! Swish! Swish!”

Three figures appeared before them in a hurry, looking slightly disheveled with their clothes in disarray.

Su Feng coughed unnaturally, adjusting the buttons on his collar.

As for the mother and daughter, Ao Cangyue and Ao Tingxin, their exquisite faces were as red as ripe apples. Their eyes were guilty, and they didn't even dare to look at the children.

“Mother! Qiqi is hungry!!!”

The moment Qiqi saw Ao Cangyue, she impatiently reached out her two chubby little hands for a hug.

“Ah... okay, Mother will hold you.”

Ao Cangyue, as if grabbing a lifeline, hurriedly pulled Qiqi into her arms.

Her body was tense and her expression was extremely unnatural, but she still forced a calm demeanor. Holding Qiqi, she walked quickly toward the Side Hall. “Mother will take Qiqi to eat right now...”

Dizzy from hunger, Qiqi skillfully parted her mother's robes and impatiently began her meal.

“Mmm... smack, smack...”

“Hmm?”

Mid-drink, Qiqi suddenly raised her little head and looked at Ao Cangyue in confusion.

“Mother... today's rations... the taste seems wrong!!”

As soon as these words were spoken.

Ao Cangyue's already flushed cheeks instantly turned beet red all the way to her ears!

Her Primeval Dragon Heart trembled violently; she wished she could dig a hole and bury herself on the spot.

“Cough... cough, cough!”

Ao Cangyue forced herself to stay calm and guiltily covered it up: “Mother has been a bit 'heated' lately, so the taste has changed a little. Be a good girl, Qiqi, don't be a picky eater. It'll return to normal in a couple of days...”

“Oh...”

Qiqi gave a half-believing response. To fill her stomach, she could only continue her meal with a sense of grievance.

She was just curious in her little head: Why was Mother's face so red? And why was her body so hot?

On the other side of the square.

Su Feng looked at Su Long and announced a decision that filled him with ecstasy.

“Su Long. After in-depth discussions with your mother these past few days, I've decided it's time for you to go out and make a name for yourself.”

“Great!!!” Su Long pumped his fist in excitement.

Staying in the sea and fighting sea beasts all day, he was bored to death.

“Don't get happy too soon!”

Su Feng's expression turned serious. “Just like Su Qin, the first thing you must do after going out is to join the grassroots of the Shadow Pavilion under an alias! Only when you have gained your Uncle Yuan's approval can you strike out on your own!”

His children must never be flowers grown in a greenhouse; that would be an extreme waste of their Heaven-Defying talent.

The educational environment was equally important. Su Feng felt at ease handing over this straightforward Chaos Ancestral Dragon to Su Yuan for training.

In a world ruled by the Law of the Jungle, pride is the least valuable thing.

And Su Yuan happened to be the most skilled 'mentor' in this regard within the Myriad Heavens and Realms.

“Don't worry, Dad! I will definitely listen to Uncle Yuan!”

Su Long nodded excitedly in assurance.

Then, he whispered to Su Qin beside him:

“Second Brother... do you know who this Uncle Yuan is?”

Su Qin glanced helplessly at his simple-minded elder brother and replied softly, “Don't worry, Big Brother. I'll personally lead the way for you when we go back.”

“Then I'm counting on you, Second Brother!”

Su Feng watched the two of them whispering and waved his hand impatiently:

“Alright, beat it, beat it!”

Su Qin tactfully bowed.

Before leaving, he looked worriedly at Ao Tingxin, who had been standing aside with her head down and hadn't spoken. He was about to ask something.

But Ao Tingxin beat him to it. Enduring the strangeness in her body, she spoke gently:

“Go with peace of mind. From today onward, Mother will also be living in this Dragon Palace...”

Hearing his mother's certainty and seeing Su Feng's satisfied expression, Su Qin understood instantly. He nodded and quickly left, pulling Su Long along.

Seeing the two of them disappear completely into the Deep Sea Forbidden Zone.

Ao Tingxin, who had been forcing herself to stand, could no longer support her delicate body, which felt as if its strength had been drained.

Her legs went weak, and she slumped smoothly into Su Feng's arms.

“Honestly... Husband, you're too much! I said that place wouldn't work, but you just had to...”

Blushing and resentful, Ao Tingxin hammered Su Feng's chest with her small fists.

Su Feng shook his head helplessly and countered:

“How can you blame me? Ting Xin, wasn't it because you were being competitive that you insisted on trying it first?”

Ao Tingxin was left speechless by this rebuttal and could only cough twice to hide her embarrassment.

“Cough, cough. Mother and I... really need to rest for a few days... Go take a walk outside.” Ao Tingxin waved her hand weakly, directly asking him to leave.

Su Feng affectionately kissed her forehead.

As expected, solving such thorny problems still requires a 'rod'!

A thought flashed through his mind. He was just about to teleport to the Old Residence to check on Ying Yue'e and Shen Youchu's cultivation progress.

Suddenly.

It was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind!

With a Divine Sense as powerful as his, he felt that something had been forgotten, but for a moment, he couldn't remember what it was.

It was impossible for Su Feng, who was about to Enter the Saint Realm, to forget something. The only possibility was that this object was deliberately making him overlook it, forcibly interfering with Karma!!

What on earth could it be?

Su Feng's brows furrowed tightly...

“It's that thing!!!”

Su Feng suddenly turned his head, his deep Double Pupils looking toward a hidden sealed space.

The target that Su Mo had snatched in the Small World, whose specific Rank even the System couldn't detect.

[Mysterious Crystal Coffin]!!!