665: Chapter 76 Waiting for the Right Moment, Air Force

"Old man, the story you told is indeed touching, but what does it have to do with the sacred spirit pearl?"

Hearing Jing Tian's question, Old Mo Tou didn't beat around the bush and said frankly, "That sacred spirit pearl is owned by Shui Bi."

"Senior Mo, what must we do to obtain the sacred spirit pearl?" Xu Changqing asked.

Old Mo Tou replied, "The sacred spirit pearl is with the Goddess Shui Bi, and Shui Bi is inside the Underwater City in the depths of the ocean. You only need to enter the Underwater City and awaken Shui Bi, who has turned into a stone statue, and you will naturally obtain the sacred spirit pearl from her."

"Then how can we enter the Underwater City?" Zi Xuan asked.

Old Mo Tou thought for a moment and answered, "Legend has it that every time the tide recedes on the fifteenth day of the lunar month, a fishbone appears on the sea. This fishbone can open a waterway leading to the Underwater City, but whether you can encounter this fishbone depends on fate."

"And even if it appears, opening the waterway still requires a matching magic power."

"So, it all depends on your luck."

Jing Tian, Xu Changqing, Zi Xuan, and the others looked at each other.

Depends on luck?

Luck is such a mysterious thing; they couldn't interfere with it. They could only wait for the time to come and go to the seaside to check.

The fifteenth of the current month had already passed, and the nearest lunar fifteenth would be next month.

In short, Meng Li and the others would have to stay in Anxi for at least half a month.

For such a long time, it was naturally impossible for everyone to live on the flying boat all the time. They made some inquiries with Old Mo Tou and found a suitable courtyard in the village to settle down.

After settling their luggage, seeing that there was nothing to do and the weather was fine, everyone went to the beach to play together.

Standing by the sea, Zi Xuan looked at the horizon where the sea seemed to connect with the sky and couldn't help but say, "This area is truly beautiful."

"Did you know? This is my first time seeing the ocean."

"When I was young, I heard people talk about it, but I never got to see it."

"Today, I finally saw it."

"This sea is vast and boundless, with no end in sight."

These words were naturally spoken to Xu Changqing.

Xu Changqing was thoughtful, stepped forward, and asked, "What else do you want to see?"

Zi Xuan smiled: "Snow."

"I also want to see snow. I've never seen what it looks like when heavy snow is falling. I want to see snow fluttering all over the sky, and the earth turning completely white."

"How peaceful and pure that must be."

Xu Changqing took Zi Xuan's hand, looked at her face, and said, "I will watch it with you."

"Okay." Zi Xuan smiled radiantly and leaned into Xu Changqing's embrace.

On a reef not far away.

Tang Xuejian watched the interaction between the two and couldn't help but say enviously, "How warm, how romantic!"

Jing Tian, who was next to her, rubbed his arms and complained, "What kind of taste do you have? I'm getting goosebumps."

Tang Xuejian gave him a sidelong glance: "You don't understand tenderness."

"You call this tenderness?" Jing Tian had a look of bewilderment, then said with disgust, "This is clearly being mushy. Mao Mao, don't you agree?"

"That's right." Xu Maoshan nodded.

Tang Xuejian was speechless. She was about to pull Lan Kui along to argue with them, but looking left and right, she didn't see Lan Kui anywhere. Hong Kui and Mr. Meng were also absent.

She immediately asked in confusion, "Where did Lan Kui, Hong Kui, and Mr. Meng go?"

"They are fishing on the other side," Jing Tian replied, pointing to a reef on the other side.

Hearing this, Tang Xuejian was very surprised: "Fishing in the sea?"

"Yeah." Jing Tian nodded and then explained, "Elder Brother Meng said it's called 'sea fishing'. He's competing with Hong Kui and Lan Kui to see who catches more fish. He even said something like 'a fisherman never returns empty-handed'. We'll definitely have fish to eat tonight."

"Really? Then let's go take a look," Tang Xuejian suggested.

"Alright," Jing Tian readily agreed.

He didn't have much interest in fishing, but watching Xu Changqing and Zi Xuan hugging, being mushy, and clingy felt even more awkward.

Xu Maoshan went wherever Jing Tian went.

So, the three of them stood up and walked to the other side.

When they arrived at the place where Meng Li, Hong Kui, and Lan Kui were fishing, Meng Li was looking at three puddles and muttering to himself.

The puddle on the left belonged to Lan Kui, and the one on the right belonged to Hong Kui; both had fish in them.

Only the puddle in the middle belonging to Meng Li was empty.

This made Meng Li frown: "That's not right. How can this be?"

After muttering, he asked Hong Kui and Lan Kui, "Did you two secretly use Spells?"

"No," Lan Kui shook her head.

Hong Kui curled her lip and said, "With your cultivation, if we used Spells, wouldn't you notice?"

Meng Li fell silent. After a few seconds, he scratched his head and said, "This makes no sense. You both have caught so many, yet I haven't caught a single one."

"You just have bad luck."

Hong Kui responded flatly, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

She didn't expect that the nearly omnipotent Meng Li would actually suffer a setback in something like fishing.

This made her find it quite amusing.

Lan Kui beside her also couldn't help but smile, but seeing Meng Li scratching his head, she still spoke up considerately to comfort him: "Elder Brother Meng, don't worry. There's still a long time before dark. Maybe you'll catch something in a while."

Hearing this, Jing Tian, Tang Xuejian, and Xu Maoshan roughly understood the situation.

At this moment, Meng Li's fishing rod suddenly moved.

Seeing this, Xu Maoshan immediately reminded him, "Grandmaster Meng, your fishing rod moved."

"A fish should be on the hook," Jing Tian added, feeling a strange sense of tension and excitement in his heart.

Without a word, Meng Li picked up the fishing rod and pulled it back, only to find...

No fish, only half a piece of wood!

Hong Kui, Lan Kui, Jing Tian, and the others: "???"

Meng Li: "..."

Don't get angry, it's nothing. It's just fishing; catching anything is normal.

Meng Li took a deep breath, expressionlessly removed the half piece of wood and threw it into the sea, then replaced the bait and continued casting.

After a while, the fishing rod moved again.

Meng Li skillfully pulled the rod and found it was a bunch of seaweed.

The following was much the same: scraps of cloth, broken shoes, wood... everything but fish.

It truly lived up to the saying: you can catch all sorts of strange things except fish!

During this time, Hong Kui and Lan Kui also caught some strange things, but they both caught some fish at least.

Even Jing Tian, Tang Xuejian, and Xu Maoshan, who joined later, had some gains.

Only Meng Li remained an 'Air Force' until the end.

"Elder Brother Meng, it's getting dark. Let's come back tomorrow," Lan Kui said. Then, seeing that Meng Li's puddle was empty, she comforted him again, "It's okay if you didn't catch anything. I'll share some of mine with you. We'll all be eating together anyway."

Meng Li shook his head: "You guys go back first. I'll keep fishing. I'll go back once I catch something."

"A fisherman never returns empty-handed!" He said with a serious face.

Lan Kui: "..."

She didn't quite understand.

Hong Kui, on the other hand, said, "Let him be. Let's take the fish back first."

Lan Kui glanced at Meng Li, and seeing he had no objection, she nodded. She then began to pack the fish using the wooden buckets left by Jing Tian and Tang Xuejian.

As for Jing Tian, Tang Xuejian, and Xu Maoshan...

Seeing that it was getting late, they had already taken the fish they caught and gone back to cook dinner.

Hong Kui and Lan Kui packed the fish, greeted Meng Li, and then left.

Not long after they left, a figure wearing a bamboo hat walked over slowly. It was none other than Old Mo Tou.

"Young friend, you're in high spirits."

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