Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 386 Seafood Porridge

Thanks to his consistently sharp eyes, Wei Xi noticed the cricket's wound while pretending to dawdle.

The crab doctor who came to change the dressing helped Wei Xi by scraping off the dark brown old ointment, inevitably exposing the burns on the slug's arms, waist, and abdomen.

Upon hearing this, Lian Gouyan scratched his head, puzzled, and said, "Wasn't he brought back injured? It would be strange if he wasn't injured."

Everyone has their own expertise, and Qin Feng, instead, understood the hidden meaning in Wei Xi's words.

"What Xiaoxi means is, how could the merfolk in the deep sea have burns on their bodies? Where did the fire come from?"

Seeing Lian Gou's speechless expression, Qin Feng pressed his advantage, "So there are some strange things going on here that no one knows about. You need to use your brain more!"

Wei Xi nodded in agreement. She would never mistake this kind of wound—whether it was in Xizhou, a place full of mines, or during her time as a weapon refiner, she was intimately familiar with the product of fire and flesh coming together.

“I’m not a blockhead,” Lian Gou retorted. “I only bought this coat a few days ago.”

"But do we really want to continue contact with the slugs?"

Wei Xi shook his head decisively, "It's not worth it! We're only nodding acquaintances with the slugs, and we're outsiders in the underwater world. We're unfamiliar with the place, and if a misunderstanding arises and we anger the merfolk, we might not be able to escape unscathed... It's better to be safe!"

"Furthermore, we entered the sea through Feng Xiaotian's connections and also mentioned our sect's name, so we should be more discreet in our actions!"

As Wei Xi grows older, his actions, in addition to weighing the pros and cons, have become more humane, making him less and less like the immortals in folk tales.

Who would want to be a cold, aloof immortal when they can be a living, breathing human?

"That's good," Qin Feng nodded and said, "In the end, it's the Devouring Sea Sect's own business. Feng Shi repeatedly told us not to cause trouble, so it's good to keep quiet."

"The Bone Reef Sea isn't necessarily more dangerous than the turbulent Devouring Sea Sect! It's just that the Slug Flood is rather pitiful," Qin Feng's tone softened, "being locked up in a hospital room..."

Seeing Qin Feng's moral repentance, Wei Xi quickly shifted his thoughts to avoid accidentally hurting him.

In fact, Wei Xi spoke in a half-hearted manner, and many details were not disclosed.

For example, the slugs deliberately highlight the role of eye-catching corals.

Yes, Wei Xi was certain that the Eye-Catching Coral could hear, otherwise the slugs wouldn't have given such a sharp warning. To be precise, this thing's hearing should be extremely acute, but its eyesight is relatively average.

The supporting evidence is that after Wei Xi appeared, the dazzling coral opened all its eyes.

Wei Xi said that this kind of deceptive trick is easy to see through.

For example, Xie Huang brazenly allowed Wei Xi and his group to come and visit, but failed to inform the wounded that they had actually been taken into custody.

This ambiguous attitude made Wei Xi suspect that something was amiss.

Whether the crab sturgeon deliberately let them in to gather information or the mermaids were fighting amongst themselves, it would not benefit Wei Xi at all. Ignoring it would be the best course of action.

To appease the maggots and prevent the obviously unstable merman from taking any risky actions, Wei Xi even lied and said he would stay nearby for a while. What a joke! In the current situation, Wei Xi had no time to investigate the maggots' outdated intelligence; escaping this den of trouble was the most important thing.

Wei Xi made up his mind to use Feng Shi's connections to escape tomorrow.

"I just don't know how much the slug knows about the Bone Reef Sea..." Wei Xi thought to himself, "When he saw those parts dissected from the corpses, he only revealed some vague stories; there's so little information to be gleaned..."

Speaking of the things that were discovered at the Zhenhai Sect's training ground, besides a metal part that could be traced back to the Bone Reef Sea, Wei Xi also kept some strange books.

Unfortunately, Wei Xi's literacy level was really low, and he couldn't understand the content very well. After studying the book's material for a while, he put it aside.

"I can give this book to my cheap master when I have time," Wei Xi thought to himself, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Maybe he can figure something out from it!"

Wei Xi still respected Elder Xianhua and firmly believed that his cheap master was not short of spirit stones at all, as he had given him hundreds of thousands of spirit stones as a subsidy.
Such a cultivator must have long since transcended the base interest in spirit stones!
Sending him a few books from the Trial Grounds, which seemed to have come from the seabed, would have truly met his needs.

Having made up his mind, Wei Xi joined the food-flavoring team and achieved a second-to-last place in the competition to eat alongside the leather paintings in recovery period.

However, Heaven seemed to enjoy playing tricks on Wei Xi, and a great upheaval completely disrupted Wei Xi's plans.

After having eaten and drunk his fill, Wei Xi left three puppets to keep watch at night and then released a spell for cleaning before preparing to rest.

To be fair, the merfolk do know how to enjoy life. Wei Xi's room was furnished with furniture commonly found on the seabed, and the seashell bed was incredibly soft, easily winning over Wei Xi, who had been traveling for days.

One can imagine how furious Wei Xi must have been when he was awakened from his deep sleep by shouts of fighting and killing!
Wei Xi opened his eyes. The seawater seemed to have frozen in the dim light of the night, making his chest tighten.

Blinking, Wei Xi's mind cleared up considerably. Was the seawater a little too bright?
Looking around, the mermaids' territory... no, their territorial waters were ablaze with flames! Shouts of battle filled the air, and the fluctuations in spiritual energy caused even Wei Xi to suffer greatly.

This is clearly a disaster! The entire Devouring Sea Sect is in complete chaos!
Wei Xiteng jumped out of bed and, in his boots, went to find his companion.

At times like this, danger is no longer a concern; finding the person is the priority!

However, Qin Feng was clearly more reckless, rushing directly into Wei Xi's room, and the two almost collided!
Lian Gouyan, who was following behind Qin Feng, closed the door. Judging from his disheveled clothes, he had just woken up.

"What's going on? Are the merfolk fighting?"

Lian Gouyan was still shaken. After being woken up, he immediately ran to Qin Feng, the most capable fighter, and begged for his help.

The two bumped into each other and then went to look for Wei Xi.

Wei Xi was also completely bewildered. How did things suddenly become chaotic?
After much thought, Wei Xi had only two thoughts: one was the cricket that was being secretly placed under house arrest; the other was the self-preservation that Feng Shi had advised him to do.

Wei Xi decisively said, "We are newcomers and have no direct conflict with the merfolk! If the merfolk hated us so much that they wanted to eliminate us, they would have already come to kill us!"

"Given our current situation, it seems no one cares about us!"

"It's hateful that the merfolk control the entry and exit routes; we can't escape easily! Our top priority is to find Feng Shi and the others and join their group!"

Qin Feng, who was carrying Gao Han, agreed, "This is feasible! I think it's possible that the merfolk's enemies have attacked! Aren't those wounded soldiers being evacuated from the front lines?"