Sky Curtain: Taking Little Rhinoceros to wash his feet! Li Er breaks down!

The amusement park's B1 level, entrance to the aquarium.

Lin Yu, holding the little girl, scanned the code to pass through the gate.

The lights in the entrance passage suddenly dimmed, and the walls on both sides gradually turned a deep cobalt blue. The spotlights overhead simulated ripples on the water's surface, flowing slowly in concentric circles across the ground. A faint scent of sea salt filled the air.

Little Sizi perched on Lin Yu's shoulder, her big eyes darting left and right, her voice low and gentle: "Big brother, it's so dark here. Where should we go to see the big fish?"

"You'll find out as you walk forward."

At the end of the passage, a thick black curtain was drawn back.

blue.

An overwhelming expanse of blue.

A giant acrylic viewing window, eight meters high and over twenty meters wide, suddenly appeared before the three of them, like a skylight embedded in the deep sea.

Tens of thousands of tons of seawater are sealed behind glass. In the deep blue water, schools of silver sardines form a flowing galaxy, swirling and turning under the lights. Three manta rays with wingspans of over two meters spread their enormous "wings" and silently glide past the center of the viewing window, casting huge shadows.

Xiao Sizi froze.

Her eyes widened, her mouth formed an "O" shape, and her fingers unconsciously tightened around Lin Yu's collar.

"Big...big brother..."

Her voice was trembling, not from fear, but from utter shock.

Lin Yu's mind stirred slightly.

A prompt appears on the system panel.

[Using "holographic immersive live stream of the underwater world"?]

"use."

The sky suddenly changed.

Above the vast sky, the once flat celestial canvas suddenly shattered, transforming into countless points of light that reformed. The next second, the vision of all the ancients was completely swallowed up—

The ground beneath their feet disappeared.

Instead, there was a bottomless, deep blue sea.

Overhead, a giant sea turtle, six meters long, swam slowly by, its shell covered with barnacles. To the left, a group of colorful tropical fish brushed past, and as their fins brushed against my arm, I could feel the cool touch of the water.

The Qin Dynasty, Xianyang Palace.

Ying Zheng was sitting upright on his dragon throne, reviewing bamboo slips. The moment the holographic image appeared, the ground beneath his feet "disappeared," and he was surrounded by endless deep blue seawater. A mottled eel swam past beneath his desk, its mouth open, revealing fine teeth.

"Splash—"

Ying Zheng suddenly stood up, scattering bamboo slips all over the ground.

He instinctively took two steps back, reached for his sword at his waist, only to find it empty—the sword was on a shelf three feet away.

"Zhao Gao!" Ying Zheng roared, his voice trembling with barely perceptible tension. "When did the Qin Dynasty's Xianyang Palace sink to the bottom of the sea?!"

Zhao Gao knelt in the corner of the hall, huddled up in a ball, trembling like a leaf: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this servant didn't know either! There was a huge fish above our heads! A really big fish!"

The Great Han Dynasty, Weiyang Palace.

Liu Che's reaction was even more intense.

In the holographic image, a manta ray silently flew past two feet above his head. A huge shadow enveloped the entire dragon throne.

Liu Che jumped up with a "whoosh," kicked over the imperial desk, and drew the Chixiao Sword to slash fiercely at his head.

The sword's edge pierced through the air, penetrating the manta ray's phantom without any hindrance.

"Illegible?!"

Liu Che was stunned for a moment, then roared, "This is a trick by Tianmu! I, the mighty Emperor of the Han Dynasty, was almost scared into drawing my sword by a flatfish! No one is to tell anyone!"

Wei Qing, who was standing in the hall, silently lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly.

The Great Ming Dynasty, Fengtian Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not draw his sword.

He squatted on the dragon throne, his hands gripping the back of the chair tightly, his head sticking out halfway, staring at the "bottomless" blue abyss below.

"We're not afraid. We fought the naval battle of Poyang Lake," Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself, his voice weak, "but back then there weren't such huge monster fish in the water..."

The barrage of comments was instantly filled with the terror of the ancient people.

[King Ben of Qin: The seabed! Your Majesty! We've sunk to the bottom of the sea! This is the territory of the Dragon King of the East Sea! Retreat immediately!]

[Han Dynasty general Huo Qubing: What is that giant-winged monster fish? Its wingspan is comparable to a battle flag! If we can tame it, my cavalry can ride it across the sea and destroy the Xiongnu!]

[Emperor Taizong of Tang: Lin Yu! Where is my steed?! Is there any danger at the bottom of the sea?! Quickly bring her to the surface!]

[Liu Bowen of the Ming Dynasty: Your Majesties, please calm down! This is not the real seabed. Mr. Lin used magic to project the underwater scene onto the celestial screen. We are in the palace and are safe.]

Liu Bowen's rational analysis was quickly drowned out by a torrent of panicked comments.

In reality, the aquarium features a fully transparent underwater tunnel.

Lin Yu led Xiao Sizi into the 120-meter-long arched tunnel.

Underfoot was a transparent acrylic floor, and above and to the sides was seawater.

They were completely enveloped in the ocean.

Little Sizi had recovered from her initial shock. She crouched on the floor, peering down. A huge grouper was swimming past her feet, its mouth opening and closing.

"Big brother! This fish is talking to the rhinoceros! It says it's hungry!"

Lin Yu squatted down: "How did you know it was hungry?"

"Because it keeps its mouth open," Little Rhino said matter-of-factly.

On the celestial screen, Wan Chaoguren, whose emotions had just been calmed down by Liu Bowen, was trying to bolster his courage with "immortal illusions".

Just then.

In the deep blue waters to the right of the tunnel, a huge, grayish-white figure approached from afar at an extremely fast speed.

A streamlined body five meters long. A gray dorsal fin cuts through the water. Triangular, serrated teeth protrude from between blood-red gums.

Great white shark.

It charged straight at the acrylic wall of the tunnel.

"Bang!"

The dull thud echoed through the tunnel as it was transmitted through the water.

The entire acrylic wall shook.

The gaping maw was pressed against the glass, less than half a meter from Xiao Sizi's face. The jagged teeth were clearly visible, and a remnant of fish meat clung to the corner of its mouth.

The holographic imagery simultaneously transmitted this moment across the sky.

What the ancient people of Wanchao saw was a gray behemoth larger than a warship, its mouth wide open enough to swallow an entire ox, rushing towards them.

The Xianyang Palace of the Qin Dynasty.

"Boom!" Ying Zheng kicked the bronze cauldron next to him away.

The Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty.

Wei Qing and Huo Qubing drew their swords at the same time, protecting Liu Che behind them, and the three of them retreated to a corner of the main hall.

The Great Tang Dynasty's Lizheng Hall.

Li Shimin gripped the Emperor's Sword tightly with both hands, his face ashen and his lips trembling.

[Emperor Taizong of Tang: Rhinoceros!!! Run!!!]

The golden barrage was so large that it occupied half of the sky, and every word was trembling violently.

inside the tunnel.

Su Tiantian leaned against the wall, holding a bag of grilled squid strips in her hand, chewing them with a crunching sound.

She glanced at the great white shark stuck to the glass, then at the frenzied barrage of comments from the ancient people on the screen, and her lips twitched.

"Is it really necessary?" Su Tiantian pushed up her black-rimmed glasses and spoke into the air, "That's a great white shark, scientifically known as the man-eating shark, a nationally protected animal. This glass is sixty centimeters thick and can withstand a ten-ton impact. It couldn't break through it even if it tried for ten thousand years."

She waved the shredded squid in her hand: "And this is the 'sea monster' you're talking about. Grilled squid, ten yuan a serving, spicy or not?"

The entire barrage of comments from the Wanchao community suddenly stopped.

[Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Ying Zheng: ...People of later generations actually roast and eat sea beasts?]

[Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty: Sea monsters that even my Crimson Cloud Sword couldn't cut down, are they going to be eaten as snacks by later generations?]

[Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor of the Ming Dynasty: Ten yuan a serving? This sea monster is cheaper than our Ming Dynasty's sesame seed cakes?!]

The little rhinoceros wasn't scared by the great white shark at all.

She stared at the huge shark face on the glass and tilted her head. Then she reached out her chubby little hand and gently patted the great white shark's belly through the glass.

"Big fish, don't bump into me, it will hurt," Little Sizi said in her childish voice.

The great white shark flicked its tail and swam away listlessly.

Before the sky.

The Great Tang Dynasty's Lizheng Hall was deathly silent.

The Emperor's Sword in Li Shimin's hand clattered to the ground. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

After a while.

Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin): My steed... patted the belly of that giant beast...

[Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: Long live the Princess! She subdued a sea monster with her bare hands! Her courage is beyond my reach!]

[Qin Emperor Ying Zheng: ...Was I frightened just now? No. Zhao Gao, burn the daily records from before.]

The three continued forward. Deep in the tunnel, a twelve-meter-long whale shark swam slowly overhead, its massive body blocking out all light. A deep blue shadow enveloped the three of them, like a moving hill.

The speckled patterns shimmered under the light. The whale shark opened its massive mouth, swallowing countless plankton, its translucent gill covers opening and closing rhythmically.

The little ox tilted its head back, its mouth wide open.

"Big brother...it's so big...bigger than the Taiji Hall..."

She stretched out her little hand, pointed to the whale shark's belly, turned to look at Lin Yu, her eyes sparkling: "Is it the Great General of the Dragon Palace?"

"No." Lin Yu squatted down. "It's called a whale shark. It's the largest fish in the world. It has a very gentle nature and only eats small shrimp."

"So big, and it only eats small shrimp?" Little Si couldn't believe it.

"Yes. The more powerful something is, the gentler it is."

Little Si thought for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "Just like Father! Father is very powerful in battle, but when he speaks to Si, his voice is softer than cotton!"

On the screen, the comments section was instantly flooded with a complex mix of emotions.

As the emperors of countless dynasties watched the gentle behemoth swim overhead, and saw the little girl looking up with her eyes filled with starlight, an indescribable emotion welled up in their hearts.

Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin): The more powerful something is, the gentler it is. Lin Yu, I will remember your words.

After exploring the underwater tunnel, the exit leads to the aquarium's souvenir shop.

Lin Yu bought Xiao Sizi a glowing blue dolphin balloon. The balloon is decorated with LED lights and emits a soft blue light in the dark.

Little Sizi, holding the balloon string above his head, shouted towards the sky, "Look, Dad! A glowing fish! Sizi wants to take it back to Dad!"

The Tang Dynasty Era.

Looking at his daughter's radiant smile in the sky, Li Shimin's cold sweat from being frightened by the great white shark completely dissipated.

He sat back on the dragon throne, his lips unconsciously curving upwards, his eyes filled with tenderness.

"Okay. Father, wait here," he said softly, his voice barely audible to himself.

As the aquarium exited, sunlight streamed down again.

Su Tiantian held her phone in one hand, her thumb rapidly swiping the screen. Her gaze lingered for half a second on a news notification—

"Su Wanqing, the daughter of Jiangcheng's richest man, is suspected of running away from home. The Su Group is offering a reward of one million yuan to find her."

The accompanying image is a blurry screenshot from a surveillance camera, showing a girl wearing black-rimmed glasses and with her hair in a ponytail.

Su Tiantian swiped away the notification without expression, locked the screen, and stuffed her phone into her pocket.

"Boss," she said lazily, chewing the last piece of squid, "Sizi's hungry."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Little Sizi’s stomach let out a crisp “gurgle” right on time.

The little girl covered her stomach and smiled shyly.

Lin Yu checked the time; it was almost noon.

"Come on." He took Xiao Sizi's hand. "I'll take you to a place that's even more breathtaking than the Dragon Palace."

"Even more breathtaking than the Dragon Palace?" Little Sizi's eyes widened.

"A modern person's kitchen," Lin Yu said. "It's piled high with food, from the ceiling to the floor, and you can take whatever you want."

On the sky, the ears of all the emperors of the past dynasties stood up in unison.

[The Imperial Kitchen of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty: More Breathtaking Than the Dragon Palace? How Many Treasures Did It Hide in Later Generations! Lin, my eyes are already hungry!]