Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"The fish seem unusually lively today!"

"This means the fish is very energetic, and its flesh must be firm."

"Master, wait here, I'll make you a spicy boiled fish fillet."

Jiang Bai casually conjured a sharp rock knife and quickly gutted the fish, scraped off their scales, and sliced ​​them into thin pieces.

Once marinated, place the pan on the stove, heat the oil, and fry until the hot, spicy aroma fills the air.

Smelling the aroma of Jueyun pepper permeating the air, Chongyun felt his pure yang power was about to surge violently.

He quickly pulled out a popsicle, took a bite, and then ran to a breezy spot to avoid being bothered by the hot smell.

"smell good!"

Yi Dou slurped up a mouthful of saliva, looking at the huge pot of fish slices, already feeling quite impatient.

While Jiang Bai wasn't looking, he took out a pair of chopsticks and quietly picked up a piece of meat.

The fish slices collide with your tongue, smooth, hot and refreshing, you just can't stop eating them.

Jiang Bai pressed down on his hand, which was trying to steal another bite.

"Do you remember that you're a patient and can't eat spicy food?"

"Huh?" I had completely forgotten about that.

"But my injuries are almost healed..."

"It's almost healed, but it's not fully healed yet. If you want to eat it, go cut up the fish you caught."

"Do we still need to do it?"

Jiang Bai nudged Chong Yun, who had run to the side, with his chin, "Your new little brother can't handle spicy or hot food. Aren't you, as the boss, going to take care of him?"

"Can't we even eat it hot?"

Although Yi Dou knew that Chong Yun was affected by the power of pure Yang, he really did not expect the effect to be so great.

Not being able to eat hot food means half the joy in life is gone!

For a moment, Yi Dou felt immense sympathy for this new underling.

Not being able to eat hot food is just too awful.

No, you can't.

Hisagi thought for a moment, "Then I'll make him a sashimi platter. It's good that you eat less spicy food, boss."

The sashimi platter was raw, neither hot nor spicy.

However, the quality of the fish is very important.

Walnut said the fish here is of very good quality and very fresh, so it should be good.

After they finished their work, Yi Dou brought Chong Yun over for a meal.

Looking at the large bowl of red, spicy food in the center of the table, Chongyun had an urge to turn around and run away.

"I can't eat spicy food..."

"I know, I know. Shinobu specially made a sashimi platter for you. You can have this." Ichito pushed all the sashimi platters in front of him.

He didn't want a sashimi platter; he wanted spicy boiled fish fillets.

Seeing so many cold dishes that weren't spicy at all, Chongyun was deeply moved.

Although this new friend wants to be his boss, he's still a very nice person.

"Thank you."

"Don't mention it!"

Chongyun picked up his chopsticks and took a slice of fish. As the fish entered his mouth, his brows furrowed slightly.

He had eaten the fish from this lake before; the flesh was tender and quite delicious.

But why is there such a big difference in the fish this time?

It tasted like chewing dry firewood, not like fish at all.

He looked at the fish slices on the plate and confirmed that they were just sliced ​​raw fish and had not been processed in any other way.

He was somewhat puzzled, unsure whether there was something wrong with his taste buds or with the fish.

He took another bite, and it still tasted like dry firewood.

Looking at the others, they were enjoying their spicy fish slices immensely, even slapping their tongues because of the spiciness, without showing any signs of discomfort.

He was deeply confused.

After taking a few big bites, Ichito, frustrated by being forbidden from eating any more by Shinobu, put down his chopsticks. He was puzzled to see that Chongyun only took one bite and then stopped eating.

"Hey, why aren't you eating?"

"Is it not to your liking?" Hisagi Shinobu asked.

The sashimi sauce was made according to Inazuma's taste, so you might not like it.

Chongyun shook his head. "I don't know if it's my problem, but I feel like this fish is a bit strange."

"Strange?" Hu Tao picked up a piece, puzzled.

After tasting it, she also frowned.

"Why does this fish taste like dry firewood?"

"Huh?" Ichidou was confused.

Why can fish meat taste like dry firewood?

He picked up a piece, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it with a bitter expression.

It really does look like dry firewood.

Hisaki Shinobu also took a bite. She put down her chopsticks and sensed that things were not so simple.

Chapter 639 An Unusual Seal

"That shouldn't be the case. The fish I cut was the one you caught, boss. It's the same kind as the spicy boiled fish fillets we eat. How could there be such a big difference?"

Hu Tao frowned.

Speaking of which, the boiled fish slices they ate were a bit dry, but the dry texture was masked by various spices.

She hadn't noticed it at first, but it was rather strange that someone brought it up like this.

How could a fish that was originally delicious and firm suddenly become tough?

"I caught this fish in the middle of the lake. Could it be that something in the middle of the lake is affecting the fish?" Yi Dou scratched his head, looking bewildered.

Jiang Bai walked into a bucket, picked up a lively fish, cut off a piece of fish and put it in his mouth.

"It really does look like dry firewood."

Walnut walked to the lakeside and gazed down.

"I'm afraid there really is something in this lake that's affecting the fish."

Even the texture of the meat has changed, so it must be something special.

"I mentioned before that the fish were unusually lively today, and it seems they've been affected... Now it looks like I really need to go down and check on them..."

If it's a positive influence, that's fine, but if it's a negative influence, then it must be eliminated as soon as possible to prevent it from spreading.

"I'll go down and take a look first."

Jiang Bai took off his coat, shoes, and socks, stretched his body, and jumped directly into the water.

The water was crystal clear, making the blue stone building below even clearer.

Jiang Bai first arrived at the place where the hook was roughly thrown, and there was nothing unusual to the naked eye.

However, directly below is the ruins of that bluestone building.

Invisible air currents transformed into bubbles that emerged from it and rose slowly. Without exception, the fish that touched the bubbles were more active than the other fish.

Jiang Bai reached out and touched a bubble. The bubble burst at his fingertip, releasing a faint, sinister power.

Jiang Bai frowned and looked towards the source of the bubbles.

There is no doubt that the fish meat became dry and tough because of this evil force.

Over time, this force gradually changed the nature of the fish meat.

Jiang Bai dived down, feeling like he had already swum twenty or thirty meters, but there was still a considerable distance between him and the ground below.

He didn't continue, but instead surfaced to take a breath.

"How is it? Is anything unusual?"

"Yes. A sinister power is emerging from the ruins below. It is very weak, but it is continuous."

"Could it be that there is a demon or evil spirit here!"

Chongyun was somewhat excited.

Is he finally going to meet the evil spirits?

"Perhaps, we'll have to go down and see for ourselves to find out the specifics."

They could go underwater to explore the ruins, but without diving equipment, they couldn't stay underwater for long.

"Let's go down and take a look." Hu Tao took off her coat, shoes, and socks, preparing to go into the water.

Ichito also wanted to go down, but was stopped by Hisaki Shinobu.

"Boss, your wound hasn't fully healed yet, you can't get it wet."

Seeing that he couldn't go into the water, Yi Dou could only sullenly look for other ways to have fun.

Hisagi followed him closely, lest the guy accidentally jump into the lake.

Jiang Bai, Hu Tao, and Chong Yun swam to the bottom of the lake, where the blue stone building came into view.

These bluestone structures are built in the depressions of the valley, blending seamlessly with the terrain.

It's likely that this wasn't a pond when people were still active in these buildings.

Unfortunately, it is too old, and it is impossible to restore the original appearance of this building from the moss-covered ruins.

Jiang Bai used his wind blade to remove the moss from a piece of bluestone, revealing the patterns carved on it.

These patterns are the swastika and auspicious cloud patterns commonly used in Liyue, and are clearly from ancient Liyue architecture, not from a more ancient civilization.

Unable to speak underwater, Chongyun used ice elements to condense three words.

"There's a seal!"

He sensed that there was a sealing formation here, but he needed to investigate carefully to find out exactly what kind of seal it was.

Jiang Baihui conjured a stone slab with his hands, and several words were engraved on the slab.

"Can it be untied?"

"I don't know, let's investigate first."

The group nodded and dispersed.

Chongyun carefully examined the surroundings, trying to compare them with the array formations recorded in the ancient books in his home.

Judging from the formation, it is undoubtedly a sealing formation.

However, there are many types of sealing arrays.

Some are merely used for blocking purposes and can be opened or closed at any time.

Some are permanent seals; unless the formation is destroyed, the people or things sealed inside will be trapped there forever.

This sealing formation here is a permanent seal.

However, it wasn't a large formation, and as time passed and it wore down, the formation loosened, and the evil energy inside leaked out.

This kind of sealing formation cannot be broken from the inside, but it is not difficult to break it from the outside, especially if the seal has loosened.

"Destroy the stone pillars in these locations." Chongyun used ice to condense the specific locations.