Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 509: Shark Affairs
Pei Ye certainly didn't pinch her and hurt her, but she subconsciously relaxed a little at this time.

If you say that this is a bit too much for young girls, then this is obviously closer to the stage of a little girl.

"Don't... uh... slap my face!" Pei Ye said.

The little mermaid was stunned and hesitated for a moment, then continued to struggle by swinging its tail, carefully avoiding his face.

Only then did Pei Ye see so closely and clearly this creation that he had once thought only existed in legends. It was like the fantasy that had come true when he was a child, reading storybooks under the window in the sunset.

The upper body is almost the same as that of a human, but it is more slender and beautiful, and has more aquatic characteristics. The scales on the upper body are still light and small, perhaps because of their young age. The expression of fear and unfamiliarity on their little faces is the same as that of humans. It is hard for Pei Ye to imagine that they are actually another race.

It was not until Pei Ye curiously gazed at the connection between the upper and lower body for a long time that he was hit in the face by the tail again.

At this moment, there was a burst of hurried footsteps behind him. It was the young man who pushed open the door of the back hall anxiously and breathlessly, pressing the small dagger on his waist: "You, you put her down!"

The next moment, he seemed to see clearly the figure standing in front of the hall. His body stiffened and his hand subconsciously loosened its grip on the dagger.

Then he saw the killer he met at the bottom of the boat slowly turn around and look at him, his expression gradually becoming colder.

The same look as the cat on my shoulder.

"Okay, Zhang Piaoxu, okay."

Zhang Piaoxu sat on the chair with her head down, feeling as if there was a thorn under her butt.

"The first time we met, I helped you straighten the water jar; the second time we met, I saved your life; on the way back in the carriage, I even tried to smooth things over for you in front of Captain Xie!" Pei Ye circled around him, "I never thought that you would steal my silver!"

Zhang Piaoxu lowered his head deeply. It seemed that this young man who refused to accept anything could never raise his head up again just because of this matter.

".I.had thought about it at that time." He whispered, "I will definitely return it to you later."

"No need!" Pei Ye sneered, "Give it back to me now! I never lent it to you in the first place!"

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"How dare you not return it?!"

“No, I spent it.”

"Pay me back the money I spent later! Give me whatever is left now!"

".All." Zhang Piaoxu hummed.

"what?"

"It's all spent."

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Zhang Piaoxu lowered her head, rolled up her sleeves, and showed him the quiver with one quiver left.

".Fifty taels for three arrows? How much is your crossbow?"

"The crossbow is free."

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"Three 'Little Shadowless' coins, each worth sixteen taels. He said he would never cheat anyone." Zhang Piaoxu said in a muffled voice.

Pei Ye was silent.

Xing Zhi and Xie Chuantang turned away and tried to suppress their laughter.

"I'll return it to you." Zhang Piaoxu lowered her head again and said, "The court doesn't allow this house to be sold. I'll move out tomorrow. You can live there by yourself or rent it to someone else. I'll find a job and make some money."

".Please cooperate with Officer Xie's questioning first." Pei Ye rolled his eyes.

Forcing people to sell their property was not Young Master Pei's style. Knowing that he could not get the silver back for the time being, he did not stay any longer and left the place. He collected some change from his body and bought the things he planned to buy. He then rushed to deliver them to Qu Xin before midnight. Early the next morning, Xiao Yaojun's carriage headed west.

The officials at Caohe withdrew their troops. No one knew whether the search was successful or what was found. The new detective Xie remained silent. It was said that someone had seen the purple-ribbon sorcerer from the Immortal Terrace, and no one knew what kind of vicious person they were dealing with.

Pei Ye watched Qu Xin's team of carriages going farther and farther away. In the white mist of the early morning, he seemed to vaguely see the lush greenery of Bowang. He came to the capital while sleeping in a dark cell and had no idea of ​​the distance he had traveled. Now, leaning against the city gate, he remembered that it was a journey of nearly two thousand miles.

The white breath exhaled by the young man dissipated into the winter sun. He lowered his head and looked at his hand, which was holding a short note inviting him to Xiuwenguan for a chat.

When he returned to Jingzhao Prefecture, the carriage was already ready and no escort was needed. Pei Ye lifted the curtain and got into the carriage. There was only a bench and a water jar in the carriage.

Pei Ye pulled up the car curtain and slowly leaned his head to look down into the tank. Across the water, he met a pair of faintly flickering eyes.

But in just half a breath, the water rippled, and the little fish turned around and huddled against the wall of the tank like an ostrich.

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Pei Ye stuck his head out and looked outside the carriage. Zhang Piaoxu was looking at the carriage with reluctance on his face.

After closing the curtains, the carriage rumbled forward. Pei Ye looked at the large vat beside him without saying a word. The carriage was moving a little fast, and water was occasionally shaken out. Soon, half of his head emerged from the edge of the vat, looking at the water on the floor with distress.

Pei Ye looked at her, and this time he was curious about the material of her long hair - it was completely unlike the material of humans' hair that would get wet as soon as they came out of the water, and water droplets were sliding down from it smoothly.

".Hey." Pei Ye called softly, and the head beside the water tank immediately dived down, leaving only a pair of eyes looking at him.

"Can you speak?" Pei Ye asked hesitantly.

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"what's your name?"

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"Do you live in Tianji South Sea? What's the scenery like there?"

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"Do you eat candy?"

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There was only silence. Pei Ye turned his head to look at the kitten on his shoulder and gestured, meaning that since you are not human, maybe you can have something to talk about.

The black cat didn't remember what he had done to make him think it knew another language. He looked at the eyes by the tank in silence for a while, then tried to meow coldly.

The little fish man quickly dived into the bottom of the tank and never showed up again.

"You are so ferocious." Pei Ye frowned and complained to the little black ball.

In the Xiuwenguan on a winter morning, people have already wrapped themselves in cotton-padded clothes. It was not obvious in the summer, but now that winter has arrived, you can see the family conditions. Many people have patches of similar colors on their cotton-padded clothes, and there are few light fur coats and warm cloaks.

Pei Ye sent the coachman to drive the horses himself and saw many familiar faces. He knew clearly that along the way, the lakeside pavilion, the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and the small maple forest were the three places where people were most likely to gather and proofread books and discuss theories.

In fact, for the scholars of Xiuwen Hall, this handsome and upright young man with a sword was also a figure that was easy to notice, especially now that the cold had formed thin ice on the lake, and he was still wearing a long-sleeved thin shirt. Everyone gradually knew that Xiuwen Hall had frequented such a cultivator recently. Pei Ye tried to raise his hand to say hello, and in return he received many smiles and greetings.

After crossing the corridor in the front garden, we arrived at the quiet and peaceful place again. The small building at the corner of the lake stood alone, showing some of the loneliness and ruggedness of the northern winter.

Carrying the big jar, the little mermaid climbed up the stairs with ease. She once again curiously stuck her head out to look at the surroundings, but from time to time she looked vigilantly at the boy's face so close to her.

Pei Ye had no choice but to turn her head away and pretend that she was not looking at this side at all. Then she leaned out a little more and looked at the walls and books and paintings around her in a daze.

Still came to the top floor.

Everything was still the same as before. Behind the long desk, there was a pretty girl wrapped in a large cotton-padded robe, and there was a small heater on the table.

Pei Ye gently placed the large jar on the ground.

"Thank you for your hard work." Xu Chuo smiled and looked him up and down again, "Did Taishan Medical Clinic ask you for your medical fee again this time?"

"No way, I will help you whether you pay me or not." Pei Ye smiled. This attic is always warm like spring. He stretched his muscles comfortably and put his sword aside. "I am friends with Xiao Yaojun. She often hates being disturbed, but she likes talking to me. We have a good relationship."

Xu Chuo nodded nonchalantly: "I know you are the best at knowing the Young Master, so there is no need to brag about it."

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Pei Ye changed the subject and said, "I didn't expect that the 'you are needed' in the owner's letter was actually a bait."

"That's harsh. I asked you to be the main general - if it weren't for you, the other side might have already overturned the chessboard." Xu Chuo smiled slightly and looked at him, "If you are not happy, just pick up a bottle of wine and leave later."

"Okay." Pei Ye agreed generously.

Then Pei Ye turned his gaze to the large vat beside him. The eyes inside had already shrunk back when they heard the stranger's voice. Pei Ye looked at the woman and said, "It was indeed this thing they secretly smuggled into Beijing. Take a look."

Xu Chuo nodded: "I have read the case file."

She walked over from the case: "Is it really a mermaid?"

"Correct."

"The deep dwellers built their houses at the bottom of the rocks, and the mermaids built their pavilions on the overhanging streams." Xu Chuo stretched out his hand towards the water surface with some curiosity, "I have never seen such a thing before."

Pei Ye immediately raised his hand to warn: "Be careful, this little fish man is very powerful."

However, nothing happened. Pei Ye looked at the scene in surprise: the exquisite and beautiful little mermaid actually slowly floated up from the water, looking at Xu Chuo with a pair of gem-like clear eyes, gently shaking its slender scaly tail, with a dazed curiosity on its little face.

Then she gently raised her hand and used her index finger to lightly touch Xu Chuo's across the water.

This contact made the little mermaid's eyes light up. She withdrew her hand and stared at her fingers in a daze. She looked at Xu Chuo with some curiosity but not daring to approach, but the vigilance was obviously gone.

Xu Chuo looked at Pei Ye, whose eyes were wide open, and smiled, "What's wrong? Doesn't your cat kiss me very much?"

Pei Ye couldn't understand, but there was nothing to explore at this time, so he calmed down and said, "They smuggled these mermaids. There are probably hundreds of them on this ship alone. Zhang Ercai saw them more than a year ago, and I don't know how long it has been before. But you have never heard of any news about mermaids in all these years?"

Xu Chuo lowered his head and gently hooked the little mermaid's finger, then turned his head and pondered: "Without this thing in my heart, it is difficult to think about it. Do you know where the mermaids live?"

"The storybook says it's the South Sea of ​​Tianji."

"It is actually the South China Sea. The celestial pole means the farthest place." Xu Chuo said, "Mermaids live in the deepest part of the South China Sea, almost cut off from the human world. Ships cannot go that far, and rarely go there. There are occasional legends about mermaids on land, but they are very sporadic."

"Can't cultivators find it either?" Pei Ye raised his eyebrows. "It's hard for mortal ships to get close, but if cultivators want to look for it, the sea shouldn't be an insurmountable chasm."

"For cultivators, they are more mysterious."

"Ok?"

"I've read about people who went out to sea to look for these scaled creatures. There are many water experts like Dragon Lord Dongting, but almost all of them returned empty-handed." Xu Chuo said, "If mortals can still encounter them by luck, there will even be shark silk circulating in the city, and cultivators who intend to look for them will not see any trace of them at all. Even if they are in a locked area of ​​water, they can disappear without a trace, and the spiritual and mysterious formations are of no use."

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“So in every record, they are the most mysterious race.”

".But they captured them and brought them to Shenjing."

"Yes."

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"They can find the mermaids and capture them." Xu Chuo murmured, "This is something we have not yet mastered."

"Why did they capture so many mermaids? Where did they go?" Pei Ye leaned against the pillar, frowning. "This has been going on for so many years. They have deployed the entire Shenjing for this matter. Did the Taiping Cao Gang, Jinwu Guards, and Yu Sicheng just to transport these mermaids in?"

"Sometimes, an event may not have only one purpose." Xu Chuo said, "When multiple parties are involved, everyone can definitely gain the benefits they want from it."

Pei Ye was slightly startled.

"Yu Sicheng wants gold and silver." Xu Chuo said softly, "He was born in a humble family and was bullied when he was a eunuch. Now, after so many years, he still wants the dignity on his face and the wealth in his pocket. Then what do you think the other thing he wants is?"

".If we know who he is, we can know what he wants?"

"If we know what he wants, we can also know who he is." Xu Chuo said softly, looking in a certain direction in the distance, "The mermaids weave water into silk and shed tears into pearls, trading their treasures in the mirage. They build their own houses in the water where no one can find them, and spend their long lives of 300 years. After their death, legend has it that their fat burns into lamps that will not go out for ten thousand years; and that eating mermaid pearls can make them powdered and swallowed, and eating them can lead to immortality."

Xu Chuo looked back at the young man: "Fang Zhu took the water to mix the magic medicine, sprinkled the raw silk to change the cold and heat. Guess what he wants?"

".What's this?"

"The poem engraved on the entrance of Huanlou."

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"You only need to go there once to understand many things."

".Can I go anywhere I want in this place?"

"Some people can never go there in their entire lives, while others are born with the right to do so." Xu Chuo smiled, "I can't go, but someone else can. I'll write a note and ask her to take you with her. She'll definitely be happy to do so."

Pei Ye was stunned: "Who?"

Xu Chuo did not answer, because at this time the little mermaid clinging to the water tank made the first sound - that must be the voice of a human, although it was not a complete sentence, just a "yo yo" sound like a baby.

".What did she say?"

Xu Chuo lowered her head and watched. The little mermaid swam a circle in the tank again, then stuck its head out, looked at her and cried like a deer twice again.

"She's hungry." Xu Chuo turned his head and looked at the boy, "Go to the lake below and catch her two perch fish. They are the freshest and firmest at this time of year."

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The black cat sighed softly, turned around and jumped downstairs.

(End of this chapter)