Chapter 518: 518: Hall of Water’s Trial (3)
At the Hall of Water...
Everyone chooses the easiest trial for a test. The group supporting Yue Huashui was also like that. They had chosen a minor trial which is time limited for a week. However, as the first group to accept the trial, Xia Baiyu’s group received special information. Something about trial ranking, the loop hole of the trial rules and also an extension for the duration of their trial.
Sounds of people jumping into the water can be heard. They didn’t think much and jumped into the water. At the shore, Xia Baiyu and the rest are looking through the water with their divine consciousness and saw that most people who jump in were those who are confident with their swimming and they were all diving to the areas where the clams might be located.
Xia Baiyu, the other disciples of the Starfield Sect and the two monks were talking about the plans for the first trial. As for Yue Huashui he was playing by the shore touching the water with his hands. He would be happier if his siblings could play with him. However, without proper reason they couldn’t come out of their Master’s inner world. They also need her permission to come out. In a place like this which is full of dao laws, Yue Huashui felt that his sister, Yue Huaxue would like such a place. Those laws are capable of letting them ascend to godhood.
Xing Suiri said, "We should split up in this trial and gather as many clams to find the Water Evading Pearl."
"This... I agree but... Who will look after Xiao Shui?" Lan Guye asked.
The group of young uncles looked at one another as they immediately avoided the other’s gaze pretending not to see them. Only Xia Baiyu remains calm and smiles gently at them.
"Then I will look after Xiao Shui. On the thirteenth day, we will gather in this place again. Since we have two weeks for this Minor Trial’s duration," said Xia Baiyu as he happily left them and approached the little boy playing by the shore.
He instantly hugs the boy and cuddles with him.
"Shuishui~ come give big brother a hug~" said Xia Baiyu.
Yue Huashui, who was captured by this hugging monster, tried to struggle and said, "Let go. Don’t hug me!!" He kicked Xia Baiyu to the water.
Splash!
He was about to smug about successfully throwing that sticky adult to the river, he felt that a huge hand had grabbed one of his ankles.
Eh?
The next moment there was only a sound of splashes. The little boy was dragged into the water by the merciless adult.
Lan Guye commented, "Eh. Un. Senior Brother Xia truly gets along with Yue Huashui. But they’ve just met, how can he like the boy that much?"
"Maybe because the boy is the Princess’s person, he who is the only disciple of the Supreme Elder Xia Lianyu, would be closer to the people connected to his own master," said Xing Suiri.
Monk Ren said, "We should also go."
Everyone decided to jump into the water and dive down. They didn’t even notice the two who were calmly seated inside the bubble. Not even their clothes or hair is wet. These two are Xia Baiyu and Yue Huashui.
Yue Huashui looked at the gentle uncle but noticed the flash of slyness within those purple irises.
"Uncle, you did that on purpose don’t you? You don’t want to go treasure hunting with your friends?" The sentient blue lotus flower spirit asked.
Xia Baiyu looked at him and smiled, "What are you talking about, Shuishui?"
"Uncle’s personality is bad~," said Yue Huashui. "You already know that I am a water lotus flower, don’t you?"
"Hm~ I don’t know what you are talking about~" said Xia Baiyu.
Yue Huashui murmured, "Two-faced." His cheeks were pinched until they were red.
"Little baby~, what did you say?"
Xia Baiyu said, "Alright. Let’s start working. I will find where the location with most treasure and clams are, then we can move,"He brought out a Star formation disk from his storage device and used divination to get whatever he wanted to know.
Yue Huashui complained, "Don’t over do it, Uncle. Shuishui doesn’t want to get struck by lightning. I will become ugly if that happens."
"Hahaha~ don’t worry. There won’t be any lightning falling on us." Xia Baiyu said, "I’ve never been struck by lightning."
After the divination was made the two started moving around the area. They moved away from the place with most people and found the area in which Xia Baiyu had been divine. The more they move away from the original area, the gloomier the water is.
Yue Huashui said, "Uncle, this area is almost a still water area."
"No worries as long as it’s not a stagnant one we should be okay. There is a nest of monster clams in this area. Not only are there treasures in here, we can also complete the Minor Mission requirement," said Xia Baiyu. "You need the monster corpses don’t you?"
This strange uncle is giving Yue Huashui a strong feeling that he might be quite a strong cultivator. Though he is still a bit short to his master’s level, fighting monsters should be alright.
"Alright. I will descend slowly," Yue Huashui said as they entered a cave like corals and descended into it.
As they entered the cave and went in deeper, Yue Huashui changed the protection around them two. The bubble shrank and stuck to their silhouette, like a film of protection that not only allowed them to breathe under water and not be touched by water.
Yue Huashui said, "If the attack is stronger than my cultivation it would pop, Uncle."
He gave Xia Baiyu a warning as he saw that he was about to poke the bubbles around him with his fingers. The warning of the little boy made Xia Baiyu’s itchy hands stop.
The two of them slowly swam inside the cave they had found and didn’t even notice the two figures tailing them from a distance. The entrance of the coral cave was dark however when they had reached the light from the other side they were welcomed by a beautiful yet creepy scene. The light that slips through a small gap on the cave’s ceiling illuminates the clusters of clams grouping in one area. What makes it beautiful is that the calm color varies and it gives a scene of color palette.
However, for those who suffered from Trypophobia, they would most likely faint at this scene. What would you do if you see a cluster of clams closing and opening their shells munching on fishes and other living beings dyeing the water with the slight shade of crimson.
Xia Baiyu covered his mouth and felt nauseous. He said, "Thankfully, I don’t suffer from Trypophobia. I would have lost consciousness on the spot."
"Uncle, will big clam give away pearls as well?" Yue Huashui asked while staring at the two huge clams above their heads.
Xia Baiyu followed the little boy’s gaze and saw two huge clams eating mermaids above their heads. If not for one of the mermaids who was eaten from his tail first, he would have thought they were only eating big fish. It wasn’t until an arm fell in their direction.
The two King Monster Clams noticed their presence and suddenly stopped eating. They treated them like new prey and jumped on them. Xia Baiyu was about to swim away when he saw Yue Huashui reaching out two of his arms above his head and countless vines coming out from his sleeves. These vines merged into bigger vines and grabbed the two monster clams.
His vines wrapped the two monster clams like a mummy with his vines and it was easily done. Even used enhancement on his vines to make it harder to break or cut.
Everything that had happened was done in just a few minutes leaving Xia Baiyu stunned and shocked.
Yue Huashui said, "Uncle, aren’t you going to pick those smaller clams?"
"Ah. Un. I’m on it," said Xia Baiyu.
While Xia Baiyu was scraping the small clams in the area, Yue Huaxue noticed the two presence sneaking near them and shot vines to capture them. Once they were pulled over, two men looking haggard and covered in blood had appeared before the two.
"Stupid brat! Let Laozi go!"
"Annoying! How dare you catch us?!"
"So weak. How can you shout at me? Mom said not to be merciless to people who wanted to kill us," said Yue Huashui.
Xia Baiyu who noticed the situation behind him saw that the little boy looked like he wanted to kill the two men he just captured. He immediately stopped him.
He said, "Ah! Shuishui wait. Let’s ask them how they found us first!"
Yue Huashui listened to his uncle and gave the two men to him. "Uncle, these two don’t smell like humans at all.’
"Of course, they don’t. These two are lesser lizardmen, that form is just a disguise," said Xia Baiyu.
Pouting. Yue Huashui said, "No wonder they feel a bit slimy to hold. I will give them to Uncle them." He threw the two men still wrapped with vines of the little lotus flower.
Xia Baiyu said, "Don’t worry. Leave them to me. I am good at tor— cough! Interrogation!"