Mu Ye placed the porcelain platter of Red Jade Shrimp on the dining table.
Everyone's gaze instantly converged on the ingredients on the platter.
Six enormous Red Jade Shrimp lay on the porcelain platter, utterly unlike ordinary shrimp.
Their bodies were translucent, a pure, rich blood-red, yet without the slightest hint of ferocity. Instead, they shimmered with the warm, clear luster of jade, as though carved from blood jade, each one plump and evenly textured.
The sight of the Red Jade Shrimp immediately reminded Xiao Chen of the Skysea Tournament.
He remembered them quite vividly. The last time he had seen them was at the Skysea Tournament several years ago.
Back then, he and Na'er had ordered a platter of Red Jade Shrimp, but unfortunately, Na'er had wolfed them all down. He had not managed to snag a single one, and that deadbeat Na'er still had not paid him back.
He had not expected Mu Ye to serve Red Jade Shrimp.
Since Mu Ye was offering them to him, what else was there to say? He would help himself.
He looked at Mu Ye, his tone modest and courteous. "Thank you, Senior Mu Ye. I never took that little incident to heart. Please don't let it trouble you."
"Hahaha, good lad! Broad-minded. Very good!"
Mu Ye laughed heartily at his words, regarding Xiao Chen with ever greater satisfaction.
He gestured and took the initiative to explain the origins of Red Jade Shrimp to the two of them. "These Red Jade Shrimp, also known as Blood Shrimp, are extremely rare."
"They inhabit deep-sea trenches more than three thousand meters below the surface. Very few living creatures can survive in those dark, perilous depths, where the pressure is terrifying."
"Precisely because of their unusual habitat, the blood essence within them is exceptionally