Two deck chairs had already been set up on the beach. Holding a drink and some grilled skewers, Meng Hongchen sipped them slowly.
Facing the sea breeze, the two gazed contentedly at the ocean, with waves occasionally lapping against the shore, though they never reached the area beneath their chairs.
"Hmm, why does it taste so spicy?" Cao Yu finally realized something was wrong after taking a bite.
But Meng Hongchen looked at him with a puzzled expression and said, "Mine doesn't smell bad, it actually smells quite nice."
"Then let me try it."
Meng Hongchen smiled playfully and said softly, "Okay, but there'll be my drool on it."
However, Cao Yu acted as if he hadn't heard her, took the skewer she handed him, and took a bite.
He discovered that Meng Hongchen's dish really wasn't spicy, so he stubbornly tried his own, and the taste was incomparable.
He shook his head helplessly and said, "Maybe I accidentally put in too much chili powder. Oh well, that's fine."
The aftereffects of the chili powder immediately hit me, and I frantically waved my hands trying to cool my tongue. Only after gulping down a bottle of water did the symptoms ease somewhat.
"Is it really that hot?" Cao Yu's appearance startled Meng Hongchen a little. Then she saw Cao Yu take off his shirt and walk straight towards the sea.
He urgently needs seawater to cool down; although it won't provide much relief, it will at least make him feel a little better.
His strong physique was on full display before her.
She couldn't help but cover her eyes, but her fingertips still managed to peek through a crack. Suddenly, her face flushed slightly, as if ketchup had been smeared on it.
On the beach, many girls were staring intently at Cao Yu, which made Meng Hongchen raise her head slightly in smugness.
That smug little look in her eyes seemed to say, "Look, this is my boyfriend."
Aren't you envious?
The girls in the distance, not to be outdone, rolled their eyes at her, and some even puffed out their impressive figures, thus beginning a battle among the girls.
He plunged into the sea, and the large amount of seawater instantly relieved his symptoms.
He Caitou had already jumped into the sea, swam over using the breaststroke.
Then, he surfaced and said, " Cao Yu, shall we have a swimming contest to see who can swim faster?"
At this moment, Ye Xiaosheng and Chen Beifeng, seeing the excitement, also came over and clamored to have a competition with Cao Yu.
"Alright then, do you see that giant rock 500 meters away?"
Everyone said in unison, "We saw it."
"Let's focus on that spot. Whoever gets there first wins, okay?"
"Okay, no problem."
"Then I'll start! Ready, set, go!"
Upon hearing the slogan, He Caitou swam forward with all their might. Although their postures were not standard, they were able to support themselves with their Soul Power, so they were quite fast.
Unfortunately, they ran into Cao Yu, after all, he used to be a swimmer.
Even most of the girls on the beach couldn't help but turn their attention to them and clapped in praise.
"That person's swimming style looks really good."
"How about we ask one of those handsome guys to teach us?"
"Okay, okay, I want to learn too, we'll learn together then."
Hearing this, Meng Hongchen, who was sitting on the recliner, was naturally unsettled. She decided to keep a close eye on her boyfriend and make sure he didn't get entangled by these female hooligans.
On the other side, Ke Ke couldn't help but nudge Ju Zi's arm and said, "I didn't expect him to have such a great physique. He's good-looking, and..."
"But he already has a girlfriend." After thinking for a while, Ju Zi came to a surprising conclusion, " Ke Ke, do you think Cao Yu likes girls who are more proactive?"
Ke Ke nodded silently and said, "Very likely. I suspect it's because we weren't proactive enough that he got away."
Ju Zi shook her head helplessly, then said with a wry smile, "Sigh, we underestimated our opponent."
By this time, He Caitou had fallen far behind in the ocean. Realizing something was wrong, they all began to imitate Cao Yu's swimming style, and after a few minutes, they found that they were actually doing quite well.
However, his hands and feet were still very uncoordinated, and he was far from being as smooth as Cao Yu.
Cao Yu glanced behind him and, upon seeing this scene, couldn't help but give them a thumbs up.
However, he still left everyone far behind. He swam faster and faster, and the distant boulder became clearer and clearer in his eyes.
When they were still about a hundred meters apart, another object appeared in his line of sight, and it seemed that the mysterious object was swimming toward him at an extremely fast speed.
I rubbed my eyes. The mysterious object was about half a meter long, but not very wide.
With doubts, Cao Yu submerged his head underwater to examine the scene, but what he saw the next second sent chills down his spine.
That was a huge shark!
It was gaping with its blood-red maw wide open, capable of swallowing a dozen of them whole, and its sharp teeth looked terrifying.
And most importantly, that's no ordinary shark; it's Demon Soul Great White Shark that's over ten thousand years old!
The great white shark was so fast that it reached Cao Yu in less than ten seconds.
The man and the beast stood about three meters apart, staring at each other, but the great white shark did not attack Cao Yu as expected.
He could tell that this was a Demon Soul Great White Shark of 80,000 to 90,000 years, and it was about to enter the ranks of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
He couldn't tell whether it was male or female.
He couldn't possibly fight them all by himself.
Of course, Cao Yu was also prepared at all times; he could send his Shadow Clone out of the demiplane in half a second.
But the great white shark didn't make a move for a long time. Half a minute later, He Caitou He Caitou caught up from behind.
" Cao Yu, what are you doing hiding in the water? Why aren't you swimming anymore?"
At this moment, no one noticed the shark fin standing upright on the sea surface. Instead, all their attention was focused on Cao Yu, and they were completely unaware of the seriousness of the situation.
Cao Yu began to slowly retreat, with the Demon Soul Great White Shark following closely behind, but it still did not attack him.
Upon seeing this, Cao Yu quickly jumped out of the water, then stood on the Flying Soul Tool and turned to run.
As he rushed ashore, he shouted, " He Caitou, run! There's a 90,000-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark right next to you!"
Upon hearing this, most people jumped out of the water in a fright, but Ye Xiaosheng and Chen Beifeng, refusing to believe it, dived into the water to check.
But the next second, the two were terrified and quickly took out their Flying Soul Tool, catching up with Cao Yu and the others in no time.
In the end, these two were the first to reach the shore.
Then, panting, the two ran to their teacher, who was on duty in the distance, and said, "T-Teacher, in the sea... there's a... Demon Soul Great White Shark that's over ten thousand years old! Ugh, I'm exhausted."
(End of this chapter)