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The Tata Fish became even more nervous.

Xie Juanhan stared at them. "Did you trespass into the territory of the Humming Whale and cause trouble? Did you eat half of the fish and throw the other half away, or only eat the internal organs?"

The Tata Fish didn't quite understand and stared blankly at Xie Juanhan.

The Companion Beast understood, and suddenly rushed up, gripping the edge of the reef with their claws, and peering down to sniff.

"Chirp!" The Companion Beast suddenly called out to Xie Juanhan, and also called for the little Demon Wolf.

The little Demon Wolf stepped forward, its dark nose twitched, it wagged its tail, and turned to look at Xie Juanhan with its moist eyes.

That means yes.

Xie Juanhan sighed, "No wonder the Humming Whale was so angry."

The Tata Fish fell silent.

Telingewei remained silent.

Xie Juanhan looked at the people around him, rubbed his temples, and changed the subject. "You've come at the right time, please help us out."

Tata Fish: "Click-clack?"

Xie Juanhan: "Help us find the Split-Fin Fish, and we'll give you Dragon Power as payment."

The Tata Fish's eyes lit up. "Click!"

Xie Juanhan noticed that several of the Tata Fish had marks from their fins, so he decided to give them Dragon Power beforehand and also cast "Silver Dragon's Blessing" on them.

Dragon Power is highly beneficial to living organisms, and its effects are even more pronounced on marine life.

The Tata Fish quickly regained their radiance.

Xie Juanhan scooped the Split-Fin Fish out of the water and put them underwater so they could smell them.

With a flick of their tails, they immediately began their pursuit in the sea.

Telingewei transformed back into a dragon, carrying his entire family on his back, and followed behind the Tata Fish.

The Tata Fish must have smelled the Split-Fin Fish in the sea.

However, they darted through the sea, searching and searching, but after a long time they couldn't narrow down the search area, and they cried out in frustration.

Sitting on the dragon's back, Xie Juanhan began to wonder if the fish they were looking for had migrated with the seasons and was no longer nearby.

Only a very few small fish survived.

Xie Juanhan was deep in thought.

Tata Fish below let out a low, croaking sound.

Then more Tata Fish started squealing, "Crack crack crack."

They expressed their frustration, saying they couldn't find it.

Xie Juanhan looked down at them. "Are you sure you can smell the scent, but can't find it?"

The Tata Fish: "Click-clack."

Xie Juanhan pondered, "Could it be a lingering scent?"

While waiting for Xie Juanhan's instructions, a Tata Fish suddenly whimpered.

Then, it flipped over, head down, snow-white belly up, and disappeared beneath the surface of the sea.

Xie Juanhan: "Hmm?"

More and more Tata Fish began to whimper and roll over, showing their white bellies to Xie Juanhan.

It means they're tired, can't find it, and don't want to look anymore.

Xie Juanhan had dealt with the Tata Fish many times, but this was the first time he had ever seen them like this.

I was stunned for a moment.

He looked at Telingewei.

Telingewei had never seen anything like this before, and his eyes were filled with bewilderment.

"Waaaaah."

The Tata Fish's cries came from beneath the surface of the sea, sounding very aggrieved.

Xie Juanhan estimated that the Tata Fish had just been beaten up and were now frustrated in their search for fish.

Under the double blow of low spirits, I lost control of my emotions and gave up.

What kind of situation is this?

Xie Juanhan gestured for Telingewei to land on the sea.

The black dragon landed among the Tata Fish and floated on the sea surface.

Xie Juanhan sat on the back of the giant dragon and could reach out and touch several Tata Fish.

He did indeed reach out and touch the belly of the nearest Tata Fish.

The belly of the Tata Fish is soft and slippery, feeling like leather to the touch, and it can even make a squeaking sound when you apply a little pressure.

Feeling the warmth of Xie Juanhan's palm, the Tata Fish's belly trembled, but it didn't roll over. Instead, it remained lying on its back and continued to moan, "Eek."

Xie Juanhan gave it a bit of Dragon Power: "Alright, don't be discouraged."

The other Tata Fish noticed the commotion and immediately began to turn sideways in the water.

With their bellies up, they turned their large heads right under Xie Juanhan's hand.

Xie Juanhan touched each of their big heads.

Their raised foreheads are soft and feel quite nice to the touch.

Xie Juanhan touched them a few more times and gave them Dragon Power.

The Tata Fish gradually cheered up and became less depressed, but they still clung to Xie Juanhan and acted coquettishly.

The dragon stared at the Tata Fish in the sea with a hostile look.

The Companion Beast, unusually united with him in their hatred of the enemy, also kept their eyes on the Tata Fish in the sea.

"Chirp!" Harper suddenly called out, urging them to continue searching for the Split-Fin Fish.

The Tata Fish whined, "Aww."

It means it cannot be found.

"Chirp." Harper indicated that he could find it, and no slacking off was allowed.

Hearing Harper's voice, Xie Juanhan asked, "What's wrong?"

Harper, holding the bucket by the handle, gestured for Xie Juanhan to look. "Chirp chirp."

Xie Juanhan looked down into the bucket.

The only Split-Fin Fish in the bucket had defecated sometime during the day, turning the water murky and giving off a fishy stench.

Harper looked at the bucket, then at the Tata Fish: "Chirp!"

Using feces to locate prey is an old hunting technique they employ.

They've been smelling Demonic Beast feces quite often for the past six months.

Animals are allowed, and so are fish!

Xie Juanhan thought about it and realized it was indeed feasible.

The seabed is much calmer than the surface, so the droppings of the Split-Fin Fish that fall onto the seabed are mostly still nearby.

Xie Juanhan showed his agreement, Harper immediately picked up the bucket and put it into the sea. "Chirp!"

The Tata Fish didn't understand anything, their eyes blank. "Click-click?"

Harper gestured for them to come closer and sniff. "Chirp!"

After communicating for quite some time, the Tata Fish finally managed to roughly understand Harper's hints.

Unfortunately, the Tata Fish's heads are too big, unlike the Companion Beast which can easily stick their heads into the bucket.

They circled the bucket, making "click-clack" sounds.

The Companion Beast were getting impatient, especially Harper, whose teeth ached from chewing so much. "Chirp!"

Xie Juanhan simply scooped out the Split-Fin Fish, held it in his hand, and placed it under the noses of the Tata Fish.

Tata Fish rely on the water for their sense of smell.

They need water to flow through their olfactory sacs in their nostrils in order to smell.

Xie Juanhan placed them on the surface of the seawater, and they sniffed hard, trying to discern the faded scent.

The Tata Fish began to whine in distress.

The Companion Beast huddled around Xie Juanhan, their furry, warm bodies pressed against him.

Xie Juanhan did not notice the movements of the Companion Beast beside him.

Just then, Habi suddenly stretched out its paw and pressed it against the Split-Fin Fish that Xie Juanhan was holding.

Its movements were incredibly precise, pressing directly onto the belly of the Split-Fin Fish.

The poor Split-Fin Fish was pressed like that, and it spurted out fish feces.

"!" Xie Juanhan's expression changed slightly, and he quickly changed direction to avoid the fish droppings falling on the giant dragon.

He could take care of the dragon, but he couldn't take care of the Tata Fish in the sea.

The foul-smelling fish droppings splashed out in an arc, splattering all over the Tata Fish below.

The Companion Beast, along with the little Demon Wolf and the little Griffin, smelled the stench and took a step back, then jumped three feet away.

The clumsy Habi jumped the farthest.

The Tata Fish froze, and it took it several seconds to react before it shouted at the beast, "Crack crack crack!"

Habi ran to the middle of the dragon's back, squatted down, tucked his paws in his tail, licked his lips, and dared not make a sound.

The other Companion Beast crowded around it, remaining silent.

Fish droppings have already fallen into the water.

Xie Juanhan had no other choice but to manipulate the water flow to clean the Tata Fish.

Fish droppings falling into the sea inevitably reach the Tata Fish by smell.

"How about you guys help me sniff this scent and see if you can catch Split-Fin Fish?"

"Click click click!"

The Tata Fish angrily cried out in the sea for a while, but eventually had no choice but to swim further away and sniff around in the water.

The olfactory stimulation of fresh fish feces is so strong that it is deeply etched into the minds of the Tata Fish.

This time, they didn't need to deliberately sink to the bottom of the sea to search; they still couldn't forget that scent.

They cursed the beast loudly as they swam swiftly, following the scent.

The giant dragon carried Xie Juanhan and the furry creatures on its back, following behind them.

They hadn't swum far when the Tata Fish tracked down the Split-Fin Fish.

It was on the other side of the island where Xie Juanhan and his group were going beachcombing.

They hadn't searched this side before, so they hadn't found the Split-Fin Fish.

Xie Juanhan looked at the Tata Fish, who had calmed down and were now listless, and comforted them, "You've done your job. Leave the rest to me."

He transformed back into his dragon form and said to the giant dragon, "I'm going down to catch some fish. You watch the little ones."

The dragon said in a deep voice, "Call me if you need anything."

The White Dragon swiftly plunged into the sea and disappeared underwater.

The Tata Fish flicked their tails and hurried after them.

The furry ones wanted to join too.

Their swimming skills are much better than before, so keeping up shouldn't be a problem.

However, after their claws touched the icy seawater and they shivered from the cold, they obediently squatted on the dragon's back and dared not move.

The baby Griffin was very sensitive to the cold. When its claws got cold, it retracted them and licked them for a long time before warming them up.

Xie Juanhan was unaware underwater that the little ones were trying to swim down with him.

He focused intently on finding the fluctuations in life.

As a dragon, he has recently been diligently practicing Blessing Magic, and he is extremely familiar with the fluctuations of life.

He can detect any signs of life in the sea, whether it's in the mud, under the rocks, or among the seaweed.

On the sea, Telingewei and the others were still waiting.