Seafood Feast (Continued)

Xing Jiu: "Your side will also have this tradition in the future."

Jian Mo: "That's true. We still have classes. When things calm down in winter, I'll teach people to read and write, and I'll also mentor students. Gradually, knowledge will be passed down."

Xing Jiu gave a thumbs up. "Good ambition. My teacher has taught many students, and I'm the youngest; the others have all graduated."

Jian Mo knew. "Weren't those the Witch Doctor Xing Yi's students who came to observe a few days ago?"

Xing Jiu: "Yes, I thought you hadn't noticed. Those were my teacher's former students; they've all returned to their respective tribes now."

After chatting for a while and eating something, everyone hurried down to collect herbs.

Before sinking underwater, Xing Jiu explained, "These fish only come to our area during this time of year; we don't see them at other times."

Wu Jiong: "Do fish in the sea also migrate?"

Jian Mo glanced at Wu Jiong and said with a smile, "Yes, the seawater temperature varies in different seasons, and the fish will swim according to the temperature. Also, if some schools of fish leave, the fish that feed on them will follow."

Xing Jiu exclaimed from the side, "Witch Doctor Jian Mo, you really know so much!"

Jian Mo: "Maybe it's because I went to school for over ten years?"

Xing Jiu couldn't quite believe it. "Does it really take that long to graduate?"

Jian Mo smiled and said, "Yes, that's how it is where we're from."

After a brief chat, the group dived into the sea to continue scraping seaweed off the large fish.

Just as Jian Mo was concentrating on his work, he suddenly heard several strange cries.

The seawater obstructed his view, so he couldn't hear very clearly.

After a few seconds of reaction, he subconsciously looked up and saw a big butt—it was Jiujiu.

Jiujiu and Ying'ao arrived at some point, landing on the sea surface, right above them.

Jiujiu buried its big head in the water and looked at them, even trying to dive into the sea to find them.

Seeing this, Jian Mo quickly waved to Jiujiu, signaling Jiujiu not to come any closer.

Everyone is using their human forms to scrape seaweed here. Jiujiu and Ying'ao's beast forms are so big that if they were to dive to the bottom of the water, the big fish might be scared away.

Jiujiu was very excited. Whether it didn't understand Jian Mo's gesture or didn't want to listen to Jian Mo, it flapped its wings and twisted its tail, ready to rush into the water.

The Ying'ao beside it steadily held Jiujiu's wing in its beak, preventing it from moving.

Jiujiu twisted and turned a couple of times, but couldn't break free from Ying'ao's control, so it had to stop.

Seeing Jian Mo swung her arms underwater and floated to the surface. "Jiujiu, what brings you here?"

Chirp Jian Mo Jiujiu with its wet head. "Chirp."

This guy has round, bright eyes, and even with his fur drooping, he still looks adorable.

Jian Mo couldn't resist gently rubbing Jiujiu's cheek.

Jiujiu looked at Jian Mo, then tugged at Jian Mo's sleeve, trying to get Jian Mo onto its back. "Chirp."

Jian Mo then flipped onto its back, sat on it, and talked to it.

Jiujiu is an excellent swimmer; when it folds its wings and floats on the water, it looks just like a boat.

Jian Mo felt much more comfortable as she no longer needed to tense her body to float.

When Wu Jiong saw Jiujiu coming over, he also floated up.

Jiujiu treated everyone equally, tugging at Wu Jiong 'Wu Jiong sleeve with its two big eyes, gesturing for Wu Jiong to get on its back as well.

Jian Mo cupped Jiujiu's chubby cheeks. "Jiujiu, how can you be so thoughtful?"

Jiujiu chirped, sticking out its tongue.

Hearing the commotion, the others also surfaced.

Jiujiu isn't an aquatic creature, so it can't carry too many people, and people are too embarrassed to climb on it.

However, having a place to lean on was much more comfortable than floating in the sea on their own, and everyone was quite happy.

Xing Jiu said, "Jiujiu is so thoughtful! Where did you find such a considerate Flying-Winged Beast?"

Jian Mo smiled and said, "Fate."

Jian Mo recounted how they met Jiujiu.

Upon hearing this, Xing Jiu felt even more amazed. "So Jiujiu is a wild Flying-Winged Beast, yet it's so well-behaved. It's much more obedient than some Flying-Winged Beast that have been raised from a young age."

Jian Mo patted Jiujiu: "Jiujiu is very well-behaved, and Ying'ao is very well-behaved too."

Ying'ao, standing nearby, flapped its wings with a hint of delight.

They rested on the surface of the water for a while, then dived back down to collect seaweed.

Jiujiu and Ying'ao floated on the water.

Before long, Jiujiu was attracted by the school of fish swimming around underwater, and couldn't resist diving into the water like a big duck, its bottom facing the sky, trying to catch the fish.

Unfortunately, it swam too slowly and wasn't good at catching fish. It struggled for a long time but couldn't catch a single fish.

Ying'ao couldn't stand it any longer, so he dove into the water and easily caught a big fish.

Jiujiu leaned over and snatched the fish from Ying'ao's mouth, pretending it was the fish she had caught.

The fish struggled desperately, slapping it several times with its tail, but it didn't seem to care at all.

When Jian Mo and the others came up, Jiujiu, with a fish in its mouth, brought its big head over to show them. "Chiu!"

Jian Mo laughed and said, "I saw it all. These fish were caught by Ying'ao. Stop pretending."

Jiujiu chirp!

Regardless of who caught the fish, it's theirs now that it's in its mouth.

The people of the Xingchu Tribe asked, "Jiujiu likes to eat fish? Does it like shellfish?"

Jian Mo: "It likes anything that tastes good."

The people of the Xingchu Tribe laughed and said, "There are some big, fat shellfish down there, let's go and scoop them up."

They took baskets and dived into the sea, quickly finding some plump shellfish.

Jian Mo if it was because the human and animal forms here were exceptionally large, and the marine life was also much larger than on Earth.

Some shellfish, in particular, are as big as washbasins.

Through the gap in the open shell, he could see the thick, pale yellow flesh inside, which looked very tempting.

After collecting shellfish for a while, they surfaced for air. "I just saw a few big crabs. Wait a moment, I'll go down and scoop one up."