Who Stole My Eggs?

Early the next morning, there was a knock on their door.

“Young Madam Huo, is Young Madam Huo here?” Aunt Li’s loud voice was so penetrating that Xie Zuo could not pretend not be able to hear her.

Xie Zuo rubbed his eyes and walked out of the room. Sea Scorpion hurriedly trotted to follow him. Seeing how attentive she was, Xie Zuo bent down and took her into his arms.

As soon as the door opened, Aunt Li screamed, “You, what are you holding in your arms!”

“I just adopted… a pet.” Xie Zuo raised his hand to cover a yawn, “Aunt Li, you asked me to wake up so early. What’s going on?”

Aunt Li retreated three feet away, “It’s okay, you can have fun!”

Aunt Li secretly said she finally knew what the little lady of the Huo family was suffering from. She guessed her brain was abnormal, so she behaved differently from other women.

She came over to ask Xie Zuo to continue telling stories to them, but unexpectedly he was holding a sea scorpion as big as a puppy. This was so scary!

“Wait for me, Aunt Li!” Xie Zuo chased after her, “I have something to ask you.”

Aunt Li fled into her home, leaving only a crack in the door. “What are you asking?”

Xie Zuo understood what she was afraid of. He put the sea scorpion down, “Go back, don’t come out to scare people.”

What shocked Aunt Li was that the sea scorpion seemed to be able to understand human speech, and actually turned around and went back on her own.

Aunt Li stretched her neck to see. After the sea scorpion entered the door, it even closed the door with its tail. Darling, this was really a treasure!

Xie Zuo opened the door to her house and said, “The one you said yesterday, who said the Deity of Medicine is a girl, is it your nephew?”

“He is my nephew from my mother’s side. He has been a freak since he was a child. Do you want to talk with him?”

“That sounds interesting to me. What’s his name and where does he live?”

Aunt Li looked at him with disapproval, “Young Madam Huo, don’t blame me for being so blunt. You are a married girl, why are you asking about other men?”

Xie Zuo was so choked by her that he really didn’t know how to answer her question. Fortunately, Huo Yao came over and said to Aunt Li: “Don’t blame my wife, she is also eager to seek medical treatment. If we can see the miracle doctor as soon as possible, we can go back earlier.”

Aunt Li clicked her tongue and shook her head, “I think you should stop thinking about going back. Our ancestors thought the same way when they first came here, but no one can pass through the clouds and mists outside the sea. My nephew’s name is Li Ling. He has been living in the medicine mining area all day long, tinkering with weird things, and nine out of ten words he talks is nonsense. It’s no use talking to him.”

“Thank you, Auntie,” Huo Yao said thank you and took Xie Zuo back.

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Huo Yao had a map of the Yaoshan Mountain in his hand and quickly found the medicine mining area. Without further ado, they got ready to go.

Xie Zuo said, “It’s too boring for you, a half-master, to have play hide-and-seek and catch up with each other?”

Seeing that they were about to go out, Sea Scorpion asked softly, “Daddy, are you going to the medicine mining area? I know there is a shortcut, and it takes only half a day.”

This was really unexpected. Overjoyed, Xie Zuo picked her up and said, “Don’t you live in the sea? I think the medicine mining area is almost at the top of the mountain. How did you know?”

Sea Scorpion said, “The entrance to the mine is indeed up there, but the real mining area is down there, deep underground, there is an underground sea that connects to the open sea. I will take you there.”

“Then let’s go quickly.”

Following Sea Scorpion’s guidance, Xie Zuo and Huo Yao took a boat out of the sea and turned into a deep cave. Sure enough, they found it: the entrance to the underground sea.

They followed the current all the way down, and after walking for half a day, they finally landed in a mine.

Huo Yao got off the boat first and went to help Xie Zuo, but Xie Zuo jumped out by himself. “I didn’t get seasick this time; it was so comfortable.”

“You have to be careful.”

Xie Zuo looked around and sighed, “Oh it’s so beautiful here.”

There were clusters of crystals growing in the mine, and there were many magical species that coexisted with the crystals and plants. Most of them were crystal clear and shone with different colors in the dark. Xie Zuo had the illusion that he was not underground, but walking in the starry sky.

The sea scorpion was obviously a frequent visitor here. She skillfully climbed onto a cluster of red crystal herbal symbionts and ate the red fruits.

Xie Zuo leaned over to take a look curiously, “What is this?”

Sea Scorpion whispered, “I don’t understand. Anyway, eating it will help you fight hunger and make you very powerful.”

“Oh.” Xie Zuo asked Huo Yao, “Are these cultivated by the Deity of Medicine?”

Huo Yao nodded, “Probably. The entire Yaoshan Mountain is actually her medicine garden. She planned different areas to grow various medicines. She often said that everything can be used as medicine.”

Xie Zuo touched his chin, “Interesting. What do you think she is hiding for? It would be great to be free after surviving the tribulation soon. We have a lot of wastelands waiting for her to reclaim it.”

A gust of sea breeze blew, and the moisture hit Xie Zuo’s head and face again.

Xie Zuo wiped off the water droplets on his face and said loudly, “Okay, Medicine Deity. Stop hiding. It’s boring. Come out and meet me.”

The whole mine was quiet, and no one responded to him.

“Who is there?” A young man’s voice came from the darkness.

Neither Huo Yao nor Xie Zuo said a word, and the other seemed a little nervous and didn’t speak again for a long time.

“Hey, is it the Deity of Medicine?”

A faint light gradually moved over, and Xie Zuo could see the person clearly.

This man was dressed in coarse brown shorts, holding a crystal pillar shining with white light in his hand, looking over expectantly.

“Are you Li Ling?” Xie Zuo asked.

It seemed that the other party confirmed from this sound that they were human beings and not the Medicine Deity he longed for. He responded with disappointment, “It’s me, who are you?”

“We are here to seek medical treatment. I heard that you have been here many times. Have you seen the Deity of Medicine?” Xie Zuo asked.

Surprisingly, Li Ling said very simply, “I haven’t seen her.” After that, he turned around and left.

Xie Zuo and Huo Yao looked at each other and said in unison, “Are you going to do it, or should I?”

“Let me do it.” Sea Scorpion crawled over quickly and gave Li Ling a rough blow.

“Ah——!” Li Ling screamed and fell to the ground.

“Oh, my good daughter, don’t sting him to death!”

Sea Scorpion raised her tail proudly, “Don’t worry, Dad, I’m sensible.”

Huo Yao heard the two daughter and father. He sighed heavily and quickened his pace to follow.

Xie Zuo tied Li Ling to a thick crystal pillar in the middle of the mine and patted his face with a grin, “Brother Li Ling, if you cooperate well, you can be freed quickly.”

“You guys, who are you, and what are you doing to me?” Li Ling was devastated, having been stung by the sea scorpion, leaving his whole body paralyzed. Only his tongue could still move.

Xie Zuo said, “I heard from your family that it’s difficult for you to communicate. Our time is precious, so we won’t waste time cultivating feelings with you. Just answer my question honestly. Where did you meet the Medicine Deity and how did you meet her? You need to think about it carefully and answer carefully.”