Chapter 116: The Sweet Sea

The sky was gradually getting dark.
Leno and his group of people sat resting under the shade of a tree.
Erniu smiled and said, "Let's at least get a few sticks! Otherwise, how are we going to catch the crocodile turtle later?"
"Okay, Er Shixiong, you go and get it!" Leng Rui smiled.
"Let's go with Er Niu ge!" Bu Jun and Guan Hua were already bored and quickly followed Er Niu to the forest to find sticks.
"Senior Brother, you have great strength, so I'll let you use this bone staff first," Leng Rui handed the bone staff to Da Hu.
Da Hu took it and weighed it, quite satisfied.
"Alright! This thing is substantial enough!" Da Hu chuckled.
"Xiaowen, Yingqin, both of you stay behind and use soul attacks later, but never go to the front." Leng Rui whispered in a low voice.
"Okay!" Both of them nodded.
"Here come the weapons!" shouted Bu Jun and Guan Hua as they each carried several thick wooden sticks.
One for each person, Er Niu divided the sticks.
Leng Rui picked one up and swung it around, it had some weight to it, it seems Er Niu and them made a good choice.
On the other side, when Wang Damao and the others saw this group of people, each of them had a wooden stick in their hand and they all burst into laughter.
Wang Damao shouted at Leng Rui, "Brother Leng! The wooden stick is useless! The turtle's shell is harder than iron."
"Thank you, Brother Wang! We won't move forward," Leng Rui quickly replied.
The sun was setting, and a sea breeze started to blow.
For a while, the heat dissipated, and people felt much more comfortable.
In the distance, a large area of tall trees, resembling coconut trees on Earth, can be seen. Upon closer inspection, it seems that there are indeed round fruits nestled among the broad branches and leaves.
"You guys sit down, I'll go get you some delicious food!" Leng Rui chuckled as he stood up.
"I'm going too!" Fan Xiaowen shouted.
"I'm going too!" Hui Yingqin also shouted.
The three of them walked towards the distant woods.
It didn't seem far, but it was actually quite far when they walked there.
When he approached, Leng Rui could see clearly that this should be something similar to a coconut.
The tall trunk, which looked about several tens of Zhang high, had several large leaves on its top, which also resembled a coconut tree.
There are over a dozen reddish-brown fruits hanging on the tall trunk.
Leng Rui took a deep breath, grabbed the trunk with both hands, and with a strong push of his feet, he quickly climbed up the tall trunk.
The coconut grew very sturdy on the tree, Cold Rui shook it with his hand a few times, but it didn't budge at all.
Cold Rui used his internal force and with a gentle squeeze, the stem of the coconut snapped.
"Stay away, I'm going to throw it down!" Leng Rui shouted at Fan Xiaowen and Hui Yingqin below.
The two girls quickly jumped aside, nervously looking at Leng Rui in the tree.
Li Mu gently applied some internal force to control the falling speed of the coconut, fearing it would be damaged.
One, two, three, ...
Several dozen coconuts were picked and thrown down at once.
He did not want to attract too much attention, so Leng Rui threw the coconuts down one by one. Originally, the simplest way would be to put them into the paper boat space, but he didn't want Wang Damao and the others to figure out anything too early.
"Big Mao, that kid is not simple!" said a girl named Wu Fengyan in the team.
"Hmm! I can see that!" Wang Da Mao nodded, deep in thought.
Coconuts are called "haizi" here, and they are everywhere by the seaside. Picking haizi is hard work. You have to climb up tall haizi trees and cut off the stems of the haizi with a knife. It's a strenuous activity as the stems of haizi are quite tough and can't be cut without several strokes.
He was a little surprised when he saw Leng Rui directly pick it off with his bare hands.
"What are these kids doing?" Wang Da Mao could tell from their clothing and appearances that these people were not from the local island, but seemed to be from the northern mainland.
It is strange to claim to come for hunting but not even have a weapon.
Li Ruisan and his two friends each carried three to five coconuts and returned jokingly.
"Little Brother Li, can this thing really be eaten?" Fan Xiaowen asked curiously.
"We should be able to eat it, let's smash one open later and see." Leng Rui said with a smile.
Returning to the resting place, everyone gathered around curiously, looking on.
"Don't touch it yet." Leng Rui gently said.
Then, he picked up five or six coconuts and went to where Wang Damao and the others were resting.
"Brother Wang, these coconuts will quench your thirst!" said Leng Rui with a smile.
"Coconuts? We call this thing 'haizi' here, there are plenty by the seashore." Wang Damao chuckled and said.
"Haizi?" Leng Rui realized that he had given himself away with just one sentence.
"I really don't know, we just call it coconut in our dialect!" Leng Rui knew he had to tell the truth, otherwise Wang Damao and the others would definitely become suspicious.
"Brother Leng, are you not from this island?" Wang Da Mao asked.
"From this island?" Leng Rui was truly surprised upon hearing this term. He had thought it was a mainland!
"No, we came from the north," Leng Rui answered honestly.
"What brought you to Qichuan Island?" Wu Fengyan asked curiously.
"We have learned some martial arts, and our master sent us out to gain experience," Leng Rui said with a smile.
"I really couldn't tell that you guys practice martial arts," Wang Damao said, feeling somewhat relieved after hearing Leng Rui's words.
"That makes sense, otherwise Hai Zi's actions just now would have been a bit strange."
"You guys didn't bring any weapons?" Wang Damao asked.
"No!" Leng Rui shook his head.
"I'll lend you a hatchet. Haizi wants to cut it open and drink the water inside, eat the meat inside," Wang Damao said, while pulling out a hatchet.
"With a crack, a sea cucumber was split open."
"Like this, try it, it's very sweet." Wang Damao handed the split sea cucumber to Leng Rui.
Leng Rui took it and took a sip, it was indeed sweet, much better than the ones on Earth.
"So sweet!" exclaimed Leng Rui.
Wang Da Mao and a few others laughed.
"Thank you, Brother Wang!" Leng Rui took the machete and happily returned.
After a while of shouting, Da Hu and a few others chopped open the clam and enjoyed a refreshing drink.
Er Niu wipes his mouth and says, "This stuff is really delicious! Tomorrow I'll cut more and bring it with me. I'm hungry, I just found a small deer in the woods. I'm going to catch one and roast it for dinner."
"Go ahead! Stay as far away as possible, don't let Wang Damao and the others see." Leng Rui whispered.
Er Niu nodded, with a look of understanding.
With a wave of his hand, he took Bu Jun and Guan Hua and left, each holding a wooden stick.
Leng Rui nodded, this second senior brother is careful enough, knowing to hold a stick to act.
In terms of their mastery of the "Three Techniques of Soul Cultivation", capturing a weak and small animal spirit is simply like playing.
Looking at Er Niu and the others walking away, Leng Rui smiled and said, "Let's not be idle either, let's go pick up some firewood!"
Soon, Leng Rui and a few others came back with a large pile of firewood.
After waiting for a while, Er Niu and San Ge also came back.
Er Niu leisurely walked ahead, while Bu Jun and Guan Hua followed behind, each carrying a deer.
Wang Da Mao and his friends were a bit surprised. These kids have some skills to have hunted two deer so quickly.
There was nowhere to clean it, so Erniu and the other two ran to the seashore and washed the deer meat with seawater.
The crimson deer blood entered the seawater, quickly turning it red, and then gradually dissipated.
Make a bonfire and roast the cleaned deer racks over the fire.
The smell of grilled meat wafted through the air, making Wang Da Mao and his friends salivate even from afar.
The sky gradually darkened as two moons silently ascended into the sky.
Moonlight, sea breeze, barbecue, and a bottle of beer would be perfect.
Leng Rui couldn't help but miss life on Earth.
But just then, he heard a deep roar coming from the sea.
The sound was very low, if it was the old cold Rui, he could definitely not hear it.
But since practicing Dragon's Breath Twelve Forms, his eyes and ears have become much more sensitive than before.
He can see ultraviolet light and hear extremely low-frequency sound waves.
Leng Rui was startled and turned his head to look at the sea.
He found a gigantic black shadow floating in the clear water, quietly swimming towards them.